New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 57

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2287

On the 18th an anticyclone which had passed over New Zealand became very intense to the east, the barometer at Chatham Island reading 30·58 in. at 9 a.m. At the same time an equally intense anticyclone had formed over eastern Australia, Hobart reporting a pressure of 30·63 in. Between the two was a trough of relatively low pressure. Though this was only shallow, the conditions favoured its remaining stationary and deepening in its northern portion. This is what actually happened. A centre of low pressure formed westward of Cape Maria van Diemen and gradually deepened. North-easterly gales arose in the far North and prevailed in some parts of the North Island until the 20th. Very heavy rains fell in the North, and by the 20th the area of precipitation had covered practically the whole of the Dominion. Thereafter the storm gradually died out.

On the 27th a much deeper trough of low pressure than had been experienced for a considerable time began to approach the Dominion from the Tasman Sea. On that day strong northerly winds blew, and western districts of the South Island had heavy rain. On the 28th the depression crossed the country and a southerly change advanced over the South Island. At this time pressure had become very high at Hobart so that the invasion of cold air from the south was a very vigorous one. Snow commenced in the South that day, and hailstorms, also, were numerous. These conditions of southerly gales and intermittent heavy rains with widespread snow and hailstorms continued into July. Thunderstorms also occurred in many places. For a week on end pressure remained very low to the south and east of New Zealand and high over Tasmania.

On the 25th a small tornado occurred near Opotiki.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 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. Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
200 NORTH ISLAND. TE PAKI, TE HAPUA R. J. Harrison 53·6 60·8 46·3 1029 19 24 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 47·9 54·9 40·9 552 15
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. D. McKinnon, B.Sc. 53·1 59·9 46·3 1007 25 57 APPLEBY, NELSON W. J. Biggar 47·2 53·9 40·4 707 16
110 RIVERHEAD J. Johnson 50·2 59·6 40·8 701 17 60 BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 45·6 53·5 37·8 384 15
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 53·0 57·9 48·2 648 19 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 43·3 50·6 36·0 671 15
404 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 49·3 57·6 41·0 1895 13 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 43·1 51·7 34·5 1001 13
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 49·8 58·4 41·3 861 16 1225 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 39·4 47·9 30·8 258 15
100 TAURANGA Miss K. L. Butcher 50·2 58·9 41·6 745 16 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN.. J. E. Fletcher 41·1 49·3 32·8 127 11
131 R U A K U R A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 47·4 57·8 37·1 718 16 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 46·2 53·4 39·0 810 15
230 CAMBRIDGE W. A. Wilkinson .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLEBRIDGE H. E. M. Hart 41·0 48·8 33·2 273 13
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 46·8 54·7 39·0 894 14 1200 “ RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 42·6 48·2 37·1 288 15
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 46·3 55·4 37·2 832 13 22 CHRISTCHURCH.. H. F. Skey 43·2 49·9 36·5 134 14
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 51·3 57·4 45·2 700 15 36 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 43·5 50·4 36·6 240 14
3670 C H A T E A U TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens .. .. .. .. .. 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 36·3 44·0 28·6 1228 12
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 40·2 50·6 29·8 308 12 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 42·0 49·6 34·5 264 15
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 47·2 54·2 40·2 287 14 2350 LAKE TEKAPO.. Miss D. C. Trott 37·0 43·6 30·3 189 10
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 45·8 55·2 36·3 230 13 1000 FAIRLIE C. Searle 39·2 49·4 29·0 191 11
2157 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 43·6 49·3 38·0 267 14 56 TIMARU A. W. Anderson 42·9 49·9 35·9 228 9
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 46·9 55·4 38·4 310 13 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 42·7 51·4 34·0 147 13
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 48·6 56·2 40·9 298 16 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 40·1 46·4 33·8 122 9
110 MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 47·9 55·0 40·8 354 12 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 36·8 44·6 28·9 69 10
384 PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 45·3 53·5 37·1 399 14 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA.. Dr. A. Kidd 37·5 45·5 29·5 131 18
44 KAPITI ISLAND R. J. Wilkinson 49·6 53·9 45·4 311 15 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 38·2 45·4 31·0 71 8
387 MASTER TON Miss R. Robinson 45·7 53·0 38·4 289 19 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 33·4 40·3 26·5 87 13
415 WELLINGTON .. 47·2 51·7 42·6 481 20 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 43·5 48·9 38·1 194 14
245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 43·0 49·2 36·8 246 19


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🎓 Meteorological Observations for June 1934 (continued from previous page)

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

🎓 Climatological Table for June 1934

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
47 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 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
  • 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