New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 14

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✨ Climatological Data

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

Station.	Height of Station above M.S.L.	Means of		Mean of A and B.	Difference from Normal.	Absolute Maximum and Minimum.	Rainfall in Inches.	Most in a Day.	Bright Sunshine (Hours).
						Maximum. Date. Minimum. Date.	Total Fall	No. of Wet Days.	Difference from Normal.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	71·6	58·3	65·0	+0·6	74·5	10	50·0	20
"Ramote," Kerikeri	400	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Waipoua State Forest	225	71·7	56·7	64·2	+1·1	80·0	23	49·0	3, 15
Riverhead	105	71·1	56·6	63·8	+1·6	77·5	12	42·0	4
Auckland	160	72·6	61·7	67·2	+0·9	79·6	11	54·8	15
Maioro	172	71·2	59·2	65·2	...	78·9	2	50·7	15
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	74·8	57·6	66·2	(+1·0)	88·8	6	49·0	15
Te Aroha	46	76·8	59·5	68·2	+1·2	86·8	6	50·2	6
Tauranga	100	74·8	58·1	66·4	+2·1	90·7	8	47·0	3
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	73·8	54·1	64·0	+0·2	82·2	6	39·0	3
Rotoehu Plantation	235	74·4	55·7	65·0	(+1·9)	90·0	6	42·0	3
Rotorua	931	75·6	56·0	65·8	+1·7	95·2	7	44·6	3
Whakarewarewa	1,000	74·3	53·9	64·1	+0·6	92·0	6	41·2	3
Gisborne	25	77·8	56·1	67·0	(+1·7)	86·8	12	45·0	5
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	68·6	54·2	61·4	(+1·4)	80·0	1	42·9	3
New Plymouth	190	70·1	57·0	63·6	+1·1	84·3	7	44·6	3
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	61·7	45·5	53·6	+1·5	74·4	6	33·4	3
Dawson Falls	3,100	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
Karioi	2,125	70·0	47·0	58·5	+2·0	79·8	8	34·8	3, 4
Napier	5	76·1	59·6	67·8	+2·3	90·0	29	46·5	3
Hastings	45	79·9	56·6	68·2	+2·8	91·0	12	43·0	3
Taihape	2,157	69·8	52·4	61·1	+2·1	79·2	8	42·3	3
Wanganui	72	73·0	58·0	65·5	(+2·3)	81·0	24	49·0	3
Tangimoana	8	72·1	56·8	64·4	+1·9	80·0	17	46·0	3, 4
Palmerston North	100	74·7	57·0	65·8	+2·8	84·0	8	45·0	3
Massey College, P.N.	110	73·0	56·9	65·0	+2·4	79·5	8	44·7	4
Pahiatua	384	72·6	55·1	63·8	+1·8	82·4	8	41·2	3
Kapiti Island	44	70·5	58·6	64·6	+2·9	75·0	17, 22	50·0	3
Masterton	387	77·4	54·4	65·9	+2·8	86·7	23	39·4	3
Wallaceville	195	71·8	55·2	63·5	...	77·6	13	41·3	3
Wellington	415	69·6	56·9	63·2	+2·0	75·4	6	46·2	3
Nelson	24	71·9	55·9	63·9	+1·2	81·8	1	45·4	3
Appleby, Nelson	57	72·1	55·9	64·0	(+1·5)	82·2	12	44·6	3
Blenheim	30	75·7	56·2	66·0	(+1·7)	88·8	1	43·2	3
Golden Downs	900	71·7	49·6	60·6	+1·1	82·8	6	38·2	3
Waihopai	860	73·1	53·7	63·4	+1·7	81·4	11	40·9	3
Westport	23	65·2	57·3	61·2	(+1·2)	71·5	24	51·0	4
Hanmer Springs	1,225	72·6	50·5	61·6	+2·0	84·0	24, 25	38·3	4
Balmoral	743	72·9	51·5	62·2	+0·9	85·2	24	40·2	16
Hokitika	12	66·6	54·9	60·8	+1·2	73·0	19,	45·5	31
Lake Coleridge	1,220	70·7	50·6	60·6	+0·7	81·2	6	38·5	3
Darfield	640	73·8	50·8	62·3	(+1·3)	84·8	24	40·2	4
Christchurch	22	72·0	54·8	63·4	+2·0	82·6	24	46·0	4
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	72·9	54·3	63·6	+2·4	85·7	24	45·5	4
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	69·9	50·8	60·4	+1·6	79·7	24	40·1	14
Lincoln	36	73·0	53·4	63·2	+1·6	85·3	24	43·5	4
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle's Bay)	150	72·3	55·5	63·9	+1·2	82·2	24	46·3	4
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	66·9	46·2	56·6	(+2·1)	82·2	4, 6	31·0	14
Ashburton	323	72·9	52·6	62·8	+2·8	83·0	10	42·5	4
Lake Tekapo	2,350	70·1	47·2	58·6	+1·6	88·2	6	32·5	14
Jacksons Bay*	22	64·5	52·2	58·4	(-0·1)	72·4	16	44·2	3
Fairlie	1,000	73·2	48·8	61·0	+1·9	83·0	10, 22	36·5	3
Timaru	56	72·8	54·0	63·4	+2·8	86·6	22	46·0	2
Waimate	200	72·2	52·4	62·3	+2·7	86·5	22	44·0	2
Milford Sound	20	64·5	51·8	58·2	(+2·7)	71·3	21	43·1	3
Queenstown	1,110	71·4	50·7	61·0	+1·7	89·0	6	37·2	14
Ophir	1,000	72·7	50·0	61·4	+1·4	91·1	6	39·3	4
Waipiata	1,550	69·5	48·3	58·9	+0·9	85·2	7	38·2	31
Alexandra	520	73·6	53·0	63·3	+1·7	88·2	7	43·2	14
Manorburn Dam	2,448	64·7	44·9	54·8	+1·8	80·0	6, 7	33·0	31
Dunedin	240	68·6	52·3	60·4	+1·9	83·8	22	44·2	2
Gore	245	70·0	49·3	59·6	+1·9	85·0	20	40·0	4
Invercargill	12	66·6	50·6	58·6	+1·4	81·5	20	43·0	9

LATE RETURNS.


Chateau Tongariro, Dec., 1939	3,670	60·0	42·3	51·2	(+1·5)	69·4	31	35·2	19	7·10	12	...	1·49	7
Palmerston North, Dec., 1939	100	71·6	53·9	62·8	+2·4	83·0	19	45·0	29	3·03	11	+0·05	1·18	11
Hermitage, Mount Cook, Dec., 1939	2,510	64·6	46·7	55·6	+0·0	79·4	30	37·0	12	7·55	11	-4·79	1·43	26
Gore, Nov., 1939	245	68·0	45·4	56·7	+3·8	84·0	28	34·0	14	4·39	16	+1·15	1·05	18
Gore, Dec., 1939	245	70·6	49·1	59·8	+3·8	85·0	30	38·0	16	2·54	13	-0·64	0·65	7

Maximum temperature mean for twenty-five 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. Revised temperature normals have been adopted this month.

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