Election day weather: what's the forecast and who will it benefit? Left-wing voters are less likely to have cars and more likely to be put off voting in inclement weather, so the saying goes. In its place a brief ridge builds across the North Island, with some drier brighter weather through there." Based on that model, the authors said, an increase of only 1C may have made Al Gore the 43rd United States President instead of George W. Bush, as Gore would have won in Florida. Regardless, the weather's impact is likely to be lessened owing to record early voting numbers in New Zealand.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2017 06:00 UTC