New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 66

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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a most grateful impression. On the 15th the northerly winds freshened and rain became widespread in western and northern districts. By the time the depression had passed on the night of the 16th almost general rains had been recorded, with heavy falls in many places. This depression had been followed in Australia by an extremely intense anti-cyclone, the barometer in South Australia approaching 30·8 inches. New South Wales and Victoria suffered a very unusually cold spell with much snow. These conditions, however, failed to reach New Zealand, the southerly actually experienced being of only slight severity.

Another rather vigorous westerly depression passed during the 21st to 22nd. Rains were fairly extensive, especially in western districts and the North Island generally. In the southerly which followed this storm snowfalls were again fairly widespread.

The last storm of the month was a double westerly depression, the primary being followed by a secondary. It was not deep as it crossed the Tasman Sea on the 26th and 27th, but on the latter day a sharp rise of pressure and a change to southerly winds extended rapidly from Tasmania across the South Tasman Sea to Southern New Zealand. By the morning of the 28th the southerly invasion had covered the South Island, but appeared to have expended itself. Over the North Island, however, the northerlies not only continued to blow, but freshened. Throughout the 28th the situation remained almost unchanged, light southerly winds prevailing to just beyond Wellington, while above them and to the northward blew a strong northerly current of warm air heavily charged with moisture. As a result, torrential rains occurred in the southern portion of the Wellington Province and adjacent parts of Cloudy Bay and the Marlborough Sounds, where the northerly winds were forced to rise over the southerly. On the high levels, and even in the town of Masterton, there was a fall of snow. On the 29th the southerlies became stronger and extended farther northward, and there were more heavy rains. Following these rains unusually severe floods occurred in the Wairarapa and Manawatu districts. From Masterton to Lake Wairarapa it was said to be the severest flood for twenty years, and losses of stock around the lake were very heavy.

The weather improved on the 30th, and the 31st was a perfect day with clear skies, mild temperatures, and little wind.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA .. B. H. Morrison 52·3 58·9 45·8 478 13 34 NELSON .. O. B. Pemberton 44·3 54·2 34·4 251 8
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. C. Forbes 48·5 57·5 39·5 434 17 57 APPLEBY, NELSON .. N. H. Chapman 43·7 53·3 34·0 234 6
65 RIVERHEAD .. W. J. McKibbin 48·2 57·3 39·0 241 12 .. BLENHEIM .. P. J. Galliers 43·1 53·8 32·3 214 8
160 AUCKLAND .. S. M. Yallop 50·3 56·4 44·3 228 13 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM .. J. Stanwell 41·7 52·5 30·9 244 7
340 WAIHI .. M. F. Hazhard 46·6 55·2 37·9 508 9 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 40·9 53·8 28·0 242 8
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 48·3 57·7 39·0 313 11 1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 38·1 49·9 26·2 330 10
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. Butcher 47·4 56·4 38·5 246 11 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. J. E. Fletcher 39·8 50·1 29·5 164 7
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 46·4 56·9 36·0 162 9 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 43·8 53·5 34·1 513 11
230 CAMBRIDGE .. H. McArthur 46·4 56·7 36·1 153 9 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. H. E. M. Hart 39·7 51·8 27·6 241 8
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 45·2 54·3 36·1 229 8 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 42·0 49·6 34·3 270 11
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 44·0 55·0 32·9 259 11 25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 41·7 49·7 33·6 207 11
617 ONGARUE .. D. J. Gardiner 42·8 55·1 30·5 466 12 42 LINCOLN .. E. W. Hullett 42·4 51·1 33·7 177 9
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 48·3 55·3 41·2 557 14 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT Cook C. Elms 37·2 46·3 28·2 884 10
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK L. H. Young .. .. .. .. .. 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 41·2 51·6 30·7 162 13
2125 KARIOI .. I. H. Bailey 39·1 50·2 28·0 382 12 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 35·5 44·2 26·8 226 4
5 NAPIER .. T. R. Hutton 45·7 53·4 37·9 89 16 1000 FAIRLIE .. C. Searle 38·9 51·5 26·2 97 4
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 45·7 55·3 36·1 83 12 56 TIMARU .. A. W. Anderson 41·4 50·4 32·4 131 8
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 41·0 48·1 33·9 194 11 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 41·4 51·3 31·5 91 10
8 TANGIMOANA .. G. W. Braddell 45·2 54·1 36·3 385 12 1110 QUEENSTOWN .. F. W. Bailey 40·6 49·2 32·1 159 8
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. E. J. Werry 45·7 53·9 37·4 337 15 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 37·2 49·1 25·4 77 5
.. MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 45·7 53·0 38·4 307 14 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 38·6 49·0 28·1 69 8
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton 44·7 54·1 35·3 578 15 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 39·1 49·8 28·4 50 5
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 46·9 52·0 41·8 517 12 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 31·6 40·9 22·2 113 8
377 MASTER TON .. Miss R. Robinson 43·5 53·0 33·9 877 18 240 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 42·6 51·0 34·2 177 9
415 WELLINGTON .. 45·2 50·5 39·8 667 16 245 GORE .. A. T. Newman 39·9 49·8 30·0 268 8
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 42·6 50·8 34·4 205 14
LATE RETURN. FAIRLIE— July, 1932 .. * * 25·9 102 5
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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for August 1932

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
48 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. Hazhard, 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 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. Werry, Observer at 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
  • P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim
  • 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 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
  • C. Searle, Observer at Fairlie
  • A. W. Anderson, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • F. W. Bailey, 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