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
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
rain (mm) and percentage of long-term mean
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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
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Table 1: Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki.
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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
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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.
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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%
Find out if it's safe to swim at your local river, lake or beach. Recreational water quality Every Tuesday, from 1 November to 31 March, TRC check the water quality at 41 recreational rivers, lakes and beach sites all over Taranaki. Water sampling results take 3 days from the time of testing to publishing on our website. If you plan to swim today, here are some signs to look out for before jumping into the water. Has it rained in the last three days? Rain washes contaminants from land into
LRT000450 LRT000300 LRT000450
21 Oct 2021 76.95
Overcast; rain in
last week No wind No wind
Slightly turbid,
green-brown; flat
Slightly turbid,
green-brown; flat
21 Feb 2022 77.35
Heavy rain week
prior, warm, calm,
dry
No wind
Light
breeze Turbid, brown, flat Turbid, brown; flat
21 Mar 2022 76.47
Moderate rain,
heavy rain
overnight, overcast
Light
breeze
Light
breeze
Clear, dark green;
rippled
Slightly turbid,
brown; rippled
29 Jun