Many Northern Hemisphere countries considered the Summer Solstice the official start of summer, but that didn't mean the Winter Solstice marked the official start of winter in the Southern Hemisphere. It was expected to be even warmer on Wednesday in the east of the South Island, with Invercargill (record 14.4C), Dunedin (record 17.4C), and Christchurch (record 18.2C) are forecast to close in on daily record maximum temperatures. Video will play in Play now Don't auto playNever auto playWeather watchers are anticipating potentially record-breaking temperatures across the country tomorrow - which also happens to be the shortest day of the year. After tomorrow, daylight would begin to increase. It means tomorrow will have the least amount of daylight of any day for the year.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 20, 2016 05:37 UTC