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(Updated on 23/07/2026 at 13:14hrs NZST) Refresh Page
Station	Latitude	Longitude	Elevation
Goldney Ridge	42º 54' 12" S	171º 33' 10" E	1150m

Today's Weather Data (from midnight to 13:14hrs NZST)
Temperature	Humidity / Cloud Base	Barometer	Rainfall	Windspeed & Direction	Solar Radiation	Photovoltaic Status
Now: 3.5ºC Dew Point: 3.22ºC Wind Chill: -0.39ºC Low: 3.28ºC (00:03hrs) High: 4.22ºC (11:03hrs) Lapse Rate: -0.415ºC/+100m Freezing Level: 1994m	Now: 98% Low: 94% (01:04hrs) High: 99% (02:35hrs) Cloud Base: 1185m ASL	Now: 1012.6 mb Low: 1012.6 mb (13:14hrs) High: 1019.07 mb (00:24hrs)	Some snow-melt is likely in gauge! Daily: 5.69 mm Hourly Rate: 4.19 mm/hr Last Week (Sun-Sat): 8.1 mm Month: 250.09 mm Year: 1920.4 mm Storm Rain: 7.09 mm (2 days) Snow Fall-line: 1536m	Now: 16.9 kmph from 321º Low: 14 kmph (01:14hrs) from 23º High: 51.18 kmph (10:12hrs) from 29º Wind Gust Now: 29.45 kmph from 321º High: 68.08 kmph (10:12hrs) from 29º	Now: 45.75 W/m² High: 139.16 W/m² (11:03hrs) Daily kWh: 0.31 kWh Daylight Hours: 5hrs 40mins First Light:  07:40 hrs UV Now: 0 High: 1 (10:42hrs)	Batt. Charge/Discharge Now: +0.72 Amps Low: -0.35 A (00:03hrs) High: 2.9 A (11:03hrs) Daily Avg: +0.2 A 7 Day Avg: +0.72 A Batt. Status: 95% (13.3V) Batt. Temp: 4.39ºC

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 7/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	3.6	5.9	13:52	2.5	08:17	0	12	25	02:33	33	02:33	N	1028	98
2	3.2	5.7	12:40	1.8	08:17	0	20	40	17:14	48	23:45	N	1028	93
3	3.7	5.1	23:14	2.5	00:06	20.09	31	52	13:47	61	13:47	N	1023	99
4	4.5	5.3	01:06	3.6	13:07	48.41	45	89	12:36	112	12:36	N	1008	98
5	1.5	4.2	00:06	-0.5	23:04	26.8	21	60	01:17	72	01:57	N	1004	98
6	0.3	1.1	19:21	-0.3	00:36	0	61	89	20:42	105	20:52	S	1009	95
7	1.7	3.2	15:38	0.5	05:09	0.1	51	85	02:07	99	01:36	S	1010	94
8	1.6	2.6	12:05	0.3	23:38	0	39	75	19:42	88	18:21	S	1007	96
9	-0.8	0.3	11:50	-2.3	22:12	0	43	64	01:41	73	02:01	S	1015	91
10	0.2	2.4	13:14	-2	00:34	0	22	38	03:06	46	03:46	S	1017	84
11	1.5	3.4	11:11	-0.1	23:11	0	7	19	15:35	22	15:35	S	1018	63
12	2.4	5.2	11:41	0.5	00:12	0.2	22	40	20:18	52	20:28	N	1018	85
13	2.5	4.1	23:21	0.9	09:50	15.8	35	60	11:01	66	12:12	N	1014	97
14	4.6	5.6	16:55	3.7	01:53	77.6	30	63	15:03	73	15:03	N	1015	99
15	5.1	5.9	12:41	4.2	19:46	34.39	31	54	22:59	62	22:59	N	1018	96
16	3.4	7.2	11:49	1.3	23:59	8.1	25	56	01:31	64	00:20	N	1019	93
17	2.1	3.5	21:05	0.8	04:43	0	27	47	02:11	52	02:11	N	1022	94
18	3.3	5.8	14:29	2.1	03:20	9.6	22	45	13:19	50	13:19	N	1021	95
19	3.7	5.3	13:17	1.8	23:36	0.99	16	29	02:19	37	02:19	S	1021	97
20	2.8	6.8	13:57	-0.5	06:31	0	13	26	23:05	29	23:05	S	1025	87
21	2.3	3.8	10:34	1.2	07:21	0	18	35	19:21	37	15:38	N	1023	93
22	3.1	5.4	12:45	1.5	03:17	1.4	14	33	23:13	37	22:12	N	1020	99
23	3.6	4.2	11:03	3.3	00:03	4.6	30	51	10:53	68	10:12	N	1016	98
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TOT	2.6	7.2	16/7/2026	-2.3	9/7/2026	248.08	28	89	4/7/2026	112	4/7/2026	N	1017.35	93

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 6/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	10.7	11.3	11:02	9.5	23:53	81.31	33	69	12:13	79	12:13	N	1008	99
2	8.5	9.7	02:56	6.2	23:33	21.01	27	53	02:35	59	02:35	N	1003	99
3	5.1	6.7	12:23	3.8	21:40	2.11	20	41	12:53	44	12:53	N	1008	94
4	6.5	8.3	17:36	4.1	02:14	70.89	33	63	17:26	70	11:11	N	1005	97
5	6.9	8.4	01:12	5.5	13:43	67.31	23	53	01:53	61	01:53	N	1000	97
6	5.1	6.4	01:43	3.3	23:50	14.81	14	40	22:09	46	22:09	N	1001	97
7	2.9	4	13:21	1.9	08:57	0.1	19	38	13:31	46	13:31	N	1012	96
8	4.3	6.7	14:52	1.4	23:29	25.81	25	55	05:14	64	05:14	N	1013	92
9	4.6	6.7	13:00	0.8	02:11	0	22	63	11:38	73	11:38	S	1022	43
10	5.9	8.8	13:30	3.4	23:09	0	12	22	18:25	26	17:24	S	1030	48
11	3.1	5	12:00	1.8	08:17	0	21	35	18:45	44	17:54	N	1030	86
12	4.9	8.2	12:39	2.8	00:09	0	8	23	23:38	24	23:38	N	1029	96
13	6.2	7.6	15:11	4.6	02:00	8.71	16	38	22:06	44	22:06	N	1027	98
14	6.9	8	21:36	6.1	16:01	20.9	33	60	14:29	88	14:29	N	1022	96
15	4.9	7.6	01:19	1.6	19:23	39.29	25	70	05:32	85	05:42	N	1018	98
16	2.1	4.6	11:46	-0.6	09:14	0.1	23	50	21:04	59	22:05	N	1019	93
17	2.8	5.9	10:45	0.9	00:57	10.8	21	56	03:09	62	02:08	N	1011	98
18	2.4	4.4	23:15	1.4	21:13	0	18	47	02:28	55	05:10	N	1011	96
19	3.6	6.9	23:55	1.5	07:21	25.81	26	65	23:04	90	23:45	N	1016	93
20	8.2	9.7	16:39	5.8	23:54	158.19	43	116	05:10	132	05:10	N	1010	99
21	4.3	6.8	12:04	2	23:02	8.99	9	32	00:15	37	00:15	N	1016	99
22	2.9	6.1	11:42	-0.2	03:56	0.2	14	29	12:23	33	12:23	N	1022	85
23	3.1	5	11:11	1.5	07:28	0	18	35	16:04	40	14:13	N	1018	92
24	5.3	6.2	15:23	3.9	08:17	23.01	15	33	00:31	38	00:31	N	1009	93
25	0.4	5.4	00:10	-1.3	21:07	3.1	51	88	21:27	103	17:44	S	1008	91
26	-1.7	-0.6	11:30	-2.5	07:36	0	57	78	04:34	90	00:10	S	1016	81
27	3.4	5	12:08	1.5	23:48	0	26	38	21:46	42	22:36	S	1017	90
28	2.8	5.4	16:26	-0.5	06:35	0	24	36	19:39	42	19:18	S	1021	86
29	2.6	4.2	11:01	1.5	06:58	0	21	39	05:47	44	05:57	S	1028	87
30	3.9	7.5	12:32	1.7	00:11	0	11	27	10:20	33	12:02	N	1029	86
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TOT	4.4	11.3	1/6/2026	-2.5	26/6/2026	582.45	24	116	20/6/2026	132	20/6/2026	N	1015.97	90

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 5/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	7.3	10.5	12:02	5	23:51	0	18	31	12:12	35	12:12	N	1032	89
2	6.9	10.6	19:17	3.5	08:49	0	16	31	11:00	38	11:21	N	1030	80
3	7.6	12.1	13:11	2.8	07:47	0	11	20	13:11	29	13:41	N	1030	64
4	8.5	11.7	13:50	4.9	20:46	0	13	23	13:40	28	12:39	N	1029	47
5	5.1	8.8	01:50	2.2	23:17	0	18	41	23:37	57	23:47	N	1027	79
6	6.8	8.9	21:56	2.4	00:08	23.39	33	56	01:29	66	01:29	N	1023	95
7	9.7	11.2	20:03	8.5	04:10	83.59	42	78	08:44	99	11:17	N	1012	98
8	9.9	11.5	07:23	6.5	23:56	135.79	40	95	21:14	110	23:56	N	1000	98
9	5.5	7.1	00:16	4.2	21:33	43.61	31	82	14:38	101	00:06	N	995	97
10	4.5	6.8	13:28	1.6	23:56	3.4	28	63	13:48	70	13:48	N	1001	95
11	2.7	6.7	12:56	-0.3	08:03	0.1	20	41	22:14	44	22:14	S	1015	89
12	5	7.5	11:15	2.8	08:02	0	16	41	01:07	48	01:27	N	1019	84
13	6.4	9.2	14:26	1.5	07:10	0	17	35	11:13	40	11:13	S	1026	73
14	9.5	12.4	11:54	7.5	05:38	0	17	29	10:42	35	10:42	S	1031	40
15	8.6	12.5	14:24	1.2	23:42	0	10	25	23:02	28	23:02	S	1033	44
16	6.5	9.4	13:03	0.8	00:53	0	14	23	18:27	28	18:27	S	1034	54
17	6.1	8.1	18:57	2.8	07:28	0	10	21	00:12	22	00:12	S	1034	52
18	6.2	8.8	10:29	4.3	00:21	0	9	22	14:02	26	14:02	N	1031	55
19	5.4	8.8	11:39	2.8	04:43	0	13	28	11:39	33	11:39	N	1027	62
20	4.5	6.4	23:58	2.3	08:25	0	31	62	23:37	72	22:57	N	1021	78
21	7.6	9.2	21:45	5.6	02:19	44.81	40	89	07:44	99	07:44	N	1017	94
22	8.6	9.2	11:06	5.5	01:59	39.5	16	38	13:38	44	12:07	N	1024	99
23	7.8	10.4	13:27	5.9	23:15	0.1	13	24	16:30	28	16:40	S	1026	93
24	6.5	10.3	12:36	3.4	03:49	0	10	27	23:25	31	23:25	N	1028	91
25	6.3	8.1	23:35	4.7	05:51	0	23	43	13:06	50	19:31	N	1024	87
26	5.9	8.8	12:25	4.1	23:34	0	12	30	04:08	37	04:08	N	1024	92
27	5.6	7	15:17	4.2	01:15	1.4	18	41	15:07	46	15:07	N	1024	98
28	5.1	7.2	23:43	3.2	20:20	0.3	13	28	11:43	31	11:43	N	1021	91
29	8.7	13.1	14:04	5.6	02:56	0	4	21	23:22	26	23:22	N	1021	49
30	7.5	9.6	10:51	5.9	23:52	0	28	55	11:32	64	11:32	N	1019	63
31	9.1	11.4	19:39	5.6	01:13	92.81	38	63	13:33	77	13:33	N	1010	98
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TOT	6.8	13.1	29/5/2026	-0.3	11/5/2026	468.8	20	95	8/5/2026	110	8/5/2026	N	1022.19	78