NIWA Weather
WEBNIWA Weather provides reliable and up-to-date information on weather conditions, forecasts, tides, and climate patterns in New Zealand and the Pacific.
NIWA Tides
WEBNIWA Tides provides accurate and reliable tide predictions for locations around New Zealand. Explore the interactive map and plan your activities with confidence.
Seasonal Climate Outlook - NIWA
WEBSeasonal Climate Outlook for November 2023 - January 2024. El Niño continued during October and will likely intensify over the next three months. It has around a 100% chance of persisting during this time. There’s an 80% chance of El Niño continuing through autumn, maintaining an important influence on Aotearoa New Zealand’s climate.
MethaneSAT - NIWA
WEBMethaneSAT is a state-of-the-art satellite that will measure methane with remarkable precision. The satellite will scan 200km by 200km ‘targets’ and map methane at high spatial resolution within those targets. This will allow scientists to pinpoint the sources of methane emissions. MethaneSAT was designed to detect emissions from oil and ...
Welcome to the Climate Database
WEBAbout CliFlo. CliFlo is the web system that provides access to New Zealand's National Climate Database. The climate database holds data from about 6500 climate stations which have been operating for various periods since the earliest observations were made in the year 1850. The database continues to receive data from over 600 stations that are ...
Southern Alps glaciers - NIWA
WEBSouthern Alps glaciers. Glacier fluctuations are among the clearest signals of climate change, because glaciers are highly sensitive indicators of the earth’s energy surface balance. Glaciers register distinct signals of past climate change on scales from decades to millennia. Atmospheric changes are signalled by direct, immediate changes in ...
Annual Climate Summary 2020 - NIWA
WEBJan 12, 2021 · The nationwide average temperature for 2020, calculated using stations in NIWA’s seven-station temperature series which began in 1909, was 13.24°C (0.63°C above the 1981–2010 annual average). New Zealand’s hottest year on record remains 2016, when the nationwide average temperature was 13.45°C (0.84°C above the 1981–2010 annual ...
NIWA Weather
WEBGet the latest weather forecast for New Zealand's national parks, including video, maps and alerts.
The impact of El Niño and La Niña on New Zealand's climate - NIWA
WEBThe impacts of the 2015/16 El Niño. In 2015/16, we experienced a very strong El Niño. NIWA climate scientists used past strong El Niño events to approximate what may happen during the summer of 2015/16. In the El Niño events of 1972/73, 1982/83 and 1997/98, severe drought occurred in eastern parts of the country.
Annual Climate Summary 2021 - NIWA
WEBJan 11, 2022 · Near average (within -0.50°C to +0.50°C of average) temperatures occurred in western Waikato, coastal Wairarapa and parts of northern Canterbury and Otago. 2021 was the warmest year on record for New Zealand, based on NIWA’s seven-station series which began in 1909. Rainfall was near normal (80 …