✨ Climatological Data
1822
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64
An anticyclone then crossed the northern part of the country and, after moving south-eastwards, became very intense and almost stationary with its centre in the neighbourhood of Chatham Islands. It was not until the 26th that the anticyclone finally began to give way. Northerly winds and warm weather prevailed most of the time. There were general rains with many heavy falls, though districts from Canterbury southwards escaped lightly.
On the 28th a depression appeared over the Tasman Sea. Developing into a deep cyclone, it crossed the South Island on the night of the 29th. This storm caused the heaviest and most general rains of the month, and the southerly gales in rear of it brought cold weather with hail and snow in many places. There were also some thunderstorms.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR AUGUST, 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. | ||||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua* | Ft. 200 | °F 61·6 | °F 45·5 | °F 53·6 | ( +1·4) | °F 65·8 | 22 | °F 28·4 | In. 5·28 | 21 | .. | In. 0·77 | 20 | 181·2 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 60·4 | 42·2 | 51·3 | ( +1·5) | 66·0 | 4 | 28·0 | 7·75 | 20 | .. | 2·41 | 20 | 147·0 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 59·0 | 41·5 | 50·2 | ( +1·7) | 65·5 | 29 | 24·5 | 7·49 | 17 | .. | 3·81 | 21 | .. |
| Auckland | 160 | 58·7 | 47·8 | 53·2 | +1·1 | 65·2 | 15, 29 | 35·5 | 8·28 | 18 | +3·67 | 2·98 | 21 | 155·4 |
| Waihi | 404 | 58·5 | 42·4 | 50·4 | +2·0 | 64·0 | 14 | 26·8 | 5·96 | 16 | —1·89 | 1·20 | 21 | 129·6 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 59·8 | 44·3 | 52·0 | +2·2 | 67·8 | 20 | 25·5 | 4·21 | 19 | —0·83 | 0·97 | 21 | .. |
| Morrinsville | 87 | 60·2 | 40·3 | 50·2 | .. | 66·2 | 25 | 23·1 | 3·20 | 21 | .. | 0·72 | 12 | .. |
| Tauranga | 100 | 60·0 | 42·2 | 51·1 | +1·7 | 65·2 | 23 | 25·9 | 4·38 | 19 | +0·08 | 1·53 | 22 | 161·4 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 58·7 | 40·0 | 49·4 | +1·2 | 64·6 | 29 | 24·0 | 3·78 | 19 | —0·14 | 0·71 | 19, 21 | 141·7 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 57·0 | 40·3 | 48·6 | +1·7 | 65·7 | 18 | 25·8 | 5·11 | 18 | +0·20 | 1·42 | 22 | 128·3 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 56·6 | 38·9 | 47·8 | ( +1·4) | 64·4 | 18 | 24·9 | 4·41 | 20 | —0·31 | 0·98 | 22 | .. |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 50·9 | 40·5 | 45·7 | .. | 56·1 | 18 | 29·3 | 3·92 | 11 | .. | 0·90 | 23 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 57·3 | 46·1 | 51·7 | +2·1 | 63·8 | 21 | 33·2 | 6·87 | 23 | +1·38 | 1·63 | 22 | 126·5 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 42·4 | 32·4 | 37·4 | ( +0·4) | 52·0 | 19 | 18·0 | 12·80 | 21 | .. | 2·00 | 11 | .. |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 52·4 | 34·3 | 43·4 | ( +3·1) | 64·1 | 21 | 20·5 | 3·33 | 18 | .. | 0·69 | 29 | .. |
| Napier | 5 | 58·9 | 43·3 | 51·1 | +2·6 | 67·9 | 14 | 29·3 | 1·19 | 12 | —1·76 | 0·44 | 24 | 169·6 |
| Hastings | 45 | 61·4 | 39·6 | 50·5 | +4·1 | 69·0 | 14 | 26·0 | 1·18 | 12 | .. | 0·37 | 22 | .. |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 50·4 | 39·0 | 44·7 | +2·1 | 58·4 | 20 | 27·0 | 1·70 | 22 | —1·04 | 0·44 | 29 | .. |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 57·3 | 42·2 | 49·8 | +2·6 | 66·0 | 21 | 27·2 | 3·30 | 17 | +0·66 | 1·40 | 29 | .. |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 57·1 | 43·0 | 50·0 | +2·1 | 67·0 | 21 | 29·0 | 3·08 | 20 | —0·06 | 0·52 | 29 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N. | 110 | 56·4 | 41·5 | 49·0 | ( +1·6) | 65·2 | 21 | 28·5 | 3·01 | 15 | ( —0·53) | 0·65 | 29 | 105·0 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 56·4 | 41·2 | 48·8 | ( +2·7) | 66·0 | 20 | 23·0 | 4·57 | 21 | ( +0·45) | 1·12 | 29 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 55·0 | 46·9 | 51·0 | +2·6 | 61·0 | 21 | 36·0 | 7·35 | 20 | +3·60 | 1·80 | 29 | .. |
| Masterton | 387 | 58·6 | 39·8 | 49·2 | +2·9 | 70·6 | 21 | 25·1 | 3·13 | 15 | —0·46 | 1·25 | 29 | 156·4 |
| Wellington | 415 | 54·7 | 44·8 | 49·8 | +2·1 | 61·4 | 26 | 33·2 | 4·68 | 20 | ( +0·75) | 1·77 | 29 | 132·8 |
| Nelson | 24 | 55·4 | 39·4 | 47·4 | +0·5 | 61·3 | 16 | 27·1 | 8·84 | 15 | +5·78 | 2·33 | 21 | 149·7 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 54·5 | 39·6 | 47·0 | ( +0·7) | 62·1 | 16 | 23·0 | 7·73 | 18 | .. | 2·03 | 21 | .. |
| Blenheim | 30 | 59·1 | 38·8 | 49·0 | ( +3·3) | 66·0 | 23 | 23·5 | 3·09 | 13 | +0·73 | 1·60 | 29 | 180·0 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 52·4 | 34·6 | 43·5 | ( +0·6) | 60·0 | 23 | 17·2 | 11·05 | 15 | .. | 2·03 | 28 | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 55·3 | 37·0 | 46·2 | ( +1·8) | 64·6 | 18 | 23·8 | 6·11 | 15 | .. | 1·92 | 29 | .. |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 55·0 | 34·2 | 44·6 | +3·4 | 64·4 | 20 | 15·5 | 2·04 | 10 | —1·38 | 0·58 | 29 | 146·4 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 56·0 | 36·4 | 46·2 | ( +3·3) | 67·0 | 22 | 17·5 | 1·09 | 6 | .. | 0·54 | 13 | .. |
| Hokitika | 12 | 53·3 | 40·9 | 47·1 | +1·3 | 58·5 | 21 | 26·0 | 19·67 | 27 | +10·43 | 2·62 | 26 | 82·2 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 53·7 | 38·2 | 46·0 | +3·3 | 64·0 | 21 | 19·0 | 4·27 | 16 | +1·24 | 1·09 | 13 | .. |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 53·2 | 40·1 | 46·6 | ( +4·2) | 64·0 | 21, 22 | 25·0 | 2·59 | 12 | —0·27 | 0·89 | 29 | .. |
| Christchurch | 22 | 55·2 | 38·1 | 46·6 | +2·6 | 64·6 | 11 | 26·3 | 2·29 | 11 | +0·47 | 0·83 | 30 | 193·0 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 56·9 | 38·8 | 47·8 | +2·9 | 69·0 | 21 | 27·0 | 2·18 | 10 | +0·11 | 0·69 | 30 | 111·7 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ashburton | 323 | 55·9 | 34·3 | 45·1 | ( +2·5) | 66·5 | 21 | 19·4 | 1·42 | 9 | —0·67 | 0·40 | 30 | 127·1 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 47·6 | 32·9 | 40·2 | ( +3·7) | 55·8 | 24 | 14·2 | 1·54 | 12 | .. | 0·57 | 13 | 150·9 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 53·9 | 30·0 | 42·0 | ( +1·7) | 65·0 | 11 | 17·0 | 1·28 | 8 | .. | 0·38 | 28 | 152·6 |
| Timaru | 56 | 50·8 | 36·8 | 43·8 | —0·1 | 60·0 | 27 | 26·2 | 0·91 | 8 | —0·54 | 0·56 | 28 | 144·3 |
| Waimate† | 200 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Milford Sound | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 50·0 | 35·6 | 42·8 | ( +1·6) | 59·2 | 19, 20 | 23·2 | 4·47 | 18 | +2·42 | 0·90 | 13 | 98·4 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 51·6 | 34·5 | 43·0 | +3·9 | 61·3 | 19 | 18·8 | 0·94 | 10 | +0·10 | 0·44 | 22 | .. |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 51·3 | 33·6 | 42·4 | +3·1 | 62·2 | 21 | 22·4 | 0·96 | 9 | .. | 0·34 | 22 | 128·4 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 53·4 | 35·1 | 44·2 | ( +3·7) | 62·0 | 19 | 24·5 | 0·68 | 10 | ( —0·05) | 0·15 | 30 | 146·9 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 44·2 | 29·6 | 36·9 | ( +2·6) | 53·8 | 19 | 9·0 | 1·12 | 11 | —0·05 | 0·38 | 23 | .. |
| Dunedin | 240 | 54·9 | 40·5 | 47·7 | +2·5 | 64·6 | 11 | 29·9 | 3·52 | 10 | +0·45 | 1·09 | 30 | 123·2 |
| Gore | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 12 | 53·4 | 38·0 | 45·7 | +1·9 | 63·0 | 22 | 26·0 | 4·37 | 21 | +1·17 | 0·68 | 22 | 96·3 |
LATE RETURNS.
| Milford Sound, June, 1936 | 23 | 48·6 | .. | .. | .. | 57·5 | 12 | .. | .. | 9·65 | 11 | .. | 2·02 | 22 | .. |
| Milford Sound, July, 1936 | 23 | .. | 34·1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 29·0 | 8 | 9·30 | 8 | .. | 2·10 | 17 | .. |
- Maximum temperatures for 24 days only. † Incomplete.
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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- Edward Kidson, Director
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