The Climate in April

NIWA's National Climate Centre has just released its monthly climate summary for April 2009.

For full details, including regional breakdowns, and contacts for further comment, please READ THE ATTACHED MEDIA RELEASE [april09sum_FINAL.doc].

Overall, April was a month of contrasts: Wet in the north and west, dry in the south and east; Cool in the north and east, warm in the south and west

• Rainfall: Above normal rainfall in Northland and the West Coast; very dry throughout the eastern half of the North Island (particularly southern Hawke's Bay and northern Tararua District); dry in coastal Canterbury, eastern Otago and along the south coast.

• Temperature: Below average over much of the North Island (especially central and eastern areas); above average in the south and west of the South Island.

• Sunshine: Below normal in Northland and Auckland; above normal in parts of Hawke's Bay, Tararua District, Tasman District and Southland; near normal elsewhere.

ENDS

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