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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Farmers wanted to help NIWA
Media release28 May 2015The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research has developed new tools that can help farmers decide when to irrigate or fertilise. But it needs farmers to test out the tools to ensure they are as practical and easy to use as possible. -
Weather watchers provide invaluable service
News article20 May 2015For almost a century the Mason family of Feilding have been keeping a closer eye on the weather than most people. But now, at 94, Alan Mason is looking for a successor. -
Palaeoclimate
NIWA conducts a wide range of paleoclimate research to help us define and understand what the climate was doing before we had instruments to record it. -
Southern Alps glaciers
Long-term photographic documentation of Southern Alps glacier responses to climate variability and change. -
New Zealand climate
New Zealand climate research in Climate Present and Past focuses on trends, extremes, and variability of rainfall, temperature and atmospheric circulation. -
People
Key people involved in Climate Present & Past, including our external research partners. -
Outputs and accomplishments
Outputs and accomplishments partly or fully funded under the Climate Present and Past project in recent years. -
Wellington regional climatology publication released
News article13 May 2015NIWA's Climate Science Centre has released a Wellington regional climatology - "The Climate and Weather of Wellington". -
Historic climate
An overview of historical climate work completed under Climate Present and Past project. -
Climate science may help predict mussel production
News article20 April 2015Sea temperatures influence mussel production, but the link between the two is not always clear. Sea temperatures have been rising globally with climate change, but temperatures also fluctuate with shorter-term climate variability, along with other factors that influence food supply for the mussels. -
Global experts confirm NIWA's finding on Southwest Pacific's coldest ever temperature
Media release14 April 2015A World Meteorological Organisation panel has confirmed a finding that a temperature of -25.6°C observed at Eweburn, Ranfurly in New Zealand on 17 July 1903 is the coldest temperature recorded for the Southwest Pacific Region. -
NIWA’s research receives international recognition
World-class climate and ozone research by scientists at NIWA’s Lauder Atmospheric Research Station has been recognised by meteorology’s leading organisation in Geneva, making Lauder the fourth upper-air site in the world to be certified by the global climate-data network.