Are they kidding?

This from the Department of Treat-Everyone-Like-Idiots, at stuff.co.nz.

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at 3 pm Tue 21 August
Dunedin Airport AWS
Temperature: 7 °C
Wind Speed: 26 km/h
Wind Direction: SW
Rainfall (last hr): 0.6 mm
Humidity: 93 %
Pressure: 1013 hPa

Month to date
to Tue 21 August
Min temp: -6 °C *
Max temp: 20 °C *
Rainfall: 7.2 mm *
* based on incomplete data

The Booksale.

The Regent Theatre Annual Booksale started a few hours ago. I trudged along to watch the second-hand bookstore owners partake in their anual scrapping match. Great people watching.

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at 3 pm Fri 20 July
Dunedin Airport AWS
Temperature: 8 °C
Wind Speed: 4 km/h
Wind Direction: WNW
Rainfall (last hr): 0.0 mm
Humidity: 60 %
Pressure: 1017 hPa

Month to Fri 20 July
Min temp: -9 °C
Max temp: 15 °C
Rainfall: 17.8 mm

Jack Frost has arrived.

(Jack Frost from Hapers Weekly October 5, 1861)

at 3 pm Tue 12 June
Dunedin Airport AWS
Temperature: 10 °C
Wind Speed: 9 km/h
Wind Direction: SW
Rainfall (last hr): 0.0 mm
Humidity: 65 %
Pressure: 1012 hPa

24 hour period to 9 a.m. Tue 12 June
Min temp: -6 °C
Max temp: 8 °C


Up until now it's been relatively warm for the time of year. But two nights ago the frosts kicked in. For the last two days we've had clear blue skies and very little wind. That makes for a nice change from the stormy weather we had the weeks before. Now it's time to pull out the kayaks and paddle over to the Taiaroa Heads.

Unfortunately, I have 2 nights-worth of firewood left. I dread getting more, because getting it under the house is such a task. However, given that I'm reading The Worst Journey in the World (Apsley Cherry-Garrard), suffering a bit of cold might not be such a bad thing.

Street Art

Here is something from the folks at Little People. Check them out regularly, they're worth a visit. As far as street-art goes, this is right up there. Here is the wide shot...

... and here is the close-up.

Oh another glorious day in Dunedin

at 4 pm Sat 10 March
Dunedin Airport AWS
Temperature: 24 °C
Wind Speed: 15 km/h
Wind Direction: SE
Rainfall (last hr): 0.0 mm
Humidity: 42 %
Pressure: 1018 hPa

at 4 pm Thu 1 March
Dunedin Airport AWS
Temperature: 18 °C
Wind Speed: 19 km/h
Wind Direction: SE
Rainfall (last hr): 0.0 mm
Humidity: 67 %
Pressure: 1020 hPa