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On the 22nd a depression was approaching from the Tasman Sea. In this a vigorous cyclonic centre developed suddenly
on the 23rd and was located to the west of Cook Strait until the evening of the 24th. It was responsible for a brief northerly
gale at Auckland on the 24th, but the southerly gales which commenced in the South Island on the 23rd, and, extending
northwards, did not finally die out until the 25th, were more severe and some damage was done by them. This storm caused
general rain, which was heavy everywhere except in parts of Otago and Southland. Particularly heavy falls were recorded
in North Canterbury, Wellington, Taranaki, and Hawke’s Bay. Severe flooding occurred in southern Hawke’s Bay, where
the falls in the low levels were unprecedented. A number of places had over 9 inches in 24 hours, and at Rissington in three
days there were 12·15 inches. Fortunately, the rain in the ranges was much lighter, so that the amount of damage done
was relatively small.
A slight depression caused some scattered rains on the 29th and 30th, particularly in districts with a westerly aspect.
In some places the rain was accompanied by thunder, and thunderstorms were generally of frequent occurrence during the
month.

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 12

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JANUARY, 1938.

Station.
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.
Amount.
Date.
Bright
Sun-
shine
(Hours).
Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit).
Absolute Maximum and
Minimum.

Te Paki, Te Hapua
Waipoua State Forest..
Riverhead
Auckland
Waihi
Te Aroha
Tauranga
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton
Rotorua
Whakarewarewa
Gisborne
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-
moana
New Plymouth
Chateau Tongariro
Karioi*
Napier
Hastings
Taihape
Wanganui
Tangimoana
Palmerston North
Massey College, P.N.$\dagger$
Pahiatua
Kapiti Island
Masterton
Wellington
Nelson
Appleby, Nelson
Blenheim
Golden Downs
Waihopai
Hanmer Springs
Balmoral
Westport
Hokitika
Lake Coleridge
Rudstone, Methven
Christchurch
Lincoln
Onawe,Duvauchelle’sBay
Hermitage, Mount Cook$\ddagger$
Ashburton
Lake Tekapo
Fairlie
Timaru
Waimate
Milford Sound
Queenstown
Ophir
Waipiata
Alexandra
Manorburn Dam
Dunedin
Gore
Invercargill

Height of Station above
M.S.L.
Ft.
200
225
105
160
404
46
100
131
925
1,000
25
2,110
60
3,670
2,125
5
45
2,157
72
8
100
110
384
44
387
415
24
57
30
900
860
1,225
743
23
12
1,220
1,217
22
36
150
2,510
323
2,350
1,000
56
200
23
1,110
1,000
1,550
520
2,448
240
245
12

$\circ$F.
76·0
77·1
76·9
76·5
76·7
82·3
76·2
79·9
80·3
76·7
80·5
71·8
73·6
67·7
74·0
74·6
79·6
73·6
73·6
75·4
80·1
75·7
...
71·0
79·5
70·0
72·9
73·4
78·2
73·7
77·3
76·0
76·5
67·7
68·8
73·7
71·1
70·1
72·9
72·9
70·9
46·2
70·9
71·8
72·8
70·2
70·8
65·0
...
75·8
74·4
76·9
68·8
69·5
...
69·7

$\circ$F.
58·5
54·5
52·8
63·8
56·4
57·8
57·9
55·5
56·9
55·6
54·7
55·8
57·6
48·0
47·1
59·0
56·6
54·0
58·3
55·6
56·5
57·0
...
58·3
53·4
55·8
57·4
56·9
55·3
50·3
52·1
49·5
51·2
58·2
56·2
51·1
51·3
54·4
53·5
55·8
58·6
49·1
50·2
52·8
52·2
53·1
...
50·2
...
53·4
46·3
52·0
...
49·3

$\circ$F.
67·2
65·8
64·8
70·2
66·6
70·0
67·1
67·7
68·6
66·2
67·6
63·8
65·6
57·8
60·6
66·8
68·1
63·8
66·0
65·5
68·3
66·4
...
64·6
66·4
62·9
65·1
65·2
66·8
62·0
64·7
62·8
63·8
63·0
62·5
62·4
61·2
62·2
63·2
64·4
58·6
61·6
60·4
61·5
61·5
...
...
63·0
...
65·2
57·6
60·8
59·5

($+$2·6)
($+$2·9)
($+$2·6)
$+$4·0
$+$2·1
$+$3·2
$+$3·1
$+$4·0
$+$4·8
($+$2·9)
...
($+$3·2
($+$5·7)
($+$4·0)
$+$1·7
($+$4·3)
$+$4·9
...
$+$3·0
$+$5·7
($+$4·3)
...
$+$3·3
$+$3·2
$+$1·2
$+$2·6
($+$3·2)
($+$2·6)
($+$3·2)
($+$2·5)
$+$3·3
($+$2·6)
...
$+$2·7
$+$2·7
($+$2·2)
$+$0·8
$+$1·6
...
($+$5·7)
($+$2·0)
($+$3·9)
($+$3·1)
$+$1·0
($+$2·4)
...
$+$3·1
...
($+$3·9)
($+$4·4)
($+$2·5)
...
$+$2·3

78·5
86·0
84·5
84·2
85·0
90·0
82·4
88·2
89·8
87·8
...
82·0
88·0
78·8
84·3
88·2
92·0
83·9
86·1
85·0
91·0
86·0
...
77·0
94·5
78·0
79·1
80·3
92·2
86·8
92·9
92·6
93·2
79·0
72·5
88·1
85·0
83·0
86·6
84·1
89·9
81·2
86·5
89·0
78·4
84·1
73·0
...
90·8
88·4
90·2
82·0
84·0
...
82·0

2, 17
15
15
7
15
15, 17
19
15
15
15
4
...
15
11
16
8
7
16
8
26
16
8
...
15
15
13
5
5
18
18
21
21
...
12
21
3, 4
21
13
3
11
13
13
12
13
13
13
...
16
21
13
...
4

$\circ$F.
46·0
49·0
41·0
56·7
45·0
44·5
49·5
...
41·5
48·0
47·3
...
47·3
37·1
33·9
49·0
45·4
44·0
...
44·0
46·0
46·2
...
49·0
42·5
48·4
45·9
47·0
40·5
41·2
43·0
35·6
39·0
49·0
45·5
39·0
32·0
40·2
34·5
38·0
59·0
40·8
37·0
...
38·2
...
42·0
33·2
42·4
37·0

...
6
...
11
11
11
11
11
21
26
11
9
10
...
11
10
11
9
...
26
10
10
11
7
...
11
11
10
7
10
18
10
26
...
24
26
...
10
10
10
10
...
26
...
...
...
...

11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
11
...
11
13
11
11
...
9
27
7
11
8
...
9
11
10
13
5
...
8
26
11
10
10
26
...
10
11
10
...
5
...
...
...
...

2·48
2·73
3·82
3·75
3·00
2·24
1·63
2·60
4·24
5·78
2·69
5·71
8·18
5·87
6·56
6·09
11·12
6·19
4·66
2·11
2·50
2·47
4·19
4·38
5·16
3·32
4·12
1·36
4·35
3·00
5·01
3·62
8·97
11·81
5·25
5·80
2·92
3·63
2·29
21·62
4·31
4·15
5·93
4·22
3·03
19·93
1·36
2·40
1·78
1·85
2·86
3·73

7
12
9
10
10
8
7
10
11
13
5
10
9
13
12
9
9
7
26
11
7
7
9
7
7
9
7
8
7
8
12
7
11
11
12
12
7
7
8
10
13
5
5
6
7
8
13

...
...
...
$+$0·78
$-$2·28
$-$1·29
$-$2·40
$-$0·92
$+$0·06
$+$1·37
...
...
$+$4·00
...
...
$+$3·59
...
$+$3·03
...
$-$0·31
$-$0·47
($-$0·89)
...
$+$1·51
$+$1·82
($+$2·27)
$+$0·42
...
...
$-$0·52
...
$+$1·06
...
...
$+$1·71
$+$2·71
$+$1·58
$+$0·59
$+$1·43
...
$+$3·29
$+$1·55
...
...
$+$1·83
$+$0·36
...
$-$0·62
...
($-$0·19)
$-$0·70
$-$0·55
$-$0·27

1·43
1·27
2·12
2·32
0·88
0·74
0·68
0·96
0·97
1·16
2·13
3·13
2·53
1·74
2·88
4·34
9·68
1·46
1·75
0·86
0·97
1·01
1·53
2·38
2·21
1·29
1·78
0·86
1·97
1·34
2·23
1·58
2·48
3·22
1·28
1·28
0·99
1·21
0·94
4·83
1·36
1·28
1·77
1·17
0·86
6·45
0·51
...
0·95
0·69
0·90
0·77

8
23
8
8
23
23
23
23
23
28
25
25
23
5
24
24
24
24
24
8
8
8
5
23
23
9
7
7
23
23
...
23
23
...
7
29
7
21
22
...
22
21
...
8
...
7
7
22
3
7
...
7
7
8
8

257·1
258·9
...
294·9
279·2
...
284·8
283·5
256·9
...
280·9
...
258·1
...
...
266·0
...
...
277·3
...
...
...
232·6
...
...
248·1
268·1
...
269·9
...
...
208·8
...
196·6
182·6
...
207·2
192·2
195·7
...
209·8
22
280·6
164·0
186·8
146·6
...
...
...
269·1
...
210·1
223·7

• Screen minimum mean for 24 days only. $\dagger$ Massey College, Palmerston North, observations for 30 days only. $\ddagger$ Hermitage,
  Mt. Cook, maximum mean for 29 days and minimum mean for 24 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.