✨ Climatological Observations
2518
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 92
From the 24th to the close of the month a succession of cyclones passed from the northward over New Zealand and widespread rain fell on most days in this period. On the 25th the central districts experienced a heavy north-west gale, a gust up to seventy-six miles per hour occurring on this day at the Kelburn Observatory, Wellington. A temporary improvement took place on the 26th, but on the last three days cold southerly winds and dull, misty, wet weather prevailed generally. The last of this series of cyclones was centred between Cook Strait and Chatham Island on the 30th.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR NOVEMBER, 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 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 7 | 41·0 | 16 | 8·43 | 20 | .. | 2·03 | 3 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 65·3 | 49·9 | 57·6 | (0·0) | 77·0 | .. | .. | 4·43 | 17 | .. | 0·84 | 18 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 65·6 | 49·1 | 57·4 | (+1·1) | 74·0 | 7 | 35·0 | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Auckland | 160 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waihi | 404 | 67·0 | 51·4 | 59·2 | +0·3 | 76·5 | 7 | 38·8 | 16 | 9·10 | 17 | +4·19 | 1·76 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 69·8 | 52·1 | 61·0 | +0·9 | 76·8 | 22 | 40·5 | 2 | 3·88 | 15 | +0·07 | 1·03 |
| Morrinsville | 87 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tauranga | 100 | 68·9 | 49·2 | 59·0 | +0·5 | 75·0 | 22 | 40·5 | 15 | 6·03 | 15 | +2·74 | 1·37 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 67·5 | 47·6 | 57·6 | −0·7 | 75·4 | 7 | 38·8 | 22 | 5·68 | 16 | +2·01 | 2·05 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 67·5 | 49·2 | 58·4 | +0·8 | 77·3 | 7 | 40·1 | 15 | 8·00 | 14 | +3·82 | 3·29 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 66·5 | 47·8 | 57·2 | (+0·1) | 75·1 | 6 | 39·5 | 15, 16 | 6·64 | 15 | +2·62 | 1·98 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 61·9 | 48·1 | 55·0 | .. | 72·5 | 22 | 41·8 | 16 | 5·70 | .. | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 64·3 | 51·1 | 57·7 | +1·0 | 70·0 | 23 | 40·7 | 16 | 7·85 | 16 | +3·15 | 2·02 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 54·8 | 36·1 | 45·4 | (+0·5) | 63·0 | 7 | 21·5 | 2 | 10·38 | 16 | .. | 2·22 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 63·5 | 41·8 | 52·6 | (+2·9) | 72·5 | 7 | 32·1 | 16 | 3·10 | 12 | .. | 0·53 |
| Napier | 5 | 68·8 | 53·2 | 61·0 | +1·6 | 79·0 | 7 | 43·0 | 2 | 3·11 | 11 | +1·09 | 0·98 |
| Hastings | 45 | 71·7 | 49·9 | 60·8 | (+3·0) | 80·0 | 7 | 41·0 | 6 | 1·91 | 12 | .. | 0·62 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 62·6 | 46·1 | 54·4 | +2·4 | 73·5 | 7 | 38·0 | 16 | 4·08 | 16 | +0·68 | 0·83 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 65·0 | 50·5 | 57·8 | +1·0 | 73·0 | 24 | 36·0 | 16 | 2·34 | 14 | −0·67 | 0·77 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 66·4 | 49·4 | 57·9 | +1·5 | 75·0 | 23, 24 | 36·0 | 16 | 5·93 | 14 | +2·64 | 1·22 |
| Massey College, P.N. | 110 | 64·6 | 49·6 | 57·1 | (+1·2) | 72·0 | 23 | 36·0 | 16 | 5·35 | 15 | (+1·63) | 1·22 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 63·2 | 52·2 | 57·7 | +1·8 | 74·0 | 23, 24 | 44·0 | 16 | 2·12 | 12 | −1·73 | 0·54 |
| Masterton | 387 | 68·6 | 47·8 | 58·2 | +1·8 | 79·0 | 23 | 30·6 | 16 | 3·35 | 12 | +0·66 | 0·75 |
| Wellington | 415 | 62·3 | 49·9 | 56·1 | +0·2 | 73·3 | 24 | 41·3 | 16 | 6·09 | 16 | (+3·10) | .. |
| Nelson | 24 | 65·4 | 49·2 | 57·3 | +0·3 | 73·9 | 6 | 41·0 | 4 | 4·83 | 15 | +1·91 | 0·79 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 65·6 | 49·2 | 57·4 | (+0·9) | 74·2 | 6 | 41·3 | 26 | 4·60 | 15 | .. | 1·52 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 69·3 | 47·3 | 58·3 | (+0·2) | 81·2 | 6 | 36·5 | 16 | 2·23 | 17 | (+0·29) | 0·57 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 64·3 | 44·0 | 54·2 | (+0·1) | 73·2 | 29 | 35·0 | 26 | 5·05 | 14 | .. | 1·24 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 65·9 | 46·1 | 56·0 | (+0·3) | 74·9 | 6 | 38·0 | 13 | 4·15 | 16 | .. | 0·95 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 64·0 | 44·1 | 54·0 | +0·3 | 75·5 | 21 | 31·4 | 26 | 8·25 | 15 | +4·79 | 2·35 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 64·9 | 45·3 | 55·1 | (−0·3) | 75·0 | 21 | 33·0 | 16 | 4·63 | 12 | .. | 1·88 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 61·1 | 47·8 | 54·4 | +0·2 | 69·0 | 8, 29 | 40·0 | 26 | 13·90 | 22 | +3·45 | 3·20 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 63·0 | 45·2 | 54·1 | −1·2 | 74·4 | 5 | 37·0 | 3, 15 | 4·26 | 14 | +1·75 | 1·55 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 61·3 | 45·5 | 53·4 | (−0·9) | 73·0 | 6 | 34·0 | 3 | 6·86 | 12 | +3·52 | 1·69 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 64·5 | 48·1 | 56·3 | −0·4 | 76·3 | 22 | 39·6 | 5 | 4·80 | 13 | +3·02 | 1·80 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 65·8 | 47·5 | 56·6 | +0·5 | 78·9 | 4 | 35·2 | 5 | 5·91 | 12 | +3·98 | 1·64 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ashburton | 323 | 63·9 | 44·0 | 54·0 | (−0·7) | 74·0 | 21 | 32·8 | 5 | 6·61 | 13 | +4·28 | 1·35 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 58·4 | 41·6 | 50·0 | (−1·4) | 64·5 | 20 | 32·2 | 3 | 4·63 | 12 | .. | 1·24 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 63·2 | 42·8 | 53·0 | (−0·7) | 72·3 | 2 | 31·3 | 3 | 5·39 | 10 | .. | 2·19 |
| Timaru | 56 | 64·5 | 46·9 | 55·7 | +0·2 | 76·6 | 18 | 37·8 | 15 | 4·36 | 13 | +2·41 | 1·70 |
| Waimate | 200 | 64·2 | 46·5 | 55·4 | +1·1 | 75·0 | 4 | 36·0 | 15 | 3·26 | 12 | +1·06 | 1·41 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 64·1 | 42·5 | 53·3 | −0·2 | 74·5 | 29 | 29·0 | 15 | 2·84 | 9 | +1·43 | 1·11 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 62·5 | 41·8 | 52·2 | +0·9 | 71·6 | 17 | 28·4 | 15 | 2·71 | 9 | .. | 1·35 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 65·9 | 45·5 | 55·7 | (+0·3) | 74·0 | 20 | 31·3 | 15 | 1·16 | 9 | (0·00) | 0·42 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 57·0 | 38·4 | 47·7 | (+0·6) | 66·0 | 29 | 23·5 | 15 | 2·93 | 12 | +0·89 | 0·92 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 61·0 | 46·4 | 53·7 | +0·1 | 70·0 | 2, 17 | 36·7 | 7 | 5·07 | 14 | +1·86 | 2·10 |
| Gore | 245 | 63·4 | 43·0 | 53·2 | +0·4 | 76·0 | 29 | 34·0 | 16 | 5·46 | 21 | +2·22 | 1·54 |
| Invercargill | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
LATE RETURNS.
| Auckland, October, 1936 | 105 | 64·9 | 53·7 | 59·3 | +2·0 | 70·3 | 21, 29 | 44·6 | 6 | 3·15 | 14 | −0·91 | 2·00 | 24 | 171·9 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook, October, 1936 | 2,510 | 56·3 | 39·5 | 47·9 | +0·7 | 72·0 | 24 | 29·0 | 13 | 33·63 | 22 | +16·69 | 9·68 | 8 | 134·0 |
| Gore, May, 1936 | 245 | 53·9 | 35·0 | 44·4 | −0·2 | 66·0 | 15 | 25·0 | 31 | 2·91 | 18 | +0·25 | 0·65 | 1 | 115·9 |
| Gore, June, 1936 | 245 | 51·4 | 33·4 | 42·4 | +2·3 | 65·0 | 8 | 25·0 | 16 | 1·53 | 11 | −1·39 | 0·33 | 23 | 103·8 |
| Gore, July, 1936 | 245 | 49·3 | 31·8 | 40·6 | −1·3 | 61·0 | 1 | 27·0 | 17, 31 | 2·93 | 20 | +0·92 | 0·58 | 6 | 89·8 |
| Gore, August, 1936 | 245 | 55·6 | 34·3 | 45·0 | +2·7 | 65·0 | 26 | 24·0 | 1 | 2·51 | 13 | +0·26 | 0·77 | 6 | 131·7 |
| Gore, September, 1936 | 245 | 56·7 | 36·4 | 46·6 | +0·6 | 69·0 | 12 | 29·0 | 8, 26 | 3·73 | 17 | +0·96 | 0·56 | 6 | 144·7 |
| Gore, October, 1936 | 245 | 64·5 | 41·3 | 52·9 | +2·4 | 75·0 | 22 | 29·0 | 12 | 3·55 | 16 | +0·36 | 1·14 | 8 | 168·4 |
| Milford Sound, October, 1936 | 23 | 56·7 | 43·1 | 49·9 | .. | 74·0 | 23 | 34·5 | 12 | 42·09 | 23 | .. | 6·54 | 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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