1072

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 28

From the 8th to the 13th pressure continued high over south-eastern Australia and low to the east of New Zealand. South-westerly winds and cold, showery weather prevailed over the Dominion. It was during this period that frosts were experienced, and snowfalls occurred on the mountains. These were unusually heavy for the time of year, particularly on Mount Egmont.

From the 19th to the 22nd a series of shallow westerly depressions were responsible for some heavy rains in the south-western and southern parts of the South Island.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR MARCH, 1937.

| 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 | | °F | | In. | | In. | In. | | |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 71.0 | 54.6 | 62.8 | (-0.3) | 75.0 | 26 | 47.0 | 22 | 2.15 | 12 | .. | 0.74 | 25 | 122.4 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 71.0 | 54.7 | 62.8 | (+1.0) | 77.0 | 27 | 46.0 | 14 | 4.28 | 16 | .. | 1.35 | 26 | 129.8 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 69.2 | 53.1 | 61.2 | (+0.4) | 74.0 | 24, 29 | 39.2 | 14 | 3.81 | 15 | .. | 1.39 | 27 | .. |
| Auckland | 160 | 70.1 | 59.5 | 64.8 | +0.2 | 75.0 | 30 | 52.0 | 12 | 3.53 | 14 | +0.26 | 0.97 | 27 | 143.2 |
| Waihi | 404 | 70.3 | 52.4 | 61.4 | -0.4 | 75.0 | 30 | 39.0 | 6 | 10.72 | 13 | +3.22 | 5.50 | 28 | 170.2 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 73.0 | 56.2 | 64.6 | +1.2 | 78.5 | 15 | 41.3 | 12 | 6.29 | 15 | +2.15 | 2.68 | 28 | .. |
| Morrinsville* | 87 | 72.3 | 53.0 | 62.6 | .. | 77.9 | 1 | 37.7 | 12 | 3.13 | 14 | .. | 1.67 | 28 | .. |
| Tauranga | 100 | 71.8 | 55.0 | 63.4 | +1.3 | 77.5 | 30 | 40.0 | 12 | 5.94 | 14 | +2.02 | 2.61 | 28 | 175.7 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 70.6 | 52.4 | 61.5 | -0.5 | 75.4 | 15 | 42.2 | 12 | 2.90 | 12 | -0.35 | 1.15 | 28 | 141.0 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 69.6 | 54.0 | 61.8 | +1.2 | 78.2 | 15 | 35.3 | 12 | 5.15 | 14 | +1.67 | 3.06 | 28 | 125.3 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 68.7 | 52.4 | 60.6 | (+0.5) | 76.5 | 15 | 36.5 | 12 | 5.03 | 11 | +1.16 | 2.76 | 28 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 68.0 | 54.4 | 61.2 | +0.1 | 72.8 | 27 | 39.2 | 12 | 1.82 | 13 | -1.86 | 0.31 | 24 | 178.4 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 57.5 | .. | .. | .. | 66.3 | 15 | .. | .. | 7.22 | 15 | .. | 1.26 | 29 | .. |
| Karioi | 2,126 | 65.1 | 45.6 | 55.4 | (+1.3) | 73.5 | 27 | 25.5 | 12 | 1.66 | 12 | .. | 0.31 | 9 | .. |
| Napier | 5 | 70.1 | 54.1 | 62.1 | 0.0 | 82.0 | 29 | 39.2 | 12 | 1.21 | 9 | -1.45 | 0.78 | 3 | 185.0 |
| Hastings | 45 | 74.5 | 50.5 | 62.5 | (+2.0) | 85.0 | 29 | 33.0 | 12 | 0.86 | 7 | .. | 0.49 | 3 | .. |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 63.9 | 49.5 | 56.7 | (+0.3) | 77.6 | 29 | 31.5 | 12 | 1.38 | 12 | -1.22 | 0.20 | 10 | .. |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 67.3 | 52.7 | 60.0 | -0.2 | 78.0 | 28 | 39.0 | 12 | 1.43 | 13 | -0.86 | 0.35 | 12 | .. |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 68.5 | 53.4 | 61.0 | +0.5 | 76.0 | 2, 28 | 32.0 | 12 | 2.54 | 13 | +0.02 | 1.01 | 12 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N.† | 110 | 66.7 | 52.5 | 59.6 | (-0.4) | 73.5 | 28 | 32.0 | 12 | 1.80 | 10 | (-1.07) | 0.50 | 24 | 113.6 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 67.3 | 52.4 | 59.8 | (+0.1) | 76.4 | 2 | 29.2 | 12 | 3.63 | 13 | (+0.22) | 0.87 | 3 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 64.5 | 55.8 | 60.2 | -0.2 | 72.0 | 28 | 44.0 | 12 | 2.71 | 9 | +0.63 | 0.75 | 28 | .. |
| Masterton | 387 | 71.0 | 48.8 | 59.9 | 0.0 | 79.2 | 20 | 33.8 | 12 | 1.84 | 9 | -0.91 | 0.66 | 3 | 175.5 |
| Wellington | 415 | 64.4 | 53.8 | 59.1 | -0.6 | 73.9 | 28 | 43.0 | 11, 12 | 2.22 | 13 | (-0.98) | 0.83 | 28 | 165.9 |
| Nelson | 24 | 67.9 | 53.0 | 60.4 | +0.4 | 73.8 | 29 | 44.9 | 13 | 2.19 | 10 | -0.73 | 1.01 | 28 | 205.7 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 67.6 | 52.5 | 60.0 | (+0.4) | 76.9 | 29 | 44.1 | 12 | 1.92 | 9 | .. | 0.74 | 28 | .. |
| Blenheim | 30 | 71.7 | 51.0 | 61.4 | (+0.4) | 82.2 | 19 | 35.8 | 12 | 0.81 | 9 | (-0.96) | 0.32 | 28 | 217.5 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 67.3 | 48.9 | 58.1 | (+1.8) | 74.8 | 19 | 39.0 | 12 | 4.82 | 7 | .. | 2.02 | 28 | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 69.5 | 48.9 | 59.2 | (-0.4) | 84.2 | 19 | 33.5 | 12 | 2.66 | 9 | .. | 0.78 | 28 | .. |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 68.2 | 45.3 | 56.8 | +0.3 | 79.5 | 14 | 27.6 | 12 | 3.39 | 12 | +0.03 | 1.02 | 3 | 159.3 |
| Balmoral‡ | 743 | 68.2 | 47.9 | 58.0 | (-0.2) | 81.0 | 19, 20 | 30.1 | 12 | 2.28 | 12 | .. | 0.80 | 3 | .. |
| Westport§ | 23 | 62.9 | 53.6 | 58.2 | .. | 74.5 | 28 | 45.8 | 12 | 5.61 | 19 | .. | 0.81 | 23 | 153.0 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 64.0 | 51.2 | 57.6 | -0.2 | 79.0 | 28 | 40.0 | 12 | 7.74 | 20 | -1.77 | 1.62 | 23 | 107.6 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 66.7 | 47.3 | 57.0 | +0.2 | 80.2 | 19 | 32.5 | 10 | 2.09 | 12 | +0.35 | 1.06 | 29 | .. |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 64.5 | 46.9 | 55.7 | (+0.9) | 80.0 | 19 | 34.0 | 12 | 4.04 | 17 | +1.32 | 0.77 | 3 | .. |
| Christchurch | 22 | 65.0 | 49.6 | 57.3 | -0.6 | 83.3 | 19 | 35.1 | 12 | 1.98 | 13 | +0.14 | 0.52 | 29 | 121.0 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 67.0 | 48.6 | 57.8 | -0.8 | 85.6 | 19 | 32.2 | 5 | 1.65 | 14 | -0.44 | 0.41 | 29 | 149.8 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook|| | 2,510 | 63.1 | 44.1 | 53.6 | (+0.5) | 73.3 | 19 | 30.8 | 9 | 4.61 | 12 | -9.75 | 1.33 | 6 | 126.5 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 64.8 | 49.2 | 57.0 | (-0.1) | 80.3 | 19 | 32.0 | 10 | 2.08 | 19 | +0.36 | 0.43 | 29 | 121.8 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 65.5 | 43.4 | 54.4 | (+0.2) | 75.5 | 14 | 30.1 | 10 | 0.12 | 2 | .. | 0.10 | 21 | 204.9 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 64.9 | 45.6 | 55.2 | (0.0) | 81.5 | 14 | 32.0 | 12 | 1.42 | 9 | .. | 0.86 | 2 | 133.5 |
| Timaru | 56 | 64.9 | 49.7 | 57.3 | 0.0 | 79.6 | 6 | 37.6 | 10 | 1.71 | 13 | -0.45 | 0.56 | 2 | 119.4 |
| Waimate | 200 | 64.9 | 48.9 | 56.9 | +0.5 | 81.0 | 29 | 39.0 | 12 | 1.92 | 13 | -0.16 | 0.98 | 2 | 106.1 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | 61.2 | 48.1 | 54.6 | .. | 67.9 | 22 | 39.2 | 10 | 18.24 | 18 | .. | 3.83 | 6 | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 64.3 | 47.2 | 55.8 | 0.0 | 74.0 | 29 | 35.2 | 10 | 2.19 | 14 | -0.43 | 0.67 | 6 | 171.8 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 65.8 | 45.5 | 55.6 | -0.1 | 74.9 | 29 | 30.5 | 13 | 1.45 | 16 | +0.15 | 0.61 | 2 | .. |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 64.8 | 45.0 | 54.9 | +0.4 | 74.8 | 28 | 33.2 | 12 | 2.06 | 16 | .. | 0.76 | 2 | 167.9 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 67.2 | 47.7 | 57.4 | (+0.4) | 76.7 | 29 | 35.2 | 13 | 1.65 | 15 | (+0.64) | 0.30 | 22 | 177.7 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 59.5 | 42.6 | 51.0 | (+1.0) | 74.0 | 20 | 30.8 | 12 | 2.67 | 17 | +0.78 | 0.50 | 2 | .. |
| Dunedin | 240 | 62.7 | 48.3 | 55.5 | -0.5 | 79.5 | 29 | 37.9 | 11 | 2.92 | 19 | +0.02 | 0.65 | 2 | 132.2 |
| Gore | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 12 | 61.7 | 46.8 | 54.2 | -0.5 | 73.0 | 29 | 34.0 | 16 | 5.35 | 20 | +1.46 | 1.56 | 19 | 138.6 |

LATE RETURNS.

| Appleby, Nelson, February, 1937 | 57 | 67.9 | 51.4 | 59.6 | (-2.7) | 76.8 | 7 | 40.8 | 19 | 6.46 | 9 | .. | 3.40 | 25 | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook— | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| January, 1937 | 2,510 | 63.0 | 42.5 | 52.8 | (-0.1) | 77.0 | 27 | 30.5 | 12 | 17.42 | 17 | -0.91 | 3.86 | 19 | 175.5 |
| February, 1937 | 2,510 | 62.5 | 42.0 | 52.2 | (-2.5) | 78.0 | 5 | 31.2 | 13 | 16.13 | 17 | +6.21 | 4.30 | 9 | 158.2 |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua, February, 1937 | 200 | 70.3 | .. | .. | .. | 74.5 | 10 | .. | .. | 2.24 | 11 | .. | 0.86 | 25 | 139.7 |

• Observations for 30 days only. † Observations for 30 days only. ‡ Maximum temperatures for 23 days only. § Minimum temperatures for 24 days only. || Observations for 28 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 interpolated.