✨ Meteorological Observations
From the 16th to the 18th a cyclonic depression crossed the central part of the Dominion, bringing much rain to the North Island, with some strong north-east to easterly winds in the Auckland Province.
On the 20th a cyclone developed off the coast of New South Wales. This became very deep and extensive and moved eastward very slowly. It crossed New Zealand on the night of the 24th. Very rough weather was associated with its passage across the Tasman. In New Zealand it caused strong easterly winds as it approached, and was followed by strong south-easterlies. These brought very cold weather and further extensive snowfalls. Several secondaries followed the main cyclone, moving from the north-west past the North Island. There was much rain in North Auckland and between Hawke’s Bay and East Cape, with flooding in places, especially about Whangarei. The South Island, except for snow on the 24th, was comparatively little affected.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JUNE, 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. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum. Date. | Minimum. Date. | Total Fall. | No. of Wet Days. | |||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 60·6 45·6 | 53·1 | (-1·2) | 66·0 3 | 33·09,10, | 4·16 | 22 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 58·6 42·4 | 50·5 | (-0·5) | 66·0 2 | 31·0 10 | 8·11 | 21 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 56·6 41·0 | 48·8 | (-1·0) | 63·5 3 | 28·0 9 | 9·60 | 22 |
| Auckland | 160 | 56·5 46·3 | 51·4 | -1·9 | 63·2 4 | 38·7 9 | 7·25 | 22 |
| Waihi | 404 | 54·7 39·7 | 47·2 | -1·6 | 64·0 3 | 26·0 10 | 14·78 | 18 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 57·4 39·6 | 48·5 | -1·8 | 68·0 2 | 29·510,19 | 4·57 | 17 |
| Tauranga | 100 | 57·3 40·1 | 48·7 | -1·0 | 66·8 3 | 30·9 8 | 4·83 | 18 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 55·7 37·2 | 46·4 | -2·1 | 66·6 4 | 26·0 9,19 | 2·71 | 13 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 55·0 37·8 | 46·4 | -0·8 | 64·8 3 | 28·3 22 | 2·65 | 15 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 53·5 36·1 | 44·8 | (-1·9) | 63·3 3 | 27·5 22 | 3·88 | 10 |
| Gisborne | 25 | 55·8 37·1 | 46·4 | ... | 67·0 3 | 28·8 6,7 | 5·36 | 17 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 46·5 37·5 | 42·0 | ... | 56·7 3 | 31·0 6 | 9·27 | 19 |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 54·7 43·2 | 49·0 | -1·1 | 63·0 3 | 31·2 19 | 5·92 | 16 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 41·3 29·0 | 35·2 | (-2·1) | 49·2 1 | 21·0 25 | 5·35 | 14 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 46·8 30·7 | 38·8 | (-1·8) | 61·3 2 | 20·0 21 | 2·70 | 18 |
| Napier | 5 | 54·4 39·0 | 46·7 | -2·0 | 69·5 3 | 31·5 2 | 2·98 | 14 |
| Hastings | 45 | 55·6 36·8 | 46·2 | (-0·1) | 72·2 3 | 28·0 13 | 3·67 | 16 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 45·6 35·1 | 40·4 | -2·5 | 57·3 1 | 25·7 6 | 2·84 | 20 |
| Wanganui* | 72 | 53·4 39·9 | 46·6 | ... | 64·0 3 | 28·9 30 | 1·48 | 12 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 53·0 36·8 | 44·9 | -2·7 | 63·0 3 | 25·2 30 | 1·19 | 9 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Massey College, P.N.† | 110 | 51·8 38·3 | 45·0 | (-2·4) | 61·0 3 | 28·0 30 | 1·59 | 12 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 51·9 43·1 | 47·5 | -1·6 | 60·0 2,3 | 31·0 8 | 1·52 | 10 |
| Masterton | 387 | 50·9 35·7 | 43·3 | -2·9 | 68·7 3 | 26·311,20 | 3·74 | 20 |
| Wellington | 415 | 49·5 41·3 | 45·4 | -3·2 | 60·0 2 | 33·9 6 | 3·33 | 21 |
| Nelson | 24 | 53·7 35·3 | 44·5 | -1·9 | 60·4 3 | 29·0 6 | 1·25 | 6 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 53·0 35·0 | 44·0 | (-1·9) | 61·8 3 | 27·1 27 | 1·20 | 9 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 53·3 32·9 | 43·1 | (-1·7) | 66·2 3 | 24·5 28 | 0·89 | 7 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 50·5 29·0 | 39·8 | (-1·8) | 59·8 1 | 17·9 27 | 2·62 | 8 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 51·1 31·4 | 41·2 | (-2·8) | 63·0 1 | 24·2 27 | 1·49 | 7 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 43·8 26·4 | 35·1 | -5·6 | 66·0 2 | 12·3 6 | 5·09 | 17 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 46·8 31·4 | 39·1 | (-3·3) | 64·2 2 | 20·2 29 | 3·65 | 15 |
| Westport | 23 | 52·3 39·6 | 46·0 | ... | 65·0 1 | 33·2 6 | 1·73 | 15 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 52·5 34·7 | 43·6 | -2·3 | 59·0 2 | 27·026,27, | 3·97 | 11 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 46·6 29·6 | 38·1 | -3·3 | 64·2 12 | 12·5 28 | 2·42 | 10 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 44·5 34·0 | 39·2 | (-2·8) | 59·0 1,2 | 25·027,28 | 3·33 | 13 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 48·0 34·1 | 41·0 | -2·4 | 66·7 3 | 28·7 19 | 2·12 | 19 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 48·3 34·9 | 41·6 | -2·6 | 61·8 3 | 28·4 28 | 2·66 | 20 |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay | 150 | 48·6 38·7 | 43·6 | ... | 64·0 3 | 30·0 28 | 6·08 | 24 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook† | 2,510 | 41·3 24·1 | 32·7 | (-1·5) | 62·1 1 | 13·5 26 | 5·94 | 9 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 47·5 32·0 | 39·8 | (-1·6) | 60·2 2 | 23·6 29 | 1·83 | 13 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 41·5 25·0 | 33·2 | (-3·2) | 55·02,13 | 10·0 27 | 0·55 | 2 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 46·1 26·4 | 36·2 | (-2·7) | 59·2 13 | 14·028,29 | 0·90 | 8 |
| Timaru | 56 | 48·7 32·9 | 40·8 | -1·9 | 63·0 4 | 25·4 28 | 0·96 | 7 |
| Waimate | 200 | 49·9 33·8 | 41·8 | -1·1 | 63·8 3 | 25·0 28 | 0·79 | 7 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 44·8 30·4 | 37·6 | -0·8 | 59·2 1 | 22·2 30 | 1·10 | 8 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 41·2 26·9 | 34·0 | -0·6 | 57·8 1 | 11·1 28 | 0·55 | 8 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 41·6 28·0 | 34·8 | -1·9 | 60·4 2 | 17·6 27 | 0·64 | 9 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 43·3 30·2 | 36·8 | (+0·3) | 56·5 1 | 17·0 28 | 0·17 | 7 |
| Manornburn Dam | 2,448 | 36·9 23·2 | 30·0 | (-2·2) | 55·0 2 | 13·5 28 | 0·84 | 10 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 47·2 36·6 | 41·9 | -1·5 | 59·7 3 | 28·0 28 | 3·25 | 15 |
| Gore | 245 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Invercargill | 12 | 46·5 35·1 | 40·8 | -1·6 | 56·0 2 | 20·0 27 | 2·65 | 19 |
LATE RETURN.
Hermitage, Mount Cook, May, 1937§
- Temperature means for 29 days only. † Temperature means for 28 days only. ‡ Temperature means for 27 days only.
§ Temperature means for 25 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.
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