The January Climate Summary is attached.
Highlights:
- Temperatures were above average or well above average across most of Aotearoa New Zealand
- It was a dry month for many parts of the country
- Christchurch recorded 297 hours of sunshine, making it the city’s sunniest January since records began in 1930
- The highest temperature was 35.1°C, observed at Hanmer Forest on 13 January