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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Weathert Summary for Queenstown for April.

April was sunny and very dry in Queenstown with temperatures right on average.

Total rainfall amounted to only 22 per cent of normal, 16.2 mm was recorded as against an average of 73.6 mm. However after 3 wet months the rainfall total to the end of April is still above normal, 293.1 mm with the average beong 276.1 mm. There were 8 days of rain in April with the heaviest fall being 8.1 mm on the 22nd.

Mean temperature for the month was exactly normal again for the second consequative month, 10.8 degrees was measured. Highest temperature was 21.8 degrees on the 11th. Lowest minimum minus 0.2 degrees on the 27th and 28th and heaviest frost minus 5.6 degrees on the 28th. There were 7 frosts during the month.

With a very dry month, it was not surprising that sunshine figures were well up on the normal of 134.5 hours. Total sunshine for the month was 150.1 hours.

Several cold spells occured during the month with snow to quite low levels on the 4th and 5th. Snow lay at Artghurs Point on the 18th. A further cold spell on the 27th and 28th brought unseasonably cold temperatures with Arrowtown recording their heaviest frost for April ever recorded. Minus 12.1 degrees..

posted by David Crow # 11:38 AM

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Donald

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