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New Zealand July 2007 month of weather extremes and contrasts2:50PM Wednesday August 01, 2007 found at New Zealand Herald, New Zealand
July brought severe floods, numerous damaging tornadoes, destructive winds, and ice and severe frosts.
A depression west of the North Island on July 4-5 produced thunderstorms and swarms of damaging tornadoes in Taranaki. Niwa said the episode was the first time that a swarm of at least seven or more damaging tornadoes had been recorded in New Zealand, all within a 24-hour period. Damage was estimated at $7 million. More tornadoes also hit Auckland and Tauranga. In Northland easterly gales and heavy rain produced widespread flooding, property, infrastructure and stock losses on July 10. Winds gusted as high as 180km/h on the offshore island of Tititiri Matangi, with 254mm of rain in 12 hours on Kaeo. The estimated damage was $60 million. Major flooding also happened in parts of Hawke's Bay on July 17-18. More flooding happened in south Canterbury and Otago on July 30 and Dunedin received more than a month's rainfall within 24 hours. The highest temperature recorded during the month was 20.4degC recorded at Gisborne airport on July 1 and Christchurch on July 26. The lowest air temperature during the month was minus 15.4degC recorded in Lauder, central Otago, on July 18. Of the main centres, Auckland was the warmest, Christchurch the coldest and driest, and Dunedin the sunniest.
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