Poolburn
Locality in Otago Region, New Zealand
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Poolburn is a small rural settlement in Central Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located in the Ida Valley nine kilometres to the southeast of Ophir. It has a primary school, a former hotel, a community hall, a sports ground, tennis courts and a (closed) church. It has nearby historic gold mine workings ("Blacks No. 3") at the eastern foot of the Raggedy Range.
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Climate
| Climate data for Poolburn (Moa Creek), elevation 427 m (1,401 ft), (1957–1984) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 34.1 (93.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25.5 (77.9) |
19.8 (67.6) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.3 (59.5) |
18.2 (64.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
24.7 (76.5) |
29.0 (84.2) |
31.3 (88.3) |
34.1 (93.4) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
26.1 (79.0) |
21.8 (71.2) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
15.6 (60.1) |
18.6 (65.5) |
22.2 (72.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
30.8 (87.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.4 (72.3) |
19.6 (67.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
10.5 (50.9) |
6.7 (44.1) |
6.4 (43.5) |
9.8 (49.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.2 (64.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
15.2 (59.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) |
14.7 (58.5) |
12.3 (54.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.2 (34.2) |
1.1 (34.0) |
3.4 (38.1) |
6.2 (43.2) |
9.0 (48.2) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.7 (56.7) |
8.3 (47.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 7.1 (44.8) |
6.9 (44.4) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−4.4 (24.1) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
2.0 (35.6) |
4.2 (39.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
1.4 (34.6) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | −0.4 (31.3) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.0 (21.2) |
−9.4 (15.1) |
−9.6 (14.7) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
−8.1 (17.4) |
−6.8 (19.8) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.0 (26.6) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−12.3 (9.9) |
−12.4 (9.7) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
−10.9 (12.4) |
−10.6 (12.9) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
−16.8 (1.8) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 49.0 (1.93) |
37.0 (1.46) |
41.5 (1.63) |
34.8 (1.37) |
30.7 (1.21) |
25.0 (0.98) |
20.0 (0.79) |
20.3 (0.80) |
25.0 (0.98) |
36.8 (1.45) |
36.5 (1.44) |
44.4 (1.75) |
401 (15.79) |
| Source: Earth Sciences NZ (rainfall 1913–1984)[1] | |||||||||||||