Kuripapango
Place in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
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Kuripapango is a locality in the Hawke's Bay region of New Zealand, situated 76.6 km from Napier and 78.6 km from Taihape. It is on the Napier-Taihape Road more known as the Gentle Annie which rises to 4,101 feet (1,250 m) at its peak.[1]
Kuripapango | |
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  Kuripapango | |
| Coordinates: 39.395°S 176.370°E | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Region | Hawke's Bay |
| Territorial authority | Hastings District |
In the early days Kuripapango was a health resort with stores, two hotels and a weekly mail run. Both hotels ended up burning down and Kuripapango fell into decline. Today it is a popular tramping and kayaking area. The name "Kuripapango" is a Māori-language word meaning "spotty dog".
Climate
| Climate data for Kuripapango (1954–1967) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.8 (89.2) |
29.4 (84.9) |
29.6 (85.3) |
27.3 (81.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
21.1 (70.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.8 (71.2) |
25.0 (77.0) |
26.7 (80.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
31.8 (89.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.3 (72.1) |
22.5 (72.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.5 (52.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
11.3 (52.3) |
13.6 (56.5) |
16.1 (61.0) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.4 (61.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.0 (60.8) |
16.3 (61.3) |
13.9 (57.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.7 (47.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.3 (46.9) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.9 (49.8) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
5.7 (42.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
1.2 (34.2) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
2.9 (37.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
8.9 (48.0) |
5.4 (41.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −2.7 (27.1) |
−1.1 (30.0) |
−3.2 (26.2) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−6.9 (19.6) |
−6.3 (20.7) |
−5.3 (22.5) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
−1.3 (29.7) |
−11.6 (11.1) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 85.8 (3.38) |
82.3 (3.24) |
129.8 (5.11) |
112.4 (4.43) |
140.8 (5.54) |
169.3 (6.67) |
195.5 (7.70) |
155.0 (6.10) |
115.5 (4.55) |
106.1 (4.18) |
84.1 (3.31) |
141.9 (5.59) |
1,518.5 (59.8) |
| Source: NIWA (rain 1954–1975) [2] | |||||||||||||
