Map 1a. YTD total rain (mm) and percentage of long-term mean. page Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki. page December Year to Date Rain gauge # days with rain Total rain (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began N Egmont VC 15 365.0 61 8117.5 118 118 1991 Dawson Falls 16 383.0 88 8349.0 141 141 1933 Kahui
Summer is (allegedly) on the way, you can tell because between downpours it’s warmer than winter. On the plus side the spring rains have brought a riot of colour to Tūpare. The rhododendrons have had a spectacular start to the summer season and the hydrangeas are close behind. Hydrangeas thrive in Taranaki’s mild, damp climate and this year has been the best for a while. Personally, I think the blues have never been more vibrant. I’ve often speculated whether the low light levels associated
As the soil temperature drops and the rain falls, we eagerly embark on our year-long, much-anticipated winter projects. Winter is a season of opportunities at Hollard Garden. It’s the perfect time to relocate shrubs and trees to better locations, divide Hostas, Heliniums, Rudbeckias and other herbaceous perennials and finally allow potted plants to spread their roots into the subsoil. As the soil temperature drops and the rain falls, we eagerly embark on our year-long, much-anticipated winter
November continued the trend we’ve had pretty much all year for lower than average rainfall with our gauges recording an average of 125.3mm for the month – that's about 13% less than usual. Only four months this year – January, April, August and September – have seen higher than average rainfall and on average there has been 12% less than normal across all rain gauges. Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitotara at Hawken Rd with 27% less rainfall than normal, Pohokura Saddle has had the
rain (mm) and percentage of long-term mean page Table 1: October 2022 - Rainfall totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki Hydro_Sites # days with rain Total rain (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began N Egmont VC 21 469.0 62 6997.0 120 101 1991 Dawson Falls 19 501.5 94 7332.0 145 124 1933 Kahui Hut 21 306.0 60 5265.0 121 101 2006 Forest Hill 16 289.0 91 3798.5 128 106
Map1a. YTD total rain (mm) and percentage of long-term mean page Table 1: Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki. page November Year to Date Hydro_Sites # days with rain Total rain (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began N Egmont VC 24 755.5 154 7752.5 123 112 1991 Dawson Falls 26 634.0 151 7966.0 146 135 1933
Taranaki. August Year to Date Rain Gauge # days with rain Total Rainfall (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began North Egmont at Visitors Centre 19 1843.5 279 5954.5 139 89 1991 Dawson Falls 20 1801.0 387 6322.0 211 140 1933 Kapoaiaia at Kahui Hut 20 1237.5 264 4526.5 143 92 2006 Mangorei Upper at Forest Hill 16 665.5 162 3240.5 139 91 2017 Waiwhakaiho at Hillsborough
page Map1: Rain gauge sites Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki. July Year to Date Hydro_Sites # Zero Rain days Total Rainfall (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began North Egmont at Visitors Centre 6 1196.0 179.9 4111.000 113.9 61.1 1991 Dawson Falls 4 1418.5 296.4 4521.000 178.9 100.5
of long-term mean. Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki. page September Year to Date Hydro_Sites # days with rain Total rain (mm) % of typical month Total to date (mm) % of typical year to date % of typical full year Records Began N Egmont VC 22 573.5 87 6528.0 129 95 1991 Dawson Falls 24 508.5 91 6830.5 151 116 1933 Kahui Hut 24 432.5
There was a north-south divide in Taranaki rainfall last month with Manganui at Everett Park having 74% more rain than usual compared with the 60% less rain at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd. The average rainfall for the region was 166.1mm, 11% more than usual, and year to date rainfall ranges from 41% less rainfall at Waitotara at Hawken Rd, and 16% more rainfall at Kotare at OSullivans, with an average of 11% less than normal. Mean river flows were 36% greater than typical values, low flows were 2.4%