New Zealand Gazette – 1931 – No. 78

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 78]

The 7th was a fine day while an anticyclone was passing to the north of New Zealand. Pressure, however, fell again next day, and by night-time an intense westerly depression had advanced on to the Dominion with a rapidity almost equal to that of the cyclone which had recently preceded it. The boisterous north-westerly wind associated with the front of this disturbance on the 8th caused a considerable amount of damage in the Canterbury district, blowing down fences, trees, and telegraph wires. Heavy rain fell in districts with a westerly aspect, and during the night of the 8th a violent thunderstorm occurred at Reefton. Electric-wires were fused and the town was left in darkness, while windows were cracked, the telephone system was put out of action, and several residents received minor shocks. By the morning of the 9th the depression had moved to the east of the Dominion, but a slight secondary centre had developed west of Cape Maria van Diemen. The latter brought some heavy rain to the Auckland, Bay of Plenty, and Gisborne districts, Marumoko recording as much as 497 points for the twenty-four hours up to 9 a.m. on the 10th. A tornado passed in the vicinity of the Stratford Mountain House during the night of the 9th, but its damaging effect was confined to a plantation of trees. On the night of the 10th the secondary centre crossed the Auckland Peninsula, and the wind, which on the 9th had become southerly in the south of Cook Strait, blew strongly everywhere from that quarter, with extremely cold temperatures.

During the night of the 15th a cyclone developed off the Canterbury coast, and this district received a drenching south-westerly rain which continued until the afternoon of the following day. There was some minor flooding in the low-lying portions of the city, and the south-westerly gale was responsible for damage to early vegetable crops, but, on the other hand, the rain was beneficial to the farming community of Canterbury. Strong south-westerly winds prevailed generally on the 16th, but by the 17th they had decreased nearly everywhere in force.

After the fine spell already referred to between the 17th and 21st conditions changed for the worse again, and, with the exception of brief fine intervals on the 24th and 27th, the weather continued unsettled in most districts until the close of the month.

On the morning of the 26th, Timaru experienced a heavy thunderstorm accompanied by a torrential downpour of rain and hail, associated with the rear of a sharp westerly depression which had crossed the Dominion during the early morning.

B. V. PEMBERTON, Acting-Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 1931.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes.
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points Ft SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg Points
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING 50·8 58·9 42·8 538 23 34 NELSON 49·0 57·2 40·8 245 11
A. C. Forbes O. B. Pemberton
65 RIVERHEAD 51·4 59·6 43·2 528 19 800 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM 46·0 55·2 36·8 283 10
W. J. McKibbin J. Stanwell
164 AUCKLAND 53·1 58·9 47·3 490 22 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON 47·7 59·1 36·3 285 5
S. M. Yallop Forest Ranger
340 WAIHI 50·3 58·5 42·1 689 18 1220 HANMER SPRINGS 43·0 53·1 32·9 555 16
M. F. Haszard H. Roche
46 TE AROHA 51·3 60·6 42·0 678 18 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN 44·8 54·4 35·3 333 11
C. E. Christensen J. E. Fletcher
100 TAURANGA 50·1 59·8 40·4 448 18 12 HOKITIKA 45·6 52·3 39·0 450 14
Miss K. Butcher J. A. Chesney
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 49·2 58·7 39·6 544 17 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE 44·6 54·5 34·7 282 11
G. K. McPherson H. E. M. Hart
230 CAMBRIDGE 50·0 59·3 40·6 488 15 1200 “RUIDSTONE,” METHVEN 44·5 52·1 36·9 395 12
H. McArthur James Carr
925 ROTORUA 48·5 57·0 40·0 579 15 25 CHRISTCHURCH 44·8 51·8 37·7 216 9
L. M. Tregear H. F. Skey
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA * * 37·9 529 16 42 LINCOLN 45·0 52·8 37·1 246 11
W. T. Morrison E. W. Hullett
617 ONGARUE 47·4 55·7 39·1 816 21 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK 41·6 51·2 32·1 1008 8
D. J. Gardiner C. Elms
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 50·0 56·1 44·0 523 18 323 ASHBURTON .. .. .. .. ..
G. H. Dolby H. P. Clayton
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK .. .. .. .. .. 2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. .. .. .. ..
A. T. Salmon Miss D. C. Trott
2125 KARIOI 40·9 49·2 32·6 620 24 1000 FAIRLIE 43·3 54·1 32·6 170 9
I. H. Bailey D. Jeune
5 NAPIER 49·6 56·5 42·8 364 19 56 TIMARU 44·6 52·0 37·3 207 10
T. R. Hutton Caretaker of Domain
45 HASTINGS 48·2 58·3 38·1 332 19 200 WAIMATE 44·7 53·3 36·1 128 12
H. N. Fowler F. Akhurst
2080 TAIHAPE 42·5 48·8 36·3 505 21 1110 QUEENSTOWN 44·0 52·9 35·2 297 8
A. R. Fannin H. O. Barker
8 TANGIMOANA 48·8 55·0 42·6 380 15 1000 OPHIR 43·0 54·5 31·6 134 7
G. W. Braddell Rev. A. Don
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 48·6 55·3 41·9 324 20 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 42·5 52·9 32·1 111 10
E. J. Werry Dr. A. Kidd
.. MASSEY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH * * 42·3 374 18 520 ALEXANDRA 45·1 55·5 34·8 81 5
L. Macpherson Geo. Smith
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA 48·0 56·5 39·5 524 22 2448 MANORBURN DAM 37·2 45·8 28·7 161 6
A. W. Hamilton S. Wragge
44 KAPITI ISLAND 49·1 53·6 44·7 307 16 300 DUNEDIN 46·0 53·8 38·2 288 13
A. S. Wilkinson D. Tannock
377 MASTERSTON 47·0 55·9 38·2 327 17 245 GORE .. .. .. .. ..
Miss R. Robinson A. T. Newman
415 WELLINGTON 47·2 52·5 41·8 379 21 12 INVERCARGILL 46·0 55·3 36·7 316 13
L. Lennie

LATE RETURNS.
164 AUCKLAND—August, 1931 .. 52·8 58·6 46·9 330 17
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST—July, 1931 .. 48·4 56·1 40·8 657 24

ERRATUM.
800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON—June, 1931 .. .. .. 31·7 .. ..
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for September 1931 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, Kelburn
  • B. V. Pemberton, Acting-Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for September 1931

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
46 names identified
  • A. C. Forbes, 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
  • 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
  • I. 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. Warry, 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 Waihopai, 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 Ruidstone, 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. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • 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

🏗️ Late Returns for August and July 1931

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Late Returns
  • S. M. Yallop, Observer at Auckland for August 1931
  • G. K. McPherson, Observer at Rua Kura Farm, Hamilton East for July 1931

🏗️ Errata for June 1931

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Errata
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson for June 1931