Kiwiagogoland

Much is made of the regular winds that come around the time of the equinox. The north westers are renowned for howling their way across the country. This year is no exception as we were subjected to 120 kmh winds overnight, which brought down a tree in our front garden. Luckily its smaller uper branches were the only things to come into contact with the house itself, so there was no damage. It could have been worse had it have fallen 10 degrees left, it would have taken out a window.

The wind still amazes me here, not due to its strength, but to the effect it has on the days temperatures. Yesterday in Dunedin it was 15C, but overnight it reached 18C, purley due to the warmth carried on the subtropical NW'er. Had it have been W or E the temp would have been 6-8C and had it have been Southerly, the temp would have dropped to around 0C