The wet season has started right on schedule this year, with Autumn equinox rain arriving to the relief of many. The first upper-level low pressure system from the polar region was the catalyst as it connected with subtropical moisture to produce high instability across the upper North island
Over the course of 5 days, there were periods of rain, downpours and thunderstorms giving all areas of the region a good drop. Here are your local rainfall totals in mm from 18 March to 24 March.
349 Ruakaka
314 Kaiwaka
308 Algies Bay
290 Waikino
279 Maungatapere
274 Redvale
260 Hatfields Beach
225 Hobsonville point
212 Whangarei Heads
207 Orewa
206 Matakana
206 Wellsford
198 Pinnacles
187 Muriwai
186 Warkworth
184 Gulf harbour
184 Kaukapakapa
175 Northcote Point
173 Red Beach
171 Birkdale
167 Dome Forest
166 Pataua North
166 Whitianga
165 Kerikeri
160 Birkenhead
160 Pakiri
159 Leigh
157 Mahurangi
157 Whangarei
155 Mangawhai
155 Swanson
153 Bucklands beach
153 Dairy Flat
153 Hunua
153 Long Bay
153 Waipu
150 Browns Bay
150 Kawau Island
150 Silverdale
148 Waihi
147 Omaha
146 Rothesay Bay
145 Beach Haven
143 Ellerslie
142 Devonport
141 Beachlands
141 Rosedale
140 Helensville
139 Kaipara Flats
139 Waiheke Island (Onetangi)
138 Albany
138 Hamilton
134 Bayswater
134 St Heliers
133 Tapora
132 Mangatangi dam
132 Torbay
132 Manukau
131 Greenhithe
131 Piha
131 Stanmore Bay
129 Glenfield
129 Mairangi Bay
129 Takapuna
128 Grey Lynn
128 Onehunga
127 Mission Bay
124 Auckland city
124 Kumeu
123 Mt Eden
122 Coatesville
122 Waitakere
121 Castor Bay
121 Milford
121 Riverhead
116 Ngunguru
112 Tutukaka
110 Paremoremo
108 Dargaville
106 Coromandel
105 Waiheke Island (Omiha)
104 Titirangi
103 Howick
103 Whangaparaoa
101 Castle Rock
101 West Harbour
101 Whenuapai
92 Waiheke Island (Matiatia)
92 Waikawau
90 Henderson
89 Port Waikato
86 Waiuku
86 Whitford
84 Kaipara Heads
83 Clevedon
76 Matarangi
74 Pauanui
71 Te Mata
70 Pukekohe
69 Thames
66 Whangamata
65 Bombay
61 Awhitu Peninsula
61 Miranda
59 Great Barrier Is
59 Kopu
51 Wharekawa
50 Kaiaua
40 Ngatea
Source: Online private and council weather stations.
Note: With heavy downpours, some localised large differences can occur between close gauges
