July 2013 was warmer, drier and sunnier than usual in Bell Block and Taranaki.The New Zaland Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research’s monthly climate summary released on Tuesday 6th August 2013 showed mean temperatures in South Taranaki were well above average and 0.5 to 1 degrees Celsius above the July average for the rest of the region. Bell Block, New Plymouth and Hawera all recorded the second highest wind gusts on record on July 14th 2013, with 128kmh and 104kmh respectively.
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