New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 55

Page 2325

✨ Weather Report and Climatological Table



JULY 31. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2325

The gale on the 11th was severe, and slight damage was done. The ferry steamers between Wellington and Lyttelton experienced delays. Snow fell on the high country as far north as East Cape, while in Canterbury and Otago it extended to parts of the lowlands. Mount Egmont had the heaviest snowfall for years. Hail and sleet were recorded at many places.

A third period of stormy weather occurred from the 20th to the 25th. A depression which crossed the Dominion on the 20th again assumed cyclonic form. Rains were practically general over the North Island but more scattered in the South. Particularly heavy falls were recorded in the Auckland Province, the majority receiving over 2 in. The highest registration was 7·06 in. at Okere Falls, near Rotorua, but Tauranga, as already noted, received 6·45 in., and Waihi 5·14 in. There were boisterous westerly winds also in the Auckland, Thames, and East Cape districts on the 20th, slight damage being done. Another spell of strong southerly winds and cold temperatures followed. The 21st was a particularly bitter day, especially in Canterbury, Otago, and Southland. Heavy falls of snow occurred almost everywhere in these provinces, while there were frequent showers of hail or sleet. The occasion was memorable because of the rugby football test match played under these conditions at Dunedin. Snow and hail continued to be experienced in the South at intervals until the 25th. The conditions appear to have been most severe in the district round Gore. A severe thunderstorm occurred in Foveaux Strait during a west-south-westerly gale at 5 a.m. on the 25th, when the Dog Island Lighthouse was struck. It was not until the 26th that the southerlies died down in the Foveaux Strait region.

Although there was an unusual frequency of hail and snow storms during the month, the accumulation of snow on the ranges does not appear to have been heavy except at a few places.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 1930.

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. 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 (¼ Point or more). Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING D. Grant 52·4 59·4 45·4 718 26 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 45·8 55·7 35·9 63 3
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 51·2 58·5 43·9 407 20 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 41·8 53·3 30·3 136 7
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 52·3 58·3 46·4 429 23 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 37·1 48·4 25·9 196 11
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 49·7 56·1 43·3 739 17 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. W. Staveley 40·8 51·4 30·2 106 8
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 50·7 59·8 41·6 354 12 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 44·0 52·8 35·3 481 15
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 47·5 58·7 36·4 787 10 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 39·3 50·0 28·7 105 9
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST P. S. Syme 48·2 57·8 38·7 349 16 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 41·2 49·9 32·5 135 8
CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 48·0 57·3 38·8 319 12 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 41·3 50·6 32·1 131 12
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 46·3 55·1 37·6 506 4 42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 42·0 51·4 32·6 125 11
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 45·9 55·8 36·0 503 10 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 37·6 48·1 27·2 382 10
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·2 56·8 43·6 342 18 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 40·4 50·9 29·9 67 7
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon 36·4 41·9 30·9 681 19 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 36·4 45·3 27·6 29 5
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 38·9 51·8 26·1 45 3
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 48·0 56·1 40·0 202 10 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 41·3 50·7 32·0 64 7
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 46·1 56·5 35·8 226 10 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 42·3 52·4 32·3 109 9
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 40·1 47·0 36·4 237 21 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 39·4 47·0 31·9 113 12
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 46·6 56·1 37·2 132 8 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 34·9 45·5 24·2 43 6
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 46·0 52·6 39·4 190 17 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPITA Dr. A. Kidd 37·5 46·1 28·9 67 15
MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 47·0 54·3 39·7 167 19 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 37·3 46·4 28·3 25 7
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton 45·2 53·8 36·5 379 13 MANORBURN DAM
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 44·4 52·8 36·1 216 11 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 43·8 50·3 37·3 164 15
377 MASTER TON Miss R. Robinson 45·2 54·4 36·0 249 16 245 GORE A. T. Newman
415 WELLINGTON 47·0 52·6 41·5 285 13 12 INVERCARGILL.. L. Lennie 42·6 48·5 36·8 492 21


Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1930, No 55


NZLII — PDF NZ Gazette 1930, No 55




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🏗️ Meteorological Observations for June 1930 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for June 1930

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
44 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
  • 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
  • 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, Waipita
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill