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FEB. 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 481
After a brief interval of anticyclonic weather, a series of very deep westerly depressions crossed the South Island between the 19th and 23rd. In the south the barometer fell below 29 in. Westerly gales were experienced in many places and heavy rain fell in the west and south.
The last storm of the month began as a tropical cyclone in the northern New Hebrides and passed, a week later; in a south-easterly direction down the east coast of the Auckland Peninsula on the 29th and 30th. Strong easterly winds and heavy rain occurred in eastern and northern parts of the North Island. Exceptionally high tides were recorded at Whangarei. At the same time a westerly depression passing in the south brought heavy rain to the west coast of the South Island.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JANUARY, 1937.
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | B Min. | Mean of A and B. | Difference from Normal. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Maximum | Date. | Minimum | Date. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Total Fall. | No. of Wet Days. | Difference from Normal. | Most in a Day. Amount. | Date. | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 70·3 | ... | ... | ... | 72·5 | 25 | ... | ... | 9·59 | 12 | ... | 3·59 | 28 | 174·0 | ||
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 69·9 | 54·1 | 62·0 | (-0·9) | 78·0 | 9 | 44·0 | 27 | 9·29 | 20 | ... | 1·61 | 5 | 186·8 | ||
| Riverhead | 105 | 69·2 | 53·7 | 61·4 | (-0·8) | 75·5 | 9 | 41·0 | 7 | 5·45 | 17 | ... | 1·73 | 29 | ... | ||
| Auckland | 160 | 70·6 | 58·9 | 64·8 | -1·4 | 78·3 | 10 | 53·3 | 7 | 3·98 | 17 | +1·01 | 1·58 | 29 | 207·2 | ||
| Waihi | 404 | 70·3 | 55·6 | 63·0 | -1·5 | 76·0 | 2, 9 | 42·0 | 13 | 11·31 | 15 | +6·03 | 3·40 | 14 | 212·0 | ||
| Te Aroha | 46 | 74·1 | 56·2 | 65·2 | -1·6 | 81·5 | 27 | 44·0 | 13 | 5·83 | 15 | +2·30 | 1·85 | 29 | ... | ||
| Morrinsville | 87 | 72·0 | 52·9 | 62·4 | ... | 79·7 | 27 | 41·0 | 26 | 4·76 | 20 | ... | 1·68 | 29 | ... | ||
| Tauranga | 100 | 73·6 | 54·1 | 63·8 | -0·2 | 80·0 | 22 | 40·9 | 13 | 5·83 | 17 | +1·80 | 1·67 | 29 | 250·7 | ||
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 70·5 | 52·2 | 61·4 | -2·3 | 75·8 | 27 | 39·2 | 26 | 5·15 | 18 | +1·63 | 1·65 | 29 | 242·2 | ||
| Rotorua | 925 | 71·6 | 53·5 | 62·6 | -1·2 | 77·7 | 18 | 40·2 | 13 | 6·61 | 13 | +2·43 | 2·18 | 5 | 220·5 | ||
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 71·5 | 51·9 | 61·7 | (-1·6) | 78·1 | 3 | 37·2 | 13 | 6·25 | 12 | +1·84 | 2·01 | 29 | ... | ||
| New Plymouth | 60 | 68·2 | 54·7 | 61·4 | -1·0 | 76·4 | 28 | 47·0 | 26 | 4·24 | 14 | +0·06 | 1·04 | 21 | 240·6 | ||
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 57·4 | 32·6 | 45·0 | (-7·1) | 69·8 | 4 | 18·1 | 13 | 9·36 | 21 | ... | 1·20 | 1, 16 | ... | ||
| Kariori | 2,125 | 65·9 | 45·3 | 55·6 | (-1·0) | 74·5 | 1, 4 | 30·9 | 13 | 4·48 | 19 | ... | 0·93 | 16 | ... | ||
| Napier | 5 | 72·7 | 56·5 | 64·6 | -0·5 | 87·8 | 22 | 47·5 | 13 | 4·69 | 14 | +2·19 | 2·18 | 15 | 242·7 | ||
| Hastings | 45 | 75·4 | 54·4 | 64·9 | (+1·1) | 85·0 | 22 | 41·8 | 13 | 3·01 | 12 | ... | 1·75 | 15 | ... | ||
| Taihape | 2,157 | 64·5 | 49·0 | 56·8 | -2·1 | 73·3 | 28 | 38·5 | 13 | 4·21 | 22 | +1·05 | 1·25 | 1 | ... | ||
| Tangimoana | 8 | 67·3 | 53·9 | 60·6 | -1·9 | 77·0 | 1 | 42·2 | 27 | 3·62 | 13 | +1·20 | 0·90 | 1 | ... | ||
| Palmerston North | 100 | 68·8 | 54·4 | 61·6 | -1·0 | 80·0 | 1 | 43·0 | 13 | 3·85 | 14 | +0·88 | 0·75 | 9 | ... | ||
| Massey College, P.N. | 110 | 67·1 | 54·5 | 60·8 | (-1·3) | 73·3 | 28 | 43·0 | 13 | 3·60 | 18 | (+0·24) | 0·71 | 9 | 200·8 | ||
| Pahiatua | 384 | 67·8 | 52·9 | 60·4 | (-1·8) | 76·0 | 1, 4 | 37·0 | 27 | 5·18 | 18 | (+1·44) | 0·90 | 9 | ... | ||
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 66·2 | 56·2 | 61·2 | -0·1 | 72·0 | 28 | 49·0 | 27 | 3·11 | 14 | +0·43 | 0·73 | 15 | ... | ||
| Masterton | 387 | 70·7 | 51·4 | 61·0 | -2·2 | 82·4 | 28 | 37·6 | 13 | 4·14 | 12 | +1·58 | 1·65 | 15 | 232·2 | ||
| Wellington | 415 | 65·8 | 53·5 | 59·6 | -2·1 | 73·0 | 20 | 45·3 | 27 | 3·18 | 12 | (+0·29) | 1·26 | 15 | 231·6 | ||
| Nelson | 24 | 69·2 | 52·2 | 60·7 | -1·8 | 74·1 | 20 | 44·2 | 12 | 2·09 | 7 | -0·81 | 1·32 | 5 | 255·2 | ||
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 69·2 | 52·1 | 60·6 | (-1·5) | 75·0 | 14 | 43·3 | 13 | 2·58 | 9 | ... | 1·56 | 5 | ... | ||
| Blenheim | 30 | 73·3 | 51·2 | 62·2 | (-2·0) | 83·8 | 28 | 40·8 | 26 | 3·05 | 9 | (+1·17) | 1·49 | 5 | 275·9 | ||
| Golden Downs | 900 | 67·7 | ... | ... | ... | 76·5 | 17 | ... | ... | 5·07 | 10 | ... | 3·28 | 5 | ... | ||
| Waihopai | 860 | 69·2 | 50·0 | 59·6 | (-2·6) | 83·6 | 28 | 41·0 | 13 | 3·93 | 10 | ... | 2·38 | 5 | ... | ||
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 66·9 | 45·9 | 56·4 | -3·1 | 83·2 | 28 | 29·6 | 13 | 2·14 | 15 | -1·81 | 0·36 | 25 | 234·7 | ||
| Balmoral | 743 | 68·7 | 47·6 | 58·2 | (-3·0) | 83·5 | 28 | 33·0 | 12 | 1·66 | 12 | ... | 0·55 | 17 | ... | ||
| Hokitika | 12 | 64·3 | 50·8 | 57·6 | -2·2 | 70·0 | 16 | 43·0 | 12 | 14·36 | 20 | +4·26 | 4·38 | 5 | 205·5 | ||
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 67·1 | 49·9 | 58·5 | -1·2 | 77·8 | 28 | 34·0 | 12 | 3·37 | 13 | +0·83 | 1·39 | 5 | ... | ||
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 65·5 | 47·2 | 56·4 | (-2·6) | 78·0 | 28 | 36·0 | 12 | 4·91 | 13 | +0·69 | 1·36 | 24 | ... | ||
| Christchurch | 22 | 67·7 | 51·6 | 59·6 | -1·8 | 77·5 | 29 | 39·5 | 12 | 2·08 | 12 | -0·25 | 0·71 | 5 | 230·6 | ||
| Lincoln | 36 | 68·9 | 50·6 | 59·8 | -1·8 | 81·0 | 29 | 38·7 | 12 | 2·35 | 9 | +0·15 | 0·69 | 5 | 239·5 | ||
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||
| Ashburton | 323 | 67·6 | 47·4 | 57·5 | (-2·1) | 77·6 | 9 | 35·0 | 12 | 2·71 | 13 | -0·05 | 1·32 | 5 | 199·3 | ||
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 64·2 | 43·7 | 54·0 | (-2·5) | 76·6 | 21 | 31·8 | 12 | 2·29 | 10 | ... | 0·94 | 5 | 272·7 | ||
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 67·7 | 46·5 | 57·1 | (-1·3) | 83·0 | 31 | 35·0 | 14 | 4·18 | 11 | ... | 1·21 | 17 | 216·8 | ||
| Timaru | 56 | 69·5 | 50·3 | 59·9 | -0·6 | 77·4 | 20 | 39·2 | 12 | 3·70 | 10 | +1·31 | 1·20 | 5 | 224·8 | ||
| Waimate | 200 | 68·2 | 49·8 | 59·0 | -0·1 | 78·0 | 20 | 40·2 | 12 | 2·64 | 9 | -0·03 | 1·20 | 5 | 136·2 | ||
| †Milford Sound | 23 | ... | 46·9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 38·0 | 12 | 26·07 | 16 | ... | 3·28 | 19 | ... |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 67·5 | 46·9 | 57·2 | (-1·7) | 80·6 | 16 | 38·8 | 12 | 3·86 | 12 | +0·99 | 0·80 | 6 | 262·0 | ||
| Ophir | 1,000 | 68·8 | 46·5 | 57·6 | -2·3 | 79·8 | 16 | 35·8 | 21 | 3·38 | 8 | +1·40 | 2·11 | 2 | ... | ||
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 66·3 | 45·4 | 55·8 | -2·0 | 79·2 | 28 | 37·6 | 21 | 1·82 | 11 | ... | 0·70 | 4 | 247·7 | ||
| Alexandra | 520 | 70·2 | 49·1 | 59·6 | (-1·7) | 82·0 | 16 | 41·2 | 13, 21 | 1·41 | 9 | -0·56 | 0·49 | 5 | 247·4 | ||
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 60·7 | 41·2 | 51·0 | (-2·2) | 72·0 | 16 | 33·2 | 12 | 2·11 | 12 | -0·44 | 0·68 | 5 | ... | ||
| Dunedin | 240 | 65·1 | 48·5 | 56·8 | -1·5 | 73·0 | 9 | 42·0 | 12 | 3·31 | 16 | -0·10 | 0·96 | 5 | 203·6 | ||
| Gore | 245 | 67·6 | 46·2 | 56·9 | -1·0 | 79·0 | 3 | 39·0 | 18, 27 | 3·17 | 17 | +0·11 | 0·77 | 5 | 198·2 | ||
| Invercargill | 12 | 64·7 | 47·3 | 56·0 | -1·2 | 74·0 | 2 | 41·0 | 14 | 4·46 | 23 | +0·46 | 0·60 | 5 | 193·2 |
LATE RETURNS.
Auckland, December, 1936 160 68·7 57·0 62·8 -0·4 76·3 26 48·0 18 3·61 8 +0·43 1·47 30 213·7
†Massey College, P.N., 110 64·2 51·7 58·0 (-1·7) 78·4 16 42·0 18 3·47 11 (+0·11) 0·99 22 190·3
December, 1936
§Hermitage, Mount Cook, 2,510 63·6 43·0 53·3 (+1·1) 75·0 13 31·0 17 4·58 12 -6·76 1·30 27 206·8
December, 1936
- Maximum for 28 days only. †Minimum for 30 days only. ‡Maximum, minimum, and sunshine for 30 days only. § Minimum for 29 days only.
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 nterpolated.
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