New Zealand Gazette – 1937 – No. 34

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✨ Meteorological Observations



On the 20th another spell of westerly weather commenced. Pressures were very low in the South from the 21st to the
23rd. Strong westerly winds prevailed, and on the 23rd gale force was reached in many places from Nelson and Marlborough
northward. By the 24th the last of the deep westerly depressions had passed. Barometers rose, and strong south-westerly
winds to gales prevailed until the 26th, when they began to decrease as an anticyclone approached from the west. The
centre of the latter crossed the Dominion on the 29th, and on the 30th pressure was again falling. There was much snow
on the ranges from the 22nd to the 25th, and numerous hail and thunderstorms occurred. Some flooding was experienced
in Otago. On the 23rd a number of small tornadoes were reported from the western side of the North Island, each doing
considerable damage over a short and narrow path.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Means of Mean of A Max. B Min. Difference from Normal. Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Total Fall. No. of Wet Days. Difference from Normal. Most in a Day. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
A B A and B. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Date. In. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 ... 54⋅4 ... ... ... ... 40⋅0 29 8⋅73 23
Waipoua State Forest 225 66⋅9 52⋅7 59⋅8 (+1⋅2) 73⋅0 1, 2, 8 41⋅0 29 5⋅53 21
Riverhead 105 65⋅8 50⋅9 58⋅4 (+0⋅9) 72⋅2 1 40⋅0 29, 30 4⋅65 19
Auckland 160 66⋅5 55⋅6 60⋅0 -1⋅1 76⋅5 1 44⋅6 29 2⋅71 19
Waihi 404 63⋅9 48⋅8 56⋅4 -0⋅9 75⋅0 2 34⋅0 29 6⋅42 19
Te Aroha 46 67⋅5 51⋅0 59⋅2 +0⋅8 77⋅5 1 32⋅0 29 4⋅18 18
Morrinsville 87 66⋅9 46⋅5 56⋅7 ... 77⋅0 2 28⋅9 29 4⋅37 13
Tauranga 100 66⋅6 48⋅3 57⋅4 -0⋅6 74⋅0 2, 3 33⋅0 29 7⋅54 19
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 66⋅1 46⋅3 56⋅2 -1⋅0 75⋅0 2 34⋅0 29 3⋅22 15
Rotorua 925 65⋅0 46⋅2 55⋅6 -0⋅2 75⋅1 1 32⋅2 29 3⋅16 17
Whakarewarewa 1,000 63⋅7 44⋅5 54⋅1 (-1⋅2) 74⋅5 1 29⋅5 29 2⋅78 15
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 58⋅6 45⋅8 52⋅2 ... 70⋅1 10 35⋅1 29 4⋅13 13
New Plymouth 60 64⋅8 49⋅8 57⋅3 -0⋅8 73⋅2 10 39⋅8 19 4⋅14 14
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 52⋅0 35⋅3 43⋅6 (-2⋅3) 61⋅3 11 19⋅6 5 7⋅42 11
Kariori 2,125 60⋅2 36⋅8 48⋅5 (-1⋅6) 72⋅3 9 24⋅7 19 4⋅21 11
Napier 5 64⋅1 47⋅3 55⋅7 -3⋅1 79⋅0 2 33⋅0 29 1⋅03 9
Hastings 45 67⋅8 44⋅6 56⋅2 (-0⋅6) 81⋅6 2 26⋅6 29 0⋅68 8
Taihape 2,157 58⋅7 43⋅3 51⋅0 -1⋅4 70⋅2 11 32⋅0 24 3⋅21 10
Tangimoana 8 64⋅6 44⋅1 54⋅4 -2⋅4 76⋅8 8 32⋅0 28 3⋅86 13
Palmerston North 100 65⋅1 45⋅3 55⋅2 -2⋅0 79⋅0 8 34⋅0 19, 28 3⋅58 11
Massey College, P.N. 110 63⋅2 44⋅8 54⋅0 (-2⋅7) 77⋅0 8 33⋅5 19, 28 3⋅45 11
Pahiataua 384 63⋅2 42⋅7 53⋅0 (-2⋅2) 74⋅0 8 29⋅0 29 3⋅91 13
Kapiti Island 44 61⋅7 51⋅5 56⋅6 -0⋅2 72⋅0 8 42⋅5 29 1⋅39 11
Masterton 387 65⋅8 43⋅1 54⋅4 -1⋅0 77⋅0 11 26⋅8 29 1⋅29 10
Wellington 415 61⋅3 49⋅0 55⋅2 -1⋅0 72⋅8 8 37⋅0 25 2⋅30 14
Nelson 24 62⋅7 46⋅7 54⋅7 -1⋅6 71⋅2 8 34⋅8 24 2⋅21 15
Appleby, Nelson 57 62⋅3 45⋅6 54⋅0 (-1⋅8) 69⋅3 12 33⋅8 28 1⋅83 11
Blenheim 30 65⋅8 42⋅1 54⋅0 (-2⋅7) 78⋅8 13 29⋅2 29 0⋅72 9
Golden Downs 900 60⋅3 39⋅8 50⋅0 (-2⋅3) 68⋅8 14 28⋅8 28 3⋅81 10
Waihopai 860 61⋅5 41⋅7 51⋅6 (-3⋅1) 71⋅8 11 31⋅7 28 1⋅44 13
Hanmer Springs 1,225 61⋅7 38⋅8 50⋅2 -1⋅2 76⋅0 7 24⋅4 29 1⋅62 11
Balmoral 743 61⋅5 40⋅6 51⋅0 (-2⋅1) 77⋅0 7 25⋅0 18 1⋅50 6
Westport 23 60⋅2 49⋅2 54⋅7 ... 67⋅0 12 38⋅2 24 5⋅09 14
Hokitika 12 60⋅5 46⋅0 53⋅2 -1⋅0 70⋅5 11 33⋅5 24 8⋅94 18
Lake Coleridge 1,220 59⋅7 41⋅3 50⋅5 -2⋅2 73⋅4 7 24⋅5 29 2⋅66 9
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 57⋅5 42⋅7 50⋅1 (-2⋅1) 72⋅0 7 32⋅0 4 3⋅59 13
Christchurch 22 58⋅7 44⋅6 51⋅6 -1⋅9 73⋅8 1 29⋅0 29 1⋅50 11
Lincoln 36 60⋅1 44⋅0 52⋅0 -2⋅0 75⋅5 9 25⋅9 29 1⋅93 11
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 53⋅8 37⋅7 45⋅8 (-0⋅8) 67⋅0 7 26⋅5 28 16⋅69 16
Ashburton 323 58⋅9 40⋅7 49⋅8 (-2⋅5) 75⋅8 9 28⋅0 29 1⋅86 15
Lake Tekapo 2,350 55⋅8 37⋅3 46⋅6 (-2⋅2) 70⋅0 7 20⋅3 29 2⋅05 7
Fairlie 1,000 58⋅9 36⋅8 47⋅8 (-3⋅3) 74⋅8 1 21⋅0 29 2⋅09 11
Timaru 56 60⋅0 42⋅1 51⋅0 -2⋅1 73⋅0 1 31⋅2 18 1⋅65 11
Waimate 200 59⋅6 42⋅1 50⋅8 -1⋅5 74⋅0 1 31⋅0 29 1⋅29 11
Milford Sound 23 56⋅8 43⋅1 50⋅0 ... 65⋅0 9 31⋅8 29 28⋅27 17
Queenstown 1,110 56⋅5 41⋅6 49⋅0 (-2⋅0) 65⋅2 9, 16 32⋅2 28 3⋅02 14
Ophir 1,000 57⋅4 37⋅7 47⋅6 -2⋅1 73⋅1 8 21⋅1 29 1⋅43 11
Waipiata 1,550 57⋅2 38⋅4 47⋅8 -2⋅1 72⋅2 6 26⋅2 29 1⋅25 13
Alexandra 520 58⋅3 40⋅1 49⋅2 (-2⋅1) 73⋅3 8 24⋅7 29 1⋅65 13
Manorburn Dam 2,448 51⋅8 36⋅1 44⋅0 (-1⋅4) 65⋅2 6 23⋅2 29 2⋅64 15
Dunedin 240 57⋅2 43⋅8 50⋅5 -1⋅9 72⋅5 1 34⋅2 23 5⋅61 19
Gore 245 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Invercargill 12 56⋅9 42⋅5 49⋅7 -1⋅2 69⋅0 9 32⋅0 18 3⋅35 20

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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