New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 66

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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. Those 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. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA .. 52.3 58.9 45.8 478 13
B. H. Morrison
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING 48.5 57.5 39.5 434 17
A. C. Forbes
65 RIVERHEAD .. 48.2 57.3 39.0 241 12
W. J. McKibbin
160 AUCKLAND .. 50.3 56.4 44.3 228 13
S. M. Yallop
340 WAIHI .. 46.6 55.2 37.9 508 9
M. F. Haszard
46 TE AROHA .. 48.3 57.7 39.0 313 11
C. E. Christensen
100 TAURANGA .. 47.4 56.4 38.5 246 11
Miss K. Butcher
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 46.4 56.9 36.0 162 9
G. K. McPherson
230 CAMBRIDGE .. 46.4 56.7 36.1 153 9
H. McArthur
925 ROTORUA .. 45.2 54.3 36.1 229 8
W. E. Penno
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA 44.0 55.0 32.9 259 11
W. T. Morrison
617 ONGARUE .. 42.8 55.1 30.5 466 12
D. J. Gardiner
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. 48.3 55.3 41.2 557 14
G. H. Dolby
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK .. .. .. .. ..
L. H. Young
2125 KARIOI .. 39.1 50.2 28.0 382 12
L. H. Bailey
5 NAPIER .. 45.7 53.4 37.9 89 16
T. R. Hutton
45 HASTINGS .. 45.7 55.3 36.1 83 12
H. N. Fowler
2080 TAIHAPE .. 41.0 48.1 33.9 194 11
A. R. Fannin
8 TANGIMOANA .. 45.2 54.1 36.3 385 12
G. W. Braddell
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. 45.7 53.9 37.4 337 15
E. J. Werry
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH 45.7 53.0 38.4 307 14
Meteorological Observer
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA.. 44.7 54.1 35.3 578 15
A. W. Hamilton
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. 46.9 52.0 41.8 517 12
A. S. Wilkinson
377 MASTERTON .. 43.5 53.0 33.9 877 18
Miss R. Robinson
415 WELLINGTON .. 45.2 50.5 39.8 667 16
Altitude above Sea-level. 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).
Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
34 NELSON .. .. 44.3 54.2 34.4 251 8
O. B. Pemberton
57 APPLEBY, NELSON .. 43.7 53.3 34.0 234 6
N. H. Chapman
.. BLENHEIM .. .. 43.1 53.8 32.3 214 8
P. J. Galliers
860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM .. 41.7 52.5 30.9 244 7
J. Stanwell
800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON 40.9 53.8 28.0 242 8
Forest Ranger
1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. 38.1 49.9 26.2 330 10
H. Roche
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. 39.8 50.1 29.5 164 7
J. E. Fletcher
12 HOKITIKA .. .. 43.8 53.5 34.1 513 11
J. A. Chesney
1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. 39.7 51.8 27.6 241 8
H. E. M. Hart
1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN 42.0 49.6 34.3 270 11
James Carr
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. 41.7 49.7 33.6 207 11
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. .. 42.4 51.1 33.7 177 9
E. W. Hullett
2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK 37.2 46.3 28.2 884 10
C. Elms
323 ASHBURTON .. .. 41.2 51.6 30.7 162 13
H. P. Clayton
2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. 35.5 44.2 26.8 226 4
Miss D. C. Trott
1000 FAIRLIE .. .. 38.9 51.5 26.2 97 4
C. Searle
56 TIMARU .. .. 41.4 50.4 32.4 131 8
A. W. Anderson
200 WAIMATE .. .. 41.4 51.3 31.5 91 10
F. Akhurst
1110 QUEENSTOWN .. 40.6 49.2 32.1 159 8
F. W. Bailey
1000 OPHIR .. .. 37.2 49.1 25.4 77 5
Rev. A. Don
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 38.6 49.0 28.1 69 8
Dr. A. Kidd
520 ALEXANDRA .. .. 39.1 49.8 28.4 50 5
Geo. Smith
2448 MANORBURN DAM .. 31.6 40.9 22.2 113 8
S. Wragge
240 DUNEDIN .. .. 42.6 51.0 34.2 177 9
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. .. 39.9 49.8 30.0 268 8
A. T. Newman
12 INVERCARGILL .. 42.6 50.8 34.4 205 14
L. Lennie
LATE RETURN.
FAIRLIE—
1000 July, 1932 .. .. * * 25.9 102 5
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🎓 Meteorological Observations for August 1932 (continued from previous page)

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

🎓 Climatological Table for August 1932

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climatology, 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. 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
  • L. H. Young, 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 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, 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