April Summary
Above average temperature, 22% of expected rainfall, 95% of average wind run.
(April compared to my records from the past 10 years.)
- April was above my average temperature of 12.4C with 13.3C, the warmest April since 2006 which holds my record with 13.8C.
- The coldest temperature was 2.0C, my average April minimum of 1.4C.
- No air frosts (air temperature at or below 0) were recorded. In the past 10 years, only April 2021 has recorded 1 airfrost with -0.7C.
- The highest temperature was 27.2C, my average April maximum is 27.1C.
- Twenty eight days reached or exceeded 15C, my average is 24 days.
- Ten days reached or exceeded 20C, my average is 8 days.
- Two days reached or exceeded 25C, my average is 2 days.
- Wind run was 95% of my average of 3520km with 3358km.
- The barometer recorded above average pressure for the month with 1018.5hPa. My average is 1014.2hPa.
- Rainfall was 22% of the average expected total of 72mm with 16.2mm,
- The driest April in the past 10 years is 2020 with 7.8mm. In all my April records its 2001 with 4.5mm.
- The wettest April in the past 10 years and in all my April records is 2014 with 201.5mm.
| April 2022 Summary Temperature | |
|---|---|
| Mean | 13.3 C |
| Mean Maximum | 18.9 C |
| Mean Minimum | 8.0 C |
| Maximum High | 27.7 C (21st) |
| Maximum Low | 13.7 C (3rd and 21st) |
| Minimum High | 13.9 C (17th) |
| Minimum Low | 2.0 C (23rd) |
| Wind Speed and Direction | |
| Maximum Gust | 48 km/h (7th and 22nd) |
| Mean | 4.9 km/h |
| Wind Run | 3358 km |
| Max Daily Windrun | 243 km (18th) |
| Prevailing Direction | East North East |
| Barometer | |
| Maximum | 1039.4 hPa (28th and 29th) |
| Minimum | 994.1 hPa (24th) |
| Mean | 1018.5 hPa |
| Max Daily Change | +17.5 hPa (16th) |
| Rainfall | |
| Days with Measured Rainfall (0.2mm or more) |
8 |
| Max Daily Rainfall | 10.8 mm (6th) |
| Monthly Rainfall | 16.2 mm |
| Humidity | |
| Maximum | 95 % |
| Minimum | 34 % (11th) |
| April 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 | 11.1 | 16.6 | 13.6 | 8.2 | 38 | 185 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1016.1 | 1026.1 | +10.0 |
| Overcast with morning drizzle clearing in the afternoon with brief sunny intervals. Low cloud returning later in the afternoon with a NE change. | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 11.2 | 21.6 | 15.3 | 4.6 | 20 | 103 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1018.0 | 1023.0 | -5.0 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a mild and sunny afternoon with light NE winds. Low cloud returning later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 13.7 | 21.4 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 20 | 99 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.1 | 1020.9 | -3.8 |
| Morning low cloud breaking and clearing to a sunny and mild afternoon with a light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 11.0 | 20.4 | 16.2 | 2.6 | 15 | 59 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1015.9 | 1020.5 | -4.6 |
| Cloudy with light NE breezes. | ||||||||||||
| 5 | 10.1 | 21.7 | 16.2 | 3.5 | 26 | 80 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.2 | 999.3 | 1015.7 | -16.4 |
| Overcast with light NE breezes, light rain later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 6 | 10.5 | 20.1 | 15.5 | 4.0 | 28 | 90 | East Nth East | 1.4 | 10.0 | 994.1 | 1009.2 | +15.1 |
| Mostly cloudy with a few light showers, sunny intervals in the afternoon. Thunder storm with rain, heavy at times in the evening. Mid-Canterbury hit by 375 lightning strikes in two hours. |
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| 7 | 4.5 | 14.5 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 48 | 225 | South Sth West | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1009.5 | 1023.7 | +14.2 |
| Southerlies and showers in the morning. Showers clearing and cloud breaking to a mostly sunny afternoon with southerly wind dying away in the evening. | ||||||||||||
| 8 | 3.3 | 19.0 | 11.0 | 3.1 | 26 | 71 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.2 | 1025.6 | +8.4 |
| Cool start to the day. Sunny and mild in the afternoon with light NE winds. Weather records tumble in dry and warm March |
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| 9 | 8.7 | 19.3 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 22 | 65 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1025.4 | 1029.6 | +4.2 |
| Morning cloud breaking to a sunny and mild afternoon with light breezes tending NE later in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 10 | 8.4 | 19.4 | 13.7 | 5.6 | 29 | 129 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1023.5 | 1030.1 | -6.6 |
| Morning cloud clearing to a sunny afternoon with NE wind | ||||||||||||
| 11 | 10.6 | 24.8 | 16.6 | 6.1 | 25 | 138 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1007.1 | 1023.3 | -16.2 |
| Some cloud but a sunny and mild afternoon with north to NE winds. | ||||||||||||
| 12 | 10.5 | 20.0 | 13.8 | 6.4 | 34 | 146 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1001.6 | 1012.7 | +11.1 |
| Cloud increasing in the morning with a few showers around midday with a southerly change. Cloud breaking with sunny intervals in the afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 13 | 6.4 | 18.7 | 11.8 | 1.5 | 21 | 35 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1012.7 | 1019.2 | +6.5 |
| Some cloud but mostly sunny with light breezes tending NE. | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 3.3 | 17.5 | 10.1 | 2.0 | 19 | 46 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1017.4 | 1019.8 | 2.4 |
| Cool morning, mild afternoon with light breezes. Power outages, roads closed and trees down after Fili pummels Tairāwhiti |
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| 15 | 6.2 | 17.6 | 11.9 | 4.8 | 25 | 109 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1014.3 | 1023.0 | -8.7 |
| Sunny with a NE wind from late morning. | ||||||||||||
| 16 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 15.7 | 6.1 | 40 | 140 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.7 | 1024.2 | +17.5 |
| Morning cloud with a nor 'west arch and mild nor 'west wind. A mostly sunny and warm afternoon. | ||||||||||||
| 17 | 10.7 | 13.9 | 12.6 | 5.3 | 30 | 120 | East Nth East | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1024.6 | 1030.5 | +5.9 |
| Overcast with light rain clearing in the afternoon. NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 18 | 11.6 | 16.8 | 13.8 | 10.6 | 45 | 243 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1022.0 | 1029.9 | -7.9 |
| Sunny with a fresh NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 19 | 7.8 | 19.3 | 12.0 | 3.3 | 20 | 75 | West | 0 | 0 | 1020.7 | 1024.6 | +3.9 |
| Morning fog lifting and clearing from late morning. A sunny and mild afternoon with light breezes tending westerly. | ||||||||||||
| 20 | 9.8 | 20.4 | 15.8 | 6.8 | 32 | 154 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1009.7 | 1023.9 | -14.2 |
| Mostly cloudy but some sunny intervals, NE wind | ||||||||||||
| 21 | 13.7 | 27.2 | 21.4 | 8.9 | 37 | 202 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 999.7 | 1009.2 | -9.5 |
| Cloudy with a few spots of rain early morning with a north to NE wind. Cloud breaking so a sunny and warm afternoon with a fresh nor' west wind. Christchurch hits 'incredibly unusual' April temperature of 27C West Coast rivers extremely low |
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| 22 | 4.3 | 15.4 | 11.4 | 8.7 | 48 | 198 | South Sth West | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1000.0 | 1017.2 | +17.2 |
| Fresh southerly wind with a few light showers. A mostly sunny afternoon with southerly wind dying out in the evening. Canterbury homes evacuated, major West Coast road partly reopened after night of wild weather |
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| 23 | 2.0 | 16.4 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 28 | 82 | East Ntn East | 0 | 0 | 1009.4 | 1018.5 | -9.1 |
| Morning cloud breaking and clearing to a sunny afternoon with a NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 24 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 3.5 | 29 | 81 | South Sth West | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1005.8 | 1012.0 | +6.2 |
| Cloudy with mostly light southerly wind, showers in the evening. Mountain enthusiasts alarmed at glacier disappearance |
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| 25 | 4.4 | 18.6 | 12.1 | 3.1 | 35 | 70 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1006.4 | 1016.2 | +9.8 |
| Sunny and mild from late morning with light winds during the day. | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 4.0 | 17.2 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 23 | 66 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1013.0 | 1018.0 | +5.0 |
| Sunny morning and early afternoon but overcast from mid afternoon, Light NE wind. | ||||||||||||
| 27 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 23 | 49 | South Sth West | 0 | 0 | 1018.0 | 1033.5 | +15.5 |
| Some cloud but a mostly sunny day with a light southerly from about midday. | ||||||||||||
| 28 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 1.2 | 17 | 26 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1033.4 | 1039.4 | +6.0 |
| Overcast morning, cloud breaking in the afternoon with a light NE wind. Cyclone Dovi the wildest weather event of spring and summer – IAG |
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| 29 | 2.8 | 16.5 | 10.5 | 3.5 | 26 | 78 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1036.7 | 1039.4 | -2.7 |
| Morning fog or mist clearing then sunny with a NE wind. Cooler temperatures kept away by lingering marine heatwave, Niwa says |
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| 30 | 11.1 | 16.3 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 34 | 178 | East Nth East | 0 | 0 | 1027.3 | 1036.9 | -13.2 |
| Some cloud but a mostly sunny day with a NE wind. | ||||||||||||
