New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 33

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✨ Meteorological Observations



MAY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1557

District Land Registrar.
crossed the North Island during the night of the 15th. Heavy rain was associated with this cyclone in the North Island
on the 13th, 14th, and 15th, more especially in the northern and east coast portions, where some flooding occurred at
places. The Observer at Maraehako Station, in the Bay of Plenty, measured 11 in. of rain on the 15th.

A second very fine spell set in on the 25th and continued to the close of the month. At this time there was evidence
of an intense tropical cyclone operating to the north-east of New Zealand. It was too far away to have any general
unfavourable effect on the Dominion's weather, but some scattered rain fell in the Auckland and East Cape districts, and
on the afternoon of the 28th a severe thunderstorm occurred in the neighbourhood of Taumarunui. A house at Te Koura
suffered considerable damage by lightning, the veranda collapsing and the front of the house being scorched.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
February, 1930.

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more). Attitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more.)
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 NORTH ISLAND. WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant 63·1 71·9 54·3 487 9 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 62·2 71·2 53·1 62 1
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon 62·7 72·0 53·4 628 12 1220 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 59·2 71·3 47·0 82 6
154 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 65·8 72·3 59·4 666 11 743 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 59·3 72·1 46·5 165 8
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 62·6 72·4 52·8 491 9 12 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN .. W. Staveley 59·5 72·9 46·1 48 5
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 66·0 77·6 54·3 311 12 1220 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 59·2 66·4 52·0 328 10
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 61·4 73·2 49·5 677 12 1200 LAKE COLEBRIDGE H. E. M. Hart " RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 57·4 71·1 43·8 53 8
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST P. S. Syme 63·8 75·6 52·1 281 8 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 59·6 68·1 51·2 75 6
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 64·0 74·9 53·1 247 12 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 60·6 70·9 50·4 97 5
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 62·7 72·1 53·3 227 9 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 61·6 80·0 43·1 222 6
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 62·0 73·0 51·1 426 11 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 61·4 72·5 50·3 98 7
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 62·4 70·5 54·3 299 9 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott .. .. .. .. *
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon 53·5 62·3 44·7 591 10 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 60·6 73·1 48·2 142 6
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 54·9 68·5 41·3 56 3 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 60·8 70·0 51·6 173 7
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 63·8 71·6 55·9 140 7 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 60·1 70·4 49·8 149 8
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 62·8 73·1 52·6 77 9 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 60·0 71·2 48·7 113 4
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 58·0 67·2 48·9 107 9 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 60·6 75·6 45·6 84 4
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 62·6 73·1 52·1 56 5 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 59·6 73·7 45·6 50 4
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 63·3 72·9 53·7 34 7 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan DUNEDIN D. Tannock 61·8 74·7 48·9 63 2
MASSEY AGRIC. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 62·6 71·2 53·9 90 9 300 GORE A. T. Newman INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 55·2 67·6 42·8 105 3
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton 60·4 71·5 49·2 136 7 245 ERRATA. CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK December, 1929 January, 1930 .. .. .. .. ..
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 57·4 67·7 47·2 174 9 12 56·2 66·3 46·0 199 12
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 60·8 73·1 48·6 178 7 3670 .. .. .. 1523 25
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 61·2 73·6 48·9 134 6 .. .. .. 1800 23
415 WELLINGTON 59·6 66·2 53·0 165 5
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for February 1930 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for February 1930

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Statistics
44 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
  • 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
  • E. J. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate