A perfect day for a glass of wine in sunny Hawke's Bay. The sunniest regions so far in 2021 are Taranaki (1033 hours), Bay of Plenty (997 hours), Marlborough (992 hours), Horowhenua (964 hours) and Hawke's Bay (964 hours). Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said Hawke's Bay had been drier than average and warmer than average for the month of April. "Hawke's Bay received an average of 16.4mm of rain in April, compared with the normal average of 67.9mm." Federated Farmers Hawke's Bay president Jim Galloway told Hawke's Bay Today earlier this week that farms in the region, while better prepared, were still desperately in need of rain.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 06, 2021 04:18 UTC