Gladstone Weather, near Carterton, Wairarapa, NZ -41 02 36 S, 175 35 43 E

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Regional Mesomap Solar Detail

Record high temperature 39.9 °C Record low temperature -5.1 °C Record high gust 91.4 kmh Record high average 77.0 kmh Record daily rain 109.3 mm Record low windchill -8.7 °C Record high barometer 1040.0 hPa Record low barometer 976.0 hPa Daily high pressure 1006.0 hPa Daily low pressure 1004.0 hPa Daily low windchill 14.6°C Daily high heat index 14.6°C°C Daily high gust speed 46.1 kmh NNW Daily high average speed 35.1 kmh NW

Gladstone Weather, near Carterton, Wairarapa, NZ -41 02 37 S, 175 35 43 E
LAST READING AT TIME: 8:34 PM DATE: 14 December 2009
Current Weather	Dry	Current Temperature	14.6°C (58.3°F), Apparent temp 12.4 °C, Apparent temp solar 12.4 °C
Maximum Temperature (since 9am)	28.8 °C at: 9:00 AM	Minimum Temperature (since 9am)	14.6 °C at: 8:31 PM
Average windspeed (ten minute)	12.2 kmh (6.6 kts)	Wind Direction (ten minute)	W (267°)
Windchill Temperature	14.6°C	Maximum Gust (last hour)	33.3 kmh (18.0 kts) at: 7:23 PM
Maximum Gust (since 9am)	46.1 kmh (24.9 kts) at: 12:26 PM	Maximum 1 minute average (since 9am)	35.2 kmh (19.0 kts) at: 9:12 AM
Rainfall (last hour)	0.0 mm	Rainfall (since 9am)	0.0 mm (0.00 in.)---
Rainfall This month	29.8 mm (1.17 in.)	Rainfall To date this year	741.4 mm (29.19 in.)
Maximum rain per minute (last hour)	0.0 mm/min	Maximum rain per hour (last 6 hours)	0.0 mm/hour
Yesterdays rainfall	0.0 mm	DewPoint	3.4°C (Wet Bulb :9.5°C )
Humidity	47 %, Humidex 13.4 °C	Barometer corrected to msl	1004 hPa
Pressure change	0 hPa (last hour)	Trend	STEADY
Pressure change (last 12 hours)	+ 0 hPa	Pressure change (last 6 hours)	-1 hPa
Current Solar temperature 13.9 °C
Maximum Solar temperature (since 9am)	35.8 °C	Minimum Solar temperature (since 9am)	13.7 °C
Current 5.8 hours of sunshine today, current sky: Dusk
Sunshine hours for the year:	1751.8 hrs	Sunshine hours for the month:	72.8 hrs
Current evapotranspiration rate 6.0 mm per day. Yesterday's reading 7.7

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The data is logged at two minute intervals, but there is data recorded every minute. Best viewed in 800 x 600 and True colour. On the graph, the Blue line represents the average windspeed, the Red line is the maximum gust for that interval, and the Green line is what the wind has dropped off to in the same interval. Fuschsa is the barometer & dew point,Blue is humidity.

Wind direction indicator on graph, Red Arrow is current direction, Yellow Line is average direction.

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This station uses NZ Meterological Standards, a "day" is from 9am to 9am of the following day. So if you want to see the overnight low temp after 9am you will need to look in yesterday's extreme conditions. For the same reason the daily report for the current month is not available until 9:15am on the following day.

Status report:The blurred webcam images are caused by a faulty camera which will take some time to fix .

Farmcam pix: Field & Sky Conditions, Looking SSE, Look Angle Approx 10°, with the Maungaraki Hills in background

Animated Farmcam pix: Taken at 1 minute intervals

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Weather report/warning/Metars


Wellington Airport, New Zealand (NZWN) 41-20S 174-48E 8M
Dec 14, 2009 - 02:00 AM EST / 2009.12.14 0700 UTC
Wind: from the NNE (030 degrees) at 17 MPH (15 KT) (direction variable):0
Visibility: greater than 7 mile(s):0
Sky conditions: mostly clear
Weather: Towering cumulus clouds observed
Temperature: 59 F (15 C)
Dew Point: 48 F (9 C)
Relative Humidity: 67%
Pressure (altimeter): 29.65 in. Hg (1004 hPa)
ob: NZWN 140700Z 03015KT 300V050 9999 FEW026 15/09 Q1004 NOSIG RMK TCU TO SOUTH KAUKAU 33024KT
cycle: 7

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