New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 118

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✨ Meteorological Observations

Nov. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3463

On the 20th an anticyclone extended over New Zealand from the west and the weather was fine though cooler ; but under the influence of a depression from the South Tasman Sea conditions became unsettled in Westland during the 22nd. On the two succeeding days further substantial rain occurred in and west of the Alps, while north-westerly gales were blowing in many places from Taranaki and Wellington southward. There was little rain to the east but a southerly set in, bringing cold and showery conditions to most districts and some snow to the high country.

After a rapid but short-lived improvement the next disturbance arrived in the south on the 27th and intensified, with the result that north-westerly winds attained strong gale force about central New Zealand and over the South Island. Further extensive rain occurred in western districts, with heavy falls in the high country of the South Island as well as in parts of the North Island. The downpour in the southern lakes district resulted in damaging floods in Southland. From the 29th onward south-westerlies predominated and fine weather prevailed as New Zealand became enveloped by an anticyclone.

M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 1940.

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.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	63·0	49·4	56·2	(—0·5)	68·0	16	38·0	7	6·83	13	..	3·04	3
Waipoua State Forest..	225	63·5	46·9	55·2	+0·3	71·0	19	36·0	21	3·98	11	..	0·93	8
Riverhead	105	62·5	44·3	53·4	—0·3	69·0	18	32·2	6	3·89	13	..	0·88	8
Auckland	160	63·6	51·0	57·3	—0·1	71·0	18	45·2	5	3·35	11	—0·71	1·01	28
Maioro	172	62·1	47·8	55·0	..	66·4	1	36·0	27	4·76	12	..	1·92	8
Waihi	404	64·1	46·5	55·3	—0·5	72·0	1	35·0	6, 27	7·33	11	+0·03	3·26	8
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	65·1	46·5	55·8	(—0·8)	71·0	24	57·0	27	5·65	10	..	1·51	28
Te Aroha	46	66·1	48·0	57·0	—0·3	78·0	17	36·0	27	5·71	10	+1·21	2·40	8
Tauranga	100	66·9	45·2	56·0	+0·0	76·0	16	35·0	27	6·82	12	+1·71	2·47	8
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	63·4	44·8	54·1	—0·8	69·2	22	32·5	6	6·03	13	+1·93	2·15	8
Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”)	110	63·5	45·2	54·4	..	68·4	23	33·2	26	4·85	9	..	1·93	8
Rotoehu Plantation	235	64·0	43·4	53·7	(+0·3)	76·5	16	33·5	6	3·50	7	..	1·88	28
Rotorua	931	65·2	45·2	55·2	+1·0	76·1	16	35·5	6	3·80	9	—1·39	1·74	28
Whakarewarewa	1,000	64·2	44·1	54·2	+0·8	78·3	16	34·5	10	4·40	8	—1·12	1·62	28
Gisborne	25	65·1	46·2	55·6	(—0·4)	80·0	17	36·2	26	4·52	11	..	1·61	9
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana	2,110	56·4	42·1	49·2	(—1·3)	69·5	16	34·9	3	6·58	15	..	1·94	8
New Plymouth	190	59·2	47·6	53·4	—1·6	63·5	5	34·7	10	5·63	11	+0·17	2·28	27
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	52·4	33·5	43·0	(—0·2)	61·6	10	27·8	26	11·40	15	..	2·39	24
Karioi	2,125	57·7	35·7	46·7	—1·3	66·0	22	22·0	3	5·61	12	..	1·69	1
Napier	5	64·9	45·5	55·2	—1·4	82·8	16	36·5	26	2·20	6	+0·31	0·93	8
Hastings	45	67·2	42·5	54·8	—0·2	82·0	16	32·0	26	1·95	9	..	0·77	8
Taihape	2,157	56·6	41·3	49·0	—0·9	67·7	22	33·2	3	3·32	12	—0·18	1·32	1
Wanganui	72	61·4	46·7	54·0	(—1·5)	70·0	17	34·3	10	2·81	10	..	0·62	1
Tangimoana..	8	61·0	47·5	54·2	—0·2	67·5	20	36·0	26	3·13	10	—0·26	0·72	28
Palmerston North	100	61·6	44·9	53·2	—1·2	69·0	22	33·0	10	2·91	13	—0·75	0·65	28
Massey College, P.N.	110	60·3	45·1	52·7	—1·3	67·5	22	34·6	26	2·98	14	—1·14	0·70	27
Pahiatua	384	60·1	42·7	51·4	—2·0	71·0	22	31·0	6	4·43	15	(—0·99)	1·08	28
Kapiti Island	44	58·4	48·3	53·4	—0·6	63·0	31	40·0	10	3·76	6	—0·18	1·09	27
Masterton	372	61·5	41·7	51·6	—2·5	68·1	15	30·1	26	2·69	11	—0·55	0·66	18
Wallaceville	195	59·3	42·5	50·9	..	66·9	22	29·0	10	6·14	14	..	2·03	27
Wellington	415	58·1	45·5	51·8	—1·2	64·6	20	37·0	10	4·20	14	(+0·69)	1·39	7
Nelson	24	61·8	44·9	53·4	—1·0	69·9	13	36·8	26	2·22	8	—1·28	0·76	27
Appleby, Nelson	57	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Blenheim	30	64·9	43·6	54·2	(—0·6)	76·1	16	31·5	10	2·51	8	(+0·27)	0·80	27
Golden Downs	900	61·0	39·1	50·0	—1·2	70·0	16	30·0	11	3·76	10	..	1·18	27
Waihopai	860	63·4	41·6	52·5	—0·6	74·6	15	29·0	9	3·22	8	..	1·00	27
Westport	23	57·5	47·2	52·4	(—0·4)	61·0	23, 24	42·0	10	8·18	18	..	2·78	17
Hanmer Springs	1,225	62·9	38·8	50·8	—0·2	78·3	23	27·9	3	5·08	8	+1·16	1·10	7
Balmoral	743	62·2	39·6	50·9	—1·6	75·2	22	28·0	12, 26	1·87	9	..	0·44	13
Hokitika	12	58·4	44·7	51·6	—0·6	63·0	11	34·0	9	10·01	20	—1·80	1·87	17
Lake Coleridge	1,220	61·1	41·5	51·3	—1·4	74·0	22	31·2	3	4·97	12	+2·04	0·93	7
Darfield	640	64·1	41·0	52·6	(+0·1)	77·0	16	30·1	11	1·45	8	..	0·62	7
Christchurch..	22	63·1	44·4	53·8	+0·7	77·2	16	34·0	3	1·09	6	—0·88	0·69	7
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	63·7	43·6	53·6	(+0·9)	76·9	13	34·9	3	1·15	5	..	0·65	7
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	59·5	42·5	51·0	—0·6	73·2	22	33·1	8, 9	3·30	13	—0·22	1·31	7
Lincoln	36	63·5	43·1	53·3	—0·1	78·0	23	31·0	5	0·99	5	—0·74	0·46	7
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay)	150	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ashburton	323	62·5	42·6	52·6	+0·7	78·2	16	28·5	20	1·13	6	—2·20	0·69	7
Lake Tekapo	2,350	59·9	36·9	48·4	+0·3	76·5	23	24·7	9	1·34	7	..	0·66	27
Jacksons Bay	22	..	44·0	..	..	..	..	..	..	22·26	17	..	4·90	23
Fairlie	1,000	62·7	37·9	50·3	—0·1	80·0	15	28·3	26	2·18	8	..	1·41	7
Timaru	56	64·2	42·2	53·2	+0·3	81·0	24	34·6	10	0·94	9	—1·04	0·65	7
Waimate	200	63·3	41·4	52·4	+0·2	82·0	16	34·2	10	0·72	6	—1·39	0·45	7
Milford Sound	20	57·0	41·9	49·4	(—0·4)	65·6	1	34·6	9	41·36	21	..	8·45	27
Queenstown ..	1,110	59·5	40·3	49·9	—0·9	74·6	15	33·4	1, 9	5·97	8	+2·66	2·63	27
Ophir	1,000	61·6	37·9	49·8	—1·0	72·7	21	27·0	9	1·54	6	+0·10	0·75	27
Waipiata	1,550	59·6	37·4	48·5	—0·8	71·3	15	26·6	9	0·80	7	..	0·26	7, 27
Alexandra	520	63·4	41·3	52·4	—0·2	76·0	22	31·0	9	1·21	6	—0·06	0·62	27
Manorburn Dam	2,448	54·7	33·3	44·0	+0·1	69·5	15	24·0	9	0·88	8	—1·03	0·42	27
Dunedin	240	60·8	43·2	52·0	+0·0	76·8	15	34·1	9	0·69	9	—2·40	0·22	6
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir)	690	58·6	43·0	50·8	..	74·0	15	35·7	14	0·86	9	..	0·20	6, 7
Invercargill	12	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill (City Engineer)	10	58·4	42·5	50·4	..	70·2	22	33·2	1, 9, 12	3·60	19	..	0·89	24

LATE RETURN.

Invercargill, Sept., 1940 | 12 | 57·1 | 39·2 | 48·2 | +0·8 | 68·0 | 19 | 28·0 | 4, 5 | 3·02 | 18 | —0·22 | 0·55 | 9 | 145·2

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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