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It was much better than I anticipated (esp. at the midway through the month point) - however I am much like your own preferences in that I was happier more for the marginally above sunshine levels (the heat and humidity I am impartial to or more indifferent to).
The high sunshine totals properly kicked in from 20 Jan onwards - not surprisingly, there has been a distinct lack of rainfall since then as well.
Looking at the data again, we had 10 straight days of measureable rainfall (from 7 Jan - 16 Jan inclusive) however the total over that period was just 32mm. More what I would have expected of somewhere like Melbourne with dribs and drabs.
Mean sunshine hours per day: 6.7
Days with < 1 hr of sunshine: 8
Christchurch Coastal
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Mean max: 20.1 C
Mean min: 13.9 C
Highest max: 31.5 C
Highest min: 19.2 C
Lowest max: 13.5 C
Lowest min: 9.8 C
After a very warm and dry December (by our standards) January was bitterly disappointing. December was actually warmer than January!
We missed out on the exciting weather seen elsewhere in the country. The upper North Island was affected by the remnants of tropical cyclones with some areas receiving well over 200 mm of rain in one day!
Average max : 29,7°C (-0,4°C)
Average low : 23,6°C (+0,3°C)
Rainfall : 484mm (+100%) - average is 242mm
Highest max : 32,4°C on 5th Lowest max : 24,5°C on 31st - unusually low for Singapore
Highest min : 25,1°C on 1st
Lowest min : 21,6°C on 30th
Westtest day : 216mm (30th)
Sunshine : 102 hours approx. (data obtained from a graph) - 59% of normal
Overcast days (< 1 hour of sun) : 16 Cloudless days : 0
>> A gloomy and wet month with some unusually cool days and some really heavy rain.
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