National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Sun, 10 Mar 2024 20:28:43 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Summer sees peak temperature of 37C, makes top 10 warmest on record https://cathnews.co.nz/2024/03/11/summer-sees-peak-temperature-of-37c-makes-top-10-warmest-on-record/ Mon, 11 Mar 2024 04:54:55 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=168673 The last summer was a hot and dry one, with above average temperatures and below average rainfall for many parts of New Zealand. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's (NIWA) summer climate summary was released Tuesday, showing it was the ninth warmest summer on record, with a nationwide average temperature of 17.6C. The Read more

Summer sees peak temperature of 37C, makes top 10 warmest on record... Read more]]> The last summer was a hot and dry one, with above average temperatures and below average rainfall for many parts of New Zealand.

The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's (NIWA) summer climate summary was released Tuesday, showing it was the ninth warmest summer on record, with a nationwide average temperature of 17.6C.

The sunniest spot in New Zealand this year has been Nelson, with 618 sunshine hours, closely followed by Tasman at 605 hours, Marlborough at 604 hours and Taranaki at 595 hours.

The highest temperature recorded over the summer was on 5 February in Hanmer Forest... Read more

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