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Standardised soil moisture deficit 1977-1978
Ministry for the Environment"Soil moisture is important for plant growth. A lack of moisture content over a growing season is a good indicator of drought, which can have social, environmental, and economic impacts. Increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in many regions. Growing season soil moisture...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Growing season soil moisture deficit, 1981-1982
Ministry for the EnvironmentSoil moisture is important for plant growth. A lack of moisture content over a growing season is a good indicator of drought, which can have social, environmental, and economic impacts. Increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in many regions. Growing season soil moisture...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Standardised soil moisture deficit 1986-1987
Ministry for the EnvironmentSoil moisture is important for plant growth. A lack of moisture content over a growing season is a good indicator of drought, which can have social, environmental, and economic impacts. Increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in many regions. Growing season soil moisture...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Units: percentage of normal sunshine hours 2003
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows percentage of normal sunshine hours across New Zealand for 2003 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January–December). The...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Units: percentage of normal sunshine hours 1981
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows percentage of normal sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1981 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January–December). The...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Units: percentage of normal sunshine hours 1975
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows percentage of normal sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1975 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January–December). The...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Annual rainfall Units: percentage of normal, 2003
Ministry for the EnvironmentAnnual rainfall is the total accumulated rain over one year. Rain is vital for life, including plant growth, drinking water, river ecosystem health, and sanitation. Floods and droughts affect our environment, economy, and recreational opportunities. This layer shows the annual rainfall as a percentage of normal across New Zealand for 2003 as part of the...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Ocean and coastal extreme waves (8m), 2010
Ministry for the EnvironmentThese data estimate the occurence of extreme wave events in coastal and oceanic waters for 2010, particularly for wave events where significant wave height exceeds a threshold of 8 metres and for a period of at least 12 hours. Significant wave height is defined as four times the square root of the variance of sea surface elevation due to wave motion. This...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Standardised soil moisture deficit 2011-2012
Ministry for the EnvironmentSoil moisture is important for plant growth. A lack of moisture content over a growing season is a good indicator of drought, which can have social, environmental, and economic impacts. Increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in many regions. Growing season soil moisture...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Sunshine hours 1997
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows annual sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1997 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January-December). The National Institute of...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Sunshine hours 1983
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows annual sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1983 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January-December). The National Institute of...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Annual rainfall Units: percentage of normal, 1994
Ministry for the EnvironmentAnnual rainfall is the total accumulated rain over one year. Rain is vital for life, including plant growth, drinking water, river ecosystem health, and sanitation. Floods and droughts affect our environment, economy, and recreational opportunities. This layer shows the annual rainfall as a percentage of normal across New Zealand for 1994 as part of the...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Annual rainfall Units: percentage of normal, 1976
Ministry for the EnvironmentAnnual rainfall is the total accumulated rain over one year. Rain is vital for life, including plant growth, drinking water, river ecosystem health, and sanitation. Floods and droughts affect our environment, economy, and recreational opportunities. This layer shows the annual rainfall as a percentage of normal across New Zealand for 1976 as part of the...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Sunshine hours 1998
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows annual sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1998 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January-December). The National Institute of...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Sunshine hours 1986
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows annual sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1986 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January-December). The National Institute of...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Ocean and coastal extreme waves (4m), 2010
Ministry for the EnvironmentThese data estimate the occurence of extreme wave events in coastal and oceanic waters for 2010, particularly for wave events where significant wave height exceeds a threshold of 4 metres and for a period of at least 12 hours. Significant wave height is defined as four times the square root of the variance of sea surface elevation due to wave motion. This...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Ocean and coastal extreme waves (8m), 2009
Ministry for the EnvironmentThese data estimate the occurence of extreme wave events in coastal and oceanic waters for 2009, particularly for wave events where significant wave height exceeds a threshold of 8 metres and for a period of at least 12 hours. Significant wave height is defined as four times the square root of the variance of sea surface elevation due to wave motion. This...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Ocean and coastal extreme waves (4m), 2009
Ministry for the EnvironmentThese data estimate the occurence of extreme wave events in coastal and oceanic waters for 2009, particularly for wave events where significant wave height exceeds a threshold of 4 metres and for a period of at least 12 hours. Significant wave height is defined as four times the square root of the variance of sea surface elevation due to wave motion. This...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Growing season soil moisture deficit, 2012-2013
Ministry for the EnvironmentSoil moisture is important for plant growth. A lack of moisture content over a growing season is a good indicator of drought, which can have social, environmental, and economic impacts. Increasing temperatures and changes in rainfall patterns are expected to increase the frequency and intensity of drought in many regions. Growing season soil moisture...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025 -
Sunshine hours 1992
Ministry for the Environment"Sunshine is important for our health and recreation, and for the environment. It is also important for our agriculture-based economy, for example, for plant growth. This layer shows annual sunshine hours across New Zealand for 1992 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Data is for a calendar year (January-December). The National Institute of...Created 2 February 2020 • Updated 3 March 2025