2022 becomes New Zealand's warmest year on record

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2022 becomes New Zealand's warmest year on record

STORY: 2022 becomes New Zealand's warmest year on record DATELINE: Jan. 11, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Wellington CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Zealand's street views STORYLINE: The year 2022 became New Zealand's warmest on record, knocking 2021 off the top spot, scientists said Wednesday. 2022 was also the eighth most unusually wet year on record, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) chief scientist Chris Brandolino told a press conference. New Zealand's nationwide average temperature was 13.76 degrees Celsius, 1.15 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 annual average and surpassing 2021 by 0.2 degrees, according to the 2022 Annual Climate Summary released on Wednesday. November 2022 was the most unusually warm month, the summary said. The top four warmest years on record have all occurred since 2016, Brandolino said, adding La Nina was one of the primary drivers of last year's weather patterns. Sea surface temperatures near New Zealand

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