Burgess Island / Pokohinu
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| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mokohinau Islands |
| Coordinates | 35°54′19″S 175°06′49″E / 35.90529°S 175.1135°E |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
| Region | Auckland |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited |
Burgess Island (Pokohinu) is an island in the Mokohinau Islands off the east coast of the Auckland Region, New Zealand.[1] It has a population of red-crowned parakeet, tūī, bellbird, and grey-faced petrel.[2]
Climate
| Climate data for Mokohinau Island Aws (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1972–1980, 1994–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.0 (84.2) | 29.5 (85.1) | 27.8 (82.0) | 24.7 (76.5) | 22.7 (72.9) | 19.5 (67.1) | 18.5 (65.3) | 19.9 (67.8) | 20.1 (68.2) | 23.2 (73.8) | 23.6 (74.5) | 27.8 (82.0) | 29.5 (85.1) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 25.1 (77.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 24.4 (75.9) | 22.7 (72.9) | 20.1 (68.2) | 18.0 (64.4) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.0 (62.6) | 18.2 (64.8) | 19.6 (67.3) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.8 (74.8) | 26.3 (79.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.8 (71.2) | 19.8 (67.6) | 17.5 (63.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 14.8 (58.6) | 14.8 (58.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.7 (65.7) | 20.7 (69.3) | 18.5 (65.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 20.0 (68.0) | 20.6 (69.1) | 19.6 (67.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 15.9 (60.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 13.2 (55.8) | 13.1 (55.6) | 13.8 (56.8) | 15.0 (59.0) | 16.4 (61.5) | 18.4 (65.1) | 16.5 (61.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.5 (63.5) | 18.3 (64.9) | 17.5 (63.5) | 16.1 (61.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 12.6 (54.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 11.5 (52.7) | 12.0 (53.6) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.0 (57.2) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.5 (58.2) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 14.7 (58.5) | 15.5 (59.9) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 10.6 (51.1) | 9.4 (48.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 8.2 (46.8) | 8.8 (47.8) | 10.0 (50.0) | 10.9 (51.6) | 13.5 (56.3) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 10.8 (51.4) | 7.6 (45.7) | 3.0 (37.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | 2.0 (35.6) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 8.4 (47.1) | 7.4 (45.3) | 1.8 (35.2) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 61.2 (2.41) | 57.3 (2.26) | 84.9 (3.34) | 75.4 (2.97) | 88.8 (3.50) | 101.4 (3.99) | 123.8 (4.87) | 93.7 (3.69) | 62.6 (2.46) | 56.0 (2.20) | 46.0 (1.81) | 69.3 (2.73) | 920.4 (36.23) |
| Source: NIWA[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
References
- ^ "NZGB Gazetteer". Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Mokohinau Islands". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1316, 9654)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.