New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 11

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✨ Climatological Data

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 11

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JANUARY, 1939.

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.	Date.	In.		In.	Amount.	Date.
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.		In.		In.	In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	70·8	54·6	62·7	(—1·9)	74·0	7	41·0	23	3·55	5	..	2·63	28
“ Ramote,” Kerikeri	400	74·1	53·8	64·0	..	80·2	5	45·3	2	5·01	6	..	3·65	29
Waipoua State Forest	225	69·3	52·6	61·0	(—1·9)	80·0	31	41·0	23	4·50	12	..	2·79	29
Riverhead	105	68·5	50·2	59·4	(—2·8)	75·5	27	34·2	25	8·01	13	..	3·95	29
Auckland	160	69·3	57·4	63·4	—2·8	73·6	27	52·0	25	6·02	10	+3·05	3·01	29
Waihi	404	69·2	52·7	61·0	—3·5	75·0	5	44·0	2,25	8·92	11	+3·64	4·61	30
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	72·7	53·3	63·0	..	81·0	5	45·0	2	10·48	11	..	5·91	30
Te Aroha	46	73·2	52·5	62·8	—4·0	78·5	27	39·0	25	3·59	10	+0·06	1·70	30
Tauranga	100	71·1	52·3	61·7	—2·3	79·0	4	44·0	25	5·60	4	+1·57	2·25	30
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton*	131	69·4	49·8	59·6	—4·1	78·2	27	34·2	25	5·82	8	+2·30	2·90	29
Rotoehu Plantation	235	73·5	48·2	60·8	..	84·4	5	37·8	19	5·09	7	..	2·07	29
Rotorua	925	72·5	50·6	61·6	—2·2	83·4	26	41·4	25	4·23	6	+0·05	2·02	30
Whakarewarewa	1,000	72·8	48·8	60·8	(—2·5)	83·0	4	38·1	25	3·74	8	—0·67	1·83	30
Gisborne	25	75·3	52·1	63·7	..	88·0	5	42·0	20	2·61	8	..	1·12	25
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	64·6	47·2	55·9	..	75·0	5	26·6	13	4·05	9	..	1·80	29
New Plymouth	190	64·4	50·5	57·4	—5·0	72·6	31	40·3	25	2·68	16	—1·50	0·86	14
Chateau Tongariro†	3,670	57·5	40·1	48·8	—3·3	66·2	4	..	..	7·62	15	..	1·36	30
Dawson Falls	3,100	59·0	42·8	50·9	..	68·5	3, 4, 14	35·0	25	8·04	17	..	1·30	15
Karioi	2,125	64·2	42·4	53·3	(—3·3)	73·3	31	31·3	9	3·08	14	..	0·65	15
Napier	5	73·5	55·0	64·2	—0·9	84·5	5	47·0	11	0·84	5	—1·66	0·36	30
Hastings	45	75·6	50·2	62·9	(—0·9)	85·0	5	40·0	23	0·85	5	..	0·41	30
Taihape	2,157	64·0	45·8	54·9	—4·0	73·0	15	39·8	25	1·69	11	—1·47	0·48	15
Wanganui	72	67·7	51·8	59·8	..	76·2	31	45·3	22	1·08	12	..	0·39	15
Tangimoana	8	66·9	51·1	59·0	—3·5	80·0	31	44·0	25	0·67	8	—1·65	0·33	15
Palmerston North	100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Massey College, P.N.	110	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Pahiatua	384	66·5	50·5	58·5	(—3·7)	75·0	29	37·0	11	2·67	12	(—1·07)	0·81	9
Kapiti Island	44	64·9	53·9	59·4	—1·9	70·0	6	45·0	11	0·96	8	—1·72	0·32	9
Masterton	387	71·8	47·8	59·8	—4·4	79·1	12	35·5	11	0·46	8	—2·10	0·14	15,17
Wellington	415	66·0	51·8	58·9	—2·8	74·0	31	41·6	11	0·89	7	(—2·00)	0·55	21
Nelson	24	69·4	49·4	59·4	—3·1	79·2	12	42·5	18	1·03	8	—1·87	0·45	15
Appleby, Nelson	57	69·6	48·8	59·2	(—2·9)	81·1	4	41·7	22	1·09	8	..	0·49	15
Blenheim	30	74·3	48·9	61·6	(—2·6)	86·5	7, 12	39·2	11	0·06	2	—1·82	0·04	21
Golden Downs	900	66·9	43·8	55·4	(—3·4)	78·5	4	35·3	31	2·21	8	..	0·86	15
Waihopai	860	70·2	46·7	58·4	(—3·8)	80·4	2	37·8	11	0·98	5	..	0·42	21
Westport	23	60·0	49·6	54·8	..	65·0	30,31	42·0	22	3·93	18	..	0·57	9
Hanmer Springs	1,225	69·7	43·6	56·6	—2·9	79·5	31	32·4	22	1·19	6	—2·76	0·53	15
Balmoral	743	70·1	45·7	57·9	(—3·3)	80·3	31	31·0	22	1·09	5	..	0·76	21
Hokitika	12	60·8	47·4	54·1	—5·7	66·5	31	39·5	22	8·90	20	—1·20	2·29	11
Lake Coleridge	1,220	68·0	45·3	56·6	—3·1	75·5	4	34·0	22	0·85	11	—1·69	0·34	15
Darfield	640	72·3	44·6	58·4	..	80·2	9	33·6	22	1·65	5	..	0·85	22
Christchurch	22	68·5	50·0	59·2	—2·2	81·2	9	41·0	11	0·70	5	—1·63	0·33	13
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	69·3	48·0	58·6	..	82·4	9	38·7	19	1·37	5	..	0·66	21
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	66·6	46·0	56·3	(—2·7)	75·0	31	39·0	21	1·04	8	—3·18	0·49	21
Lincoln	36	70·6	48·0	59·3	—2·3	82·1	9	39·0	21	0·29	5	—1·91	0·15	21
Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay	150	69·1	50·4	59·8	..	82·1	9	45·0	14	0·58	5	..	0·25	21
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	61·5	43·1	52·3	(—0·6)	83·2	31	31·5	17	7·20	13	—11·13	2·26	14
Ashburton	323	69·7	46·9	58·3	(—1·3)	80·5	3	35·0	11	0·31	7	—2·45	0·13	23
Lake Tekapo	2,350	66·2	43·3	54·8	(—1·7)	75·5	4	34·5	11	0·06	2	..	0·05	23
Jacksons Bay	22	60·0	46·0	53·0	..	73·8	31	40·2	10	19·50	24	..	3·46	11
Fairlie	1,000	70·5	45·2	57·8	(—0·6)	82·7	31	33·0	22	0·61	4	..	0·45	23
Timaru	56	69·1	49·1	59·1	—1·4	83·2	3	40·2	20	0·95	6	—1·44	0·48	25
Waimate	200	67·4	48·8	58·1	—1·0	83·0	3	37·0	20	1·10	10	—1·57	0·55	20
Milford Sound	23	59·1	45·3	52·2	..	67·2	31	41·4	4	24·30	23	..	4·50	11
Queenstown	1,110	65·6	45·5	55·6	—3·3	82·4	31	38·8	30	2·48	9	—0·39	1·32	23
Ophir	1,000	68·8	45·1	57·0	—2·9	86·2	31	33·6	30	1·25	5	—0·73	1·01	23
Waipiata	1,550	66·2	42·8	54·5	—3·3	84·4	31	32·5	30	0·54	6	..	0·22	23
Alexandra	520	69·4	48·2	58·8	(—2·5)	87·0	31	38·7	30	0·79	9	(—1·18)	0·52	23
Manorburn Dam	2,448	59·8	38·8	49·3	(—3·9)	78·0	31	31·5	14	1·56	11	—0·99	0·65	23
Dunedin	240	64·3	46·8	55·6	—2·7	76·9	31	41·0	30	2·24	14	—1·17	0·98	7
Invercargill	12	59·4	46·2	52·8	—4·4	69·0	2	35·0	30	7·77	24	+3·77	1·07	16

LATE RETURNS.

| “ Ramote,” Kerikeri, Dec., 1938 | 400 | 70·5 | 53·9 | 62·2 | .. | 75·9 | 12 | 45·9 | 23 | 3·71 | 14 | .. | 0·96 | 2 | 270·0 |
| Chateau Tongariro, Dec., 1938 | 3,670 | 54·0 | 38·6 | 46·3 | (—2·4) | 65·6 | 4 | 32·8 | 5 | 17·30 | 21 | .. | 2·50 | 8 | .. |
| Palmerston North, Dec., 1938 | 100 | 66·6 | 49·8 | 58·2 | —2·0 | 78·0 | 2 | 43·0 | 27 | 6·24 | 22 | +3·26 | 1·09 | 4 | .. |
| Massey College, P.N. Dec., 1938 | 110 | 65·0 | 50·3 | 57·6 | (—2·1) | 77·0 | 2 | 40·8 | 28 | 6·90 | 21 | (+3·54) | 1·50 | 4 | 153·6 |
| Appleby, Nelson, Dec., 1938 | 57 | 67·5 | 49·2 | 58·4 | (—1·8) | 75·3 | 5 | 40·5 | 24 | 6·33 | 14 | .. | 1·59 | 2 | .. |

Ruakura Farm, Hamilton, observations for 30 days only.
† Chateau Tongariro, screen minimum temperature for 23 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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