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Following lighter rain on 30 and 31 January, areas of Auckland flooded for a second time on the morning of 1 February after more heavy downpours. [10] MetService reported that about 20–30 millimetres per hour (0.79–1.18 inches per hour) of "intensive rainfall" had fallen in parts of Auckland in the early hours of 1 February. [29]
Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited (MetService) (Māori: Te Ratonga Tirorangi, lit. 'Satellite Service') is the national meteorological service of New Zealand. MetService was established as a state-owned enterprise in 1992. It employs about 300 staff, and its headquarters are in Wellington, New Zealand. Prior to becoming a state ...
MetService issues a heat alert in Auckland due to night temperatures forecasted at 20–21 degrees. [13] 19 January Four separate wildfires break out in Amberley and Loburn, Canterbury, reaching an estimated area of 10 hectares. The fires are contained in the evening by over 100 firefighters. [14] [15] Three homes and a church are lost in the ...
A tornado struck the Auckland suburb of Albany, killing one person and injuring many others. [16] [17] New Plymouth tornadoes: 19 June 2011: New Plymouth, New Zealand: 2 confirmed 1 unconfirmed: 0 fatalities: Two tornadoes struck New Plymouth, damaging businesses in the Central Business District, St Mary's Church Hall, and a hotel. [18 ...
3 panels each showing 9 locations throughout New Zealand, at 3 hour intervals, ending in current time slot. Colour coding is derived from 'reflectivity' (DBz). Images can be enlarged. Data provided by MetService, Image enhancement by Metvuw. Mammatus Cloud Christmas Day 2005
Northern cities such as Auckland, Whangārei, and Tauranga experience mean yearly maxima of between 19–20 °C (66–68 °F) and mean yearly minima of around 11–12 °C (52–54 °F). Eastern cities on the North Island such as Gisborne , Napier , and Hastings also have mean yearly maxima of between 19–20 °C (66–68 °F) but have slightly ...
Ken Ring is a writer from Auckland, New Zealand, who asserts that he can use lunar cycles to predict weather and earthquakes.He terms his predictions "alternative weather" and has authored books about the weather and climate.
From 27 January to 2 February, catastrophic floods occurred in the Auckland, Northland and Waikato regions which resulted in states of emergency, with Auckland being the worst affected. NIWA reported a record breaking 160.6 millimetres (10 in) of rainfall across the city in a span of 3 hours. [64] 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods: 2023 ...