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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 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
  • Standardised soil moisture deficit 1986-1987

    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
  • 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 Environment
    Annual 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 Environment
    These 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 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
  • 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 Environment
    Annual 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 Environment
    Annual 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 Environment
    These 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 Environment
    These 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 Environment
    These 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 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
  • 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