Rainfall May-Jun-Jul

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 May-Jun-Jul

Station Name No. years Below Normal Near Normal Above Normal
GREYMOUTH AERO 30 503 - 551 551 - 684 684 - 787
HOKITIKA AERO 30 502 - 620 620 - 785 785 - 946
ARTHURS PASS EWS 30 696 - 943 943 - 1317 1317 - 1666
CRAIGIEBURN FOREST 29 212 - 329 329 - 417 417 - 570
MT COOK EWS 30 545 - 833 833 - 1042 1042 - 1362
TARA HILLS AWS 30 66 - 116 116 - 140 140 - 219
MILFORD SOUND 30 862 - 1287 1287 - 1609 1609 - 2276
WANAKA AERO AWS 30 90 - 165 165 - 208 208 - 330
QUEENSTOWN AERO AWS 30 141 - 183 183 - 240 240 - 323
CROMWELL EWS 30 57 - 93 93 - 110 110 - 140
QUEENSTOWN 30 141 - 202 202 - 262 262 - 352
CLYDE DAM 23 67 - 88 88 - 111 111 - 144
ETTRICK NO.2 30 76 - 97 97 - 130 130 - 161
GORE AWS 30 159 - 200 200 - 245 245 - 347
WINTON 30 193 - 229 229 - 281 281 - 355
INVERCARGILL AERO 30 221 - 261 261 - 331 331 - 421
TIWAI POINT EWS 28 227 - 260 260 - 316 316 - 417
Book: Baseline Tables