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Autumn 2024 was still affected by El Niño impacts, with drier than normal conditions in most of the Wellington Region, especially towards the northern half of the region. Temperatures were below average in most areas in a surprisingly uniform pattern. Both Wellington and Wairarapa had the coldest autumn since 2012. Therefore, this was the coldest autumn in 12 years, by a relatively large margin. The drying effects from El Niño were unusual, and the Kāpiti coast, which normally doesn’t get affected, had the second driest autumn on record. In relative terms, this anomaly was more remarkable than the Wairarapa, which greatly benefited from a significant easterly rainfall event in the second half of May.