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Beaumont is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River / Mata-Au six kilometres southeast of Raes Junction, between Roxburgh and Balclutha. Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by State Highway 8.[1]
Beaumont was named for Beaumont Burn, probably about 1857.[2]
For eleven years, Beaumont served as the terminus of a branch line railway that ran from a junction with the Main South Line at Milton. The railway reached Beaumont in 1914; an extension to Millers Flat was opened in 1925. The line was ultimately reached Roxburgh as the Roxburgh Branch, operating until 1968.[3] Relics of the railway still remain, including a stock yard and a bridge over the Beaumont River.
Climate
edit| Climate data for Beaumont (1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.6 (70.9) |
21.3 (70.3) |
19.3 (66.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
9.5 (49.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
12.1 (53.8) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.7 (62.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
20.0 (68.0) |
16.0 (60.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 15.6 (60.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
13.4 (56.1) |
10.8 (51.4) |
7.8 (46.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
4.3 (39.7) |
6.4 (43.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.7 (51.3) |
12.5 (54.5) |
14.2 (57.6) |
10.4 (50.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 9.5 (49.1) |
9.1 (48.4) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.9 (40.8) |
3.0 (37.4) |
0.2 (32.4) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
0.7 (33.3) |
2.9 (37.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
8.5 (47.3) |
4.7 (40.5) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 102.0 (4.02) |
105.7 (4.16) |
105.1 (4.14) |
70.8 (2.79) |
122.0 (4.80) |
58.5 (2.30) |
107.5 (4.23) |
66.2 (2.61) |
91.1 (3.59) |
81.2 (3.20) |
75.9 (2.99) |
94.8 (3.73) |
1,080.8 (42.56) |
| Source: NIWA[4] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "New Beaumont bridge design begins". Otago Daily Times. 23 June 2018. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ Reed, A.W. (2002) The Reed dictionary of New Zealand place names. Auckland: Reed Books. ISBN 0-790-00761-4.
- ^ "Story: Otago Places". Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand.
- ^ "CliFlo – National Climate Database : Beaumont N.Z.F.S." NIWA. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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