Wind - Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse - TRC

Wind direction and speed data is automatically sent from remote monitoring sites back to a council computer database.  The data is analysed and published to the website at approximately 15 and 45 minutes past each hour.  Please note that timestamps are in NZST (one hour behind during daylight saving).

Note:

  • The North Taranaki site "Uriti at Kaka Rd" is updated every four hours.
  • Wind direction at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in New Plymouth is currently faulty (8 Jul 2011).

This is provisional data only, and has not been checked by our quality assurance procedures.

Kapoaiaia at Lighthouse - TRC

Current values:

  • Max gust speed: 29.8 km/h (2012-05-24 12:30:00)
  • Wind direction: 218 ° (2012-05-24 12:30:00)
  • Wind speed: 17.5 km/h (2012-05-24 12:30:00)
Cape Egmont (Kapoaiaia at lighthouse)
Location (Map reference): P20: 755 143
Altitude: 10m
Records from site began: 1930
Mean Annual Rainfall: 1413mm
Other data at this site: (to be added)

For more information contact the Taranaki Regional Council:

Email: info@trc.govt.nz

Phone: 06 765 7127

Fax: 06 765 5097