New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 1

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✨ Weather Report and Climatological Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 1]

Between the 3rd and the 6th a cyclone moved down from the north on to New Zealand, becoming more extensive in the process. This storm produced general rains which were of very great value to the country. The heaviest fell on the 5th when the storm was in the form of an irregular cyclone covering the central portion of the Dominion. The principal wheat-growing areas of Canterbury received between 2½ and 5 in. Large amounts were recorded also in eastern Otago and in Hawke’s Bay. In the latter district there were heavy thunderstorms. Though cold weather followed it, and there was snow on the high levels, especially in Canterbury, the rain was a fairly mild one. North Auckland had heavy rain in the early part of this storm.

About a week later, on the 11th to 12th, another depression caused widespread rain, Canterbury again having heavy falls. This depression was of the westerly type, but a cyclone developed in its northern portion.

The third storm system occurred between the 20th and 24th. Following the passage of a westerly depression on the night of the 20th, a series of cyclones developed over the northern part of the Tasman Sea and passed to the north of the Dominion. Rains were again fairly general, but the parts principally affected were the northern and eastern portions of the North Island. From the morning of the 22nd cold southerly or south-easterly winds prevailed over the greater part of the country. A somewhat similar type of weather was experienced from the 27th to the 30th, but on this occasion there was very little rain in the South Island and the cold was much less severe.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

November, 1933.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 NORTH ISLAND. TE I’AKI, TE HAPUA R. J. Harrison 59·8 65·1 54·5 739 19 24 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 57·2 66·0 48·3 117 10
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. Bodle 59·7 65·9 53·5 357 15 57 APPLEBY, NELSON W. J. Biggar 56·8 66·2 47·4 60 6
110 RIVERHEAD J. Johnson 56·6 65·9 47·3 300 7 60 BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 58·0 69·8 46·2 94 8
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 60·5 66·5 54·5 248 15 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 56·1 67·4 44·8 223 10
404 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 58·2 66·0 50·4 955 12 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 53·8 65·9 41·7 307 9
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 61·2 70·4 52·1 226 10 1225 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 53·8 66·3 41·3 311 8
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 58·2 66·4 50·0 600 17 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher 55·8 67·4 44·3 192 7
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 57·8 68·8 46·7 289 10 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 54·7 62·2 47·2 627 13
230 CAMBRIDGE H. McArthur 58·6 69·4 47·7 178 8 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 55·4 65·7 45·0 194 8
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 57·2 65·5 48·9 491 14 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 53·3 63·1 43·5 491 13
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 57·2 67·0 47·3 404 14 22 CHRISTCHURCH. H. F. Skey 54·6 62·8 46·3 162 6
617 ONGARUE D. J. Gardiner 57·4 68·2 46·6 321 19 36 LINCOLN E. W. Hullett 54·5 64·7 44·3 136 6
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 58·7 65·4 52·0 333 16 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 51·8 62·7 40·8 735 12
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens 46·6 55·0 38·2 704 16 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 54·2 64·6 43·9 439 10
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 51·6 62·4 40·9 237 15 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 53·8 62·5 45·0 315 5
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 56·0 63·9 49·9 238 13 1000 FAIRLIE C. Searle 54·2 67·9 40·6 533 8
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 55·4 66·6 44·3 208 10 56 TIMARU A. W. Anderson 54·1 63·5 44·7 477 6
2157 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 52·8 61·1 44·6 265 15 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 53·0 63·7 42·4 434 7
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 56·8 65·5 48·1 149 8 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 54·2 65·0 43·3 207 6
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 57·0 65·9 48·1 201 15 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 53·8 67·1 40·6 179 7
110 MASSEY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 56·4 65·0 47·8 239 14 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 51·7 63·9 39·5 113 6
384 PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 54·6 64·2 45·0 300 11 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 55·0 66·6 43·4 159 6
44 KA’ITI ISLAND A. S. Wilkinson 57·2 63·6 50·8 101 7 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 46·8 57·6 36·0 198 6
387 MASTERSTON Miss R. Robinson 54·6 66·2 43·1 139 8 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 53·0 61·9 44·0 498 13
415 WELLINGTON 55·0 62·4 47·6 158 9 245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 52·0 60·0 44·0 254 19


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations at Kelburn, Wellington for November 1933 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for November 1933

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
50 names identified
  • R. J. Harrison, Observer at Te Hapua
  • A. Bodle, Observer at Waipoua
  • 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 Rua Kura Farm
  • H. McArthur, Observer at Cambridge
  • W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery
  • D. J. Gardiner, Observer at Ongarue
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • W. J. Stevens, Observer at Chateau Tongariro
  • 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 Agricultural College
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua
  • A. S. Wilkinson, Observer at Kaiti Island
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • W. J. Biggar, Observer at Appleby
  • P. J. Galliers, Observer at Blenheim
  • J. Stanwell, Observer at Waihopai
  • Forest Ranger, Observer at Golden Downs
  • H. Roche, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • J. E. Fletcher, Observer at Balmoral
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • James Carr, Observer at Methven
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • E. W. Hullett, Observer at Lincoln
  • C. Elms, Observer at The Hermitage
  • 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, Waipata
  • 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