New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 55

Page 1992

✨ Weather Report and Climatological Data



Pressure Systems.—As regards the type of weather experienced, the month may be divided into three distinct periods.
During the first, conditions were similar to those which prevailed during the greater part of April, pressure being continuously high over Australia. From the 3rd to the 6th the weather was unsettled while a complex westerly depression moved across the Tasman Sea and southern New Zealand. The main portion passed on the 5th, and from then on south-westerly winds predominated in most districts. By the 7th barometers had become very high in eastern Australia and the south-westerlies thoroughly established in New Zealand. They continued without intermission until the 12th. Throughout this period cold, squally, and showery weather was experienced, especially in districts with a westerly aspect. The 8th was a particularly unpleasant day. South-westerly or southerly gales and hailstorms occurred at many places, while snow fell on the high levels of the South Island. On the 6th and 7th, also, there were heavy snowfalls on the ranges. Eastern districts did not fare so badly during this first part of the month, being protected by the ranges from much of the bad weather.
On the 13th an anticyclone passed from Australia on to the north Tasman Sea, and a fresh type of weather was introduced. From the 14th till the 18th westerlies prevailed. Western and far southern districts again recorded heavy rains. In Southland rivers were high for much of the first half of the month, and some local flooding occurred.
The third type of weather began to set in on the 19th, and still held at the end of the month. Winds at most places developed an easterly component. A series of cyclones developed in the Tasman Sea and passed slowly across the Dominion. From the 20th onwards dull and misty weather was practically continuous. Rain was widespread on most days, and the dry spell experienced for so long in many eastern districts was finally broken. A deep cyclone which passed by the northern extremity of the Dominion on the 25th caused very heavy rain east of the main range in the North Island between the 25th and the 28th. Severe floods occurred in the Poverty Bay and Hawke’s Bay Districts, and the Manawatu River also overflowed its banks. At Gisborne 5·63 inches of rain fell on the 26th, the heaviest fall in twenty-four hours yet recorded there. From the 28th onward the heaviest rains occurred farther southward, and the situation in Hawke’s Bay, which had become alarming, was gradually relieved.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more). Altitude above Sea-level.
NORTH ISLAND. Te Paki, Te Hapua R. J. Harrison Deg. 58·2 Deg. 63·2 Deg. 53·1 Points. 564 26 Ft. 200
Waipoua, Donnelly’s Crossing A. Bodle 55·5 63·2 47·8 1000 25 225
Riverhead J. Johnson 55·4 61·7 49·1 938 24 110
Auckland S. M. Yallop 57·6 62·5 52·7 642 24 160
Waihi M. F. Haszard 54·3 60·5 48·1 879 26 404
Te Aroha C. E. Christensen 56·7 63·6 49·8 496 24 46
Tauranga Miss K. Butcher 55·2 62·5 47·8 542 17 100
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East G. K. McPherson 54·0 62·2 45·9 634 24 131
Cambridge H. McArthur 54·3 62·3 46·3 615 21 230
Rotorua W. E. Penno 52·2 58·6 45·7 600 17 925
Rotorua Nursery, Whakarewarewa W. T. Morrison 50·7 59·8 41·6 628 18 1000
Ongarue D. J. Gardiner 49·6 59·3 40·0 644 21 617
New Plymouth G. H. Dolby 54·6 59·8 49·4 936 25 60
Chateau Tongariro, National Park W. J. Stevens 41·2 46·7 35·7 1522 25 3670
Karioi L. H. Bailey 45·0 53·5 36·4 537 20 2125
Napier T. R. Hutton 52·8 60·6 45·0 719 11 5
Hastings H. N. Fowler 50·8 61·7 39·8 852 12 45
Taihape A. R. Fannin 46·7 52·4 41·0 411 20 2157
Tangimoana G. W. Braddell 51·2 58·1 44·3 481 17 8
Palmerston North E. J. Werry 50·8 57·5 44·2 470 20 100
Massey Agri. Col., Palmerston North Meteorological Observer 51·0 57·0 45·1 462 20 110
Pahiatua A. W. Hamilton 49·5 57·0 42·0 670 20 384
Kapiti Island A. S. Wilkinson 52·2 56·7 47·8 428 13 44
Masterton Miss R. Robinson 49·2 57·8 40·7 476 21 387
Wellington 50·7 55·7 45·6 584 17 415
SOUTH ISLAND. Nelson O. B. Pemberton 50·8 58·8 42·8 274 12 24
Appleby, Nelson W. J. Biggar 50·4 58·4 42·5 288 11 57
Blenheim P. J. Galliers 50·1 59·0 41·2 240 9 …
Waihopai, Blenheim J. Stanwell 47·8 56·2 39·5 269 11 860
Golden Downs, Nelson Forest Ranger 45·3 54·7 35·9 280 7 800
Hanmer Springs H. Roche 44·2 53·7 34·7 228 13 1225
Balmoral, Culverden J. E. Fletcher 45·7 53·1 38·3 202 12 743
Hokitika J. A. Chesney 48·0 55·2 40·8 1074 19 12
Lake Coleridge H. E. M. Hart 44·4 53·1 35·7 225 12 1220
“Rudstone,” Methven James Carr 45·4 51·3 39·4 229 10 1200
Christchurch H. F. Skey 46·6 53·9 39·2 328 14 22
Lincoln E. W. Hullett 46·5 54·8 38·2 223 11 36
The Hermitage, Mount Cook C. Elms 39·4 45·6 33·3 1589 16 2510
Ashburton H. P. Clayton 45·2 53·8 36·7 197 12 323
Lake Tekapo Miss D. C. Trott 40·2 46·6 33·9 96 9 2350
Fairlie C. Searle … … … … … 1000
Timaru A. W. Anderson 45·2 53·1 37·2 109 7 56
Waimate F. Akhurst 45·4 54·1 36·7 67 12 200
Queenstown F. W. Bailey 43·8 50·2 37·3 286 13 1110
Ophir Rev. A. Don 41·0 49·0 33·1 108 8 1000
Sanatorium, Waipiata Dr. A. Kidd 41·4 49·2 33·7 109 14 1550
Alexandra Geo. Smith 43·0 50·7 35·2 93 7 520
Manoburn Dam S. Wragge 37·6 44·1 31·2 276 11 2448
Dunedin D. Tannock 45·8 51·8 39·9 386 19 240
Gore A. T. Newman 44·0 51·2 36·7 466 20 245
Invercargill L. Lennie 44·7 51·2 38·2 488 22 12

LATE RETURNS.

| CAMBRIDGE—
March, 1933
April, 1933
GORE—
March, 1933 | 62·0
57·4
55·3 | 74·7
68·0
68·1 | 49·3
46·8
42·5 | 227
485
276 | 7
14
6 |



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🏗️ Notes on the Weather for May 1933 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Climate, Rainfall, Temperature, Sunshine, May 1933
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1933

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, May 1933
50 names identified
  • R. J. Harrison, 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
  • W. J. Stevens, 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
  • Meteorological Observer, Observer at Massey Agri. Col., 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
  • 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 Ophir
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • S. Wragge, Observer at Manoburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

🏗️ Late Returns for Climatological Data

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatological Data, Late Returns, March 1933, April 1933