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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 56

Rapidly moving westerly depressions travelled across the Dominion from the 22nd to the 26th, when the usual changeable conditions prevailed. Some very heavy rain, with intense electrical disturbances, occurred in western and central districts, the full severity being experienced in Taranaki and the Waikato.

Further westerly depressions continued, but a depression formed near Norfolk Island brought rain to Auckland Province and by the end of the month dull weather with much rain extended over both islands.

M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JUNE, 1939.

Station.	Height of Station above M.S.L.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit).							Rainfall in Inches.					Bright Sunshine (Hour)s.
		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	61·8	49·9	55·8	(+1·5)	66·0	6, 7	35·0	27	8·91	22	..	1·49	27
“Ramote,” Kerikeri	400	61·3	47·1	54·2	..	66·2	20	39·5	3	8·18	23	..	1·35	19
Waipoua State Forest	225	61·4	45·7	53·6	(+2·6)	68·0	7	35·0	27, 28	8·69	23	..	1·60	12
Riverhead	105	60·4	44·3	52·4	(+2·6)	68·2	5	29·7	3	8·08	23	..	1·58	19
Auckland	160	60·0	50·6	55·3	+2·0	65·6	5	42·4	27	7·07	21	+1·63	1·91	19
Waihi	404	58·3	44·7	51·5	+2·7	63·5	5	28·0	27	14·12	18	+5·56	3·48	19
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	61·2	45·7	53·4	..	67·0	8	32·2	27	11·13	20	..	4·60	19
Te Aroha	46	60·3	44·6	52·4	+2·1	67·0	8	29·0	27	8·87	20	+3·58	1·78	19
Tauranga	100	59·8	45·8	52·8	+3·1	64·0	8	35·0	27	8·86	19	+3·51	4·22	19
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	59·2	42·3	50·8	+2·3	64·8	5, 8	27·6	3	7·18	17	+2·36	1·17	23
Rotoehu Plantation	235	59·9	40·8	50·4	..	63·5	8	28·8	27	10·83	16	..	4·01	18
Rotorua	925	58·6	42·2	50·4	+3·2	64·5	8	31·0	27	9·01	20	+3·76	2·54	19
Whakarewarewa	1,000	57·3	40·5	48·9	(+2·2)	63·1	8	30·8	4	8·08	17	+3·10	2·31	19
Gisborne	25	60·0	42·9	51·4	..	66·3	7	31·3	15	2·64	14	..	0·47	13
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	51·7	41·9	46·8	..	58·0	20	31·5	13	4·13	15	..	0·98	19
New Plymouth	190	58·2	47·2	52·7	+2·6	63·5	30	37·4	2, 3	8·51	22	+2·56	1·11	5
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	44·7	33·7	39·2	(+1·9)	51·9	20	24·8	14	14·83	22	..	2·42	5
Dawson Falls	3,100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Karioi	2,125	50·7	35·6	43·2	(+2·6)	65·1	7	24·9	2, 28	5·86	21	..	0·79	15
Napier	5	59·9	42·9	51·4	+2·7	65·5	8	31·5	27	1·60	11	—1·32	0·48	12
Hastings	45	61·6	39·6	50·6	(+4·2)	68·0	7, 8, 24	27·2	15, 27	2·00	12	..	0·65	12
Taihape	2,157	50·9	40·3	45·6	+2·7	60·2	7	30·8	13, 14	3·60	20	+0·22	0·67	12
Wanganui	72	58·9	45·4	52·2	..	66·0	7, 30	34·0	14	5·35	18	..	1·33	13
Tangimoana	8	58·2	43·7	51·0	+3·4	65·0	20, 30	30·0	14	5·46	18	+2·38	0·95	12
Palmerston North	100	57·5	43·5	50·5	+2·6	66·0	20	32·0	13	4·88	20	+1·37	0·59	12
Massey College, P.N.	110	56·5	43·2	49·8	(+2·4)	63·7	20	32·6	2	5·82	19	(+1·86)	0·76	12
Pahiatua	384	56·8	42·7	49·8	(+3·8)	62·0	23, 30	29·0	2	6·46	20	(+1·57)	0·88	13
Kapiti Island	44	56·9	48·1	52·5	+3·4	63·0	7	41·0	12, 13	5·60	13	+1·37	1·00	7
Masterton	387	58·2	39·5	48·8	+2·6	65·3	5	27·7	15	2·74	14	—0·85	0·77	19
Wellington	415	56·1	45·5	50·8	+2·2	63·2	7	38·0	13	3·42	14	(—0·89)	0·58	11
Nelson	24	57·0	41·3	49·2	+2·8	64·0	7	29·9	13	5·81	16	+2·30	1·62	27
Appleby, Nelson	57	56·2	41·5	48·8	(+2·9)	63·2	8, 29	31·8	14	5·26	15	..	1·18	27
Blenheim	30	57·9	38·9	48·4	(+3·6)	64·5	8	27·5	14	1·73	15	(—0·82)	0·88	19
Golden Downs	900	53·9	36·0	45·0	(+3·4)	59·2	3, 29	25·1	3	9·12	18	..	2·05	6
Waihopai	860	54·6	37·9	46·2	(+2·2)	61·1	5	28·1	14	3·12	15	..	0·70	7
Westport	23	55·5	45·6	50·6	..	62·0	29	39·0	3	10·74	24	..	1·47	20
Hanmer Springs	1,225	54·2	33·5	43·8	+3·1	67·9	7	22·1	12	2·21	12	—1·18	0·57	23
Balmoral	743	53·8	34·4	44·1	(+1·7)	65·5	7	24·5	2	1·21	9	..	0·27	24
Hokitika	12	55·3	40·1	47·7	+1·8	62·0	30	31·0	14	13·25	22	+4·03	2·00	27
Lake Coleridge	1,220	52·6	34·5	43·6	+2·2	62·0	7	24·5	12	4·58	15	+2·37	1·36	24
Darfield*	640	53·8	34·7	44·2	..	64·8	8	26·1	12	2·11	10	—0·10	0·62	18
Christchurch	22	53·5	36·3	44·9	+1·5	66·0	8	26·2	18	2·46	11	—0·07	0·55	19
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	54·7	36·0	45·4	..	66·5	8	24·8	18	1·85	10	..	0·93	20
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	52·1	38·9	45·5	(+3·5)	64·0	2	31·0	12	2·98	15	+0·61	0·99	12
Lincoln	36	55·6	36·2	45·9	+1·7	69·2	21	25·0	18	1·46	13	—1·02	0·36	20
Onawe, Duvauchelle’s Bay	150	55·9	41·7	48·8	..	66·8	8	31·9	18	4·98	11	..	1·98	20
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ashburton	323	50·1	35·7	42·9	(+1·5)	65·0	8	25·5	18	2·30	13	—0·06	0·47	12
Lake Tekapo	2,350	47·8	32·3	40·0	(+3·6)	56·5	8	21·6	19	1·70	12	..	0·42	24
Jacksons Bay	22	54·5	42·0	48·2	..	60·2	7	34·6	12	20·07	20	..	3·25	22
Fairlie	1,000	53·1	29·8	41·4	(+2·5)	65·5	8	17·7	19	1·39	10	..	0·46	16
Timaru	56	52·9	35·7	44·3	+1·6	66·8	8	28·6	19	1·99	9	+0·24	0·56	20
Waimate	200	54·9	36·2	45·6	+2·7	66·5	8	27·6	18	2·91	9	+1·12	1·40	20
Milford Sound	23	49·9	37·8	43·8	..	63·9	7	31·0	19	29·00	21	..	4·98	27
Queenstown	1,110	49·0	35·2	42·1	(+3·7)	56·4	8	27·0	19	3·98	16	..	1·16	22
Ophir	1,000	47·9	27·7	37·8	+3·4	58·7	8	12·0	19	1·16	11	+0·38	0·27	23
Waipiata	1,550	48·3	32·2	40·2	+3·3	59·2	7	21·0	19	1·12	10	..	0·60	12
Alexandra	520	48·8	30·9	39·8	(+3·3)	61·8	8, 16	22·0	19	1·00	11	(+0·30)	0·23	12
Manorburn Dam	2,448	44·1	28·3	36·2	(+3·3)	55·2	7	16·2	19	1·25	13	—0·16	0·33	12
Dunedin	240	53·1	40·2	46·6	+2·0	65·3	28	30·5	18	3·76	13	+0·62	2·35	20
Invercargill	12	51·7	38·6	45·2	+2·8	60·0	7	29·0	20	1·97	18	—1·67	0·55	16

Darfield observations for 25 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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