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Seasonal Climate Outlook

Our seasonal climate outlooks provide air temperature, rainfall, soil moisture and river flow predictions for the coming season.

Watch Chris Brandolino, NIWA Principal Scientist - Forecasting, explain how our seasonal climate outlooks can help your business succeed and how our seasonal climate outlooks can be interpreted.

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Issues

Seasonal Climate Outlook: November 2011 - January 2012

La Niña back but a typical summer likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: October - December 2011

Dry conditions likely as La Niña returns.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: September - November 2011

Cool start, mild and dry later.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: August - October 2011

Mild conditions with near average rainfall likely in most places.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: July - September 2011

Mild conditions likely to continue through late winter.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: June - August 2011

La Niña gone, but a mild winter still likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: May - July 2011

A mild early winter shaping up for many regions; La Niña bowing out.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: April - June 2011

Mild conditions continuing into late autumn as La Niña weakens.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: March - May 2011

A mild autumn with La Niña easing.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: February - April 2011

Warmer than normal conditions likely to continue into autumn.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: January - March 2011

A warm end to summer likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2010 - February 2011

A typical La Niña summer likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: November 2010 - January 2011

La Niña locked in – a warm early summer likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: October - December 2010

La Niña intensifies; warm late spring period very likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: September - November 2010

A mild La Niña spring on the way.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: August - October 2010

La Niña conditions for the rest of 2010.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: July - September 2010

La Niña on the way - mild conditions likely.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: June - August 2010

Mild conditions likely to continue through winter.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: May - July 2010

A mild start to winter, and the end of the El Niño.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: April - June 2010

A warm end to Autumn.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: March - May 2010

El Niño to exit by the end of autumn.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: February - April 2010

A cool end to summer, and continuing drier than normal in the north.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: January - March 2010

Late summer – more of the same.

Seasonal Climate Outlook: December 2009 – February 2010

El Niño strengthens, with conditions likely to be cooler in south and drier in northeast.

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