Current climate: July 2016
During July 2016, mean sea-level pressures were lower than normal over and to the south of New Zealand. This pressure pattern resulted in a prevalence of winds from a westerly direction.
New Zealand Climate Update 206 - August 2016
8 August 2016
What happened in July, how our climate outlook for the previous three months turned out, global and local sea temperatures, and our outlook for August to October.
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Global setting: July 2016
ENSO (El Niño – Southern Oscillation) neutral conditions are currently present in the tropical Pacific
Outlook: August-October 2016
August – October 2016 temperatures are very likely to be above average in all regions of the country.
Retrospective: May-July 2016 Outlook
For May – July 2016, above normal pressure was forecast to the north and northeast of New Zealand.