New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 19

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 19

On the night of the 12th a small depression crossed the Dominion, and by the morning of the 13th a slight secondary centre had developed off the west coast of the South Island. The latter passed rapidly in the vicinity of Cook Strait, and the fresh southerly winds in its rear were accompanied by light rain in most districts. At Wellington, however, a heavy fall of 175 points occurred, which was more than half the total recorded for the whole month.

On the 15th another depression moved on to the Dominion and, after passing eastward during the night, it became very intense. As a result a severe southerly storm set in which continued until the 17th. The night of the 15th was a most unpleasant one, a violent southerly gale blowing at many places. The worst effects of the storm were felt in the east coast districts, and in the Canterbury Province particularly. Rain fell in nearly all districts, with some scattered heavy falls, though precipitation was chiefly of a showery nature. Hail showers were also experienced at places, and some of the mountains received a heavy coating of snow. On the Tararuaa the snow came lower down than at any time since August. The damage, however, was not considerable. Some losses of newly-shorn sheep occurred and fruit crops suffered somewhat in the eastern districts.

After the disappearance eastwards of this storm area on the 18th, the weather became generally more settled and, except for a few isolated light showers on the 21st, 24th, 28th, and 29th, associated with slight low-pressure waves passing to the south of the Dominion, the weather continued fine until the end of the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

Altitude above Sea-level, Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (1 Point or more). Altitude above Sea-level, Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
225 NORTH ISLAND. 34 SOUTH ISLAND.
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING 59·1 66·8 51·4 157 15 34 NELSON 59·2 67·1 51·4 67 9
65 RIVERHEAD 61·8 68·9 54·7 119 9 1220 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 57·6 69·4 45·8 69 5
152 AUCKLAND 65·5 74·1 56·8 81 12 1220 HAMNER SPRINGS 57·0 69·8 44·2 303 10
340 WAHI 61·6 71·3 52·0 158 6 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN 58·7 70·6 46·9 113 7
46 TE AROHA 63·7 75·6 51·9 89 5 12 HOKITIKA 56·9 63·1 50·8 305 12
100 TAURANGA 59·9 74·1 45·7 15 5 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE 59·5 69·5 49·6 56 4
131 R U A K U B A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST 60·5 72·4 48·5 114 6 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN 55·9 66·7 45·1 203 12
G. K. McPherson 25 CHRISTCHURCH 58·2 67·8 48·7 179 9
CAMBRIDGE 61·1 73·1 49·1 89 5 42 LINCOLN 58·5 69·0 48·0 150 7
925 ROTORUA 61·0 71·8 50·2 58 4 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK 56·5 66·8 46·2 452 10
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA 61·3 74·9 47·7 58 6 323 ASHBURTON 57·5 68·4 46·6 157 8
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 58·2 65·4 50·9 120 7 2350 LAKE TEKAPO 56·7 67·7 45·7 41 4
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK 1000 FAIRLIE 57·3 71·9 42·8 178 6
A. T. Salmon 56 TIMARU 57·2 66·7 47·6 97 9
2125 KARIOI 53·7 67·8 39·6 261 10 200 CARETAKER OF DOMAIN 57·0 67·8 46·2 120 11
S. Trask WAIMATE
5 NAPIER 62·0 70·0 54·0 41 7 1110 QUEENSTOWN 58·0 68·7 47·4 121 8
R. Thomas H. O. Barker
45 HASTINGS 60·7 72·3 49·2 27 6 1000 OPHIR 58·6 71·9 45·3 146 6
H. N. Fowler Rev. A. Don
2080 TAIHAPE 55·6 65·1 46·2 82 7 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 56·2 68·0 44·4 176 12
A. R. Fannin Dr. A. Kidd
8 TANGIMOANA 57·9 66·2 49·7 52 5 520 ALEXANDRA 60·0 71·9 48·2 55 6
G. W. Braddell Geo. Smith
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 58·5 66·8 50·2 111 13 MANORBURN DAM 51·5 61·8 41·3 157 11
E. J. Werry
MASSBY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH 57·8 65·5 50·0 133 12 300 DUNEDIN 55·2 63·5 47·0 291 14
L. Whelan 245 GORE
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA 58·5 68·9 48·1 147 11 A. T. Newman
A. W. Hamilton 12 INVERCARGILL 55·7 64·0 47·5 271 20
44 KAPITI ISLAND 62·4 * 126 10 L. Lennie
A. S. Wilkinson
377 MASTERTON 59·2 71·5 47·0 214 6
Miss R. Robinson
415 WELLINGTON 55·9 62·1 49·8 299 9
  • Thermometer out of order.


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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for December 1930

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
18 names identified
  • G. K. McPherson, Observer at Ruakuba Farm, Hamilton East
  • 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
  • H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Waimate
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill