July's rain out of the ordinary

July's wet weather was due to an unusual cluster of weather patterns, says MetService spokesman Bob McDavitt.

He said parts of the Wairarapa and Wanganui had their wettest July on record after being hit by three rain-making low pressure systems on July 4-7, 12-16 and 19-22.

Mr McDavitt said another low-pressure system was expected to cross central New Zealand later this week, and could bring some heavy rain to the eastern Bay of Plenty on Wednesday.

- NZPA