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The site is hosted at my house in Cashmere, Christchurch and I do my best to have it online 100% of the time. There are times however that it could be offline such as after applying patches, power loss, internet issues etc. If you like what I have done please let me know via the contact menu item.
Canterbury Quake Live

During 2010 and 2011 Canterbury was hit by 3 major earthquakes

Canterbury is home to approx 560,000 residents and all have felt the violent shaking from the earthquakes. Over 422,000 claims have been made for buildings with the Earthquake Commission

4 September, 2010

4:35am

Magnitude 7.1

22 February, 2011

12:51pm

Magnitude 6.3

13 June, 2011

2:20pm

Magnitude 6.4

Although you may think there was only 3 earthquakes there have infact been more than 13,000 registered earthquake events since September 4, 2010 (most have been small). The earth is settling down now and people are getting back to a normal routine although there is a long way to go until it is a thing of the past.

Visit Canterbury Quake Live for live and up to date information on the Canterbury Earthquakes.
Streaming Webcam
Live Streaming Webcam

You can view the live streaming web cam about as fast as I can deliver it with my internet connection.
- View Live Stream
- Mouse Animation
Sun & Moon

Sun

The sun rises at 6:08am

The sun sets at 9:09pm

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Moon

Age: 2.2 days

Stage : Waning Crescent

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Sky Conditions
Sky Conditions
- Sunshine Today
- Daylight Map
- Sky Clarity
- Cloud Animation
- Cloud Map
- UV
- Lightning Map
- Air Quality
- Air Quality Earth
Northern Lights forecast from Aurora Service Europe.
Forecast
The forecast is generated hourly between 5am and 10pm every day

Forecast for 5am
Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle. Temperature around 13.0°C, Wind Chill 13.0°C, Humidity 94%. Snow level 2,371 meters.

Forecast for 6am
Dense Overcast, Light Rain. Temperature around 12.9°C, Wind Chill 12.9°C, Humidity 95%. Snow level 2,101 meters.

Forecast for 7am
Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle. Temperature around 13.0°C, Wind Chill 13.0°C, Humidity 95%. Snow level 2,376 meters.

Detailed Forcasts
- Hourly Forecasts
- Daily Forecasts
Wind
Wind

The weather station is located on the roof of my house, but the site is quite sheltered from the wind. As such the wind is not a good indicator (except for me) of the wind in Christchurch.
- Wind Speed
- Wind Map
Rain
Rain

Rain is detected by two sensors on the weather system. A rain tipping bucket and also an electronic rain sensor which is part of my cloud sensor. The rain tipping bucket records the actual rain amount in 0.2mm amounts while the electronic rain sensor is used to detect intensity and to detect rainfall earlier than the tipping bucket.

Rain Radar - The rain radar shows any rain over New Zealand. You can also animate the display over the previous 24 hours which shows how the rain is moving over the country.
- Intensity Map
- Daily Chart
- Monthly Chart
- Monthly Variation
- Cloud Sensor
History
History

Summary
- Today
- Yesterday
- Daily
- Monthly
- On this Day
Graphs
- Temp. Daily
- Temp. Monthly
- Rain Daily
- Rain Monthly
- Solar Monthly
Aquarium

Aquarium

I have an aquarium with only a few fish at the moment. I monitor the temperature with a Dallas DS18B20 one wire sensor and store this in a database. There is also a web camera on it although it is a bit low quality at the moment.
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Other Info...
Other Information
Temperatures
- Aquarium
- Bedroom
- Garage
- Garden
- Lounge
- Wine Cellar
Canterbury
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New Zealand
- Fire Risk
- Tides
Miscellaneous
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- About this weather site
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1/2 Hourly Forecast for the next 24 Hours

Icon	Time	Conditions	Temp	Wind Chill	Pressure	Humidity	Visibility	UV Index	Freezing Level	Snow Level	Wind

5:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.0°C	13.0°C	1005.7 hPa	94%	9 km	0.0 - low	2,371 meters	2,371 meters	4 kph SE
5:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.0°C	13.0°C	1005.6 hPa	94%	8 km	0.0 - low	2,372 meters	2,101 meters	4 kph SE
6:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	12.9°C	12.9°C	1005.6 hPa	95%	7 km	0.0 - low	2,374 meters	2,101 meters	4 kph SE
6:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	12.9°C	12.9°C	1005.6 hPa	96%	8 km	0.0 - low	2,376 meters	2,376 meters	4 kph SE
7:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.0°C	13.0°C	1005.7 hPa	95%	9 km	0.0 - low	2,376 meters	2,376 meters	4 kph SE
7:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.1°C	13.1°C	1005.7 hPa	94%	10 km	0.1 - low	2,369 meters	2,369 meters	4 kph SE
8:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.2°C	13.2°C	1005.7 hPa	94%	11 km	0.2 - low	2,361 meters	2,361 meters	4 kph SE
8:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.3°C	13.3°C	1005.8 hPa	93%	9 km	0.3 - low	2,356 meters	2,060 meters	4 kph SE
9:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.2°C	13.2°C	1005.9 hPa	94%	8 km	0.5 - low	2,351 meters	2,054 meters	4 kph SE
9:30am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.2°C	13.2°C	1006.0 hPa	94%	10 km	0.7 - low	2,348 meters	2,348 meters	4 kph SE
10:00am	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.3°C	13.3°C	1006.1 hPa	93%	11 km	1.0 - low	2,347 meters	2,347 meters	4 kph SE
10:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	13.5°C	13.5°C	1006.2 hPa	92%	12 km	1.4 - low	2,342 meters	2,342 meters	4 kph SE
11:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	13.7°C	13.7°C	1006.3 hPa	91%	13 km	1.7 - low	2,337 meters	2,337 meters	5 kph SE
11:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.8°C	13.8°C	1006.3 hPa	90%	10 km	2.1 - moderate	2,334 meters	2,015 meters	5 kph SSW
12:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.7°C	13.7°C	1006.3 hPa	91%	10 km	2.3 - moderate	2,328 meters	2,007 meters	5 kph SSW
12:30pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	13.8°C	13.8°C	1006.1 hPa	91%	13 km	2.5 - moderate	2,328 meters	2,328 meters	5 kph SSW
1:00pm	Dense Overcast, Chance Drizzle	14.0°C	14.0°C	1005.8 hPa	89%	14 km	2.8 - moderate	2,329 meters	2,329 meters	6 kph SSW
1:30pm	Dense Overcast	14.4°C	14.4°C	1005.7 hPa	87%	14 km	2.9 - moderate	2,323 meters	2,323 meters	6 kph SSW
2:00pm	Dense Overcast	14.7°C	14.7°C	1005.7 hPa	84%	14 km	3.0 - moderate	2,315 meters	2,315 meters	7 kph SSW
2:30pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	14.9°C	14.9°C	1005.7 hPa	83%	11 km	2.8 - moderate	2,310 meters	2,018 meters	7 kph SSW
3:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	14.7°C	14.7°C	1005.7 hPa	84%	11 km	2.7 - moderate	2,297 meters	2,007 meters	7 kph SSW
3:30pm	Dense Overcast	14.8°C	14.7°C	1005.8 hPa	84%	15 km	2.5 - moderate	2,289 meters	2,289 meters	8 kph SSW
4:00pm	Dense Overcast	15.1°C	15.0°C	1006.0 hPa	82%	15 km	2.2 - moderate	2,287 meters	2,287 meters	8 kph SSW
4:30pm	Dense Overcast	15.3°C	15.1°C	1006.1 hPa	80%	15 km	1.8 - low	2,270 meters	2,270 meters	9 kph SSW
5:00pm	Dense Overcast	15.4°C	15.2°C	1006.2 hPa	79%	15 km	1.4 - low	2,251 meters	2,251 meters	10 kph SSW
5:30pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	15.3°C	14.9°C	1006.4 hPa	80%	11 km	1.0 - low	2,234 meters	1,928 meters	10 kph SSW
6:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	14.8°C	14.3°C	1006.6 hPa	83%	11 km	0.7 - low	2,210 meters	1,903 meters	11 kph SSW
6:30pm	Dense Overcast	14.5°C	13.8°C	1006.9 hPa	85%	16 km	0.5 - low	2,190 meters	2,190 meters	12 kph SSW
7:00pm	Dense Overcast	14.5°C	13.8°C	1007.2 hPa	84%	16 km	0.3 - low	2,178 meters	2,178 meters	12 kph SSW
7:30pm	Dense Overcast	14.5°C	13.7°C	1007.6 hPa	83%	16 km	0.1 - low	2,159 meters	2,159 meters	12 kph SSW
8:00pm	Dense Overcast	14.4°C	13.7°C	1008.1 hPa	83%	16 km	0.1 - low	2,140 meters	2,140 meters	12 kph SSW
8:30pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	14.2°C	13.4°C	1008.6 hPa	84%	13 km	0.0 - low	2,123 meters	1,863 meters	12 kph SSW
9:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	13.7°C	12.8°C	1009.0 hPa	87%	13 km	0.0 - low	2,097 meters	1,838 meters	12 kph SSW
9:30pm	Dense Overcast	13.4°C	12.5°C	1009.4 hPa	88%	16 km	0.0 - low	2,073 meters	2,073 meters	12 kph SSW
10:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	13.3°C	12.4°C	1009.7 hPa	88%	16 km	0.0 - low	2,059 meters	2,059 meters	12 kph SSW
10:30pm	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	13.3°C	12.3°C	1009.9 hPa	88%	16 km	0.0 - low	2,040 meters	2,040 meters	12 kph SSW
11:00pm	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	13.2°C	12.2°C	1010.2 hPa	87%	16 km	0.0 - low	2,024 meters	2,024 meters	12 kph SSW
11:30pm	Dense Overcast, Drizzle	13.0°C	12.1°C	1010.4 hPa	88%	14 km	0.0 - low	2,013 meters	1,779 meters	12 kph SSW
12:00am	Dense Overcast, Drizzle	12.8°C	11.7°C	1010.6 hPa	89%	14 km	0.0 - low	1,993 meters	1,758 meters	12 kph SSW
12:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	12.6°C	11.5°C	1010.9 hPa	90%	16 km	0.0 - low	1,975 meters	1,975 meters	11 kph SSW
1:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	12.6°C	11.5°C	1011.2 hPa	90%	16 km	0.0 - low	1,969 meters	1,969 meters	11 kph SSW
1:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	12.5°C	11.5°C	1011.3 hPa	89%	16 km	0.0 - low	1,954 meters	1,954 meters	11 kph SSW
2:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	12.5°C	11.4°C	1011.4 hPa	89%	17 km	0.0 - low	1,939 meters	1,939 meters	11 kph SSW
2:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	12.3°C	11.3°C	1011.5 hPa	89%	12 km	0.0 - low	1,932 meters	1,628 meters	11 kph SSW
3:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Rain	12.0°C	10.8°C	1011.6 hPa	92%	11 km	0.0 - low	1,909 meters	1,602 meters	11 kph SSW
3:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	11.8°C	10.6°C	1011.6 hPa	93%	13 km	0.0 - low	1,888 meters	1,888 meters	11 kph SSW
4:00am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	11.8°C	10.6°C	1011.6 hPa	92%	14 km	0.0 - low	1,884 meters	1,884 meters	11 kph SSW
4:30am	Dense Overcast, Light Dew	11.8°C	10.7°C	1011.8 hPa	91%	15 km	0.0 - low	1,875 meters	1,875 meters	11 kph SSW