On 1 July 2025, NIWA merged with GNS Science to become Earth Sciences New Zealand.

ICU 148 SPCZ

The green line indicates the average SPCZ position for the forecast period based on the average of 8 climate models. The white vertical bars and ‘whiskers’ indicate the one and two standard deviations between the model projections of the SPCZ position every 5 degrees of longitude.