New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 61

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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The latter moved off New Zealand on the 14th, and a series of westerly depressions crossed southern New Zealand until
the 18th. Their effect was confined chiefly to western districts, Westland having most of its rain during this period, while fine
mild weather was being experienced in eastern areas.

On the 6th a tornado which passed over a small area of country two miles from Kaikohe damaged several houses in its
track. Fortunately its course was mostly over open and bush country. Many trees were uprooted and some haystacks blown
over. At North Egmont Mountain Hostel on the morning of the 16th two tornadoes, one severe and the other of a minor
nature, were experienced. The first lifted a corrugated-iron motor-garage and completely wrecked it.

From the 19th to the 23rd an intense anticyclone lay over New Zealand, but its central portion was situated in the south.
At the same time a series of slight depressions passed to the north, and the far northern and eastern areas were again subject
to scattered and, in places, heavy easterly rains. Otherwise, the weather was fine in most parts of the country.

By the morning of the 24th the high-pressure system had passed away and a depression had moved on to northern New
Zealand. The centre of this depression moved slowly across the North Island, passing in a south-east direction to the
vicinity of the Chatham Islands on the 26th where it became very intense, pressure at the Chatham Islands falling as low as
28.77 in. on the following day. As previously mentioned, cold southerly winds accompanied this depression and somewhat
squally conditions prevailed with intermittent rains.

There were considerable snowfalls on the ranges, especially in the North Island and north-east portion of the South.
Westland, however, experienced brilliantly fine weather during this period, and in the east coast districts of the South
Island only light scattered rain occurred.

B. V. PEMBERTON, Acting Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JULY, 1935.

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). Rainfall in Inches. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Means of Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Total Fall. No. of Wet Days. Difference from Normal. Most in a Day.
A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B. Difference from Normal. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Date.
Ft. °F °F °F °F °F °F In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 59.0 44.8 51.9 (-0.5) 62.2 24 30.0 22 4.79 20
Waipoua State Forest 225 58.9 44.2 51.6 (+2.4) 64.0 24 33.0 21 6.85 22
Riverhead 105 57.4 39.5 48.4 (+0.4) 63.3 24 29.7 13 10.46 19
Auckland 160 56.4 46.2 51.3 -0.2 61.5 17 34.0 4 10.55 19
Waihi 404 54.1 40.9 47.5 +0.1 58.5 16, 25 28.0 13 13.72 18
Te Aroha 46 57.3 40.6 49.0 +0.2 63.0 25 27.2 13 8.17 20
Tauranga 100 55.6 40.9 48.3 -0.3 60.2 17 28.2 13 5.65 19
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 56.2 37.5 46.8 -0.4 64.2 25 24.8 13 5.74 20
Cambridge 230 55.3 38.4 46.8 (-0.8) 62.6 25 26.8 13 3.95 18
Rotorua 925 53.7 37.9 45.8 +0.1 60.3 19 26.4 13 5.24 17
Whakarewarewa 1,000 53.0 36.8 44.9 (-0.3) 60.3 7 24.8 13 4.62 16
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 45.5 37.4 41.4 .. 57.5 17 31.6 13 11.63 22
New Plymouth 60 55.1 44.9 50.0 +1.2 61.1 9 35.3 11 6.88 18
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Karioi 2,125 48.1 32.2 40.2 (+0.9) 54.8 9, 15 19.1 11 3.10 17
Napier 5 53.3 39.5 46.4 -0.6 60.0 16 28.8 3 0.48 18
Hastings 45 53.9 38.1 46.0 (+1.2) 60.0 17 26.0 3 6.35 16
Taihape 2,157 46.3 36.4 41.4 -0.2 54.8 15 28.2 11 1.75 17
Tangimoana 8 53.6 38.4 46.0 -0.7 58.0 9, 18 27.4 28 1.48 15
Palmerston North 100 53.0 40.1 46.6 +0.3 59.0 19 26.0 11 2.01 17
Massey College, P.N. 381 52.0 40.1 46.0 (+0.2) 59.0 3 22.5 11 1.94 19
Pahiatua 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kapiti Island 44 52.0 43.4 47.7 +0.1 59.0 6 36.0 13 2.13 13
Masterton 387 51.7 35.8 43.8 -1.4 63.2 17 20.0 11 6.04 18
Wellington 415 50.3 41.6 46.0 -0.9 59.6 16 35.0 11 4.32 14
Nelson 24 54.7 37.1 45.9 +0.5 60.8 5 29.9 3 2.31 6
Appleby, Nelson 57 54.7 36.9 45.8 (+1.0) 61.2 6 28.2 28 2.55 7
Blenheim 30 52.9 34.0 43.4 (-0.4) 63.0 16, 17 24.0 28 1.29 11
Golden Downs 900 51.4 30.3 40.8 (-0.3) 57.0 7 20.0 28 1.11 2
Waihopai 800 50.9 32.1 41.5 -1.0 60.3 16 25.1 31 1.38 6
Hanmer Springs 1,225 47.6 28.5 38.0 -0.7 56.4 14 19.8 24 3.46 16
Balmoral 743 48.7 33.0 40.8 (+0.4) 59.5 15 24.9 24 0.70 8
Hokitika 12 54.2 35.1 44.6 -0.1 59.0 5 28.5 25 3.22 8
Lake Coleridge 1,220 47.8 29.9 38.8 -0.6 56.8 18 18.5 24 1.04 8
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 46.8 34.8 40.8 (-0.3) 56.0 15, 16, 18 28.0 24 1.47 9
Christchurch 22 48.8 33.9 41.4 -1.1 62.8 15 28.0 2 1.06 13
Lincoln 36 50.1 33.5 41.8 -1.1 64.2 15 26.8 2, 29 1.30 13
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 43.0 26.2 34.6 (±0.0) 51.0 11, 17 19.0 26 6.30 8
Ashburton 323 48.3 31.4 39.8 (-1.2) 62.7 15 26.0 1, 26 2.03 15
Lake Tekapo 2,350 42.3 26.8 34.6 (-0.3) 51.9 15 20.1 26, 27, 28 0.57 5
Fairlie 1,000 47.7 25.7 36.7 (-1.3) 60.0 15 20.0 4, 5 0.54 5
Timaru 56 48.6 32.9 40.8 -1.0 63.8 15 28.0 14 0.56 5
Waimate 200 49.6 31.8 40.7 -1.2 64.8 15 27.0 13 0.64 10
Milford Sound 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown 1,110 46.0 30.3 38.2 (+0.2) 53.2 19 24.8 24 0.28 3
Ophir 1,000 43.0 25.3 34.2 -0.4 55.2 18 15.8 26 0.04 2
Waipiata 1,550 45.0 26.9 36.0 -0.7 54.0 18, 21 18.4 29 0.29 8
Alexandra 520 43.0 26.4 34.7 (-1.8) 57.2 18 20.0 27 0.07 2
Manorburn Dam 2,448 39.0 22.3 30.6 (-1.6) 46.2 18, 21 13.0 13 0.17 3
Dunedin 240 48.5 36.6 42.6 -0.8 58.8 15 30.0 29 1.30 13
Gore 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 121 48.1 32.9 40.5 -1.0 58.0 20 25.0 26, 29 1.46 15

LATE RETURN.

| Balmoral, June, 1935 | 743 | 49.5 | 32.4 | 41.0 | (-1.4) | 58.5 | 1 | 21.5 | 10 | 2.98 | 10 | .. | 0.81 | 9 | .. |

NOTE.—At stations where departures from normal are in parentheses the record has been maintained for less than
ten years in the case of temperatures and for less than twenty years in the case of rainfall, and the normals are partly
interpolated.



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