Weather Eye with John Maunder

Temperatures have been recorded in the Tauranga area at several sites in the last 100 years, including the current Tauranga Airport site from June 1990.

The graph shows details of the average daily maximum temperatures, called simply, afternoon, for Tauranga for October from 1913-2014.

The long-term average afternoon temperature in October for Tauranga is 18.1 degrees Celsius, ranging from the cool October months of 1964 with 15.7 degrees Celsius, and 1992 with 16.5 degrees Celsius, to the warm October months of 2013, with 20.3 degrees Celsius, and 1915 experiencing 19.9 degrees Celsius.

The graph of the average afternoon temperatures for October shows generally normal variations from October to October during the last 100 years.

But of note, are the three warm Octobers in the consecutive years 1913, 1914 and 1915. The average afternoon temperatures in October 2014 was 18.3 degrees Celsius.

The average October afternoon temperatures during the 50 years from 1963-2011 of 18 degrees Celsius is slightly cooler than the 18.3 degrees Celsius recorded in the 50 years from 1914-1961.

From 1913 to 2013, there have been 12 October months with an average afternoon temperature of 19 degrees Celsius or more; and eight October months have had an average afternoon temperature of 17 degrees Celsius or less.

The eighth warmest October months, in terms of afternoon temperatures, on record in chronological order are: 1913, 1914, 1915, 1940, 1949, 1998, 2001 and 2013.

By contrast, the eighth coolest October months, in terms of afternoon temperatures, on record in chronological order are: 1941, 1964, 1968, 1978, 1982, 1992, 1993 and 1994.

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