We are at the coldest point of the year, yet our North Island skifields need more snow and almost all of New Zealand has had a frost-free week.
The low that brought the rain and milder overnight lows is still out to the west of the country ... but only just. It's been with us for an entire week and has dumped more heavy rain across the country.
It brought good news and bad. The good news was for Otago and Canterbury farmers and growers, who finally received some rain - both regions were in need of it.
But the north had too much rain - from a low two weeks ago to this past week of rain, many areas have now reached saturation point and need sun and wind.
While writing this column I decided to speak to Bay of Plenty farmer Gael Stevens, who, from time to time, sends me updates on rainfall. Her July average over the past five years has been around 195mm - which is fairly high but her farm is on the side of the Kaimai Ranges, just out of Tauranga. However, this July she recorded over half a metre of rain - 581mm.