Rainfall Jul-Aug-Sep

Rainfall tercile tables for several locations in the West and South of the South Island. Data are based on the 30-year period 1971-2000. The ranges for each tercile are: below normal = second lowest to 33rd percentile; near normal = 34th to 66th percentile; above normal = 67th percentile to second highest.

Historical rainfall total (mm) range for forecast area WSSI for the 3-month period Jul-Aug-Sep

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 30 322 - 511 511 - 688 688 - 863
HOKITIKA AERO 30 379 - 598 598 - 823 823 - 986
ARTHURS PASS EWS 30 565 - 870 870 - 1245 1245 - 1657
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 29 196 - 338 338 - 478 478 - 596
MT COOK EWS 30 411 - 690 690 - 1090 1090 - 1437
TARA HILLS AWS 30 58 - 91 91 - 142 142 - 220
MILFORD SOUND 30 733 - 1200 1200 - 1560 1560 - 2218
WANAKA AERO AWS 30 83 - 146 146 - 230 230 - 309
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 92 - 154 154 - 204 204 - 369
CROMWELL EWS 30 31 - 70 70 - 114 114 - 147
QUEENSTOWN 30 100 - 159 159 - 241 241 - 391
CLYDE DAM 23 24 - 74 74 - 108 108 - 141
ETTRICK NO.2 30 47 - 87 87 - 115 115 - 143
GORE AWS 30 114 - 164 164 - 225 225 - 305
WINTON 30 111 - 171 171 - 233 233 - 341
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 128 - 206 206 - 275 275 - 346
TIWAI POINT EWS 28 126 - 205 205 - 276 276 - 385
Book: Baseline Tables