New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 36

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Climatological Data



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36

On the 1st a shallow cyclone was located west of the Auckland Peninsula. This crossed the peninsula during the night and was followed closely by a depression which had a cyclonic centre in its southern portion where it passed over Otago. Almost general rains resulted, with thunderstorms in places.

A westerly depression passing quickly between the 5th and the 7th was responsible for some very stormy weather. Thunderstorms were widespread on the night of the 7th, and in Canterbury there were some severe hailstorms. Snow fell on the ranges, the falls on Mount Egmont and at the National Park being unusually heavy.

Another rapidly moving westerly depression was responsible for some heavy rains in western districts of the South Island on the 12th. There was some hail, also, in the far South.

The most important storm was cyclonic in form and moved slowly through Cook Strait between the 26th and 28th. General rains were recorded with many heavy falls, especially in the central portions of the Dominion. Between 1 in. and 2 in. were recorded in the areas of Nelson and Marlborough, where drought had previously prevailed. Particularly heavy falls occurred in parts of North Canterbury and the Kaikoura districts, where rivers and creeks were in high flood. This and that of the 2nd were the only general rains.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

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

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.
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch.) Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch.) Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 NORTH ISLAND. TE PAKI, TE HAPUA R. J. Harrison 62·7 70·3 55·1 121 14 24 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 60·0 68·5 51·4 315 6
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. McKinnon, B.Sc. 60·6 70·2 51·1 354 8 57 APPLEBY, NELSON W. J. Biggar 59·9 68·7 51·1 321 5
110 RIVERHEAD J. Johnson 59·2 69·2 49·3 108 7 60 BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 61·3 72·3 50·3 171 6
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 63·8 69·6 58·1 167 9 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 59·0 70·0 48·1 246 7
404 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 58·9 68·1 49·7 115 7 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 56·7 69·0 44·4 399 4
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 62·3 72·5 52·1 225 10 1225 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 55·2 66·4 43·9 716 10
100 TAURANGA Miss K. L. Butcher 60·6 70·3 50·8 151 11 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN J. E. Fletcher 57·2 68·3 46·0 286 10
131 R U A K U R A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 60·2 71·7 48·7 140 6 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 57·4 64·4 50·4 616 13
230 CAMBRIDGE W. A. Wilkinson .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 57·1 66·9 47·3 215 6
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 59·0 67·7 50·4 84 9 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 55·6 64·3 46·9 243 10
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 58·0 68·5 47·5 78 6 22 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 56·8 64·8 48·7 178 10
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 60·4 67·4 53·4 242 10 36 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 57·2 67·0 47·3 184 10
3670 C H A T E A U TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens 49·0 57·6 40·4 957 11 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 52·2 62·5 41·9 1238 12
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 52·2 62·8 41·6 244 9 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 55·0 64·4 45·7 228 13
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 61·0 68·6 53·4 96 8 2350 LAKE TEKAPO Miss D. C. Trott 54·5 63·5 45·5 82 7
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 59·4 70·9 47·8 109 7 1000 FAIRLIE C. Searle 56·2 69·7 42·7 231 9
2157 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 55·2 63·2 47·2 146 8 56 TIMARU A. W. Anderson 56·0 64·2 47·9 215 11
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 58·3 66·8 49·8 299 8 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 55·1 64·3 45·9 175 18
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 59·2 67·2 51·1 308 11 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 55·4 64·1 46·6 337 12
110 MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 58·8 66·9 50·7 416 9 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 55·0 65·4 44·6 133 13
384 PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 57·8 66·5 49·1 464 10 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 53·6 63·2 43·9 167 12
44 KAPITI ISLAND R. J. Wilkinson 59·4 64·4 54·5 385 12 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 56·5 66·2 46·8 124 12
387 MASTER TON Miss R. Robinson 58·6 69·7 47·4 101 10 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 49·4 58·4 40·4 232 16
415 WELLINGTON 58·3 64·1 52·4 244 12 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 55·0 63·1 47·0 250 18
245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 53·5 61·3 45·7 457 20


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Weather, Meteorology, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for March 1934

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Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
46 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 Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
  • W. A. Wilkinson, 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 Taihape
  • G. W. Braddell, Observer at Tangimoana
  • E. J. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • R. Robinson (Miss), Observer at Masterton
  • R. J. Wilkinson, Observer at Kapiti Island
  • 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
  • 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