Annual rainfall, 1987

"Annual rainfall is the total accumulated rain over one year. Rain is vital for life, including plant growth, drinking water, river ecosystem health, and sanitation. Floods and droughts affect our environment, economy, and recreational opportunities.

This dataset shows annual average rainfall across New Zealand for 1987 as part of the data series for years 1972 to 2013. Annual rainfall is estimated from the daily rainfall estimates of the Virtual Climate Station Network (NIWA).

This dataset relates to the "Annual average rainfall" measure on the Environmental Indicators, Te taiao Aotearoa website.

Geometry: grid Unit: mm/yr"

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field Value
Theme
Author Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Ministry for the Environment
Maintainer Email Ministry for the Environment
Source https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/52966-annual-rainfall-1987/
Source Created 2016-02-11T00:44:28.433033Z
Source Modified 2016-02-22T01:37:53.862141Z
Language English
Spatial {"type": "MultiPolygon", "coordinates": [[[[164.37383563128645, -47.556651286895395], [164.37383563128645, -33.826801176035325], [180.0, -33.826801176035325], [180.0, -47.556651286895395], [164.37383563128645, -47.556651286895395]]], [[[-180.0, -33.826801176035325], [-178.36827349645483, -33.826801176035325], [-178.36827349645483, -47.556651286895395], [-180.0, -47.556651286895395], [-180.0, -33.826801176035325]]]]}
Source Identifier https://data.mfe.govt.nz/layer/52966-annual-rainfall-1987/
Dataset metadata created 2 February 2020, last updated 3 March 2024