June Summary
Coldest June since 2012, below average rainfall.
(June compared to my records from the past 10 years.)
- June was below my average temperature of 6.9C with 6.0C.
- The warmest temperature was 16.8C, my June record is 21.4C set in 2016
- The coldest temperature was -3.3C, the lowest June temperature I've recorded is -3.6C in 2015.
- Fourteen days recored a temperature of 0C or below, my average is 8.
- Nine days failed to reach 10C maximum daily temperature equalling my average.
- One day reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 3.
- Wind run was 104% of my average of 3057km with 3178km.
- The windiest June was 2011 with 3817kmkm.
- The barometer recorded below average pressure for the month with 1013.8hPa. My average is 1014.3hPa.
- Rainfall was 85% of the average expected total of 81mm with 68.8mm.
- The wettest June in my records is 2013 with 233mm.
- The driest June I've recorded is 2016 with 31mm.
June 2019 Summary Temperature | |
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Mean | 6.0 C |
Mean Maximum | 10.9 C |
Mean Minimum | 1.4 C |
Maximum High | 16.8 C (21st) |
Maximum Low | 9.8 C (14th) |
Minimum High | 6.4 C (5th) |
Minimum Low | -3.3 C (6th) |
Wind Speed and Direction | |
Maximum Gust | 54 km/h (1st and 8th) |
Mean | 4.6 km/h |
Wind Run | 3178 km |
Max Daily Windrun | 348 km (1st) |
Prevailing Direction | East North East |
Barometer | |
Maximum | 1040.3 hPa (28th) |
Minimum | 978.6 hPa (1st) |
Mean | 1013.8 hPa |
Max Daily Change | `+19.9 hPa (1st) |
Rainfall | |
Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
5 |
Max Daily Rainfall | 47.6 mm (1st) |
Monthly Rainfall | 68.8 mm |
Humidity | |
Maximum | 99 % (Several days) |
Minimum | 44 % (21st) |
June Daily Observations | ||||||||||||
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Temperature | Wind | Rainfall | Barometer | |||||||||
Date | Min | Max | Mean | Mean (Km/h) | Gust (Km/h) | Run (km) | Prevailing Dir | 10 Minute Max (mm) | Total (mm) | Min (hPa) | Max (hPa) | Change (hPa) |
1 | 5.1 | 8.5 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 54 | 348 | South Sth West | 1.8 | 47.6 | 978.6 | 998.5 | +19.9 |
Rain easing to showers in the afternoon, some with hail. Cold southerly winds Motorists left stranded in freezing temperatures as winter batters NZ |
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2 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 5.1 | 12.3 | 38 | 280 | West | 0.8 | 14.8 | 998.8 | 1012.2 | +14.8 |
Showers and cold southerly winds. South Island endures mixed start to winter as cold snap continues to bite |
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3 | -1.8 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 17 | 39 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1002.7 | 1012.3 | -9.6 |
Frost. Sunny with light winds tending NE. Cold snap brings Canterbury skifield's best snow base in 10 years |
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4 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 26 | 76 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1000.4 | 1007.4 | +7.0 |
Cloud increasing with light showers by midday clearing late afternoon. Light southerly winds. Predicting how low snow will fall remains a difficult job for Kiwi forecasters |
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5 | -2.1 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 17 | 44 | South West | 0 | 0 | 998.9 | 1005.9 | -7.0 |
Morning frost then overcast with high cloud and remaining cold with a light breeze tending SW. | ||||||||||||
6 | -3.3 | 10.4 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 26 | 85 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 984.9 | 999.0 | -14.1 |
Warmest autumn ever, climate scientist says Temperatures plummet in eastern, inland South Island |
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7 | 3.4 | 10.8 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 36 | 200 | South West | 0.2 | 0.6 | 993.1 | 1004.8 | +11.7 |
Early showers clearing by dawn. Variable cloud, Southerly winds dying out in the afternoon | ||||||||||||
8 | 1.9 | 11.8 | 8.1 | 9.9 | 54 | 226 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 996.1 | 1014.2 | +18.1 |
Overcast morning with southerly winds. Cloud breaking from late morning and winds dying away late evening. Tourist bus blown off road by 'sizeable' gust of wind as wild weather batters country |
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9 | -2.0 | 11.1 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 29 | 85 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.6 | 1015.2 | -9.6 |
High cloud increasing in the afternoon, cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
10 | 5.1 | 13.8 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 27 | 104 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.9 | 1017.6 | +8.7 |
Partly cloudy with a cool NE wind. | ||||||||||||
11 | 7.0 | 14.0 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 20 | 85 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1005.6 | 1016.8 | -11.2 |
Cloudy with a light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
12 | 8.2 | 12.0 | 10.4 | 5.1 | 22 | 116 | South West | 0 | 0 | 1004.5 | 1016.7 | +12.2 |
Overcast with a light morning shower. Light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
13 | 8.9 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 21 | 96 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1015.0 | 1020.0 | -5.0 |
Drizzle clearing by dawn and cloud breaking to a sunny morning. Overcast with low cloud in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
14 | 9.8 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 9.5 | 39 | 216 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1006.4 | 1014.7 | -8.3 |
Overcast with low cloud and misty drizzle. NE winds. A foggy Friday night in Christchurch before it clears on Saturday morning |
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15 | 7.0 | 11.1 | 9.7 | 5.7 | 25 | 128 | South West | 0.2 | 4.2 | 1004.5 | 1007.4 | -2.9 |
Overcast with low cloud and light rain for much of the day. Cool southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
16 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 23 | 50 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1002.9 | 1006.6 | +3.7 |
Fog clearing around midday, early after noon showers clearing to a mostly sunny afternoon, light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
17 | 0.6 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 35 | 122 | West | 0 | 0 | 1005.0 | 1016.8 | +11.8 |
Light frost with variable high cloud in the morning. Cloud increasing in the afternoon with the arrival of a southerly but remaining dry. | ||||||||||||
18 | -0.6 | 10.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 30 | 114 | South West | 0 | 0 | 1016,8 | 1027.7 | +10.9 |
Sunny morning, cloud increasing late morning but breaking in the afternoon, cool southerly winds dying away in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
19 | -1.7 | 10.2 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 28 | 122 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1024.4 | 1028.0 | -3.6 |
Morning frost, sunny with cool NE wind. New Zealanders suffered frostbite and bottles burst on our coldest day in winter 1903 |
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20 | -1.0 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 27 | 75 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1008.7 | 1024.3 | -15.6 |
Morning frost. Cloud increasing and overcast from midday with light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
21 | 3.0 | 16.8 | 9.5 | 5.6 | 43 | 129 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1004.0 | 1007.8 | -3.8 |
Clear and sunny with mild nor'west winds in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
22 | 0.1 | 11.8 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 20 | 46 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1007.2 | 1014.5 | +8.3 |
High cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
23 | -0.8 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 9 | 14 | West Nth West | 0 | 0 | 1009.9 | 1015.3 | -5.4 |
Morning frost and fog. Overcast with high cloud later in the morning with light variable breezes. | ||||||||||||
24 | 1.4 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 1.9 | 24 | 43 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1012.9 | 1028.7 | +15.8 |
some morning cloud but a mostly sunny afternoon with light southerly winds. | ||||||||||||
25 | -0.1 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 17 | 45 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.7 | 1032.7 | +4.0 |
Early shower clearing before dawn. Few clouds but mostly sunny with light NE breezes. | ||||||||||||
26 | -1.9 | 11.0 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 18 | 41 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1032.2 | 1036.4 | +4.2 |
Few morning clouds, then fine with light winds tending NE | ||||||||||||
27 | -3.0 | 10.5 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 18 | 69 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1036.1 | 1038.5 | -2.4 |
Morning frost, clear and sunny with light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
28 | -2.7 | 9.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 10 | 9 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1036.9 | 1040.3 | -3.4 |
Morning frost, sunny with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
29 | -2.1 | 12.6 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 11 | 23 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1028.3 | 1036.7 | -8.4 |
Morning frost, variable thin high cloud with light breezes. Clear skies and light winds bring freezing temperatures to much of NZ |
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30 | -2.3 | 11.8 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 30 | 132 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 10272 | 1035.5 | -8.3 |
Sunny morning with a frost. Cloud increasing with NE winds from late morning. |
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