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Table 3 Correlations (expressed as R values) between observed mean daily maximum and minimum temperatures averaged by month, and estimates from either VCSN points or nearest NIWA meteorological stations, including some alternative localisations

From: Comparison between meteorological data from the New Zealand National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) and data from independent meteorological stations

Type

Maximum temperature

Minimum temperature

Raw VCSN

0.97

0.98

Lapsed VCSN

0.98

0.97

Norton VCSN

0.98

0.97

Raw NIWA station

0.96

0.91

Lapsed NIWA station

0.97

0.90

Norton NIWA station

0.97

0.91