The results of our latest poll is in – and it seems the New Zealand Summer is leaving most of us a little bit jaded, to say the least.

We asked our visitors to rank their Summer either Terrible, Average or Beautiful – and a staggering 85% of respondents voted in one of the first two categories!

There was a glut of comments on the poll too, with one reader impassioned enough to write:

“In Feilding its the coldest summer I have seen.. (blah hum bug)  we need summer to make us happy” – this in response to one reader who noted the mercury was consistently breaking 30C in Christchurch.

Some were wishing for a return to last years’ conditions, (I’m assuming they weren’t farmers), while bemoaning the lack of calm, settled weather and the abundance of wind, rain and cool evenings.

One went as far as to blame the forecasters for the conditions:

“Really disappointed in weatherwatch for giving us this pretty lame summer..

Turn it up please…”

Of the 15% who were happy with the season so far, some were asking for a bit of perspective. One commenter wrote:

“Aucklanders are just looking for something to complain about! I for one am very much enjoying Auckland’s weather at the moment. This summer reminds me of the summer of 2011/2012, that was a good summer.

Saying that you wish the
same summer as last year is really selfish. Are you saying you are willing to
put farmers through the stress and anxiety of having another drought????

It is quite interesting that we are having this spring like pattern, is this similar condition to El Nino? Should we expect further El Nino eather pattern into 2014?”

So, that’s Summer so far, we’ll have another big push for opinions at the end of the season, by which time conditions may or may not have improved!

Keep your eyes peeled for this week’s poll, out Sunday morning at 10am!

– Drew Chappell for Weatherwatch

– Image:Jenny Buckley, Weatherwatch.co.nz