A balmy 26 degrees Celsius in Queenstown brought many people out for a swim in Lake Wakatipu. Christchurch is expected to join the southern cities nudging unusually high 30 degree temperatures, on Sunday. Metservice meteorologist Melissa Oosterwijk said the highest temperatures in New Zealand on Saturday were the 31.6 degrees Celsius recorded at Alexandra and Ashburton. Debbie Jamieson The sun setting on an unusual 26.7 degree Celsius day in Queenstown. The combination of dry grass, high temperatures and zero humidity across Otago was dangerous.

Source: Stuff November 02, 2019 08:48 UTC