Auckland is brace yourself for more rain on Saturday, but a severe weather warning has been lifted.
A state of emergency has been declared in the city after residents in parts of west and north Auckland were evacuated.
MetService warns of more rain during the day and a chance of another thunderstorm with another 23mm expected on Saturday.
The rain will continue throughout next week, but Niwa predicts the heaviest falls will be further south.
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Lisa Murray from the Meteorological Service said Auckland will record its wettest month since records began.
“We’ve had an extraordinary 320mm of rain at Auckland Airport.”
The previous record was 304 mm, which was broken in July 1998.
Niwa said three areas in Auckland have seen new daily rainfall records at all times. Albany recorded 260mm, Motat 238mm and MÄngere 242mm.
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Camphora Place in Ranui was evacuated on Friday.
Murray said the extreme weather is caused by warm air moving south from the tropics.
“While you may not have heard a thunderstorm, it was the long streak of thunderstorms that brought the torrential rain that exacerbated the serious situation.”
Civil Defense said some parts of Auckland have had an entire summer of rain in a single day.
MetService said 71mm fell at Auckland International Airport in the space of an hour, between 8 and 9pm. The airport remains closed until at least Saturday afternoon.
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