New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 65

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✨ Weather Observations and Climatological Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

The most generally unsettled weather was that which commenced about the 16th and continued until the 26th. By the 16th an anticyclone which had been covering New Zealand during the previous three days had passed eastwards, and an intense depression of the westerly type followed. During the night of the 16th and on the 17th heavy rain fell in the western districts and north-west gales of exceptional force were experienced in and south of Cook Strait. Squally and unsettled conditions continued until the 19th. This particular depression contained three deep waves, the last of which passed over the Dominion on the 19th. On the day last-mentioned there developed north-west of Cape Maria van Diemen a cyclone which proved to be the first of a series. These cyclones moved from west to east north of New Zealand, the last passing on the 26th. With one of them were associated the southerly gales of the 20th and 21st, during which heavy rain fell in many places in the North Island, and much flooding resulted in the Wairarapa, in parts of the Hutt Valley, and at Miramar.

Another storm, whose effects, however, were less widespread, was associated with a cyclone which moved on to the North Island on the 7th. Fairly general rain fell on this occasion and during the night of the 7th, while the centre of the cyclone moved eastward from Auckland to beyond East Cape, conditions were particularly boisterous in the Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne districts. East Cape had a thunderstorm and 525 points of rain during this night.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 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. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 NORTH ISLAND. WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING D. Grant * * * 876 20 186 NORTH ISLAND—ctd. GREYTOWN W. Allan 46·1 54·8 37·5
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon 49·5 59·0 40·0 460 17 415 WELLINGTON 46·6 51·5 41·8
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 52·1 59·1 45·2 489 16 SOUTH ISLAND.
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 48·2 58·7 37·7 583 17 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON. J. P. McEnany 42·9 52·9 32·8
.. CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 47·8 58·3 37·3 654 15 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 46·6 55·6 37·7
211 MATAMATA W. Halligan 46·8 57·8 35·8 779 13 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher .. .. ..
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 48·9 59·2 38·6 735 13 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 39·9 50·3 29·6
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 48·6 57·5 39·7 700 10 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 43·1 52·6 33·6
100 TAURANGA.. Miss K. Butcher 47·2 58·7 35·7 501 13 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 43·7 53·0 34·5
925 ROTORUA .. G. R. Ewing 46·3 56·0 36·6 580 10 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 41·5 50·6 32·5
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 46·3 56·4 36·2 555 13 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 42·8 50·2 35·4
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 49·5 56·3 42·8 313 15 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 42·7 52·9 32·5
2125 KABIOI S. Trask 39·4 48·8 30·0 465 12 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 39·8 50·9 28·8
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 41·8 47·8 35·8 292 17 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK J. A. Steadman .. .. ..
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 47·0 55·0 39·0 210 16 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 32·9 41·3 24·6
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON N. L. Whelan 46·9 54·6 39·2 380 19 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 44·4 53·5 35·3
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 47·5 56·9 38·2 268 10 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 44·0 53·1 35·0
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp .. .. .. .. .. 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 39·9 48·9 30·9
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 44·9 53·2 36·7 206 14 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 39·5 50·3 28·8
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 48·2 56·1 40·4 281 12 .. MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 34·6 42·7 26·6
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 46·4 56·7 36·2 243 15 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 42·0 51·8 32·2
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 44·8 51·7 37·9
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 45·3 54·6 36·0 384 18 245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 46·1 54·7 37·5 655
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 45·6 53·3 38·0 266
  • Figures not reliable.


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for August 1929 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1929

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Statistics
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 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
  • S. Trask, Observer at Kabioi
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • N. L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., Palmerston N.
  • 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
  • D. C. Trott (Miss), 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
  • 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