Medbury is a rural locality in the Canterbury region of New Zealand's South Island, situated near the Hurunui River and State Highway 7. There is no longer a significant population base forming a township, just rural properties.
On 15 December 1884, the railway line was extended to Medbury Waikari was opened to Medbury, which remained the terminus for just over a year until the line was further extended to Culverden on 8 February 1886. Initially, the line was intended to become the Main North Line to Nelson and Blenheim, but a coastal route via Parnassus and Kaikōura was chosen. The line through Medbury had its furthest terminus in Waiau and it became known as the Waiau Branch. Medbury station had a loading bank, stockyards, and a water tank for steam locomotives, and a goods shed was installed in 1924. The station was closed due to low traffic in 1974, with the line's closure taking place on 15 January 1978. The goods shed still stands, relocated to a farmer's paddock.
Climate data for Medbury (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1927–1991, 2016–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 37.9 (100.2) | 36.0 (96.8) | 32.8 (91.0) | 29.4 (84.9) | 25.7 (78.3) | 23.9 (75.0) | 20.2 (68.4) | 22.8 (73.0) | 27.5 (81.5) | 29.1 (84.4) | 31.1 (88.0) | 33.1 (91.6) | 37.9 (100.2) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 23.4 (74.1) | 23.4 (74.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.6 (63.7) | 14.8 (58.6) | 11.6 (52.9) | 11.4 (52.5) | 12.9 (55.2) | 14.8 (58.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 18.9 (66.0) | 21.2 (70.2) | 17.3 (63.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 17.1 (62.8) | 16.9 (62.4) | 14.5 (58.1) | 11.4 (52.5) | 9.0 (48.2) | 6.0 (42.8) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.2 (45.0) | 9.3 (48.7) | 11.2 (52.2) | 13.2 (55.8) | 15.3 (59.5) | 11.4 (52.5) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.9 (51.6) | 10.3 (50.5) | 8.1 (46.6) | 5.1 (41.2) | 3.3 (37.9) | 0.4 (32.7) | 0.2 (32.4) | 1.4 (34.5) | 3.8 (38.8) | 5.3 (41.5) | 7.4 (45.3) | 9.4 (48.9) | 5.5 (41.8) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.1 (30.0) | −0.6 (30.9) | −2.0 (28.4) | −5.6 (21.9) | −8.3 (17.1) | −10.0 (14.0) | −13.3 (8.1) | −9.2 (15.4) | −6.7 (19.9) | −5.3 (22.5) | −3.3 (26.1) | −1.2 (29.8) | −13.3 (8.1) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 40.0 (1.57) | 37.5 (1.48) | 57.1 (2.25) | 53.1 (2.09) | 59.3 (2.33) | 50.7 (2.00) | 57.1 (2.25) | 73.1 (2.88) | 49.8 (1.96) | 57.9 (2.28) | 41.2 (1.62) | 42.0 (1.65) | 618.8 (24.36) |
Source: NIWA (rainfall 1971–2000) [1] |
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