Monthly

Saturday 1 December 2001
Wet in many regions, especially central New Zealand
Warm in some northern and western areas
Cool in the eastern South Island, especially inland
Cloudy in Bay Of Plenty, Wellington and some eastern areas
Variability was a feature of November climate and weather. It was an unsettled month in many central New Zealand areas. Marlborough went from drought to deluge, with rainfall at least double normal. Wellington and parts of Buller also had twice the average November rainfall. It was also wetter than usual in many other regions.

Thursday 1 November 2001
One of the warmest octobers on record
Below average rainfall in the southwest of the South Island
Well above average rainfall in Nelson, Marlborough and several North Island regions
Rather cloudy in Canterbury and the south and west of the North Island
New Zealand had the 3rd warmest October on record since reliable measurements began in the 1850s, half the normal rainfall in the Southern Lakes, and double the usual rainfall in areas of the North Island, Nelson, and Blenheim.