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- Rugby Weather: Scotland in the Rain - October 3rd, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | No Comments
- Rugby Weather: Snow and the Lions - September 23rd, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | No Comments
- Rugby Weather: New Zealand v South Africa in the Rain - September 16th, 2011 , Written By: Erick Brenstrum | No Comments
- Story behind polar outbreak of August 2011 - August 23rd, 2011 , Written By: Bob McDavitt | No Comments
- The Big Chill - August 14th, 2011 , Written By: Peter Kreft | 8 Comments
- Monday 25th July: 2011′s coldest day so far - July 27th, 2011 , Written By: Bob McDavitt | 3 Comments
The All Blacks were due to play Scotland in Auckland on 14 June 1975 when a major storm hit New Zealand. Torrential rain fell over many parts of the country inundating farmland from Northland to Canterbury. Roads in Northland were cut by floodwaters metres deep and the Mangakahia River rose 10 metres above normal. Tragically, [...]
The first test between the All Blacks and the Lions in 1930 was played at Dunedin’s Carisbrook Park just after a snowstorm. Rain started in the morning then turned to snow during the curtain raiser. It became almost impossible to make out the players and some of the crowd went home while others sheltered under [...]
On Saturday 17 September 1921, the deciding test of the first Springbok Tour was played at Wellington’s Athletic Park. New Zealand had won the first test 13-5 at Carisbrook and South Africa the second test 9-5 at Eden Park. Unfortunately, after a long dry spell, rain began on the Friday evening and continued throughout the [...]
August 2011′s polar outbreak was a major weather event that drew media interest from around the world. This event was notable in recent history, in terms of the coldness of the air and extent of its spread across New Zealand. During the week of the ‘big chill’, MetService’s Chief Forecaster kept up an in-depth explanation of the polar outbreak as [...]
2:30pm Sunday 14 August 2011 It’s early days in a weather event which is likely to be memorable for its coldness. Below is a satellite image for midday Sunday. The wind flow over New Zealand is generally from the southwest; the coldest showery air has made its way onto Fiordland, Southland, Otago and south Canterbury. [...]
Polar Blast brough New Zealand its coldest days in 2011