Humid Hamilton summer spells trouble for vege growersCHRISTEL YARDLEY/STUFF Out of the six main centres, Hamilton had the wettest and least sunny summer. But it was also the hottest summer Hamilton has ever recorded. And the combination of hot temperatures and heavy rain has caused vegetables - usually thriving in summer - to rot. "That second two thirds was the second wettest two thirds of summer since 1907, for Hamilton." "The ocean temperatures - the marine heatwave that is very warm around New Zealand - that's continuing, that's persisting.

Source: Stuff March 06, 2018 02:37 UTC