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Climate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Summer 2025-26 summary Autumn 2026 outlook
date_range Published 26 Mar 2026
Download now (PDF 1.6 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Spring 2025 summary Summer 2025-26 outlook
date_range Published 18 Dec 2025
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Winter 2025 summary Spring 2025 outlook
date_range Published 12 Sep 2025
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2025 summary Winter 2025 outlook
date_range Published 02 Jul 2025
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Summer 2024-25 summary Autumn 2025 outlook
date_range Published 31 Mar 2025
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Spring 2024 summary Summer 2024-2025 outlook
Spring 2024 was the warmest on record for Wellington and Paraparaumu, with data available since 1928 for Wellington and since 1953 for the Kāpiti Coast. Various warm nighttime records were… Read more here
date_range Published 18 Dec 2024
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Winter 2024 summary Spring 2024 outlook
date_range Published 20 Sep 2024
Download now (PDF 1.9 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2024 summary Winter 2024 outlook
Autumn 2024 was still affected by El Niño impacts, with drier than normal conditions in most of the Wellington Region, especially towards the northern half of the region. Temperatures were… Read more here
date_range Published 14 Jun 2024
Download now (PDF 2.2 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Summer 2023-24 summary Autumn 2024 outlook
date_range Published 26 Mar 2024
Download now (PDF 2.3 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Spring 2023 summary Summer 2023-2024 outlook
Spring 2023 was a mixed bag for the region, alternating between strong westerly flow typical of El Niños and north-easterly rain events typical of La Niñas. Total rainfall accumulations were… Read more here
date_range Published 11 Dec 2023
Download now (PDF 2.2 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Winter 2023 summary Spring 2023 outlook
date_range Published 26 Sep 2023
Download now (PDF 2.1 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region Autumn 2023 summary Winter 2023 outlook
While March and April were relatively uneventful in our region, May was the warmest on record for New Zealand as a whole and for both Wellington and the Wairarapa separately.… Read more here
date_range Published 27 Jun 2023
Download now (PDF 2.1 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Summer 2022-2023 summary and Autumn 2023 outlook
Summer 2022-2023 made history as one of the most remarkable ever recorded in New Zealand, unfortunately for all the wrong reasons. Ex TC Hale in January (left panel) and ex-TC… Read more here
date_range Published 31 Mar 2023
Download now (PDF 2.3 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Spring 2022 summary Summer 2022-2023 outlook
Spring 2022 was a season of sharp contrasts, oscillating between a predominantly humid north-easterly flow and polar blasts bringing significant snow accumulation to low levels in the Wairarapa towns in… Read more here
date_range Published 12 Dec 2022
Download now (PDF 2.2 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Winter 2022 summary and Spring 2022 outlook
Winter 2022 was the warmest on record for our region, and New Zealand as a whole, for the second consecutive year. On top of that, the western side of the… Read more here
date_range Published 23 Sep 2022
Download now (PDF 2 MB) get_appClimate drivers and seasonal outlook for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2022 summary and Winter 2022 outlook
Autumn 2022 was second equal hottest on record for New Zealand, and the hottest on record for the eastern coast around Castlepoint. The season was once again marked by a… Read more here
date_range Published 13 Jun 2022
Download now (PDF 1.5 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2022 summary and Autumn 2022 outlook
Summer 2022 was marked by very active weather systems bringing significant and widespread weather extremes in the Wellington region. We had a very wet December in the west, followed by… Read more here
date_range Published 31 Mar 2022
Download now (PDF 2.3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2021 summary and Summer 2022 outlook
date_range Published 23 Dec 2021
Download now (PDF 3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Cold Season 2021 Summary
date_range Published 30 Nov 2021
Download now (PDF 4.5 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2021 summary and Spring 2021 outlook
date_range Published 27 Sep 2021
Download now (PDF 2.9 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Warm Season 2020-2021
date_range Published 31 May 2021
Download now (PDF 4.8 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2021 and Autumn 2021 outlook
date_range Published 23 Mar 2021
Download now (PDF 3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2021 summary and Winter 2021 outlook
date_range Published 30 Jun 2021
Download now (PDF 3.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2020 summary and Summer 2021 outlook
date_range Published 22 Dec 2020
Download now (PDF 2.9 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Cold Season (May to October) 2020 summary
date_range Published 30 Nov 2020
Download now (PDF 4.6 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2020 summary and Spring 2020 outlook
date_range Published 21 Sep 2020
Download now (PDF 2.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2020 summary and Winter 2020 outlook
date_range Published 26 Jun 2020
Download now (PDF 3.8 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Warm Season (November to April) 2019-2020
date_range Published 10 Jun 2020
Download now (PDF 4.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2020 summary and Autumn 2020 outlook
date_range Published 02 Apr 2020
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Climate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2019 summary and Summer 2020 outlook
date_range Published 19 Dec 2019
Download now (PDF 2.6 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Cold Season (May to October) 2019
date_range Published 29 Nov 2019
Download now (PDF 4.2 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2019 summary and Spring 2019 outlook
date_range Published 16 Sep 2019
Download now (PDF 2.9 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2019 summary and Winter 2019 outlook
date_range Published 20 Jun 2019
Download now (PDF 2.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Warm Season (November to April) 2018-2019
date_range Published 16 May 2019
Download now (PDF 3.8 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2018-2019 summary and Autumn 2019 outlook
date_range Published 22 Mar 2019
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Climate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2018 summary and Summer 2018/2019 outlook
date_range Published 14 Dec 2018
Download now (PDF 2.6 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Cold Season (May to October) 2018
date_range Published 16 Nov 2018
Download now (PDF 4.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2018 summary and Spring 2018 outlook
date_range Published 13 Sep 2018
Download now (PDF 2.6 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2018 summary and Winter 2018 outlook
date_range Published 21 Jun 2018
Download now (PDF 2 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Warm Season (November to April) 2017/2018
date_range Published 25 May 2018
Download now (PDF 3.8 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2017/2018 summary and Autumn 2018 outlook
date_range Published 01 Mar 2018
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Climate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2017 summary and Summer 2017/2018 outlook
date_range Published 01 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 1.2 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Cold Season (May to October) 2017
date_range Published 17 Dec 2017
Download now (PDF 3.7 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2017 summary and Spring 2017 outlook
date_range Published 09 Sep 2017
Download now (PDF 2.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2017 summary and Winter 2017 outlook
date_range Published 01 Jun 2017
Download now (PDF 1.8 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Warm Season (November to April) 2016/2017
date_range Published 25 May 2017
Download now (PDF 3.3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2017 summary and Autumn 2017 outlook
date_range Published 01 Mar 2017
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Climate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2016 summary and Summer 2017 outlook
date_range Published 01 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 1.3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region Cold Season (May to October) 2016
date_range Published 01 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 3.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2016 summary and Spring 2016 outlook
date_range Published 01 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2016 summary
date_range Published 01 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 3.9 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resource Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2015/16
date_range Published 01 Jan 2016
Download now (PDF 4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate briefing May 2016
date_range Published 01 May 2016
Download now (PDF 1.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate briefing: Wairarapa dry conditions April 2016
date_range Published 01 Apr 2016
Download now (PDF 2.3 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate briefing February 2016
date_range Published 01 Feb 2016
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Climate and Water Resource Summary for the Wellington Region - Spring 2015 summary
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 2.4 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Winter 2015 summary
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 2.7 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2014/2015 summary
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 1.1 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate Briefing January 2015
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 1.7 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate Briefing December 2015
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 1.5 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Climate briefing Wairarapa November 2015
date_range Published 01 Jan 2015
Download now (PDF 910 KB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Autumn 2014
date_range Published 01 Jan 2014
Download now (PDF 2.6 MB) get_appClimate and Water Resources Summary for the Wellington Region - Summer 2013/2014 summary
date_range Published 01 Jan 2013
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