Climate data

CliFlo is an interface that provides access to New Zealand's National Climate Database.

NIWA's long-running 'seven-station' series shows NZ's average annual temperature has increased by about 1 °C over the past 100 years.

Hottest, coldest, wettest, driest, sunniest, windiest...which places hold the record for climate extremes in NZ?

Find information about New Zealand's temperature record and climate change in our information and resources section.

Climate Present and Past is a core-funded project under NIWA's National Climate Centre. It aims to explore historical climate data and track past changes in climate through a range of approaches.

Obtain NIWA35 forecast data from NIWA.

NatHERS climate files 2012 - data request webform

Measurements of snowfall at low elevations around New Zealand are few and far between, and yet the data would be really helpful in understanding how snowfall occurs and quantifying snow-related risks.

Virtual Climate Station Network (VCSN) data technical description

CliDEsc is a web-based content management system and product generator library developed by NIWA in consultation with National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in the Pacific region, and with the Australian Bureau of Meteorology.

From the rocky shores of Wellington’s South Coast to the icy waters of Antarctica, NIWA scientists are combining drone technology with advanced computer skills to map, measure and analyse the natural environment as never before. Campbell Gardiner explains.