Plenty of rain and plenty of grass growth meant dairy farmers had one of their better summers in many years. Photo / Thinkstock
Whether you live in New Zealand or Australia the weather these past few months has been a shocker for holidaymakers and summer-lovers.
Yes, we've had a few glimpses of traditional summer but, for the most part, it was colder and cloudier. I was looking through my technical weather handbook and
the word that sums up summer here and in Australia is "crap".
Summer brought New Zealand more cloud and cooler weather. Much of Australia has had cooler weather too but it has also had a lot of rain, especially in Queensland and New South Wales.
And if you feel bad that summer hasn't lived up to expectations of 30C days, our friends at Weatherzone in Sydney said the city had gone over the 30C mark only twice this summer.
So if you live in Waikato, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Wairarapa, Marlborough, Canterbury or coastal Otago you can be assured you weren't the only ones missing out on the real heat. Without a doubt Central Otago - specifically Alexandra - has been the hottest place, dominating the spot for the national highs for the first two months.
