Taiaroa Head recorded the highest wind gust in the country in June with 161kmh on the 28th in what was a sunny but cool month for Otago.
Queenstown and Cromwell broke decades-long sunshine records last month, Niwa climate scientist Georgina Griffiths said.
The June national climate summary found more southwest winds than normal hit the country because of lower pressure than usual in the area southeast of New Zealand.
The month was notable because of several rapidly deepening, intense weather systems in the New Zealand region.
As a result, there was an extremely cold event on the 6th, setting low records for the top of the South Island.
In between southerly out-breaks, wintertime ridges of high pressure brought clear skies and light winds to the country on June 13, 16, 17 and 30, producing extremely cold mornings and severe frosts for many regions.
It was unusually cool in the eastern and alpine areas of the South Island during June.
June was extremely sunny in the southern South Island, with totals greater than 125% of normal.
It was the sunniest June on record for Queenstown and Cromwell, which recorded 142 hours (198%) and 140 hours (157%) respectively. Balclutha recorded its fourth-sunniest June with 114 hours (147%).
Dunedin was very sunny as well but it was a cooler and wetter June than normal, al-though at 6.3degC it was still warmer than Christchurch, which recorded 5.3degC.
Above-normal rainfall of 71mm (122%) was recorded, along with 115 sunshine hours, 121% of normal.
Milford Sound recorded its lowest maximum temperature of 5.5degC on the 26th and Dunedin, Balclutha and Manapouri recorded their fourth-lowest minimum air temperatures: -3.2degC, -5.9degC and -6.4degC respectively.
