Whangārei has recorded its hottest ever temperature, reaching 33.5 degrees Celsius today, Tuesday.
The recording was made at Whangārei Airport, about 8km outside the city.
It was a "significant increase" on the city's previous record of 31.8C, MetService said. This is a well-known effect of drought. That highlighted "the effect that rapid heating of parched soils has on temperatures", the forecaster said. The National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) previously said a "severe meteorological" drought had emerged in Northland.
The dry conditions were set to continue until at least the second half of February, meteorologist Maria Augutis said.
"Around that time areas in Northland may start to experience some showers."
Meanwhile a month's worth of rain has fallen in the South Island in the past two days and it is on Red Alert for the first time. Helicopters are being used to rescue people from huts on the various trails.
Luckily, here the temperature should ease to the mid 20's tomorrow.
So many places around the world are recording new records as the planet heats up.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is really quite scary.
DeleteI'm fine up to 32o but over that I turn into a zombie during the day. Mid 20s sounds comfortable, especially for your walks
ReplyDeleteOn reading the local paper this morning it appears that a weather station closer to us recorded 37.4 - no wonder it felt so unbearable.
DeleteAnd here on the opposite side of the globe we had our hottest ever day just last summer. And still there are those who deny that there's such a thing as global warming.
ReplyDeleteYes, and all the "records" that have been beaten in Australia.
DeleteWe had some rain last night and this morning it is a little cooler. Even with the heat pump on COOL, which did make a huge difference, it was too hot to be outside. And the far south, too much rain. I met a lady in the supermarket yesterday, here obviously visiting and staying with her Mum, and said it was snowing back home. Hope you have a cooler day today.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had some rain. A lot cooler here today thank goodness but no rain on the radar.
DeleteDreadful temperatures, far too hot for normal activities.
ReplyDeleteThat's for real.
Delete25 C is my ideal; over 30 C I begin to melt.
ReplyDeleteWe are back to 25 today 37 was too much.
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