The weather has been playing tricks this week, with this motorcyclist meeting a flood near Otiria, out from Moerewa.Photo/John Stone
Northlanders know that four seasons in one day is not uncommon, but never was it more graphically illustrated than on Tuesday when the region was the wettest, windiest and warmest place to be in the country.
The storm that battered Northland brought winds of up to 160km/h on Tuesday and
rainfall of well over 100mm to many parts to the region.
At the same time Tuesday saw Whangarei topping the nation's temperatures with 18.4C, followed by Kaitaia in second place with 17.9C and Kerikeri in third with 17.1C.
The official MetService rainfall figures for the day recorded 107mm at Kerikeri Airport and 40.6mm at Whangarei Airport, the top two in the country. However, Northland Regional Council figures show in the 22 hours to 6am yesterday 157.2mm of rain had fallen at Kaikohe, 149.5mm at Oromahoe, 126mm at Puhipuhi, 118.5mm at Kerikeri, 93.8mm at Whangarei, 98.5mm on Kaipara's Tutamoe Ranges and 36mm at Dargaville. Figures for Kaitaia were not available.
Claire Nyberg of the Northland Civil Defence Emergency Management Group said in Kaikohe's case, the amount of rain it had received in just under 24 hours was close to the amount it would normally receive for all of July.
