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Köppen climate types of New Zealand. The climate of New Zealand is varied due to the country's diverse landscape. Most regions of New Zealand belong to the temperate zone with a maritime climate (Köppen climate classification: Cfb) characterised by four distinct seasons. Winters are relatively mild and summers comparatively cool.
An analysis in 2004 of long term records from four New Zealand tide gauges indicated an average rate of increase in sea level of 1.6 mm a year for the 100 years to 2000, which was considered to be relatively consistent with other regional and global sea level rise calculations when corrected for glacial-isostatic effects. [8]
MetService operates a data collection network within New Zealand. It complies with recognised international standards as prescribed by the WMO over and around New Zealand. In particular, data are collected through: Surface observations over New Zealand; Upper air observations using a variety of means ground-based equipment, aircraft, weather radars
November 17–19 - November 2022 Great Lakes winter storm; November 18 - The earliest trace of snow occurred in Dallas. [268] November 18—20 - 2022 Philippine floods - An intertropical convergence zone and a low pressure area caused floods and rain in the Philippines, killing 5. [269] [270] [271] November 20 - A flood in Albania killed two ...
New Zealand’s Navy lost its first ship since World War II after the HMNZS Manawanui sank on a reef off the coast of Samoa on Sunday creating a potential environmental disaster in waters used for ...
Weather warnings were issued across Norfolk Island and New Zealand, [71] with multiple states of emergency being declared in New Zealand as the cyclone impacted the country. [72] Heavy rain and strong winds led to widespread power outages and flooding across the upper North Island, with a national state of emergency being declared on February ...
New Zealand has reliable air temperature records going back to the early 1900s. Temperatures are taken from seven climate stations throughout the country and combined into an average. According to NIWA, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, 2022 was Aotearoa New Zealand’s warmest year on record. The nationwide average ...
Including the inter-tidal zone, the Marine ecosystem is by far New Zealand's largest and most diverse. [27] It extends from the sub-tropics to sub antarctic waters, more than 30° of latitude. Less than 1% of the area has been surveyed in detail and about 150 new species are discovered every year.