New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 35

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✨ Meteorological Observations

MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1435

On the 15th a dying cyclone crossed the Auckland Peninsula, causing thunderstorms and heavy rain, though southern districts were unaffected. Otherwise anticyclonic conditions and fair weather were the rule until the 19th. Thereafter a further series of westerly depressions was responsible for a period of very stormy weather. On the 22nd northerly gales were widespread and heavy rain was almost general. A cyclonic centre developed west of Greymouth, and exceptionally heavy rain occurred as it moved eastward; 12·50 in. fell at Greymouth in about twelve hours, constituting the heaviest fall ever recorded there. Arthur’s Pass had 11·32 in. During the 23rd and 24th the winds backed again to cold, strong southerlies. Hail and thunderstorms were reported from many places on the 23rd, and on the 24th there was a heavy snowfall on the ranges of the South Island.

From the 25th onward the weather improved under the influence of another intense anticyclone.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

February, 1931.

Altitude above Sea-level.	Name of Station and Observer.	Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Extremes.			Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch).	Altitude above Sea-level.	Name of Station and Observer.	Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Extremes.			Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch).
Ft.		Deg.	Mean Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	Points.		Ft.		Deg.	Mean Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	Points.
225	NORTH ISLAND.						34	SOUTH ISLAND.
	WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING	59·8	70·1	49·6	221	10		NELSON	60·1	69·5	50·8	227	5
	D. Grant							O. B. Pemberton
65	RIVERHEAD	59·6	71·2	48·0	267	10		WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM	58·3	69·3	47·4	244	5
	W. J. McKibbin							J. Stanwell
152	AUCKLAND	63·0	70·6	55·4	161	9		GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON	56·5	69·4	43·7	263	3
	S. M. Yallop							Forest Ranger
340	WAIHI	60·0	71·5	48·5	238	8	1220	HANMER SPRINGS	55·4	67·7	43·2	356	8
	M. F. Haszard							H. Roche
46	TE AROHA	62·0	76·1	48·0	172	7	743	BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.	57·9	69·4	46·5	171	5
	C. E. Christensen							W. Staveley
100	TAURANGA		72·1	*	179	7	12	HOKITIKA	56·8	63·3	50·3	693	11
	Miss K. Butcher							J. A. Chesney
131	RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST	59·4	73·1	45·7	210	7	1220	LAKE COLERIDGE	57·1	67·2	47·1	315	8
	G. K. McPherson							H. E. M. Hart
	CAMBRIDGE	60·0	73·2	46·9	174	6	1200	“RUDSTONE,” METHVEN	55·5	65·5	45·6	505	10
	H. McArthur							James Carr
925	ROTORUA	59·9	71·4	48·5	179	4	25	CHRISTCHURCH	58·2	67·4	49·0	202	8
	G. R. Ewing							H. F. Skey
1000	ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA	59·5	73·9	45·1	153	6	42	LINCOLN	58·5	68·4	48·6	276	7
	W. T. Morrison							M. C. Franklin
60	NEW PLYMOUTH	59·3	67·8	50·8	208	11	2510	THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK	51·7	61·8	41·7	3569	9
	G. H. Dolby							G. G. Woolley
3670	CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK						323	ASHBURTON	57·5	68·2	46·4	388	9
	A. T. Salmon							H. P. Clayton
2125	KARIOI	50·5	62·4	38·6	359	10	2350	LAKE TEKAPO	53·7	63·6	43·9	339	8
	S. Trask							Miss D. C. Trott
5	NAPIER						1000	FAIRLIE	55·5	68·8	42·3	226	8
	R. Thomas							D. Jeune
45	HASTINGS	60·3	73·2	47·4	34	4	56	TIMARU	57·7	67·0	48·5	225	7
	H. N. Fowler							Caretaker of Domain
2080	TAIHAPE	53·7	62·5	45·0	243	7	200	WAIMATE	57·4	67·2	47·6	195	9
	A. R. Fannin							F. Akhurst
8	TANGIMOANA	57·4	66·7	48·1	154	6	1110	QUEENSTOWN	56·7	66·7	46·7	312	9
	G. W. Braddell							H. O. Barker
100	PALMERSTON NORTH	58·5	67·8	49·2	151	10	1000	OPHIR	56·9	68·4	45·4	220	8
	E. J. Werry							Rev. A. Don
	MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH	57·3	66·0	48·6	146	9	1550	SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA	54·8	65·1	44·6	354	12
	L. Whelan							Dr. A. Kidd
384	MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA	57·7	68·8	46·7	250	10	520	ALEXANDRA	58·3	68·6	48·0	174	7
	A. W. Hamilton							Geo. Smith
44	KAPITI ISLAND	57·7	64·6	50·9	123	6		MANORBURN DAM	50·1	59·6	40·6	325	11
	A. S. Wilkinson
377	MASTER TON	58·5	70·5	46·6	125	7	300	DUNEDIN	56·3	64·3	48·4	492	14
	Miss R. Robinson							D. Tannock
415	WELLINGTON	57·0	63·2	50·8	163	7	245	GORE
								A. T. Newman
							12	INVERCARGILL	55·9	64·8	47·1	524	16
								L. Lennie

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for February 1931 (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for February 1931

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
👱🏽 Names

42 names identified

D. Grant, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly’s Crossing
W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Riverhead
S. M. Yallop, 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 Rua Kura Farm, Hamilton East
H. McArthur, 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
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
J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai, Blenheim
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
F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
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

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