New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 4

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JAN. 15.1

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Storms and Pressure Systems.—Until the 27th westerly weather prevailed, and between the 9th and the 26th the type was very pronounced. This is a feature common in spring, but which has been less conspicuous than usual during recent years. V-shaped depressions advanced from the west at frequent intervals. The passage of the trough or line of lowest pressure was generally accompanied by squally southerly changes of which the most pronounced occurred on the 6th, 8th, 13th, 15th, 19th or 20th, 23rd, and 26th. The depressions which passed on the 13th, 15th, 19th, 23rd, and 26th were all deep, and each produced widespread rain, with heavy falls in places, and very rough weather. Barometers were particularly low between the 13th and the 19th, and thereafter recovered only gradually. Boisterous westerly gales did some damage at Auckland on the 15th. On the 19th some of the streets of Greymouth were flooded owing to a local downpour. The depression of the 26th had a cyclonic centre in its northern portion, the track of which passed close to the southern border of the Nelson Province. Except for parts of the eastern districts of the South Island, heavy rain was almost general on this date. Severe floods occurred in the Hutt Valley and at Otaki.

On the 28th a very intense anticyclone moved on to the Dominion, barometers rising to over 30·5 in. The weather till the end of the month was controlled by this anticyclone and was a marked improvement on that of the preceding fortnight.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

November, 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 (1 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 (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg.
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant. 55·8 63·0 48·6 311 19 34 NELSON ... O. B. Pemberton 54·8 64·1 45·6 319 14
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 56·3 63·7 48·9 310 22 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 51·6 61·2 41·9 405 14
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 58·0 64·0 52·1 311 21 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 51·6 63·0 40·1 393 11
340 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 56·1 64·5 47·7 348 17 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN W. Staveley 53·8 65·3 42·4 190 8
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 58·0 67·3 48·7 240 14 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 52·2 58·2 46·1 1203 23
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 54·2 66·0 42·4 286 16 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 52·7 62·4 43·0 285 14
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 55·0 64·4 45·5 372 14 1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 50·8 60·1 41·4 292 14
CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur 54·4 64·3 44·6 357 15 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 53·4 62·1 44·7 118 9
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 54·0 62·7 45·3 410 14 42 LINCOLN M. C. Franklin 53·2 62·7 43·6 169 9
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 53·8 64·9 42·7 383 16 2510 THE HERMITAGE, Mount Cook G. G. Woolley 47·6 56·9 38·2 1142 13
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 54·5 60·0 49·0 550 21 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 52·4 62·4 42·4 261 11
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon ... ... ... ... ... 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 48·3 58·0 38·6 210 9
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 46·8 54·8 38·7 720 19 56 FAIRLIE D. Jeune 51·3 63·1 39·5 226 8
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 57·4 66·6 48·3 139 8 200 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 52·6 62·0 43·3 151 12
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 55·4 68·1 42·6 227 7 1110 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 51·5 61·5 41·5 193 14
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 48·6 56·4 40·8 478 17 1000 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 50·2 59·3 41·1 388 14
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 53·6 60·9 46·3 319 17 1550 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 50·8 62·8 38·7 156 10
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 53·7 61·1 46·3 412 23 520 SANATORIUM, WAIPATA Dr. A. Kidd 48·6 60·0 37·3 175 14
MASSEY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 53·5 60·6 46·4 403 20 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 52·6 63·1 42·1 150 11
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 53·3 62·7 44·0 659 23 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 50·2 58·2 42·1 482 20
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 54·7 59·5 49·9 507 16 245 GORE A. T. Newman ... ... ... ... ...
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 53·6 64·6 42·7 212 10 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·6 58·7 42·5 668 25
415 WELLINGTON 52·8 59·0 46·7 402 11 MANORBURN DAM 43·4 53·2 33·5 242 17


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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for November 1930

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, 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
  • 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. McArthur, Observer at Cambridge
  • G. R. Ewing, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Wharewarewa
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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, Waipata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill