Monthly rainfall

Tue 04 Aug 2020

Rainfall for July was mixed across the region, ranging from 60% to 116% of normal at our monitored sites. The average was 92%.

Mon 06 Jul 2020

Taranaki's average monthly rainfall exceeded the norm in June - the first wetter-than-normal month so far this year.

Fri 05 Jun 2020

Taranaki didn't see many rainy days in May but there were some big downpours when it did arrive. And despite above-average May rainfall in some places, 2020 to date remains a drier year than normal across the region.

Mon 04 May 2020

Rainfall was in lockdown like the rest of us in Taranaki throughout April, though the new month seems headed in the opposite direction.

Thu 02 Apr 2020

Taranaki was a region of two halves in terms of rainfall in March - the east was generally wetter than usual but the west tended to be drier.

Wed 04 Mar 2020

February was dry on the Taranaki ring plain and coastal terraces, but damper in the hills.

Mon 03 Feb 2020

How dry was January? Very. Rainfall at all our monitored sites was less than half the normal January total.

Wed 01 Jan 2020

Maps showing annual rainfall at Taranaki sites going back to 2007, and annual rainfall distribution since 2010.