Current climate: March 2019
March 2019 was characterised by higher than normal mean sea level pressure over and to the east of New Zealand.
New Zealand Climate Update 238 - April 2019
30 August 2019
What happened in March how our climate outlook for the previous three months turned out, global and local sea temperatures, and our outlook for April-June.
Global setting: March 2019
The atmosphere continued to respond to a warm pool of water in the central and western equatorial Pacific, as evidenced by above normal rainfall and cloud cover across the region.
Outlook: April-June 2019
April–June2019 temperatures are forecast to be above average in the north and east of the North Island and east of the South Island (50% chance) and about equally likely to be above average (45% chance) or near average (40% chance) in all remaining regions of New Zealand.
Retrospective: January-March 2019 Outlook
The atmospheric circulation around New Zealand was forecast to be characterised by higher pressure than normal extending from the Chatham Islands to the Australian Bight.