A wet season
Unusually wet and blustery weather combined with cuts in the Tongariro National Park's Summer Nature Programme gave earlyJanuary holiday makers a tough time. Rainfall in early January was exceptionally high and often came in torrential downpours which left a lot of surface water. In Waiouru Military Camp one house was nearly flooded and the Fire section was standing by when water receded. Rainfall volumes of 23mm (one inch) an hour were recorded, comparable to downpours which caused flooding in Northland.
According to NZ Meteorological Service forecaster John Standish at Waiouru Camp the rain was caused by a very slow-moving highpressure area to the east of New Zealand which maintained a north-easterly flow bringing wet tropical air over the country. By last week the high to the east had finally moved off and fine warm weather had returned. Farmers who had been putting off hay making were finally able to get on with it. Mr Standish pointed out that anyone wanting to get weather information for purposes such as hay making, could ring him at Waiouru 56-799.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 32, 21 January 1986, Page 7
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179A wet season Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 3, Issue 32, 21 January 1986, Page 7
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