Warmest[/b]

1. 2014 had 10.23 which is 1.64 above average

2. 2003 had 10.23 which is 1.64 above average

3. 2016 had 10.15 which is 1.56 above average

4. 1971 had 10.07 which is 1.48 above average

5. 2002 had 9.92 which is 1.33 above average

6. 2011 had 9.90 which is 1.31 above average

7. 1916 had 9.89 which is 1.30 above average

8. 2004 had 9.57 which is 0.98 above average

9. 1993 had 9.55 which is 0.96 above average

10. 1985 had 9.44 which is 0.85 above average

Coldest

1. 1941 had 6.57 which is 2.02 below average

2. 1927 had 6.62 which is 1.97 below average

3. 1972 had 6.64 which is 1.95 below average

4. 1945 had 6.69 which is 1.90 below average

5. 1937 had 6.69 which is 1.90 below average

6. 1951 had 6.76 which is 1.83 below average

7. 1933 had 6.80 which is 1.79 below average

8. 1969 had 6.84 which is 1.75 below average

9. 1913 had 6.96 which is 1.63 below average


10. 1922 had 7.12 which is 1.47 below average

I would pick the sunny mild June 1958 as better than any of these warmest ones. 203 hours sunshine at Blenheim, though it beat its own NZ record the very next year. An exceptionally bright month in eastern districts from Marlborough northwards, with no real feel of winter about it. Of the cold ones, June 1972 and June 1969 (except in Auckland northward in the latter case) had some compensation in being relatively dry and bright over most of the country.

The mild June 2011 was very drab over most of the country.