Local Climate Change: 44.20 S, 172.17 E

Country:	New Zealand
Latitude:	44.2031 S
Longitude:	172.1739 E
Nearby Cities:	Christchurch, Timaru

Climate Stripes

Mean Rate of Change ( °C / Century )

Since:	1760	1810	1860	1910	1960	1990
Current Location	-	-	0.69 ± 0.19	0.82 ± 0.29	0.86 ± 0.28	2.12 ± 0.82
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

Local Climate Variabiity

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

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	± 1.81	± 0.89	± 0.51	± 0.39	± 0.28

Correlation to Global Land Average (R value)

Smoothing	Monthly	Annual	Five-year	Ten-year	Twenty-year
	0.30	0.59	0.80	0.87	0.92

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

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
± 1.89	± 1.76	± 1.58	± 1.72	± 1.51	± 1.45
Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
± 1.36	± 1.29	± 1.33	± 1.47	± 1.65	± 1.99

History of Temperature Stations

Evolution of Climate Extremes

Mean of Daily High Temperature

Mean of Daily Low Temperature

Change in Diurnal Range