Alfredton, New Zealand
Alfredton is a farming community in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Eketāhuna. 40°40′47″S 175°51′36″E / 40.6798°S 175.8601°E Alfredton has a school, church, a 9-hole golf course, community domain and a community hall.
The town is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.
Education
Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[2][3] with a roll of 32 as of August 2024.[4]
Climate
| Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.5 (54.5) |
12.1 (53.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.5 (61.7) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.9 (69.6) |
17.3 (63.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) |
17.3 (63.1) |
15.5 (59.9) |
12.9 (55.2) |
10.6 (51.1) |
8.0 (46.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
10.3 (50.5) |
12.2 (54.0) |
13.5 (56.3) |
15.7 (60.3) |
12.4 (54.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.0 (50.0) |
7.8 (46.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.5 (38.3) |
3.7 (38.7) |
3.9 (39.0) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.4 (50.7) |
7.6 (45.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 76 (3.0) |
58 (2.3) |
73 (2.9) |
97 (3.8) |
127 (5.0) |
122 (4.8) |
141 (5.6) |
118 (4.6) |
101 (4.0) |
103 (4.1) |
91 (3.6) |
108 (4.3) |
1,215 (48) |
| Source: NIWA (rain 1951–1980)[5] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "St Aidan's Anglican Church (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Official School Website". alfredton.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Alfredton Raws, Alfredton,Tawataia". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.