Archives for June 2013
Extremes – NZ a year ago
There was more than a 20 degree range in temperatures this time last year as warm temperatures took hold over…
Blossom already?
Although we’ve only just begun winter and finished up with the first week of the coldest season today it seems…
Tropical storm Andrea hits Florida
Heavy rain was pouring across much of Florida overnight as the first tropical storm of the Atlantic hurricane season headed…
NZ’s top extreme weather locations
Like many of you, extreme weather can be exciting to watch. Some parts of New Zealand have different extremes but…
Friday’s national forecast
Friday still appears largely settled and frosts are greeting quite a few of us this morning.A few showers rather unexpectedly…
US – Tornado toll continues to rise
The death toll from tornadoes and subsequent flooding late last week in Oklahoma has reached 20, a day after it…
Thursday night looking crisp
Thursday night could be a crunchy one for much of the nation as clear skies and mostly light winds are…
Snow – Why measure it in cm?
Recently a reader at WeatherWatch asked why is it that rain is measured in millimetres and yet snow is recorded in centimetres?…
US – Big price tag for extreme weather
America has some of the wildest weather on the planet, and it turns out those extremes – which run from…
Why forecasters that use “fine” are lazy
One of the main objectives we have at WeatherWatch.co.nz is to communicate the weather better than other forecasters do. We…
