New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 37

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Climatological Table



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as four cyclones originating in the area north of New Caledonia. Towards the end of the month, also, a tropical cyclone
passed just south of Fiji, Tonga, and the Cook Islands.
Westerly depressions passed on the 3rd, 6th to 8th, 14th, 16th, 18th to 21st, 24th, and 27th. The most important was
that of the 18th to 21st, which was complicated in form and consisted of several separate waves. Of the latter, those passing
on the 18th and the 21st had considerable northward extensions and were responsible for almost general rains. Many heavy
falls occurred in connection with both, though in most of Marlborough, Canterbury, and Otago, unfortunately, the rain
was only light. On the 21st exceptionally heavy downpours occurred during a northerly gale in the central and central-
western portions of the North Island, especially in the Tongariro National Park and parts of the Tararua Range. At the
Chateau Tongariro 7·16 in. were recorded, and at Mangahao 5·12 in., while there were many falls between 3 in. and 5 in.
A sudden flood of unprecedented magnitude in the upper tributaries of the Wanganui River caused serious damage at
Taumarunui.
On the 11th to 13th one of the tropical cyclones mentioned approached New Zealand as it passed by to the northwards.
Gales and heavy rains were caused in the northern and north-eastern areas of the North Island.
Thunderstorms were widespread on the 21st, and some were reported also on the 6th and the 18th.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS
March, 1933.

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 (1/100 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B. H. Morrison
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING 62·7 72·8 52·6 418 14
A. Bodle
110 RIVERHEAD .. .. .. 62·4 72·2 52·7 176 9
J. Johnson
160 AUCKLAND .. .. .. 66·3 72·6 60·0 76 11
S. M. Yallop
404 WAIHI .. .. .. 63·6 72·4 54·8 700 9
M. F. Haszard
46 TE AROHA .. .. .. 66·0 77·7 54·6 141 7
C. E. Christensen
100 TAURANGA .. .. .. 64·1 73·7 54·5 449 8
Miss K. Butcher
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 63·0 74·8 51·2 192 4
G. K. McPherson
230 CAMBRIDGE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
H. McArthur
925 ROTORUA .. .. .. 62·8 72·1 53·4 543 7
W. E. Penno
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA 61·7 74·0 49·4 619 7
W. T. Morrison
617 ONGARUE .. .. .. 60·8 73·0 48·6 629 6
D. J. Gardiner
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. .. 62·5 70·9 54·1 229 10
G. H. Dolby
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK 51·6 61·4 41·7 1345 9
F. B. Duff
2125 KARIOI .. .. .. 55·5 67·7 43·3 230 7
L. H. Bailey
5 NAPIER .. .. .. 63·4 71·7 55·0 204 8
T. R. Hutton
45 HASTINGS .. .. .. 62·5 74·0 51·0 177 8
H. N. Fowler
2157 TAIHAPE .. .. .. 58·6 67·4 49·8 289 9
A. R. Fannin
8 TANGIMOANA .. .. 61·8 70·4 53·1 273 5
G. W. Braddell
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. 62·8 71·7 54·0 257 6
E. J. Werry
110 MASSEY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH 62·2 70·8 53·7 288 8
Meteorological Observer
384 PAHIATUA .. .. .. 60·7 70·3 51·1 386 10
A. W. Hamilton
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. .. 62·4 68·0 56·8 368 7
A. S. Wilkinson
387 MASTERTON .. .. 61·6 74·7 48·6 193 6
Miss R. Robinson
415 WELLINGTON .. .. 61·6 68·3 54·9 210 5
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 (1/100 Point or more).
Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
24 NELSON .. .. .. 61·1 70·7 51·5 126 4
O. B. Pemberton
57 APPLEBY, NELSON .. 61·0 70·5 51·4 121 4
W. J. Biggar
.. BLENHEIM .. .. 63·2 75·5 50·8 31 2
P. J. Galliers
860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM .. 60·9 72·7 49·1 72 2
J. Stanwell
800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON 57·2 69·9 44·6 122 2
Forest Ranger
1225 HANMER SPRINGS .. 58·4 72·1 44·6 122 6
H. Roche
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN .. 60·8 74·6 46·9 34 3
J. E. Fletcher
12 HOKITIKA .. .. 56·8 64·2 49·4 686 16
J. A. Chesney
1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. 58·4 69·3 47·5 34 3
H. E. M. Hart
1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN 58·6 68·1 49·1 87 4
James Carr
22 CHRISTCHURCH .. .. 60·1 70·0 50·2 45 4
H. F. Skey
36 LINCOLN .. .. .. 60·0 72·1 47·8 22 3
E. W. Hullett
2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK 54·2 63·8 44·5 1982 17
C. Elms
323 ASHBURTON .. .. 59·0 71·1 46·8 25 2
H. P. Clayton
2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. .. 55·2 67·5 42·8 70 3
Miss D. C. Trott
1000 FAIRLIE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C. Searle
56 TIMARU .. .. .. 58·4 68·6 48·3 59 7
A. W. Anderson
200 WAIMATE .. .. .. 57·4 69·0 45·9 89 10
F. Akhurst
1110 QUEENSTOWN .. .. 56·4 66·3 46·6 215 10
F. W. Bailey
1000 OPHIR .. .. .. 56·5 68·8 44·2 91 4
Rev. A. Don
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 56·0 68·1 44·0 59 6
Dr. A. Kidd
520 ALEXANDRA .. .. 58·0 70·0 46·1 64 3
Geo. Smith
2448 MANORBURN DAM .. 51·4 62·3 40·6 79 5
S. Wragge
240 DUNEDIN .. .. .. 58·0 67·4 48·5 101 8
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. .. .. 55·2 67·5 43·0 188 14
A. T. Newman
12 INVERCARGILL .. .. 55·7 63·8 47·6 407 17
L. Lennie

LATE RETURNS.
| 1000 | FAIRLIE— | | | | | |
| | December, 1932 | 57·4 | 70·1 | 44·7 | 267 | 8 |

ERRATUM.
| 44 | KAPITI ISLAND— | | | | | |
| | January, 1932 | .. | .. | .. | 256 | .. |



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for March 1933 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Meteorological, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Cyclones, Floods, Wanganui River
  • Edward Kidson, Director of Meteorological Office

🏗️ Climatological Table for March 1933

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Climate, Statistics, Rainfall, Temperature, Observations, North Island, South Island
48 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, Whakarewarewa
  • 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. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • W. J. Biggar, 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, 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