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The country is in the same hemisphere as South Africa and Australia, having a temperate climate with moderate, year-round rainfall and in the North Island especially, an absence of extreme temperatures. The country enjoys a pleasant and generally stable climate.
The country is long and narrow, stretching a distance of 1600 kilometres in a North to South direction and being no more than 450 kilometres wide, at its widest point. The North and South Islands have a combined area of approximately 268,000 square kilometres. The sea moderates the climate bringing mild temperatures and a reliable climate throughout the year. The country is close to the International dateline and it is claimed that Gisborne, on the East Coast of the North Island is the first city in the world to see the light of each new day.
October through to April are the warmest months and May to September are the coolest. A typical summers day in the North will range in temperature between 21 and 28 degrees centigrade (72 and 86 Fahrenheit), while a mid-winters day will rarely fall below 11 or 12 degrees centigrade (around 52 Fahrenheit).
Snow is generally not seen at sea level, though there is an abundance of snow during winter in the South Island high country and in the mountain ranges in the North Island. Both the North and South Islands have ample winter ski fields, with the South Island renowned for the majesty of its mountains and beauty of its woodlands, lakes and rivers.
Nelson, at the top of the South Island is the sunniest city in the country, however most of the country enjoys over 2000 hours of sunshine per year. The country is pollution free, and recently enacted legislation ensures that the country will remain that way.
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The first year of the 21st century produced a wide variety of climate extremes and the second warmest winter since records began in the mid 1850s, according to a review of annual statistics by NIWA (the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research). Unusually high sunshine hours occurred in Taranaki.
The year 2000 featured many new climate records and extremes, with summer-early autumn drought, contrasting with 15 high-rainfall events producing floods in most other months. Two notable heatwaves occurred, and six cold snaps, five with snow. Three tornadoes were reported, and 11 high-wind events all caused property damage. Severe hailstorms occurred on three separate occasions.
More anticyclones than normal occurred east of New Zealand, resulting in more easterlies over the north of the North Island and northwesterlies over the far south. Analyses of month-by-month records for the year compared with recorded statistics for previous years show:
The year's national average temperature was 12.7°C (0.2°C above the 1961-1990 normal). You need to be aware when considering this data that New Zealand is 1600km long and covers 13 degrees of latitude. Thus any average national statistics can be quite misleading when applied to particular regions. This one for example makes Aucklanders cringe!
The highest recorded annual mean temperature for the year was 16.0°C recorded at Whangarei.
The highest extreme temperature for the year was 35.0°C recorded at both Darfield and Culverden (East Coast of the South Island) on 4 March and the lowest -12.4°C at Tekapo on the morning of 24 August.
The winter was the second warmest on record since reliable measurements were established in the 1850s. The national average winter temperature of 9.1°C was up 0.9°C on the 1961 to 1990 normal.
The driest recorded centre was Alexandra, with only 475 mm of rain for the year.
The wettest recorded location was Milford Sound, with an annual total of 7019 mm.
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