Climatological Data




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 127

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR NOVEMBER, 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 65·5 50·8 58·2 (—0·9) 70·0 12, 26 41·0 25 4·72 17 .. 1·67 1
Waipoua State Forest.. 225 65·4 48·5 57·0 —1·4 75·0 14 39·0 25 3·44 10 .. 0·84 6
Riverhead .. 105 64·9 46·6 55·8 —0·6 74·2 14 35·0 25 3·88 17 .. 0·78 18
Auckland .. 160 65·7 52·4 59·0 —1·3 77·0 14 45·3 21 2·93 17 —0·66 0·47 7
Maioro .. 172 63·2 49·9 56·6 .. 67·2 1, 30 39·7 21 3·87 18 .. 1·02 18
Waihi .. 404 65·4 49·4 57·0 —2·1 79·0 13 42·0 1 7·64 16 +2·73 2·10 17
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 67·0 46·3 56·6 (—3·0) 83·5 15 33·5 23 5·20 16 .. 1·55 17
Te Aroha .. 46 70·0 50·0 60·0 —0·6 84·5 1 40·0 21 2·94 13 —0·87 0·70 7
Tauranga .. 100 69·4 47·0 58·2 (—0·6) 82·5 12 35·8 21 5·93 15 +2·64 2·52 18
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 66·4 45·7 56·0 —2·2 77·9 13 36·1 10 2·96 17 —0·71 0·40 7, 17
Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) 110 66·3 44·4 55·4 .. 72·5 27 37·0 10, 26 3·67 14 .. 0·71 7
Rotoehu Plantation .. 235 66·6 46·4 56·5 (—0·3) 78·8 14 35·5 21 7·61 12 .. 3·40 17
Rotorua .. 931 68·4 47·1 57·8 +0·3 87·0 13 37·0 21 4·27 17 +0·09 1·24 17
Whakarewarewa .. 1,000 66·8 46·6 56·7 +0·0 85·9 13 35·0 21 3·87 13 —0·15 0·90 17
Gisborne .. 25 66·6 47·1 56·8 (—2·0) 84·0 14 37·3 2 4·10 13 .. 1·34 3
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 60·0 44·3 52·2 (—1·4) 73·3 13 38·3 23 7·28 16 .. 1·18 24
New Plymouth .. 190 62·0 47·8 54·9 —2·4 75·7 12 39·1 10 6·68 13 +1·98 2·53 17
Chateau Tongariro .. 3,670 53·4 37·4 45·4 (—0·6) 66·3 28 29·1 16 10·28 13 .. 3·21 8
Kariol .. 2,125 61·5 37·6 49·6 —1·8 74·8 13 28·0 10 6·25 15 .. 0·98 3
Napier .. 5 65·9 48·7 57·3 —2·3 85·5 14 39·5 22 4·92 12 +2·90 2·12 3
Hastings .. 45 68·8 45·8 57·3 —1·5 88·0 14 36·0 10, 22 8·09 12 .. 6·00 3
Taihape .. 2,157 60·4 42·9 51·6 —0·8 73·6 13 35·8 21 6·13 16 +2·73 1·63 3
Wanganui .. 72 63·9 48·9 56·4 (—2·0) 78·0 14 40·5 1 3·86 14 .. 0·84 17
Tangimoana .. 8 64·1 50·5 57·3 +0·3 79·0 30 42·0 1 3·21 12 +0·20 1·16 17
Palmerston North .. 100 64·9 48·3 56·6 —0·1 73·0 26 39·0 10 5·05 14 +1·76 1·46 3
Massey College, P.N.*.. 110 64·3 47·7 56·0 —0·8 72·0 26 39·0 10 3·72 16 (+0·00) 0·96 17
Pahiatua .. 384 64·2 45·5 54·8 —1·7 77·4 27 35·2 1, 10 6·65 17 (+1·79) 1·63 3
Kapiti Island .. 44 61·5 49·5 55·5 —0·7 67·0 11,12, 28 41·0 8, 9 3·20 15 —0·65 0·80 17
Masterton .. 372 64·5 44·9 54·7 —2·1 77·9 12, 13 33·4 10 5·37 16 +2·68 1·36 17
Wallaceville .. 195 63·1 45·5 54·3 .. 75·6 14 34·8 1 4·86 15 .. 1·26 8
Wellington .. 415 61·5 47·9 54·7 —0·9 72·2 12 42·0 10 3·91 16 (+0·92) 0·87 3
Nelson .. 24 64·0 47·8 55·9 —1·3 71·3 30 39·4 7 3·58 14 +0·66 1·34 2
Appleby, Nelson .. 57 64·4 47·7 56·0 (—1·1) 77·1 11, 12 38·0 7 3·12 10 .. 0·71 22
Blenheim .. 30 66·1 45·1 55·6 (—2·5) 80·5 29 35·0 9 2·28 11 (+0·34) 1·01 7
Golden Downs .. 900 63·4 43·4 53·4 —0·8 80·0 12 31·8 9 3·11 13 .. 0·85 2
Waihopai .. 860 66·1 44·5 55·3 —0·8 82·0 13 32·3 9 3·22 11 .. 0·76 15
Westport .. 23 60·1 49·0 54·6 (—0·1) 65·0 28 44·0 1, 7, 16 3·73 16 .. 0·64 13
Hanmer Springs .. 1,225 61·4 41·4 51·4 —2·4 81·1 26 30·6 16 3·17 12 —0·29 0·61 22
Balmoral .. 743 64·6 42·2 53·4 —2·1 79·0 26 30·0 1 1·38 10 .. 0·26 7
Hokitika .. 12 61·2 46·5 53·8 —0·6 66·0 12, 28 38·0 21 7·67 15 —2·78 1·95 13
Lake Coleridge .. 1,220 64·5 43·4 54·0 —1·4 79·0 26 35·0 21 1·24 11 —1·27 0·25 19
Darfield .. 640 65·1 43·1 54·2 (—1·9) 81·4 29 33·7 1 2·43 12 .. 1·11 19
Christchurch.. 22 62·4 47·0 54·7 —1·6 78·6 13 35·2 7 1·49 14 —0·29 0·44 19
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 63·7 46·5 55·1 (—0·8) 80·0 13 34·7 7 1·67 9 .. 0·61 19
Rudstone, Methven .. 1,217 62·5 43·9 53·2 —1·3 73·9 12 35·0 20 3·65 13 +0·31 1·02 19
Lincoln .. 36 64·3 45·8 55·0 —1·1 81·5 13 32·0 7 1·55 10 —0·38 0·54 19
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton .. 323 66·1 43·5 54·8 +0·1 81·5 29 33·2 5 3·94 9 +1·61 1·77 19
Lake Tekapo .. 2,350 63·8 37·5 50·6 —1·0 76·2 13 28·6 7 1·34 6 .. 0·76 19
Jacksons Bay .. 22 60·5 45·8 53·2 (—0·4) 66·0 8 39·4 6 13·62 10 .. 2·91 13
Fairlie .. 1,000 64·3 41·1 52·7 —1·0 80·3 29 29·7 7 2·13 10 .. 0·70 3
Timaru .. 56 63·2 45·9 54·6 —1·0 71·0 27 34·4 7 1·45 9 —0·50 0·79 19
Waimate .. 200 63·4 45·7 54·6 —0·1 80·1 29 35·0 7 2·31 12 +0·11 1·08 19
Milford Sound .. 20 60·1 44·6 52·4 (+0·2) 70·2 12 39·2 1 13·65 18 .. 2·81 13
Queenstown .. 1,110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ophir .. 1,000 66·3 40·6 53·4 —0·7 78·4 12 27·9 7 1·23 10 —0·18 0·42 19
Waipiata .. 1,550 62·9 40·1 51·5 —0·7 77·6 12 28·0 7 1·77 12 .. 0·63 13
Alexandra .. 520 66·7 44·6 55·6 —0·1 81·2 12 31·5 7 1·23 9 (+0·07) 0·40 14
Manorburn Dam .. 2,448 57·6 37·3 47·4 —0·1 70·0 12, 25 26·0 7 2·07 14 +0·03 0·47 14
Dunedin .. 240 61·9 45·5 53·7 —0·1 84·9 29 36·1 7 3·86 14 +0·65 0·77 14
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 60·1 44·6 52·4 .. 80·0 29 37·3 9 4·26 13 .. 0·92 14
Invercargill .. 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill (City Engineer) 10 61·8 44·3 53·0 .. 78·8 12 32·5 4 1·95 13 .. 0·33 18

LATE RETURNS.

| Appleby, Nelson, Oct., 1940 | 57 | 62·3 | 44·2 | 53·2 | (—1·2) | 71·2 | 13 | 36·3 | 26 | 1·85 | 8 | .. | 0·78 | 27 | .. |
| Akaroa (Onawe) Oct., 1940 | 150 | 62·7 | 45·6 | 54·2 | (+0·1) | 75·5 | 13 | 38·0 | 6 | 1·18 | 6 | .. | 0·31 | 8 | 227·2 |
| Hermitage, Mt. Cook, June, 1940 | 2,510 | 47·6 | 29·7 | 38·6 | (+2·7) | 57·1 | 18 | 25·0 | 30 | 10·80 | 11 | —1·33 | 4·10 | 8 | 85·9 |
| Hermitage, Mt. Cook, July, 1940 | 2,510 | 45·4 | 28·4 | 36·9 | (+3·4) | 58·9 | 28 | 21·9 | 14 | 2·55 | 6 | —6·20 | 0·83 | 2 | 94·3 |
| Hermitage, Mt. Cook, August, 1940 | 2,510 | 48·3 | 32·2 | 40·2 | (+2·4) | 56·5 | 13 | 22·2 | 24 | 7·55 | 9 | —3·27 | 3·80 | 26 | 105·9 |
| Invercargill, Oct., 1940 | 12 | 58·9 | 42·4 | 50·6 | —0·3 | 72·0 | 22 | 32·0 | 9 | 3·89 | 19 | —0·46 | 0·78 | 24 | 164·3 |

  • Massey College, Palmerston North, sunshine total for 26 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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