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Oct 13, 20201 min read
Finally the rain returns
After a very dry start to October, water tanks and gardens are breathing a sigh of relief tonight as proper rain finally returned today....
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Oct 5, 20201 min read
Warmest day since late April
As we head towards summer, the sun’s rays hit the Earth at a steep angle. This increases the amount of solar energy hitting us and helps...
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Sep 30, 20201 min read
One of the driest September's on record.
Over half the locations we follow around the region recorded less than 50mm which is more than half of the 100mm that would be expected...
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Aug 31, 20201 min read
August Rainfall
August 2020 rainfall was near or above average around the Gulf. Here are your local totals in mm for the month. 106.4 Albany 100.8...
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Aug 16, 20201 min read
Coldest morning of 2020
This morning was the coldest morning of 2020 with several areas well below zero. Inland areas were especially cold with 17 spots going...
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Jul 21, 20201 min read
A Marangai unloads a deluge on Northland & Coromandel
A powerful slow moving Tasman low has produced a classic Marangai that has unleashed torrential rain on the upper North Island between...
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Jun 30, 20201 min read
Wet and stormy June
Red morning skies, tornadoes, above average rainfall, June was certainly not boring around the gulf. Here were the local monthly rainfall...
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Jun 28, 20201 min read
Tornado outbreak 26 -27 June 2020
A complex low pressure system in the Tasman with an associated upper level trough moved across the North island on Friday and Saturday...
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Jun 25, 20201 min read
More good June rain
It's been a wet 24 hours with more heavy showers to come over the next few days. There has been widespread falls of 50 to 70mm across the...
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Jun 1, 20201 min read
May delivers on rain
The reliable wet cool season is delivering again! The month of May has seen most areas receive average to well above average rainfall,...
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May 7, 20201 min read
May delivers a wet first week
There is an old weather proverb - ‘After great droughts come great rains’. It's still early in May but so far its looking promising as...
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May 3, 20201 min read
Finally some rain
An old fashioned wet northerly moved in today and gave the region a desperately needed drop of rain with more showers to follow tonight....
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May 2, 20201 min read
Mother Nature is about to become moody
A sequence of low pressure systems will take hold from Sunday 3rd May for the next 10 days. Strong winds, rain, downpours, possible...
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Apr 15, 20202 min read
The cool wet season has arrived
After a record dry spell and the continuing drought, finally some rain arrived into areas around the Hauraki Gulf on early Monday 13th...
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Feb 23, 20201 min read
Brief relief but the BIG DRY is set to continue....
A weak upper level low pressure trough and cold front has bought some brief relief around the gulf on Saturday 22nd February....
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Feb 11, 20201 min read
The BIG DRY continues....
After a dry year in 2019, there is no sign that the meteorological drought will break at least for the next 7 days. Not one rain gauge...
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