Strong winds blew across many parts of the country today with the heat being felt in many areas but a cool southerly in the deep south, kept a lid on the temperatures.

The high today was 32 in Napier with Kaikoura close behind on 31 and Invercargill took bottom spot with 14 degrees.

Kaitaia : 26
Whangarei : 24
Auckland : 23
Tauranga : 23
Hamilton : 23
Whakatane : 23
Rotorua : 22
Tokoroa : 23
Taupo : 24
Gisborne : 29
New Plymouth : 22
Napier : 32
Hastings : 29
Wanganui : 26
Palmerston North : 23
Levin : 21
Kapiti : 22
Masterton : 25
Wellington : 21
Nelson : 21
Blenheim : 24
Westport : 19
Greymouth : 19
Hokitika : 17
Christchurch : 28
Timaru : 28
Oamaru : 26
Alexandra : 19
Queenstown : 18
Dunedin : 23
Invercargill : 14