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		<title>A Look Back at Summer</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/04/a-look-back-at-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Law</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The story of summer 2012/13 was rain, or rather the lack of it. Drought was declared for the North of the country on the 27th February, shortly followed by the rest of the North Island and parts of the South &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/04/a-look-back-at-summer/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>iwonderweather website: adding ‘weather-flavoured insights’ to our history</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/04/iwonderweather-website/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 01:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jacqui Bridges</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Weather-related history]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[weather disasters]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who’ve ever wondered how weather events have helped shape New Zealand’s history, now there’s a website that seeks to tell the stories. Today is the 45th anniversary of the sinking of the Wahine on 10 April 1968 – perhaps &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/04/iwonderweather-website/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>A new dish</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/03/a-new-dish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kreft</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[forecasting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[satellite]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A new satellite receiver (&#8220;dish&#8221;), for improved reception of data from polar-orbiting weather satellites, was installed at MetService in early February. Benefits Polar-orbiting weather satellites yield rich information about the atmosphere, valuable for New Zealand weather forecasting. Benefits of faster &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/03/a-new-dish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why it&#8217;s been so dry</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/why-its-been-so-dry/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/why-its-been-so-dry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 03:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kreft</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[anticyclone]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[high]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[For about the last month, anticyclones have dominated the New Zealand area. Many places have had little or no rainfall since early February. The map below shows the average mean sea level pressure over the New Zealand area over the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/why-its-been-so-dry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bugs in the weather radar</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/bugs-in-the-weather-radar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:53:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kreft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[radar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you were looking at radar imagery overnight Thursday 21 February 2013 or this morning (Friday 22 February 2013), you could be forgiven for thinking that there was quite a lot of light precipitation over the northern half of the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/bugs-in-the-weather-radar/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>It’s a fine day. Isn’t it?</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/its-a-fine-day-isnt-it/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/its-a-fine-day-isnt-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 21:16:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rachel Kirkman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[learning centre]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cloud]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clouds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fine]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[forecast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[weather]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What do we mean when we say the weather is “fine”? The word fine is often used to convey the positive attributes of something. It is synonymous with good, well, enjoyable. How are you? I’m fine! How was the movie? &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/its-a-fine-day-isnt-it/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Weather Place Names</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/weather-place-names/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/weather-place-names/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:56:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erick Brenstrum</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a lot of weather tied up in New Zealand place names. The screaming northwest gales of Canterbury are celebrated with names like Windwhistle, near the Rakaia Gorge, Mount Blowhard, near Oxford, and Nervous Knob, near Castle Hill, where &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/02/weather-place-names/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Our Weather Stations – considerations about their location</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/our-weather-stations-considerations-about-their-location/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/our-weather-stations-considerations-about-their-location/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:09:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ross Marsden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately, during this spell of fine sunny weather, there have been a lot of comments about the air temperatures we are showing on our web site, where they are measured and opinions about them. In this Blog post I will &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/our-weather-stations-considerations-about-their-location/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Website Enhancements to Come</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/new-website-enhancements-to-come/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/new-website-enhancements-to-come/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nicola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MetService has continued to receive a lot of feedback about the new website design over the Christmas break. You&#8217;ll notice some enhancements over the next few weeks. The main changes will be: - Graphical information on the Rural and Towns &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2013/01/new-website-enhancements-to-come/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Weather Daily Update</title>
		<link>http://blog.metservice.com/2012/12/christmas-weather-daily-update/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.metservice.com/2012/12/christmas-weather-daily-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter Kreft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Evan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[TC]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tropical cyclone]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Ex-Tropical Cyclone Evan is playing a part in New Zealand&#8217;s weather this Christmas. Now that it has passed across the seas to the north of the North Island, the heaviest of the rain over northern New Zealand is over. This &#8230; <a href="http://blog.metservice.com/2012/12/christmas-weather-daily-update/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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