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✨ Climatological Data

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63

The next of the series of depressions was a deep and extensive one which passed during the 26th to 27th. Rain was again general with many heavy falls. Flooding occurred for the third time in Auckland and in Hawke’s Bay. Thunderstorms were once more frequent in the north. They were responsible for torrential downpours in Auckland and Te Aroha on the 26th. Near the latter place several cows were killed by lightning.

Finally, from the 29th to the 31st, while another depression was passing, unusually cold weather occurred, with boisterous southerly or south-easterly winds. Rain was again general, while snow fell in many parts of the South Island and to unusually low levels in the north.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

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.	In.			In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	58·9	46·0	52·4	(+0·0)	62·0	26	27·0	15	9·99	24	..	2·61	20
“Ramote,” Kerikeri	400	58·6	45·1	51·8	..	63·2	27	36·3	15	10·81	25	..	2·17	20
Waipoua State Forest	225	58·1	42·8	50·4	(+1·2)	65·0	27	30·0	15	9·71	23	..	2·49	20
Riverhead	105	56·4	39·9	48·2	(+0·2)	61·0	27	24·0	17	12·66	22	..	2·78	26
Hobsonville	40	56·7	43·9	50·3	..	62·0	27	32·2	17	13·55	19	..	5·24	26
Auckland	160	56·1	46·3	51·2	—0·2	60·2	2, 6	37·0	15	12·00	20	+6·42	1·71	26
Waihi	404	54·9	39·4	47·2	—0·2	63·0	27	26·0	16, 17	20·81	20	+11·06	5·73	26
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	57·1	41·7	49·4	..	65·0	27	30·0	15	12·59	22	..	3·62	30
Te Aroha	46	56·4	41·4	48·9	+0·1	62·0	25, 27	28·8	9	20·62	19	+14·17	5·00	11
Tauranga	100	56·3	41·8	49·0	+0·4	64·0	22	32·0	9, 10	9·93	20	+4·99	2·44	11
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	55·1	38·2	46·6	—0·6	61·6	22	25·4	9	8·54	17	+3·61	2·58	11
Rotoehu Plantation	235	55·3	38·4	46·8	..	62·0	21	21·3	9	7·97	16	..	1·31	11
Rotorua	925	55·2	38·8	47·0	+1·3	64·8	22	25·5	9	5·50	18	+0·50	0·89	3
Whakarewarewa	1,000	53·6	37·3	45·4	(+0·2)	59·9	5	23·8	9	5·08	18	+0·45	0·81	3
Gisborne*	25	55·4	41·3	48·4	..	..	..	31·5	10	12·64	22	..	1·86	23
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	44·8	37·5	41·2	..	53·8	23	31·5	14	19·20	24	..	2·78	21
New Plymouth	60	55·8	42·3	49·0	+0·2	70·5	19	32·9	9	5·40	15	—0·98	0·90	3
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Karioi	2,125	47·3	31·9	39·6	(+0·3)	53·8	19	18·0	9	6·47	12	..	2·88	2
Napier	5	52·8	40·2	46·5	—0·5	60·0	2	29·7	18	7·15	15	+3·88	1·52	11
Hastings	45	54·1	38·3	46·2	(+1·4)	63·0	2	25·0	10	8·32	16	..	1·81	11
Taihape	2,157	45·4	36·0	40·7	—0·9	53·2	23	27·1	9	2·89	15	—0·08	0·51	2
Wanganui	72	53·4	39·7	46·6	..	60·1	2	30·5	8	2·81	16	..	0·83	29
Tangimoana†	8	53·3	40·2	46·8	+0·1	60·0	12	31·0	9	2·48	14	—0·59	0·64	2
Palmerston North	100	53·3	38·7	46·0	—0·3	61·0	23	25·0	8	1·90	13	—1·37	0·54	3
Massey College, P.N.	110	52·0	39·2	45·6	(—0·2)	59·0	23	28·0	9	2·09	16	—1·61	0·54	3
Pahiatua	384	50·5	36·3	43·4	(—1·6)	58·0	19	23·6	18	3·21	20	(—1·75)	0·62	3
Kapiti Island	44	51·6	43·5	47·6	+0·0	58·0	2, 20	37·0	17	2·65	13	—1·54	0·91	19
Masterton	387	50·5	35·8	43·2	—2·0	59·7	10	24·4	9, 18	3·83	22	—0·35	0·68	21
Wellington	415	49·4	40·7	45·0	—1·9	57·0	12	33·3	17	4·69	23	(—0·16)	0·74	10
Nelson	24	53·5	37·9	45·7	+0·3	59·3	21	29·1	14	3·43	10	—0·05	1·26	19
Appleby, Nelson	57	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Blenheim	30	51·6	33·3	42·4	(—1·4)	59·5	12	23·2	15	2·01	16	(—0·78)	1·00	19
Golden Downs	900	49·7	28·2	39·0	(—2·1)	55·5	12	20·1	31	2·75	8	..	0·76	2
Waihopai	860	49·8	30·8	40·3	(—2·2)	58·7	12	23·4	16	2·42	11	..	1·02	19
Westport	23	52·9	42·2	47·6	..	58·0	14, 22	36·0	14	6·13	14	..	1·76	18
Hanmer Springs	1,225	43·5	27·7	35·6	—3·1	53·8	2	15·2	16	6·09	20	+1·80	1·47	3
Balmoral	743	44·6	29·5	37·0	(—3·4)	55·0	19	17·0	30	3·47	16	..	1·02	3
Hokitika	12	52·7	35·6	44·2	—0·5	59·5	16	27·5	14	5·46	11	—3·50	2·39	18
Lake Coleridge	1,220	44·1	28·5	36·3	—3·1	64·5	19	17·3	30	3·39	18	+0·43	0·82	3
Christchurch..	22	45·4	32·9	39·2	—3·3	51·5	18	25·3	9	4·45	20	+1·91	1·03	27
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	46·0	32·3	39·2	..	52·3	19	23·7	9	5·26	21	..	1·51	3
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	42·4	31·4	36·9	(—4·2)	50·0	5	21·0	30	7·01	18	+4·27	1·25	28
Lincoln	36	45·8	32·9	39·4	—3·5	51·0	19	24·0	17	6·03	22	+3·39	1·94	3
Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay	150	47·4	37·6	42·5	..	53·2	19	30·1	8, 30	6·80	24	..	1·40	3
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ashburton	323	44·4	30·6	37·5	(—3·5)	51·0	18	17·8	30	8·62	21	+6·04	1·74	3
Lake Tekapo	2,350	33·6	20·6	27·1	(—7·8)	46·5	5	10·1	8	2·86	9	..	..	..
Jacksons Bay	22	52·2	37·9	45·0	..	60·1	28	33·2	7	10·43	9	..	3·80	18
Fairlie	1,000	41·6	24·1	32·8	(—5·2)	49·2	5	2·0	30	3·82	15	..	0·65	2
Timaru	56	45·3	31·7	38·5	—3·3	51·0	5	20·4	9	3·01	14	+1·17	0·59	1
Waimate	200	46·3	33·0	39·6	—2·3	51·8	23	24·0	9	2·38	15	+0·32	0·50	28
Milford Sound	23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Queenstown	1,110	40·6	27·2	33·9	(—4·1)	46·8	20	20·0	15, 16	1·14	9	—0·89	0·43	2
Ophir	1,000	35·4	22·4	28·9	—5·7	43·8	19	7·0	30	0·80	10	+0·03	0·16	5
Waipiata	1,550	38·7	24·7	31·7	—5·0	46·8	25	13·4	30	0·49	13	..	0·10	30
Alexandra	520	38·7	26·1	32·4	(—4·1)	48·2	4	17·0	16	0·27	10	(—0·41)	0·08	19
Manorburn Dam	2,448	34·7	19·6	27·2	(—5·0)	44·0	18	5·5	16	0·47	11	—0·59	0·09	12
Dunedin	240	45·4	34·8	40·1	—3·3	51·0	27	27·9	16	2·38	14	—0·60	0·40	3
Gore	245	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill	12	45·4	30·8	38·1	—3·4	49·0	26, 27	24·0	11, 16	2·63	19	—0·64	0·43	3

LATE RETURN.

Gisborne, June, 1938 .. | 25 | 58·0 | 41·4 | 49·7 | .. | 64·5 | 19,20 | 32·8 | 17 | 2·42 | 15 | .. | 0·66 | 15 | 128·9

Gisborne maximum temperature mean for 20 days only.
† Tangimoana observations for 30 days only, rainfall complete.

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 July 1938 (continued from previous page)

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Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for July 1938

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🏗️ Late Return for Gisborne, June 1938

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