Backgrounder
Backgrounder
2002 rainfall to date
Rainfall so far this year has been lower than average across some central and eastern parts of the North Island. Much of the South Island has received normal or above normal rainfall. Parts of the north and west of the North Island have also been wetter than average.
Total rainfalls for 1 January to 30 June 2002, shown according to decile rankings of all rainfalls for this period from 1972.