This winter has seen above-average rainfalls but it won't be enough to help offset the effects of Auckland's worst reported drought in a quarter of a century.
Records of prolonged dry conditions have seen unprecedented water restrictions in Auckland. Forecasters say this winter has seen more rain than the typical
season but we are still officially in a drought.
The lack of rain earlier in the year has seen dam levels in the Auckland region at just 57 per cent capacity.
"Auckland has seen some decent rainfall so far this winter," said MetService meteorologist Georgina Griffiths. "But the dams took 18 months to get as low as they did, and we need more than a six-week wet spell to fill them up again."
