TommyLuck

Yep, when it rains it pours.

Not a problem for me. Rain is rain, if it is falling for less time, no matter how heavy, I agree this is better.

TommyLuck

Sorry if I've got you wrong but your response seems defensive. I'm not criticising the weather.

I was simply commenting to those that are complaining about the rainfall shouldn't be surprised by it, just backing it up with a simple stat.

I could blather on about sunshine hours, etc ... If you'd like?

simonsi

Yep, that is how I see it.

Bo-Jangles

People sure do like to get all dreamy about the 'better' weather; one winter here in Auckland it only rained three times: once for forty day and then again for a fortnight.

Now's not a good time to talk about the rain as many people will have forgotten what it looks like. We do of course get days when you never see daylight and the greyness and low pressure hangs in the sky for a week or more, the last time was for the whole of the week over Christmas upto New Years but selective memories won't recall this.

TommyLuck

So what? Rain is rain whether its fine drizzle or monsoon. You'll get wet if you go outside and the sun isn't shining.

On balance the sunshine hours more than make up for it.

We're famous for it, why are the British so obsessed with the weather? Move to the Atacama desert if you want to avoid the rain.

Given that Auckland is surrounded by water, days on end of rain has been something happening there for 1000's of years.

GoingIn2011

Defensive - Not the intention mate. Just adding to the debate.

simonsi

I was in the UK so don't have it to recall. Second week of January was all rain around Queenstown too (friends were there), we were at home in Auckland with the sun. Year before we holidayed in Queenstown and had 2 weeks unbroken sun while Auckland had rain...must be lucky I guess....

But the stats don't lie, mislead or have selective memory - from http://www.weather-and-climate.com

For Birmingham(closest place to where we lived)

For Auckland

So Birmingham has on average approx 100hrs/mth of sunshine, Auckland has 160hrs....and of course in most of those extra 60hrs/mth it also isn't raining :-)

marblep

Sorry but I'm going to piss you all off soon.

It rains in NZ. It rains in the UK.
Sun shines in NZ. Sun shines in UK.
I get tired in NZ. I get tired in UK.

It rains everywhere!!!

It's nature (as my 4 year old would say)!

simonsi

Hmmm, your point is that everywhere is the same??? Don't be afraid to say NZ is "better" in your experience

BEVS

The weather is not better or worse. It is simply different. It would be wouldn't it, as it is a very different part of the planet.

Right now, I wish for the rains to fill our tanks and irrigated our section.
When it's that non-stop harsh sunlight day on day, I wish for the overcast so I can see without sunglasses and go out without sunscreen.

When it's the rains , I wish it would stop flooding our section and let me go out without getting sodden & filling up me wellies

There again, I'm contrary like that.



ps:- NZers are mega obsessed with weather. Not surprising really given 'lifestyle' and rural environments.

Snap Shot

I only wish more expats had such a good understanding of the weather etc.

TommyLuck

Today I haven't yet had a communication with a client who didn't mention the weather - all unprompted by me, an effort driven by this conversation.

We're (the British) obsessed.

RobDon

Strange.............but true!!

Assanah

Yep, outdoors aren't fun in rain (at least not for me). And with not much else to do rain is kind of a bigger issue here for me than it was in Europe.

BEVS

I loves you . You make me giggle.

You will find it just the same here - everywhere - from everyone. Plus the homemade weather stations, barometers and digital jobbies.
Really, it ain't no different.