2023 is tracking to be one of the top three hottest years on record for Aotearoa New Zealand. NIWA meteorologist Tristan Meyers says 2022 was our warmest year on record, surpassing the record set the year before in 2021. “Last month didn’t add to the record books, with it being the 34 th-warmest November since NIWA’s seven station temperature series began in 1909. “We’ll be confirming this in our annual climate summary issued early next month.”In the meantime, Meyers says the Christmas outlook is a mixed bag. “Showers and areas of rain look to affect the North Island, while a few showers are possible for the Southern Alps and east of the South Island.

Source: Stuff December 20, 2023 18:21 UTC