New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 39

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✨ Meteorological Observations



1300 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 39

13th. On the 14th there was an extraordinary heavy downpour accompanying a thunderstorm at Admiralty Bay, Pelorous Sound. This resulted in the destruction of several buildings and some grass paddocks. On the 17th severe thunderstorms and very heavy rain occurred in the Waikato and Rotorua areas.

The next depression on the west coast appeared on the 20th to 21st. There was again almost general rain with many very heavy falls from Taranaki and Wellington southward to Canterbury and Westland. An exceptionally heavy local fall was responsible for flooding and severe damage at Pohangina. This depression appeared to have passed completely away when another developed to the north, on the front associated with it, on the 23rd. The second depression, moving almost due south and deepening as it went, passed along the east coast of the North Island and was responsible for the phenomenal rains and floods of the Anzac Day week-end in Hawke's Bay. The total rain produced by the storm amounted in places to over 40 inches. In the Wairarapa, also, there were extremely heavy falls. Easterly to south-easterly gales blew on the east coast of the North Island from the 24th to the 26th.

The last depression moved rapidly down the west coast of the Dominion on the 28th to 29th. Heavy rains were again widespread. This storm brought some relief to the portions of Southland which have been suffering from drought.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR APRIL, 1938.

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). Rainfall in Inches. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Means of Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Most in a Day.
A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B. Difference from Normal. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Date. Total Fall. No. of Wet Days. Difference from Normal. Amount. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
"Ramote," Kerikeri 400 73.1 61.0 67.0 .. 79.5 17 49.0 30 5.80 19 .. 1.33 28
Waipoua State Forest 225 74.2 58.4 66.3 (+7.7) 81.0 4, 5 47.0 19 4.51 13 .. 1.17 28
Riverhead 105 72.0 56.5 64.2 (+6.7) 77.0 4 42.0 19 5.27 20 .. 0.99 2
Hobsonville 40 73.2 61.8 67.5 .. 78.9 5 50.4 19 5.41 17 .. 1.43 13
Auckland 160 73.4 63.3 68.4 +7.3 79.2 4 55.0 27 7.38 17 +3.50 2.35 5
Waihi 404 70.3 56.9 63.6 +6.3 76.0 14, 15 45.0 19 12.69 20 +5.60 3.33 28
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 72.5 58.9 65.7 .. 77.2 15 48.0 19 11.22 18 .. 3.42 23
Te Aroha 46 74.3 58.2 66.2 +7.8 80.3 6 45.0 19, 27 13.95 17 +9.41 5.10 2
Tauranga 100 72.0 57.8 64.9 +6.9 79.0 1 47.9 10 10.14 20 +5.44 2.34 13
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 73.4 56.0 64.7 +7.5 81.0 5 42.8 19 4.92 14 +1.18 0.89 16
Rotoehu Plantation 235 71.0 55.9 63.4 .. 78.5 1 43.0 28 10.84 18 .. 2.93 4
Rotorua 925 71.6 56.5 64.0 +8.2 83.0 1 47.4 28 18.22 20 +13.81 6.70 4
Whakarewarewa 1,000 70.4 55.1 62.8 (+7.5) 77.0 1 45.1 11 19.17 17 +14.75 5.93 4
Gisborne* 25 71.8 58.9 65.4 .. 80.0 14 44.3 11 8.15 19 .. 3.59 24
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
New Plymouth 60 72.3 58.5 65.4 +7.3 83.2 4 49.4 1 6.80 17 +2.21 1.89 13
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 61.3 48.5 54.9 (+9.0) 71.3 2 39.9 18 11.63 19 .. 2.99 14
Karioi 2,125 64.4 49.2 56.8 (+6.7) 80.0 2 37.5 28 10.24 20 .. 2.28 24
Napier 5 69.8 58.3 64.0 +5.2 82.5 7 46.4 10 14.05 18 +11.69 6.66 24
Hastings 45 72.2 56.7 64.4 (+7.6) 83.2 7 42.0 10 13.39 19 .. 7.65 24
Taihape 2,157 65.7 53.2 59.4 +7.0 76.2 4 45.4 19 5.77 19 +2.99 1.41 24
Wanganui 72 70.4 57.7 64.0 .. 88.0 3 46.6 10 7.27 21 .. 1.69 21
Tangimoana 8 70.1 55.3 62.7 +5.9 88.0 3 44.5 10, 11 6.05 20 +3.08 1.10 5
Palmerston North 100 69.6 56.7 63.2 +6.0 81.0 3 44.0 11 8.01 21 +4.90 1.43 5
Massey College, P.N. 110 68.8 57.0 62.9 (+6.2) 79.1 3 46.5 11 5.57 21 (+2.06) 1.14 24
Pahiatua 384 67.7 55.4 61.6 (+6.4) 77.2 3, 14 39.0 10 10.52 19 (+6.14) 2.24 5
Kapiti Island 44 67.7 58.2 63.0 +6.2 78.0 1, 3 50.0 10 4.64 19 +0.93 0.93 13
Masterton 387 67.6 53.7 60.6 +5.2 85.8 5 36.2 10 9.80 25 +6.75 1.41 13
Wellington 415 65.4 54.4 59.9 +3.7 81.1 3 45.7 10 7.12 20 (+3.48) 1.72 7
Nelson 24 69.2 55.5 62.4 +6.1 80.5 3 47.1 10 5.34 16 +2.24 1.28 12
Appleby, Nelson 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Blenheim 30 68.0 52.2 60.1 (+3.4) 83.5 3 39.8 10, 11 4.13 16 +2.27 1.18 13
Golden Downs 900 66.8 48.9 57.8 (+5.5) 78.4 3 39.4 19 8.77 15 .. 1.80 8
Waihopai 860 66.5 49.5 58.0 (+3.3) 82.6 3 41.0 10 5.99 20 .. 1.07 13, 29
Westport 23 69.2 57.1 63.2 .. 82.7 3 49.8 27 6.73 17 .. 1.80 13
Hanmer Springs 1,225 64.0 44.7 54.4 +3.0 80.6 2 36.1 27 6.85 16 +3.58 1.11 12
Balmoral 743 65.1 46.8 56.0 (+2.9) 81.1 2, 3 33.8 11 6.13 15 .. 1.92 13
Hokitika 12 67.7 53.7 60.7 +6.5 74.5 1 43.5 27 13.90 17 +4.44 3.18 13
Lake Coleridge 1,220 64.4 46.7 55.6 +2.9 79.0 5 34.5 14 8.11 17 +5.29 2.47 13
Christchurch 22 62.1 52.3 57.2 +3.7 74.3 7 43.4 10 4.95 21 +3.20 1.71 13
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 62.9 51.3 57.1 .. 74.9 11 41.4 10 4.38 17 .. 1.54 13
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 60.7 47.6 54.2 (+2.0) 75.0 5, 11 36.0 14 9.91 21 +7.12 2.27 21
Lincoln 36 63.7 51.0 57.4 +3.4 75.8 11 41.6 27 4.33 16 +2.44 1.39 13
Onawe, Duvachelle's Bay 150 64.0 55.5 59.8 .. 75.1 3 44.0 23 7.13 18 .. 1.92 13
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton 323 61.0 48.3 54.6 (+2.3) 72.7 11 36.2 10 6.72 21 +4.46 1.56 13
Lake Tekapo 2,350 59.3 42.8 51.2 (+2.4) 75.6 17 33.6 30 5.78 13 .. 1.72 13
Jacksons Bay 22 64.5 53.9 59.2 .. 68.9 7 46.2 30 24.57 17 .. 4.17 12
Fairlie 1,000 60.3 45.1 52.7 (+1.6) 77.0 11 32.1 11 7.21 19 .. 1.61 21
Timaru 56 60.9 49.8 55.4 +2.3 68.4 6 40.4 10 6.17 19 +4.60 1.08 21
Waimate 200 61.3 48.9 55.1 +2.8 71.5 12 40.0 10 6.84 19 +5.16 1.49 21
Milford Sound† 23 56.7 47.9 52.3 .. 68.0 6, 7, 8 39.0 9 18.48 13 .. 3.93 4
Queenstown 1,110 63.0 46.8 54.9 (+3.9) 75.4 7 40.2 25 2.79 11 -0.29 0.59 14
Ophir 1,000 63.7 43.0 53.4 +3.7 76.9 11 31.4 24 4.06 11 +2.56 1.02 14
Waipiata‡ 1,550 63.8 45.3 54.6 +4.7 77.8 11 32.2 10 3.71 11 .. 1.40 14
Alexandra 520 63.9 46.0 55.0 +3.7 78.0 11 35.5 24 3.56 11 (+2.09) 1.53 14
Manorburn Dam 2,448 59.0 40.6 49.8 (+4.4) 70.0 1 32.5 23 3.58 11 +1.61 1.21 14
Dunedin 240 61.9 49.4 55.6 +3.2 72.1 12 43.0 23 4.23 14 +1.46 1.67 14
Gore 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 12 63.4 44.0 53.7 +2.8 75.0 1 32.0 23, 24 0.70 11 -3.54 0.18 29
  • Gisborne observations for 29 days only, rainfall and sunshine complete.
    † Milford Sounds observations for 29 days only.
    ‡ Waipiata minimum temperature for 29 days only.

ERRATUM.—Taihape rainfall for February, 1938, should read 3.44 inches.

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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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for April 1938 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Meteorological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for April 1938

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatological Data, Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, New Zealand

🏗️ Errata for February 1938 Rainfall

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Correction, Rainfall Data, Taihape