Spring in Otago was sunny, windy and wet, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa) says.
The national climate summary for spring showed it was extremely wet for Otago, Southland and Canterbury, and very sunny in eastern areas.
Niwa climate scientist Georgina Griffiths said spring rainfalls were above normal along the South Island's eastern coast but were close to seasonal norms elsewhere.
Mean temperatures for spring were also above average with the nationwide average 11.8degC.
Middlemarch recorded the national high temperature and the highest spring temperature of 29.5degC.
Dunedin was the coolest of the country's six main centres with an average temperature of 10.8degC, just short of Christchurch's 10.9degC.
Rainfall in Dunedin was near normal with 183mm, second only to Christchurch which recorded 176mm.
Dunedin recorded 533 hours of sunshine, 122% of normal - the same as in Auckland and three more hours than recorded in Hamilton.
Spring records or near records included Ranfurly's 197mm of rain, its second highest total at nearly double its normal rainfall and Balclutha's 602 hours of sunshine (130% of normal), its second highest.
Other near records were the extreme wind gusts experienced on October 24 in Queenstown, 109kmh (second highest), and in Gore, 119kmh, its third highest.
Other weather events experienced by the region during spring included snow falling on September 13 and 14 and more on November 5, and a hail storm on September 25.
High winds were recorded on October 24.
