New Zealand Climate Update 206 - 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.

08 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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    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.

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    Global setting: July 2016

    ENSO (El Niño – Southern Oscillation) neutral conditions are currently present in the tropical Pacific

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    Outlook: August-October 2016

    August – October 2016 temperatures are very likely to be above average in all regions of the country.

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    Retrospective: May-July 2016 Outlook

    For May – July 2016, above normal pressure was forecast to the north and northeast of New Zealand.