Weather data shows the Gisborne district is having a wetter year than usual, but a normal amount of sunshine.
Despite the rain, temperatures have been above average for the past two months.
To the end of July, the year’s rainfall total was 737.6mm or almost 100mm more than the 30-year average in that period for 1991 to 2020.
This comes after last year’s record rainfall of 2054mm, which is more than double an average year’s rain of 1000mm.
The year to date has still had its share of the sun, with 1273 hours to the end of July, or about 35 hours ahead of the 30-year average for those seven months.