New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 62

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A week later, on the 13th, another cyclone advanced on to New Zealand, its centre being located off Puysegur Point
on that date. This disturbance proved to be a slow-moving one, and a controlling influence over our weather was exercised
by it until the 19th. This period was the wettest portion of the month. Heavy rains were recorded every day over large
areas of the Dominion, and the total amount of precipitation produced by the storm was very great. On the 14th the
Nelson district again suffered from floods and serious damage was done. At Tahuna, a slip occurred on the hillside and
some houses were wrenched from their foundations. In Canterbury and Otago, also, floods resulted from the prolonged heavy
rains. Main road communication was interrupted both north and south of Timaru and on the Mount Cook route. The
Taieri Plain was covered with water. Fortunately, ample warning was provided, and stock were removed to high land in
time to prevent serious loss.

By the 20th the cyclone centre had passed eastwards, and a brief respite of almost spring-like weather was experienced
on this day. During the night, however, rain again set in with cold southerly winds. On the 22nd and 23rd, while an
anticyclone was passing north of New Zealand, fair weather prevailed. From this date onwards, however, cold, changeable,
and showery conditions were the rule, though mainly fair weather was experienced on the 27th and 28th.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

July, 1929.

Altitude above Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Temp. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
sea-level.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant * * * 1047 24
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon * * 38·8 877 24
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 51·0 57·9 44·2 622 25
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 44·7 55·4 34·0 620 20
.. CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 45·2 55·2 35·2 556 19
211 MATAMATA W. Halligan 43·9 54·3 33·5 637 15
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 48·1 56·9 39·3 662 17
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 46·3 54·7 38·0 716 17
100 TAURANGA.. Miss K. Butcher 44·9 56·3 33·5 472 16
925 ROTORUA.. G. R. Ewing 43·7 52·7 34·8 690 11
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 43·5 54·0 33·1 644 14
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 48·5 54·8 42·1 917 24 56
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 38·9 47·0 30·9 297 12 200
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 40·4 45·9 34·9 334 21 1550
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun MASSEY AGRIC. COL., PALMERSTON N. L. Whelan 45·3 53·0 37·7 372 22 1000
.. .. 45·1 52·9 37·3 412 23 ..
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 49·3 55·4 42·0 426 20
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp .. .. .. .. .. ..
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 45·1 52·9 37·3 458 14 12
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 45·4 53·9 37·0 200 15 12
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 43·6 53·7 33·5 184 12
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 43·0 52·3 33·8 370 18
377 MASTERTON R. Brown 43·3 51·7 34·9 242 19
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 43·5 51·7 35·4 284 25
415 WELLINGTON 46·1 50·6 41·7 691 25
Altitude above Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Temp. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Sea-level.
Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
.. GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON. J.P. McEnany 41·3 50·8 31·7 942 11
34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 45·9 53·8 38·0 921 15
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher .. .. .. .. .. ..
1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 38·0 47·5 28·5 371 14
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 42·1 48·9 35·2 370 16
42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 42·3 48·8 35·8 359 16
.. LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 38·4 47·9 29·0 624 16
1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 40·3 46·5 34·2 639 15
.. ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 41·9 48·2 35·6 566 15
1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 36·7 45·5 27·9 872 10
2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK J. A. Steadman 32·0 38·1 25·9 1211 11
2350 LAKE TEKAPO R. R. Beauchamp * * * * *
.. TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 41·4 47·8 35·0 521 10
200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 41·6 48·9 34·4 533 12
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPATARA Dr. A. Kidd 36·7 44·4 29·0 239 15
.. OPHIR Rev. A. Don 34·7 42·6 26·9 110 12
520 MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 29·7 35·8 23·7 170 15
300 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 37·0 43·8 30·2 106 12
245 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 42·6 48·6 36·6 624 17
.. GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 44·7 52·6 36·9 781 13
.. INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 43·0 50·6 35·5 202 19

LATE RETURN.

BALMORAL, CULVERDEN, May, 1929 .. 43·7 54·9 32·5 19 6

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations at Kelburn, Wellington for July 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Meteorological, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, July 1929
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for July 1929

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatological, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, New Zealand, July 1929
46 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 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 Tauranga
  • G. R. Ewing, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Whakarewarewa
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • S. Trask, Observer at Karioi
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • N. L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm, Weraroa
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • 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
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden
  • H. Roche, 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
  • J. Fraser, Observer at Fairlie
  • J. A. Steadman, 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, Waipatara
  • 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