Wangapeka at Biggs Tops

Hourly Rainfall for Wangapeka at Biggs Tops

Hourly Rainfall for Wangapeka at Biggs Tops
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Daily Rainfall for Wangapeka at Biggs Tops

Daily Rainfall for Wangapeka at Biggs Tops
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Site information

Catchment: Wangapeka

Altitude: 1280m

Period of analysis: 21 March 1989 to 31 December 2022.

Exposure: Flat, open tussock tops just above the bush line, exposed to strong winds, particularly westerlies and influenced by snow during winter.

Wangapeka at Biggs Tops Rainfall Statistics
Return Storm Total (mm) Drought Total
(mm) **
Period  1 hr 6 hr 24 hr 28 day 
2 year 30.0   99.5 205.0 42.0
5 year 38.5 127.0 260.0 19.0
10 year 45.0 147.0 300.0 11.5
20 year 52.0 168.0 340.0   7.0
50 year 61.0 196.0 394.0   2.5
100 year 68.0 217.0 434.0   0.1

Extremes

Recorded **

45.0

13/02/10

152.0

30/11/97 

 323.0

21/11/94

  3.0

13/02/13

Storm totals are from HIRDS analysis based on site location.

** Drought totals and extremes are from analysis based on data collected on site.

 

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Disclaimer

Tasman District Council has exercised all reasonable skill and care in collecting and displaying this information. However, the data is provisional, and may be incorrect until checked by staff. Data should be used with caution where there are safety, monetary, or operational consequences if the data is incorrect. Note also, the data may be changed at a later time.