Over the years New Zealand has had its fair share of severe weather events ranging from cyclones to blizzards but which storm or weather phenomenon do you think ranks number one?
It might be our most costly or where the weather was most extreme.

We’ve compiled a list in no particular order and feel free to rate them with number one being the worst plus add any significant events that you feel that may have been left out.

1939 Snowstorm affected much of the country and paralysed many towns and cities

1945 Snowstorm hits the south with Christchurch isolated for days.

1982/83 Crippling drought affrects North Otago and South Canterbury thanks to strong El Nino

1976 Heavy rain floods parts of the Wellington region

1968 The Wahine storm (Cyclone Giselle) causes havoc for parts of NZ

1975 Big nor’west windstorm blows from Wairarapa to Southland

1988 Cyclone Bola swamps parts of the northeast of the North Island

1978 & 1980 Two one hundred year flood events take place on the Taieri Plains and Clutha districts within two years

1992 Big Canterbury snowstorm with huge stock losses and Christchurch hit hard

1996 & 97 Cyclones Fergus and Drena cause major problems across the north

1997/98 season Big El Nino sees wet west and dry east

2006 Big snow not forecast hits eastern South Island severely

2013 Big dry and drought conditions cover much of the country

What deserves to be put in the number one slot and what would the top 5 be? 

Feel free to comment below.

-WeatherWatch