✨ Climatological and Rainfall Data
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 73
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 1928.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (B Point or more). | Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (B Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Ft. | NORTH ISLAND—ctd. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | ||
| 225 | WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING E. Newton | 51·0 | 59·3 | 42·7 | 353 | 21 | 377 | MASTERTON R. Brown | 46·7 | 55·6 | 37·8 |
| 65 | RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon | 51·0 | 58·7 | 43·3 | 474 | 21 | 186 | GREYTOWN W. Allan | 47·2 | 55·6 | 38·8 |
| 152 | AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent | 52·7 | 58·4 | 47·1 | 334 | 24 | 415 | WELLINGTON | 47·4 | 52·2 | 42·7 |
| 131 | RuAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart | 48·6 | 58·6 | 38·7 | 279 | 16 | 34 | NELSON O. B. Pemberton | 48·7 | 57·6 | 39·9 |
| .. | CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon | 49·0 | 58·6 | 39·4 | 322 | 14 | .. | BALMORAL, CULVERDEN D. D. Dunn | 42·8 | 52·5 | 33·1 |
| 211 | MATAMATA W. Halligan | 48·0 | 58·2 | 37·8 | 250 | 14 | 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. Montgomery | 50·5 | * | 730 |
| 46 | TE AROHA C. E. Christensen | 50·5 | 60·8 | 40·2 | 318 | 14 | 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 45·0 | 53·3 | 36·7 |
| 340 | WAIHI F. Haszard | 48·9 | 57·0 | 40·9 | 479 | 16 | 42 | LINCOLN D. J. Sidey | 45·4 | 53·8 | 37·1 |
| 100 | TAUBANGA Miss K. Butcher | 49·6 | 60·6 | 38·7 | 154 | 12 | 1220 | LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart | 43·3 | 54·5 | 32·2 |
| 925 | ROTORUA W. E. Penno | 48·1 | 57·2 | 39·1 | 234 | 13 | 1200 | "RUDSTONE,"METHVEN James Carr | 43·6 | 51·7 | 35·6 |
| 1000 | ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison | 47·3 | 57·8 | 36·8 | 228 | 13 | 323 | ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton | 43·5 | 53·3 | 33·7 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby | 50·3 | 57·2 | 43·5 | 663 | 19 | 2510 | THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. C. Woolley | 38·4 | 46·2 | 30·6 |
| 2125 | KAROI H. E. Fache | 40·6 | 49·2 | 32·0 | 328 | 11 | 2350 | LAKE TEKAPO R. R. Beauchamp | 39·1 | 47·1 | 31·1 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin | 42·5 | 48·5 | 36·6 | 330 | 16 | 56 | TIMARU Caretaker of Domain | 43·9 | 52·4 | 35·5 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun | 46·9 | 55·1 | 38·7 | 395 | 15 | 200 | WAIMATE F. Akhurst | 43·8 | 53·4 | 34·2 |
| .. | MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON N. B. L. Elphick | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPATA Dr. A. Kidd | 41·8 | 51·6 | 32·1 |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy | 48·0 | 57·2 | 38·8 | 149 | 8 | 1000 | OPHIR Rev. A. Don | 41·2 | 52·2 | 30·3 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp | 47·7 | 55·3 | 40·1 | 372 | 15 | 300 | DUNEDIN D. Tannock | 46·5 | 53·7 | 39·3 |
| 5 | NAPIER Chas. L. Thomas | 49·8 | 56·5 | 43·2 | 465 | 16 | 142 | BURNSIDE, DUNEDIN P. W. Piper | 44·8 | 50·6 | 39·1 |
| 45 | HASTINGS H. N. Fowler | 47·7 | 57·3 | 38·2 | 382 | 13 | 245 | GORE A. T. Newman | .. | .. | .. |
| 384 | MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton | 46·3 | 55·1 | 37·6 | 389 | 19 | 12 | HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney | 47·2 | 56·0 | 38·5 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 45·8 | 54·5 | 37·2 | 218 |
- Thermometer out of order.
NEW ZEALAND RAINFALL FOR AUGUST, 1928.
[Note.--Late returns for stations appear at end of table.]
NORTH ISLAND.
(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT--NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.
| Station. | Total Fall, Points (100 to Inch). | Days with Rain. | Station. | Total Fall, Points (100 to inch). | Days wit Rain. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Maria van Diemen (the light-house-keeper) | 373 | 10 | Rocky Bay, Waiheke | 276 | 10 |
| Mangonui | 316 | .. | Taiura | 280 | 13 |
| Kaeo | 375 | 8 | Turua, Thames | 305 | 20 |
| Kaikohe | 343 | 20 | The Domain, Paeroa | 355 | 20 |
| Russell | 251 | 8 | Belle Vue Farm, Mangaiti | 237 | 16 |
| Kawakawa | 307 | 16 | Morrinsville | 187 | 9 |
| Puhipuhi Plantation, Whakapara, Whangarei | 269 | 11 | Putaruru | 304 | 14 |
| Ruatangata West | 218 | 16 | Mamaku | 403 | 16 |
| Ruatangata | 235 | 22 | Springdale, Waitoa | 201 | 14 |
| Wairua Falls (power-station) | 229 | 17 | Kaimai, Tauranga | 536 | 16 |
| Kamo | 293 | 15 | The Camp, Tauranga | 140 | 10 |
| Whangarei | 417 | 18 | Arapuni Dam, Puketuru | 259 | 13 |
| Puwera, Whangarei | .. | .. | Sophia Street, Rotorua | 262 | 9 |
| Mangawai | 293 | 12 | Waiotapu | 241 | 13 |
| Warkworth | 416 | 15 | Taneatua | 430 | 9 |
| Epsom, Auckland | 258 | 18 | Opotiki | 505 | 13 |
| Nagle Cove (Great Barrier) | 404 | 16 | Maraehako, Opotiki | 558 | 13 |
| Quvier Island | 142 | 15 | Wairata, Opotiki | 699 | 13 |
| Mataraau, Cape Runaway | 1204 | 17 | |||
| Mautotara. Whakaangi | 1920 | 16 |
NORTH ISLAND--continued.
(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT--NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE—ctd.
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🎓 Climatological Table for August 1928
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceClimatological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, August 1928
42 names identified
- E. Newton Donnelly, Observer at Waipoua
- W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
- H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
- A. Stuart, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
- H. Sturgeon, Observer at Cambridge
- W. Halligan, Observer at Matamata
- C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
- F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
- K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Taupunga
- W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
- W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Whakarewarewa
- G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
- H. E. Fache, Observer at Karioi
- A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
- J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
- N. B. L. Elphick, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North
- E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
- J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm, Weraroa
- Chas. L. Thomas, Observer at Napier
- H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
- A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahiatua
- R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
- W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
- O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
- D. D. Dunn, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden
- W. Montgomery, Observer at Hanmer Springs
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- D. J. Sidey, Observer at Lincoln
- H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
- James Carr, Observer at Rudstone, Methven
- H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
- C. C. Woolley, Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
- R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
- Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
- F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
- A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
- A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
- D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
- P. W. Piper, Observer at Burnside, Dunedin
- A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
- J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
🎓 New Zealand Rainfall for August 1928
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceRainfall Data, Weather Stations, August 1928
- J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- Light-house-keeper, Observer at Cape Maria van Diemen