New Zealand

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
New Zealand	-	-	0.71 ± 0.17	0.87 ± 0.26	0.97 ± 0.24	2.41 ± 0.60
Oceania	-	-	0.63 ± 0.23	0.93 ± 0.08	1.38 ± 0.24	0.65 ± 0.47
Southern Hemisphere	-	-	0.81 ± 0.24	0.94 ± 0.32	1.34 ± 0.38	1.15 ± 0.38
Global Land	0.43 ± 0.18	0.79 ± 0.13	0.91 ± 0.08	1.11 ± 0.03	2.16 ± 0.11	2.78 ± 0.13

Temperature Record Months and Years

Seasonal Changes

Regional Climate Variability

Difference from Global Land Average ( °C, 95% range )

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	± 1.67	± 0.85	± 0.48	± 0.36	± 0.25

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.33	0.62	0.83	0.89	0.93

Variability in Monthly Means ( °C, 95% range )

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 1.71	± 1.68	± 1.47	± 1.60	± 1.35	± 1.30
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.22	± 1.11	± 1.14	± 1.29	± 1.44	± 1.82

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range