Akaroa in Canterbury has recorded its highest ever June temperature after reaching 23C today, according to NIWA Weather.
It was a warm winter’s day across Canterbury, with Christchurch reaching 22.6C, a high it shared with Kaikōura.
Christchurch has an average high in June of 11 degrees.
One Christchurch resident told 1 NEWS she was able to wear a t-shirt all day.
The warm temperatures across the region were caused by a north-westerly flow coming across the Tasman, 1 NEWS meteorologist Dan Corbett said.
Cheviot, north of Christchurch, reached 22.7C while Rangiora had a high of 22.1C.
The warm temperatures won’t last with an incoming surge of cold behind tomorrow’s front forecast to bring 5-20cm of snow for parts of the inland hgh country of Canterbury above 500m.
Ski fields in the area, including Mt Hutt, Lyford and Porters, could see even more snow.
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