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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 8:03am

The sun sets at 5:02pm

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Moon

Age: 24.1 days

Stage : Waxing Crescent

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

Forecast for 2pm
Mostly Cloudy. Temperature around 9.9°C, Wind Chill 8.3°C, Humidity 87%. Snow level 1,651 meters.

Forecast for 3pm
Clear. Temperature around 10.4°C, Wind Chill 8.5°C, Humidity 83%. Snow level 1,720 meters.

Forecast for 4pm
Clear. Temperature around 10.1°C, Wind Chill 8.2°C, Humidity 82%. Snow level 1,747 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
- 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 some Discus fish and a few other fish. I monitor the temperature with a Dallas DS18B20 one wire sensor and store this in a database
View Aquarium Temperature...

I have created a power monitor for the aquarium that shows the power usage over time - I record the power in watts once per minute.
View Aquarium Power...
Other Info...
Other Information
Temperatures
- Aquarium
- Bedroom
- Garage
- Garden
- Lounge
- Wine Cellar
Canterbury
- Pollution
New Zealand
- Fire Risk
- Tides
Miscellaneous
Some Personal Projects

House Power Usage - I have created a small monitoring circuit that counts the flashes on the outside meter and stores this in a database.
View Current House Usage...
Contact

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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

2:00pm	Mostly Cloudy	9.9°C	8.3°C	1020.9 hPa	87%	24 km	0.4 - low	1,651 meters	1,651 meters	12 kph NE
2:30pm	Fair to Partly Cloudy	10.2°C	8.4°C	1020.6 hPa	85%	24 km	0.4 - low	1,655 meters	1,655 meters	13 kph NE
3:00pm	Clear	10.4°C	8.5°C	1020.4 hPa	83%	23 km	0.2 - low	1,720 meters	1,720 meters	14 kph NE
3:30pm	Clear	10.3°C	8.4°C	1020.3 hPa	82%	23 km	0.1 - low	1,744 meters	1,744 meters	14 kph NE
4:00pm	Clear	10.1°C	8.2°C	1020.3 hPa	82%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,747 meters	1,747 meters	14 kph NE
4:30pm	Clear	9.7°C	7.7°C	1020.3 hPa	83%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,761 meters	1,761 meters	14 kph NE
5:00pm	Clear	9.1°C	7.1°C	1020.3 hPa	85%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,772 meters	1,772 meters	13 kph NE
5:30pm	Clear, Light Dew	8.6°C	6.5°C	1020.4 hPa	86%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,781 meters	1,781 meters	13 kph NE
6:00pm	Clear, Light Dew	8.1°C	5.9°C	1020.6 hPa	88%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,788 meters	1,788 meters	12 kph NE
6:30pm	Clear, Moderate Dew	7.6°C	5.4°C	1020.6 hPa	89%	23 km	0.0 - low	1,801 meters	1,801 meters	12 kph NE
7:00pm	Clear, Moderate Dew	7.2°C	5.0°C	1020.7 hPa	91%	20 km	0.0 - low	1,818 meters	1,818 meters	12 kph NE
7:30pm	Clear, Heavy Dew	6.9°C	4.6°C	1020.7 hPa	92%	17 km	0.0 - low	1,835 meters	1,835 meters	12 kph NE
8:00pm	Clear, Light Fog	6.6°C	4.2°C	1020.6 hPa	93%	14 km	0.0 - low	1,852 meters	1,852 meters	12 kph NE
8:30pm	Clear, Light Fog	6.3°C	3.9°C	1020.5 hPa	94%	11 km	0.0 - low	1,870 meters	1,870 meters	12 kph NE
9:00pm	Clear, Light Fog	6.1°C	3.5°C	1020.4 hPa	95%	9 km	0.0 - low	1,889 meters	1,889 meters	12 kph NE
9:30pm	Clear, Light Fog	5.9°C	3.3°C	1020.2 hPa	96%	7 km	0.0 - low	1,912 meters	1,912 meters	12 kph NE
10:00pm	Clear, Light Fog	5.7°C	3.2°C	1020.0 hPa	96%	6 km	0.0 - low	1,919 meters	1,919 meters	12 kph NE
10:30pm	Clear/Fair, Light Fog	5.6°C	3.1°C	1019.9 hPa	97%	5 km	0.0 - low	1,949 meters	1,949 meters	12 kph NE
11:00pm	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	5.5°C	3.0°C	1019.7 hPa	97%	4 km	0.0 - low	1,977 meters	1,977 meters	11 kph NE
11:30pm	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	5.3°C	2.9°C	1019.6 hPa	98%	3 km	0.0 - low	2,006 meters	2,006 meters	11 kph NE
12:00am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	5.2°C	2.5°C	1019.4 hPa	98%	4 km	0.0 - low	2,034 meters	2,034 meters	12 kph NE
12:30am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	5.1°C	2.4°C	1019.2 hPa	98%	4 km	0.0 - low	2,061 meters	2,061 meters	12 kph NE
1:00am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	5.0°C	2.3°C	1019.0 hPa	98%	3 km	0.0 - low	2,068 meters	2,068 meters	12 kph NE
1:30am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	4.9°C	2.1°C	1018.7 hPa	98%	3 km	0.0 - low	2,097 meters	2,097 meters	12 kph NE
2:00am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	4.9°C	2.0°C	1018.4 hPa	98%	3 km	0.0 - low	2,124 meters	2,124 meters	13 kph NE
2:30am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	4.8°C	1.9°C	1018.1 hPa	98%	3 km	0.0 - low	2,148 meters	2,148 meters	13 kph NE
3:00am	Clear/Fair, Moderate Fog	4.7°C	1.7°C	1017.8 hPa	98%	4 km	0.0 - low	2,171 meters	2,171 meters	13 kph NE
3:30am	Fair, Light Fog	4.7°C	1.6°C	1017.4 hPa	98%	4 km	0.0 - low	2,160 meters	2,160 meters	14 kph NE
4:00am	Fair, Light Fog	4.6°C	1.4°C	1017.1 hPa	98%	5 km	0.0 - low	2,159 meters	2,159 meters	15 kph NE
4:30am	Fair, Light Fog	4.6°C	1.2°C	1016.7 hPa	98%	5 km	0.0 - low	2,157 meters	2,157 meters	15 kph N
5:00am	Fair, Light Fog	4.9°C	1.5°C	1016.4 hPa	95%	10 km	0.0 - low	2,225 meters	2,225 meters	16 kph N
5:30am	Fair, Light Fog	5.2°C	1.8°C	1016.2 hPa	93%	15 km	0.0 - low	2,176 meters	2,176 meters	17 kph N
6:00am	Fair, Heavy Dew	5.4°C	2.0°C	1016.0 hPa	91%	19 km	0.0 - low	2,162 meters	2,162 meters	17 kph N
6:30am	Fair to Partly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	5.6°C	2.2°C	1015.7 hPa	89%	22 km	0.0 - low	2,162 meters	2,162 meters	18 kph N
7:00am	Fair to Partly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	5.8°C	2.4°C	1015.4 hPa	87%	25 km	0.0 - low	2,169 meters	2,169 meters	18 kph N
7:30am	Partly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	6.0°C	2.6°C	1015.2 hPa	86%	25 km	0.0 - low	2,188 meters	2,188 meters	17 kph N
8:00am	Partly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	6.1°C	2.8°C	1015.0 hPa	84%	25 km	0.0 - low	2,210 meters	2,210 meters	17 kph N
8:30am	Partly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	6.4°C	3.2°C	1014.8 hPa	83%	25 km	0.0 - low	2,234 meters	2,234 meters	18 kph N
9:00am	Mostly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	7.2°C	4.1°C	1014.5 hPa	79%	25 km	0.1 - low	2,261 meters	2,261 meters	18 kph N
9:30am	Mostly Cloudy, Heavy Dew	8.2°C	5.3°C	1014.5 hPa	75%	25 km	0.2 - low	2,272 meters	2,272 meters	18 kph N
10:00am	Mostly Cloudy, Moderate Dew	9.4°C	6.8°C	1014.4 hPa	70%	26 km	0.3 - low	2,272 meters	2,272 meters	19 kph N
10:30am	Mostly Cloudy, Drizzle	10.4°C	8.0°C	1014.3 hPa	66%	23 km	0.4 - low	2,258 meters	2,096 meters	19 kph N
11:00am	Mostly Cloudy, Drizzle	11.1°C	8.9°C	1014.1 hPa	64%	23 km	0.5 - low	2,281 meters	2,118 meters	19 kph N
11:30am	Mostly Cloudy, Light Dew	12.0°C	9.9°C	1013.7 hPa	62%	26 km	0.6 - low	2,295 meters	2,295 meters	20 kph N
12:00pm	Mostly Cloudy	12.8°C	10.9°C	1013.3 hPa	59%	26 km	0.6 - low	2,275 meters	2,275 meters	20 kph N
12:30pm	Mostly Cloudy	13.3°C	11.6°C	1012.9 hPa	57%	26 km	0.6 - low	2,268 meters	2,268 meters	21 kph N
1:00pm	Mostly Cloudy	13.8°C	12.0°C	1012.6 hPa	55%	27 km	0.6 - low	2,266 meters	2,266 meters	22 kph N
1:30pm	Cloudy, Drizzle	13.9°C	12.2°C	1012.2 hPa	55%	22 km	0.4 - low	2,246 meters	2,024 meters	23 kph N