Current climate - February 2014
Anomalous pressures contributed to the abnormally dry conditions in western and central areas of the North Island, and supported higher than normal rainfall for eastern coastal sections of the North Island.
New Zealand Climate Update 177 - March 2014
10 February 2014
What happened in February, how our climate outlook for the previous three months turned out, global and local sea temperatures, and our outlook for March to May.
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Global setting – February 2014
The equatorial Pacific Ocean continued in a neutral ENSO-state (neither El Niño nor La Niña) in February 2014.
Outlook - March to May 2014
The equatorial Pacific Ocean continued in a neutral ENSO-state (neither El Niño nor La Niña) in February 2014.
Retrospective - December to February Outlook
In the New Zealand region for December 2013–February 2014, lower pressures than normal were forecast to the north of the country in the western Pacific, while anticyclonic conditions were forecast over the south and to the east of the country.