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Climate Update 109 - July 2008

July

June's climate

Global setting and climate outlook

Feature article

Feature article

Mystery Creek Fieldays

Photos: Alan Blacklock

‘The Science of Farming’ was the theme for this year’s Fieldays at Mystery Creek, Hamilton, during 11–14 June. NIWA’s stand in the Mystery Creek Pavilion demonstrated our capabilities in environmental forecasting, climate analysis and forecasting, climate data, and finfish aquaculture.

July

A monthly newsletter from the National Climate Centre.
July 2008 – Number 109
June climate – mostly warmer than normal, especially in inland South Canterbury and Otago. Rainfall normal or above normal in many areas, although drier than normal in the north and southeast of the South Island. Near average stream flows over the North Island, and below average in the South  Island.
Outlook for July to September – air temperatures are likely to be above average in the North Island, and average or above in the South Island.

June's climate

New Zealand climate in June

Rainfall (click to enlarge).

Temperature (click to enlarge).

June temperatures were above average in many areas, although it was cooler than normal in the east of the North Island.

Global setting and climate outlook

Global setting and climate outlook
La Niña weakening

Difference from average global SST (click to enlarge).

Monthly SOI values (click to enlarge).

La Niña conditions have continued to weaken in the equatorial Pacific, although some remnants of La Niña persist east of the Date Line. Sea surface temperature anomalies in the eastern equatorial Pacific increased during June to +0.5 °C, which is a continuation of the progressive warming from –1.5 °C in February 2008. The SOI was +0.4, with a 3-month mean of +0.1.

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