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Story: Weather

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. Factors determining weather

  3. Highs – anticyclones

  4. Lows – depressions

  5. Tropical cyclones

  6. Thunderstorms

  7. Flash floods, down bursts and tornadoes

  8. Extreme weather

  9. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - Factors determining weather

Battling Wellington’s wind

Battling Wellington’s wind

Sea surface temperatures, 1993–2002

Sea surface temperatures, 1993–2002

Rainfall and the Southern Alps

Rainfall and the Southern Alps

Milford Sound waterfall

Milford Sound waterfall

From page 2 - Highs – anticyclones

Sequence of fronts

Sequence of fronts

Fog, North East Valley, Dunedin

Fog, North East Valley, Dunedin

Hoar frost, Lewis Pass

Hoar frost, Lewis Pass

Record temperatures, 1865–2004

Record temperatures, 1865–2004 (1st of 2)

Record sunshine hours

Record sunshine hours (2nd of 2)

From page 3 - Lows – depressions

Sidelined by rain

Sidelined by rain

Storm surge

Storm surge

Record rainfall

Record rainfall

Sheep trapped in snow

Sheep trapped in snow

From page 4 - Tropical cyclones

Tropical cyclone

Tropical cyclone

Wellington hurricane

Wellington hurricane

Cyclone Bola

Cyclone Bola

From page 5 - Thunderstorms

How a thunderstorm forms

How a thunderstorm forms

Southerly buster

Southerly buster

Vineyard post shattered by lightning

Vineyard post shattered by lightning

Hailstorms around New Zealand

Hailstorms around New Zealand

Hail damage

Hail damage

From page 6 - Flash floods, down bursts and tornadoes

Flash flood, Kopuawhara

Flash flood, Kopuawhara

Flooding in Kilbirnie, Wellington

Flooding in Kilbirnie, Wellington

Tornadoes

Tornadoes

From page 7 - Extreme weather

Homeless

Homeless

Last car through

Last car through

Nowhere to hide

Nowhere to hide

Wind-blown

Wind-blown

Camping in a cyclone

Camping in a cyclone

How to cite this page:

Erick Brenstrum, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/weather/media (accessed 24 January 2021)

Story by Erick Brenstrum, published 12 Jun 2006

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