New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 83

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

The most severe weather during the month was that experienced during the 23rd and 24th, and was associated with an intense cyclone. The latter had moved slowly from the New South Wales coast on to the Central Tasman Sea, but from the 22nd it made more rapid progress, and by the night of the 22nd had moved on to northern New Zealand. General rain fell in connection with this disturbance, except in Westland, where fine weather continued to prevail. By 9 a.m. on the 23rd winds had changed to south-east or southerly south of New Plymouth and East Cape, with a considerable drop in temperature, and on the 24th southerlies were prevailing generally, with strong gales in and north of Cook Strait. Exceptionally heavy rain fell at this time in the Auckland, Gisborne, and Hawke's Bay districts. On the 22nd, at Waipawa, a violent hail storm occurred.

Considerable damage was done by the south-east gale at New Plymouth on the 24th, iron roofs being twisted and trees uprooted, while two partially built houses were demolished.

Fairly general rain fell, also, on the 31st while a double-centered disturbance was crossing the Dominion. One of the centres was located west of the North Island, and during the night of the 31st it was responsible for stormy conditions in parts of the Auckland Province. Its effects were particularly severe in the Riverhead, Kumeu, and New Lynn districts, and in some places thunderstorms were experienced, accompanied by very heavy rain.

Although there were short periods when the winds were severe, on the whole there was a relative absence of strong winds during the month.

Wellington, 6th November, 1929.

EDWARD KIDSON,
Director of Meteorological Services.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

October, 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 (¾ 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 (¾ 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 55·2 64·5 46·0 382 12 34 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 54·8 63·3 46·3 163 6
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon 55·6 64·4 46·9 544 14 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON J. P. McEnany 52·9 63·6 42·2 120 6
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 58·0 64·2 51·8 505 13 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 50·6 61·2 40·1 193 14
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 55·9 65·2 46·6 1186 11 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher .. .. .. .. ..
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 58·4 69·1 47·8 338 8 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 52·9 60·4 45·4 757 11
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 54·3 64·7 43·9 463 11 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 54·8 65·2 44·5 82 3
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 55·5 66·8 44·2 341 12 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 51·1 60·4 41·8 87 8
211 MATAMATA W. Halligan 55·9 66·9 45·0 415 9 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 53·3 62·6 43·9 5 4
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 56·1 66·6 45·6 354 8 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 53·1 63·1 43·1 14 4
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 54·5 63·5 45·5 449 10 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 48·7 59·2 38·2 492 11
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 53·5 64·0 43·1 422 10 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 51·8 62·3 41·4 38 5
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 54·8 61·6 48·0 266 9 2350 LAKE TEKAPO.. Miss D. C. Trott 47·7 59·8 35·6 7 1
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 48·1 60·2 36·1 185 8 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 50·0 63·6 36·4 34 4
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 55·0 63·0 48·1 280 10 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 52·2 62·3 42·2 14 4
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 54·1 64·6 43·7 152 10 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 51·6 62·2 41·1 18 5
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 50·6 59·4 41·8 71 9 1110 QUEENSTOWN.. H. O. Barker * * 40·6 94 2
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 55·7 65·6 45·9 112 6 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 51·6 64·3 39·0 4 1
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 54·5 63·8 45·2 134 15 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 49·4 61·2 37·6 6 2
MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 54·4 62·3 46·6 177 9 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 52·3 64·0 40·6 2 1
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 53·1 63·7 42·5 221 9 MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 44·3 55·3 33·4 35 3
119 LEVIN H. A. Donaldson 57·6 63·8 51·4 315 9 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 51·3 61·0 41·6 40 7
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 51·5 61·9 41·2 218 9 245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 53·8 65·1 42·6 198 10 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·5 59·4 42·6 66 11
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 53·7 64·1 42·4 242 9
415 WELLINGTON .. 52·6 58·5 46·7 224 13
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🎓 Meteorological Observations at Kelburn, Wellington, for October 1929 (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
6 November 1929
Weather, Meteorological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director of Meteorological Services

🎓 Climatological Table for October 1929

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climatological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
45 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly's Crossing
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
  • J. P. McEnany, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson
  • H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • James Carr, Observer at Rudstone, Methven
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • D. J. Sidey, Observer at Lincoln
  • G. G. Woolley, Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • D. C. Trott (Miss), Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • J. Fraser, Observer at Fairlie
  • R. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahiatua
  • H. A. Donaldson, Observer at Levin
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • A. Stuart, Observer at Rua Kura Farm, Hamilton East
  • W. Halligan, Observer at Matamata
  • H. Sturgeon, Observer at Cambridge
  • 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