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
editMotu 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
editMōtū 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
edit- ^ Hariss, Gavin. "Motu, Gisborne". topomap.co.nz. NZ Topo Map.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 1905, date range: 1991–2020)". NIWA. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Motu Ews". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent number: 1905)". NIWA. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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