Monthly 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%.

Tue 03 Jul 2018

Rainfall varied across the region during June. But at the year's halfway point, all but one of our monitored sites are above their normal six-month rainfall totals.

Mon 11 Jun 2018

It rained on 17 days straight at most of our monitored sites during May, resulting in high monthly totals. One site had more than twice its normal monthly rainfall.

Thu 03 May 2018

April had it all - Taranaki got strong winds, thunderstorms, tornadoes, heavy rain, hail, cold snaps and warm, sunny autumnal days.

Wed 11 Apr 2018

March was another wet month in Taranaki, with all but one of our monitored sites well above their normal rainfall totals.

Mon 05 Mar 2018

Visitors from the tropics were in the news in February and among other impacts, they made their presence felt in Taranaki's rain gauges.

Thu 08 Feb 2018

Rainfall for January was above normal by between 109% and 292% for all sites except Kapoaiaia (88%) and Taungatara (89%).