New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 18

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✨ Meteorological Observations



produced dull, unsettled weather in the northern part of the Dominion with irregular rains, among which were many heavy
falls. Elsewhere, although the atmosphere was very sultry and humid, little rain fell. The westerly depressions were, in the
meantime, held up.

On the 17th, however, a deep westerly depression did move on to the South Island. This was successively rejuvenated,
so that it was not until the 22nd that it finally moved away. Muggy weather, with rains of irregular character, continued
throughout this period.

An equally slow-moving anticyclone then took the place of the depression, and fine, cool weather prevailed at most places
until the 28th, when a fresh and complex depression commenced to affect our weather in a series of waves. Warm and humid
conditions again set in. As a result of heavy rains on the 30th and 31st, there was severe flooding in northern Nelson and
Marlborough, and in Westland. In the Rai Valley twenty inches fell in less than two days.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS

January, 1933.

Altitude above 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.
Sea-level. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (Point or more). Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. SOUTH ISLAND—continued. Deg.
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA .. B. H. Morrison .. .. .. .. BLENEHEIM .. .. 65•6 76•6 54•5
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY's CROSSING A. Bodle 63•3 73•0 53•6 245 13 WAIHOPAI, BLENEHEIM .. J. Stanwell 63•6 74•1
110 RIVERHEAD .. J. Johnson 64•8 74•1 55•5 195 10 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 60•8 72•1
160 AUCKLAND .. S. M. Yallop 68•0 74•6 61•3 148 10 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 61•2 75•0
404 WAIHI .. M. F. Haszard 64•9 72•9 56•9 897 13 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN .. J. E. Fletcher 62•9 75•2
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 68•2 79•0 57•5 385 13 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 60•8 67•0
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. Butcher 65•8 75•1 56•5 421 12 LAKE COLERIDGE.. H. E. M. Hart 61•6 73•7
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 65•6 77•1 54•1 264 10 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 60•4 70•3
230 CAMBRIDGE .. H. McArthur 66•3 78•0 54•6 294 11 CHRISTCHURCH.. H. F. Skey 62•0 70•7
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 65•0 74•0 56•0 556 11 LINCOLN.. E. W. Hullett 62•3 72•0
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 64•0 75•4 52•7 622 12 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT Cook C. Elms 58•3 67•9
617 ONGARUE.. D. J. Gardiner 63•9 76•0 51•8 357 11 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 61•8 72•2
60 NEW PLYMOUTH.. G. H. Dolby 64•6 71•8 57•4 241 14 LAKE TEKAPO.. Miss D. C. Trott 58•5 71•2
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK F. B. Duff 53•4 61•7 45•2 699 18 FAIRLIE.. C. Searle .. ..
2125 KARIOI .. L. H. Bailey .. 58•6 69•8 47•5 457 12 TIMARU.. A. W. Anderson 60•6
5 NAPIER .. T. R. Hutton 66•6 73•5 59•7 88 8 WAIMATE.. F. Akhurst .. ..
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 65•7 76•7 54•7 133 12 QUEENSTOWN.. F. W. Bailey .. ..
2157 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 61•0 70•1 51•9 298 11 OPOTIKI.. Rev. A. Don .. ..
8 TANGIMOANA .. G. W. Braddell 64•6 73•2 56•0 114 10 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 59•8 72•4
100 PALMERSTON NORTH.. E. J. Werry 66•0 75•1 56•9 198 12 ALEXANDRA.. Geo. Smith 63•3 74•4
110 MASSEY AGRIC COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 65•2 74•5 5•8 179 15 MANORBURN DAM.. S. Wragge 56•0 67•8
384 PAHIATUA.. A. W. Hamilton 64•0 73•9 54•1 329 12 DUNEDIN.. D. Tannock 60•0 68•0
44 KAPITI ISLAND.. A. S. Wilkinson 64•0 70•4 57•5 417 9 GORE.. A. T. Newman 59•4 71•3
387 MASTERTON.. Miss R. Robinson 65•6 77•9 53•4 89 8 INVERCARGILL.. L. Lennie 58•6 66•2
415 WELLINGTON.. W. J. Biggar 62•8 69•8 55•7 207 13
SOUTH ISLAND.
24 NELSON.. O. B. Pemberton 64•4 72•2 56•6 739 9
57 APPLEBY, NELSON.. W. J. Biggar 64•1 72•0 56•2 616 10

LATE RETURNS.

Altitude above Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes.
Sea-level. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch).
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN—December, 1932 .. 58•6 70•6 46•6
245 GORE—January, 1931 .. 56•3 66•3 46•3
February, 1931 .. 56•4 67•9 45•0
March, 1931 .. 53•6 64•8 42•5
April, 1931 .. 48•4 58•9 37•9
January, 1932 .. 54•0 64•4 43•7
February, 1932 .. 57•1 67•6 46•6

ERRATUM.

Altitude above Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes.
Sea-level. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch).
110 RIVERHEAD—December, 1932 .. 59•8 69•3 ..


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🎓 Meteorological Observations for January 1933 (continued from previous page)

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for January 1933

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
49 names identified
  • B. H. Morrison, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hapua
  • A. Bodle, Observer at Waipoua, Donnelly's Crossing
  • J. Johnson, 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
  • W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Wharewarewa
  • D. J. Gardiner, Observer at Ongarue
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • F. B. Duff, 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. Warry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • Meteorological Observer, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • W. J. Biggar, Observer at Wellington
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at 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
  • 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 Opotiki
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
  • 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 Climatological Data

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Late Returns
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden for December 1932
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore for January, February, March, April 1931 and January, February 1932

🎓 Erratum for Climatological Data

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Correction
  • J. Johnson, Observer at Riverhead for December 1932