A helicopter with a monsoon bucket prepares to dump water on a large fire at Loburn, North Canterbury. Dozens of fire crews and three helicopters with monsoon buckets are fighting five scrub fires burning across bone-dry Canterbury. Firefighters are battling two separate fires in Loburn, North Canterbury, one in Prebbleton and a further two in Hurunui, one of which had spread across 14 hectares. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Canterbury fire crews are working to control five large scrub fires as the region is again facing dangerous fire conditions. pic.twitter.com/oSMVful3t9 — NIWA Weather (@NiwaWeather) February 1, 2020The North Canterbury town of Rangiora holds the record, reaching a sweltering 42.4C on February 7, 1973.

Source: Stuff February 02, 2020 18:44 UTC