Current climate: January 2018
January 2018 was characterised by higher than normal sea level pressure to the east of New Zealand, and lower than normal sea level pressure to the west of the country.
New Zealand Climate Update 224 - February 2018
25 February 2018
What happened in January, how our climate outlook for the previous three months turned out, global and local sea temperatures, and our outlook for February-April.
Download the NZ Climate Update 224 February 2018 [PDF 1 MB].
Global setting: January 2018
Weak La Niña conditions continued in the tropical Pacific during January 2018.
Outlook: February-April 2018
February – April 2018 temperatures are forecast to be above average for all regions of New Zealand with high confidence (60 to 70% chance).
Retrospective: November – January 2018 Outlook
For November 2017 – January 2018 as a whole, the atmospheric circulation around New Zealand was forecast to be characterized by higher pressure than normal to the south-east of the country, and lower pressure than normal to the north.