New Zealand February-March Temperature Reconstruction ----------------------------------------------------------------------- World Data Center for Paleoclimatology, Boulder ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCES WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!! NAME OF DATA SET: New Zealand February-March Temperature Reconstruction CONTRIBUTORS: Limin Xiong, Jonathan G. Palmer IGBP PAGES/WDCA CONTRIBUTION SERIES NUMBER: 2000-018 SUGGESTED DATA CITATION: Limin Xiong and Jonathan G. Palmer, 2000, New Zealand February-March Temperature Reconstruction. International Tree-Ring Data Bank. IGBP PAGES/World Data Center-A for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series #2000-018. NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA. ORIGINAL REFERENCE: Xiong, L.; Palmer, J.G. 2000. Reconstruction of New Zealand Temperatures Back to AD 1720 Using Libocedrus bidwillii Tree-Rings. Climatic Change 45(2): 339-359. FUNDING SOURCES: New Zealand Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (Contract UOA 814) Lincoln University Doctoral Scholarship Gordon Williams Postgraduate Fellowship LAST UPDATE: 3/2000 (Original receipt by WDC-A Paleo) GEOGRAPHIC REGION: New Zealand PERIOD OF RECORD: 1720-1987 DESCRIPTION: The data consists of average February-March temperature and its' upper and lower 90% confidence interval. These data are given in degrees centigrade which derived from 11 New Zealand cedar (Libocedrus bidwillii Hook. f.) ring width chronologies. DATA: Year Lower Feb-Mar upper 90% temp. 90% interval interval 1720 16.588 16.953 17.428 1721 16.141 16.545 16.784 1722 16.111 16.359 16.644 1723 15.704 16.059 16.636 1724 15.432 15.974 16.339 1725 15.122 15.519 15.890 1726 15.361 15.655 16.120 1727 15.139 15.523 16.000 1728 15.660 16.271 16.748 1729 16.770 17.231 17.734 1730 15.052 15.407 16.072 1731 16.117 16.630 17.438 1732 14.993 15.552 16.048 1733 15.466 16.010 16.428 1734 15.520 15.803 16.197 1735 15.400 15.697 15.920 1736 15.253 15.765 16.136 1737 16.301 16.605 16.892 1738 15.448 15.714 16.131 1739 14.470 15.062 15.475 1740 15.963 16.311 16.642 1741 16.355 16.713 17.173 1742 14.938 15.369 15.962 1743 15.325 15.693 15.998 1744 15.681 16.304 16.735 1745 14.869 15.486 15.930 1746 15.593 16.188 16.583 1747 15.410 15.730 16.035 1748 15.053 15.223 15.472 1749 14.866 15.287 15.646 1750 16.188 16.492 16.837 1751 14.873 15.150 15.545 1752 16.087 16.488 16.959 1753 15.601 15.988 16.319 1754 15.227 15.722 16.296 1755 15.461 15.945 16.328 1756 15.791 16.131 16.509 1757 15.164 15.629 16.136 1758 15.568 15.915 16.206 1759 15.378 15.819 16.164 1760 14.838 15.103 15.414 1761 14.867 15.524 15.815 1762 14.934 15.366 15.727 1763 16.072 16.308 16.575 1764 15.319 15.612 15.846 1765 15.462 16.012 16.339 1766 15.233 15.434 15.865 1767 15.928 16.485 16.835 1768 15.509 15.996 16.596 1769 15.472 15.972 16.425 1770 16.036 16.400 16.801 1771 15.681 16.244 16.575 1772 14.481 14.917 15.195 1773 15.193 15.678 16.447 1774 15.417 15.640 15.963 1775 14.594 15.060 15.440 1776 15.432 15.742 16.161 1777 15.451 15.772 16.265 1778 15.798 16.163 16.443 1779 16.096 16.432 16.949 1780 15.513 16.017 16.482 1781 15.522 15.920 16.298 1782 15.522 15.873 16.197 1783 15.066 15.460 15.789 1784 15.179 15.840 16.402 1785 15.392 15.847 16.200 1786 14.922 15.305 15.639 1787 15.853 16.240 16.600 1788 15.733 16.220 16.433 1789 15.070 15.320 15.604 1790 16.274 16.766 16.968 1791 15.222 15.617 16.046 1792 15.750 16.004 16.347 1793 15.680 16.031 16.407 1794 15.003 15.531 15.917 1795 15.169 15.569 16.030 1796 16.112 16.428 16.718 1797 15.634 16.116 16.718 1798 15.449 15.813 16.271 1799 15.429 15.772 16.151 1800 15.380 15.895 16.229 1801 15.429 16.029 16.553 1802 15.544 15.909 16.355 1803 15.937 16.339 16.831 1804 14.432 14.773 15.240 1805 15.063 15.814 16.443 1806 15.580 16.019 16.517 1807 15.644 15.959 16.439 1808 15.891 16.180 16.596 1809 15.657 15.999 16.370 1810 15.117 15.624 16.036 1811 15.786 16.098 16.405 1812 15.470 15.798 16.355 1813 15.969 16.383 16.791 1814 16.246 16.475 16.810 1815 15.188 15.554 16.019 1816 15.625 16.090 16.320 1817 16.291 16.664 16.913 1818 15.011 15.258 15.597 1819 15.140 15.665 15.952 1820 16.215 16.625 17.020 1821 15.205 15.590 15.933 1822 15.548 16.044 16.371 1823 16.214 16.593 16.849 1824 14.611 15.173 15.548 1825 15.608 15.926 16.240 1826 16.346 16.772 17.138 1827 15.005 15.342 15.726 1828 14.677 15.130 15.548 1829 15.614 15.950 16.318 1830 16.466 16.891 17.269 1831 14.979 15.389 15.801 1832 15.572 16.041 16.501 1833 15.880 16.198 16.511 1834 14.983 15.238 15.582 1835 16.055 16.379 16.719 1836 15.601 15.841 16.226 1837 15.347 15.569 15.869 1838 15.903 16.199 16.559 1839 14.966 15.589 15.920 1840 16.422 16.654 16.903 1841 15.120 15.439 15.880 1842 15.928 16.389 16.705 1843 15.133 15.553 15.946 1844 15.890 16.192 16.491 1845 14.689 14.956 15.330 1846 14.538 14.966 15.387 1847 16.291 16.683 17.180 1848 14.785 15.190 15.541 1849 15.902 16.266 16.632 1850 15.111 15.414 15.786 1851 15.288 15.603 15.875 1852 15.384 15.827 16.157 1853 15.218 15.656 16.363 1854 16.178 16.554 16.777 1855 16.028 16.324 16.798 1856 15.049 15.343 15.611 1857 15.068 15.403 15.751 1858 15.370 15.632 16.073 1859 15.743 16.130 16.404 1860 15.397 15.760 16.249 1861 14.232 14.816 15.220 1862 15.950 16.265 16.649 1863 14.968 15.435 15.974 1864 15.256 15.529 15.943 1865 16.365 16.693 16.923 1866 14.321 14.783 15.157 1867 16.205 16.714 17.112 1868 15.321 15.549 15.931 1869 15.184 15.413 15.744 1870 15.979 16.226 16.463 1871 15.396 15.677 16.245 1872 15.600 16.024 16.359 1873 15.581 15.957 16.273 1874 14.948 15.309 15.601 1875 15.182 15.643 15.953 1876 15.156 15.505 15.816 1877 15.183 15.448 15.820 1878 15.343 15.708 16.116 1879 15.572 15.811 16.097 1880 15.855 16.106 16.442 1881 15.715 16.023 16.279 1882 15.503 15.845 16.212 1883 16.375 16.777 17.320 1884 15.192 15.591 16.307 1885 15.038 15.324 15.615 1886 15.442 15.896 16.241 1887 15.963 16.474 16.780 1888 15.078 15.433 15.863 1889 15.668 15.942 16.311 1890 15.509 15.982 16.400 1891 15.265 15.618 15.859 1892 15.151 15.590 15.951 1893 15.291 15.648 15.941 1894 16.145 16.380 16.709 1895 16.177 16.549 16.863 1896 14.183 14.460 14.871 1897 15.631 15.924 16.291 1898 14.988 15.557 16.274 1899 15.165 15.694 15.937 1900 15.576 15.879 16.305 1901 15.160 15.671 16.162 1902 15.572 15.958 16.301 1903 15.316 15.574 15.980 1904 15.752 16.251 16.621 1905 16.017 16.320 16.563 1906 15.425 15.742 16.070 1907 15.868 16.227 16.629 1908 14.705 15.041 15.318 1909 15.747 16.096 16.420 1910 16.487 16.756 17.046 1911 15.196 15.449 15.763 1912 15.395 15.781 16.257 1913 15.746 15.929 16.186 1914 15.070 15.447 15.770 1915 15.095 15.464 15.844 1916 17.113 17.427 17.872 1917 15.018 15.410 15.888 1918 16.101 16.483 16.770 1919 14.795 15.187 15.724 1920 15.870 16.159 16.399 1921 14.774 15.088 15.375 1922 15.188 15.392 15.652 1923 15.202 15.670 16.289 1924 16.527 16.845 17.142 1925 15.728 16.083 16.730 1926 14.969 15.278 15.634 1927 15.861 16.172 16.369 1928 16.273 16.565 16.818 1929 15.885 16.162 16.610 1930 15.565 15.963 16.230 1931 14.762 14.972 15.285 1932 15.028 15.344 15.743 1933 15.051 15.608 16.345 1934 15.134 15.546 15.867 1935 16.645 17.321 17.726 1936 14.540 14.937 15.633 1937 14.713 15.238 15.576 1938 16.327 16.781 17.129 1939 15.681 15.936 16.271 1940 14.572 14.948 15.556 1941 14.916 15.297 15.785 1942 14.561 15.000 15.345 1943 15.082 15.502 15.891 1944 15.784 16.071 16.351 1945 15.517 15.906 16.285 1946 15.337 15.899 16.270 1947 15.669 16.349 16.629 1948 15.627 15.927 16.200 1949 14.579 14.971 15.346 1950 14.763 14.957 15.253 1951 15.911 16.341 16.665 1952 15.611 15.976 16.468 1953 15.797 16.085 16.419 1954 15.173 15.774 16.246 1955 15.883 16.472 16.871 1956 15.920 16.168 16.442 1957 15.827 16.155 16.503 1958 16.184 16.557 16.898 1959 16.131 16.453 16.667 1960 15.332 15.746 16.401 1961 15.468 15.766 16.172 1962 16.259 16.588 17.030 1963 15.414 15.802 16.284 1964 15.109 15.486 15.826 1965 15.066 15.470 15.826 1966 16.198 16.541 16.903 1967 15.125 15.449 15.658 1968 16.233 16.552 16.843 1969 15.857 16.184 16.435 1970 15.716 16.024 16.397 1971 16.107 16.349 16.641 1972 15.748 16.133 16.608 1973 15.503 16.043 16.491 1974 15.871 16.329 16.628 1975 16.368 16.621 16.878 1976 14.806 15.153 15.634 1977 15.851 16.066 16.368 1978 16.012 16.343 16.704 1979 15.447 15.701 16.045 1980 14.754 15.240 15.707 1981 16.100 16.609 17.320 1982 15.636 15.936 16.209 1983 15.441 15.881 16.115 1984 15.788 16.470 16.796 1985 15.829 16.283 16.792 1986 15.555 15.866 16.291 1987 14.502 14.796 15.119