Solid rain. Torrential downpour rain. Sure, it's summer time here in New Zealand ...but it's not the summers that you know of in Toronto. This past summer in Toronto was HOT! Here it gets to maybe mid-twenty C, but usually low twenties. It's comfortable, but not hot per se.
Who knew it could rain so much. Relentless - all day, all night. The low rumbling can even keep you up at night.
(Video of the rain)
It rained so much, the water levels of the nearby river rose to submerge some of the walking paths there. Now that's a lot of water.
New Zealand has much greenery and vegetation. The rain helps.
Well you said it. NZ is green for a reason - rain. Are there microclimates around NZ? It often rains here in Zurich, but it's bright and sunny around the mountain.
ReplyDeleteThe microclimate that I have experienced would be the car - where the intense NZ sun turns it into a greenhouse and inescapable roasting machine =P. Other than that, I'm sure there are micro-climates. Apparently the Waikato area in which we live is prone to temperate days, and colder nights - good for tea farms (which will be another post - eventually).
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