New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 11

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remained off the east coast until the 15th, when it gradually moved away. Southerly winds set in on the 10th, and continued in most districts for the remainder of the spell. Very wet weather prevailed throughout the whole period, especially from the 9th to the 14th. On the 9th heavy rain was very general. A very severe hailstorm occurred on the 11th in the Napier district, and did serious damage to fruit crops and trees on a narrow line extending from Eskdale through Greenmeadows to Parkowhai. At some places stones up to an inch and a half in diameter were observed. On the 13th, when the cyclone became very intense, southerly gales were experienced at some places, temperatures dropped and snow fell on the mountain tops in both Islands. The period was reminiscent of that between the 12th and the 19th of last December when, however, the cyclones were centred further eastward. Last year, also, the southerly winds were more severe and temperatures lower.

A rather intense depression moving from the westward caused northerly gales in Cook Strait and rain from Taranaki and Wellington southwards on the 19th. The second cyclone, which, however, was of only slight intensity, developed in the northern portion of this depression on the 20th.

The third cyclone followed the passage of a southern depression on the 24th. Its centre was in the far northern portion of the Tasman Sea, and did not pass away to the eastward until the 29th. This storm was responsible for very wet weather during the holiday season. Heavy and general rains were experienced in almost all districts, especially on the 25th or 26th and the 28th. Low-pressure waves of the westerly type kept the weather unsettled, especially in the South Island, until the end of the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

December, 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 (½ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING 61·8 70·4 53·2 682
E. Newton
65 RIVERHEAD 60·5 70·3 50·7 493
W. J. McKibbon
152 AUCKLAND 64·0 70·4 57·6 600
H. M. Vincent
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 61·3 71·9 50·7 496
A. Stuart
.. CAMBRIDGE 61·7 72·4 51·0 437
H. Sturgeon
211 MATAMATA 61·3 72·3 50·4 636
W. Halligan
46 TE AROHA 64·4 75·2 53·7 500
C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI 61·6 70·9 52·3 1403
F. Haszard
100 TAURANGA.. 60·9 71·6 50·2 892
Miss K. Butcher
925 ROTORUA .. 61·0 69·9 52·1 515
G. R. Ewing
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA 58·8 72·0 45·6 607
W. T. Morrison
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 60·4 67·6 53·3 810
G. H. Dolby
2125 KARIOI .. 53·7 65·4 42·0 549
H. E. Fache
2080 TAIHAPE .. 57·3 65·7 48·9 610
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 61·2 69·6 52·9 421
J. A. Colquhoun
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON N. 60·9 69·1 52·8 491
I. P. E. Sulser
8 TANGIMOANA 61·3 70·2 52·4 406
E. Belworthy
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 61·1 69·1 53·2 629
J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER .. 63·4 69·5 57·3 482
R. Thomas
45 HASTINGS .. 61·7 70·1 53·4 414
H. N. Fowler
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA 30·8 70·5 51·2 487
A. W. Hamilton
377 MASTER TON 60·4 70·3 50·6 644
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 60·3 70·2 50·5 729
W. Allan
415 WELLINGTON 58·1 63·9 52·3 819
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 (½ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
34 NELSON .. 60·9 67·9 53·9 869
O. B. Pemberton
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN 57·6 68·0 47·3 581
D. D. Dunn
1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. 56·2 66·5 46·0 941
W. Montgomery
25 CHRISTCHURCH 58·0 64·6 51·4 600
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 57·9 66·0 49·9 754
D. J. Sidey
1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. 58·6 68·1 49·1 474
H. E. M. Hart
1200 “RUDSTONE,”METHVEN 55·9 64·7 47·2 817
James Carr
323 ASHBURTON .. .. * 49·7 679
H. P. Clayton
1000 FAIRLIE .. 57·4 67·7 47·2 644
J. Fraser
2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK .. .. .. ..
C. C. Woolley
2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. 54·7 65·4 44·1 304
R. R. Beauchamp
56 TIMARU .. 57·9 65·2 50·7 423
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE .. 56·4 63·9 49·0 368
F. Akhurst
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPiATA 55·9 67·2 44·7 452
Dr. A. Kidd
1000 OPHIR .. 58·7 70·8 46·7 200
Rev. A. Don
.. MANORBURN DAM .. 52·4 62·7 42·1 213
J. C. Buchanan
520 ALEXANDRA .. 70·8 * 190
Geo. Smith
300 DUNEDIN .. 56·8 64·9 48·8 388
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. .. .. .. ..
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA .. 58·9 65·8 52·0 887
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 55·5 63·7 47·3 343
L. Lennie

ERRATA.

| 340 | WAIHI September, 1928 .. | 53·5 | .. | 46·2 | .. | .. |
| 5 | NAPIER March, 1928 | 64·2 | 70·6 | 57·8 | .. | .. |

  • Thermometer out of order.


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🌾 Meteorological Observations for December 1928 (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Weather, Meteorological, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, Kelburn
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🌾 Climatological Table for December 1928

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
43 names identified
  • E. Newton Donnelly, Observer at Waipoua
  • W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • A. Stuart, Observer at Rua Kura Farm
  • 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 Tauranga
  • G. R. Ewing, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery
  • 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
  • I. P. E. Sulser, Observer at Massey Agri. Col.
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm
  • R. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • D. D. Dunn, Observer at Balmoral
  • 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
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • J. Fraser, Observer at Fairlie
  • C. C. Woolley, Observer at The Hermitage
  • R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

🌾 Errata for Climatological Table

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Corrections, Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall