New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 80

Page 3445

✨ Meteorological Observations



Nov. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3445

On the 8th a trough of low pressure lying in a north-to-south direction advanced on to the Dominion. Next day it passed eastward and was followed by southerly gales. Fairly general rains occurred with some heavy falls, especially in eastern districts. There were also widespread snow and hailstorms. The snow came low down on the hills in both Islands, and the falls were unusually heavy. From the 10th to the 12th was one of the coldest spells experienced this year.

A slight westerly depression passed on the 19th, but without affecting the weather greatly. Throughout the greater part of the month, indeed, it was remarkable how little rain fell on the west coast, even in strong north-westerly winds.

The next storm, that of the 23rd to 27th, was the one that produced the most rainfall. Large amounts were registered almost generally. A certain amount of flooding occurred again in North Auckland and on the east coast between Timaru and Dunedin. The storm was a depression of cyclonic form which travelled from Cape Maria van Diemen across the North Island to Cook Strait and thence away eastward. North-easterly gales occurred in the north during its passage. The gale was accompanied at Auckland and in the Hauraki Gulf by very high tides, and very stormy conditions were experienced.

During the last three days a series of westerly depressions began to pass, causing north-westerly gales, which gradually extended further northwards over the Dominion. On the night of the 30th strong gales occurred about Cook Strait and in the Taranaki and Wellington Provinces. Rain fell in western districts, and in the south-west of the South Island was very heavy. To the end of the month, however, the falls elsewhere had been mainly light.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

September, 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 53·2 59·7 46·8 667 18 24 NELSON .. O. B. Pemberton 51·3 59·9 42·7
225 WAIPouA, DONNELLY’S CROSSING A. D. McKinnon, B.Sc. 53·9 61·0 46·8 673 17 57 APPLEBY, NELSON .. W. J. Biggar 51·4 59·8 43·0
110 RIVERHEAD .. J. Johnson 52·4 61·5 43·2 277 10 60 BLENHEIM .. P. J. Galliers 51·0 61·1 40·9
160 AUCKLAND .. S. M. Yallop 55·3 61·3 49·3 208 12 860 WAIHOPAI, BLENHEIM .. J. Stanwell 49·0 59·1 38·8
404 WAIHI .. M. F. Haszard 53·2 60·8 45·6 1206 9 800 GOLDEN DOWNS, NELSON Forest Ranger 48·1 58·2 38·0
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 55·1 63·0 47·2 815 13 1225 HANMER SPRINGS .. H. Roche 47·4 58·0 36·9
100 TAURANGA .. Miss K. L. Butcher 53·4 61·7 45·2 459 13 743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN .. J. E. Fletcher 48·2 58·2 38·2
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. K. McPherson 52·9 62·5 43·3 277 13 12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 48·8 56·5 41·1
230 CAMBRIDGE .. W. A. Wilkinson .. .. .. .. .. 1220 LAKE COLERIDGE .. H. E. M. Hart 48·6 57·7 39·4
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 52·0 60·6 43·5 251 9 1200 “RUDSTONE,” METHVEN James Carr 48·8 56·6 41·1
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 51·3 60·9 41·7 205 10 22 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 49·6 58·1 41·1
60 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. H. Dolby 53·2 59·0 47·4 205 11 36 LINCOLN .. D. J. Sidey 50·0 59·1 40·9
3670 CHATEAU TONGARIRO, NATIONAL PARK W. J. Stevens .. .. .. .. .. 2510 THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. Elms 42·4 51·0 33·8
2125 KARIOI .. L. H. Bailey 44·9 53·9 35·9 325 13 323 ASHBURTON .. H. P. Clayton 48·6 57·7 39·4
5 NAPIER .. T. R. Hutton 51·2 58·6 43·9 192 12 2350 LAKE TEKAPO .. Miss D. C. Trott 44·8 53·1 36·5
45 HASTINGS .. H. N. Fowler 50·6 61·0 40·2 207 13 1000 FAIRLIE .. C. Searle 46·8 59·2 34·3
2157 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 46·4 53·5 39·4 175 12 56 TIMARU .. A. W. Anderson 48·8 57·4 40·1
8 TANGIMOANA .. G. W. Braddell 51·1 58·6 43·6 89 7 200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 48·5 58·3 38·7
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. E. J. Werry 52·0 59·3 44·8 80 10 1110 QUEENSTOWN .. F. W. Bailey 46·6 54·8 38·4
110 MASSEY AGRl. COL., PALMERSTON NORTH Meteorological Observer 51·4 58·3 44·6 81 9 1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 46·0 56·3 35·8
384 PAHIATUA .. A. W. Hamilton 51·0 58·2 43·7 153 12 1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA .. Dr. A. Kidd 45·0 54·4 35·5
44 KAPITI ISLAND .. R. J. Wilkinson 52·6 58·0 47·3 162 13 520 ALEXANDRA .. Geo. Smith 48·0 57·9 38·0
387 MASTERSTON .. Miss R. Robinson 50·4 60·3 40·5 259 13 2448 MANORBURN DAM .. S. Wragge 40·8 49·0 32·5
415 WELLINGTON .. 51·2 56·6 45·7 221 11 240 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 49·6 57·6 41·6
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 48·4 56·3 40·6

LATE RETURNS.

| 230 | CAMBRIDGE, July, 1934 .. | 46·2 | 55·6 | 36·7 | 805 | 18 |
| 384 | PAHIATUA, August, 1934 | 46·8 | 54·4 | 39·3 | 482 | 17 |

ERRATUM.

| 1000 | FAIRLIE, June, 1934 .. | .. | .. | .. | 203 | 12 |



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

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for September 1934

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
46 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. 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
  • 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

🏗️ Late Returns for Climatological Data

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Late Returns
  • W. A. Wilkinson, Observer at Cambridge, July 1934
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Pahiatua, August 1934

🏗️ Erratum for Climatological Data

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, Erratum
  • C. Searle, Observer at Fairlie, June 1934