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Hailstorms around New Zealand

Hailstorms around New Zealand

This map shows the distribution of hail storms in a year. They are most frequent in the west, but summer hail storms, often with larger hailstones, do occur in the east.

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Erick Brenstrum. 'Weather', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
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