New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 31

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✨ Weather Observations and Climatological Data



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period, and there were considerable snowfalls on the high levels. Thunderstorms were recorded at many places. A combination of rain and snow in a thunderstorm and a north-westerly gale was responsible for the loss of five lives in the Tasman Glacier on the 19th. At Auckland on the 21st a torrential downpour caused flooding in some of the city streets. The steamship “Awarua” was struck by a thunderbolt while at Half-moon Bay, Stewart Island, on the 20th.

During the remainder of the month the storm systems were mainly of cyclonic form. On the 8th a shallow cyclone developed in the Bay of Plenty and deepened rapidly through the night. At the same time, a rather intense anticyclone crossed the southern portion of the South Island. The result was that strong southerly or south-easterly winds suddenly set in and rose to gale force in places, especially in Cook Strait. Temperatures fell sharply, bringing on an unusually cold spell for the season of the year. Rain was almost general, with many heavy falls between the 8th and the 11th—especially on the 8th and 9th—eastern districts receiving the highest totals. On the night of the 8th snow fell on the mountain tops of the South Island, and hail was recorded at places.

Another cyclone approached New Zealand on the 14th and passed through Cook Strait on the 15th. Except in the far North and south-west, there was again general and heavy rain. Falls were particularly heavy in Canterbury, where there was much flooding. In the Ashburton county the floods were the heaviest known.

Almost general rains with many heavy falls, especially in the South Island, were again experienced on the 27th and 28th, when a cyclone moved across Canterbury.

Thunderstorms were rather numerous during the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

January, 1930.

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (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 to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Ft. NORTH ISLAND—ctd.
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING D. Grant 60·8 70·3 51·2 587 16 186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 60·4 71·7 50·2
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 61·3 69·6 53·0 754 15 415 WELLINGTON 59·2 64·4 54·1
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 66·6 73·0 60·2 840 14 SOUTH ISLAND.
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 62·7 71·2 54·2 634 14 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 60·2 68·9 51·5
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 64·2 75·2 53·2 803 14 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 57·9 67·6 48·2
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 60·2 72·4 47·9 552 12 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 56·2 66·8 45·5
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST P. S. Syme 61·2 72·2 50·1 584 16 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN W. Staveley 58·6 69·5 47·8
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 61·8 72·3 51·4 595 15 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 57·2 63·5 50·8
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 60·9 70·0 51·8 991 15 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 57·4 67·8 47·0
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 61·4 72·7 50·2 1185 18 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 55·2 64·4 46·1
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 60·5 67·2 53·8 513 20 25 CHRISTCHURCH.. H. F. Skey 58·6 66·4 50·7
3670 CHATEAU, TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon 49·8 58·2 41·5 1875 24 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 58·8 67·3 50·4
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 54·1 67·7 40·5 416 16 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 55·6 71·1 40·0
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 63·2 72·7 53·7 494 11 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 57·8 66·7 49·0
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 63·0 74·3 51·8 393 12 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott * * *
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 57·4 66·2 48·5 404 21 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 56·8 68·0 45·7
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 61·0 69·0 52·9 342 14 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 59·0 67·0 50·9
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 60·9 68·6 53·2 366 19 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 58·2 67·2 49·1
MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 60·6 68·1 53·1 551 20 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 56·6 66·0 47·2
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 63·0 69·4 51·2 698 20 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 57·5 69·6 45·5
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 56·8 66·7 47·0 291 16 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPAITA.. Dr. A. Kidd 55·8 67·2 44·4
377 MASTER TON Miss R. Robinson 60·9 71·5 50·3 632 18 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 59·0 69·6 48·4
MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 50·5 60·8 40·2 202
DUNEDIN D. Tannock 56·0 64·2 47·9 425
GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. ..
INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 56·4 64·7 48·2 391
  • No records.


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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for January 1930

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46 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly’s Crossing
  • W. J. McKibbin, 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 Rua Kura Farm, Hamilton East
  • 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
  • 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 Agri. Col., Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahiatua
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson
  • 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
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipaita
  • 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