Climate data

DataHub 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 Observations is a core-funded project under our Future Climate Flagship Programme.  Our work explores recent instrumental data, historical observations and natural archives to track variability and changes in climate.

Air temperature, rainfall, soil moisture and river flow predictions for the coming season.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent. Regions experiencing significant soil moisture deficits are deemed “hotspots”.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.

A weekly update describing soil moisture patterns across the country to show where dry to extremely dry conditions are occurring or imminent.