Weather Eye with John Maunder

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

In contrast, the rainfalls in Tauranga for April 2015 (116 mm), and April 2016 (87 mm) were about average.

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

The second wettest April was 1948, when 333 mm was recorded; and the second driest was April 2010 with only 12 mm.

The long-term average rainfall for Tauranga for April is 120 mm.

Since 1898, there have been 10 April months with a rainfall of 250 mm 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 30 mm or less.

In chronological order, the driest April months are: 1898, 1910, 1913, 1919, 1958, 1979, 1984, 2005, and 2010.

For further information on variety of weather and climate matters see: https://sites.google.com/site/nzrainfalls/newzealandmonthlyrainfalls