Moving to a new normal: Analysis of shifting climate normals in New Zealand

• Published in: International journal of climatology Vol. 44; no. 10; pp. 3240 - 3263
• Main Authors: Srinivasan, Raghav, Carey‐Smith, Trevor, Wang, Linda, Harper, Andrew, Dean, Sam, Macara, Gregor, Wang, Ruotong, Stuart, Stephen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.08.2024; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Anthropogenic climate changes; Anthropogenic factors; Atmospheric research; Automation; Climate; climate anomalies; Climate change; climate normals; Climate variability; Climatic analysis; Climatic extremes; Climatological normals; data homogenisation; Extreme values; Global warming; Historic temperatures; Homogeneity; Homogenization; Human influences; New Zealand climate; Precipitation; Precipitation patterns; Precipitation-temperature relationships; Regional analysis; Regional development; Temperature; Variability; New Zealand

New Zealand's National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research publishes climate normals for New Zealand that are used for reporting the regional state of the climate, climate extremes and variability. Temperature and precipitation patterns are affected by both anthropogenic climate change...