New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 72

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72

the eastward and there was an outpouring of cold air from the south over New Zealand. Snow was widespread on the 9th, though it did not lie long at low levels. The weather became very cold, and severe frosts followed on the 10th and 11th. On the 10th a severe thunderstorm at Warkworth was accompanied by the precipitation of enormous quantities of hail.

A second depression, which had a considerable extension in a north-to-south direction, was responsible for northerly gales on the 15th and 16th, and heavy rain fell in places. A sudden downpour at Wellington caused flooding in the city. Snow was reported in places on the 17th after the depression had passed.

The worst weather in the month resulted from a cyclonic depression which moved in a south-easterly direction across the Dominion on the 22nd and 23rd. It was responsible for general rain with many heavy falls. After it passed, on the 24th and 25th a southerly gale extended over most of the country. Heavy snowfalls occurred on all the high levels, and in the interior of Canterbury it lay for several days on some of the plains. Frequent hailstorms were experienced at many places. Severe frosts followed until the 27th, but thereafter until the end of the month the weather was mainly beautifully fine and mild.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 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 52·1 58·8 45·4 738 18 24 SOUTH ISLAND. NELSON O. B. Pemberton 48·6 56·2 41·1 458 16
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. D. McKinnon, B.Sc. 51·5 60·1 42·9 553 14 57 APPLEBY, NELSON W. J. Biggar 48·2 55·5 40·8 565 17
110 RIVERHEAD J. Johnson 49·2 58·4 39·9 412 15 60 BLENHEIM P. J. Galliers 48·0 56·8 39·1 304 14
160 AUCKLAND S. M. Yallop 52·6 58·0 47·2 295 15 860 WAHOPAI, BLENHEIM J. Stanwell 45·2 54·1 36·3 525 16
404 WAIHI M. F. Haszard 49·2 57·6 40·9 731 12 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 44·7 53·5 35·9 710 15
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 51·2 59·6 42·8 414 16 1225 HANMER SPRINGS H. Roche 42·6 52·4 32·8 408 14
100 TAURANGA Miss K. L. Butcher 50·0 58·2 41·9 750 15 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN. J. E. Fletcher 44·2 53·4 34·9 285 12
131 R U A K U R A F A R M, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 49·4 59·2 39·7 298 14 12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 48·0 54·8 41·1 1185 23
230 CAMBRIDGE W. A. Wilkinson .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 44·2 52·5 35·9 405 18
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno 47·6 55·2 40·1 455 14 1200 “ RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 44·8 51·1 38·5 513 14
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 47·2 55·9 38·4 417 14 22 CHRISTCHURCH. H. F. Skey 44·6 52·4 36·9 311 11
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·4 56·4 44·4 619 19 36 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 45·5 53·5 37·5 246 12
3670 C H A T E A U TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens .. .. .. .. .. 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 39·9 48·3 31·5 2291 19
2125 KARIOI L. H. Bailey 40·8 50·7 30·9 328 12 323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton 44·0 52·9 35·0 328 16
5 NAPIER T. R. Hutton 48·7 56·6 40·8 221 10 2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. Miss D. C. Trott 40·2 47·7 32·6 334 11
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 47·3 58·2 36·4 189 10 1000 FAIRLIE C. Searle 41·0 52·4 29·5 258 14
2157 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 43·6 49·9 37·3 188 12 56 TIMARU A. W. Anderson 43·6 51·6 35·5 100 10
8 TANGIMOANA G. W. Braddell 47·7 55·6 39·8 335 18 200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 44·0 53·7 34·3 104 9
100 PALMERSTON NORTH E. J. Werry 48·5 56·0 40·9 326 21 1110 QUEENSTOWN F. W. Bailey 42·0 49·3 34·6 418 14
110 MASSEY AGR. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 47·8 54·9 40·7 370 19 1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 41·0 50·8 31·1 66 9
384 PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton .. .. .. .. .. 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPATA. Dr. A. Kidd 40·7 49·7 31·7 68 10
44 KAPITI ISLAND R. J. Wilkinson 49·6 54·2 45·1 443 16 520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 42·0 51·8 32·1 64 10
387 MASTERTON Miss R. Robinson 46·4 55·6 37·3 449 13 2448 MANORBURN DAM S. Wragge 34·2 43·4 25·0 157 10
415 WELLINGTON .. 48·0 53·1 42·9 515 20 240 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 46·0 53·6 38·3 459 13
245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 49·6 52·9 36·2 245 15

LATE RETURNS.
230 CAMBRIDGE, June, 1934 .. 49·0 58·4 39·7 857
2350 LAKE TEKAPO, July, 1934 33·4 41·9 24·9 128


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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1934

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
48 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
  • 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 Wahopai, 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
  • 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