Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Kaitaia (NZ000093012), New Zealand, with 44 years of record.
Key Facts for Kaitaia
Kaitaia (NZ000093012) is a weather station in New Zealand at -35.10 latitude and 173.27 longitude, 54 m (177 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1966 to 2009, 44 years of record.
1,464 records set at Kaitaia still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Kaitaia set a daily record high maximum temperature of 20.0 C (68.0 F) on 10 July 2009.
About the Station
Location: New Zealand, -35.10 latitude, 173.27 longitude.
Elevation: 54 m (177 ft).
Period of record: 1966 to 2009, 44 years.
Eligible elements: tmax.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Kaitaia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Kaitaia, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.6 C (83.5 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.2 C (86.4 F)
9.0 C (48.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.7 C (81.9 F)
6.2 C (43.2 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
27.0 C (80.6 F)
4.5 C (40.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
23.3 C (73.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
20.3 C (68.5 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
20.4 C (68.7 F)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
19.9 C (67.8 F)
1.0 C (33.8 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
21.8 C (71.2 F)
1.6 C (34.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
24.0 C (75.2 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
25.1 C (77.2 F)
4.6 C (40.3 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Kaitaia still stand. 1998 holds the most, with 87.
Standing records at Kaitaia by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1966
57
1967
48
1968
68
1969
61
1979
37
1980
49
1981
39
1982
57
1983
59
1984
53
1985
22
1986
27
1987
30
1988
49
1989
40
1990
70
1991
32
1992
52
1993
43
1994
41
1995
42
1996
30
1997
41
1998
87
1999
78
2000
46
2001
46
2002
33
2003
30
2004
54
2005
41
2008
1
2009
1
Wettest Day of Each Month
Nov: 213.1 mm (8.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Kaitaia. The most was 213.1 mm (8.4 in) on 11 November 1982.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Kaitaia
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
21 January 1989
Feb
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
16 February 1986
Mar
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
6 March 1984
Apr
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
12 April 1981
May
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
28 May 1995
Jun
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
22 June 1985
Jul
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
22 July 1992
Aug
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
23 August 1979
Sep
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
27 September 1992
Oct
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
28 October 1987
Nov
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
11 November 1982
Dec
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
30 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1966 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
35 years of record at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Kaitaia, 1967 to 2005. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.6 C (60.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1969, at 14.7 C (58.5 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 16.9 C (62.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Kaitaia as warming stripes, 1967 to 2005
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1967
15.0 C
-0.59 C
1968
14.8 C
-0.78 C
1969
14.7 C
-0.89 C
1986
15.5 C
-0.10 C
1987
15.6 C
+0.00 C
1988
16.2 C
+0.59 C
1989
16.0 C
+0.41 C
1990
16.1 C
+0.50 C
1991
15.3 C
-0.32 C
1992
14.8 C
-0.78 C
1993
14.7 C
-0.86 C
1994
15.2 C
-0.36 C
1995
15.9 C
+0.33 C
1996
15.8 C
+0.16 C
1997
15.4 C
-0.24 C
1998
16.9 C
+1.29 C
1999
16.3 C
+0.69 C
2000
15.9 C
+0.27 C
2001
16.2 C
+0.59 C
2003
15.6 C
+0.04 C
2004
15.1 C
-0.47 C
2005
16.0 C
+0.45 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1966 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Kaitaia: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
30.2 C (86.4 F)
2001
27.1 C (80.8 F)
35
Coldest night (TNn)
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1982
2.0 C (35.6 F)
31
Wettest day (Rx1day)
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1982
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1982
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
24
Longest dry spell (CDD)
17 days
1984
11 days
24
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. The record is 30.2 C (86.4 F) in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.1 C (80.8 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Kaitaia by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1966
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1967
26.7 C (80.1 F)
1968
27.2 C (81.0 F)
1969
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1979
26.0 C (78.8 F)
1980
27.0 C (80.6 F)
1981
28.0 C (82.4 F)
1982
27.9 C (82.2 F)
1983
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1984
26.6 C (79.9 F)
1985
27.1 C (80.8 F)
1986
27.8 C (82.0 F)
1987
29.5 C (85.1 F)
1988
27.5 C (81.5 F)
1989
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1990
29.4 C (84.9 F)
1991
28.4 C (83.1 F)
1992
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1993
26.2 C (79.2 F)
1994
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1995
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1996
28.5 C (83.3 F)
1997
27.6 C (81.7 F)
1998
29.8 C (85.6 F)
1999
28.6 C (83.5 F)
2000
26.9 C (80.4 F)
2001
30.2 C (86.4 F)
2002
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2003
26.7 C (80.1 F)
2004
28.4 C (83.1 F)
2005
27.8 C (82.0 F)
2006
14.0 C (57.2 F)
2007
15.0 C (59.0 F)
2008
19.0 C (66.2 F)
2009
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. The record is -0.7 C (30.7 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 2.0 C (35.6 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Kaitaia by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1966
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1967
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1968
2.2 C (36.0 F)
1969
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1979
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1980
1.0 C (33.8 F)
1981
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1982
-0.7 C (30.7 F)
1983
0.5 C (32.9 F)
1984
1.7 C (35.1 F)
1985
3.4 C (38.1 F)
1986
2.0 C (35.6 F)
1987
2.4 C (36.3 F)
1988
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1989
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1990
3.6 C (38.5 F)
1991
3.0 C (37.4 F)
1992
2.5 C (36.5 F)
1993
0.9 C (33.6 F)
1994
2.6 C (36.7 F)
1995
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1996
1.8 C (35.2 F)
1997
1.5 C (34.7 F)
1998
3.7 C (38.7 F)
1999
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2000
2.2 C (36.0 F)
2001
3.3 C (37.9 F)
2002
2.3 C (36.1 F)
2003
1.9 C (35.4 F)
2004
1.7 C (35.1 F)
2005
2.9 C (37.2 F)
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. The record is 213.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.6 mm (2.7 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Kaitaia by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1966
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1967
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1968
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1969
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1979
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1980
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1982
213.1 mm (8.4 in)
1983
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1984
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1985
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1986
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1987
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1988
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1989
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1990
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1991
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1992
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1993
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1994
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1995
106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. The record is 214.1 mm (8.4 in) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is 103.1 mm (4.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Kaitaia by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1966
94.1 mm (3.7 in)
1967
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1968
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1969
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1980
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1981
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
1982
214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1983
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1984
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1985
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1986
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
1987
168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1988
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1989
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1990
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1991
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1992
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1993
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1994
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1995
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1996
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1997
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1998
0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Kaitaia, 1966 to 2009. The record is 17 days in 1984, marked on the chart; the median year is 11 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Kaitaia by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1966
8 days
1967
9 days
1968
8 days
1969
9 days
1979
9 days
1980
16 days
1981
11 days
1982
11 days
1983
12 days
1984
17 days
1985
15 days
1986
12 days
1987
17 days
1988
13 days
1989
9 days
1990
10 days
1991
15 days
1992
11 days
1993
12 days
1994
11 days
1995
6 days
1996
8 days
1997
12 days
1998
10 days
1999
n/a
2000
n/a
2001
n/a
2002
n/a
2003
n/a
2004
n/a
2005
n/a
2006
n/a
2007
n/a
2008
n/a
2009
n/a
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.