Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in New Zealand
New Zealand: Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days was 18.6 Days per year in 2024. ▬ Flat
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in New Zealand, 1981–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Days per year.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 18.6 Days per year for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in New Zealand peaked at 23.3 Days per year in 1988 and was at its lowest, 14 Days per year, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Days per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 17.7 Days per year | — |
| 1982 | 17.9 Days per year | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 20.3 Days per year | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 19 Days per year | -6.4% |
| 1985 | 17.7 Days per year | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 19.5 Days per year | +10.2% |
| 1987 | 19.1 Days per year | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 23.3 Days per year | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 17.8 Days per year | -23.6% |
| 1990 | 17.9 Days per year | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.1 Days per year | -10.1% |
| 1992 | 16.8 Days per year | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 16.3 Days per year | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 19.6 Days per year | +20.2% |
| 1995 | 22.2 Days per year | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 19.3 Days per year | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 18.6 Days per year | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 22.6 Days per year | +21.5% |
| 1999 | 17.7 Days per year | -21.7% |
| 2000 | 20.8 Days per year | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 16.9 Days per year | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 18.3 Days per year | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 18 Days per year | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 21.2 Days per year | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 14 Days per year | -34.0% |
| 2006 | 19.6 Days per year | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 15.9 Days per year | -18.9% |
| 2008 | 18.5 Days per year | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 17.4 Days per year | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 20.2 Days per year | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 19.9 Days per year | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 19 Days per year | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 19.3 Days per year | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5 Days per year | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 16.4 Days per year | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 20.1 Days per year | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 18.5 Days per year | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 20.9 Days per year | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 19.8 Days per year | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 16.7 Days per year | -15.7% |
| 2021 | 22.1 Days per year | +32.3% |
| 2022 | 22.6 Days per year | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 19.6 Days per year | -13.3% |
| 2024 | 18.6 Days per year | -5.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 18.6 Days per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.25 Days per year, 3.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.14 Days per year | 17.7 Days per year | 23.3 Days per year | 9 |
| 1990s | 18.71 Days per year | 16.1 Days per year | 22.6 Days per year | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.06 Days per year | 14 Days per year | 21.2 Days per year | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.26 Days per year | 16.4 Days per year | 20.9 Days per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.92 Days per year | 16.7 Days per year | 22.6 Days per year | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in New Zealand?
- Precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days in New Zealand was 18.6 Days per year in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3 Days per year in 1988.
- What is the lowest precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 Days per year in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is precipitation - regions — extreme precipitation days rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Precipitation - Regions — Extreme precipitation days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators on total precipitation and the number of extreme precipitation days, in large (TL2) and small (TL3) regions. Data definition and source Precipitation is the sum of all liquid and frozen water - such as rain and snow - that reaches the Earth's surface each year. It excludes fog, dew and any precipitation that evaporates before reaching the ground. Extreme precipitation days are defined as days with more than 20 mm of total precipitation. Changes in precipitation and extreme precipitation days are referenced to the 1981-2010 baseline average. The estimates rely on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Definition of regions Regions are subnational units below national boundaries. OECD countries have two regional levels: large regions (territorial level 2 or TL2) and small regions (territorial level 3 or TL3). For more information, see the OECD Territorial grid (pdf) and the OECD Territorial Correspondence Table (xlsx). Cite this dataset OECD Regions, Cities and Local Areas database http://oe.cd/geostats. Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email RegionStat@oecd.org.