Winchmore
Winchmore is a locality in the Ashburton District, situated on the Canterbury Plains in the South Island of New Zealand.
Winchmore lies roughly 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of Ashburton, the largest town in the district, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Methven. It is a farming area on State Highway 77, neighbouring Greenstreet, Mitcham, and Lauriston. It consists mostly of private farmland.
Winchmore is the location of the Winchmore Gardens, a large garden that has existed since 1853,[2] when it was established as part of Winchmore Station by George Hart. While Hart's original 8,000-hectare (20,000-acre) claim on the Ashburton River's north bank no longer remains, the gardens are still maintained. They are currently 1.8 hectares (4.4 acres) in area,[3] and contain oaks, wellingtonia, sycamore, cherry, willow, and poplar trees that were planted in the 19th century.[2]
Winchmore has a community hall and a research weather station. Its primary school closed in 1927.
Climate
| Climate data for Winchmore (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1949–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 35.9 (96.6) |
38.5 (101.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
28.1 (82.6) |
26.9 (80.4) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.0 (71.6) |
23.6 (74.5) |
27.4 (81.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.9 (91.2) |
38.5 (101.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.1 (68.2) |
17.1 (62.8) |
14.4 (57.9) |
11.5 (52.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.8 (58.6) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.7 (69.3) |
16.8 (62.2) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.4 (61.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
14.3 (57.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
9.0 (48.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
7.2 (45.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
11.0 (51.8) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.2 (52.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 10.5 (50.9) |
10.4 (50.7) |
8.6 (47.5) |
6.0 (42.8) |
3.5 (38.3) |
1.1 (34.0) |
0.4 (32.7) |
1.9 (35.4) |
3.6 (38.5) |
5.3 (41.5) |
6.8 (44.2) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.6 (42.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−1.8 (28.8) |
−3.1 (26.4) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
−7.8 (18.0) |
−7.7 (18.1) |
−7.2 (19.0) |
−6.2 (20.8) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−2.1 (28.2) |
0.4 (32.7) |
−8.4 (16.9) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 58.6 (2.31) |
56.2 (2.21) |
58.1 (2.29) |
70.5 (2.78) |
61.5 (2.42) |
67.9 (2.67) |
63.8 (2.51) |
58.8 (2.31) |
51.5 (2.03) |
57.9 (2.28) |
60.6 (2.39) |
62.6 (2.46) |
728 (28.66) |
| Source: NIWA [4] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ "Aotearoa Data Explorer". Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b "Winchmore Gardens". Canterbury Horticultural Society. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ Lovell-Smith, Mary (18 December 2020). "Three generations, one garden". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
- ^ "CliFlo -The National Climate Database (Agent numbers: 4764, 42899)". NIWA. Retrieved 19 April 2025.