New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 49

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✨ Weather Observations and Climatological Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 49

At Upper Moutere, 8·19 in. were recorded, and the resulting floods were the heaviest ever experienced. The railway-line was damaged in several places and motor traffic was interrupted. In the district about Woodville, Pahiatua, and Waipukurau also, there were severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours. Conditions remained rather disturbed until the 12th. On that day, a cyclone centre passing north of North Zealand, caused southerly gales in North Auckland.

On the 19th a cyclone which seemed likely to bring good rains to the Dominion appeared in the North Tasman Sea. Unfortunately, it took a northward course and passed between New Zealand and Norfolk Island on the 20th. Some rain fell in the northern and western parts of the North Island, Taranaki and the Wanganui and Manawatu districts experiencing some heavy falls. Luckily for the Easter holiday-makers most of the rain fell during the night.

On the 24th another cyclone of considerable intensity developed near Tasmania. Pressure was again high to the east of New Zealand and, as in the beginning of the month, the storm made slow progress towards New Zealand and lost intensity. However, while it was crossing the Dominion on the 28th, northerly winds brought very warm and sultry weather, and conditions became favourable for rain when the southerly set in. On the 29th the depression developed a secondary centre west of the North Island. This crossed the Dominion and finally died out on the 30th. By that time general rains had fallen, with many heavy falls from Nelson and Marlborough northwards. These came for the most part on the night of the 28th and on the 29th and were accompanied in places by thunderstorms. At Auckland the lightning was particularly severe, and a house in Remuera was struck.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

April, 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 (¼ 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 (¼ 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 59·4 67·7 51·2 426 16 1220 SOUTH ISLAND—contd. HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 50·3 63·0 37·7 421 6
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 59·0 67·3 50·7 210 17 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN. W. Staveley 52·4 64·5 40·3 125 6
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 59·6 66·5 52·8 285 15 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 54·4 62·2 46·5 451 11
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 57·5 64·9 50·1 688 16 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 52·4 63·4 41·4 98 7
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 59·1 69·3 48·9 362 10 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 51·2 60·8 41·5 222 10
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 56·4 67·4 45·4 332 9 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 52·7 60·3 45·1 53 7
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST. P. S. Syme 57·2 68·4 46·0 225 9 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 53·2 61·7 44·7 84 6
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 57·8 68·0 47·5 157 9 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley * * 34·5 290 9
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 56·2 65·2 47·1 591 8 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 51·8 61·3 42·4 177 9
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 55·0 65·5 44·5 542 8 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 48·7 59·0 38·4 37 5
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 59·0 66·1 51·8 511 13 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 50·0 61·8 38·3 168 9
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon 47·0 53·8 40·3 547 10 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 53·0 61·2 44·8 149 8
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 49·8 63·0 36·7 210 12 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 52·9 62·5 43·3 121 8
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 58·2 65·1 51·2 160 12 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 50·4 59·0 41·7 61 10
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 56·9 66·9 46·9 146 12 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 48·1 61·1 35·1 63 5
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 53·4 61·4 45·4 155 9 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPiATA. Dr. A. Kidd 49·6 61·1 38·1 50 7
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 57·2 67·7 46·8 261 8 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 50·6 62·5 38·6 22 6
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 57·4 66·6 48·2 266 8 MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 43·7 54·6 32·8 57 9
MASSEY AGRl. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 57·2 66·0 48·3 322 8 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 53·6 61·3 45·9 143 11
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 54·3 65·9 42·7 514 9 245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson * * 43·9 356 10 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·0 58·1 41·9 123 14
377 MASTERION Miss R. Robinson 55·2 66·5 43·9 262 7
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 56·3 67·3 45·3 328 9
415 WELLINGTON 56·3 62·7 50·0 386 6
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 56·6 64·7 48·4 472 8
GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 52·6 63·2 41·9 705 9

LATE RETURNS.

| 8 | TANGIMOANA— September, 1929 | .. | 49·3 | 59·0 | 39·6 | .. | .. |
| 2350 | LAKE TEKAPO— September, 1929 December, 1929 | .. | 42·2 47·4 | 52·1 61·9 | 32·2 32·9 | 322 | 7 .. |

ERRATA.

| | MASSEY AGRl. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH— September, 1929 | .. | 48·3 | 57·0 | 39·7 | .. | .. |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA— August, 1929 | .. | 47·9 | 56·9 | 38·9 | .. | .. |
| 1000 | FAIRLIE— September, 1929 | .. | 45·5 | 58·7 | 32·3 | .. | .. |

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for April 1930 (continued from previous page)

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

🎓 Climatological Table for April 1930

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Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
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 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
  • 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, 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