New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 51

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 51

rain. And since the division-line between the two winds moved extremely slowly, the rain continued for a long time. This was the explanation of the extremely heavy rain which occurred on Banks Peninsula and the floods of record height which did so much damage at Little River and the surrounding district. The north-easterly gales caused widespread damage over the North Island. There was flooding also in the far North and the Thames and Waikato districts, and, with the exception of the west coast of the South Island, almost the whole country received a deluge of rain.

On the 5th the cyclone was filling up and the weather moderating. The general line of disturbance, however, moved only very slowly eastward, and from the 5th to the 10th there was a spell of cold and boisterous southerly weather with dull skies and frequent showers, especially along the east coast.

Another notable spell of stormy weather commenced on the 14th. This was in marked contrast to the one described above, being of the westerly type. From the 15th to the 17th most of the country, but especially the South Island, was afflicted with north-westerly or westerly gales for periods of varying duration. Much damage was done, especially to power lines, but also in some cases to buildings. The spell concluded on the 17th to 18th with a southerly gale and a severe cold snap. Snow fell on the ranges in all parts of the country, and in Southland even the low levels were coated for a few hours. Stratford and Te Pohue also reported falls. Hailstorms were recorded from one end of the country to the other. The high southerly winds caused further damage to trees, fences, &c. On the evening of the 17th a tornado, which was unusually severe for New Zealand, struck New Plymouth, partially wrecking a number of houses.

From the 19th onward the weather was quiet, high pressure ruling most of the time. Though temperatures were rather low, especially in the South, there were no extremes.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 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. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ft. SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 TE PAKI, TE HAPUA
R. J. Harrison		 56·4 62·2 50·5 381 14 24 NELSON
O. B. Pemberton		 49·8 58·6 40·9
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING
A. D. McKinnon, B.Sc.		 53·4 61·5 45·4 644 17 57 APPLEBY, NELSON
W. J. Biggar		 49·7 58·1 41·3
110 RIVERHEAD
J. Johnson		 52·2 61·6 42·7 498 15 60 BLENHEIM
P. J. Galliers		 48·4 58·1 38·8
160 AUCKLAND
S. M. Yallop		 55·7 61·0 50·4 560 18 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM
J. Stanwell		 47·7 56·9 38·5
404 WAIHI
M. F. Haszard		 51·2 59·0 43·3 792 12 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON
Forest Ranger		 46·1 56·7 35·5
46 TE AROHA
C. E. Christensen		 52·8 61·8 43·8 406 17 1225 HANMER SPRINGS
H. Roche		 44·6 53·8 35·5
100 TAURANGA
Miss K. L. Butcher		 52·2 61·4 43·0 405 12 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN
J. E. Fletcher		 45·6 54·2 36·9
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST
G. K. McPherson		 51·2 61·6 40·7 472 15 12 HOKITIKA
J. A. Chesney		 48·8 57·6 40·0
230 CAMBRIDGE
W. A. Wilkinson		 .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE
H. E. M. Hart		 45·2 54·4 36·1
925 ROTORUA
W. E. Penno		 49·6 57·8 41·3 407 12 1200 “RUDSTONE,” MERTHYEN
James Carr		 46·4 53·0 39·8
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA
W. T. Morrison		 48·9 58·7 39·1 417 11 22 CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey		 46·6 54·0 39·2
60 NEW PLYMOUTH
G. H. Dolby		 53·4 59·6 47·1 369 16 36 LINCOLN
D. J. Sidey		 47·1 54·8 39·4
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK
W. J. Stevens		 * * * 338 12 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK
C. Elms		 40·6 48·2 32·9
2125 KARIOI
L. H. Bailey		 43·6 52·2 35·0 382 17 323 ASHBURTON
H. P. Clayton		 45·8 55·2 36·4
5 NAPIER
T. R. Hutton		 50·8 58·6 43·0 130 11 2350 LAKE TEKAPO
Miss D. C. Trott		 41·6 48·9 34·2
45 HASTINGS
H. N. Fowler		 49·4 60·0 38·8 171 13 1000 FAIRLIE
C. Searle		 43·8 56·1 31·5
2157 TAHAPE
A. R. Fannin		 44·8 50·8 38·7 289 18 56 TIMARU
A. W. Anderson		 46·0 54·5 37·4
8 TANGIMOANA
G. W. Braddell		 50·4 58·7 42·2 295 11 200 WAIMATE
F. Akhurst		 45·7 55·1 36·3
100 PALMERSTON NORTH
E. J. Werry		 50·6 58·3 42·9 245 11 1110 QUEENSTOWN
F. W. Bailey		 44·4 51·7 37·0
110 MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH
Meteorological Observer		 49·5 57·1 41·9 256 16 1000 OPHIR
Rev. A. Don		 41·0 50·2 31·9
384 PAHIATUA
A. W. Hamilton		 48·2 56·5 39·9 510 18 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPiATA
Dr. A. Kidd		 41·6 50·0 33·1
44 KAPITI ISLAND
R. J. Wilkinson		 51·6 56·8 46·3 498 15 520 ALEXANDRA
Geo. Smith		 43·0 51·8 34·3
387 MASTERTON
Miss R. Robinson		 47·6 57·0 38·2 431 15 2448 MANORBURN DAM
S. Wragge		 37·7 45·0 30·4
415 WELLINGTON 50·2 55·5 45·0 453 12 240 DUNEDIN
D. Tannock		 46·6 52·8 40·4
245 GORE
A. T. Newman		 .. .. .. ..
LATE RETURN. 12 INVERCARGILL
L. Lennie		 46·2 53·2 39·1 570
230 CAMBRIDGE, March 60·4 71·4 49·4 190 6

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for May 1934 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1934

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
43 names identified
  • R. J. Harrison, Observer at Te Paki, Te Hapua
  • A. D. 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
  • 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 Tahape
  • G. W. Braddell, Observer at Tangimoana
  • E. J. Werry, Observer at Palmerston North
  • Meteorological Observer, Observer at Massey Ag. Col., 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, Merthyen
  • 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
  • S. Wragge, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill