✨ Meteorological Observations
Dec. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2703
Between the 13th and the 18th a moderate cyclonic depression passed across the north Tasman Sea and by Norfolk and the Kermadec Islands. On the 16th it caused easterly gales in the far North, and some rain fell in the northern and eastern districts of the North Island. The centre was too far north to affect New Zealand greatly. It did cause, however, an increased flow of air from the south and south-east, and it was during this period that the worst of the frosts were experienced.
From the 23rd to the 27th a shallow cyclone developed in the northern part of a depression, approaching from the Tasman Sea and moved slowly across the North Island. This was responsible for the general rains already referred to, and snow on the ranges, especially in the South Island. South-easterly gales were experienced in the Cook Strait area. On the 24th there were some severe thunderstorms in the Auckland Province.
From the 28th onwards the weather was again dominated by an anticyclone. On the 31st south-westerly winds on the southern side of it began to cause rain on the west coast of the South Island.
EDWARD KIDSON, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 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. | In. | In. | Amount. | Date. | |||||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | |||||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 63·7 | 46·2 | 55·0 (—1·3) | 66·0 | 18, 29 | 36·0 | 10 | 1·51 | 4 | .. | 0·70 | 15 | 191·9 |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 63·5 | 44·3 | 53·9 (—1·0) | 69·0 | 23, 24 | 37·0 | 2, 3, 29 | 1·47 | 6 | .. | 0·54 | 25 | 161·8 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 62·7 | 42·4 | 52·6 (—1·0) | 67·5 | 24 | 30·5 | 29 | 1·70 | 7 | .. | 0·80 | 23 | .. |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 63·2 | 50·6 | 56·9 —0·4 | 68·2 | 26 | 45·0 | 7 | 2·07 | 6 | —1·99 | 1·02 | 26 | 200·4 |
| Waihi .. | 404 | 63·5 | 44·2 | 53·4 —2·3 | 70·0 | 30 | 35·0 | 19 | 2·42 | 5 | —4·88 | 1·23 | 23 | 221·9 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 67·3 | 45·6 | 56·4 —0·8 | 73·5 | 26 | 36·0 | 29 | 1·53 | 5 | —2·97 | 1·17 | 24 | .. |
| Tauranga .. | 100 | 66·0 | 44·4 | 55·2 —0·7 | 73·6 | 30 | 36·0 | 10 | 4·90 | 4 | —0·21 | 3·58 | 24 | 233·0 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 64·7 | 41·5 | 53·1 —1·9 | 72·0 | 17, 18 | 33·0 | 29 | 1·62 | 7 | —2·48 | 0·59 | 23 | 208·9 |
| Rotorua .. | 925 | 67·1 | 42·7 | 54·9 +0·7 | 74·8 | 30 | 34·2 | 6 | 4·21 | 6 | —0·98 | 2·68 | 24 | 204·9 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 63·7 | 40·6 | 52·2 —1·5 | 75·2 | 31 | 32·3 | 6 | 4·25 | 6 | —1·27 | 2·49 | 24 | .. |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 62·0 | 44·2 | 53·1 .. | 74·0 | 3 | 33·6 | 7 | 3·62 | 11 | .. | 1·63 | 25 | 165·9 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 54·0 | 40·8 | 47·4 .. | 71·2 | 31 | 34·8 | 10 | 7·16 | 15 | .. | 2·37 | 25 | .. |
| New Plymouth .. | 60 | 63·0 | 46·1 | 54·6 —0·4 | 72·2 | 18 | 38·5 | 2 | 3·14 | 6 | —2·32 | 1·71 | 24 | 253·3 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 53·3 | 33·6 | 43·4 (+0·4) | 60·9 | 30 | 23·4 | 14 | 2·56 | 10 | .. | 0·50 | 3 | .. |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 59·1 | 35·2 | 47·2 (—0·3) | 67·7 | 30 | 27·3 | 15 | 1·62 | 10 | .. | 0·55 | 23 | .. |
| Napier .. | 5 | 60·6 | 46·6 | 53·6 —3·1 | 71·3 | 31 | 38·5 | 7 | 2·71 | 10 | +0·82 | 0·93 | 23 | 198·8 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 63·0 | 43·5 | 53·2 (—1·6) | 74·6 | 31 | 32·0 | 29 | 2·09 | 10 | .. | 0·83 | 25 | .. |
| Taihape .. | 2,157 | 57·7 | 39·7 | 48·7 —1·1 | 68·8 | 30 | 32·2 | 28 | 1·87 | 13 | —1·63 | 0·40 | 24 | .. |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 60·7 | 45·0 | 52·8 .. | 66·5 | 23 | 34·8 | 10 | 1·35 | 5 | .. | 0·68 | 23 | 257·9 |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 60·4 | 42·2 | 51·3 —3·4 | 66·5 | 26 | 32·5 | 15 | 1·21 | 6 | —2·18 | 0·52 | 24 | .. |
| Palmerston North .. | 100 | 62·9 | 44·6 | 53·8 —0·5 | 72·0 | 23 | 32·0 | 28 | 1·74 | 7 | —1·92 | 0·39 | 25 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N. .. | 110 | 60·2 | 43·5 | 51·8 (—2·0) | 67·3 | 23 | 32·2 | 28 | 1·22 | 6 | (—2·90) | 0·39 | 24 | 202·8 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 60·7 | 42·6 | 51·6 (—2·2) | 70·0 | 23 | 30·4 | 28 | 2·57 | 11 | (—2·85) | 0·63 | 24 | .. |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 59·1 | 46·7 | 52·9 —0·7 | 65·0 | 23 | 40·0 | 10 | 0·98 | 5 | —2·96 | 0·55 | 24 | .. |
| Masterton .. | 387 | 63·4 | 39·6 | 51·5 —2·5 | 74·8 | 30 | 29·8 | 28 | 1·79 | 11 | —1·45 | 0·40 | 25 | 230·1 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 58·7 | 44·4 | 51·6 —1·9 | 65·2 | 23 | 38·0 | 10 | 0·94 | 7 | (—2·57) | 0·30 | 8 | 255·5 |
| Nelson .. | 24 | 61·4 | 43·6 | 52·5 —2·0 | 70·2 | 31 | 35·8 | 28 | 0·48 | 4 | —3·02 | 0·26 | 27 | 269·0 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | 62·0 | 43·6 | 52·8 (—1·2) | 70·0 | 31 | 34·8 | 28 | 0·72 | 5 | .. | 0·34 | 27 | .. |
| Blenheim .. | 30 | 63·5 | 40·5 | 52·0 (—2·7) | 86·2 | 30 | 31·2 | 17, 28 | 0·17 | 5 | (—2·07) | 0·04 | 8, 25, 27 | 257·8 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 62·6 | 36·2 | 49·4 (—2·1) | 68·8 | 12 | 27·0 | 15 | 0·53 | 3 | .. | 0·36 | 13 | .. |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 63·6 | 38·7 | 51·2 (—2·1) | 78·4 | 30 | 30·0 | 15 | 0·84 | 5 | .. | 0·71 | 27 | .. |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 61·9 | 35·9 | 48·9 —2·1 | 75·8 | 11 | 26·5 | 16 | 1·89 | 9 | —2·03 | 0·35 | 23 | 198·2 |
| Balmoral .. | 743 | 62·5 | 37·9 | 50·2 (—2·5) | 76·0 | 11 | 27·0 | 28 | 0·72 | 9 | .. | 0·15 | 12, 13 | .. |
| Westport .. | 23 | 57·6 | 45·6 | 51·6 .. | 62·0 | 22 | 39·5 | 5 | 3·18 | 9 | .. | 0·94 | 8 | 225·5 |
| Hokitika .. | 12 | 59·2 | 43·1 | 51·2 —1·0 | 63·0 | 14, 23 25 | 36·0 | 16 | 5·10 | 10 | —6·71 | 1·96 | 8 | 201·3 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,220 | 65·7 | 38·0 | 51·8 —1·0 | 78·0 | 10 | 29·1 | 25 | 0·28 | 5 | —2·65 | 0·17 | 26 | .. |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 61·1 | 40·6 | 50·8 (—0·2) | 74·0 | 30 | 31·0 | 4 | 1·08 | 8 | —2·44 | 0·32 | 26 | 222·8 |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 59·3 | 43·5 | 51·4 —1·9 | 70·7 | 30 | 32·1 | 5 | 0·28 | 6 | —1·69 | 0·18 | 26 | 228·1 |
| Lincoln .. | 36 | 62·1 | 40·8 | 51·4 —1·1 | 77·2 | 30 | 28·5 | 16 | 0·40 | 3 | —1·33 | 0·32 | 26 | 225·4 |
| Onawe,Duvauchelle’s Bay | 150 | 61·4 | 44·0 | 52·7 .. | 72·3 | 31 | 36·0 | 16 | 0·57 | 5 | .. | 0·26 | 26 | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | |||||||||||||
| Ashburton .. | 323 | 61·8 | 39·8 | 50·8 (—0·8) | 78·2 | 30 | 29·1 | 16 | 0·64 | 8 | —1·69 | 0·27 | 26 | 205·5 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 61·1 | 35·3 | 48·2 (+0·5) | 72·2 | 11 | 23·8 | 15 | 0·00 | 0 | .. | .. | .. | 278·9 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,000 | 62·0 | 35·2 | 48·6 (—1·8) | 80·2 | 30 | 23·2 | 15 | 0·39 | 3 | .. | 0·30 | 12 | 214·3 |
| Timaru .. | 56 | 61·6 | 41·3 | 51·4 —1·4 | 74·8 | 3 | 31·4 | 5 | 0·30 | 6 | —1·68 | 0·15 | 12 | 226·9 |
| Waimate .. | 200 | 62·4 | 40·9 | 51·6 —0·2 | 78·0 | 30 | 31·0 | 15 | 0·59 | 6 | —1·52 | 0·15 | 12, 26 | 184·3 |
| Milford Sound .. | 23 | |||||||||||||
| Queenstown .. | 1,110 | 62·9 | 40·5 | 51·7 (+0·9) | 73·2 | 29 | 34·8 | 6, 7 | 0·41 | 5 | —2·90 | 0·19 | 31 | 258·0 |
| Ophir .. | 1,000 | 64·5 | 37·2 | 50·8 +0·2 | 75·4 | 29 | 22·5 | 15 | 0·27 | 4 | —1·17 | 0·12 | 26 | .. |
| Waipiata .. | 1,550 | 61·8 | 38·4 | 50·1 +1·3 | 74·2 | 29 | 30·4 | 15, 28 | 0·63 | 4 | .. | 0·30 | 1 | 234·8 |
| Alexandra .. | 520 | 65·5 | 39·3 | 52·4 (+0·1) | 78·5 | 29 | 30·2 | 5 | 0·12 | 1 | (—1·15) | 0·12 | 26 | 254·4 |
| M anorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 56·8 | 33·1 | 45·0 (—0·1) | 68·0 | 29 | 25·0 | 5 | 0·36 | 4 | —1·55 | 0·28 | 26 | .. |
| Dunedin .. | 240 | 59·8 | 41·8 | 50·8 —0·8 | 71·0 | 30 | 35·0 | 16 | 0·80 | 8 | —2·29 | 0·33 | 26 | 226·2 |
| Gore .. | 245 | |||||||||||||
| Invercargill .. | 12 | 60·1 | 39·9 | 50·0 —1·0 | 68·0 | 25, 30 | 31·0 | 25 | 1·29 | 12 | —3·06 | 0·39 | 4 | 234·8 |
LATE RETURN.
Auckland, Sept., 1937 .. | 160 | 59·6 | 49·0 | 54·3 | —0·1 | 67·1 | 1 | 42·6 | 29 | 4·18 | 22 | +0·13 | 0·83 | 21 | 172·5
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana, Sept., 1937 | 2,110 | 50·2 | 39·5 | 44·8 | .. | 59·8 | 21 | 31·7 | 29 | 5·81 | 21 | .. | 0·81 | 25 | ..
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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