Good-bye 2025

2025 was an overall wetter and milder than normal year for upper North Island. The most extreme weather events were the Mangawhai tornado 26th January and Ex-tropical cyclone Tam on 17th April. Here were some observation highlights across the upper North Island over the year up to 7am 31st December.

Max Temp: 30.9°c, Whitianga, Coromandel Peninsula 7th Dec

Min Temp: -1.2°c, Ahuroa, Auckland & Waihi, Coromandel 23rd July

Ave temp for 2025: 16.6°c at our HGW climate station.

Wettest place: 4540mm, Pinnacles, Coromandel

Driest place: 881mm, Gulf Harbour, Auckland

Min air pressure: 986.8 hPa Howick Auckland

Max wind: 84 knots (155 km/h), Cape Reinga 17th April

Thunderstorm days: 16 days

Space weather Aurora sightings: 1st June G4 solar storm

Cyclones: Ex-TC Tam 17th April

Tornadoes: An EF1 tornado @ Mangawhai 26th Jan

Snowfall: Kohukohunui, Hunua Ranges 19th August

Number of earthquakes: 61

Largest felt quake: M3.4, 35km East of Whangarei Heads, 16th July

Tsunami: 15cm wave height at Great Barrier Island M8.8 Great Russia quake 31/7

(Sources: Private stations, council rain gauges, GeoNet and Land Information New Zealand) 

Christmas morning over the southern Gulf

Aurora australis Port Albert, Kaipara harbour 1st June (credit Debbie Mason)

Developing Wellsford hail storm, November. Credit Kan EP

Lightning within the thunderstorm cell that spawned the Mangawhai tornado. 26th January

Fogbow Waiheke Island 14th July (credit Linda Dumont)

Fog over Auckland 14 July. Credit Geoff Evans