Hawke's Bay may have escaped the heavy rain of the last week with possibly more gains than losses with a big boost to farming throughout the region.
Some areas from Northern to Southern Hawke's Bay had over 180mm of rain, with a peak of 244mm at Waipapa, inland from the Central Hawke's Bay coast – similar to its deluge in the southernmost extremes of last November 9's tempest which brought near-record rainfall in Napier caused widespread flooding and a State of Emergency declaration for the city.
Among other peaks, mainly between last Friday and Tuesday night this week, were the 232mm at Parks Peak, in the Kaweka Range west of Napier and Hastings, and 181.2mm at Pukeorapa, inland northwest of Mahia.
Falls totalling 104mm were recorded by the Hawke's Bay Regional Council in Napier, while about 70mm was record in Hastings.
Council principal scientist Dr Kathleen Kozyniak said the "terrific" amount of rain over the past week was "well distributed" throughout the region. Totals were typically more than 70mm, she said.