
Drought forecasting dashboard
NIWA and MPI are working together to develop a new drought forecasting tool. It uses innovative climate modelling, the latest in machine learning and other data-driven techniques to predict rainfall 35 days ahead. It will help farmers and growers better prepare for periods of dryness and drought.
Climate and weather
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Climate mapping
Read about how NIWA can map any aspect of climate to help guide your organisation's response to a changing and variable climate. -
El Niño maps and charts
View a collection of maps showing the impact of past El Niño and La Niña events. -
Farming and the primary sector
Farmers are making business decisions everyday which are influenced by environmental factors. We can help farmers to improve decision-making, mitigate farm environment risk, and to become more productive, efficient, competitive and sustainable. -
Using trigonometric functions to model climate
Education ResourceYour task is to create a model of the data to predict the times during the year that a location would be pleasant to visit -
Map Scott
Education ResourceScott Base, Antarctica Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and driest continent. -
Other Climate data products
Short-term to long-term data estimation -
Mean daily global radiation (Mj/sq m)
These datasets are available in a range of formats. -
Waikato
Waikato exhibits a range of climates due to the variety of landscapes in the region.