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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 84
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 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. | °F. | In. | In. | In. | |||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 63·7 | 48·0 | 55·8 | (—0·5) | 66·5 | 9, 26 | 36·0 | 9 | 1·32 | 10 | .. | 0·33 | 25 |
| “Ramote,” Kerikeri | 400 | 66·7 | 47·5 | 57·1 | .. | 71·9 | 23 | 41·2 | 5 | 2·77 | 8 | .. | 1·70 | 17 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 63·1 | 46·9 | 55·0 | (+0·1) | 69·0 | 16, 27 | 36·0 | 16 | 3·17 | 10 | .. | 1·13 | 17 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 63·3 | 45·7 | 54·5 | (+0·9) | 68·0 | 16, 18 | 33·0 | 9, 13 | 2·12 | 15 | .. | 0·36 | 16 |
| Hobsonville | 40 | 64·1 | 50·1 | 57·1 | .. | 69·9 | 16 | 41·8 | 16 | 1·26 | 13 | .. | 0·37 | 16 |
| Auckland | 160 | 63·8 | 52·2 | 58·0 | +0·7 | 70·0 | 18 | 46·8 | 9 | 1·66 | 12 | —2·40 | 0·37 | 24 |
| Waihi | 404 | 64·3 | 48·4 | 56·4 | +0·7 | 71·0 | 19 | 39·0 | 15 | 1·14 | 12 | —6·16 | 0·30 | 17 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 67·7 | 49·0 | 58·4 | .. | 73·7 | 22 | 35·8 | 16 | 1·06 | 10 | .. | 0·45 | 16 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 67·0 | 49·3 | 58·2 | +1·0 | 75·5 | 18 | 39·8 | 13 | 1·02 | 10 | —3·48 | 0·22 | 23 |
| Tauranga | 100 | 65·7 | 47·9 | 56·8 | +0·9 | 71·0 | 20 | 39·0 | 31 | 0·44 | 8 | —4·67 | 0·13 | 27 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 63·7 | 44·4 | 54·0 | —1·0 | 73·8 | 18 | 33·4 | 9 | 1·28 | 11 | —2·82 | 0·25 | 27 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 67·4 | 42·6 | 55·0 | .. | 74·7 | 29 | 31·5 | 8 | 1·20 | 7 | .. | 0·51 | 27 |
| Rotorua | 925 | 68·3 | 45·5 | 56·9 | +2·7 | 76·3 | 20 | 36·4 | 31 | 0·87 | 9 | —4·32 | 0·24 | 24 |
| Whakarewarewa* | 1,000 | 67·5 | 44·0 | 55·8 | (+2·1) | 76·6 | 20 | 34·5 | 13 | 1·06 | 8 | —4·46 | 0·25 | 9 |
| Gisborne | 25 | 68·0 | 47·4 | 57·7 | .. | 78·0 | 19 | 37·4 | 9 | 1·56 | 8 | .. | 0·77 | 24 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 60·2 | 44·1 | 52·2 | .. | 69·9 | 20 | 37·2 | 13 | 3·02 | 10 | .. | 1·57 | 28 |
| New Plymouth | 60 | 59·4 | 48·7 | 54·0 | —1·0 | 66·0 | 18 | 36·7 | 8 | 6·70 | 17 | +1·24 | 2·58 | 16 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 52·9 | 34·8 | 43·8 | (+0·8) | 61·4 | 20 | 26·5 | 9 | 7·29 | 15 | .. | 1·63 | 17 |
| Dawson Falls | 3,100 | 53·3 | 39·2 | 46·2 | .. | 61·0 | 9 | 32·0 | 11, 12 | 13·84 | 19 | .. | 2·11 | 16 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 58·7 | 40·1 | 49·4 | (+1·9) | 69·8 | 19 | 27·9 | 20 | 3·31 | 16 | .. | 0·80 | 23 |
| Napier | 5 | 66·8 | 48·8 | 57·8 | +1·1 | 74·2 | 5 | 37·0 | 9 | 1·25 | 10 | —0·64 | 0·45 | 24 |
| Hastings | 45 | 69·4 | 44·1 | 56·8 | +2·0 | 77·0 | 20 | 34·0 | 13 | 1·19 | 9 | .. | 0·50 | 28 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 59·1 | 42·9 | 51·0 | +1·2 | 70·0 | 19 | 35·0 | 9 | 2·91 | 15 | —0·59 | 0·74 | 24 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 62·3 | 49·2 | 55·8 | .. | 70·5 | 27 | 40·8 | 18 | 1·95 | 12 | .. | 0·37 | 23 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 61·9 | 48·1 | 55·0 | +0·3 | 68·5 | 27 | 32·0 | 13 | 1·16 | 10 | —2·23 | 0·31 | 24 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | 62·5 | 46·7 | 54·6 | +0·3 | 71·0 | 18, 26 | 37·0 | 8, 13 | 2·34 | 14 | —1·32 | 0·66 | 31 |
| Massey College, P.N.† | 110 | 61·0 | 47·9 | 54·4 | (+0·6) | 68·9 | 18 | 36·1 | 13 | 2·43 | 16 | (—1·71) | 0·73 | 31 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 60·9 | 47·3 | 54·1 | (+0·3) | 71·0 | 18 | 33·0 | 13 | 4·80 | 15 | (—0·62) | 1·05 | 31 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 60·6 | 51·3 | 56·0 | +2·4 | 67·0 | 12 | 45·0 | 11 | 3·63 | 13 | —0·31 | 1·50 | 31 |
| Masterton | 387 | 67·1 | 43·0 | 55·0 | +1·0 | 76·2 | 1 | 32·4 | 14 | 1·31 | 13 | —1·91 | 0·48 | 7 |
| Wellington | 415 | 60·5 | 48·3 | 54·4 | +0·9 | 67·5 | 1 | 40·1 | 11 | 3·25 | 10 | (—0·26) | 0·77 | 31 |
| Nelson | 24 | 63·4 | 45·1 | 54·2 | —0·3 | 69·9 | 5 | 34·8 | 11 | 2·43 | 12 | —1·07 | 1·27 | 24 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 63·6 | 46·0 | 54·8 | (+0·8) | 71·8 | 1 | 36·2 | 11 | 1·26 | 13 | .. | 0·26 | 27 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 67·2 | 43·5 | 55·4 | (+0·7) | 77·8 | 19 | 32·0 | 11 | 0·39 | 6 | (—1·85) | 0·12 | 23 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 62·4 | 39·5 | 51·0 | (—0·5) | 73·7 | 19 | 28·9 | 8 | 3·88 | 15 | .. | 1·10 | 24 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 64·9 | 42·4 | 53·6 | (+0·3) | 79·8 | 19 | 32·9 | 8 | 1·11 | 13 | .. | 0·30 | 28 |
| Westport | 23 | 56·7 | 47·8 | 52·2 | .. | 60·0 | 1 | 42·0 | 11 | 6·50 | 19 | .. | 1·40 | 31 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 63·4 | 41·1 | 52·2 | +1·2 | 76·6 | 19 | 28·6 | 11 | 1·88 | 13 | —2·04 | 0·61 | 23 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 64·1 | 41·6 | 52·8 | (+0·1) | 78·0 | 19 | 27·5 | 11 | 1·10 | 10 | .. | 0·30 | 23 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 57·9 | 46·1 | 52·0 | —0·2 | 62·0 | 1 | 38·0 | 8 | 11·15 | 21 | —0·66 | 1·86 | 2 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 62·8 | 42·9 | 52·9 | +0·1 | 75·3 | 18 | 29·0 | 11 | 2·54 | 15 | —0·39 | 0·75 | 21 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 62·6 | 44·8 | 53·7 | +0·4 | 78·7 | 19 | 33·8 | 8 | 2·01 | 10 | +0·04 | 1·15 | 23 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 62·8 | 43·5 | 53·2 | .. | 76·4 | 19 | 31·9 | 8 | 1·47 | 10 | .. | 0·66 | 10 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 61·8 | 44·4 | 53·1 | (+2·1) | 74·0 | 19 | 34·0 | 11 | 2·62 | 15 | —0·90 | 0·71 | 22 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 64·1 | 43·3 | 53·7 | +0·2 | 75·0 | 9 | 32·0 | 8 | 2·40 | 12 | +0·67 | 1·10 | 10 |
| Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay | 150 | 63·2 | 46·0 | 54·6 | .. | 77·2 | 19 | 36·9 | 11 | 2·95 | 10 | .. | 0·96 | 10 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ashburton | 323 | 63·7 | 43·4 | 53·6 | (+2·0) | 73·9 | 19 | 31·4 | 8 | 2·49 | 10 | +0·16 | 0·85 | 10 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Jacksons Bay | 22 | 57·1 | 47·6 | 52·4 | .. | 63·1 | 28 | 37·3 | 11 | 19·45 | 22 | .. | 4·08 | 15 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 64·3 | 38·2 | 51·2 | (+0·8) | 76·0 | 18, 19 | 26·0 | 8 | 1·94 | 7 | .. | 0·73 | 22 |
| Timaru | 56 | 64·0 | 44·1 | 54·0 | +1·2 | 80·0 | 5 | 34·0 | 11 | 2·57 | 7 | +0·59 | 1·10 | 22 |
| Waimate | 200 | 64·0 | 43·0 | 53·5 | +1·7 | 78·0 | 4 | 35·0 | 11 | 3·16 | 8 | +1·05 | 1·10 | 22 |
| Milford Sound | 23 | 57·3 | 43·1 | 50·2 | .. | 62·2 | 28 | 35·0 | 8 | 28·99 | 22 | .. | 5·12 | 15 |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 61·4 | 41·4 | 51·4 | (+0·6) | 73·6 | 18 | 33·8 | 10, 11 | 4·38 | 14 | +1·07 | 0·77 | 15 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 63·2 | 40·8 | 52·0 | +1·4 | 76·4 | 18 | 29·0 | 8 | 2·50 | 8 | +1·06 | 0·68 | 22 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Alexandra | 520 | 65·2 | 43·4 | 54·3 | (+2·0) | 78·5 | 18 | 30·7 | 8 | 2·76 | 10 | (+1·49) | 0·89 | 31 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 55·4 | 35·9 | 45·6 | (+0·5) | 69·0 | 18 | 25·5 | 8 | 3·40 | 13 | +1·49 | 0·91 | 22 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 63·1 | 44·5 | 53·8 | +2·2 | 77·0 | 1 | 36·8 | 11 | 2·80 | 17 | —0·29 | 0·41 | 2 |
| Invercargill | 12 | 59·5 | 44·5 | 52·0 | +1·0 | 77·0 | 1 | 32·0 | 24 | 4·87 | 23 | +0·52 | 0·80 | 6 |
LATE RETURNS.
| Palmerston North, September, 1938 | 100 | 60·0 | 44·5 | 52·2 | +1·4 | 67·0 | 15, 22 | 37·0 | 19 | 4·92 | 17 | +1·99 | 1·75 | 8 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N., September, 1938† | 110 | 58·6 | 45·1 | 51·8 | (+1·9) | 64·5 | 17 | 37·5 | 19 | 5·08 | 18 | +1·77 | 1·80 | 8 | 144·2 |
| Appleby, Nelson, Sept., 1938 | 57 | 59·6 | 43·1 | 51·4 | (+1·7) | 67·8 | 30 | 35·2 | 4 | 3·88 | 10 | .. | 1·74 | 16 | .. |
| Milford Sound, Sept., 1938 | 23 | 55·8 | 39·2 | 47·5 | .. | 62·3 | 12 | 32·5 | 6 | 16·27 | 17 | .. | 2·26 | 13 | .. |
- Whakarewarewa, observations for 30 days only.
† Massey College, Palmerston North, September observations for 29 days, October observations for 30 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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