New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 49

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 49

Hermitage. There were lighter falls also in Otago, while hailstorms occurred at coastal stations. The gale on the 10th has already been mentioned. The weather remained unsettled until the 15th, the area of heavy rains moving gradually northwards. On the 13th to 14th there were floods in Kaikoura. On the 12th the southern portion of the Auckland Province experienced thunderstorms and heavy rains.
On the 22nd another cyclone developed rapidly in the Tasman Sea. Rain was again almost general, with many heavy falls. This storm moved away fairly quickly, and was followed on the 24th by cold south-westerly winds. On the 25th the winds freshened to gale force, and a bitter day was experienced. Hailstorms were widespread, and accompanied in some places by thunderstorms. Snow fell at many places in the South Island and in the interior of the North. Tokaanu reported the heaviest snowfall seen in the district for ten years.
The rest of the month was mainly fine, but the last day or two were very cold.
Westerly depressions were very poorly developed during the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

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. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points Ft. SOUTH ISLAND—contd. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA B. H. Morrison 56.5 63.2 49.7 572 15 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 47.7 57.2 38.1
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING A. C. Forbes 53.4 61.7 45.1 483 25 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 46.8 60.0 33.7
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbin 53.1 61.5 44.8 317 16 743 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 43.2 53.5 32.8
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 55.8 61.3 50.3 335 17 12 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher 44.9 54.2 35.6
340 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 51.1 59.9 42.3 1168 13 1220 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 49.2 58.6 39.7
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 51.2 61.5 40.8 450 10 1200 LAKE COLE RIDGE H. E. M. Hart 44.5 55.0 34.0
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 53.0 61.4 44.5 436 11 1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 46.8 53.9 39.6
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 51.3 61.6 41.1 398 14 25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 46.0 55.2 36.8
230 CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur 51.7 61.8 41.6 524 11 2510 LINCOLN E. W. Hullett 47.4 56.0 38.9
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 50.1 58.5 41.8 540 9 42 THE HERMITAGE, Mount Cook C. Elms 48.9 ... ...
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 49.6 59.7 39.5 511 10 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 46.2 55.6 36.8
617 ONGARUE D. J. Gardiner 47.7 58.4 36.9 495 13 1000 FAIRLIE D. Jeune 43.2 55.2 31.1
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 53.2 59.8 46.5 461 11 56 TIMARU D. N. Harper 46.4 55.3 37.5
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIO, NATIONAL PARK L. H. Young ... ... ... ... ... 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 46.3 56.2 36.4
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 42.7 52.5 32.9 424 18 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 43.6 51.7 35.6
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 50.9 58.3 43.4 260 13 1000 OPNIR Rev. A. Don 40.9 51.4 30.4
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 49.4 59.1 39.7 249 10 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 43.0 52.8 33.2
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 45.4 51.6 39.2 234 13 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 38.4 46.5 30.3
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 49.7 58.5 40.8 232 10 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 46.7 54.1 39.3
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 50.1 58.0 42.3 204 14 245 GORE A. T. Newman 43.8 53.9 33.6
... MASSEY AGBL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 49.6 56.8 42.4 346 14 12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 45.7 52.4 39.1
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 49.0 58.6 39.5 341 11 200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA—March, 1932 ... 63.4 70.9 55.8 676
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 52.6 57.4 47.7 364 10 April, 1932... 61.8 68.9 54.7 684 16
377 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 48.7 57.4 40.0 364 16 ... BLENHEIM—April, 1932 ... 56.1 65.5 46.8 222
415 WELLINGTON .. 50.1 55.2 45.1 779 14 245 GORE—October, 1930 ... 47.4 56.3 38.5 415
SOUTH ISLAND. November, 1930 ... 50.4 60.3 40.5 543 21
34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 49.9 59.1 40.7 512 9 December, 1930 ... 55.9 66.0 45.7 213
57 APPLEBY, NELSON N. H. Chapman 50.0 58.7 41.3 551 8 April, 1932 ... 50.8 60.7 40.8 242 15
... BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 49.2 59.3 39.1 392 7 240 ERRATA.
5 NAPIER, September, 1931 49.8 56.9
DUNEDIN, December, 1931 56.2 ... 47.9


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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1932

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
49 names identified
  • B. H. Morrison, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hapua
  • 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
  • W. E. Penno, 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 Tongario, 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 Agbl. Col., Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahiata
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • , Observer at Wellington
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • N. H. Chapman, Observer at Appleby, Nelson
  • P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim
  • 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 Cole Ridge
  • 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. Jeune, Observer at Fairlie
  • D. N. Harper, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • F. W. Bailey, Observer at Queenstown
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Opnir
  • 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