New Zealand Gazette – 1939 – No. 140

Page 3151

✨ Meteorological Observations

Nov. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3151

On the 20th and 21st a weak trough, gradually moving southwards, brought behind it fresh southerlies with scattered rains and snow on the ranges, but pressure rose rapidly and good anticyclonic weather soon followed. During the clear night some hard frosts were recorded.

A new disturbance commencing its passage across the Dominion on the 24th gave rain in the west and south of the South Island and, on the 26th, caused freshening south-westerlies which were accompanied by colder temperatures, scattered rain showers, and isolated hail. An anticyclone was moving across the Tasman but the depression to the south-east deepened considerably, keeping the winds south-westerly, and on the 30th these increased to squally gales, sweeping the country with cold showers and hail. However, as barometers rose, conditions made a rapid improvement and temperatures moderated on the closing day of the month.

M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 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.				Amount.	Date.
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.	In.		In.	In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	61·4	49·8	55·6	(—0·7)	64·5	10	38·0	11	4·22	12	..	1·45	4
“Ramote,” Kerikeri	400	63·6	46·9	55·2	..	69·6	26	39·7	31	5·52	18	..	1·89	5
Waipoua State Forest..	225	62·5	46·6	54·6	(—0·3)	69·0	2, 26	39·0	1, 4, 23	4·62	19	..	1·64	17
Riverhead	105	61·6	42·4	52·0	(—1·6)	68·5	26	33·0	24	4·32	15	..	1·33	17
Auckland	160	62·0	50·3	56·2	—1·1	65·8	25	46·0	1, 31	3·08	15	—0·98	1·21	17
Waihi	404	62·0	46·8	54·4	—1·3	68·5	26	39·0	1, 23	10·42	11	+3·12	3·12	8
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	64·3	47·1	55·7	..	71·6	26	40·0	2	9·33	13	..	3·17	7
Te Aroha	46	65·2	46·9	56·0	—1·2	71·5	23	37·0	1	4·53	13	+0·03	1·75	17
Tauranga	100	64·2	46·6	55·4	—0·5	68·2	15	39·2	3	5·87	12	+0·76	2·25	8
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	62·9	43·9	53·4	—1·6	68·9	3	33·9	1	2·58	12	—1·52	0·92	17
Rotoehu Plantation	235	64·0	42·5	53·2	..	70·0	24	33·4	1, 28	4·48	13	..	1·40	8
Rotorua	925	65·5	43·5	54·5	+0·3	72·2	2	35·0	4	2·86	14	—2·32	1·06	17
Whakarewarewa	1,000	63·7	42·2	53·0	(—0·7)	69·1	23	32·4	4	2·46	12	—3·06	0·96	17
Gisborne	25	62·4	44·3	53·4	..	71·0	26	33·0	5	1·42	14	..	0·37	17
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	55·6	41·7	48·6	..	63·8	16	34·9	3	4·85	19	..	1·22	9
New Plymouth	190	60·4	47·1	53·8	—1·2	65·5	2	38·6	16	2·32	10	—3·14	0·64	8
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	50·4	34·4	42·4	(—0·6)	56·4	6	28·2	16	5·42	12	..	1·21	17
Dawson Falls	3,100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Kariol	2,125	57·6	36·5	47·0	(—0·5)	71·0	12	27·5	23	1·81	13	..	0·46	8
Napier	5	61·7	47·3	54·5	—2·2	70·3	26	38·0	3	0·66	9	—1·23	0·30	12
Hastings	45	64·4	44·0	54·2	(—0·6)	75·0	26	34·0	3	1·77	12	..	1·05	12
Taihape	2,157	56·1	41·2	48·6	—1·2	62·2	9	34·8	27	2·16	13	—1·34	0·65	12
Wanganui	72	61·6	47·6	54·6	..	70·8	6	37·8	23	1·30	13	..	0·65	12
Tangimoana	8	61·1	45·3	53·2	—1·5	68·5	6	35·5	3	1·29	10	—2·10	0·51	11
Palmerston North	100	62·5	45·9	54·2	—0·1	70·0	5	36·0	28	2·58	11	—1·08	1·41	12
Massey College, P.N.	110	60·4	45·6	53·0	(—0·8)	66·0	5, 8, 9	35·0	28	2·69	10	(—1·43)	1·31	11
Pahiatua	384	61·0	43·5	52·2	(—1·6)	70·0	9	29·6	3	3·39	12	(—2·03)	1·41	12
Kapiti Island	44	59·1	48·2	53·6	+0·0	64·0	8, 9	42·0	23, 27	2·67	10	—1·27	0·97	16
Masterton	387	62·5	41·1	51·8	—2·2	70·8	17	29·0	3	1·22	13	—2·02	0·27	12
Wellington	415	59·0	45·5	52·2	—1·3	66·8	10	39·4	23	2·80	12	(—0·71)	0·69	30
Nelson	24	62·0	45·2	53·6	—0·9	69·0	19	35·1	31	2·96	9	—0·54	1·09	12
Appleby, Nelson	57	61·9	44·8	53·4	(—0·6)	68·1	28	39·5	28	2·46	7	..	1·04	12
Blenheim	30	62·7	41·7	52·2	(—2·5)	73·5	24	32·2	23	1·27	8	—0·97	0·74	26
Golden Downs	900	60·9	37·3	49·1	(—2·4)	64·6	6	27·8	14	2·80	10	..	1·50	7
Waihopai	860	61·8	40·9	51·4	(—1·9)	71·5	24	32·9	14	2·41	9	..	0·96	26
Westport	23	57·9	46·8	52·4	..	60·0	15	41·0	14	6·22	16	..	1·26	16
Hanmer Springs	1,225	60·6	37·5	49·0	—2·0	70·7	25	26·0	31	2·08	13	—1·84	0·66	26
Balmoral	743	60·7	38·2	49·4	(—3·3)	70·0	23	30·0	1, 23, 31	0·61	4	..	0·30	20
Hokitika	12	59·7	43·3	51·5	—0·7	63·5	12	35·0	31	6·25	13	—5·56	1·69	16
Lake Coleridge	1,220	61·1	38·7	49·9	—2·9	71·5	23	29·5	15	1·11	12	—1·82	0·34	26
Darfield	640	61·5	39·5	50·5	..	74·0	1	28·9	31	0·82	11	..	0·19	26
Christchurch	22	58·8	43·5	51·2	—2·1	71·2	17	33·4	14	0·86	7	—1·11	0·54	26
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	59·4	42·4	50·9	..	71·4	17	32·0	14	0·76	9	..	0·39	26
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	58·2	40·3	49·2	(—1·8)	68·4	23	32·6	31	1·72	13	—1·80	0·35	8
Lincoln	36	60·4	42·4	51·4	—2·1	71·9	18	31·5	31	1·26	10	—0·47	0·52	26
Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay	150	59·4	43·9	51·6	..	71·0	25	38·2	30, 31	2·52	10	..	1·57	26
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	57·2	36·8	47·0	(—0·2)	65·2	6	28·0	31	5·80	12	—11·14	1·08	7
Ashburton	323	60·0	41·0	50·5	(—1·1)	70·0	1	29·1	31	0·98	8	—1·35	0·28	20, 26
Lake Tekapo	2,350	58·3	35·9	47·1	(—0·6)	68·0	24	27·4	14	0·86	5	..	0·42	25
Jacksons Bay	22	57·3	44·4	50·8	..	61·8	27	38·0	26	14·01	13	..	3·16	8
Fairlie	1,000	60·1	36·9	48·5	(—1·9)	70·0	1, 8	29·0	31	1·49	9	..	0·60	20
Timaru	56	60·6	42·0	51·3	—1·5	75·6	17	35·6	30	1·06	7	—0·92	0·34	20
Waimate	200	58·9	42·6	50·8	—1·0	73·0	17	34·0	31	1·46	11	—0·65	0·55	25
Milford Sound	23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Queenstown	1,110	60·1	40·1	50·1	(—0·7)	68·2	4	31·6	21	1·46	11	—1·85	0·69	31
Ophir	1,000	61·7	36·8	49·2	—1·4	69·8	6	25·9	21	0·64	7	—0·80	0·39	25
Waipiata	1,550	59·0	37·7	48·4	—0·4	69·2	10	27·4	21	1·09	7	..	0·85	25
Alexandra	520	63·0	40·8	51·9	(—0·4)	71·0	10	30·2	21	0·52	7	—0·75	0·34	25
Manorburn Dam	2,448	54·1	33·5	43·8	(—1·3)	65·8	17	23·0	21	0·68	9	—1·23	0·15	31
Dunedin	240	59·6	42·8	51·2	—0·4	73·8	17	34·0	21	2·37	12	—0·72	0·57	29
Gore	245	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill	12	60·2	41·7	51·0	+0·0	72·0	10	33·0	13	2·15	16	—2·20	0·43	31

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 October 1939 (continued from previous page)

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