REGIONAL CLIMATES

Notable events in South America include Amazonia's worst flooding episode in recent history and the severe drought that gripped most of northeastern Brazil throughout the 2012 wet season. [...]above-normal annual rainfall (more than 120% of normal) was observed in Gisborne, as well as in parts of Central Otago, and coastal south Canterbury. (iii)Notable events One significant snowfall event occurred in 2012. On 6 June, a low over the Tasman Sea and a trough to the south of the country brought a broad area of cold, moist air over the South Island that produced heavy snowfall to low levels over most of the South Island (Fig. 7.52).