Napier reached record-breaking temperatures on Monday, with a maximum of 27.8C - half a degree more than the 2004 May record of 27.3C. Photo / Ken Dyer10 May, 2021 02:43 AM 3 minutes to readNapier reached record-breaking temperatures on Monday, with a maximum of 27.8C - half a degree more than the 2004 May record of 27.3C. Photo / Ken DyerHawke's Bay had the top three warmest temperatures in the country on Monday, with recording-breaking highs in Napier. "It's still pretty warm in the rest of the Bay area but is particularly hot around Napier and Hastings. Bakker said the warm weather would continue until Tuesday night before starting to cool down from midweek onwards as a cold southerly rolled in.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 10, 2021 03:30 UTC