A warm, dry year for South Canterbury, according to Niwa climate survey
Bejon Haswell/Stuff Timaru experienced drier than average conditions in 2020, according to the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s annual climate survey. (File photo) A warm, dry year for South Canterbury, including one record-breaking day in winter, has also come with a warning from a leading scientist who says climate change will lead to drier conditions and more extreme weather events. Data included in the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s (Niwa) annual climate summary, released on Tuesday, shows Timaru had a mean temperature of 11 degrees Celsi...