Annual wet days across selected New Zealand locations
Mean annual value for 1981–2010, number of days with 1mm or more of rain
| Location | Number of days |
|---|---|
| Alexandra | 64.7 |
| Auckland | 135.7 |
| Blenheim | 81.8 |
| Chatham Islands | 138.5 |
| Christchurch | 83.9 |
| Dunedin | 113.8 |
| Gisborne | 106.9 |
| Hamilton | 124.8 |
| Hokitika | 172.4 |
| Invercargill | 161 |
| Kaikoura | 83.9 |
| Kaitaia | 134.4 |
| Lake Tekapo | 79.2 |
| Manapouri | 125.9 |
| Masterton | 129.8 |
| Milford Sound | 188.7 |
| Mt Cook | 164.2 |
| Napier | 88.1 |
| Nelson | 92.9 |
| New Plymouth | 135.5 |
| Palmerston North | 120.7 |
| Queenstown | 96.9 |
| Rotorua | 118.2 |
| Taupo | 108.5 |
| Tauranga | 109.6 |
| Timaru | 75.6 |
| Whanganui | 115.9 |
| Wellington | 122.2 |
| Westport | 173.7 |
| Whangarei | 131.6 |
Definitions
Station details available at https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/resources/climate/station
Data calculation/treatment
Data are mean monthly values for the 1981-2010 period for locations having at least 5 complete years of data
Data provided by
Dataset name
Climate Averages: 1981–2010 mean values
Webpage:
https://www.niwa.co.nz/education-and-training/schools/resources/climate
How to find the data
At URL provided, select any of the following tables: Mean relative humidity, Mean number of days of ground frost, Mean monthly sunshine (hours), Mean 10cm earth temperature (°C), Mean daily maximum temperatures (°C), Mean monthly temperatures (°C), Mean daily minimum temperature (°C), Mean monthly rainfall (mm), Mean monthly wet-days, Mean daily global radiation (Mj/sq m). This dataset was produced by combining 10 tables together.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Climate Averages: 1981–2010 mean values
From the dataset Climate Averages: 1981–2010 mean values, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: NIWA_climate_and_weather_data_M
- Range:
O7:O298 - Provided: 292 data points
This data forms the table Weather and climate - Mean annual values by station for 1981–2010.