Tag: rainfall_records
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New Zealand Weather: Heavy Rain and Heatwaves Give Way to Sunshine
January 2026 saw New Zealand experience extreme weather, with record-breaking heat early in the month followed by intense rainfall. Tauranga Airport recorded its wettest day with 274.0mm of rain on January 21st, and also experienced its wettest January overall with…
WeatherGeneral WeatherEnvironmentMedia Rainfall RecordsHeatwaveMetServiceSevere WeatherForecastMetService New Zealand
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Red Warnings Lifted After Record Rainfall, Travel Advisories Issued
Red Warnings for severe weather have been lifted across New Zealand as a tropical low that brought significant rainfall, particularly to the upper North Island, moves eastward. This event marked the 20th Red Warning issued by MetService since the highest…
WeatherGeneral WeatherDisasters Weather WarningsRainfall RecordsTropical LowChatham IslandsAuckland Anniversary DayMeteorologyMetService New Zealand