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Northland

A better view out to sea in the far North

MetService’s long-range weather radar, situated near Kaeo in Northland, officially commenced operations on Monday 28 July 2014, with early imagery from the radar enabling MetService forecasters to provide very valuable information to Civil Defence and the public ahead of the June storms experienced in the region that year.

Posted on Thu, 21/08/2014 - 13:34 Tue, 28/09/2021 - 11:06

The Northland floods of July 2014

The Northland flooding event, July 8th to 12th 2014

The average July monthly rainfall total at Kaikohe, Northland, is around 180mm. In just one week in July 2014 the rainfall recorded there totalled 477mm, and that wasn’t even the wettest part of the region.

Posted on Fri, 18/07/2014 - 11:32 Tue, 28/09/2021 - 10:21

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