Checkpoint
28 February 2007
Outlook and outcome – November 2004 to January 2005
Rainfall predictions were correct for much of the North Island. There was more rain than predicted in the east of the South Island and southern Wairarapa. Parts of the South Island west coast were drier than expected.
Air temperatures were average as predicted in the southwest of the North Island, but lower than expected elsewhere. South Island temperatures were average or below average as predicted for most places.
Streamflows were higher than forecast in the south of the South Island and lower than expected in some western South Island catchments. Many North Island river levels were in line with forecast flows. Storms at the end of 2004, and December’s high soil and ground water levels, contributed to the high flows.