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
Last year ended with December having 34% less rain than usual and the first month of 2025 mirrored that exactly with 34% less rainfall across the region in January. This was particularly the case in South Taranaki with the monitoring station at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd recording 59% less than usual. The district also saw the highest soil temperature with 28.1°C at Waitōtara at Rimunui Station on 22 January. Mean river flows for January were 40.1% lower than typical values, low flows were 11.6%
rainfall sites recorded figures well above their averages for the three winter months. Our site at Patea recorded rainfall figures that were 167% above its average amount for those months, yet it was still the driest of our 27 rainfall monitoring sites around the region. Perhaps you could spare a thought for the people working in the Dawson Falls area, as a staggering 2,723mls of rain fell at that site over the winter period. Congratulations to the 55 schools, 51 early
page Monthly Year to Date Hydro_Sites # days > 0.5 mm 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 17 713.0 112.0 2257.0 99.2 33.6 1991 Dawson Falls 16 555.0 120.1 2196.5 139.5 48.8 1933 Kahui Hut 20 563.5 125.2 1665.0 101.3 34.5 2006 Mangorei Upper at Forest Hill 17 450.5 118.6 1512.0
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
page Map1: Rain gauge sites Table 1: Rainfall monthly and year to date totals at 27 rain gauge sites in Taranaki. June Year to Date Hydro_Sites # days > 0.5 mm 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 8 658.0 98.4 2915.0 99.0 43.4 1991 Dawson Falls 5 906.0 191.2 3102.5 151.4 68.9 1933 Kahui
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
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%
page Monthly Year to Date Hydro_Sites # days > 0.5 mm 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 14 342.5 70.0 1544.0 94.2 23.0 1991 Dawson Falls 14 379.5 105.9 1641.5 147.5 *36.5 1933 Kahui Hut 17 280.5 72.2 1101.5 92.3 22.8 2006 Mangorei Upper 10 112.0 41.9 1061.5 128.7 29.7 2017 Hillsborough 5