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Climate Summaries
Publication seriesView annual, seasonal and monthly summaries of temperature, rainfall and sunshine data from across New Zealand. -
Southland
Southland is both the most southerly and most westerly part of New Zealand and generally is the first to be influenced by weather systems moving onto the country from the west or south. -
Tornadoes - how frequently do they hit New Zealand?
News article06 June 2017Tornadoes, like the one that hit Auckland's western suburbs today, are relatively rare events in New Zealand. -
Mean number of days of ground frost
These datasets are available in a range of formats. -
Virtual Climate Station data and products
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. -
Hotspot Watch Updates
This weekly update helps assess likelihood of extremely dry weather preceding a drought. -
Tonga volcano “afterglow” causes dazzling skies in Antarctica
Media release06 June 2017Antarctica is experiencing stunning skyscapes like those recently seen in New Zealand, thanks to the afterglow effect from the Tongan volcano. -
Map Chatham
Education ResourceExtremes of temperature are rare as the Chatham Islands are small land masses surrounded by sea. -
What is ocean acidification?
Education ResourceOcean acidification is the name given to the lowering of pH of the oceans as a result of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere.
