Mōtū
Locality in Gisborne District, New Zealand From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mōtū is a rural community in the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It is located north of Matawai and State Highway 2. The community is centred around Mōtū River and Mōtū Falls.[1]
Education
Motu School is a Year 1–8 co-educational state primary school.[2] In 2019, it was a decile 7 school with a roll of 5.[3]
Climate
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Perspective
Mōtū has mild summers and frosty winters, with an average of 8 days rising above 25 °C (77 °F) and 43 nights dropping below 0 °C (32 °F).[4]
| Climate data for Motu, elevation 488 m (1,601 ft), (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1990–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 31.1 (88.0) |
32.5 (90.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
25.7 (78.3) |
21.9 (71.4) |
19.6 (67.3) |
17.7 (63.9) |
20.9 (69.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.7 (83.7) |
32.5 (90.5) |
| Mean maximum °C (°F) | 26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.1 (75.4) |
21.5 (70.7) |
18.5 (65.3) |
15.5 (59.9) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.9 (60.6) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.6 (76.3) |
27.5 (81.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.2 (70.2) |
21.2 (70.2) |
19.1 (66.4) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
11.4 (52.5) |
10.6 (51.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
13.2 (55.8) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
19.3 (66.7) |
15.9 (60.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.9 (60.6) |
16.1 (61.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.6 (52.9) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.8 (44.2) |
6.4 (43.5) |
6.9 (44.4) |
8.7 (47.7) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.1 (51.9) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.6 (51.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
4.5 (40.1) |
2.3 (36.1) |
2.2 (36.0) |
2.3 (36.1) |
4.2 (39.6) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.5 (49.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean minimum °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
3.9 (39.0) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−4.9 (23.2) |
−5.0 (23.0) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
2.5 (36.5) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −1.0 (30.2) |
−0.9 (30.4) |
−2.7 (27.1) |
−6.1 (21.0) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−6.6 (20.1) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
−1.2 (29.8) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 134.2 (5.28) |
118.8 (4.68) |
134.8 (5.31) |
154.9 (6.10) |
200.5 (7.89) |
230.8 (9.09) |
197.4 (7.77) |
194.4 (7.65) |
199.3 (7.85) |
182.1 (7.17) |
164.9 (6.49) |
171.4 (6.75) |
2,083.5 (82.03) |
| Source: NIWA[5][6] | |||||||||||||
References
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