Tropical Torrent drops three months' rain in three daysCHRIS MCKEEN/FAIRFAX NZ It's been a very wet April for most of the country. The potential for this system to develop into a tropical cyclone is LOW for days 1-3, increasing to MODERATE from Sunday evening onwards. The chance forTD20F to develop into a tropical cyclone is LOW through Saturday,increasing to MODERATE from Sunday evening onwards. After recording 121mm of rain from the Tropical Torrent, Hamilton is off to its second wettest start to any calendar year on record (since 1907) with 537mm of rain. Meanwhile, quake-stricken Kaikoura observed 155mm of rain from the torrent, or 2.8 times the normal rainfall for the entire month of April.

Source: Stuff April 07, 2017 07:18 UTC