Weather Eye with John Maunder

Rainfalls in Tauranga during the month of April 2014 and April 2013 were both relatively wet, with April 2013 recording 284mm – the sixth highest April rainfall since 1898 – and last month tallying 225mm – the 17th highest April rainfall in the city since 1898.

The graph shows the range of rainfalls from a high of 383mm in 1911 to a low of 10mm in 1958.

The second wettest April was 1948, when 333mm was recorded; and the second driest was April 2010 with only 12mm. The long-term average rainfall for Tauranga for April is 120mm.

Since 1898, there have been 10 April months with a rainfall of 250mm or more. In chronological order, the wettest April months are: 1911, 1923, 1935, 1938, 1948, 1959, 1995, 2000, 2001, and 2013.

In terms of dry April months, there have been nine months with rainfall of 30mm or less. In chronological order, the driest April months are: 1898, 1910, 1913, 1919, 1958, 1979, 1984, 2005, and 2010.

For further information on Tauranga climate, see

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