New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 31

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✨ Meteorological Observations for January 1931

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Depressions of the westerly type and of considerable depth passed on the 3rd, 7th, 9th, 15th, and the 19th to 21st, each bringing rain to the greater part of the Dominion, with many heavy falls. On the 3rd, north-westerly gales were experienced at many places, being particularly severe in Wellington and Canterbury.

On the 12th a moderate cyclone crossed the South Island, bringing heavy rain especially to the North Island. South-westerly gales followed on the 13th. Again, in the depression of the 21st, a slight low-pressure centre developed, this time crossing the North Island, where there were many very heavy rainfalls. Some flooding occurred, also, between Reefton and Greymouth. On both the 12th and the 21st sudden and very heavy downpours caused flooding in Auckland City.

The last depression also was cyclonic and crossed the South Island on the 27th. The most general rains experienced during the month were associated with this depression, particularly on the 27th. Rather severe floods occurred in Westland. As the storm passed eastwards, southerly gales and cold weather prevailed between the 28th and the 30th. On the 28th there were severe hailstorms in the Nelson district and a small tornado occurred at Riwaka.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

January, 1931.

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.
Ft.		Deg.	Deg.	Deg.	Points.			Ft.		Deg.	Deg.	Deg.	Points.
225	NORTH ISLAND. WAIPouA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant	63·5	72·5	54·6	557	14	34	SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton	60·7	70·1	51·4	277	14
65	RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin	63·4	73·0	53·9	530	19	..	WAHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell	61·9	72·1	51·8	264	13
152	AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent	..	..	..	..	..	..	GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger	57·2	67·4	47·1	549	19
340	WAIHI M. F. Haszard	64·6	73·9	55·4	434	14	1220	HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche	57·9	69·3	46·6	530	18
46	TE AROHA C. E. Christensen	65·7	77·0	54·5	576	11	743	BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. W. Staveley	60·2	71·1	49·3	222	15
100	TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher	..	75·6	*	473	8	12	HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney	56·0	61·8	50·2	1631	22
131	RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson	62·7	73·8	51·6	417	12	1220	LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart	59·1	69·1	49·1	499	17
..	CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur	63·4	74·4	52·5	477	12	1200	“RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr	56·7	66·7	46·7	331	13
925	ROTORUA G. R. Ewing	62·8	73·0	52·7	472	8	42	CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey	60·6	71·2	50·0	99	11
1000	ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison	62·9	75·4	50·5	465	12	2510	LINCOLN M. C. Franklin	60·8	71·8	49·8	118	7
60	NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby	61·1	67·1	55·3	564	17	323	THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley	49·9	59·5	40·3	3596	..
3670	CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon	..	..	..	..	..	2350	ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton	60·0	71·1	49·0	136	10
2125	KARIOI S. Trask	55·5	65·4	45·6	679	18	1000	LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott	54·5	64·1	45·0	366	12
5	NAPIER R. Thomas	68·2	77·5	58·9	108	6	56	FAIRLIE D. Jeune	60·4	76·1	44·8	337	8
45	HASTINGS H. N. Fowler	66·6	80·0	53·3	84	7	200	TIMARU Caretaker of Domain	59·7	69·8	49·6	178	11
2080	TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin	57·1	65·4	48·8	449	19	1110	WAIMATE F. Akhurst	58·9	69·6	48·2	239	16
8	TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell	61·5	68·5	54·6	380	17	1000	QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker	54·7	63·3	46·1	797	20
100	PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry	61·7	69·5	53·8	622	18	1550	OPHIR Rev. A. Don	57·6	68·0	47·2	310	14
..	MASSEY AGR'L. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan	60·7	67·7	53·8	561	17	520	SANATORIUM, WAIPi-ATA Dr. A. Kidd	55·1	65·7	44·6	370	20
384	MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton	61·5	70·6	52·5	747	17	..	ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith	58·5	68·1	49·0	298	14
44	KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson	60·6	64·7	56·5	464	15	..	MANORBURN DAM	49·5	59·2	39·8	391	16
377	MASTERSTON Miss R. Robinson	62·6	73·5	51·7	187	13	300	DUNEDIN D. Tannock	56·6	65·2	48·0	571	21
415	WELLINGTON ..	59·0	64·2	53·8	384	13	245	GORE A. T. Newman	..	..	..	..	..
							12	INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie	55·2	63·0	47·5	504	21

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Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather Statistics, Rainfall, Temperature, Wind, Sunshine, New Zealand
👱🏽 Names

47 names identified

Edward Kidson, Director
D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua
O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Riverhead
J. Stanwell, Observer at Wahopai
H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs
M. F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
W. Staveley, Observer at Balmoral
K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
G. K. McPherson, Observer at Ruakura Farm
H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
H. McArthur, Observer at Cambridge
James Carr, Observer at Rudstone
G. R. Ewing, Observer at Rotorua
H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery
M. C. Franklin, Observer at Lincoln
G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
G. G. Woolley, Observer at The Hermitage
A. T. Salmon, Observer at Chateau Tongariro
H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
S. Trask, Observer at Karioi
D. C. Trott (Miss), Observer at Lake Tekapo
R. Thomas, Observer at Napier
D. Jeune, Observer at Fairlie
H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
G. W. Braddell, Observer at Tangimoana
H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
E. J. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
L. Whelan, Observer at Massey Agr'l. Col.
A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium
A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu
Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
Manorburn Dam, Observer at Manorburn Dam
R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

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