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(Updated on 04/04/2026 at 15:48hrs 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 15:48hrs NZST)
Temperature	Humidity / Cloud Base	Barometer	Rainfall	Windspeed & Direction	Solar Radiation	Photovoltaic Status
Now: 8.72ºC Dew Point: 8.22ºC Wind Chill: 5.28ºC Low: 8.39ºC (13:15hrs) High: 9.61ºC (01:46hrs) Lapse Rate: -0.572ºC/+100m Freezing Level: 2675m	Now: 96% Low: 95% (14:26hrs) High: 99% (00:15hrs) Cloud Base: 1213m ASL	Now: 1019.98 mb Low: 1017.27 mb (02:57hrs) High: 1021.47 mb (09:43hrs)	Daily: 36.3 mm Hourly Rate: 1.19 mm/hr Last Week (Sun-Sat): 70.61 mm Month: 43.61 mm Year: 245.21 mm Storm Rain: 40.9 mm (2 days) Snow Fall-line: 2343m	Now: 24.78 kmph from 32º Low: 9.33 kmph (13:46hrs) from 338º High: 79.5 kmph (04:39hrs) from 350º Wind Gust Now: 27.68 kmph from 32º High: 91.73 kmph (04:39hrs) from 350º	Now: 72.19 W/m² High: 146.96 W/m² (10:54hrs) Daily kWh: 0.44 kWh Daylight Hours: 9hrs 20mins First Light:  06:30 hrs UV Now: 0 High: 1 (10:43hrs)	Batt. Charge/Discharge Now: +1.33 Amps Low: -0.35 A (00:04hrs) High: 3.08 A (10:54hrs) Daily Avg: +0.3 A 7 Day Avg: +1.25 A Batt. Status: 97.3% (13.6V) Batt. Temp: 9ºC

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 4/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	8.5	12.4	14:07	4.2	00:26	0	11	29	04:39	31	04:39	N	1024	84
2	10.4	14.1	13:57	6.5	06:41	0	12	28	12:36	33	12:36	N	1028	81
3	7.7	10.6	00:25	6.5	06:30	7.01	27	57	14:37	61	14:37	N	1024	87
4	8.8	9.6	01:46	8.4	13:15	35.71	33	80	04:39	92	04:39	N	1020	98
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TOT	8.9	14.1	2/4/2026	4.2	1/4/2026	42.72	21	80	4/4/2026	92	4/4/2026	N	1024	88

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 3/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	6.3	12.8	11:03	0.7	21:41	7.19	24	55	22:42	59	17:48	N	1011	89
2	1.4	3	14:35	0.1	09:41	0	48	75	16:06	83	16:06	S	1012	83
3	5.6	10.6	15:05	1.1	03:56	0	27	43	10:11	50	10:11	S	1017	72
4	9.8	14.8	13:33	5.6	01:13	0	17	35	17:47	38	13:23	N	1020	71
5	8.9	12.8	12:41	6.8	06:06	0	25	47	19:27	50	19:17	N	1020	88
6	9.6	14.6	11:20	6.4	02:33	0	31	52	04:14	64	07:57	N	1019	87
7	11.7	15.8	12:40	9	03:33	0.2	19	38	11:39	48	11:39	N	1018	91
8	10.9	12.4	12:59	8.6	23:38	3.91	18	42	12:19	53	12:19	N	1012	99
9	6.1	8.6	00:08	3.1	23:57	4.39	24	39	09:05	42	18:43	S	1013	96
10	5.6	8.6	16:00	2.3	06:42	0	17	33	07:43	37	07:43	S	1019	92
11	9.3	15	12:26	4.2	07:12	0	13	25	18:42	29	12:46	N	1017	85
12	9.6	11.9	14:49	7.3	23:56	0.51	32	58	15:29	70	15:29	N	1011	79
13	10.8	13.6	14:38	6.9	23:56	15.9	37	80	04:40	95	06:11	N	1003	95
14	7.3	10.4	13:17	4.8	06:31	0	20	37	14:17	46	19:21	N	1010	90
15	7.7	9.4	16:08	6.2	06:50	0.1	22	36	22:33	40	23:24	N	1014	93
16	8.5	12	14:06	6.4	06:20	0	25	47	10:13	52	10:13	N	1016	92
17	9.9	14.3	12:34	6.6	07:10	0	19	43	22:13	46	22:13	N	1020	90
18	9.7	11.4	16:38	7.1	23:43	85.7	25	57	01:25	66	05:48	N	1018	97
19	10.6	15.1	13:14	6.5	03:26	0.3	15	30	11:02	33	11:02	N	1019	94
20	8.9	11	13:34	7.4	23:52	0	20	33	05:07	37	05:07	S	1018	92
21	10	14.9	13:13	6.5	04:36	0	13	28	14:14	35	16:46	N	1020	85
22	10.9	15.3	13:43	7.1	06:37	0	13	28	21:49	31	21:49	N	1023	87
23	12.3	16	11:40	9.4	05:05	0	21	40	22:09	46	22:09	N	1027	74
24	12.2	15.8	12:20	8.8	06:26	0	21	36	13:21	42	13:21	N	1027	65
25	11.2	15.7	14:11	7.5	23:49	0	20	44	21:57	52	21:57	S	1026	74
26	8.3	10.1	23:38	7.3	01:00	19.99	23	37	07:25	42	03:52	S	1017	95
27	11.8	13	14:10	8.9	02:21	66.6	34	72	15:21	94	17:43	N	1007	96
28	11.8	12.5	13:50	11.3	03:42	31.5	28	72	05:23	83	05:23	N	1014	99
29	11.2	12.2	02:40	10.2	19:13	14.2	22	59	22:46	68	22:46	N	1013	96
30	10	12.7	14:39	5.8	23:36	12.8	19	39	23:06	52	16:30	N	1008	94
31	6.3	10.8	10:45	4	21:23	0	14	46	04:10	52	02:18	N	1015	88
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TOT	9.2	16	23/3/2026	0.1	2/3/2026	263.29	23	80	13/3/2026	95	13/3/2026	N	1016.26	88

MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL SUMMARY FOR 2/2026
DAY	MEAN TEMP	HIGH	TIME	LOW	TIME	RAIN	WIND AVG	HI	TIME	WIND GUST	TIME	DOM DIR	MEAN BAROM	MEAN HUM
1	10.2	15.9	14:39	5.4	06:33	0	27	43	22:15	48	16:01	N	1010	80
2	8.4	9.8	21:35	7.4	06:22	5.99	25	67	06:52	79	06:52	N	1007	94
3	5.5	9.4	00:27	3.3	21:06	10.11	38	58	10:46	68	08:55	S	1010	95
4	10.7	19.3	13:53	3.2	04:12	0	18	36	02:20	42	02:20	S	1017	78
5	11.7	17.2	12:28	8	06:24	0	23	44	23:48	48	23:17	N	1017	81
6	9.5	12.7	10:57	7.1	06:23	24.41	23	48	00:39	53	00:39	N	1016	93
7	10.2	12.9	09:56	8.1	20:34	1.6	26	43	09:56	52	09:56	N	1015	81
8	9.7	13.8	13:27	6.8	05:51	0	18	35	20:23	40	00:37	N	1017	82
9	11.3	16.5	13:16	6.4	06:51	0	17	27	12:36	35	12:36	N	1020	77
10	10.8	13.2	13:25	8.9	05:29	0	20	43	19:00	50	19:00	N	1020	68
11	14.1	20.5	14:25	9.3	05:38	0.3	12	26	03:26	29	03:16	N	1018	81
12	14.9	19.6	12:33	12	05:37	0	22	38	13:23	44	13:44	N	1014	76
13	11.8	13.5	00:22	8.9	22:40	60.5	31	59	11:51	81	10:10	N	1007	94
14	9.5	13.7	13:01	6.3	07:06	3.4	16	40	13:52	46	22:39	N	1010	87
15	6.7	8.6	10:51	4.9	06:02	0	56	83	20:52	94	22:14	S	1010	79
16	6.7	8.4	14:57	4.8	07:33	0	55	85	04:20	99	05:11	S	1006	80
17	9.2	11	14:47	7.5	08:32	0.79	16	35	00:16	40	00:16	N	1005	87
18	10.1	15.3	11:55	7.7	06:41	0.41	21	34	19:32	40	11:55	N	1004	82
19	9.5	11.5	14:57	8.1	04:49	9.3	30	54	00:46	64	00:46	N	1003	94
20	7	9.4	10:13	4.5	23:44	5.69	28	64	05:09	72	05:09	N	1006	82
21	6.4	10	13:14	3.5	06:39	1.6	32	76	20:50	86	20:50	N	1011	79
22	7.8	11.2	12:43	5.2	00:54	14.1	25	61	04:37	70	02:35	N	1009	83
23	9.1	14.1	13:03	5.3	04:16	0	23	48	21:39	55	21:39	N	1015	83
24	11.2	15.4	14:43	6.7	02:53	2.01	19	42	01:02	50	00:32	S	1020	83
25	12.6	15.3	13:51	9.4	23:55	0.1	27	49	16:44	55	13:31	N	1021	75
26	9.7	12.6	12:26	5.4	23:35	59.79	26	55	06:00	62	11:45	N	1014	96
27	6.2	9.9	13:26	3.4	06:30	3	25	36	08:32	40	08:32	S	1017	87
28	9.2	14.5	12:55	5.1	05:09	0	16	33	18:19	37	14:46	N	1020	77
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TOT	9.6	20.5	11/2/2026	3.2	4/2/2026	203.1	26	85	16/2/2026	99	16/2/2026	N	1012.82	83