✨ Meteorological Observations
1232
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42
From the 8th until the end of the month anticyclonic weather prevailed throughout. The air pressure was frequently very high and fell below 30 in. for brief intervals only and then principally in the northern and southern extremities of the Dominion. Depressions advancing from the west rapidly lost intensity on nearing New Zealand, and none produced more than a slight disturbance. The one causing the greatest fall of pressure passed on the 29th. This was followed by rather colder weather, and a little snow again fell on some of the ranges. Generally speaking, however, the amount of snow on the mountains decreased during the month, and at the end there was less than usual at this time of year.
Between the 22nd and the 28th a series of disturbances followed each other on an easterly course far to the north of the Dominion. The last of these developed into a deep cyclone. During this period scattered rains were recorded on most days in North Auckland, but the effect of the storms was much less than might have been expected.
Such rain as did occur after the 8th was very erratic in its incidence and frequently of a very local character.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR MAY, 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. | Amount. | Date. | ||||||||
| Ft. | °F | °F | °F | °F | °F | °F | In. | In. | In. | |||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 62·5 | 45·8 | 54·2 | (—0·1) | 69·0 | 16 | 36·0 | 14 | 2·31 | 10 | .. | 0·64 | 6 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 60·6 | 40·2 | 50·4 | (—2·7) | 66·2 | 6 | 27·0 | 31 | 1·31 | 6 | .. | 0·48 | 1 |
| Auckland | 160 | 60·2 | 47·8 | 54·0 | —2·6 | 65·0 | 21 | 40·5 | 9 | 1·26 | 7 | —3·89 | 0·48 | 2 |
| Waihi | 404 | 58·4 | 40·5 | 49·4 | —3·1 | 65·6 | 6 | 30·0 | 19, 29 | 1·50 | 5 | —7·03 | 0·62 | 6 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 60·8 | 39·8 | 50·3 | —3·0 | 67·8 | 5 | 29·0 | 9 | 1·20 | 6 | —4·40 | 0·55 | 6 |
| Morrinsville | 87 | 60·4 | 37·2 | 48·8 | .. | 65·1 | 6 | 26·8 | 9 | 1·50 | 5 | .. | 0·51 | 6 |
| Tauranga | 100 | 59·4 | 40·3 | 49·8 | —3·7 | 65·2 | 20 | 31·2 | 25 | 1·73 | 7 | —3·37 | 0·54 | 6 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 62·1 | 37·0 | 49·6 | —2·4 | 71·8 | 7 | 26·6 | 30 | 1·17 | 8 | —3·98 | 0·35 | 1 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 54·1 | 38·2 | 46·2 | —4·6 | 63·3 | 11 | 31·0 | 29 | 1·38 | 8 | —4·31 | 0·60 | 6 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 58·5 | 36·4 | 47·4 | (—2·9) | 64·7 | 13 | 29·9 | 28 | 1·52 | 8 | —3·83 | 0·62 | 6 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 50·2 | 40·5 | 45·4 | .. | 59·0 | 20 | 32·0 | 9 | 4·38 | 18 | .. | 1·22 | 30 |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 59·3 | 43·7 | 51·5 | —2·4 | 63·2 | 14 | 34·7 | 30 | 2·03 | 9 | —4·17 | 1·22 | 6 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 52·9 | 32·6 | 42·8 | (—1·7) | 59·8 | 6 | 25·8 | 28 | 3·24 | 14 | .. | 0·84 | 1 |
| Napier | 5 | 58·0 | 42·0 | 50·0 | —2·8 | 66·0 | 5, 6 | 35·5 | 10, 20 | 1·89 | 9 | —1·29 | 0·66 | 7 |
| Hastings | 45 | 60·5 | 39·0 | 49·8 | (—0·8) | 71·0 | 5, 10 | 31·0 | 4, 10 | 0·98 | 9 | .. | 0·41 | 12 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 50·4 | 37·7 | 44·0 | —2·6 | 59·2 | 6 | 32·1 | 3 | 2·25 | 12 | —1·21 | 0·54 | 13 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 58·2 | 38·6 | 48·4 | —2·9 | 64·0 | 6 | 28·5 | 28 | 0·85 | 7 | —2·41 | 0·25 | 7 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 57·5 | 40·9 | 49·2 | —2·2 | 64·0 | 17 | 29·0 | 9 | 1·33 | 8 | —1·94 | 0·55 | 6 |
| Massey College, P.N. | 110 | 56·5 | 40·7 | 48·6 | (—2·3) | 62·5 | 6 | 29·0 | 9, 31 | 1·18 | 8 | (—2·51) | 0·26 | 6 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 56·3 | 38·4 | 47·4 | (—2·3) | 63·6 | 6 | 25·0 | 25 | 1·74 | 12 | ( 3·14) | 0·45 | 6 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 55·5 | 46·7 | 51·1 | —1·0 | 60·0 | 4, 17 | 40·0 | 9, 24 | 1·38 | 14 | —2·10 | 0·52 | 6 |
| Masterton | 387 | 57·8 | 36·3 | 47·0 | —2·9 | 70·2 | 16 | 25·6 | 24 | 5·05 | 14 | +1·01 | 0·85 | 11 |
| Wellington | 415 | 54·6 | 44·6 | 49·6 | —2·3 | 62·7 | 17 | 37·0 | 24 | 2·87 | 13 | (—1·23) | 0·99 | 7 |
| Nelson | 24 | 57·8 | 39·3 | 48·6 | —2·1 | 62·4 | 11 | 32·2 | 8 | 1·02 | 4 | —2·24 | 0·54 | 6 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 57·8 | 38·8 | 48·3 | (—1·9) | 62·9 | 21 | 31·8 | 8 | 0·96 | 4 | .. | 0·37 | 5 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 58·8 | 36·6 | 47·7 | (—2·2) | 70·8 | 16 | 26·8 | 24, 31 | 0·53 | 6 | (—2·09) | 0·28 | 6 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 56·4 | 32·7 | 44·6 | (—1·7) | 62·2 | 17 | 22·6 | 23 | 1·33 | 4 | .. | 0·86 | 5 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 56·6 | 36·5 | 46·6 | (—1·5) | 65·9 | 16 | 27·4 | 24 | 1·97 | 6 | .. | 1·02 | 5 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 55·5 | 31·0 | 43·2 | —1·4 | 68·2 | 5 | 20·5 | 23 | 2·59 | 9 | —1·95 | 1·02 | 21 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 56·6 | 33·8 | 45·2 | (—1·1) | 66·5 | 16 | 22·9 | 25 | 1·30 | 7 | .. | 0·49 | 1 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 55·6 | 39·0 | 47·3 | —2·1 | 60·0 | 14 | 30·0 | 3 | 4·55 | 10 | —5·03 | 1·83 | 5 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 56·7 | 34·3 | 45·5 | ±0·0 | 66·5 | 15 | 19·7 | 8 | 1·59 | 8 | —1·16 | 0·84 | 5 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 54·6 | 39·4 | 47·0 | (+0·1) | 66·0 | 15 | 32·0 | 9, 28 | 0·85 | 7 | —2·35 | 0·32 | 21 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 53·3 | 38·0 | 45·6 | —2·5 | 65·0 | 16 | 28·2 | 23 | 1·36 | 11 | —1·26 | 0·52 | 2 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 54·7 | 38·0 | 46·4 | —1·9 | 69·0 | 16 | 27·2 | 23 | 1·06 | 8 | —1·22 | 0·33 | 21 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 48·0 | 29·3 | 38·6 | (—0·9) | 55·0 | 25, 27, 30 | 23·0 | 8, 9 | 5·14 | 6 | —5·53 | 1·90 | 6 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 53·9 | 33·9 | 43·9 | (—2·0) | 68·8 | 5 | 26·2 | 23 | 0·74 | 13 | —1·65 | 0·18 | 21 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 51·5 | 31·1 | 41·3 | (+0·2) | 61·8 | 17 | 24·5 | 31 | 0·40 | 3 | .. | 0·15 | 6 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 54·7 | 29·3 | 42·0 | (—1·5) | 68·7 | 5 | 20·0 | 9 | 0·32 | 5 | .. | 0·18 | 21 |
| Timaru | 56 | 54·8 | 37·0 | 45·9 | —0·8 | 66·8 | 5 | 29·0 | 8, 9 | 0·35 | 5 | —1·13 | 0·14 | 21 |
| Waimate | 200 | 54·0 | 36·2 | 45·1 | —1·6 | 67·9 | 5 | 30·0 | 23 | 0·42 | 5 | —1·19 | 0·14 | 21 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 50·8 | 36·0 | 43·4 | (—0·1) | 64·6 | 15 | 29·8 | 8 | 3·14 | 8 | +0·55 | 0·95 | 5 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 50·3 | 30·3 | 40·3 | —0·1 | 65·0 | 15 | 17·3 | 23 | 1·24 | 7 | +0·30 | 0·47 | 5 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 51·0 | 32·8 | 41·9 | —0·3 | 66·4 | 15 | 25·4 | 23, 31 | 1·05 | 9 | .. | 0·36 | 5 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 49·7 | 33·8 | 41·8 | (—0·6) | 61·2 | 15, 19 | 24·0 | 23 | 1·39 | 8 | (+0·48) | 0·43 | 5 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 45·0 | 30·2 | 37·6 | (—0·3) | 56·5 | 15 | 22·8 | 9 | 1·46 | 12 | —0·47 | 0·53 | 5 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 53·4 | 40·9 | 47·2 | —0·6 | 61·6 | 15 | 35·0 | 3, 12, 31 | 2·09 | 8 | —1·06 | 0·68 | 5 |
| Gore | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 12 | 54·1 | 40·5 | 47·3 | +1·2 | 66·0 | 16 | 29·0 | 31 | 4·25 | 25 | —0·11 | 1·10 | 5 |
LATE RETURNS.
| Auckland, April, 1936 | 160 | 67·8 | 56·9 | 62·4 | +1·3 | 72·3 | 6 | 46·8 | 27 | 2·72 | 15 | —1·16 | 0·60 | 28 | 182·6 |
| Appleby, April, 1936 | 57 | 65·3 | 49·6 | 57·4 | (+1·6) | 72·5 | 13 | 43·4 | 24 | 2·92 | 10 | .. | 0·98 | 20 | .. |
| Milford Sound, April, 1936 | 23 | 60·3 | .. | .. | .. | 69·0 | 9 | .. | .. | 18·36 | 17 | .. | 4·89 | 2 | .. |
| Ophir, April, 1936 | 1,000 | 65·0 | 42·5 | 53·8 | +4·1 | 72·7 | 2 | 30·1 | 18 | 0·95 | 6 | —0·55 | 0·27 | 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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