May
28 February 2007
Climate Update is a summary each month of New Zealand's climate, including soil moisture and river flows.
May 2004 – Number 59
April’s climate: a second consecutive month of generally drier conditions, low temperatures, low stream flows in many places.
April’s river flows: Low stream flows widespread.
Soil moisture levels: Dry spots linger.
Three-month outlook: average to lower than average air temperatures. Near normal rainfall in most areas, although drier than normal conditions in the east of the South Island.
Checkpoint: How well are we doing with our predictions?
Backgrounder: The state of hydroelectric power storage.
This issue of the Climate Update is available as a PDF.