New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 73

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✨ Climatological Data

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 73]

the night of the 16th in Canterbury and Otago, and continued throughout the 17th. Although the falls were not heavy they relieved the situation in these districts where the land was showing the detrimental effect of the continued dry weather and strong westerly winds.

Another depression, but of moderate intensity, which crossed over the country between the 23rd and 26th, brought rain of a scattered nature. Some heavy falls, however, occurred in Westland about this time, but very little fell in Canterbury, and practically none in Hawke’s Bay. On the afternoon of the 24th, while the low centre connected with this disturbance was situated off the west coast of Otago, a waterspout passed in the vicinity of Westport.

During the last three days of the month the weather was affected by an extensive double-centred cyclone. The first centre passed in the south on the night of the 29th, while the following one moved up the west coast and eventually crossed the northern districts during the night of the 31st. Unsettled, dull, misty weather was associated with this depression, and rain fell at times in nearly all parts of the Dominion.

In addition to the depressions already mentioned, there were three occasions when cyclones moved down from the north-east and passed to the east of East Cape. Their nearest approach to the latter point occurred on the 15th, 22nd, and 28th respectively, and their effects were confined chiefly to the East Cape and Gisborne areas. About these dates strong southerly winds blew in these districts, but unfortunately the accompanying rains were only light and scattered along the east coast of the North Island, where relatively dry conditions persisted throughout the month.

B. V. PEMBERTON, Acting-Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1931.

Altitude above Sea-level.	Name of Station and Observer.	Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Extremes.			Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch)	Altitude above Sea-level.	Name of Station and Observer.	Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Extremes.			Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch)
Ft.		Deg.	Max. Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	Points		Ft.		Deg.	Max. Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	Points
225	NORTH ISLAND.						34	SOUTH ISLAND.
	WAIPAWA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING	49·3	57·8	40·8	497	25		NELSON	46·8	53·8	37·8	343	12
	A. C. Forbes							O. B. Pemberton
65	RIVERHEAD	48·8	57·8	39·8	338	17		WAHOPAI, BLENHEIM	43·4	52·7	34·2	227	9
	W. J. McKibbin							J. Stanwell
104	AUCKLAND						800	GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON	42·9	53·5	32·3	451	8
	S. M. Yallop							Forest Ranger
340	WAIHI	47·6	57·1	38·1	462	13	1220	HANMER SPRINGS	41·4	51·7	31·0	202	13
	M. F. Haszard							H. Roche
46	TE AROHA	47·0	56·9	37·2	270	12	743	BALMORAL, CULVERDEN..	42·1	51·2	33·0	146	7
	C. E. Christensen							J. E. Fletcher
100	TAURANGA	49·3	57·4	39·2	318	13	12	HOKITIKA	44·6	52·1	37·2	1091	19
	Miss K. Butcher							J. A. Chesney
131	RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST	46·6	56·9	36·3	389	17	1220	LAKE COLEBIDGE	42·4	51·2	33·6	337	13
	G. K. McPherson							H. E. M. Hart
230	CAMBRIDGE	40·8	57·0	36·6	359	16	1200	“RUDSTONE,” METHVEN	42·6	49·1	36·2	253	13
	H. McArthur							James Carr
925	ROTORUA	45·6	54·7	36·6	352	11	25	CHRISTCHURCH	43·6	50·8	36·4	150	13
	L. M. Tregea							H. F. Skey
1000	ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA	42·8	51·6	34·1	333	15	42	LINCOLN	44·2	51·8	36·7	124	10
	W. T. Morrison							E. W. Hullett
617	ONGARUE	43·4	54·4	32·5	571	19	2510	THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK	37·3	45·0	29·6	1075	12
	D. J. Gardiner							C. Elms
60	NEW PLYMOUTH	48·8	54·9	42·7	484	18	323	ASHBURTON	42·0	50·4	33·7	124	13
	G. H. Dolby							H. P. Clayton
3670	CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK						2350	LAKE TEKAPO	37·2	44·8	29·5	214	9
	A. T. Salmon							Miss D. C. Trott
2125	KARIOI	39·2	47·9	30·5	436	21	1000	FAIRLIE	41·4	52·0	30·8	139	11
	L. H. Bailey							D. Jeune
5	NAPIER	48·5	56·3	40·7	49	8	56	TIMARU	42·8	50·7	34·8	181	10
	T. R. Hutton							Caretaker of Domain
45	HASTINGS	46·7	56·9	36·5	111	9	200	WAIMATE	43·0	51·3	34·6	302	13
	H. N. Fowler							F. Akhurst
2080	TAIHAPE	41·2	47·6	34·9	236	15	1110	QUEENSTOWN	41·5	48·8	34·2	243	11
	A. R. Fannin							H. O. Barker
8	TANGIMOANA	46·2	54·4	38·0	228	16	1000	OPHIR	39·3	48·7	29·9	150	11
	G. W. Braddell							Rev. A. Dob
100	PALMERSTON NORTH	46·3	54·0	38·6	267	21	1550	SANATORIUM, WAIPAITA	38·3	46·6	30·0	179	14
	E. J. Werry							Dr. A. Kidd
	MASSEY AGRIL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH	46·6	54·0	39·3	296	20	520	ALEXANDRA	41·0	49·4	32·7	119	12
	L. Macpherson							Geo. Smith
384	MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA..	45·6	54·1	37·0	435	23	2448	MANORBURN DAM	*	*	*	177	14
	A. W. Hamilton							S. Wragge
44	KAPITI ISLAND	48·6	53·0	44·1	323	15	300	DUNEDIN	43·2	49·3	37·1	463	22
	A. S. Wilkinson							D. Tannock
377	MASTERSTON	43·8	54·2	33·4	205	13	245	GORE
	Miss R. Robinson							A. T. Newman
415	WELLINGTON	46·2	51·0	41·4	223	18	12	INVERCARGILL	43·1	50·0	36·2	357	19
								L. Lennie

LATE RETURN.

	MASSEY AGRIL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH—
	July, 1931		46·6	52·3	41·0	434	24

ERRATA.

PALMERSTON NORTH—
January, 1931	61·8	54·1
ASHBURTON—
February, 1931	57·3

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

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington, Kelburn
👩‍💼 Officials

B. V. Pemberton, Acting-Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1931

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
👱🏽 Names

46 names identified

A. C. Forbes, Observer at Waipawa, 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
L. M. Trega, 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
T. R. Hutton, 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. Macpherson, 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 Wahopai, Blenheim
H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
J. E. Fletcher, 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
E. W. Hullett, 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
Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
H. O. Barker, Observer at Queenstown
A. Dob (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipaita
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

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