New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 13

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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The next disturbed period was from the 11th to the 14th, and was caused by a somewhat similar depression to that responsible for the first. Again there were heavy rains with some hail and thunder in parts of Canterbury.

A series of westerly depressions between the 18th and 22nd, though at most places they did not produce much rain, were responsible for some rather unusual and unpleasant phenomena. On the 22nd a number of waterspouts moved in from the sea at Turakina, in the Rangitikei district. One of them was accompanied by very heavy hail. Other places also reported hail on that day. The depressions were followed by a sharp fall of temperature, and on the 23rd, as has already been mentioned, a frost occurred.

The weather again became unsettled after the 23rd. At first westerly depressions crossing the South Island caused heavy rain in the high levels, especially on the 25th, when there were thunderstorms on the west coast. Elsewhere there was comparatively little rain. At this stage a zone of low pressure lay across the central part of the Dominion, and in the following days it moved very slowly northwards. Though it was not very marked, it was responsible for widespread rains on the 28th and 29th. In the southern half of the North Island and also on the southern side of Cook Strait there were some very heavy falls, the greatest being in Taranaki. The disturbance was of a very unusual kind and due to the already mentioned outpouring in the upper levels of warm air from Australia. It was not till after the end of the month that the rain area finally passed off the northern extremity of the Dominion.

Snow fell on the ranges on several occasions during the month.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1934.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (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 (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. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 NORTH ISLAND. TE PAKI, TE HAPUA .. R. J. Harrison 63·6 70·8 56·3 80 7 24 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON .. O. B. Pemberton 61·6 70·6 52·5
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. McKinnon, B.Sc. 62·5 70·5 54·5 148 11 57 APPLEBY, NELSON .. W. J. Biggar 61·8 70·9 52·8
110 RIVERHEAD .. J. Johnson 57·8 70·5 45·0 184 8 60 BLENHEIM .. P. J. Galliers 63·4 74·6 52·2
160 AUCKLAND .. S. M. Yallop 64·4 70·8 58·0 157 10 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM .. J. Stanwell 61·6 72·1 51·1
404 WAIHI .. M. F. Haszard 62·4 72·5 52·2 345 7 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 57·4 69·1 45·8
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 64·6 75·1 54·2 192 10 1225 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 57·4 69·0 45·8
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. L. Butcher 63·0 74·0 52·1 208 6 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN .. J. E. Fletcher 59·2 69·7 48·8
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 60·8 71·9 49·6 285 11 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 57·0 63·9 50·2
230 CAMBRIDGE .. H. McArthur .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. H. E. M. Hart 58·4 68·9 48·0
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 61·4 71·3 51·5 297 8 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 56·7 65·5 47·9
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 61·4 73·9 49·0 265 8 22 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 59·4 67·2 51·5
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. H. Dolby 60·0 66·6 53·4 614 18 36 LINCOLN .. D. J. Sidey 59·4 68·7 50·2
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens 49·4 58·3 40·4 750 19 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 52·8 61·6 44·0
2125 KARIOI .. L. H. Bailey 54·2 64·9 43·5 270 15 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 58·2 67·1 49·4
5 NAPIER .. T. R. Hutton 62·8 71·4 54·3 293 10 2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. Miss D. C. Trott 56·4 65·3 47·5
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 61·6 74·3 48·8 199 9 1000 FAIRLIE .. C. Searle .. .. ..
2157 TAHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 56·0 64·5 47·5 240 13 56 TIMARU .. A. W. Anderson 59·2 67·6 50·7
8 TANGIMOANA .. G. W. Braddell 60·0 67·8 52·2 383 10 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 57·2 66·6 47·7
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. E. J. Werry 60·8 68·7 52·8 270 11 1110 QUEENSTOWN .. F. W. Bailey 58·2 69·0 47·3
110 MASSEY AGRL. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 60·0 68·2 51·9 327 15 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 58·5 71·3 45·7
384 PAHIATUA .. A. W. Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA .. Dr. A. Kidd 55·5 66·3 44·7
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. R. J. Wilkinson 60·4 66·4 54·5 224 9 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 59·8 70·4 49·1
387 MASTER TON .. Miss R. Robinson 61·4 73·4 49·4 257 8 2448 MANORBURN DAM .. S. Wragge 50·8 61·4 40·1
415 WELLINGTON .. 60·2 67·3 53·0 203 13 240 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 55·1 63·4 46·8
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 54·6 63·6 45·7
LATE RETURN. Fairlie, December, 1933. * * *
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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for January 1934

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Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
49 names identified
  • R. J. Harrison, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hapua
  • A. McKinnon (B.Sc.), 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. L. 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
  • 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 Tahape
  • 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
  • R. J. 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
  • D. J. Sidey, 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, 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