New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 41

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

No. 41

After another spell of anticyclonic and fine weather a third and rather similar depression crossed the Dominion between the 21st and 24th. On the 23rd there were again some thunderstorms in the South Island. In the North many parts of the Auckland Province had heavy rain.

The last depression controlled the weather between the 26th and 28th. As it passed, many parts of Auckland recorded heavy rain. Pressure remained low to the east, and in the East Cape, Poverty Bay, and parts of the Hawke's Bay districts rain continued till the 28th. Some very heavy falls were experienced around Gisborne, where droughty conditions had ruled since the beginning of October. Temperatures were cold during this spell.

There was prevalence of southerly winds during the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

March, 1931.

Altitude above 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. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Ft. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant 59·8 69·2 50·5 130 10 34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 59·6 67·9 51·4
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 60·0 69·7 50·4 120 11 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 57·7 68·0 47·5
152 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 62·6 68·9 56·3 83 11 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 56·0 67·4 44·6
340 WAHIHI M. F. Haszard 60·7 69·5 51·9 53 7 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 55·1 67·2 43·0
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 61·4 73·4 49·5 151 8 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN W. Staveley 56·0 68·3 43·7
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 57·8 71·1 44·4 153 10 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 56·4 63·1 49·8
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 59·0 71·1 46·9 128 7 1200 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 56·4 67·0 45·9
CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur 59·5 71·5 47·6 134 10 25 "RUNDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 54·8 64·5 45·2
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 59·2 68·6 49·8 127 5 42 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 56·8 64·6 49·1
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 58·8 70·0 47·7 138 8 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK G. G. Woolley 53·9 63·6 44·3
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 60·0 66·9 53·1 148 9 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 56·4 66·0 46·8
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 53·2 64·0 42·5
2125 KARIOI S. Trask 51·5 61·9 41·1 121 7 1000 FAIRLIE D. Jeune 54·2 66·7 41·7
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 60·7 69·0 52·5 214 10 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 56·6 65·5 47·8
.45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 59·0 70·6 47·4 150 8 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 56·6 66·9 46·3
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 53·8 61·1 46·6 144 9 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 55·1 64·9 45·4
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 58·4 66·4 50·4 58 8 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 54·6 68·0 41·3
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 58·0 65·4 50·5 141 16 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPATA Dr. A. Kidd 53·8 65·3 42·4
MASSEY AGRIC. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 57·8 65·3 50·3 83 11 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 56·3 68·7 44·0
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 57·7 67·5 47·9 195 12 MANORBURN DAM 50·0 61·2 38·9
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson * 54·5 114 9 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 54·7 63·1 46·3
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 58·3 70·1 46·6 78 12 245 GORE A. T. Newman
415 WELLINGTON 57·1 62·8 51·5 64 10 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 52·9 61·8 44·0
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for March 1931 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
44 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 Waihihi
  • 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, 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
  • J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai, Blenheim
  • 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 Rundstone, Methven
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • 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

  • Edward Kidson, Director