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Slight disturbances gave rain and drizzle in the south and west and by the 20th most districts had received some light rain.
For several days fog and mist were of widespread occurrence, conditions being very humid and warm. As the anticyclone
moved well to the north-east and a complex disturbance covered the centre of the Dominion, northlerly gales were experienced
about Cook Strait and in North Westland, and light rain fell over the Auckland Province, followed by heavy rains in Hawke's
Bay on the 23rd and 24th. But pressure was rising to the south and east and an anticyclone intensified strongly and
remained centered in the vicinity of Chatham Islands until the end of the month, so that winds had strong easterly tendencies.
The weather became increasingly dull and unsettled with rain fairly general except in the far south, and good soaking rains
fell over the Auckland Province. On the 27th falls became heavy, also, in the north-west portion of the South Island. Until
the end of the month a slow-moving but extensive depression was located to the west, with moderate north-easterly gales
blowing. Rain continued, especially in western districts, and the heavy falls in Nelson, Marlborough, and Westland gave
rise to severe flooding.
M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR NOVEMBER, 1939.
| Station. | Height of station above M.S.L. | Means of | Mean of A and B | Difference from Normal. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Total Fall | No. of Wet Days. | Difference from Normal. | Most in a Day. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Max. | B Min. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. | Date. | In. | Amount. | |||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 64·9 | 53·7 | 59·3 | (+0·5) | 64·920, 26 | 40·0 | 1,7 | 8·35 | 9 | . . | 3·71 |
| "Ramote," Kerikeri .. | 400 | 68·1 | 50·9 | 59·5 | . . | 74·0 | 21 | 41·4 | 1 | 7·58 | 14 | . . |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 65·5 | 49·6 | 57·6 | (+0·0) | 74·0 | 21 | 39·0 | 1,5,6 | 3·66 | 18 | . . |
| Riverhead .. .. | 105 | 65·5 | 47·0 | 56·2 | (-0·1) | 77·5 | 21 | 33·5 | 1,6,7 | 4·96 | 13 | . . |
| Auckland .. .. | 160 | 65·9 | 54·5 | 60·2 | +0·1 | 75·3 | 21 | 47·0 | 1 | 4·23 | 12 | +0·64 |
| Waihi .. .. | 404 | 66·7 | 50·2 | 58·4 | -0·5 | 77·0 | 25 | 35·5 | 15 | 7·84 | 13 | +2·93 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 67·9 | 50·5 | 59·2 | . . | 77·8 | 22 | 36·2 | 15 | 3·53 | 14 | . . |
| Te Aroha .. .. | 46 | 69·6 | 52·0 | 60·8 | +0·7 | 79·8 | 14 | 39·0 | 15 | 7·25 | 16 | +3·44 |
| Tauranga .. .. | 100 | 67·6 | 50·4 | 59·0 | +0·5 | 80·4 | 22 | 38·0 | 1,15 | 3·04 | 14 | -0·25 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 67·3 | 46·3 | 56·8 | -1·5 | 75·1 | 8 | 33·1 | 1 | 2·37 | 13 | -1·30 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 67·2 | 48·6 | 57·9 | . . | 74·1 | 18 | 33·0 | 1 | 3·36 | 11 | . . |
| Rotorua .. .. | 925 | 68·3 | 48·8 | 58·6 | +1·0 | 76·4 | 18 | 37·0 | 1 | 2·33 | 13 | -1·85 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 67·1 | 46·7 | 56·9 | (-0·2) | 77·2 | 18 | 36·3 | 15 | 1·51 | 9 | -2·51 |
| Gisborne .. .. | 25 | 44·9 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 31·0 | 5 | 3·03 | 11 | . . |
| One-poto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 60·2 | 46·3 | 53·2 | . . | 70·1 | 7 | 37·1 | 6 | 3·37 | 15 | . . |
| New Plymouth .. | 190 | 62·9 | 50·8 | 56·8 | +0·1 | 67·9 | 15 | 38·9 | 15 | 3·93 | 13 | 0·77 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 53·9 | 38·8 | 46·4 | (+1·5) | 59·1 | 26 | 27·8 | 6 | 6·01 | 17 | . . |
| Dawson Falls .. | 3,100 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Karioi .. .. | 2,125 | 62·2 | 39·8 | 51·0 | (+1·3) | 71·5 | 30 | 25·0 | 5 | 1·47 | 14 | . . |
| Napier .. .. | 5 | 68·5 | 51·0 | 59·8 | +0·4 | 79·5 | 10 | 37·2 | 1 | 1·23 | 8 | -0·79 |
| Hastings .. .. | 45 | 71·8 | 48·3 | 60·0 | (+2·2) | 80·0 | 23 | 34·0 | 1 | 1·56 | 8 | . . |
| Taihape .. .. | 2,157 | 62·0 | 44·9 | 53·4 | +1·4 | 67·8 | 9 | 33·7 | 5 | 1·34 | 11 | -2·06 |
| Wanganui .. .. | 72 | 67·0 | 50·9 | 59·0 | . . | 74·0 | 28 | 39·5 | 6 | 1·74 | 11 | . . |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 66·2 | 48·8 | 57·5 | +0·7 | 74·0 | 30 | 36·0 | 13 | 1·95 | 13 | -1·06 |
| Palmerston North .. | 100 | 66·5 | 49·6 | 58·0 | +1·6 | 75·028,29 | 38·0 | 15 | 1·55 | 13 | (-2·15) | 0·35 |
| Massey College, P.N. .. | 110 | 65·4 | 49·3 | 57·4 | (+1·5) | 75·5 | 29 | 36·2 | 6 | 1·57 | 11 | . . |
| Pahiatua .. .. | 384 | 64·9 | 48·3 | 56·6 | (+0·4) | 76·0 | 30 | 31·6 | 15 | 1·86 | 12 | -3·00 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 63·3 | 52·7 | 58·0 | +2·1 | 73·0 | 28 | 45·0 | 13, 15 | 2·42 | 12 | -1·43 |
| Masterton .. .. | 387 | 68·5 | 45·7 | 57·1 | +0·7 | 77·9 | 17 | 29·5 | 13 | 1·03 | 15 | -1·66 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 64·8 | 49·3 | 57·0 | . . | 76·4 | 28 | 29·7 | 13 | 2·28 | 13 | . . |
| Wellington .. .. | 415 | 62·8 | 50·5 | 56·6 | +0·7 | 73·9 | 28 | 41·2 | 13 | 2·37 | 13 | (-0·62) |
| Nelson .. .. | 24 | 65·5 | 50·3 | 57·9 | +0·9 | 75·9 | 16 | 39·2 | 13 | 7·80 | 12 | +4·88 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | 65·2 | 50·0 | 57·6 | (+1·1) | 74·2 | 16 | 36·1 | 13 | 7·34 | 13 | . . |
| Blenheim .. .. | 30 | 68·2 | 48·0 | 58·1 | (+0·0) | 78·2 | 18 | 32·2 | 13 | 1·34 | 13 | -0·60 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 63·4 | 44·1 | 53·8 | (-0·3) | 69·7 | 17 | 32·6 | 13 | 8·71 | 18 | . . |
| Waihopai .. .. | 860 | 65·2 | 46·4 | 55·8 | (+0·1) | 76·0 | 19 | 34·0 | 13 | 6·41 | 14 | . . |
| Westport .. .. | 23 | 59·2 | 51·1 | 55·2 | . . | 64·0 | 25, 27 | 42·0 | 13 | 6·70 | 18 | . . |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 66·4 | 44·4 | 55·4 | +1·7 | 75·2 | 30 | 27·1 | 13 | 2·14 | 10 | -1·32 |
| Balmoral .. .. | 743 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Hokitika .. .. | 12 | 61·4 | 48·9 | 55·2 | +1·0 | 68·0 | 25 | 38·0 | 13 | 13·68 | 19 | +3·23 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,220 | 65·1 | 45·8 | 55·4 | +0·1 | 75·0 | 28 | 31·0 | 13 | 2·95 | 14 | +0·44 |
| Darfield .. .. | 640 | 68·5 | 45·3 | 56·9 | . . | 80·8 | 7 | 28·5 | 13 | 1·66 | 9 | . . |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 64·8 | 48·9 | 56·8 | +0·1 | 76·3 | 8,9 | 36·1 | 13 | 1·65 | 6 | -0·13 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 65·6 | 48·4 | 57·0 | . . | 77·7 | 7 | 33·8 | 13 | 1·57 | 5 | . . |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 64·1 | . . | . . | . . | 74·1 | 28 | . . | . . | 2·21 | 12 | -1·13 |
| Lincoln .. .. | 36 | 66·5 | 48·2 | 57·4 | +1·3 | 80·5 | 7 | 35·0 | 13 | 2·25 | 8 | +0·32 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle's Bay) | 150 | 65·0 | 49·4 | 57·2 | . . | 76·0 | 8 | 40·2 | 2 | 1·99 | 11 | . . |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 58·3 | 42·6 | 50·4 | (+1·0) | 71·8 | 5 | 31·0 | 13 | 14·34 | 17 | +2·05 |
| Ashburton .. .. | 323 | 67·6 | 47·1 | 57·4 | (+2·7) | 80·3 | 30 | 30·9 | 13 | 1·10 | 12 | -1·23 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 63·1 | 42·5 | 52·8 | (+1·4) | 72·0 | 6 | 27·0 | 12 | 1·00 | 7 | . . |
| Jacksons Bay .. | 22 | 58·6 | 48·1 | 53·4 | . . | 63·2 | 19 | 36·4 | 12 | 20·66 | 18 | . . |
| Fairlie .. .. | 1,000 | 66·5 | 42·8 | 54·6 | (+0·9) | 80·0 | 28 | 26·0 | 13 | 0·87 | 11 | . . |
| Timaru .. .. | 56 | 66·7 | 47·2 | 57·0 | +1·5 | 82·6 | 30 | 35·6 | 13 | 0·53 | 8 | -1·42 |
| Waimate .. .. | 200 | 65·2 | 47·4 | 56·3 | +2·0 | 79·0 | 29 | 34·0 | 13 | 1·28 | 10 | -0·92 |
| Milford Sound .. | 23 | 60·1 | 46·9 | 53·5 | . . | 67·6 | 28 | 36·2 | 13 | 24·11 | 17 | . . |
| Queenstown .. | 1,110 | 64·3 | 45·7 | 55·0 | (+1·4) | 71·0 | 5 | 35·6 | 13 | 2·45 | 12 | -0·26 |
| Ophir .. .. | 1,000 | 67·2 | 44·5 | 55·8 | +2·3 | 77·2 | 28 | 27·8 | 13 | 1·25 | 10 | -0·16 |
| Waipiata .. .. | 1,550 | 64·1 | 43·9 | 54·0 | +2·7 | 77·2 | 27, 28 | 30·8 | 13 | 1·17 | 12 | . . |
| Alexandra .. .. | 520 | 68·6 | 47·6 | 58·1 | (+2·7) | 79·8 | 28 | 34·0 | 13 | 1·39 | 13 | (+0·23) |
| Manorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 59·3 | 40·4 | 49·8 | (+2·7) | 70·8 | 27 | 28·0 | 13 | 1·56 | 15 | -0·48 |
| Dunedin .. .. | 240 | 64·4 | 48·1 | 56·2 | +2·6 | 78·8 | 30 | 37·2 | 12 | 1·62 | 13 | -1·59 |
| Gore .. .. | 245 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Invercargill .. | 12 | 63·7 | 46·0 | 54·8 | +2·1 | 79·0 | 28, 29 | 34·0 | 24 | 4·23 | 19 | -0·05 |
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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