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Whitianga recorded its warmest January temperature ever recorded. File photo of the Simpsons beach.
Vacation goers who still enjoyed surfing in Whitianga spent the entire day in clothes or huddled indoors as temperatures rose to 31.8 ° C.
According to NIWA, Whitianga on Wednesday recorded the warmest temperature on record in January since its records began in 1962.
Other highs for the day included Matamata and Whangārei, both at 29.8 degrees, the Firth of Thames at 28.6 degrees, and Rotorua at 28.4 ° C.
The heat was coming from a front, associated with a bass, moving from Tasman. It is expected to make landfall on Thursday, but somewhere had already felt its effects.
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Thames Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie was surprised by Whitianga’s record but didn’t complain either.
She said the sunny day was a great ending to her busy summer.
“The weather in the region has been fantastic,” Goudie said.
“I have seen many people swimming and in boats enjoying the sun after a few days of rain in the region.”
However, Goudie made sure to have finished most of his work by 10 a.m., so he could hide inside as the temperatures rose.
“It’s quite hot after 10 AM, even if you’re in the shade.”
Whitianga resident Jacob Callesen also had the same idea.
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Thames-Coromandel Mayor Sandra Goudie said the warm temperatures in the region have been fantastic.
“Most of the day I was inside, relaxing and trying to stay cool until I started working,” said Callesen, who is a bartender at Salt Restaurant and Bar.
“It was definitely hot today. But it has also been difficult on Whiti (sic) here. “
He said Whitianga was still “pumping” with many bathers enjoying their vacation.
“This is one of the busiest summers we’ve had in a long time.
“We’ve had a mix of rainy days and sunny days, so it’s good to see the weather finally picking up.”
Mercury Bay Holiday Park owner Luke Stevenson said the camp’s pool was packed with guests trying to escape the heat.
“All of our campers are still in the pool. It’s a choker right now, but you’d think they’d be at sea right now because surely that’s cooler. “
He was not surprised by the record and said it had been an extremely hot day.
There had been no wind to increase humidity either, he said.
While the forecast was a perfect picture of summer for the North Island, the South Island was not so lucky.
Stewart Island, Waitati and Oamaru had some of the coldest temperatures with highs of 14 ° C, 18 ° C and 18 ° C, respectively.
In major city centers, Auckland reached a maximum of 27 ° C and a minimum of 17 ° C, Wellington fluctuated between 22 ° C and 17 ° C, and Christchurch had a maximum of 21 ° C and a minimum of 15 ° C.
