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 2070-2099 (2080s), scaled to 'mid-IPCC' scenario. Contours are every 0.2°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 2080's relative to 1990 for the middle of the IPCC range of scenarios. Summer: Northland, 2.0-3.0 degrees; rest of North Island and North of South Island, 1.5-2.0 degrees; rest of South Island 1.0-1.5 degrees.
Autumn: Northland, Auckland, Gisborne and Northern Hawkes Bay, 2.0-3.0 degrees; rest of New Zealand 1.5-2.0 degrees.
Winter: 2.0-3.0 degrees, apart from Southland and coastal Otago where the projected change is between 1.5 and 2.0 degrees.
Spring: North Island, north and east of the South Island, 1.5-2.0 degrees; isolated areas of eastern Northland and northern Gisborne, 2.0-3.0 degrees; West Coast and Southland, 1.0-1.5 degrees.
