✨ Meteorological Observations
2080
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57
The improvement which followed was only brief, and between the 19th and the 22nd another series of depressions passed. Some heavy rains fell in western districts. There was considerable thunder and hail on the 22nd, and two men were struck by lightning near Otorohanga.
An anticyclone covered the Dominion on the 23rd and 24th, but westerly depressions were soon again following each other across the South Island. There was heavy snow on some of the ranges on the 27th, and hail and thunder were reported for the third time during the month. The last three days saw a considerable improvement.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JULY, 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. | Amount. | Date. | ||||||||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | In. | |||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 58·4 | 45·5 | 52·0 | (—0·4) | 61·0 | 11, 19 | 35·0 | 5 | 5·29 | 24 | .. | 1·69 | 24 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 56·3 | 41·6 | 49·0 | (—0·2) | 63·0 | 20 | 35·0 | 11, 17 | 6·25 | 25 | .. | 1·00 | 24 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 55·6 | 39·0 | 47·3 | (—0·7) | 60·0 | 20 | 28·5 | 8, 19 | 6·73 | 24 | .. | 2·30 | 1 |
| Auckland | 160 | 54·6 | 45·1 | 49·8 | —1·7 | 58·6 | 25 | 39·5 | 7 | 4·23 | 25 | +1·35 | 1·21 | 24 |
| Waihi | 404 | 54·6 | 38·3 | 46·4 | —1·0 | 61·0 | 25 | 27·0 | 24 | 5·00 | 17 | —4·75 | 0·89 | 14 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 56·5 | 39·3 | 47·9 | —0·9 | 61·0 | 24, 25 | 26·4 | 8 | 2·85 | 18 | —3·60 | 0·60 | 14 |
| Tauranga | 100 | 56·7 | 39·7 | 48·2 | —0·4 | 62·0 | 25 | 28·8 | 8 | 3·57 | 17 | —1·37 | 1·34 | 21 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 55·2 | 36·7 | 46·0 | —1·2 | 60·2 | 25 | 23·0 | 8 | 2·49 | 19 | —2·44 | 0·74 | 24 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 54·3 | 36·9 | 45·6 | —0·1 | 59·9 | 30 | 27·5 | 24 | 2·44 | 14 | —2·56 | 0·86 | 24 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 53·3 | 34·9 | 44·1 | (—1·1) | 59·7 | 11 | 25·6 | 8 | 2·57 | 10 | —2·06 | 1·00 | 24 |
| Gisborne | 25 | 55·4 | 37·6 | 46·5 | .. | 61·5 | 11 | 30·9 | 9 | 3·83 | 15 | .. | 0·66 | 25 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 47·0 | 36·8 | 41·9 | .. | 55·0 | 11 | 29·5 | 7 | 9·66 | 19 | .. | 4·43 | 17 |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 54·8 | 43·4 | 49·1 | +0·3 | 59·2 | 13 | 33·4 | 8 | 6·51 | 23 | +0·13 | 1·18 | 21 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 40·6 | 26·7 | 33·6 | (—2·5) | 49·1 | 25 | 7·5 | 7 | 6·19 | 17 | .. | 1·01 | 21 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 46·7 | 31·5 | 39·1 | (—0·2) | 53·2 | 3 | 19·8 | 15 | 3·20 | 20 | .. | 0·60 | 16 |
| Napier | 5 | 55·1 | 36·8 | 46·0 | —1·0 | 62·0 | 11 | 27·5 | 9 | 3·27 | 11 | 0·00 | 1·45 | 17 |
| Hastings | 45 | 56·8 | 36·1 | 46·4 | (+1·6) | 65·0 | 9 | 26·4 | 9 | 2·03 | 10 | .. | 1·15 | 17 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 46·4 | 35·3 | 40·8 | —0·8 | 53·2 | 11, 20 | 27·5 | 7 | 2·36 | 19 | —0·61 | 0·50 | 16 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 53·4 | 41·0 | 47·2 | .. | 60·0 | 20 | 31·0 | 19 | 1·08 | 11 | .. | 0·22 | 22 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 53·8 | 36·9 | 45·4 | —1·3 | 59·0 | 20 | 28·5 | 8, 19 | 0·77 | 8 | —2·30 | 0·20 | 22 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 53·5 | 39·2 | 46·4 | +0·1 | 58·0 | 21 | 28·0 | 7, 8 | 1·26 | 14 | —2·01 | 0·47 | 22 |
| Massey College, P.N. | 110 | 52·8 | 38·9 | 45·8 | (0·0) | 57·5 | 21 | 30·0 | 8 | 1·33 | 15 | (—2·37) | 0·41 | 22 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 52·6 | 37·4 | 45·0 | (0·0) | 59·2 | 25 | 26·8 | 19 | 2·93 | 20 | (—2·03) | 0·81 | 22 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 51·7 | 42·1 | 46·9 | —0·7 | 56·0 | 7 | 36·0 | 8 | 2·02 | 10 | —2·17 | 0·49 | 22 |
| Masterton | 387 | 52·9 | 34·9 | 43·9 | —1·3 | 62·2 | 11 | 25·1 | 9 | 4·28 | 17 | +0·10 | 1·30 | 22 |
| Wellington | 415 | 50·5 | 40·6 | 45·6 | —1·3 | 58·7 | 29 | 33·1 | 19 | 3·93 | 16 | (—0·92) | 0·81 | 22 |
| Nelson | 24 | 53·6 | 35·6 | 44·6 | —0·8 | 59·0 | 31 | 27·0 | 7 | 3·40 | 8 | —0·08 | 1·12 | 21, 24 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 53·7 | 35·6 | 44·6 | (—0·2) | 58·4 | 25 | 27·9 | 3 | 1·74 | 7 | .. | 0·70 | 24 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 53·8 | 31·7 | 42·8 | (—1·0) | 61·0 | 28 | 23·2 | 7 | 1·11 | 10 | (—1·68) | 0·39 | 21 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 51·0 | 29·8 | 40·4 | (—0·7) | 57·5 | 10 | 20·0 | 3 | 1·50 | 5 | .. | 0·58 | 12 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 52·2 | 30·7 | 41·4 | (—1·1) | 59·8 | 31 | 24·8 | 18 | 1·04 | 8 | .. | 0·41 | 21 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 48·4 | 28·0 | 38·2 | —0·5 | 58·0 | 31 | 14·1 | 4 | 2·57 | 10 | —1·72 | 0·61 | 16 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 49·8 | 30·4 | 40·1 | (—0·3) | 60·0 | 12 | 20·5 | 5 | 0·80 | 7 | .. | 0·28 | 21 |
| Westport | 23 | 51·6 | 38·9 | 45·2 | .. | 55·0 | 17 | 31·0 | 7 | 6·89 | 21 | .. | 1·46 | 20 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 51·9 | 34·5 | 43·2 | —1·5 | 56·0 | 17, 18 | 26·0 | 7 | 7·28 | 20 | —1·68 | 1·82 | 20 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 48·2 | 29·5 | 38·8 | —0·6 | 57·0 | 31 | 12·5 | 3 | 2·84 | 11 | —0·12 | 1·60 | 11 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 47·3 | 33·7 | 40·5 | (—0·6) | 57·0 | 31 | 25·0 | 19 | 2·44 | 10 | —0·30 | 0·84 | 21 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 49·1 | 33·1 | 41·1 | —1·4 | 64·1 | 28 | 24·8 | 5 | 1·91 | 8 | —0·63 | 0·93 | 15 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 49·9 | 33·0 | 41·4 | —1·5 | 63·2 | 28 | 20·2 | 5 | 1·99 | 7 | —0·65 | 0·90 | 15 |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay | 150 | 50·4 | 37·4 | 43·9 | .. | 63·0 | 12 | 30·0 | 5 | 2·76 | 6 | .. | 1·12 | 15 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 41·7 | 24·8 | 33·2 | (—1·4) | 53·6 | 31 | 9·0 | 2 | 9·06 | 10 | +0·31 | 3·77 | 11 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 49·5 | 31·0 | 40·2 | (—0·8) | 62·9 | 31 | 21·0 | 3 | 2·04 | 9 | —0·54 | 0·69 | 21 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 42·1 | 24·8 | 33·4 | (—1·5) | 53·0 | 12, 31 | 9·0 | 2 | 1·33 | 3 | .. | 0·48 | 21 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 48·1 | 24·5 | 36·3 | (—1·7) | 61·3 | 9 | 14·8 | 2 | 0·89 | 8 | .. | 0·44 | 21 |
| Timaru | 56 | 49·5 | 31·3 | 40·4 | —1·4 | 72·4 | 10 | 26·0 | 5 | 0·37 | 6 | —1·47 | 0·15 | 16 |
| Waimate | 200 | 50·0 | 31·7 | 40·8 | —1·1 | 64·2 | 10 | 24·5 | 2 | 0·65 | 6 | —1·41 | 0·20 | 16 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | 46·0 | 31·9 | 39·0 | .. | 55·6 | 11 | 23·1 | 4 | 22·51 | 19 | .. | 4·66 | 9 |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 45·6 | 29·8 | 37·7 | (—0·3) | 56·4 | 31 | 21·6 | 2 | 21·39 | 12 | —0·64 | 0·67 | 11 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 43·4 | 26·4 | 34·9 | +0·3 | 57·4 | 12 | 17·3 | 5 | 0·47 | 6 | —0·30 | 0·27 | 20 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 44·1 | 27·3 | 35·7 | —1·0 | 55·2 | 31 | 13·8 | 2 | 0·54 | 9 | .. | 0·26 | 21 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 45·1 | 27·7 | 36·4 | (—0·1) | 57·5 | 11 | 21·5 | 4 | 0·23 | 8 | (—0·45) | 0·08 | 20 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 38·7 | 20·1 | 29·4 | (—2·8) | 47·0 | 31 | 5·0 | 18 | 0·64 | 8 | —0·42 | 0·25 | 20 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 49·6 | 37·0 | 43·3 | —0·1 | 59·5 | 10 | 23·0 | 3 | 1·59 | 13 | —1·39 | 0·31 | 15 |
| Gore | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 12 | 47·5 | 33·2 | 40·4 | —1·1 | 58·0 | 11 | 19·0 | 2 | 3·48 | 19 | +0·21 | 0·60 | 5 |
LATE RETURNS.
Palmerston North, June, 1937 | 100 | 52·2 | 38·4 | 45·3 | —2·6 | 62·0 | 3 | 27·0 | 22 | 1·76 | 13 | —1·75 | 0·51 | 15 | ..
Milford Sound, June, 1937 | 23 | 47·3 | 32·9 | 40·1 | .. | 61·4 | 1 | 24·2 | 28 | 6·39 | 6 | .. | 2·90 | 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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