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Following lighter rain on 30 and 31 January, areas of Auckland flooded for a second time on the morning of 1 February after more heavy downpours. [10] MetService reported that about 20–30 millimetres per hour (0.79–1.18 inches per hour) of "intensive rainfall" had fallen in parts of Auckland in the early hours of 1 February. [29]
The last tropical cyclone of 2023 was formed east-southeast of Yap on December 13. Conditions for further development remained marginally conductive with sea surface temperatures of 30–31 °C (86–88 °F) and low vertical wind shear. The next day, it entered PAR, which gained the name Kabayan.
Cyclone strikes as Auckland emerged from devastating record rains Cyclone Gabrielle shuts New Zealand’s cities as residents hunker down: ‘Worst is yet to come’ Skip to main content
A tropical cyclone tracking chart is used by those within hurricane-threatened areas to track tropical cyclones worldwide. In the north Atlantic basin, they are known as hurricane tracking charts. New tropical cyclone information is available at least every six hours in the Northern Hemisphere and at least every twelve hours in the Southern ...
The costliest tropical cyclone in New Zealand's history was Cyclone Bola which hit the country in 1988. More than 12 inches (300 mm) of rain hit northern New Zealand with that storm, with ...
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From 27 January to 2 February, catastrophic floods occurred in the Auckland, Northland and Waikato regions which resulted in states of emergency, with Auckland being the worst affected. NIWA reported a record breaking 160.6 millimetres (10 in) of rainfall across the city in a span of 3 hours. [64] 2023 Auckland Anniversary Weekend floods: 2023 ...
16 June – North Auckland's Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway is officially opened by Prime Minister Chris Hipkins and other officials. The motorway opened to traffic on 19 June 2023. [66] 21 June – The PPTA suspends strikes action after agreeing to an arbitration process to resolve its pay dispute with the Education Ministry. [67] 22 June