Purua

Purua
Purua is located in Northland Region
Purua
Purua
Coordinates: 35°37′56″S 174°06′26″E / 35.63222°S 174.10722°E / -35.63222; 174.10722
CountryNew Zealand
RegionNorthland Region
DistrictWhangarei District

Purua is a locality north west of Whangārei in Northland, New Zealand. A hill also called Purua with a summit 387 m above sea level lies to the east.[1][2] The area mainly consists of rolling hills and river flats. Farming is Dairy, Sheep and Beef. The local hall is one of the notable buildings.

Education

Purua School is a coeducational full primary (years 1–8) school[3] with a roll of 29 as of August 2024.[4]

Climate

Climate data for Puketurua (4.5km SW of Purua, 1965–1975)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1) 		32.5
(90.5) 		30.6
(87.1) 		29.2
(84.6) 		23.6
(74.5) 		21.1
(70.0) 		19.9
(67.8) 		21.7
(71.1) 		23.9
(75.0) 		24.1
(75.4) 		27.3
(81.1) 		29.5
(85.1) 		32.5
(90.5)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 29.3
(84.7) 		29.7
(85.5) 		27.6
(81.7) 		24.7
(76.5) 		22.1
(71.8) 		19.7
(67.5) 		18.3
(64.9) 		19.3
(66.7) 		21.2
(70.2) 		22.9
(73.2) 		25.5
(77.9) 		27.3
(81.1) 		30.1
(86.2)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 25.1
(77.2) 		25.2
(77.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		18.2
(64.8) 		15.8
(60.4) 		14.9
(58.8) 		15.9
(60.6) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		21.4
(70.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		20.0
(68.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 19.1
(66.4) 		19.4
(66.9) 		18.4
(65.1) 		15.7
(60.3) 		13.4
(56.1) 		11.4
(52.5) 		10.2
(50.4) 		11.3
(52.3) 		12.6
(54.7) 		14.0
(57.2) 		15.9
(60.6) 		17.5
(63.5) 		14.9
(58.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.7
(56.7) 		13.1
(55.6) 		10.7
(51.3) 		8.6
(47.5) 		6.9
(44.4) 		5.5
(41.9) 		6.7
(44.1) 		7.8
(46.0) 		9.0
(48.2) 		10.5
(50.9) 		11.9
(53.4) 		9.8
(49.6)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 7.4
(45.3) 		7.6
(45.7) 		6.4
(43.5) 		3.8
(38.8) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		1.5
(34.7) 		2.0
(35.6) 		3.6
(38.5) 		5.9
(42.6) 		−2.1
(28.2)
Record low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		5.3
(41.5) 		4.8
(40.6) 		1.9
(35.4) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−2.7
(27.1) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−2.9
(26.8) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		1.1
(34.0) 		3.2
(37.8) 		−3.6
(25.5)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 68.9
(2.71) 		107.0
(4.21) 		95.4
(3.76) 		113.2
(4.46) 		114.5
(4.51) 		165.3
(6.51) 		125.4
(4.94) 		155.5
(6.12) 		117.7
(4.63) 		97.0
(3.82) 		103.7
(4.08) 		104.5
(4.11) 		1,368.1
(53.86)
Source: NIWA[5]

Notes

  1. ^ Peter Dowling, ed. (2004). Reed New Zealand Atlas. Reed Books. pp. map 7. ISBN 0-7900-0952-8.
  2. ^ Roger Smith, GeographX (2005). The Geographic Atlas of New Zealand. Robbie Burton. pp. map 24. ISBN 1-877333-20-4.
  3. ^ Education Counts: Purua School
  4. ^ "New Zealand Schools Directory". New Zealand Ministry of Education. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  5. ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 1246)". NIWA. Retrieved 14 September 2024.


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