New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 74

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

Numbers of thunderstorms occurred on the 18th in association with the passage of a westerly depression, which brought very low pressures and westerly gales to the far South. These storms were particularly severe in north Taranaki (where at one station a cow was electrocuted), and at Murchison. Following this depression there was a severe cold snap, with snow again in many parts of the South Island. Some was seen, also, on the hills near Wellington. On the 21st a cyclone, coming from the North, appeared to the north-east of East Cape. South-easterly gales were experienced in parts of the North Island and more snow fell in the South Island. The most severe period of the cold snap—from the 20th to the 22nd—became later the further northward one proceeded. A very severe frost was felt in the Auckland and Thames districts on the 22nd, and great damage was done to potato and tomato plants.

A fine interval followed, but between the 24th and the 27th a series of cyclones moved from the Tasman Sea across the Dominion. Southerly gales set in from Cook Strait southwards on the 27th while the last centre was crossing the Auckland Peninsula. A cold snap, reminiscent of that of a week previous, resulted. Snowfalls were again reported from the South Island and hail in places. There was considerable mortality amongst lambs in Canterbury. Thereafter mild and fair conditions developed.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 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 (½ 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 (½ Point or more.)
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 NORTH ISLAND. WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING D. Grant 50·4 58·4 42·5 347 18 .. SOUTH ISLAND. GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON J. P. McEnany 44·6 55·0 34·2 438 9
65 RIVERHEAD .. W. J. McKibbon 50·3 59·4 41·2 277 18 34 NELSON .. O. B. Pemberton 49·2 58·5 39·9 378 5
152 AUCKLAND .. H. M. Vincent 53·2 59·9 46·6 236 16 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher 46·9 58·9 34·9 194 9
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 48·8 60·4 37·2 221 16 1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 46·8 57·1 36·6 539 14
.. CAMBRIDGE .. H. Sturgeon 49·3 60·4 38·2 228 14 25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 47·1 56·5 37·7 140 12
211 MATAMATA .. W. Halligan 48·3 60·6 36·1 189 11 42 LINCOLN .. D. J. Sidey 47·9 58·0 37·8 168 11
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 51·8 62·2 41·5 197 12 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. H. E. M. Hart 47·2 59·1 35·4 374 14
340 WAIHI .. F. Haszard 50·3 60·1 40·6 272 14 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 46·3 55·6 37·1 467 15
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. Butcher 48·4 60·4 36·4 252 12 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 46·9 57·9 35·9 230 12
925 ROTORUA .. G. R. Ewing 47·6 57·7 37·6 220 9 1000 FAIRLIE .. J. Fraser 43·9 56·6 31·2 341 9
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 47·3 58·8 35·8 189 11 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK J. A. Steadman * * * * *
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. H. Dolby 50·6 57·4 43·8 419 18 2350 LAKE TEKAPO.. Miss D. C. Trott * * * * *
2125 KARIOI .. S. Trask 42·6 52·5 32·7 461 12 56 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 47·1 57·0 37·2 65 9
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·1 50·8 35·4 233 16 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 46·0 56·7 35·3 56 7
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 50·0 58·4 41·6 271 16 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 43·5 53·9 33·1 88 9
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 48·2 57·0 39·4 296 16 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 44·1 55·1 33·1 117 8
8 TANGIMOANA .. E. Belworthy † 59·0 † 260 10 .. MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 38·6 47·4 29·8 108 12
119 LEVIN .. H. A. Donaldson † 60·6 † 933 13 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 45·6 55·9 35·3 79 7
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. A. S. Wilkinson 47·3 55·8 38·8 292 8 300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 47·8 56·6 39·0 199 15
5 NAPIER .. R. Thomas 51·1 59·6 42·7 101 9 245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 48·4 60·8 36·0 82 9 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 47·0 54·9 39·0 658 19
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 47·9 57·7 38·2 325 16 12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 47·3 56·1 38·6 403 23
377 MASTER TON .. R. Brown 47·7 58·7 36·7 264 13 119 LEVIN, August, 1929 .. † 55·1 † 1206 17
186 GREYTOWN .. W. Allan 48·3 59·1 37·0 351 12 384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA, August, 1929 45·4 54·2 36·6 460 19
415 WELLINGTON .. 48·4 54·5 42·3 329 13 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN, July, 1929 39·0 48·0 30·0 273 11
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN, August, 1929 41·7 51·8 31·7 334 14
.. MANORBURN DAM, August, 1929 34·6 42·7 26·6 30 8
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🌾 Meteorological Observations for September 1929 (continued from previous page)

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

🌾 Climatological Table for September 1929

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
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 Karioi
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., Palmerston North
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • H. A. Donaldson, Observer at Levin
  • 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