Summer bahahahaha, yeah that’s a goodie question. Yep I’ve had a heater on as well. 2 frosts so far and god knows what else. Instead of a joke it has been a totally hilarious summer. Below 10C again last night with an intense dew and very close to a frost the night prior. Mountain drainage in Jan-Feb is so not right and nor are the upper level westerly winds that are causing it. It is gonna kill us in winter if this keeps up. It would be far better if Wellington stopped firing that high speed air into the mountain here during anticylones. Geesh that is a pain, that crap belongs in the southern ocean, not here. The constant low humidity has been a nuisance as well. Tonight was dark before 8pm, with low cloud cover from the east after another hiding was dished out by a westerly compliments of Baring Head. Apart from several head case westerly troughs, we’ve been almost continually an easterly flow of one sort or another this summer, every combination of them. The hills are arid with so much blasted wind and low humidity this summer. The NW has been a psycho here with 1-3mm/minute falls and wind >100 km/h this season. The other night I saw a local conversation wishing the NW was here permanently this year, that’s the affect this summer has had on people, and I couldnt agree more with them. Those constant upper troughs to the east of NZ have been driving me mad as well and I wish they’d sod off. When NIWA sticks out its report re how much sunshine and warmth the KRapiti Coast, has enjoyed this year, I’m going to print a copy out just so I can enjoy tearing it into shreds … hundreds of little shreds.

One good thing about this summer in Auckland was the lack of humidity/heat at night. 

Here in Wellington, the sunshine hours year to date from Kelburn is 346.7, the normal average to date is 347.

So its about normal but due to stronger than normal NW it doesn’t feel like a proper summer.

Well after last year how could you get a better summer.

Cheers

Duncan

you need another option – too windy!

Here in Whakatane, we have had the right amount of sunshine, rain and the temperatures have been nice, but the wind has done my head in.

So alas,I cant vote as there isnt an applicable option 🙂 

 As a result,its been usual dryness though.Been virtually no relenting from the wind,the SWer especially and the pine needles in Auckland.

Great weather in New Lynn. Love night time showers. Sure feels like summer now!

Veges growing well. Garden not as dry as usual yet!

I’m liking the cool southweters, the only down side is that it is  drying up my garden!!

I’m liking the cool southweters, the only down side is that it is  drying up my garden!!

Summer has been overly dry up here in Whangarei on our patch mainly due to constant SW or other winds. Any rain has been dried up before it could really do much good and I cannot remember the ground being as dry as it is now. Temps have been good when sheltered from the SW but overall it has been a pain with many a good day spoilt.

Typical day is today, beautiful and calm early on but now that wind is up and gusty spoiling it all, it will blow way into late evening as well and can make it very cool out. 

Really been blowing since just before spring began so quite a long time. Maybe March will be better.