New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 5

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Jan. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 207

and a house near Hastings was struck. In parts of the Coromandel Ranges the rain amounted to a deluge. At the Ohinemuri Mines, near Paeroa, a wall of water, 14 ft. high, came down one of the creeks and extensive damage was done, one life being lost.

Following this, from the 10th to the 12th, occurred one of the finest spells in the month.

In the rear of a westerly depression which passed on the 14th, gales were experienced generally on the 15th and 16th. In Cook Strait they were from the north-west, but elsewhere from the south-west. Snow fell on the ranges on the morning of the 16th, reaching the lower levels at Greymouth, the Bluff, and Nugget Point. A severe frost was experienced in the morning in parts of the South Island, especially North Canterbury, where much damage was done to gardens, fruit, and small crops. Nelson also suffered considerably.

The second of the stormiest periods referred to above was that from the 26th to the end of the month, when a double-centred cyclone crossed the South Island. West or north-west gales occurred from Cook Strait northward, accompanied by heavy rains. In the South Island, also, the rain was general, but only light to moderate in the eastern districts. Again there were many severe thunderstorms. An interesting feature was another copious deposit of red dust from Australia over a wide area in Taranaki, western Wellington, Nelson, and Marlborough.

Wellington, 6th December, 1929. EDWARD KIDSON,
Director of Meteorological Services.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

November, 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 (¼ 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 (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 58·2 64·4 51·9 718 20 34 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON .. O. B. Pemberton 57·8 65·2 50·5 691 13
65 RIVERHEAD .. W. J. McKibbon 59·3 66·1 52·6 885 21 .. GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON J. P. McEnany 55·1 63·7 46·5 651 14
152 AUCKLAND .. H. M. Vincent 61·9 67·2 56·6 709 19 1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 54·3 65·3 43·3 245 12
340 WAIHI .. F. Haszard 59·8 67·6 52·0 1235 16 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher 56·0 68·9 43·2 174 4
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 62·0 70·7 53·4 844 17 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 55·7 61·7 49·7 1543 21
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. Butcher 58·2 68·2 48·1 657 17 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. H. E. M. Hart 57·8 67·3 48·2 306 8
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 59·4 68·7 50·1 665 16 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 53·6 63·1 44·1 231 10
211 MATAMATA .. W. Halligan 59·3 68·5 50·1 729 15 25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 55·6 64·7 46·6 106 11
.. CAMBRIDGE .. H. Sturgeon 59·4 68·1 50·7 604 16 42 LINCOLN .. D. J. Sidey 55·7 66·1 45·3 92 8
925 ROTORUA .. G. R. Ewing 58·8 66·5 51·0 977 17 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 52·8 66·1 39·4 1148 17
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 58·3 66·9 49·7 900 18 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 54·6 64·7 44·6 205 11
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 58·0 63·6 52·5 615 19 2350 LAKE TEKAPO.. Miss D. C. Trott 49·4 62·3 36·6 43 3
2125 KARIOI .. S. Trask 51·2 64·0 38·5 514 9 1000 FAIRLIE .. J. Fraser 53·8 65·2 42·3 358 8
5 NAPIER .. R. Thomas 60·8 67·2 54·5 385 8 56 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 55·4 63·5 47·2 100 10
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 59·0 68·3 49·7 469 11 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 54·4 63·3 45·6 113 12
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 53·8 61·1 46·5 292 14 1110 QUEENSTOWN .. H. O. Barker 53·6 62·3 44·8 360 16
8 TANGIMOANA .. E. Belworthy 58·4 67·1 49·8 384 13 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 54·1 65·7 42·5 290 14
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun .. .. .. .. .. 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 51·8 62·3 41·4 260 14
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 58·2 65·9 50·4 252 17 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 56·0 65·9 46·0 249 13
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 57·8 66·2 49·4 229 14 .. MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 47·7 56·8 38·6 346 14
119 LEVIN .. H. A. Donaldson 58·8 64·6 53·1 348 15 300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 52·6 60·5 44·7 374 17
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 53·8 63·3 44·3 427 14 245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
377 MASTER TON .. R. Brown 57·8 67·9 47·8 106 11 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 51·6 58·7 44·6 442 22
186 GREYTOWN .. W. Allan 57·2 67·2 47·1 268 13 743 LATE RETURN. BALMORAL, CULVERDEN, October, 1929 51·2 62·8 39·7 45 5
415 WELLINGTON .. 55·5 60·7 50·4 330 12 8 ERRATUM. TANGIMOANA, March, 1929 62·7 71·6 53·8 .. ..


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for November 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
6 December 1929
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director of Meteorological Services

🏗️ Climatological Table for November 1929

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
43 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • 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
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin