Alfredton, New Zealand
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Alfredton is a farming community in the southern North Island of New Zealand. It is located to the southeast of Eketāhuna. 40°40′47″S 175°51′36″E / 40.6798°S 175.8601°E / -40.6798; 175.8601 Alfredton has a school, church, a 9-hole golf course, community domain and a community hall.
The town is named after Prince Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha who was the second son and fourth child of Queen Victoria.
Education
Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[2][3] with a roll of 35 as of February 2024.[4]
Climate
Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 22.4 (72.3) | 23.0 (73.4) | 21.0 (69.8) | 18.1 (64.6) | 15.3 (59.5) | 12.5 (54.5) | 12.1 (53.8) | 13.0 (55.4) | 14.7 (58.5) | 16.5 (61.7) | 18.4 (65.1) | 20.9 (69.6) | 17.3 (63.2) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 16.9 (62.4) | 17.3 (63.1) | 15.5 (59.9) | 12.9 (55.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 8.0 (46.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 8.4 (47.1) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.2 (54.0) | 13.5 (56.3) | 15.7 (60.3) | 12.4 (54.4) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 11.5 (52.7) | 11.7 (53.1) | 10.0 (50.0) | 7.8 (46.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 3.5 (38.3) | 3.7 (38.7) | 3.9 (39.0) | 5.8 (42.4) | 7.9 (46.2) | 8.7 (47.7) | 10.4 (50.7) | 7.6 (45.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 76 (3.0) | 58 (2.3) | 73 (2.9) | 97 (3.8) | 127 (5.0) | 122 (4.8) | 141 (5.6) | 118 (4.6) | 101 (4.0) | 103 (4.1) | 91 (3.6) | 108 (4.3) | 1,215 (48) |
Source: NIWA (rain 1951–1980)[5] |
References
- ^ "St Aidan's Anglican Church (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Official School Website". alfredton.school.nz.
- ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
- ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Alfredton Raws, Alfredton,Tawataia". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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