Climate data

Novel handwriting recognition project casts new light on historic weather data.

This project demonstrates how to assess high value alternative land-use options by means of a quantitative analysis of the growing potential of selected niche crops and tree species.

Read about how NIWA can map any aspect of climate to help guide your organisation's response to a changing and variable climate.

Short-term to long-term data estimation

There are many lines of evidence showing that NZ has warmed during the past century.

Information about climate and weather and links to climate-related websites.

Ideas for projects using climate data

We provide an overview of New Zealand climate data for use in school projects.

Your task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit

In this climate education resource, you can download this climate summary in a range of formats.

Virtual climate station estimates are produced every day, based on the spatial interpolation of actual data observations made at climate stations located around the country.

Drought is a common feature of New Zealand's climate. On average, every year or two somewhere in New Zealand experiences a drought.