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This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

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Thunderstorms

by Neil George Robertson, M.SC., Assistant Director (Climatology), Meteorological Service, Department of Civil Aviation, Wellington.

Thunderstorms are not numerous. Their frequency is greatest in the north and west where thunder is heard on 15–20 days a year; east of the ranges the figure is five or less.

Thunderstorms Neil George Robertson, M.SC., Assistant Director (Climatology), Meteorological Service, Department of Civil Aviation, Wellington.