June's climate
New Zealand climate in June
June temperatures were above average in many areas, although it was cooler than normal in the east of the North Island. Conditions in some parts of inland South Canterbury and Otago were more than 1.5 °C warmer than normal.
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Soil moisture deficitSoils in Blenheim and South Canterbury–North Otago were drier than normal at the end of the month, while soils were mostly near field capacity elsewhere. |
River flowsStream flows were near normal in the North Island and the southwest of the South Island, and below normal in the north and east of the South Island. |
April to June: the climate we predicted and what happened
Rainfall
Predicted: Near normal rainfall in most places. Normal or below normal in the southwest of the North Island.
Outcome: Normal or above normal in much of the North Island. Normal or below normal in the South Island.
Air temperature
Predicted: Above average in many regions. Near average in the east of the North Island.
Outcome: Above average in the far north; cool in eastern regions, and near average elsewhere.
River flows
Predicted: Below normal over most of the North Island and the northern South Island. Normal in the west, south, and east of the South Island.
Outcome: Above normal in Northland and the East Cape area, normal in the central North Island, and below normal in most other places.