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About This Site and Weather Station
This site has been created as an easy to use place where you can get live weather reading for the city of Palmerston North as well as information regarding the rest of New Zealand and live webcams. This weather station is located 1km north of the city centre and is the closest station to the city centre. The website data is updated automatically every 4 minutes.The weather station in use is model WH1081 produced by “Fine Offset Electronics”. This station come with a full touch screen interface and can be connected to the computer via USB interface. With a built in E-PROM chip, the station can take one reading every 30 minutes for over 2 months before the data needs to be downloaded. However this recording rate can be changed for more accurate results.
The transmitter will transmit every 58 seconds and has a transmission range of approximately 100m. The outside sensors come in a very tidy package with the anemometer and rain bucket being attached to the mast but with the flexibility so they could be mounted in different locations depending on the situation. This station is currently located on the highest point of the house with clear surrounds for maximum wind efficiency.
Station specifications and limitations:1) Outdoor temperature range: -40.0°C to + 65.0°C (-40°F to +149°F)
2) Indoor temperature range: 0°C to + 50.0°C (32°F to +122°F)
3) Humidity range: 10% to 99% (1% resolution)
4) Rain volume display: 0 - 9999mm (show OFL if outside range)
Resolution : 0.3mm (if rain volume < 1000mm)
1mm (if rain volume > 1000mm)
5) Wind speed: 0~160km/h (show OFL if outside range)
6) Measuring range air pressure: 918mb – 1079mb
7) Alarm duration : 120 sec
8) Transmission range up to 100m (330 feet)
9) Power consumption:a) Receiver: 3 x AA alkaline batteries (life expectancy = 1 year)
b) Sensor: 2 x AA alkaline batteries (life expectancy = 2 years)
10) Transmission frequency: 433MHz
This is a privately owned weather station and website. In no way are we obligated to provide this service There are periods of down time with the system and we are in no way liable for this or data provided. The weather forecast on this site is only a prediction based the data gathered from the weather station and program software.
Use discretion when making weather decisions based upon this information.
About Palmerston North
Palmerston North (Maori: Te Papa-i-oea) is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is an inland city with a population of 80,700 (June 2009 estimate). In 2008 it was the 11th-largest city in New Zealand, and the centre of the seventh-largest urban area. A large proportion of its population consists of students attending Massey University, Universal College of Learning (UCOL) or International Pacific College during the student year. Over half of the city's population is under the age of 25 and the city has been marketed as 'Student City'.
The Name
The city was first named "Palmerston", in honour of Viscount Palmerston, a former Prime Minister of Great Britain. The suffix "North” was added in 1871 by the Post Office to distinguish the settlement from Palmerston in the South Island, though locals still widely refer to the city simply as Palmerston or "Palmy". Locals are known as Palmerstonians. The Maori transliteration of Palmerston is "Pamutana", but this is largely unused, with Papa-i-oea (commonly contracted to Papaioea) being the preferred option, e.g. Te Kura Kohine o Papaioea (Palmerston North Girls' High School) and Te Hohipera o Papaioea (Palmerston North Hospital). Papa-i-oea is believed to mean "How beautiful it is".
The History
Ngati Rangitane were the local Maori iwi (tangata whenua) living in the area known as Te Ahu-a-Turanga, when a trader, Jack Duff, became the first known European to explore the area in 1830. He came on a whaling ship, and explored as far inland as the site of Woodville. He reported his discovery on arrival back to Porirua. Colonel Wakefield heard of the potential that the Manawatu had for development and visited in 1840. In 1846 Charles Hartley, another trader, heard from tangata whenua of a clearing in the forest and he proceeded through the dense bush and forest and discovered it for Europeans.
The Government surveyed the area in 1866-67. The original subdivision of Palmerston North was made in 1866, in the natural clearing in the Papaioea Forest, as found by Hartley. A township was laid out by J.T. Stewart, an employee of the Wellington Provincial Government.
Stewart's plan consisted of a series of wide and straight streets, laid out in a rectangular pattern, with the focal point being an open space of 17 acres (7 ha) subsequently known as The Square. Landmarks named after Stewart included Stewart Crescent in Palmerston North and Mt Stewart, near Sanson.
The four original streets meeting at the Square are now called Fitzherbert Avenue (from the south), Main Street East, Main Street West and Rangitikei Street. As the settlement grew, the forest diminished to make way for farms, and today virtually no remnant of it survives.
By 1877, when the Borough Council came into existence, Palmerston North was an isolated village in the midst of the native forest that covered inland Manawatu. The population was approximately 800 people and sawmilling was the main industry of the district. The arrival of the railway in 1886 saw an increase in the speed of growth, and by 1900 the population was 6,000. By this time the town was at the centre of a lucrative agricultural district.
In 1930, the population reached the 20,000 threshold and Palmerston North was officially proclaimed a city. Development was slow due to the great depression and World War II. An airport was established at Milson in 1936, which is now Palmerston North International Airport. After the war growth was rapid, with the population rising to over 50,000 by the mid 1970s.
The Geography
Palmerston North covers an area of 325.94 square kilometres (126 sq mi) and one million people live within a two-hour drive (200 km/120 mile radius). It is about 140 km (87 mi) north of the capital, Wellington, in the eastern part of the Manawatu Plains, and close to the northern bank of the Manawatu River. It is 35 km (22 mi) from the river's mouth and 12 km (7 mi) from the end of the Manawatu Gorge.
The official limits of the city take in rural areas to the south and north-east of the main urban area, extending to the Tararua Ranges and including the town of Ashhurst at the mouth of the Manawatu Gorge. This is a rich and fertile agricultural area.
Palmerston North's climate is temperate with maximum daytime temperatures averaging 22 °C (72 °F) in summer and 12 °C (54 °F) in winter. On average temperatures rise above 25 °C (77 °F) on 20 days of the year. Annual rainfall is approximately 960 mm (37.8 in) with rain occurring approximately 5% of the time. There are on average 200 rain-free days each year.
In the ranges that flank the city there is often sustained wind, especially in spring. Much of this land is within the city boundaries and these ranges has the reputation of providing the most consistent wind in the country. As a result, Palmerston North is under increasing tension between wind farm operators who want to build more renewable energy wind turbines and local residents who wish to continue to enjoy untouched scenery. Close to the city is the largest electricity-generating wind farm in the southern hemisphere, with 158 turbines in the Tararua and Ruahine Ranges providing power for approximately 30,000 homes.
Parks and Recreation
The city's main streets are arranged in a grid around The Square, a seven-hectare park of lawn, trees, lakes, fountains, and gardens in the centre of the city. This park contains the city's war memorial, a memorial to Te Peeti Te Awe Awe, the Rangitane chief who was instrumental in the sale of Palmerston North district to the government in 1865, and a clock tower whose illuminated cross was damaged in a storm in the first half of 2006. The damage to the cross and its subsequent removal rekindled a discussion about the appropriateness of a Christian symbol in the centre of a city whose citizens are of many cultures and religious backgrounds. The Maori name for the Square is Te Marae o Hine. Te Peeti Te Awe Awe was one member of a Maori contingent who gathered around 1878 to choose a Maori name for The Square. The meaning of the name is The Courtyard of the Daughter of Peace chosen in the hope that all people and all races would live together in enduring peace.There are a number of parks in the city. The foremost is the Victoria Esplanade along the northern bank of the Manawatu River, to the west of Fitzherbert Avenue. The esplanade includes gardens, children's play areas, an aviary, a miniature railway, walking tracks, and sports fields (Ongley-Manawaroa Park).
Information sourced from: Wikipedia and refrenced in our bibliography.
Weather Data Accuracy
The weather data displayed on the website comes wirelessly from outside sensors before being processed by Sanday Soft’s Cumulus software. The software bases weather forecasts upon current pressure readings. Usually pressure less than 1010hPa brings unsettled weather. Greater than 1010hPa brings settled weather. From 1020hPa, weather is generally sunny and calm. 1030hPa or more can bring changeable weather from fine sunny days to thunder storms.Cumulus also bases the forecast upon how quickly the pressure is rising or falling. Static pressure usually bring settled weather. Rapidly falling or rising pressure usually bring bad, uneasy weather.
Occasionally some figures may not be displayed accurately on the site. This is usually caused by a transmission error. We try to fix these errors as quickly as we can however sometimes the days extremes may be compromised until we can fix this problem.
Our forecast range can be viewed on our help page.
Disclaimer: The weather forecast on this site is only a prediction based the data gathered from the weather station. Use discretion when making weather based decisions.
Palmy Weather's References, Acknowledgements and Bibliography
Website Acknowledgements and References
We would like to thank all the people in New Zealand and around the world who made this website possible. And a big thank you to the online community at NZWeather Network and Cumulus Support Forum.The information for the dictionary was gathered from "The Weather Channel". Check out their glossary at http://www.weather.com/glossary/.
Information regarding the UV Index, how it works and how it affects New Zealanders was gathered from "SunSmart" New Zealand. Check out their website at http://www.sunsmart.org.nz/.
The information gathered for the about page was a summarised version About Palmerston North from Wikipedia. Check out the full artical at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmerston_North.
Horizons Regional Council provide the river level and predicted river forecast for our site. Check out their website at http://horizons.govt.nz.
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