Weather picked to smash Canterbury winter temperature recordsGrant Matthew The sun beams down on the Margaret Mahy Family Playground. Niwa says warm, tropical winds heading towards New Zealand this weekend will challenge winter temperature records with temperatures up to 7C above average. Blue Skies weather forecaster Tony Trewinnard questioned Niwa's recorded rise in Christchurch temperatures. The city's last eight seasons have seen temperatures average at least 1C higher than normal. Many parts of the North Island could expect the mildest overnight July 23 temperature on record.

Source: Stuff July 20, 2016 07:22 UTC