New Zealand Gazette – 1938 – No. 78

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✨ Climatological Data

OCT. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2283

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

Station.	Height of Station above M.S.L.	Means of A Max.	B Min.	Mean of A and B.	Difference from Normal.	Absolute Maximum and Minimum.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit).	Rainfall in Inches.	Most in a Day.	Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	61·4	44·8	53·1	(-0·8)	64·5	15, 16	34·0	29	3·66
" Ramote," Kerikeri	400	61·9	44·4	53·2	...	66·2	13, 30	39·3	6, 9	4·59
Waipoua State Forest	225	58·6	42·0	50·3	(-1·7)	69·0	15, 16	35·0	28, 29	3·46
Riverhead	105	60·7	39·0	49·8	(-0·9)	66·5	15	30·5	6	3·25
Hobsonville	40	61·3	46·3	53·8	...	66·2	15	38·1	6	2·43
Auckland	160	61·8	48·2	55·0	+0·6	66·5	15	42·2	6	2·27
Waihi	404	59·8	43·7	51·8	-0·1	67·0	30	31·0	5	6·58
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	61·8	43·8	52·8	...	69·0	30	34·0	6	4·98
Te Aroha	46	62·5	46·0	54·2	+0·6	67·0	24, 25	36·0	6	3·65
Tauranga	100	61·7	44·2	53·0	+0·7	73·5	15	36·0	5	3·88
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton*	131	61·4	41·7	51·6	-0·1	66·4	25	32·8	5	2·53
Rotoehu Plantation	235	61·4	38·9	50·2	...	72·0	30	29·9	6	3·26
Rotorua	925	62·0	41·3	50·6	+0·3	68·3	26, 28	32·5	6	2·89
Whakarewarewa	1,000	60·6	39·5	50·0	(+0·2)	70·2	30	29·9	6	2·75
Gisborne	25	60·3	43·9	52·1	...	70·0	13	33·8	7	2·68
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	51·8	40·4	46·1	...	60·8	28	35·2	6	4·60
New Plymouth	60	58·7	46·3	52·5	+0·7	63·9	24	35·6	28	4·58
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	47·3	33·5	40·4	(+0·2)	52·6	17	27·1	6	5·45
Dawson Falls	3,100	48·0	36·2	42·1	...	61·0	13	30·5	28	23·19
Karioi	2,125	53·2	34·4	43·8	(+0·4)	62·8	15	25·4	27	4·38
Napier	5	60·2	45·1	52·6	+0·8	71·0	17	33·3	7	1·48
Hastings	45	62·9	40·9	51·9	(+2·1)	73·2	17	30·2	7	1·66
Taihape	2,157	53·0	39·1	46·0	+0·3	59·8	17	32·2	19	3·41
Wanganui	72	59·0	45·2	52·1	...	68·0	17	35·8	27	3·18
Tangimoana	8	59·2	47·1	53·2	+2·5	65·0	15, 17	40·5	26	4·93
Palmerston North	100	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Massey College, P.N.	110	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Pahiatua	384	58·5	42·9	50·7	(+0·8)	65·2	23	33·0	28	4·79
Kapiti Island	44	57·2	47·4	52·3	+1·0	61·0	23, 24	40·0	19	5·56
Masterton	387	59·2	42·0	50·6	+0·5	67·2	30	30·5	7	6·18
Wellington	415	55·6	45·0	50·3	-0·4	62·6	30	37·5	19	5·94
Nelson	24	59·4	43·3	51·4	+1·1	63·6	20	36·2	4	3·80
Appleby, Nelson	57	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Blenheim	30	60·5	42·6	51·6	(+1·7)	71·5	30	32·8	19	2·04
Golden Downs	900	57·4	36·2	46·8	(-0·2)	61·7	4, 15	26·2	4	3·42
Waihopai	860	58·8	40·9	49·8	(-0·9)	66·3	30	30·1	4	3·20
Westport	23	57·1	45·3	51·2	...	61·0	3	40·0	3	9·61
Hanmer Springs	1,225	56·6	35·7	46·2	-0·2	67·6	30	19·0	6	6·71
Balmoral	743	56·7	38·6	47·6	-0·5	69·3	30	28·0	19	2·53
Hokitika	12	57·9	41·4	49·6	+0·2	63·0	9	33·5	4	8·08
Lake Coleridge	1,220	57·4	37·8	47·6	+0·0	69·0	15	27·5	5	3·03
Christchurch	22	55·8	41·5	48·6	-0·2	69·5	13	32·1	19	2·35
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	56·3	40·5	48·4	...	70·4	14	32·7	27	2·13
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	54·6	39·7	47·2	(+0·3)	67·0	30	31·0	4, 6	3·64
Lincoln	36	56·7	40·3	48·5	-0·7	71·0	13	32·8	19	2·29
O n a w e, Duvauchelle's Bay	150	56·8	43·3	50·0	...	70·5	14	36·0	19	3·38
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	(In complete)
Ashburton	323	56·4	38·9	47·6	(+0·8)	69·6	14	30·4	4	2·85
Lake Tekapo	2,350	52·7	33·6	43·2	(+1·1)	62·8	30	21·1	4	1·70
Jacksons Bay†	22	55·9	45·0	50·4	...	62·5	4	39·5	15, 19	10·72
Fairlie	1,000	57·0	34·4	45·7	(+0·5)	66·3	13, 16	24·3	19	2·62
Timaru	56	56·3	40·7	48·5	+0·5	71·8	14	30·8	19	1·60
Waimate	200	56·1	39·1	47·6	+0·0	70·5	14	30·0	19	3·15
Milford Sound	23	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Queenstown	1,110	55·8	37·5	46·6	(+0·6)	66·8	30	31·4	4	1·36
Ophir	1,000	58·0	35·3	46·6	+1·5	64·6	30	24·0	4	0·12
Waipiata	1,550	57·0	33·8	45·4	+1·4	65·2	17	21·4	22	0·76
Alexandra	520	59·8	36·6	48·0	(+1·4)	67·3	13	25·0	4	0·04
Manorburn Dam	2,448	51·3	31·3	41·3	(+1·1)	57·0	12, 13	21·0	4	0·25
Dunedin	240	57·4	41·1	49·2	+0·4	70·2	14	32·0	4	2·89
Invercargill	12	56·7	37·7	47·2	-0·4	63·0	6, 11,	29·0	4	2·01

LATE RETURNS.

Chateau Tongariro, Aug., 1938

Station.	Height of Station above M.S.L.	Means of A Max.	B Min.	Mean of A and B.	Difference from Normal.	Absolute Maximum and Minimum.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit).	Rainfall in Inches.	Most in a Day.	Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Appleby, Nelson, Aug., 1938	57	54·9	37·5	46·2	(-0·1)	61·8	13	27·7	6	2·94
Hermitage, Mount Cook, July, 1938	2,510	34·4	21·4	27·9	(-6·7)	44·8	18	9·0	15	10·64
Hermitage, Mount Cook, Aug., 1938	2,510	(In complete)

Ruakura Farm, Hamilton, maximum temperature observations for 24 days only. † Jacksons Bay maximum temperature observations 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.

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