Table 2.4: Projected changes for selected stations within each regional council area in seasonal and annual precipitation (in %) for the 2030s
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| Region | Location | Summer | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northland | Kaitaia Whangarei | -10 to +7 -10 to +6 | -6 to +6 -17 to +7 | -9 to +5 -12 to +7 | -17 to +9 -21 to +12 | -5 to +3 -8 to +2 |
| Auckland | Warkworth Mangere | -13 to +6 -14 to +6 | -10 to +5 -8 to +4 | -6 to +6 -1 to +10 | -19 to +7 -17 to +5 | -6 to +2 -4 to +3 |
| Waikato | Ruakura Taupo | -13 to +7 -8 to +3 | -6 to +6 -9 to +4 | -4 to +16 -3 to +16 | -12 to +7 -14 to +2 | -4 to +7 -5 to +3 |
| Bay of Plenty | Tauranga | -10 to +4 | -16 to +4 | -5 to +7 | -20 to +8 | -9 to +2 |
| Taranaki | New Plymouth | -10 to +6 | -7 to +6 | -6 to +22 | -10 to +9 | -4 to +9 |
| Manawatu-Wanganui | Wanganui Taumarunui | -11 to +8 -11 to +7 | -8 to +6 -4 to +14 | -11 to +26 -8 to +29 | -7 to +11 -9 to +11 | -4 to +11 -4 to +14 |
| Hawkes Bay | Napier | -23 to +5 | -27 to +1 | -18 to +12 | -23 to +9 | -19 to +1 |
| Gisborne | Gisborne | -20 to +7 | -29 to +2 | -14 to +10 | -27 to +11 | -17 to 0 |
| Wellington | Masterton Paraparaumu | -10 to +5 -10 to +8 | -11 to 0 -6 to +6 | -7 to +7 -6 to +28 | -11 to +5 -10 to +10 | -8 to +2 -4 to +10 |
| Nelson | Nelson | -16 to +1 | -10 to +4 | -3 to +15 | -11 to +4 | -7 to +2 |
| Marlborough | Blenheim | -8 to +4 | -9 to +3 | -5 to +15 | -12 to +4 | -5 to +3 |
| West Coast | Hokitika | -10 to +9 | -4 to +12 | -9 to +41 | -12 to +12 | -4 to +14 |
| Canterbury | Christchurch Hamner | -6 to +8 -16 to +5 | -20 to -1 -9 to +1 | -12 to +10 -15 to +11 | -11 to +4 -11 to +4 | -10 to +1 -12 to +3 |
| Tekapo | -9 to +8 | -4 to +8 | -6 to +35 | -10 to +17 | -3 to +13 | |
| Otago | Dunedin Queenstown | -7 to +8 -14 to +11 | -2 to +3 -3 to +18 | -7 to +15 -12 to +59 | -4 to +11 -11 to +23 | -2 to +6 -4 to +22 |
| Southland | Invercargill | -9 to +10 | -2 to +18 | -12 to +28 | -9 to +18 | -2 to +15 |
Note: For 1990 to 2020-2049 (the 2030s), scaled to the full IPCC range of global warming. Corresponding maps (Figures 2.5, A3.6 and A3.7) should be used to clarify sub-regional spatial gradients.
