This prototype New Zealand MHW dashboard is a one-stop shop for monitoring the event.

- Max anomaly: +5˚C

- Actual temperature: ≥21-22˚C [even warmer conditions in some bays]

- Category 4 (extreme): Auckland, Waikato, Northland

- Category 3 (severe): widespread pic.twitter.com/tFO9CQRKi9

— Ben Noll (@BenNollWeather) December 12, 2021