New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 17

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 17

The finest spell of weather during the month followed the westerly weather, and persisted till the 15th. During this period a severe tropical cyclone developed in the Fiji group and moved slowly away. On the night of the 11th and the morning of the 12th, a heavy fog in Cook Strait caused delays to shipping.

On the 17th the second cyclone crossed Southern Otago, and again northerly gales and almost general rain accompanied its passage. Thunderstorms were a marked feature of this cyclone during the whole time that it was moving over the Tasman Sea and New Zealand. The accompanying “atmospherics” were particularly frequent and violent, and wireless communication with shipping was at times greatly interfered with. On the 16th a cloud-burst at Norris Mill, six miles from Westport, raised a flood in the Waimea Creek, and several bridges were damaged. Another cloud-burst was reported from Pukemiro, in the Thames Valley, on the 18th.

A third cyclone traversed the Dominion on the 22nd, the centre this time crossing South Canterbury. Precipitation was again general, and the southerly winds in the rear of the depression brought particularly heavy rain to the eastern districts of the South Island. Had the cyclone not moved away so quickly severe flooding would have been inevitable. As it was, the Leith Stream again threatened to inundate Dunedin, and parts of Christchurch were under water. At Kaikoura the phenomenal fall of 3 in. in sixty-five minutes was registered. Thunder and hail storms were very violent and widespread in connection with this storm, especially on the 22nd. Wireless operators again experienced trouble from “atmospherics.”

The last of the month’s cyclones moved over Southern Otago on the 29th. Boisterous weather and almost general rain accompanied its passage. At Wellington over seventy miles per hour was registered in a northerly gale on the 29th. Each of the cyclonic storms described was responsible for falls of snow on the ranges in the South Island, and a number of frosts occurred.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

December, 1929.

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more). Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. NORTH ISLAND—ctd. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant 59·8 68·8 50·9 359 21 186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 59·8 69·4 50·2 534
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon 61·0 68·1 54·0 367 19 415 WELLINGTON 57·1 62·7 51·5 267 16
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 64·4 70·6 58·2 393 20 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 58·8 66·5 51·2 399 17
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 61·5 69·9 53·2 436 18 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 56·2 64·5 47·8 860 16
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 64·0 72·7 55·2 473 17 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 56·1 65·7 46·5 454 18
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 60·6 71·5 49·6 390 18 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN W. Staveley 57·4 68·2 46·6 319 12
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST P. S. Syme 60·4 69·6 51·3 425 21 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 56·6 62·5 50·7 1975 25
211 MATAMATA W. Halligan 60·8 71·2 50·5 440 19 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 55·6 65·7 45·4 570 19
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 62·5 70·0 55·0 400 18 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 55·0 64·2 45·9 665 18
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 60·2 68·5 52·0 560 13 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 58·5 67·1 49·8 340 19
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 61·9 73·5 50·3 650 18 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 59·0 68·3 49·8 392 15
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 59·3 64·9 53·7 687 21 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 54·3 71·2 37·5 1702 17
3670 CHATEAU, TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon * * * 1529 25 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 57·3 66·2 48·5 364 18
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 50·0 60·2 39·8 777 18 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott * * * 328 14
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 63·4 70·9 55·9 109 9 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 55·0 66·2 44·9 559 19
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 61·3 72·3 50·3 136 9 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 57·3 65·5 49·1 244 21
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 54·8 62·1 47·4 440 20 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 55·8 64·6 47·0 283 25
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 59·8 67·6 52·0 475 17 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 54·0 62·3 45·8 421 16
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 59·6 67·2 52·0 557 19 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 55·8 66·1 45·5 208 12
MASSEY AGRIC. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 59·6 66·3 52·9 533 23 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPAIATA Dr. A. Kidd 52·7 62·6 42·8 244 20
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIA-TUA A. W. Hamilton 58·3 66·6 50·0 900 21 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 56·8 66·3 47·4 201 14
119 LEVIN H. A. Donaldson 59·5 70·6 48·5 542 18 300 MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 48·3 57·3 39·4 256 17
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 55·2 64·5 46·0 466 20 245 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 53·3 59·8 46·8 594 23
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 59·6 69·6 49·5 371 16 12 GORE A. T. Newman 53·6 60·0 47·3 525 23
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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for December 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, Weather, Statistics, Cyclones, Rainfall, Temperature
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table for December 1929

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Weather, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall
46 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly's Crossing
  • W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • P. S. Syme, Observer at Ruakura 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, Wharewarewa
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. T. Salmon, Observer at Chateau, Tongariro National Park
  • S. Trask, Observer at Karioi
  • 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 Agricultural College, Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahia-Tua
  • H. A. Donaldson, Observer at Levin
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • W. Staveley, 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
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Don (Reverend), Observer at Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Doctor), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipaiata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson