July's climate
New Zealand climate in July
Rainfall (click to enlarge).
Temperature (click to enlarge).
July rainfall exceeded 200% of normal in Marlborough, Canterbury, and eastern Otago, and 150% of normal in Westland, Tasman, and most of the North Island.
Temperature was near or slightly above average for most of the country. The national average temperature of 8.3 °C was 0.6 °C above average, and only slightly cooler than the temperature for June.
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Soil moisture deficit Soil moisture (click to enlarge). High rainfalls in the eastern South Island late in July lifted soil moisture levels to above field capacity; elsewhere in the country soils were near field capacity. |
River flows River flows (click to enlarge). River and stream flows were near average in the east of the North Island and south of the South Island. Elsewhere flows were mostly above average. |
May to July: the climate we predicted and what happened
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Rainfall
Predicted: Above normal in northern New Zealand, normal or above normal in the eastern North Island, normal or below normal in the west and south of the South Island, normal elsewhere.
Outcome: Normal or above normal in much of the North Island; above normal in Canterbury; normal or below normal elsewhere.
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Air temperature
Predicted: Above average in many regions.
Outcome: Above average in some western districts; average or below average elsewhere.
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River flows
Predicted: Above normal in northern New Zealand, below normal in the west and south of the South Island, normal or below normal elsewhere.
Outcome: Stream flows were above normal in the North Island and parts of Canterbury, and normal to below normal elsewhere.