February only had an average of 60.8mm of rainfall – 75% less than usual. This ranged from 97% less than normal at Waitōtara at Hawken Rd, and 42% less at Pohokura Saddle. Year to date rainfall is lowest at Kaupokonui at Glenn Rd with 72% less rainfall than normal, Omahine at Moana Trig has had the highest year-to-date rainfall with 33% less than normal, on average there has been 57% less than normal across all rain gauges. Mean river flows for February were 42.7% lower than typical values, low
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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
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
maximum rainfall being 139.0 mm recorded in October 1998. Rainfall intensities were high for this event, with
more than 44 mm of rain in a hour being recorded in two separate occasions at the site. Patea, Hawera, Manaia and Te Kiri also recorded extreme rainfall
during February with rainfall ranging between 578% and 666% of normal. Te Maunga recorded between 221% and 273% of normal rainfall, with North Egmont
recording its second highest February rainfall on record with 869.5mm and Dawson falls
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
Cross -Curiccula
Topic: Weather
Levels: 3-4
Mathematics
Number
Statistics
Measurement
Technology
Weather monitoring
Reading a weather map
The Arts
Clouds
Skyscape
Social Studies
Photo Interpretation
Timeline – weather related
events
Wether Emergency – Flood
Wind and rain
Science
Weather monitoring
Tropical cyclones
Reading a weather map
Air Pollution
Wind and Rain
Living under the mountain
Health & Physical
offensive emissions,
any sign of leaching or surface flows, and pest plants. The neighbourhood was
surveyed for environmental effects such as litter. Inspections noted the type of
materials and manner in which they were discharged to the site.
1.4.4 Chemical sampling
Patea Beach is an elevated site which for most of the time is dry. Rain that does fall
on the site drains away at a very rapid rate. The site does not suffer from flooding
from rain or tidal action, due to its elevation.
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%
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%
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TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL MONTHLY RAINFALL AND RIVER REPORT FOR August 2021
Provisional Data Only
Note: some sites record a number of parameters
Table 1: Rainfall at 27 sites throughout the region
Station Sub-region
Monthly Year to Date
Records Began Number of rain
days (>0.5mm)
Total Monthly
Rainfall (mm)
% of Monthly
Normal (%)
Total to date
(mm)
% of Normal for
year to date
% of average full
calendar year
Nth