Burgess Island / Pokohinu
Appearance
Geography | |
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Location | Mokohinau Islands |
Coordinates | 35°54′19″S 175°06′49″E / 35.90529°S 175.1135°E |
Administration | |
New Zealand | |
Region | Auckland |
Demographics | |
Population | uninhabited |
Burgess Island (Pokohinu) is an island in the Mokohinau Islands off the east coast of the Auckland Region, New Zealand.[1] It has a population of red-crowned parakeet, tūī, bellbird, and grey-faced petrel.[2]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Mokohinau Island Aws (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–1980, 1994–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) |
29.5 (85.1) |
27.8 (82.0) |
24.7 (76.5) |
22.7 (72.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
19.9 (67.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.8 (82.0) |
29.5 (85.1) |
Mean maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) |
25.7 (78.3) |
24.4 (75.9) |
22.7 (72.9) |
20.1 (68.2) |
18.0 (64.4) |
16.9 (62.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.2 (64.8) |
19.6 (67.3) |
21.5 (70.7) |
23.8 (74.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
19.8 (67.6) |
17.5 (63.5) |
15.6 (60.1) |
14.8 (58.6) |
14.8 (58.6) |
15.7 (60.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.7 (69.3) |
18.5 (65.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) |
20.6 (69.1) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.9 (64.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
14.1 (57.4) |
13.2 (55.8) |
13.1 (55.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.5 (61.7) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) |
18.3 (64.9) |
17.5 (63.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.3 (57.7) |
12.6 (54.7) |
11.7 (53.1) |
11.5 (52.7) |
12.0 (53.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.0 (57.2) |
16.0 (60.8) |
14.5 (58.2) |
Mean minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
15.5 (59.9) |
15.3 (59.5) |
12.6 (54.7) |
10.6 (51.1) |
9.4 (48.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
8.2 (46.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
13.5 (56.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
12.2 (54.0) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.6 (45.7) |
3.0 (37.4) |
1.8 (35.2) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.0 (35.6) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.5 (41.9) |
8.4 (47.1) |
7.4 (45.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) |
57.3 (2.26) |
84.9 (3.34) |
75.4 (2.97) |
88.8 (3.50) |
101.4 (3.99) |
123.8 (4.87) |
93.7 (3.69) |
62.6 (2.46) |
56.0 (2.20) |
46.0 (1.81) |
69.3 (2.73) |
920.4 (36.23) |
Source: NIWA[3] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Mokohinau Islands". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1316, 9654)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.