New Zealand Gazette – 1936 – No. 79

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2296 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 79

From the 19th to the 27th the pressure systems were much more slowly-moving and irregular in form. They culminated
in a rather shallow cyclone which crossed North Auckland on the 25th. Useful rains fell, especially in the northern half of
the North Island. Temperatures were unusually warm for the time of year.

During the last three days the westerly type of weather again became established. The persistent westerlies were
responsible for frequent rains throughout the month in western districts of the South Island, but to the northward the
amounts fell off rapidly, and eastern districts were, of course, to a large extent shielded from the rains.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 1936.

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). Rainfall in Inches. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Means of Difference from Normal. 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. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Waipoua State Forest 225 64.6 48.3 56.4 (+1.5) 74.0 30 36.0 6 5.51 18 ..
Riverhead 105 64.1 48.3 56.2 (+2.6) 72.0 30 32.0 6, 12 2.85 14 ..
Auckland 160 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Waihi 404 64.6 50.2 57.4 +1.7 74.0 29 36.0 12 6.30 11 -1.00
Te Aroha 46 67.3 51.6 59.4 +2.2 75.5 21 38.0 2 3.64 15 -0.86
Morrinsville 87 66.4 47.3 56.8 .. 75.8 30 30.7 15 1.72 15 ..
Tauranga 100 66.5 48.0 57.2 +1.3 75.0 21 30.6 8 2.58 12 -2.53
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 64.8 47.4 56.1 +1.1 73.8 30 32.8 15 2.00 14 -2.10
Rotorua 925 65.6 47.2 56.4 +2.2 76.8 21 29.8 15 2.54 11 -2.65
Whakarewarewa 1,000 65.4 46.0 55.7 (+2.0) 74.8 29 28.8 15 2.32 11 -3.00
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 60.2 46.4 53.3 .. 70.2 30 34.0 15 3.84 14 ..
New Plymouth 60 62.6 50.8 56.7 +1.7 75.1 25 39.3 5 2.89 16 -2.57
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 52.8 .. .. .. 68.5 22 .. .. 6.17 21 ..
Karioi 2,125 60.9 40.2 50.6 (+3.1) 71.2 22 24.9 16 2.21 11 ..
Napier 5 67.3 50.6 59.0 +2.3 82.0 30 32.3 15 1.23 11 -0.66
Hastings 45 70.0 47.1 58.6 (+3.8) 82.0 30 28.2 15 1.12 8 ..
Taihape 2,157 60.2 44.7 52.4 +2.6 70.2 30 32.2 15 1.79 16 -1.71
Tangimoana 8 63.4 49.1 56.2 +1.5 73.0 24 34.8 15 2.86 11 -0.53
Palmerston North 100 64.9 50.0 57.4 +3.1 74.0 20, 22, 30 36.0 15 2.58 11 -1.08
Massey College, P.N. 110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2.57 13 (-1.55)
Pahiatua 384 63.7 48.4 56.0 (+2.2) 73.0 20, 30 33.6 15 3.72 12 (-1.70)
Kapiti Island 44 61.1 52.2 56.6 +3.0 71.0 25 42.0 15 1.39 14 -2.55
Masterton 387 66.2 45.9 56.0 +2.0 76.0 20 28.6 15 3.08 10 -0.16
Wellington 415 60.3 48.8 54.6 +1.1 70.1 21 38.0 15 3.33 14 (-0.18)
Nelson 24 63.6 47.7 55.6 +1.1 73.7 25 37.8 5 4.10 9 +0.60
Appleby, Nelson 57 63.7 48.0 55.8 (+1.8) 71.8 24 38.1 5 4.32 8 ..
Blenheim 30 66.4 47.3 56.8 (+2.1) 73.5 29 33.2 15 1.95 12 (-0.29)
Golden Downs 900 62.3 42.5 52.4 (+0.9) 71.0 24, 25 31.4 4 6.06 12 ..
Waihopai 860 64.1 45.8 55.0 (+1.7) 73.9 29 35.8 13 2.51 12 ..
Hanmer Springs 1,225 63.1 42.1 52.6 +1.6 73.3 28 29.2 5 5.38 14 +1.46
Balmoral 743 63.8 44.6 54.2 (+1.5) 73.5 28 30.0 2 4.22 10 ..
Hokitika 12 58.9 46.7 52.8 +0.6 70.5 23 35.0 9 11.40 21 -0.41
Lake Coleridge 1,220 61.8 44.0 52.9 +0.1 70.0 29 31.5 13 5.17 14 +2.24
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 61.9 44.6 53.2 (+2.2) 70.0 20, 30 32.0 12 3.59 9 +0.07
Christchurch 22 64.1 46.4 55.2 +1.9 77.6 30 32.0 13 0.98 10 -0.99
Lincoln 36 65.2 45.8 55.5 +2.0 80.2 30 38.6 13 0.93 8 -0.80
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton 323 64.7 42.7 53.7 (+2.1) 77.5 30 28.5 13 1.06 10 -1.27
Lake Tekapo 2,350 59.1 40.8 50.0 (+2.3) 69.8 25 28.0 17 3.08 7 ..
Fairlie 1,000 64.0 40.7 52.4 (+2.0) 76.0 30 26.0 6 1.83 8 ..
Timaru 56 65.1 45.0 55.0 +2.2 78.2 30 34.8 5 0.64 6 -1.34
Waimate 200 64.9 44.5 54.7 +2.9 76.0 20 34.1 12 0.76 6 -1.35
Milford Sound 23 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown 1,110 60.4 42.4 51.4 (+0.6) 72.2 24 32.4 17 4.79 16 +1.48
Ophir 1,000 63.5 42.1 52.8 +2.2 76.8 24 23.5 17 1.20 6 -0.24
Waipiata 1,550 61.7 41.6 51.6 +2.8 73.0 28 24.8 17 1.27 7 ..
Alexandra 520 65.1 43.5 54.3 (+2.0) 76.0 24 29.2 17 1.13 5 -0.14
Manorburn Dam 2,448 56.3 36.5 46.4 (+1.3) 68.8 24 23.5 12 1.56 6 -0.35
Dunedin 240 62.7 44.5 53.6 +2.0 76.9 30 33.0 12 2.86 11 -0.23
Gore 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 12 60.0 44.6 52.3 +1.3 70.0 29 36.0 2 4.46 18 +0.11

LATE RETURNS.

| Te Paki, Te Hapua, September, 1936 | 200 | 61.1 | 47.3 | 54.2 | +0.3 | 68.0 | 28 | 35.0 | 25 | 2.99 | 12 | .. | 0.75 | 26 | 177.7 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook, August, 1936 | 2,510 | 45.2 | 32.8 | 39.0 | +1.3 | 57.0 | 21 | 15.2 | 2 | 20.83 | 26 | +10.01 | 2.61 | 13 | 66.1 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook, September, 1936 | 2,510 | 50.4 | 33.6 | 42.0 | -0.2 | 60.1 | 19 | 21.9 | 4 | 11.66 | 19 | -1.21 | 2.47 | 12 | 145.5 |

ERRATUM.

  • Means for 28 days only. Christchurch September rainfall should read 2.13 in. for 12 days.

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