New Zealand Gazette – 1934 – No. 90

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90
Storm Systems.--The only storm of note occurred at the beginning of the month. At this time a depression was crossing
the Dominion, and on the morning of the 2nd a deep cyclone centre developed over the Cook Strait area. Rain was practically
general, and in the western and central districts there were many heavy falls. Flooding occurred in Taranaki, southern
Wellington, Marlborough, and North Canterbury. On the 1st northerly gales raged at many places from Nelson and Marl-
borough northwards, and the Wairarapa experienced the most destructive gale in its history. The reason why this wind was
so damaging is not very clear since, in the higher levels and at Wellington, for instance, stronger blows have been recorded.
It must, however, have descended with unusual force to the low levels after crossing the Tararua Ranges. Such a descent
is favoured if the ground is unusually warm, and the fact that the night of the 30th September to 1st October was unusually
warm at Wellington while a very high maximum temperature was recorded at Masterton is in accordance with this. A
strong southerly wind and a sharp cold snap followed on the 2nd October, and snow fell to low levels on the ranges.
A moderate westerly depression which passed on the 9th was also responsible for a fresh fall of snow on the ranges, but
the precipitation caused by it was far from general.
On the 12th another depression moved on to the country, and, its further movement being checked by an intense anti-
cyclone to the eastward, did not disappear until the 16th. During this time rain fell in all parts but was particularly
heavy on the mountains and in western districts.
Several other depressions passed during the month but none were very boisterous or productive of general rain.
Associated with one of these there were some severe thunder and hail storms in western districts of the North Island
on the 31st.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1934.
|Altitude above|Name of Station and|Mean Temp.|Extremes.| |Altitude above|Name of Station and|Mean Temp.|Extremes.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Sea-level.|Observer.|Air in Shade.|Mean|Mean|Total Rainfall|(100 Points to the|Days with Rain|(1 Point or more).|Sea-level.|Observer.|Air in Shade.|Mean|Mean|Total Rainfall|(100 Points to the|Days with Rain|(1 Point or more).|
|||Max.Temp.|Min.Temp.|(Inch.)|Pointa.|(1 Point or more).|||Max.Temp.|Min.Temp.|(Inch.)|Pointa.|(1 Point or more).|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | | Ft. | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 200 | Te Paki, Te Hapua . . | 55.6 | 62.2 | 49.1 | 489 | 14 | 24 | NELSON | 54.0 | 61.0 | 46.9 | 620 | 13 |
| | R. J. Harrison | | | | | | | O. B. Pemberton | | | | | |
| 225 | Waipoua, Donnelly's | 55.7 | 63.6 | 47.8 | 365 | 17 | 57 | Appleby, Nelson . . | 54.0 | 60.8 | 47.2 | 559 | 13 |
| | Crossing A. D. McKinnon, B.Sc. | | | | | | 60 | BLENHEIM . . . . | 54.8 | 63.8 | 45.9 | 437 | 15 |
| 110 | Riverhead . . . . . | 54.6 | 65.3 | 44.0 | 104 | 11 | | P. J. Galliers | | | | | |
| | J. Johnson | | | | | | 860 | Waihopai, Blenheim . . | 52.4 | 60.8 | 43.9 | 834 | 14 |
| 160 | Auckland . . . . . | 57.9 | 64.1 | 51.7 | 217 | 14 | | J. Stanwell | | | | | |
| | S. M. Yallop | | | | | | 800 | Golden Downs, Nelson | 51.0 | 60.2 | 41.7 | 529 | 10 |
| 404 | Waihi . . . . . . | 55.6 | 63.9 | 47.3 | 347 | 9 | | Forest Ranger | | | | | |
| | M. F. Haszard | | | | | | 1225 | Hanmer Springs . . . | 50.2 | 62.1 | 38.3 | 502 | 10 |
| 46 | Te Aroha . . . . . | 57.9 | 67.0 | 48.8 | 344 | 18 | | H. Roche | | | | | |
| | C. E. Christensen | | | | | | 743 | Balmoral, Culverden . . | 52.0 | 62.3 | 41.8 | 335 | 10 |
| 100 | Tauranga . . . . . | 55.8 | 65.1 | 46.4 | 323 | 13 | 12 | J. E. Fletcher | | | | | |
| | Miss K. L. Butcher | | | | | | | Hokitika . . . . . | 52.6 | 58.9 | 46.2 | 1062 | 19 |
| 131 | Ruakura Farm, | 54.8 | 66.2 | 43.4 | 318 | 17 | | J. A. Chesney | | | | | |
| | Hamilton East | | | | | | 1220 | Lake Coleridge . . . | 52.1 | 60.8 | 43.4 | 332 | 12 |
| | G. K. McPherson | | | | | | | H. E. M. Hart | | | | | |
| 230 | Cambridge . . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 1200 | " Rudstone," Methven | 50.8 | 58.7 | 42.8 | 290 | 11 |
| | W. A. Wilkinson | | | | | | | James Carr | | | | | |
| 925 | Rotorua . . . . . | 54.3 | 63.4 | 45.2 | 442 | 17 | 22 | Christchurch . . . . | 52.2 | 60.3 | 44.1 | 96 | 10 |
| | W. E. Penno | | | | | | | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 1000 | Rotorua Nursery, Wha- | 53.4 | 63.5 | 43.4 | 469 | 15 | 36 | Lincoln . . . . . . | 52.4 | 61.8 | 43.1 | 90 | 6 |
| | karewarewa W. T. Morrison | | | | | | | M. C. Franklin, M.Sc., | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | A.I.C., Ph.D. | | | | | |
| 60 | New Plymouth . . . . | 55.5 | 61.7 | 49.3 | 694 | 17 | 2510 | THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT | 45.8 | 55.3 | 36.3 | 2553 | 16 |
| | G. H. Dolby | | | | | | | Cook | | | | | |
| 3670 | Chateau Tongariro, | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 323 | Ashburton . . . . . | 50.8 | 60.5 | 41.2 | 219 | 12 |
| | National Park | | | | | | | H. P. Clayton | | | | | |
| | W. J. Stevens | | | | | | 2350 | LAKE TEKAPO . . . . | 49.3 | 58.1 | 40.5 | 451 | 10 |
| 2125 | Kariori . . . . . . | 48.0 | 58.7 | 37.3 | 420 | 15 | 2000 | Miss D. C. Trott | | | | | |
| | L. H. Bailey | | | | | | | Fairlie . . . . . . | 49.6 | 62.0 | 37.3 | 423 | 12 |
| 5 | Napier . . . . . . | 56.0 | 64.3 | 47.7 | 167 | 13 | 1000 | C. Searle | | | | | |
| | T. R. Hutton | | | | | | | Timaru . . . . . . | 51.4 | 60.1 | 42.6 | 292 | 10 |
| 45 | Hastings . . . . . | 55.2 | 67.1 | 43.3 | 154 | 13 | 56 | A. W. Anderson | | | | | |
| | H. N. Fowler | | | | | | 200 | Waimate . . . . . . | 49.9 | 59.4 | 40.4 | 295 | 12 |
| 2157 | Taihape . . . . . . | 50.8 | 59.0 | 42.5 | 239 | 17 | | F. Akhurst | | | | | |
| | A. R. Fannin | | | | | | 1110 | Queenstown . . . . . | 50.1 | 60.0 | 40.2 | 236 | 7 |
| 8 | Tangimoana . . . . . | 54.2 | 62.3 | 46.2 | 444 | 15 | | F. W. Bailey | | | | | |
| | G. W. Braddell | | | | | | 1000 | Ophir . . . . . . . | 50.1 | 62.0 | 38.2 | 183 | 7 |
| 100 | Palmerston North . . . | 55.3 | 63.4 | 47.2 | 309 | 19 | | H. J. Sandle | | | | | |
| | E. J. Werry | | | | | | 1550 | Sanatorium, Waiplata . . | 49.1 | 59.6 | 38.6 | 207 | 10 |
| 110 | Massey Agri. Col., Pal- | 54.9 | 62.9 | 46.9 | 314 | 17 | | Dr. A. Kidd | | | | | |
| | merston North | | | | | | 520 | Alexandra . . . . . | 51.8 | 63.1 | 40.5 | 72 | 5 |
| | Meteorological Observer | | | | | | | Geo. Smith | | | | | |
| 384 | Pahiatua . . . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 2448 | Manorburn Dam . . . | 44.4 | 53.9 | 34.9 | 112 | 10 |
| | A. W. Hamilton | | | | | | | S. Wragge | | | | | |
| 44 | Kapiti Island . . . . | 55.2 | 60.3 | 50.1 | 769 | 16 | 240 | Dunedin . . . . . . | 51.7 | 60.7 | 42.7 | 183 | 12 |
| | R. J. Wilkinson | | | | | | | D. Tannock | | | | | |
| 387 | Masterton . . . . . . | 54.0 | 65.3 | 42.7 | 204 | 10 | 245 | Gore . . . . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| | Miss R. Robinson | | | | | | | A. T. Newman | | | | | |
| 415 | Wellington . . . . . . | 53.4 | 59.6 | 47.1 | 685 | 14 | 12 | Invercargill . . . . . | 50.4 | 59.5 | 41.4 | 179 | 17 |
| | | | | | | | | L. Lennie | | | | | |



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for October 1933 (continued from previous page)

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for October 1934

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, 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 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 Kariori
  • 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 Agri. 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 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
  • M. C. Franklin (M.Sc., A.I.C., Ph.D.), Observer at Lincoln
  • D. C. Trott (Miss), Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • H. J. Sandle, Observer at Sanatorium, Waiplata
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waiplata
  • 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