New Zealand Gazette – 1933 – No. 71

Page 2537

✨ Weather Observations and Climatological Data



Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2537

A fine spell followed until another westerly depression arrived on the 10th. This caused northerly gales, which were particularly strong in the Cook Strait area. At Carterton some damage was done by a small tornado. Again there were some hailstorms and a certain amount of snow on the high levels. Rain was almost general and many of the falls heavy. In South Auckland some flooding was reported.

A particularly fine and calm spell was then experienced, and it was not until the 21st and the 22nd that a complex depression once more caused practically general rains. There were north-easterly gales at many places from Cook Strait northwards on the 21st.

A fifth westerly storm passed slowly between the 24th and the 27th. All parts of the Dominion experienced some rain, and many of the falls were again heavy. Thunderstorms occurred at many places, especially in the North Island. A part of Auckland was affected by a short-lived hailstorm on the 27th in which some of the stones were unusually large. Pressure remained low to the east of the North Island for some time, and on the 28th heavy rains fell in the Hawke’s Bay and Poverty Bay districts.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. 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.
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more). Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Ft. SOUTH ISLAND.
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA R. J. Harrison 51·0 58·2 45·6 489 20 24 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 47·8 55·0 40·6 342 12
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. Bodle 48·8 59·2 38·4 497 20 57 APPLEBY, NELSON W. J. Biggar 46·6 53·7 39·4 426 14
110 RIVERHEAD J. Johnson 47·7 59·2 36·2 380 13 BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 46·2 55·4 36·9 245 10
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 51·9 58·0 45·8 402 15 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stainwell 45·0 53·6 36·4 269 10
404 WAHI M. F. Haszard 48·4 58·1 38·8 608 14 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 43·5 53·6 33·4 418 11
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 50·5 59·9 41·1 371 16 1225 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 42·0 53·6 30·4 301 7
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 48·8 58·1 39·5 417 12 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. J. E. Fletcher 44·1 54·2 34·0 100 5
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 48·2 59·0 37·5 405 15 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 46·2 54·2 38·2 916 17
230 CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLEBRIDGE H. E. M. Hart 43·0 52·4 33·7 317 6
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 46·9 55·9 37·9 503 14 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METEVEN James Carr 44·0 51·0 37·1 223 7
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAWAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 46·0 57·0 34·9 459 16 22 CHRISTCHURCH.. H. F. Skey 44·4 52·3 36·5 91 5
617 ONGARUE D. J. Gardiner 45·0 56·6 33·3 501 15 36 LINCOLN E. W. Hullett 44·4 53·2 35·6 103 5
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·0 57·0 43·1 654 17 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 38·6 47·1 30·2 1418 13
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens 36·8 43·4 30·2 536 20 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 43·2 52·4 34·1 134 8
125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 40·4 50·3 30·4 277 17 2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. Miss D. C. Trott 39·6 47·6 31·6 193 7
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 48·8 56·2 41·4 214 12 1000 FAIRLIE C. Scarle 41·7 53·8 29·6 68 5
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 47·2 57·4 37·1 285 13 56 TIMARU A. W. Anderson 44·4 52·8 36·1 92 3
2157 TAHAPĒ A. R. Fannin 42·8 49·6 36·0 246 15 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 44·2 53·8 34·7 127 4
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 46·7 55·4 38·0 282 14 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 41·4 49·2 33·7 389 9
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 48·2 56·3 40·1 271 16 1000 OPKIR Rev. A. Don 39·8 49·4 30·3 154 6
110 MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 47·3 54·8 39·8 252 14 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA.. Dr. A. Kidd 40·4 49·6 31·2 199 9
384 PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 46·0 54·6 37·5 231 19 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 41·7 51·3 32·1 150 6
44 KAPITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 48·6 53·6 43·6 455 14 2443 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 35·4 42·3 28·5 146 11
387 MASTERSTON Miss R. Robinson 46·4 55·4 37·4 185 18 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 45·4 52·3 38·6 245 8
415 WELLINGTON .. 47·1 52·5 41·8 443 17 245 GORE A. T. Newman 43·2 51·3 35·0 191 18
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 44·8 51·9 37·7 328 23

LATE RETURNS.
230 CAMBRIDGE— July, 1933 .. 48·6 57·6 39·7
125 KARIOI— July, 1933 .. 40·4 49·3 31·4
384 PAHIATUA— July, 1933 .. 45·6 52·0 39·2


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

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1933

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
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 Wahii
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • G. K. McPherson, Observer at Rua Kura 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 Tahapē
  • 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 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. Stainwell, 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, Meteven
  • 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. Scarle, 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 Opkir
  • 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