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New Zealand Short Range Forecast
- All the North Island except Gisborne and Hawkes BayA period of rain spreading east during the day followed by showers, some heavy, with thunderstorms and hail possible south of Taranaki this evening.
- Gisborne and Hawkes BayMainly fine, but scattered rain for a time this afternoon or evening.
- Marlborough and NelsonA period of rain this morning followed by showers, with isolated thunderstorms and hail this afternoon.
- Buller, Westland and FiordlandPeriods of rain or showers, with some heavy and possibly thundery falls.Becoming mainly fine in Fiordland this morning, and elsewhere later.
- CanterburyRain developing this morning, easing this evening. Snow above 500 metres.
- Otago and SouthlandRain, falling as snow to 500 metres, clearing most places this morning, but a few showers persisting about the south coast and spreading as far north as Dunedin this evening.
- Chatham IslandsMainly fine. Drizzle developing tonight.
New Zealand Long Range Forecast
- SaturdayNorth Island, showers clearing most places and fine breaks developing, but a few lingering from Auckland northwards and in Gisborne. South Island, mainly fine, with morning frosts in some places, but a few showers in the far south, and a few morning showers for Marlborough and Christchurch.
- SundayNorth Island, cloudy periods and the odd shower in the west, mainly fine in the east. South Island, occasional rain or showers in the west, and mainly fine in the east.
- MondayNorth Island, cloudy periods and the odd shower in the west, mainly fine in the east. South Island, occasional rain or showers in the west, and mainly fine in the east.
- Chatham IslandsRain on Saturday, easing to a few showers with a change to fresh southerlies. Cloudy periods on Sunday and Monday and winds turning westerly.
Weather History
Very heavy rainfalls occurred over Otago and Southland, with twenty four hour rainfall totals of 110mm being recorded in many places. These disastrous floods killed stock, damaged houses,bridges and railways, caused washouts and crops were badly affected.A civil emergency was declared, and locals called these the "Black Friday Floods."
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