This report aims to identify characteristic weather patterns that cause extreme regional fire risk in Northland and Canterbury on daily (DSR) scale. The top decile (90th percentile) of long-term MSR months were identified for Dargaville (Northland) and Christchurch (Canterbury). In these extreme high severity months, the DSR were examined for Northland and Canterbury for the same months. Northland and Canterbury were chosen for closer investigation here because these districts have significant areas of forestry.