It's official: that was the warmest July day in Dunedin in recorded history. The temperature maxed out at 20.3degC at the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's Musselburgh station, the warmest July reading in the city since records began in 1947. But MetService said things would start to go south by this afternoon and tomorrow would see a return to regular winter service. As of 12.30pm Dunedin - at 20.1 degC - was the hottest place in New Zealand, according to the MetService website. The high in Dunedin tomorrow was predicted to be 11degC, still up from the winter maximum average of 9.5degC.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 03, 2019 00:37 UTC