There was a huge amount of rainfall in July in Taranaki with an average of 341mm – that's 70% more than usual – as the region was hit by two major weather events.
Brooklands Zoo in New Plymouth had 127% more than normal while on Taranaki Maunga the gauge at North Taranaki at Camphouse recorded 78% above normal. Other non-mountain monitoring sites which recorded more than 100% above usual included Waiwhakaiho at Hillsborough (112%), Motunui M39 at Weston W3 (110%) and Waiwhakaiho at Egmont Village (110%).
Year-to-date rainfall is lowest at Waitōtara at Hawken Rd with 21% less rainfall than normal, Pātea at Stratford has had the highest year to date rainfall with 27% more than normal, on average year-to-date rainfall has been 100% of normal (exactly average) across all rain gauges.
Mean river flows for July were 48% greater than typical values, low flows were 66.7% greater, and high flows 91% greater than typical values while mean river (non-mountain) water temperatures were 10.7°C, an average of 0.7°C warmer than long-term July values.
The average air temperature for the region (excluding Te Maunga sites) was 10.2°C, which is 0.3°C warmer than long-term July averages. The maximum air temperature recorded in July was 18.1°C at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd on 4 July.
July average wind speeds were 11.5km/hr, with average gust strength of 36.9km/hr, these were 1.5km/hr lighter, and 5.5km/hr weaker than the long-term average. The maximum wind gust recorded in July was 100.6km/hr at Taungatara at Eltham Rd on 11 July.
July 2025 rainfall maps
What you should know:
- The site maps show data from a selection of the sites we monitor, but not all of them.
- The distribution maps are based on mathematical modelling and may not accurately represent actual rainfall in some unmonitored areas.
- This is raw data and may not have been subjected to a quality control process. All efforts are made to ensure the integrity of the data, but the Council cannot guarantee its accuracy, or its suitability for any purpose. See the full terms and conditions for the use of environmental data(external link).
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