Monthly rainfall

Thu 07 Mar 2019

Rain fell on just three to 10 days at our monitored sites in February, with only one site exceeding its average for the month - but only barely, and thanks to a thunderstorm late in the month.

Tue 05 Feb 2019

Taranaki was off to a very dry start to 2019, with January rainfall at all but one of our monitored sites below normal - by nearly two-thirds in one case.

Thu 10 Jan 2019

A number of Taranaki localities can thank (or blame) thunderstorms for particularly high December rainfall totals - more than three-quarters above normal in one case.

Wed 05 Dec 2018

Rainfall was largely below normal across the region in November, the third and final month of what was a notably dry spring.

Wed 07 Nov 2018

October is generally the wettest month of the year in Taranaki. Not this time.

Thu 04 Oct 2018

September was unusually dry across Taranaki, with some places getting only a third of normal rainfall.

Fri 07 Sep 2018

August was a mixed bag for rainfall in Taranaki and unusually, the region had less rain during the whole of winter (June to August) than it did in autumn (March to May).

Thu 02 Aug 2018

Our monitored sites had between 87% and 148% of their normal July rainfall, with the regional average at 116%.