General February Weather

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

In the past I have noted that these tend to make cool airflows over NZ noticeably colder than the models predict, and we have a cool south to southwest period coming up next week. It will be interesting to see how the temperatures respond.

Your right there Tony. A bit of snow along the Alps and Mt. Peel even got a bit of a dusting.

[03Stormchaser]

Snow should be gone soon, the ground is far to warm for it to stick around long

[Dean.]

Snow should be gone soon, the ground is far to warm for it to stick around long

50cms on the upper slopes of Mt Hutt...but yes wont last too long

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

All is quiet since the passing of Gita.
Nice fine day with some eastely breezes. No inland showers as forecasted.

[Blowy]

Next one Cyclone Hola 9~12th March?

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Good. I'll be in the north Kapiti area then for a wedding.

[Nev]

This press-release from NIWA yesterday is probably not too much of a surprise after NZ's 2nd warmest December on record and January's warmest ever all-time month.
https://www.niwa.co.nz/news/five-more-d ... -on-record

Here's some of the main points…

Until now, the hottest summer in historical record is 1934/35 where the temperature was 1.8°C above the 1981-2010 average. This summer is currently running at 2.3°C, 0.5°C above the previous record.
…
Summer standouts so far

• 108 places across New Zealand recorded their hottest summer on record, 21 their 2nd hottest and eight their 3rd hottest.

• In Alexandra on January 30 the temperature reached 38.7 °C. On the same day Clyde got to 37.6, Middlemarch 37.4 and Cheviot 37.3 – together these comprise the hottest temperatures of summer.

• Wellington has had 17 days above 25°C this summer – the average is two.

• Auckland usually has 29 summer days above 25°C, this year there have been 47 – the highest since records began at Auckland Airport in 1966.

• Invercargill recorded three consecutive days over 30°C in January. It’s never done that for two days in a row, let alone three.

• Cromwell has topped 25°C for 56 days – normal is 35 days.

• Dew point temperature – the meteorological measurement combining humidity and temperature – failed to drop below 19°C in Auckland from February 10-15, making it a rare 115-hour period of very high humidity.

• In Wellington a dew point temperature of 22°C at 6pm on February 11, the highest dew point on record for the city.

• Mahia, Appleby and Waipara West have had their wettest summers on record.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

I wouldn't say hottest but the warmest summer on record.
It's like saying "It's freezing outside" when the wind is rather cold and uncomfortable, not to the actual conditions to imply that it is freezing, ie. snow and ice.

[03Stormchaser]

A shower this morning on a weak S it seems, didnt see this in any forecast or models!

[RWood]

This press-release from NIWA yesterday is probably not too much of a surprise after NZ's 2nd warmest December on record and January's warmest ever all-time month.
https://www.niwa.co.nz/news/five-more-d ... -on-record

Here's some of the main points…

Until now, the hottest summer in historical record is 1934/35 where the temperature was 1.8°C above the 1981-2010 average. This summer is currently running at 2.3°C, 0.5°C above the previous record.
…
Summer standouts so far

• 108 places across New Zealand recorded their hottest summer on record, 21 their 2nd hottest and eight their 3rd hottest.

• In Alexandra on January 30 the temperature reached 38.7 °C. On the same day Clyde got to 37.6, Middlemarch 37.4 and Cheviot 37.3 – together these comprise the hottest temperatures of summer.

• Wellington has had 17 days above 25°C this summer – the average is two.

• Auckland usually has 29 summer days above 25°C, this year there have been 47 – the highest since records began at Auckland Airport in 1966.

• Invercargill recorded three consecutive days over 30°C in January. It’s never done that for two days in a row, let alone three.

• Cromwell has topped 25°C for 56 days – normal is 35 days.

• Dew point temperature – the meteorological measurement combining humidity and temperature – failed to drop below 19°C in Auckland from February 10-15, making it a rare 115-hour period of very high humidity.

• In Wellington a dew point temperature of 22°C at 6pm on February 11, the highest dew point on record for the city.

• Mahia, Appleby and Waipara West have had their wettest summers on record.

Several days to go yet - I suspect some places will change status in the final reckoning. Kelburn was ahead of 1934-35 by a very small margin as of 22 Feb, but the last 6 days will almost certainly change that.

[David]

Been a month of 2 halves here. 216mm in the first 14 days, only 7mm since.

[Orion]

NW wind has become quite noisy and blustery here in past twenty minutes or so

[Richard]

Had a bloke come up from Amberley and said it was blowing its ase off there, only been a light NW wind all day

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

A shower this morning on a weak S it seems, didnt see this in any forecast or models!

Same here. I didn't hear the rain but 0.7mm in the rain-gauge.

[einzack]

Rather wet in Fiordland today.
Milford Sound up to 226.8mm so far today with 143mm in last 4 hours.

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

You can see the West to NW clouds moving overhead to the East to Se but there is little to no wind here, if so from the east. However it was North to NW here this afternoon.

[Razor]

Certainly was a windy old Sunday here. A real fence rattler.
Looks like a fairly vigorous week of weather ahead for the West Coast again

[03Stormchaser]

Very heavy chain showers moving thru Christchurch

[David]

Rather wet in Fiordland today.
Milford Sound up to 226.8mm so far today with 143mm in last 4 hours.

Quite an impressive weather chart for Milford Sound yesterday:

[jamie]

Rather wet in Fiordland today.
Milford Sound up to 226.8mm so far today with 143mm in last 4 hours.

Quite an impressive weather chart for Milford Sound yesterday:

wooaaa!

[Chris W]

I was up on the Lewis tops on Friday and Saturday, on Saturday afternoon there was a very keen NW blowing that required some bracing with tramping poles to keep walking in a straight line at around 1500m. Stunning scenes though with the sun out all afternoon. Wouldn't have been at all good up there yesterday!

[Captain Salty]

That virtual map of NZ they have on tv1 for the days top temps is the most awkward way to display anything

[Richard]

Must have a look, we watch three in this house

[NZ Thunderstorm Soc]

Yeah, it is a bit rubbishy

[jamie]

To date this is by far my wettest start to the year in over 10 years of records. It’s got its work cut out though to keep up with last year in the coming months. I’m now well over 200mm for the month of feb.

2004 might have been a wetter start than this year but this station wasn’t recording then.