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Rangiora receives 575.1 millimetres (22.64 in) of precipitation annually over 83.0 precipitation days, which is quite dry compared to some other cities in New Zealand. The wettest month is April, which receives 58.0 millimetres (2.28 in) and the most precipitation on average over 7.7 precipitation days is a tie between June and July.
Highest temperature: 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) Rangiora, ... in New Zealand involves historical, current and future changes ... map of weather stations around New Zealand;
11 January – Air New Zealand accepts delivery of its first McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jet. [6] 4 February – The details of the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement are announced [7] 7 February – A heat wave affects large parts of New Zealand. Rangiora reaches 42.4 °C (108.3 °F), the highest temperature recorded in New Zealand as of December 2023.
Twizel was the base for some of the Electricity Corporation of New Zealand operations workforce. In 1999, Meridian Energy, which had inherited the local assets, moved its operations base from Twizel to Christchurch. [8] In 2009, the community were consulted in a workshop to identify issues and gaps in services that residents felt existed.
Crossing the Macauley River, Lilybank Station, Canterbury, New Zealand, 1977. The gross domestic product (GDP) of the Canterbury region was estimated at NZ$44.2 billion in the year to March 2022, representing 12.4% of New Zealand's national GDP. The regional GDP per filled job was $126,733, 4.6% below the national average of $132,815.
Ophir, 27 kilometres or 17 miles away, holds the record for the lowest air temperature recorded – −21.6 °C or −6.9 °F in mid-1995 – but it also held the highest reading (35.2 °C or 95.4 °F in 1959) until 42.4 °C (108.3 °F) was recorded at Rangiora, in Canterbury in 1973.
Flaxton is in the middle of what was once the Rangiora swamp. Plans for the drainage of this swamp (4000 acres) were prepared, and the first two miles of main drain were cut in about 1860. Two years later another two and a half miles were added, and also several branch drains.