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The first part of February has seen a complete turnaround in the weather.
Taupō went from close to complete drought conditions to record-breaking rainfall within a matter of days.
Following a record dry January, February has now produced some record rainfall figures for Taupō. The new record established at the weekend was a 24-hour fall of 96mm recorded at the 8am observation time on Saturday, beating the original maximum 24-hour fall for a February month in Taupō, formerly 67mm recorded on February 16, 2011.
The new 24-hour fall brought almost one-and-a-half times the average rainfall for February.