Lake Wanaka and Lake Wakatipu rose considerably, inundating lakeside roads, tracks and reserves. Find out what to expect and when the best time is to visit. March - May Average daytime temperature: 17 - 21˚C (62 - 70˚F) Read more about autumn Winter. December 09 2019 04:00 PM EST weather.com. December is in the summer in Auckland and is typically the 4th warmest month of the year. New Zealand had its fourth-warmest year on record in 2019, with above average temperatures across the country. This trend is consistent with the overall pattern of global warming. Annual temperatures were above average (+0.51°C to +1.20°C above the annual average) across the majority of New Zealand. This atmospheric pressure pattern produced slightly more westerly wind flows than normal for the year. 2019: New Zealand’s 4th-warmest year on record. It has now been 35 months since New Zealand had a month with below average temperatures, the last time being January 2017. Warmer than average seas contribute to warmer than average temperatures on land but can also provide extra energy for passing storms (all else being equal, increased surface fluxes of latent and sensible heat can provide potential energy to storms). The beaches and harbours become more crowded as the temperature rises, and Auckland's neighborhoods become lively with outdoor dining and long weekend brunches. During the first eight days of December, a prolonged period of northwesterly airflows over the country delivered persistent rainfall to the headwaters of the South Island lakes and rivers. Source: Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited. A dry and warm January also led to the rapid depletion of soil moisture levels, which continued throughout February, with drier than normal soils across much of the country. Furthermore, five of the past seven years have been amongst New Zealand’s hottest on record.
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Drone Video Reveals Ghost Village on Indonesia Volcano’s Slopes. Snow events were infrequent during the winter season and instead the warm and settled weather during June and July resulted in frequent fog events and disruptions at airports. Six candles that will spice up your home this fall. Historical nation-wide annual temperature anomalies (degrees above or below the 1981-2010 normal) from NIWA’s seven-station temperature series which begins in 1909. "Currently there are no meteorological drought conditions across the country - having said that there's not a lot of rain and we are approaching some of those thresholds.". © 2020 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2019 was the 4th-warmest year on record for New Zealand, based on NIWA’s seven-station series which began in 1909. The wider Nelson region experienced New Zealand’s highest annual sunshine total during 2019 (2859 hours recorded at Nelson), followed by Marlborough (2799 hours - Blenheim) and Hawke’s Bay (2709 hours – Napier).
Below normal soil moisture levels continued into autumn for the North Island, while heavy rain during the end of March contributed to soils becoming wetter for western parts of the South Island. The high of 38.4°C became New Zealand’s 18th-equal warmest temperature on record for all months (See Significant Weather and Climate Events in 2019 for further details).