Climatological Data




734 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 19

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR FEBRUARY, 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.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 71.4 55.5 63.4 (-1.5) 75.0 26 47.0 18, 26 2.18 3 ..
"Ramote," Kerikeri 400 74.1 54.4 64.2 .. 80.6 2 47.9 13 2.86 3 ..
Waipoua State Forest 225 68.1 53.3 60.7 (-2.6) 75.0 3, 27 47.0 4 tms 1.46 6 ..
Riverhead 105 69.5 52.1 60.8 (-1.6) 77.0 2 38.5 26 2.19 4 ..
Auckland 160 70.1 58.8 64.4 -2.2 77.8 2 54.0 18, 26 0.67 4 -2.90
Waihi 404 70.8 54.7 62.8 +1.4 79.0 2 46.0 8 3.14 6 -2.10
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 73.4 55.1 64.2 .. 78.8 2 44.2 24 2.28 3 ..
Te Aroha 46 75.1 54.7 64.9 -0.9 83.0 2 42.8 22 1.02 6 -2.29
Tauranga 100 73.9 54.6 64.2 -0.4 85.0 22 46.0 8, 16 0.67 4 -2.11
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 72.0 50.7 61.4 -2.5 83.6 2 38.0 22 0.98 3 -1.96
Rotoehu Plantation 235 74.2 50.6 62.4 .. 80.4 11 38.2 8 0.29 4 ..
Rotorua 925 76.9 52.0 64.4 +0.8 85.6 2 40.1 8 0.59 4 -3.25
Whakarewarewa 1,000 75.9 50.2 63.0 (-0.1) 84.0 11, 25 37.4 8 0.79 4 -2.60
Gisborne 25 74.1 52.9 63.5 .. 85.3 11 43.0 8 1.05 7 ..
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 68.6 51.6 60.1 .. 77.8 11 43.9 14 4.22 9 ..
New Plymouth 190 67.0 53.1 60.0 -1.5 79.6 2 42.9 22 0.58 6 -3.36
Chateau Tongariro* 3,670 61.9 40.1 51.0 -0.8 72.4 2 .. .. 1.59 5 ..
Dawson Falls 3,100 62.4 45.3 53.8 .. 71.5 18 40.0 7, 8, 20 2.05 7 ..
Karioi 2,125 68.5 43.1 55.8 (-0.6) 78.1 26 31.1 24 0.32 4 ..
Napier 5 73.3 55.7 64.5 -0.4 88.0 11 44.7 16 0.89 5 -1.57
Hastings 45 77.4 52.1 64.8 (+1.3) 89.4 11 41.0 16 0.60 5 ..
Taihape 2,157 68.4 48.5 58.4 -0.3 76.4 3 40.0 8 0.80 5 -1.63
Wanganui 72 69.3 54.5 61.9 .. 76.8 2 46.2 12 0.34 6 ..
Tangimoana 8 69.8 53.2 61.5 -0.9 80.0 2 41.0 23 0.49 5 -1.93
Palmerston North 100 71.7 53.3 62.5 -0.3 84.0 26 44.0 23, 24 0.30 6 -1.88
Massey College, P.N. 110 70.0 53.2 61.6 (-0.7) 79.5 26 43.0 16 0.45 6 (-1.91)
Pahiatua 384 70.5 51.3 60.9 -1.1 81.2 28 30.4 23 0.73 7 (-2.06)
Kapiti Island 44 67.1 55.2 61.2 -0.4 73.0 3 49.0 4 tms 0.28 4 -2.28
Masterton 387 77.4 49.6 63.5 +0.9 89.2 3 37.0 16 0.54 7 -2.24
Wellington 415 67.8 52.9 60.4 -1.3 73.8 26 44.4 8 0.68 7 (-2.07)
Nelson 24 70.4 53.4 61.9 -0.8 81.4 9 44.5 14 0.06 1 -2.57
Appleby, Nelson 57 71.7 52.6 62.2 (-0.1) 81.6 9 44.0 7 0.08 2 ..
Blenheim 30 76.0 52.0 64.0 (-0.2) 88.0 3 38.1 8 0.07 1 (-1.79)
Golden Downs 900 71.4 46.0 58.7 (-0.1) 80.2 1 34.7 23 0.36 4 ..
Waihopai 860 76.3 49.9 63.1 (-1.2) 86.1 3 38.8 16 0.11 3 ..
Westport 23 61.0 51.8 56.4 .. 64.0 1, 5, 27 46.0 23 1.78 11 ..
Hanmer Springs 1,225 75.3 45.7 60.5 +1.5 90.3 24 33.6 22 0.58 6 -2.68
Balmoral 743 75.0 48.6 61.8 (+1.1) 90.8 24 33.0 12 0.15 2 ..
Hokitika 12 62.3 50.7 56.5 -3.3 68.0 10 41.0 8 4.33 13 -2.89
Lake Coleridge 1,220 72.0 45.6 58.8 -1.3 86.0 24 36.0 14, 22 0.39 3 -1.31
Darfield 640 74.5 47.5 61.0 .. 92.4 3 36.3 8 0.63 4 ..
Christchurch 22 68.6 52.1 60.4 -0.3 79.1 18 42.1 7 0.52 9 -1.04
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 69.4 51.0 60.2 .. 81.7 18 40.2 8 0.52 7 ..
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 70.7 47.9 59.3 (+0.4) 84.0 3 36.0 7 0.97 6 -1.97
Lincoln 36 70.1 51.0 60.6 -0.8 83.5 23 39.0 8 0.68 6 -0.90
Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay 150 70.6 53.0 61.8 .. 83.5 3 43.0 7 0.57 3 ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 69.6 46.2 57.9 (+3.2) 85.0 1 34.0 7 9.74 10 ..
Ashburton 323 72.3 50.2 61.2 (+1.3) 91.0 3 40.2 7 0.72 5 ..
Lake Tekapo 2,350 73.9 44.9 59.4 (+3.1) 84.6 26 33.8 14 0.35 2 ..
Jacksons Bay 22 62.0 49.2 55.6 .. 74.0 8 41.0 19 15.56 13 ..
Fairlie 1,000 74.2 45.0 59.6 +1.2 87.3 23 34.0 7 0.72 2 ..
Timaru 56 70.9 50.4 60.6 +0.5 84.8 18 39.0 7 0.84 6 -0.95
Waimate 200 70.7 50.7 60.7 +0.8 84.2 18 39.0 7 1.13 5 -0.87
Milford Sound† 23 64.3 47.6 56.0 .. 72.7 9 39.6 22 32.13 16 ..
Queenstown 1,110 71.6 49.0 60.3 (+1.3) 81.6 2 40.4 22 1.22 7 -0.75
Ophir 1,000 73.9 44.1 59.0 -1.0 86.2 25, 26 29.5 22 0.22 2 -1.08
Waipiata 1,550 71.9 44.3 58.1 (+0.3) 88.8 3 32.6 22 0.53 5 ..
Alexandra 520 73.8 49.4 61.6 (+0.5) 88.5 3 37.0 22 0.26 5 (-0.86)
Manorburn Dam 2,448 65.7 40.5 53.1 -0.2 79.0 3 27.5 22 0.47 6 -1.25
Dunedin 240 67.9 49.0 58.4 +0.5 80.5 3 40.3 7 1.61 13 -1.10
Invercargill 12 64.8 47.6 56.2 -0.8 81.0 26 40.0 22 3.95 19 +0.77

LATE RETURNS.

Palmerston North, January, 1939 100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.20 9 .. 0.57 17 ..
Massey College, P.N., January, 1939 110 66.1 49.8 58.0 (-4.1) 73.1 15 38.8 11 1.23 9 (-2.13) 0.31 17 184.7
  • Chateau Tongariro, minimum temperature observations for 20 days only. † Milford Sound, maximum temperature observations for 22 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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