Waimangu
Waimangu is a place in Rotorua, New Zealand that got affected by the 1886 eruption of Mount Tarawera.[1] It is known for Waimangu Volcanic Rift Valley. Waimangu is a thirty minutes drive from Rotorua.[2][3]
Climate
| Climate data for Waimangu (Waiotapu Forest) (1971–2000 normals, extremes 1951–1986) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.3 (91.9) |
33.9 (93.0) |
30.4 (86.7) |
26.8 (80.2) |
22.4 (72.3) |
18.3 (64.9) |
16.3 (61.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.6 (72.7) |
27.9 (82.2) |
28.3 (82.9) |
31.9 (89.4) |
33.9 (93.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.6 (72.7) |
22.6 (72.7) |
20.3 (68.5) |
17.3 (63.1) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.4 (52.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
13.9 (57.0) |
16.3 (61.3) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.5 (68.9) |
16.7 (62.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.8 (62.2) |
16.8 (62.2) |
14.9 (58.8) |
12.0 (53.6) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
6.4 (43.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
11.6 (52.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
9.4 (48.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
4.0 (39.2) |
2.3 (36.1) |
1.7 (35.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
4.4 (39.9) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
6.4 (43.5) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
−0.4 (31.3) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
−6.5 (20.3) |
−5.5 (22.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 89.4 (3.52) |
97.1 (3.82) |
104.4 (4.11) |
111.4 (4.39) |
111.2 (4.38) |
135.7 (5.34) |
139.7 (5.50) |
125.8 (4.95) |
129.8 (5.11) |
114.2 (4.50) |
90.1 (3.55) |
127.6 (5.02) |
1,376.4 (54.19) |
| Source: NIWA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Rotorua – The top 7 things to do with the kids!". New Idea. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "World Famous in New Zealand: Rotorua's Waimangu Volcanic Valley". Stuff. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "Pink and White Terraces brought back to life with Waimangu AR app". 29 November 2018. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 1797)". NIWA. Retrieved 25 October 2024.