New Zealand Gazette – 1932 – No. 8

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✨ Meteorological Observations

Feb. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 203

The second spell occurred about the middle of the month. A series of shallow cyclones came from the westward between the 13th and the 21st. At one stage there were as many as five centres in procession. From the 14th to the 17th pressure was high at Chatham Island, and the combination of circumstances was favourable for heavy rain. Strong northerly winds blew, gales being experienced in many parts, especially of the North Island. General rains fell, and the totals for the whole period were practically everywhere heavy. The fact that they were warm rains added to their value. On the 18th thunderstorms occurred in many places, and there were some rainfalls of the nature of cloudbursts. Flooding was caused by such rains at Masterton and at Earnsleugh in Central Otago. Similar phenomena were experienced at Dusky in Southern Otago on the 16th, and in Taranaki and Golden Bay on the 20th. On the latter day, especially, considerable damage was done to electric-power lines.

The third rainy period was from the 22nd onward. A cyclone was centred east of Tasmania on the 21st, but thereafter the weather gradually approached the westerly type. Heavy rains occurred in many parts of the South Island from the 22nd to the 24th. Over the North Island precipitation was mainly light and scattered. Northerly gales blew on the 23rd, some damage being done in the Manawatu and Wairarapa districts.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

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 (½ 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 (½ Point or more).
Ft.		Deg.	Deg.	Deg.	Points		Ft.		Deg.	Deg.	Points
225	NORTH ISLAND.	60·6	68·5	52·7	466	15	34	SOUTH ISLAND.	60·6	68·6	52·5
	WAIPOTA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING							NELSON
	A. C. Forbes						860	WAHOPAI, BLENHEIM	59·7	70·1	49·4
65	RIVERHEAD	61·5	70·0	53·0	372	12		J. Stawell
160	AUKLAND	63·7	69·7	57·7	330	9	800	GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON	57·7	70·3	45·0
	S. M. Yallop							Forest Ranger
340	WAHI	61·0	70·2	51·9	442	10	1220	HANMER SPRINGS	58·2	71·7	44·7
	M. F. Hazarrd							H. Roche
46	TE AROHA	63·5	75·1	51·8	183	10	743	BALMORAL, CULVERDEN..	59·9	72·8	47·0
	C. E. Christensen							J. E. Fletcher
100	TAUBANGA	62·4	72·9	51·8	320	11	12	HORTIKA	56·6	62·2	51·0
	Miss K. Butcher						1220	LAKE COLERIDGE	57·9	70·0	45·8
131	R U A K U R A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST	60·8	72·1	49·5	151	7	1200	“ RUDSTONE,” METHVEN	58·3	68·2	48·5
	G. K. McPherson							James Carr
230	CAMBRIDGE	61·5	73·0	50·0	231	10	25	CHRISTCHURCH	60·4	69·6	51·1
	H. McArthur							H. F. Skey
925	ROTORUA	61·5	71·4	51·6	151	6	42	LINCOLN	60·9	71·2	50·6
	L. M. Tregeear							E. W. Hullett
1000	ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA	61·1	72·9	49·4	135	9	2510	THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK	48·2	66·7	29·8
	W. T. Morrison							C. Elms
617	ONGARUE	62·4	71·2	53·6	104	9	323	ASHBURTON	59·4	70·3	48·5
	D. J. Gardiner							H. P. Clayton
60	NEW PLYMOUTH	59·9	67·5	52·2	443	11	2350	LAKE TEKAPO	55·0	67·5	44·3
	G. H. Dolby							Miss D. C. Trott
3670	CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK						1000	FAIRLIE
	A. T. Salmon							D. Jeune
2125	KARIOI	54·3	66·2	42·4	284	10	56	TIMARU	59·3	68·7	49·9
	I. H. Bailey							D. N. Harper
5	NAPIER	63·3	71·6	55·1	212	10	200	WAIMATE	58·7	68·0	49·4
	T. R. Hutton							F. Akhurst
45	HASTINGS	62·2	73·9	50·5	134	11	1110	QUEENSTOWN	57·8	68·4	47·1
	H. N. Fowler							H. O. Barker
2080	TAIHAPE	56·7	66·0	47·6	301	11	1000	OPHIR	58·4	72·2	44·6
	A. R. Fannin							Rev. A. Don
8	TANGIMOANA	60·2	68·6	51·7	295	10	1550	SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA	57·0	69·3	44·7
	G. W. Braddell							Dr. A. Kidd
100	PALMERSTON NORTH	61·0	70·0	52·0	271	11	520	ALEXANDRA	60·0	71·3	48·7
	E. J. Werry							Geo. Smith
	MASSRY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH	60·3	68·5	52·1	297	12	2448	MANORBURN DAM	*	61·4	*
	Meteorological Observer							S. Wragge
384	MANGANUTU, PAHIATUA..	60·2	71·7	48·7	273	11	300	DUNEDIN	56·2	64·9	47·6
	A. W. Hamilton							D. Tamcock
44	KAPITI ISLAND	60·3	67·0	53·7	313	10	245	GORE
	A. S. Wilkinson							A. T. Newman
377	MASTERTON	62·0	73·5	50·6	170	11	12	INVERCARGILL	54·9	62·9	46·9
	Miss R. Robinson							L. Lonnie
415	WELLINGTON	59·1	65·6	52·5	270	10

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for December 1931 (continued from previous page)

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for December 1931

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsClimatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
👱🏽 Names

41 names identified

A. C. Forbes, Observer at Waipota, Donnelly’s Crossing
S. M. Yallop, Observer at Auckland
M. F. Hazard, Observer at Wahi
C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Taubanga
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
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. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
Meteorological Observer, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North
A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Manganutu, Pahiatua
A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
J. Stawell, Observer at Wahopai, Blenheim
H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden
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. Tamcock, Observer at Dunedin
A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
L. Lonnie, Observer at Invercargill

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