Figure 2.3: Projected changes in seasonal mean temperature (in °C), for the 2030s relative to 1990: middle of IPCC range
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Note: For 2020-2049 (2030s), scaled to 'mid-IPCC' scenario. Contours are every 0.1°C. See also box above Figure 2.2.
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Projected changes in seasonal mean temperature (in degrees Celsius) over New Zealand for the 2030's relative to 1990 for the middle of the IPCC range of scenarios. Summer: North Island and North of South Island, 0.5-1.0 degrees; rest of South Island 0.25-0.5 degrees.
Autumn: 0.25-0.5 degrees over New Zealand apart from an area of Fiordland where the projected change is between 0.25 and 0.5 degrees.
Winter: 0.25-0.5 degrees.
Spring: North Island, North of South Island and Canterbury, 0.5-1.0 degrees; rest of South Island 0.25-0.5 degrees.
