Auckland weather

Alberto_Spain · Testing The Water Joined: 20 May 2004 Posts: 8

Hello,

I noticed in the link below that Auckland is more rainy than London :

http://www.emigratenz.org/NewZealandClimate.html

Is it really true ?

Are days as depressing as London?

Timbo · Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2004 10:35 pm Post subject:

I dont want to sound like non patriotic, but is anywhere as depressing as london (in the so called civilised world anyway) Laughing

John Miller · Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2004 4:11 pm Post subject:

Auckland weather can be wet in winter (like parts of the Mediterranean) but it's also warmer and much sunnier in winter than London.

Bill B · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:49 am Post subject: LATEST WEATHER!!!

Hi all,

Just found this on NZ Herald website: Eek

[b]Lightning punches holes in house.

23.06.2004
By Amanda Cameron

"Thankfully, Bob & Pam Meyer were out when lightning struck their Glendene home during the storm that hit Auckland yesterday.

Alerted by a neighbour, they returned at about 1pm to find lightning had caused extensive damage to their home of 25 years.

A lightning bolt hit the two-storey house just before midday, blowing tiles off the roof, cracking the dining-room ceiling, and punching holes through a wall and deck.

"It was a bit of a shock", said Mr. Meyer, 58.

The lightning also blew the couple's stereo into hundreds of pieces, destroyed electrical switches and telephone connections, and left burn marks on the carpet & wallpaper.

"It sounded like a big bomb", said the neighbour.

The lightning bolt struck just before midday yesterday as winds gusting to 120km/h passed over the Auckland region bringing thunderstorms and thick hail.

Elsewhere in the region, the storm caused further damage and triggered dozens of fire alarms.

Strong winds felled a willow tree on Ocean View Rd in Oneroa, Waiheke, just after 10am, narrowly missing a parked car.

An hour later, fire services reported that roofing iron had been torn from a classroom block at Rangitoto College on the North Shore.

They also reported that strong winds tore the roof off a Helensville house & ripped up a shed in Albany.

No injuries were reported.

Journalist Paul Gorman was on an aircraft from Christchurch which landed at Auckland Airport at the height of the thunderstorm.

"You could see the thunder cloud around as we were descending", he said. "On that final approach you could really feel you were out of the cloud and into the wind. It was really rough".

The plane landed safely.

Cars had to be abandoned in Central Otago due to heavy snowfalls, and preschools and some primary schools wereclosed for the day.

Farmers said that they would have preferred the snow to stay further up in the hills, but were prepared.

Nelson received the most snow that it has seen in 10 years.

Snow closed State Highway 94 between Te Anau and Milford as well as halting traffic through the central North Island last night.

State Highway 1 between Rangipo and Waiouru was closed before an alternative route through National Park and Ohakune also had to be closed about 7.30pm.

State Highway 2 between Taneatua and Nukuhou North was closed in the morning because of slips.

Heavy rain, thunderstorms and hail during the previous night caused slips in the Wanganui / Rangitikei region and closed some roads in the South Island.

Severe wind warnings from Taupo to Northland were in place last night and the MetService was predicting that the weather would get worse overnight. Police are asking drivers to be especially careful"

Funny, I had an e-mail from my sister in Auckland today, I wonder why she didn't mention the weather Eek

Don't know about you folks, but it hasn't put us off Wink

Bill B

karltsmith · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:49 am Post subject:

AKL Weather report

Last two days.....Hail showers...wind and lots of it....rain and lots of it maily at night all short sharp shoery stuff really!!!

Timbo · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:58 am Post subject:

It would take a hell of a lot more than a few spots of rain and a light breeze to put a brit off Bill. Wink

Timbo · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 7:59 am Post subject:

It would take a hell of a lot more than a few spots of rain and a light breeze to put a brit off Bill. Wink

Raeven · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:02 am Post subject:

Gotta put this in perspective a bit, if I can...

We presently live in one of the most temperate regions on the face of the planet, where the days more often than not are sunny, cool and stay resolutely between 65-70F year round. We have a freeze maybe once every 15-20 years. If it snows in the surrounding hills, it's a major event and you DON'T want to be out driving with the other Californians in it! You can plan anything outdoors anytime of the year, because odds are excellent the weather will be with you. People rarely think about the weather here, they take it so for granted it's going to be perfect. Yet....

Fifteen years ago I listened as an apocalyptic thunder and lightning storm raged outside my window. Suddenly there was a huge booming noise.. lightning had struck the neighbor's backyard. Our television was ruined. We were lucky -- a few feet to the east, and it would have been our house! The neighbor lost all his computer equipment.

A year and a half ago at Christmas, as my husband was puttering in our newly-remodeled kitchen, a windy rainstorm blustered outside. He heard a strange creaking noise, looked out a convenient window to investigate and just had time to leap out the side door as a 65-foot tree fell over on our kitchen! Luckily, the tree fell slow and the house was fine. The dog, however, was displaced for a time!

My point is: Bad weather can happen anywhere -- even mostly gorgeous areas -- and to anyone!

But... snow in Nelson???

Gad zukes. - Rae

karltsmith · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:14 am Post subject:

Gadzooks......haven't heard that one since the 13th century....Het Nonny Nonny and beshrue me for sure!!! Laughing

may I offer you my heart felt contrafibularities!!! Nutcase

Bill B · Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:50 am Post subject: