February severe weather

The February 2004 floods were the worst seen in many parts of New Zealand for decades. Rainfall and wind records were broken. Rivers overtopped their banks, and farms and houses were inundated. Many organisations have an interest in – and data on – these events.

With the aim of sharing that information, these web pages provide easy access to information on the severe weather and flooding from February 2004.

Here we present weather maps and warnings from MetService, satellite images from NIWA, information on data held elsewhere, and links to other sites that may be of interest.

Weather maps

MetService weather maps

Weather maps (analyses) for February 2004 at 6-hour intervals, courtesy of MetService
Severe weather warnings

MetService Severe Weather Warnings

Weather Warnings for February 2004, courtesy of MetService

  • Severe Weather Advisories
  • Severe Weather Warnings
  • Severe Weather Outlook
  • Severe Weather Watch
NIWA satellite images

NIWA satellite images

Satellite images for 15–21 February 2004
Data held elsewhere

Other data

Listing of relevant data held elsewhere

  • Brief description of the data
  • Source of the data
  • Who to contact for access
Links to other websites of interest

Links to other websites of interest

See more flood pictures and read news items about flood recovery.

Contacts and Queries

Doug Ramsay
NIWA
Gate 10 Silverdale Rd
PO Box 11115
Hamilton
Phone: +64-7-859 1894
email Doug Ramsay