It was officially New Zealand's hottest summer on recordNIWA NIWA Climate Scientist Petra Pearce brings you highlights and statistics from Summer 2017/2018. New Zealand just sweated through its hottest summer on record, a Niwa report shows. CHARLOTTE CURD/STUFF New Zealanders made the most of the country's hottest summer on record. 2017-18: Kiwi Summer for the Record Books 🌡️Standout stats:*The hottest summer on record by 0.3°C. HIGHLIGHTS:* A total of 54 NZ locations recorded their hottest summer on record, and 39 recorded their second-hottest and nine their third-hottest.

Source: Stuff March 05, 2018 05:26 UTC