June's climate
New Zealand climate in June
Rainfall (click to enlarge).
Temperature (click to enlarge).
June brought lower than normal rainfall in Bay of Plenty, and parts of central New Zealand. More southwesterlies than usual in June meant cold conditions predominated over the South Island. The average temperature for New Zealand (7.9 °C) dropped by 4 °C compared to May. See www.niwascience.co.nz/ncc/cs/mclimsum_07_06
Moisture levels recover in the north Soil moisture (click to enlarge). Soil moisture levels along the North Island’s east coast recovered strongly in June. In the South Island, deficits remain in parts of Marlborough, Canterbury, and Otago. |
River flows River flows (click to enlarge). Streamflows were below normal over the North Island, Marlborough, coastal Canterbury and Otago, and inland Southland. Streamflows were above normal in coastal Southland, some alpine catchments of Otago and Canterbury, and north Westland. |
April to June: the climate we predicted and what happened
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Rainfall
Predicted: Normal in most districts, but near or below normal in the eastern South Island.
Outcome: Below normal in the North Island and parts of the South Island. Normal elsewhere in the South Island.
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Air temperature
Predicted: Near average in the North Island and average or below average in the South Island.
Outcome: Near average in most districts. Above average and warmer than expected in some places.
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River flows
Predicted: Normal in all regions except the east of the South Island, where below normal streamflows were expected.
Outcome: Streamflows were below normal everywhere except for some alpine catchments in the South Island where streamflows were normal.