New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 15

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✨ Meteorological Observations



434 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 15

Pressure Systems.—The weather generally was of the type characteristic of spring rather than summer. Westerly depressions moved from Australia with unusual speed and regularity. Most weeks saw the advent of two of them, the total for the month being 10. Several were deep to the southward, but their northward extensions were generally poorly developed. The second of the depressions was a complicated one, the weather remaining unsettled from the 2nd to the 5th. The greater part of the Dominion received moderate to heavy rain during this period.

On the 9th a cyclone developed on the east coast of Australia and passed to the southward of New Zealand next day. It brought heavy rains to Taranaki and the western half of the South Island.

This storm was followed during the 14th to 16th by one which, unlike the others experienced during the month, had a good northward extension. A centre developed in this northern portion and heavy rains were recorded over practically the whole of the North Island. In the north-central portion, especially, the falls were very heavy.

The last storm of moment passed on the 28th and 29th. Rain was again widespread. The heaviest falls were in western districts. Greymouth experienced a severe thunderstorm, 3.78 inches falling in the town. Some damage was done by floods and washouts.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1932.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Mean Max. Temp. Extremes: Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1/10 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points
200 TE PAKI, TE HAFUA (K. Richardson) 63.0 70.9 55.0 280 10
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING (A. C. Forbes) 60.4 70.2 50.7 667 11
65 RIVERHEAD (W. J. McKibbin) 61.5 72.9 50.1 164 8
160 AUCKLAND (S. M. Yallop) 65.0 72.3 57.8 114 7
340 WAIHI (M. F. Haszard) 62.9 72.8 53.0 605 6
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 64.7 78.0 51.4 175 7
100 TAURANGA (Miss K. Butcher) 61.0 74.8 47.2 120 5
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (G. K. McPherson) 61.4 73.9 49.0 197 9
230 CAMBRIDGE (H. McArthur) 62.4 75.0 49.9 214 7
925 ROTORUA (L. M. Tregear) 62.4 73.3 51.5 283 6
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA (W. T. Morrison) .. .. 49.4 372 8
617 ONGARUE (D. J. Gardiner) 60.8 72.7 48.9 251 10
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 60.6 67.7 53.6 345 10
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK (L. H. Young) 50.6 59.6 41.6 442 11
2125 KARIOI (L. H. Bailey) 55.7 67.5 43.9 132 8
5 NAPIER (T. R. Hutton) 64.5 74.4 54.6 44 7
45 HASTINGS (H. N. Fowler) 63.6 77.0 50.2 112 7
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 57.8 67.3 48.4 133 9
8 TANGIMOANA (G. W. Braddell) 60.8 69.3 52.4 99 7
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (E. J. Werry) 60.9 70.5 51.3 109 10
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH (Meteorological Observer) 60.6 69.2 52.1 153 9
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA (A. W. Hamilton) 61.0 72.5 49.4 161 13
44 KAPITI ISLAND (A. S. Wilkinson) 60.8 67.0 54.6 260 10
377 MASTERTON (Miss R. Robinson) 61.6 73.2 50.0 149 8
415 WELLINGTON .. 58.3 64.7 52.0 216 11
Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Mean Max. Temp. Extremes: Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1/10 Point or more).
Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points
34 NELSON (O. B. Pemberton) 60.6 70.1 51.2 339 8
.. APPLEBY, NELSON (N. H. Chapman) 60.5 69.4 51.6 238 9
860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM (J. Stanwell) 59.9 69.8 50.1 304 8
800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON (Forest Ranger) 58.4 70.7 46.0 427 8
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (H. Roche) 58.4 70.7 46.1 300 11
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN (J. E. Fletcher) 59.4 72.1 46.7 119 9
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 55.8 62.5 49.2 1959 21
1220 LAKE COLERIDGE (H. E. M. Hart) 58.6 69.8 47.4 210 12
1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN (James Carr) 58.0 68.0 47.9 199 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 60.8 70.1 51.5 86 13
42 LINCOLN (E. W. Hullett) 61.6 72.0 51.2 49 11
2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK (C. Elms) 47.8 62.9 32.6 1779 18
323 ASHBURTON (H. P. Clayton) 59.8 70.8 48.9 100 12
2350 LAKE TEKAPO (Miss D. C. Trott) 54.7 65.7 43.7 146 8
1000 FAIRLIE (D. Jeune) .. .. .. .. ..
56 TIMARU (D. N. Harper) 59.6 69.3 49.8 213 15
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 58.6 68.8 48.4 147 15
1110 QUEENSTOWN (H. O. Barker) 55.5 64.5 46.6 403 16
1000 OPHIR (Rev. A. Don) 56.3 67.8 44.8 235 13
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA (Dr. A. Kidd) 54.8 66.1 43.6 235 12
520 ALEXANDRA (Geo. Smith) 57.6 67.8 47.5 191 12
2448 MANORBURN DAM (S. Wragge) .. 59.7 * 282 14
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 56.0 64.7 47.4 392 18
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL (L. Lennie) 53.6 61.6 45.5 572 21

LATE RETURNS.

200 | TE PAKI, HAPUA—December, 1931 .. | 63.4 | 69.3 | 57.6 | 507 | 11
160 | AUCKLAND—January, 1931 .. | 66.5 | 73.5 | 59.6 | 738 | 14
245 | GORE—
January, 1930 .. | 57.0 | 69.5 | 44.5 | 299 | 19
February, 1930 .. | 58.6 | 71.7 | 44.6 | 145 | 8
March, 1930 .. | 54.2 | 66.0 | 42.4 | 185 | 11
April, 1930 .. | 51.1 | 61.8 | 40.4 | 87 | 11

LATE RETURNS—continued.

GORE—continued.
May, 1930 .. | 44.6 | 53.7 | 35.6 | 252 | 18
June, 1930 .. | 39.4 | 47.0 | 31.9 | 424 | 21
July, 1930 .. | 36.8 | 44.1 | 29.6 | 253 | 17
August, 1930 .. | 38.8 | 50.7 | 27.0 | 109 | 15
September, 1930 .. | 45.4 | 53.6 | 37.3 | 284 | 19

ERRATUM.

25 | CHRISTCHURCH—October, 1931 | .. | .. | .. | 172 | 6

  • Not reliable.


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for January 1932 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
50 names identified
  • Edward Kidson, Director of Meteorological Observations
  • K. Richardson, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hafua
  • 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 Ruakura 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
  • L. H. Young, 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
  • Meteorological Observer, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., 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
  • N. H. Chapman, Observer at Appleby, Nelson
  • J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai, Blenheim
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs, Nelson
  • 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
  • D. N. Harper, 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

  • Edward Kidson, Director