Past weather information from our observation network for up to 30 days can be found on metservice.com. This can be found on the 'Past Weather' tab for your local forecast page or by searching for past weather + the location your are interested in.
For weather observations beyond 30 days you can either contact our team to ask that our Forensic Meteorologists to prepare a report or extract the data you require. This service is used for insurance reports, court cases, site assessments and coroner enquiries (please note that there may be a cost associated with this service).
Alternatively, you may be able to find the information you need in the national climate database, CliFlo, managed by NIWA - https://cliflo.niwa.co.nz.
The climate database holds data from about 6500 climate stations which have been operating for various periods since the earliest observations were made in the year 1850. The database continues to receive data from over 600 stations that are currently operating.
CliFlo returns raw data and statistical summaries. Raw data include ten minute, hourly and daily frequencies. Statistical data include about eighty different types of monthly and annual statistics.
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