New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 66

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 66

A deep cyclone, the centre of which crossed the northern extremity of the North Island during the 16th and 17th, brought heavy rain to North Auckland and the eastern districts of the North Island. Southerly gales blew after the centre had passed. On the 23rd a cyclone centre developed to the eastward of Canterbury in a complicated depression which had been moving eastward during the preceding three days. This storm was responsible for a severe snowfall on all the high levels and also on some of the plain country of the South Island. Numerous hail-storms also were reported. The southerly gale of the 23rd has already been mentioned.

The last storm of the month reached New Zealand on the 26th, barometers falling to below 29 in. in the far South. Heavy southerly gales occurred on the 26th, and gradually blew themselves out during the following three days. Heavy rains fell in the Wellington Province and parts of the South Island. Snow was exceptionally widespread on the 28th and 29th. Thunderstorms were experienced in the central western areas of the Dominion. These were particularly severe in the neighbourhood of Wanganui, where some damage was done by lightning discharges.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 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 (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. Deg. Max. Temp. Deg. Min. Temp. Deg. Points Deg. Max. Temp. Deg. Min. Temp. Deg. Points
225 NORTH ISLAND. WAIPŌUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING D. Grant 49·9 57·5 42·3 550 27 34 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 44·9 53·8 36·1
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 50·0 58·0 42·1 536 20 .. WAHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stahwell 42·8 52·0 33·7
154 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 52·8 57·6 48·0 510 21 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 42·2 52·8 31·6
340 WAHI M. F. Haszard 48·0 56·1 40·0 1668 16 1220 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 39·7 50·2 29·2
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 48·2 57·3 39·1 711 17 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN. W. Staveley 40·3 49·0 31·6
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 46·0 57·9 34·2 436 16 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 44·4 53·7 35·1
131 RUA KUBA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 39·6 49·3 30·0
.. CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur 46·8 56·7 37·0 395 15 1200 “ RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 41·1 48·7 33·5
925 ROTORUA L. M. Tregear 46·0 53·9 38·1 332 14 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 41·2 48·9 33·5
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 44·9 54·3 35·5 312 14 42 LINCOLN M. C. Franklin 41·8 50·6 32·9
617 ONGARUE D. J. Gardiner 49·2 53·1 33·4 525 15 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 35·2 44·0 26·3
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 48·8 54·8 42·8 529 16 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 40·2 49·7 30·8
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK A. T. Salmon .. .. .. .. .. 2850 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 35·6 44·1 27·2
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 39·3 47·8 30·8 593 21 1000 FAIRLIE D. Jeune 36·3 47·7 25·0
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 47·7 55·9 39·5 313 17 56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 41·4 49·2 33·7
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 45·8 56·4 35·2 291 17 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 41·7 50·4 33·0
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 40·4 48·8 35·1 477 20 1110 QUEENSTOWN H. O. Barker 37·5 44·7 30·3
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 47·5 54·7 40·4 399 13 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 33·2 43·0 23·5
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 46·7 53·1 40·4 411 14 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPITATA Dr. A. Kidd 34·8 43·6 26·1
.. MASSEY AGRIC. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH L. Whelan 44·2 49·6 38·9 472 15 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 36·1 43·9 28·3
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA. A. W. Hamilton 45·7 53·0 38·4 773 21 .. MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 30·6 38·4 22·9
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 49·1 53·2 45·0 498 13 300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 42·0 48·1 35·9
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robbison 44·7 52·7 36·7 431 18 246 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. ..
415 WELLINGTON .. 46·6 51·3 41·8 571 17 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·2 50·1 34·4


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for June 1931 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for June 1931

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
45 names identified
  • D. Grant, Observer at Waipōua, Donnelly's Crossing
  • W. J. McKibbin, Observer at Riverhead
  • S. M. Yallop, Observer at Auckland
  • M. F. Haszard, Observer at Wahī
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • G. K. McPherson, Observer at Rua Kūba Farm, Hamilton East
  • H. McArthur, Observer at Cambridge
  • L. M. Tregear, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Whakarewarewa
  • D. J. Gardiner, Observer at Ongarue
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. T. Salmon, Observer at Chateau Tongariro, National Park
  • L. H. Bailey, 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. Robbison (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • J. Stahwell, Observer at Wahopai, 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
  • C. Elms, 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, Waipitiata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • S. Wragge, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill