SEPT. 30.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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An intense cyclonic depression, which was located off the New South Wales coast on the 21st, moved very slowly across the Tasman Sea during the next few days, and from the 23rd to the 27th was responsible for north-east winds and mild, dull, misty weather in the Dominion, with scattered rains. The latter was mostly light, but some heavy falls occurred at places in North Auckland and on the east coast of the North Island. By the 27th, when it had at last crossed the Dominion, the cyclone had become a very shallow one, and the southerly which was associated with its rear proved a very mild one.

Anticyclonic conditions and fine weather again ruled on the 28th and 29th, but on the latter day a fresh cyclonic depression formed to the north-west of New Zealand. This moved slowly, at first, in a south-easterly and later in an easterly direction, passing Cape Maria van Diemen to the northward on the 30th. Dull and misty weather prevailed over most of the country. Gales from between east and south-east blew in the northern and eastern portions of the North Island on the 30th and 31st, accompanied in many places by heavy rain. In the Bay of Plenty some flooding occurred. Except in the districts mentioned, however, the rain was only light.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | | Means of | Mean of A and B. | Difference from Normal. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. | Date. | Total Fall. | No. of Wet Days. | Difference from Normal. | Most in a Day. | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | | | | | | | | | Amount. | Date. | |
| | Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | | °F. | | In. | | In. | In. | | |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 59.7 | 43.4 | 51.6 | (-0.6) | 62.0 | 5 | 32.0 | 21 | 8.06 | 16 | .. | 2.46 | 30 | 151.4 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 59.2 | 41.5 | 50.4 | (+0.6) | 66.0 | 31 | 33.0 | 18, 21 | 4.42 | 16 | .. | 1.53 | 24 | 122.0 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 58.1 | 38.2 | 48.2 | (-0.3) | 61.5 | 25 | 25.0 | 18 | 2.11 | 14 | .. | 0.34 | 30 | .. |
| Auckland | 160 | 55.5 | 46.2 | 50.8 | -1.3 | 61.5 | 31 | 39.6 | 15 | 1.53 | 13 | -3.08 | 0.40 | 3 | 183.1 |
| Waihi | 404 | 56.8 | 39.6 | 48.2 | -0.2 | 64.0 | 28 | 29.0 | 17, 18 | 7.88 | 11 | +0.03 | 2.41 | 25 | 174.0 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 59.2 | 40.5 | 49.8 | 0.0 | 65.5 | 28 | 29.0 | 22 | 5.56 | 12 | +0.52 | 1.50 | 25 | .. |
| Tauranga | 100 | 59.5 | 40.7 | 50.1 | +0.7 | 65.0 | 28, 31 | 34.0 | 8, 15, 21 | 4.66 | 11 | +0.36 | 2.88 | 25 | 203.2 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 58.7 | 37.7 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 64.6 | 28 | 26.0 | 18 | 2.10 | 8 | -1.82 | 1.26 | 25 | 180.8 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 59.2 | 37.6 | 48.4 | +1.5 | 66.6 | 28 | 29.4 | 17 | 2.14 | 5 | -2.77 | 1.03 | 3 | 160.0 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 57.1 | 35.7 | 46.4 | (0.0) | 65.1 | 31 | 27.7 | 19 | 1.92 | 3 | -2.80 | 1.02 | 3 | .. |
| Gisborne* | 25 | 56.5 | 39.8 | 48.2 | .. | 61.8 | 27 | 31.0 | 22 | 4.75 | 14 | .. | 1.25 | 30 | 140.3 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 48.9 | 37.6 | 43.2 | .. | 56.3 | 27 | 32.4 | 7 | 8.74 | 17 | .. | 2.10 | 30 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 58.1 | 41.6 | 49.8 | +0.2 | 64.8 | 26 | 30.0 | 17 | 1.54 | 7 | -3.95 | 0.65 | 3 | 184.9 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 46.3 | 29.2 | 37.8 | (+0.8) | 53.8 | 22 | 15.5 | 10 | 3.84 | 10 | .. | 1.00 | 6 | .. |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 51.6 | 30.4 | 41.0 | (+0.7) | 60.8 | 3 | 21.1 | 20 | 1.41 | 11 | .. | 0.62 | 3 | .. |
| Napier | 5 | 55.8 | 39.7 | 47.8 | -0.7 | 60.8 | 1 | 30.2 | 16 | 1.98 | 10 | -0.97 | 0.95 | 31 | 157.5 |
| Hastings | 45 | 58.5 | 38.0 | 48.2 | (-1.8) | 66.4 | 1 | 29.0 | 17 | 2.25 | 10 | .. | 1.06 | 31 | .. |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 50.1 | 36.4 | 43.2 | +1.6 | 59.4 | 22 | 28.4 | 7 | 0.57 | 8 | -2.17 | 0.36 | 6 | .. |
| Wanganui | 72 | 56.8 | 41.4 | 49.1 | .. | 64.7 | 31 | 31.0 | 15 | 0.67 | 6 | .. | 0.30 | 3 | 179.4 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 56.5 | 38.2 | 47.4 | +0.2 | 62.0 | 22, 31 | 29.0 | 17 | 1.09 | 6 | -1.55 | 0.55 | 3 | .. |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 56.5 | 40.6 | 48.6 | +0.7 | 68.0 | 31 | 28.0 | 17 | 2.18 | 7 | -0.96 | 1.28 | 26 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N.† | 110 | 55.0 | 40.5 | 47.8 | (+0.4) | 62.2 | 22 | 28.5 | 17 | 2.52 | 7 | (-1.02) | 1.50 | 26 | 137.2 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 55.0 | 38.1 | 46.6 | (+0.5) | 60.6 | 22 | 27.6 | 16 | 2.76 | 8 | (-1.36) | 1.42 | 26 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 55.1 | .. | .. | .. | 63.0 | 26 | .. | .. | 0.83 | 5 | -2.92 | 0.70 | 3 | .. |
| Masterton | 387 | 56.7 | 36.4 | 46.6 | +0.3 | 64.2 | 20 | 25.1 | 16 | 1.75 | 13 | -1.84 | 0.55 | 6 | 146.7 |
| Wellington | 415 | 54.3 | 43.0 | 48.6 | +0.9 | 60.9 | 22 | 36.8 | 7 | 1.03 | 8 | (-2.90) | 0.31 | 3 | 132.2 |
| Nelson | 24 | 56.0 | 39.8 | 47.9 | +1.0 | 63.8 | 26 | 30.1 | 7 | 1.89 | 7 | -1.17 | 0.76 | 3 | 174.4 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 55.5 | 38.5 | 47.0 | (+0.7) | 62.9 | 26 | 30.5 | 14 | 2.01 | 6 | .. | 1.23 | 3 | .. |
| Blenheim | 30 | 57.0 | 36.7 | 46.8 | (+1.1) | 67.8 | 20 | 27.2 | 14, 16 | 0.97 | 7 | (-1.39) | 0.30 | 31 | 152.9 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 55.0 | 31.4 | 43.2 | (+0.3) | 62.8 | 31 | 21.1 | 18 | 1.93 | 6 | .. | 1.10 | 3 | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 56.1 | 35.1 | 45.6 | (+1.2) | 61.8 | 20 | 26.0 | 14 | 1.15 | 8 | .. | 0.69 | 3 | .. |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 53.6 | 29.8 | 41.7 | +0.5 | 62.1 | 18 | 20.2 | 15 | 1.00 | 8 | -2.42 | 0.26 | 3 | 167.8 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 53.8 | 34.2 | 44.0 | (+1.1) | 62.0 | 17 | 24.9 | 11 | 0.90 | 6 | .. | 0.46 | 31 | .. |
| Westport | 23 | 53.7 | 42.3 | 48.0 | .. | 61.0 | 25 | 32.0 | 7 | 2.86 | 13 | .. | 1.31 | 3 | 126.8 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 55.0 | 39.7 | 47.4 | +1.6 | 63.0 | 25 | 30.0 | 7 | 5.29 | 12 | -3.95 | 1.21 | 21 | 125.1 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 54.1 | 34.6 | 44.4 | +1.7 | 68.5 | 30 | 24.0 | 12 | 0.52 | 5 | -2.51 | 0.24 | 6 | .. |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 51.2 | 38.4 | 44.8 | (+1.4) | 58.0 | 20 | 31.0 | 5, 7 | 1.05 | 7 | -1.81 | 0.34 | 3 | 111.7 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 53.1 | 39.2 | 46.2 | +2.2 | 61.7 | 19 | 29.7 | 15 | 1.75 | 11 | -0.07 | 0.83 | 31 | 133.7 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 53.6 | 38.4 | 46.0 | +1.1 | 63.2 | 20 | 29.0 | 16 | 0.68 | 6 | -1.39 | 0.26 | 31 | 125.8 |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay | 150 | 53.7 | 41.9 | 47.8 | .. | 65.9 | 19 | 33.7 | 7 | 2.43 | 11 | .. | 0.72 | 6 | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook‡ | 2,510 | 49.3 | 32.4 | 40.8 | (+3.1) | 61.8 | 17 | 21.2 | 7 | 6.41 | 7 | -4.41 | 1.83 | 2 | 92.6 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 52.5 | 37.8 | 45.2 | (+2.6) | 59.5 | 20 | 27.1 | 18 | 0.74 | 9 | -1.35 | 0.29 | 3 | 81.0 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 48.4 | 31.6 | 40.0 | (+3.5) | 58.0 | 17 | 23.0 | 7 | 1.27 | 4 | .. | 0.56 | 3 | 134.4 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 52.3 | 32.3 | 42.3 | (+2.0) | 61.7 | 20 | 22.0 | 5, 15 | 0.71 | 6 | .. | 0.38 | 3 | 116.0 |
| Timaru | 56 | 52.2 | 38.2 | 45.2 | +1.3 | 65.0 | 7 | 28.4 | 5 | 1.01 | 8 | -0.44 | 0.57 | 26 | 95.3 |
| Waimate | 200 | 53.5 | 38.2 | 45.8 | +2.2 | 61.0 | 19 | 28.0 | 5 | 1.00 | 8 | -0.67 | 0.32 | 31 | 101.6 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 51.1 | 35.7 | 43.4 | (+2.2) | 60.0 | 2 | 29.2 | 15 | 1.05 | 6 | -1.00 | 0.62 | 6 | 127.3 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 51.9 | 31.7 | 41.8 | +2.7 | 59.9 | 2 | 23.3 | 15 | 0.92 | 5 | +0.08 | 0.34 | 6 | .. |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 51.0 | 32.8 | 41.9 | +2.6 | 61.6 | 18 | 26.8 | 5 | 0.89 | 6 | .. | 0.39 | 6 | 122.1 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 53.6 | 33.2 | 43.4 | (+2.9) | 64.0 | 2 | 25.0 | 15 | 0.87 | 4 | (+0.14) | 0.35 | 20 | 157.5 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 45.3 | 29.3 | 37.3 | (+3.0) | 53.5 | 25 | 22.2 | 13 | 0.94 | 6 | -0.23 | 0.46 | 20 | .. |
| Dunedin | 240 | 52.1 | 40.7 | 46.4 | +1.2 | 58.0 | 19 | 32.5 | 5 | 1.90 | 14 | -1.17 | 0.63 | 6 | 93.7 |
| Gore | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill | 12 | 52.8 | 39.2 | 46.0 | +2.2 | 60.0 | 19 | 33.0 | 18, 29, 30 | 1.99 | 17 | -1.21 | 0.44 | 19 | 88.1 |

* Gisborne maximum temperature mean for 22 days only.
† Massey College, Palmerston North, observations for 30 days only.
‡ The Hermitage, Mt. Cook, observations for 30 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.