The Country 04/04/25: Chris Brandolino talks to Jamie Mackay

We talk about atmospheric rivers and rainfall numbers. Is this event a drought breaker? As for March, it was dry for most parts of New Zealand and warm for the South Island, according to the Monthly Climate Summary issued by Niwa.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Chris braind Delena. The atmospheric river is not hitting everywhere where,
is y'all?

Speaker 2 (00:06):
I'm here, Yeah, I got here. Why you got okay? No,
it's you're right. I mean some places had a really
good drubber rain. Obviously the top of the South Island
they made out with the most rainfall, and they had
some really dry conditions there. So the top totals I
could find, and I do want to give credit this
is by way of the tas Been District Council of
the gauges. So places in Takaka and the hills just

(00:30):
about five hundred millimeters of rain for the events or
half meter. But the many areas one, two, three, four, five,
about four or five locations that I could come across
had anywhere between four and five hundred millimeters of rain.
So that's where the heaviest rain fell. You know, that
was basically aver well advertised and expected. My place, I

(00:50):
had my own little personal weather station Jammie that my
son got me for Christmas, and I recorded in Helensville
nearly seventy well seventy four milimeters of rain for the week.
So good drop of rain at the airport. How about
this stat for you it's a city slicker stat but
I think the fine audience members of the country can

(01:11):
identify so. At our Auckland location or Auckland Climate Stations
in Western Springs, at that location, I think we had
more rain in the past let's say, forty eight to
thirty six hours than we had in the entire month
of March. In fact, in fact here it is fifty

(01:31):
two point two millimeters occurred over the past two days
at our Western Springs in Auckland Climate station in March
just twelve point four wow, four times.

Speaker 1 (01:42):
What was really, Chris, what a pandame from all the
ticks coming in about the weather that like South Wakato
Kin Country, spots of South Taranaki down into the moss
And area, they're not quite getting the full benefits of
the atmospheric river.

Speaker 2 (01:58):
That's correct, That's completely true. We are we do have
another opportunity for rain. Look, it's not gonna be as
widespread or as impressive as this past event that's exiting
stage right, but it will bring that. Unfortunately, I think
once again, areas in South Tetanaki, South Blakato King Country,
and I'm talking about Sunday and especially Sunday night and

(02:20):
Monday probably gonna be I don't want to say left
high and dry, but they're gonna get more in North
Tetanaki and central and North Blacotto. I think we'll get
some there. So that's some good news. And another round
of rain coming, say Tuesday morning, Tuesday afternoon. So between
now and say Tuesday afternoon, there will be other opportunities.
Rain are gonna get a bit colder for a few days.

(02:40):
Temperatures warm up pretty significantly though, as we approach probably
this time next week, in the following weekend, a big
old fat high Jamie that comes in. It looks like
this time next week, with several days of dry weather,
hopefully up to the north, that splash comes in. We
get some rain coming from the north as we work
away into school holiday, as we'll see

Speaker 1 (03:00):
Okay, Chris Brendolino there from new work