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Their "total" was 470 hours higher than the old mean, an absurd result. NIWA seem to have given up on that one. But New Plymouth is being investigated. They are also looking into a query by me re Franz Josef (gone bonkers in the upwards direction) and Queenstown Aero (suddenly dived in the other direction). If they ever get some of these sorted, I have a dozen or more cases left to hammer them with.
I tried to impress upon a councillor (I was there on other business) recently, just how dire the situation could potentially be. At first they thought it was just a bit of a joke, but once they got the point about the new records being recognised by NIWA, and therefore official, the smiles quickly disappeared.
I tried to impress upon a councillor (I was there on other business) recently, just how dire the situation could potentially be. At first they thought it was just a bit of a joke, but once they got the point about the new records being recognised by NIWA, and therefore official, the smiles quickly disappeared.
The problem is that NIWA cannot or will not allocate resources to something considered to be of limited scientific importance (convenient, when an organisation is not a "service" but a profit-maker and runs "lean"). One thing for sure, though - I am not aware of any other evidence whatsoever that supports Whakatane's claim - in the real world, 45+ years of comparative data using the same type of instruments gave it just 2 "wins" in that time, with one to the Tekapo region and the rest to Blenheim, Nelson or Motueka.
It was mostly sunny today, so it should bump it to about 18-20 hours.
The cloudiest ever February here recorded 95 hours so we have a SERIOUS shot at beating it considering that almost 1/3rd of the month is over and we're at less than 20 hours.
As of the 11th Chicago MDW has seen 66% of possible sunshine, with two days of 100% sun
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