Archive for December, 2011


  • 2011 – The Weather in Review - December 21st, 2011 , Written By: Daniel Corbett | 9 Comments

    •   The temperature trend in New Zealand during the past year can be read from the graph below and tells a story. Last summer was significantly hotter than normal, and several tropical weather systems visited our northern parts in January. Autumn started normally enough in March and April.  Then blocking led to the dominance of [...]

  • A Southerly ‘Buster’ - December 19th, 2011 , Written By: Bob McDavitt | No Comments

    • On Monday 28th November, a south to southwest change swept its way northwards across Otago and Canterbury during the afternoon.   Temperatures soared to 28 C preceding this change then rapidly plummeted to around 16.  This was a good example of what is known in Australasia as a ‘buster’. The weather map for 1pm Monday 28 [...]

  • The science behind the new Auckland forecasts - December 14th, 2011 , Written By: Ross Marsden | No Comments

    • We’ve added a lot more detail to the forecasts for Auckland on metservice.com. In addition to the existing Auckland forecast on the Towns & Cities page, we’ve divided the greater Auckland region into five sub-regions – each with its own characteristic  rainfall, temperature and wind patterns: North Shore Waitakere Auckland Central Manukau Hunua To provide hourly [...]

   

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