New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 55

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Climatological Table



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 55

districts of the North Island. Rivers overflowed, and much of the low-lying country in the Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, and Gisborne districts became flooded. Many bridges were carried away and roads damaged, serious interference with traffic resulting. Although there was some loss of stock, the ample warning of floods enabled farmers to take all possible precautions. The loss was therefore far less than it might otherwise have been.

On the 15th this cyclone was centred north of the Bay of Plenty, and by the 16th it was moving off East Cape. By that time its worst effects were over.

Anticyclonic conditions and fine weather were general from the 17th to the 19th, but thereafter, until the 29th, the weather was somewhat unsettled and changeable, with scattered rain, chiefly in eastern districts. During this last period several cyclones moved over the northern Tasman Sea and across northern New Zealand, but their effects were not widespread. On the 28th some severe hailstorms were experienced at places in the far North in association with a cyclone the centre of which passed north of Cape Maria van Diemen during the night of the 27th.

Fine weather set in on the 29th and continued until the close of the month, an extensive anticyclone gradually intensifying over the Dominion.

Frosts were frequent during the month, and on the 31st a severe one occurred in many parts.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

May, 1929.

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 (¼ 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 (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. 17 Ft. NORTH ISLAND.—ctd. Deg. Deg. Deg.
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING 56·1 63·9 48·3 993 186 GREYTOWN 48·5 59·2 37·9
D. Grant W. Allan
65 RIVERHEAD 53·6 61·6 45·7 398 19 415 WELLINGTON 50·5 56·0 45·0
W. J. McKibbon
152 AUCKLAND 57·2 63·5 51·0 410 21 SOUTH ISLAND.
H. M. Vincent GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON. J. P. McEnany 44·2 55·1 33·3
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 52·8 63·2 42·3 255 11 34 NELSON 50·4 59·9 40·9
A. Stuart O. B. Pemberton
CAMBRIDGE 53·0 62·8 43·3 323 11 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN
H. Sturgeon D. D. Dunn
211 MATAMATA 52·5 62·7 42·2 251 10 1220 HANMER SPRINGS 41·8 54·6 29·1
W. Halligan W. Montgomery
46 TE AROHA 54·9 64·7 45·1 484 12 25 CHRISTCHURCH 45·4 54·2 36·6
C. E. Christensen H. F. Skey
340 WAIHI 53·4 61·0 45·8 668 16 42 LINCOLN 44·8 54·0 35·7
F. Haszard D. J. Sidey
100 TAURANGA.. 52·4 62·3 42·5 284 11 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE 44·0 57·0 31·0
Miss K. Butcher H. E. M. Hart
925 ROTORUA 51·4 59·8 43·0 295 9 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN 45·7 54·2 37·3
G. R. Ewing James Carr
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA 50·8 60·0 41·6 294 9 323 ASHBURTON 44·0 55·0 33·1
W. T. Morrison H. P. Clayton
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 53·8 60·8 46·7 435 11 1000 FAIRLIE 42·2 56·2 28·3
G. H. Dolby J. Fraser
2125 KARIOI 44·1 54·5 33·7 301 12 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK * * *
H. E. Fache J. A. Steadman
2080 TAIHAPE 46·7 53·7 39·7 195 11 2350 LAKE TEKAPO 40·1 50·1 30·2
A. R. Fannin R. R. Beauchamp
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 51·0 59·8 42·2 218 9 56 TIMARU 45·5 54·5 36·6
J. A. Colquhoun Caretaker of Domain
MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON N. 50·4 58·4 42·4 245 13 200 WAIMATE 44·8 54·9 34·8
I. P. E. Sulser F. Akhurst
8 TANGIMOANA * * * 362 * 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPiATA 41·2 51·5 30·9
E. Belworthy Dr. A. Kidd
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 49·3 59·8 38·9 159 9 1000 OPHIR 37·5 48·5 26·6
J. E. Sharp Rev. A. Don
5 NAPIER 52·2 59·0 45·4 557 14 MANORBURN DAM 37·6 47·4 27·8
R. Thomas J. C. Buchanan
45 HASTINGS 50·7 59·8 41·7 783 13 520 ALEXANDRA 39·4 49·7 29·2
H. N. Fowler Geo. Smith
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA 48·3 57·6 39·0 484 15 300 DUNEDIN 46·9 54·1 39·8
A. W. Hamilton D. Tannock
377 MASTER TON 49·1 58·8 39·5 333 14 245 GORE
R. Brown A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA 48·2 58·4 38·1
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 48·6 58·4 38·9
L. Lennie
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for May 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1929

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
43 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly’s Crossing
  • W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • A. Stuart, Observer at Rua Kura 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 Tauranga
  • G. R. Ewing, 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
  • I. P. E. Sulser, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., Palmerston N.
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm, Weraroa
  • R. 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
  • J. P. McEnany, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson
  • 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
  • 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
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • J. A. Steadman, Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate