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New Zealand had the hottest national average temperature last year, but the single highest temperature recorded in the country remains unbeaten.
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New Zealand had the hottest national average temperature last year, but the single highest temperature recorded in the country remains unbeaten.
Last year was Aotearoas warmest year on record according to Niwas annual climate summary passing the previous record set in 2016
The nationwide average temperature last year was 13.6C, which is 0.95C above the annual average set between 1981 and 2010.
What was New Zealand's costliest year for flood damage was also our warmest – sending a grim reminder, if we still needed one, that our planet is heating a
The nationwide average temperature last year was 13.6C, which is 0.95C above the annual average set between 1981 and 2010.