New Zealand Gazette – 1935 – No. 96

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 96

An extensive and complex depression then approached New Zealand, and on the 17th dull misty weather prevailed generally, rain developing in most districts with fresh to strong north-easterly to northerly winds. During the night of the 17th heavy rain fell in many parts of the North Island and in the northern and west coast districts of the South Island. Scattered falls occurred on the two following days while the depression was crossing the Dominion, but by the morning of the 20th the weather had improved in the South Island, an anticyclone having moved on to the southern districts. A general change to southerly winds had taken place, but except about Cook Strait they were mainly only light or moderate in force, and by the 21st the weather had become fine and pleasant generally with milder temperatures. A depression located to the north-east, however, caused rain on parts of the east coast of the North Island on both the 21st and 22nd.

By the night of the 23rd the front of a westerly depression had moved on to the Dominion bringing scattered rain to western areas, and during the night of the 24th rain became more widespread, the wind turning to southerly in the South Island. This depression intensified when off the east coast, and on the 25th and 26th strong south-westerly winds blew in most parts of the country, the weather being particularly cold on the latter day, but in Westland it was mainly fine. Snow fell on many of the ranges of both Islands during the night of the 25th and on the 26th, and hail showers occurred in some of the coastal areas.

From the 27th to the close of the month the weather was generally fine while an anticyclone moved slowly over the Dominion, but on the 30th dull, misty conditions prevailed in the Cook Strait area and on the west coast of the South Island.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). Rainfall in Inches. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Means of Mean of A and B. Difference from Normal. Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Total Fall. No. of Wet Days. Difference from Normal. Most in a Day.
A Max. B Min. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Amount. Date.
Ft. °F °F °F °F °F °F In. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 .. .. .. .. .. 18 42·0 .. .. .. .. 17 152·3
Waipoua State Forest 225 62·8 51·0 56·9 (—0·7) 72·0 18 32·7 6·41 22 .. 1·94 17 ..
Riverhead 105 63·5 46·3 54·9 (—1·4) 70·8 18 43·5 4·59 21 .. 1·29 17 ..
Auckland 160 64·1 52·2 58·2 —1·9 73·0 18 38·0 3·43 19 —0·16 1·05 17 209·2
Waihi 404 64·8 49·1 57·0 —1·9 75·0 18,22,23 38·0 4·93 18 +0·02 1·50 17 179·8
Te Aroha 46 67·9 49·9 58·9 —1·2 78·6 22 38·8 4·56 20 +0·75 1·36 17 ..
Morrinsville 87 65·9 46·3 56·1 .. 78·5 22 33·9 3·91 21 .. 1·29 17 ..
Tauranga 100 66·4 46·9 56·6 —1·9 80·0 23 34·0 3·37 19 +0·08 1·03 17 220·2
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 66·4 45·9 56·2 —2·1 81·0 22 31·6 4·52 24 +0·85 1·13 17 ..
Cambridge 230 66·2 46·3 56·2 (—2·5) 79·1 22 34·4 4·06 18 .. 1·40 17 186·1
Rotorua 925 63·0 45·8 54·4 —3·2 78·0 23 32·9 6·25 19 +2·07 2·05 17 176·2
Whakarewarewa 1,000 64·9 44·1 54·5 (—2·6) 80·9 23 31·5 5·72 18 +1·70 1·85 17 ..
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana 2,110 55·7 43·7 49·7 .. 68·2 30 32·0 9·17 20 .. 1·05 22 ..
New Plymouth 60 62·5 49·3 55·9 —0·8 72·1 22,23 38·0 4·65 21 —0·05 0·96 17 204·5
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Karioi 2,125 57·6 39·3 48·4 (—1·3) 69·5 23 27·0 5·95 20 .. 0·65 17 ..
Napier 5 63·5 48·7 56·1 —3·3 77·0 18 37·0 3·33 15 +1·31 0·72 20 182·8
Hastings 45 65·4 46·4 55·9 (—1·9) 78·0 18 33·0 2·63 16 .. 0·40 11 ..
Taihape 2,157 56·5 41·9 49·2 —2·8 69·2 23 32·5 4·88 21 +1·48 0·63 19 ..
Tangimoana 8 61·9 47·6 54·8 —2·0 71·6 18 39·0 2·80 15 —0·21 0·64 6 ..
Palmerston North 100 62·7 48·2 55·4 —1·0 74·0 18 36·0 3·43 20 +0·14 1·12 6 ..
Massey College, P.N. 110 61·8 46·2 54·0 (—1·9) 72·0 18 33·8 3·31 18 (—0·41) 1·15 6 164·9
Pahiatua 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kapiti Island 44 60·4 50·1 55·2 —0·7 67·0 15,18 42·0 2·96 17 —0·89 0·65 4 ..
Masterton 387 63·3 44·2 53·8 —2·6 75·0 30 34·6 4·04 14 +1·35 0·90 25 181·4
Wellington 415 60·2 46·2 53·2 —2·7 70·6 23 37·0 2·84 18 (—0·15) 0·58 25 185·9
Nelson 24 63·0 45·8 54·4 —2·6 68·8 29 36·6 3·14 11 +0·22 1·93 17 223·7
Appleby, Nelson 57 62·2 45·3 53·8 (—2·7) 70·3 29 35·6 3·80 12 .. 2·61 17 ..
Blenheim 30 64·1 44·1 54·1 (—4·0) 75·0 30 32·0 1·73 12 (—0·21) 0·67 17 240·0
Golden Downs 900 63·1 39·3 51·2 (—2·9) 74·7 22 31·4 4·70 10 .. 1·67 17 ..
Waihopai 860 62·9 43·0 53·0 (—2·7) 73·6 29 32·1 3·46 11 .. 1·57 17 ..
Hanmer Springs 1,225 62·2 37·3 49·8 —3·9 79·6 23 29·0 6·12 20 +2·66 1·46 10 166·3
Balmoral 743 62·4 41·2 51·8 (—3·6) 77·5 23 31·5 2·37 12 .. 0·96 25 ..
Hokitika 12 60·2 45·4 52·8 —1·4 65·5 1 38·0 9·54 16 —0·91 2·84 17 200·1
Lake Coleridge 1,220 60·7 43·0 51·8 —3·5 76·8 23,28 32·0 2·29 12 —0·22 0·80 18 ..
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 58·3 41·9 50·1 (—4·2) 74·0 23 32·0 5·37 17 +2·03 0·95 6 ..
Christchurch 22 58·6 45·4 52·0 —4·7 69·4 18 37·4 2·88 15 +1·10 0·54 25 164·4
Lincoln 36 61·2 44·2 52·7 —3·4 73·8 28 37·0 3·07 15 +1·14 0·64 24 168·1
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 60·4 38·3 49·4 (±0·0) 77·0 22 22·0 35·35 18 +23·06 8·20 10 133·1
Ashburton 323 59·6 42·0 50·8 (—3·9) 69·8 28 33·8 4·68 16 +2·35 0·75 6 157·0
Lake Tekapo 2,350 59·3 37·3 48·3 (—3·1) 73·5 30 24·5 2·15 9 .. 0·59 20 194·1
Fairlie 1,000 59·9 40·8 50·4 —3·3 73·7 28 31·2 4·12 14 .. 0·95 3 141·0
Timaru 56 60·5 44·1 52·3 —3·2 69·4 23 35·2 3·48 14 +1·53 0·57 3 143·4
Waimate 200 59·4 42·4 50·9 —3·4 68·0 23,28,29 35·0 2·71 15 +0·51 0·50 6 122·7
Milford Sound 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown 1,110 61·2 42·5 51·8 (—1·8) 73·2 23 35·6 2·01 13 —0·70 0·56 11 195·7
Ophir 1,000 63·4 40·9 52·2 —1·3 80·2 22 30·0 1·27 16 —0·14 0·22 23 ..
Waipiata 1,550 60·3 40·7 50·5 —0·8 78·0 23 29·0 1·84 15 .. 0·40 3 184·0
Alexandra 520 64·4 44·2 54·3 (—1·1) 80·0 22 35·5 0·77 10 (—0·39) 0·21 23 198·2
Manorburn Dam 2,448 54·2 36·0 45·1 (—2·0) 71·5 22 28·0 2·26 17 +0·22 0·43 24 ..
Dunedin 240 59·0 44·0 51·5 —2·1 70·3 28 35·2 3·78 18 +0·57 0·63 25 162·2
Gore 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS.

| Pahiatua, October, 1935 | 384 | 61·4 | 46·6 | 54·0 | +0·2 | 67·4 | 10 | 30·2 | 21 | 7·85 | 21 | (+2·43) | 1·18 | 29 | .. |
| Golden Downs, October, 1935 | 900 | 61·4 | 42·8 | 52·1 | +0·6 | 66·8 | 27 | 34·6 | 8 | 6·07 | 13 | .. | 1·92 | 23 | .. |
| Manorburn Dam, October, 1935 | 2,448 | 53·8 | 35·3 | 44·6 | —0·5 | 62·0 | 30 | 27·0 | 20 | 0·85 | 7 | —1·06 | 0·51 | 25 | .. |
| Invercargill, October, 1935 | 12 | 58·4 | 43·3 | 50·8 | —0·2 | 69·0 | 3,13 | 36·0 | 4 | 2·00 | 20 | —2·35 | 0·41 | 11 | 162·1 |

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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