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Alfredton, New Zealand

Coordinates: 40°40′47″S 175°51′36″E / 40.6798°S 175.8601°E / -40.6798; 175.8601
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The former St Aidan's Church at Alfredton is registered by Heritage New Zealand as a Category II structure, with registration number 3972[1]

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

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Alfredton School is a co-educational state primary school for Year 1 to 8 students,[2][3] with a roll of 32 as of August 2024.[4]

Climate

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Climate data for Alfredton (1991–2020)
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

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  1. ^ "St Aidan's Anglican Church (Former)". New Zealand Heritage List/Rārangi Kōrero. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Official School Website". alfredton.school.nz.
  3. ^ "Ministry of Education School Profile". educationcounts.govt.nz. Ministry of Education.
  4. ^ "Education Review Office Report". ero.govt.nz. Education Review Office.
  5. ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Alfredton Raws, Alfredton,Tawataia". NIWA. Retrieved 20 May 2024.