New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 35

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✨ Climatological Data

May 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 985

On the 28th a somewhat similar weather sequence set in. A shallow depression from the Tasman Sea gradually deepened, and, passing through Cook Strait, was centred east of Kaikoura on the 30th. Again a series of westerly depressions moved into this centre, and with each one the pressure fell further over New Zealand. The winds fluctuated between north-west and south-west as the depressions passed, and became strong. Temperatures fell with each southerly change, and there were numerous hailstorms and much snow on the ranges. This weather sequence did not terminate until the 2nd May. Rain was general on the 29th and 30th April.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR APRIL, 1936.

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.	Date.				Amount.	Date.
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.		In.		In.	In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	68·2	55·6	61·9	(+1·3)	72·5	6	42·5	27	1·94	14	..	0·55	18
Waipoua State Forest	225	68·6	53·6	61·1	(+2·5)	74·0	11	43·0	27	2·58	15	..	0·56	30
Riverhead	105	66·9	52·3	59·6	(+2·1)	73·4	20	35·4	28	3·51	21	..	0·51	24
Auckland	160	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Waihi	404	65·9	51·0	58·4	+1·1	75·0	28	35·2	28	7·51	19	+0·42	1·70	18
Te Aroha	46	69·6	52·9	61·2	+2·8	75·0	7	36·5	27	5·29	19	+0·75	1·00	28
Morrinsville	87	69·0	48·5	58·8	..	74·8	5	32·6	27	3·88	13	..	1·01	28
Tauranga	100	68·3	51·2	59·8	+1·8	72·4	5	43·0	1, 26	4·31	16	-0·39	1·32	28
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	68·7	48·3	58·5	+1·3	79·8	8	33·0	27	5·22	13	+1·48	1·31	28
Cambridge	230	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rotorua	925	64·0	50·1	57·0	+1·2	76·2	2	38·0	27	4·11	11	-0·30	0·94	28
Whakarewarewa	1,000	66·4	48·6	57·5	(+2·2)	76·3	2	35·5	27	3·82	11	-0·60	0·91	28
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	60·4	48·2	54·3	..	70·5	2	41·3	27	3·85	13	..	0·82	19
New Plymouth	60	66·7	53·5	60·1	+2·0	73·0	12	44·2	27	6·18	11	+1·59	1·28	28
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Karioi	2,125	63·0	40·8	51·9	(+1·8)	69·5	9	29·9	28	4·36	12	..	1·17	20
Napier	5	66·2	51·6	58·9	+0·1	76·8	23	41·3	1	2·64	14	+0·28	1·05	19
Hastings	45	69·9	48·1	59·0	(+2·2)	80·2	3	35·2	27	2·60	13	..	0·93	19
Taihape	2,157	61·9	46·6	54·2	+1·8	70·0	2	37·2	27	2·39	10	-0·39	0·41	30
Tangimoana	8	66·6	48·1	57·4	+0·6	74·0	9, 12	38·0	27	3·13	12	+0·16	0·73	24
Palmerston North	100	67·5	50·0	58·8	+1·6	75·0	6	38·0	28	3·35	12	+0·24	1·10	20
Massey College, P.N.	110	65·9	49·9	57·9	(+1·2)	73·5	9	38·0	1	3·10	12	(+0·41)	0·94	20
Pahiatua	384	65·5	47·1	56·3	(+1·1)	74·0	9	32·2	27	4·47	14	(+0·09)	1·05	20
Kapiti Island	44	63·9	54·1	59·0	(+2·2)	70·0	6	45·0	1	3·82	13	+0·11	0·82	20
Masterton	387	68·5	45·5	57·0	+1·6	78·4	2	33·4	1	2·67	12	-0·38	0·94	24
Wellington	415	63·5	51·8	57·6	+1·4	73·5	12	43·2	1, 27	3·33	12	(-0·31)	0·70	20
Nelson	24	66·2	50·4	58·3	+2·0	71·2	1	42·1	1	3·08	11	-0·02	1·29	22
Appleby, Nelson	57	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Blenheim	30	68·6	46·0	57·3	(+0·6)	76·5	10	37·0	1	2·75	10	(+0·89)	0·80	29
Golden Downs	900	63·4	43·9	53·6	(+1·3)	77·4	2	35·0	15	3·08	8	..	0·83	20
Waihopai	860	66·2	46·0	56·1	(+1·4)	80·2	2	37·4	1	3·87	11	..	1·22	22
Hanmer Springs	1,225	65·9	42·8	54·4	+3·0	73·4	2	30·4	27	2·66	10	-0·61	0·94	24
Balmoral	743	67·0	44·1	55·6	(+2·5)	78·2	1	31·0	27	1·51	8	..	0·48	24
Hokitika	12	63·7	48·9	56·3	+2·1	72·0	19	40·0	16	7·15	15	-2·31	1·24	21
Lake Coleridge	1,220	64·3	46·2	55·2	+2·5	77·0	5	34·0	1	3·86	13	+1·04	1·34	22
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	61·9	46·5	54·2	(+2·0)	75·0	5	37·0	1	3·62	13	+0·83	0·86	24
Christchurch	22	61·8	47·9	54·8	+1·3	81·8	2	36·4	1	2·87	13	+1·12	0·91	24
Lincoln	36	63·4	46·9	55·2	+1·2	83·6	2	35·5	27	1·85	7	-0·04	1·12	24
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	56·3	42·9	49·6	(+3·0)	74·0	14	32·0	24	27·55	13	+9·66	11·80	21
Ashburton	323	61·9	44·8	53·4	(+1·1)	78·8	2	32·8	27	2·16	17	-0·10	1·09	24
Lake Tekapo	2,350	60·5	40·2	50·4	(+1·6)	72·3	1	34·5	27	2·65	10	..	0·80	23
Fairlie	1,000	62·2	40·5	51·4	(+0·3)	78·2	1	30·2	27	1·79	14	..	0·57	2
Timaru	56	60·5	47·4	54·0	+0·9	74·8	2	39·6	27	1·11	6	-0·46	0·48	2
Waimate	200	60·5	44·8	52·6	+0·3	75·0	12	36·0	9	1·39	15	-0·29	0·61	2
Milford Sound	23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Queenstown	1,110	61·7	45·0	53·4	(+2·4)	69·2	2	38·8	27	4·20	11	+1·12	1·71	2
Ophir	1,000	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Waipiata	1,550	63·3	42·8	53·0	+3·1	74·6	6	33·4	18	1·83	11	..	0·75	2
Alexandra	520	65·0	45·3	55·2	(+3·9)	76·2	2	35·0	27	1·35	7	(+0·12)	0·62	2
Manorburn Dam	2,448	57·7	39·9	48·8	(+3·4)	67·2	13	30·8	26	2·20	7	+0·23	0·86	2
Dunedin	240	60·5	47·2	53·8	+1·4	74·6	2	38·0	26	1·68	9	-1·09	0·73	2
Gore	245	63·6	42·7	53·2	+3·0	74·0	12	33·0	27	2·71	11	-0·39	1·61	2
Invercargill	12	61·1	44·3	52·7	+1·8	74·0	2	34·0	27	2·81	17	-1·43	1·32	2

LATE RETURNS.

| Pahiatua, March, 1936 | 384 | 64·3 | 47·7 | 56·0 | (-3·7) | 75·0 | 22 | 29·0 | 19 | 3·15 | 11 | (-0·26) | 1·47 | 2 | .. |
| Masterton, March, 1936 | 387 | 66·4 | 45·7 | 56·0 | -3·9 | 77·6 | 7, 22 | 32·2 | 25 | 2·50 | 12 | -0·25 | 0·86 | 2 | 159·0 |
| Balmoral, February, 1936 | 743 | 69·0 | 48·6 | 58·8 | (-1·9) | 77·5 | 24 | 37·9 | 3 | 5·41 | 12 | .. | 1·76 | 20 | .. |
| Balmoral, March, 1936 | 743 | 65·1 | 42·1 | 53·6 | (-4·6) | 77·5 | 22 | 31·5 | 25, 26 | 2·54 | 10 | .. | 0·98 | 2 | .. |

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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🎓 Meteorological Observations for April 1936 (continued from previous page)

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🎓 Climatological Table for April 1936

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