New Zealand Gazette – 1930 – No. 73

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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heavy falls. Three days of almost ceaseless rain at Christchurch caused surface water to accumulate in many parts of that city, and rather severe floods were experienced in the area through which the Heathcote River flows. In some parts flood-waters entered the houses and forced the owners to vacate them.

Another cyclone, but a much shallower one, brought dull, misty weather between the 9th and the 12th, mainly to the North Island and the eastern portion of the South Island. Though the rain was mainly light, some heavy falls occurred during the 10th and 11th between Hawke’s Bay and Castlepoint, and some flooding resulted.

From the 24th to the close of the month much dull and misty weather prevailed, being associated with several small cyclones which crossed the Dominion. The rainfall during this period was chiefly light and scattered, but on the 24th and the 28th more general rain was experienced, with a few heavy falls. Wellington, for instance, had 152 points for the twenty-four hours preceding 9 a.m. on the 25th, the heaviest fall recorded in the city so far this year.

Fortunately, strong winds were infrequent, and the month, on the whole, was consequently a mild and pleasant one.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

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 51·5 59·4 43·6 840 21 34 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 48·1 55·8 40·4 283 11
65 RIVERHEAD .. W. J. McKibbin 50·9 59·4 42·4 468 18 .. GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 44·4 54·9 33·9 344 10
152 AUCKLAND .. H. M. Vincent 53·8 60·4 47·1 339 15 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 40·8 51·3 30·4 254 14
340 WAIHI .. M. F. Haszard 50·5 58·3 42·7 832 20 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. W. Staveley 42·2 51·1 33·2 368 9
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 51·5 60·9 42·1 393 18 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 47·8 55·7 40·0 862 13
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. Butcher 49·2 59·7 38·6 558 18 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 42·0 51·4 32·7 179 8
131 R U A K U R A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 49·9 60·0 39·8 340 19 1200 “ RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 41·4 48·8 34·0 392 11
.. CAMBRIDGE . H. Sturgeon 49·9 59·6 40·2 350 17 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 43·5 49·9 37·1 367 13
925 ROTORUA .. G. R. Ewing 48·2 56·1 40·3 631 14 42 LINCOLN .. M. C. Franklin 43·0 49·5 36·4 399 13
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 48·0 57·2 38·8 609 17 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 36·1 43·8 26·9 300 9
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. H. Dolby 51·0 57·3 44·7 954 17 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 41·1 49·0 33·2 494 16
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon .. .. .. .. .. 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 33·9 40·5 27·3 237 6
2125 KARIOI .. S. Trask 42·4 52·3 32·6 323 14 1000 FAIRLIE .. D. Jeune 38·9 48·7 29·2 177 8
5 NAPIER .. R. Thomas 49·2 55·9 42·6 429 13 56 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 42·4 48·6 36·3 300 11
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 48·1 56·9 39·3 580 16 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 42·5 50·4 31·6 404 15
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·9 49·9 37·9 341 13 1110 QUEENSTOWN .. H. O. Barker 40·4 48·3 32·4 135 9
8 TANGIMOANA .. G. W. Braddell 49·2 57·4 41·1 375 14 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 36·8 47·6 26·1 34 7
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. E. J. Werry 47·9 54·5 41·3 466 17 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIP-ATA Dr. A. Kidd 38·0 17·6 28·5 105 9
.. MASSEY AGRl. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 48·2 54·3 42·2 520 17 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 38·0 48·1 27·8 29 7
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton 47·8 55·6 40·1 771 16 .. MANORBURN DAM 27·6 37·0 18·3 57 10
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. A. S. Wilkinson 45·0 53·7 36·4 448 16 300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 44·1 50·6 37·6 346 14
377 MASTER TON .. Miss R. Robinson 46·7 55·1 38·3 538 14 245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
415 WELLINGTON .. 48·0 53·0 43·1 452 17 12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 42·6 51·4 33·7 204 14


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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1930

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
41 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly’s Crossing
  • W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Riverhead
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • M. F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • G. K. McPherson, 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
  • G. W. Braddell, 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
  • 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
  • M. C. Franklin, 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
  • D. Jeune, 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
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill