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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 23
days. Apart from rain in the south-west, fair conditions prevailed until the 23rd when rain commenced in Taranaki. One of the centres of the approaching disturbance developed into a small but active cyclone, which produced general rain over the North Island as well as Nelson and Marlborough. Heavy falls in the King-country and Taranaki were followed by severe floods and slips, while the dry spell was broken in Poverty Bay. The weather improved following the rapid passage of the cyclone, but by the 26th the situation had reverted to the westerly type with vigorous depressions crossing New Zealand, the rain being confined mainly to Otago and Westland. Strong northerly to westerly winds prevailed and many gales were experienced on the 27th and 28th. Showery weather continued south of Taranaki and heavy falls occurred in the Southern Alps. At the close of the month mist and fog were widespread.
M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR FEBRUARY, 1940.
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. Ft. | 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. | ||||||||
| °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | |||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 71·1 | 58·3 | 64·7 | (—0·2) | 75·0 | 27 | 50·0 | 2, 12, 27 | 1·93 | 11 | .. | 0·76 | 2 |
| “Ramote,” Kerikeri .. | 400 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 71·6 | 56·0 | 63·8 | —0·1 | 81·0 | 29 | 47·0 | 13 | 5·28 | 11 | .. | 2·15 | 24 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 70·4 | 54·4 | 62·4 | —0·5 | 79·0 | 29 | 41·5 | 20 | 3·61 | 16 | .. | 0·86 | 24 |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 71·4 | 58·9 | 65·2 | —1·5 | 81·0 | 29 | 50·4 | 11 | 3·48 | 16 | —0·09 | 1·31 | 24 |
| Maioro .. | 172 | 68·9 | 57·1 | 63·0 | .. | 75·3 | 23 | 48·4 | 20 | 5·31 | 13 | .. | 1·55 | 24 |
| Waihi .. | 404 | 70·5 | 54·7 | 62·6 | —1·8 | 79·0 | 29 | 47·0 | 11 | 4·83 | 12 | —0·41 | 1·50 | 24 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 73·3 | 54·8 | 64·0 | (—1·4) | 82·5 | 29 | 45·0 | 11, 20 | 3·56 | 13 | .. | 1·66 | 24 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 73·1 | 56·2 | 64·6 | —1·5 | 82·0 | 24 | 45·0 | 20 | 3·47 | 12 | +0·16 | 0·85 | 3 |
| Tauranga .. | 100 | 72·1 | 54·4 | 63·2 | —1·7 | 80·1 | 29 | 44·0 | 11 | 4·06 | 9 | +0·28 | 2·10 | 24 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 70·1 | 52·5 | 61·3 | —2·8 | 77·9 | 29 | 40·8 | 26 | 4·59 | 15 | +1·65 | 1·23 | 24 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 71·7 | 50·7 | 61·2 | (—1·4) | 82·2 | 21 | 36·0 | 15 | 6·36 | 11 | .. | 3·44 | 24 |
| Rotorua .. | 931 | 71·4 | 52·9 | 62·2 | —1·3 | 81·3 | 21, 29 | 41·0 | 15 | 5·25 | 10 | +1·41 | 2·43 | 24 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 71·4 | 51·3 | 61·4 | —1·2 | 80·2 | 29 | 40·0 | 11, 15 | 5·22 | 10 | +1·83 | 2·58 | 24 |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 78·1 | 53·6 | 65·8 | (+1·2) | 90·0 | 17 | 42·2 | 2 | 1·25 | 4 | .. | 0·85 | 24 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 66·1 | 51·4 | 58·8 | —1·1 | 75·0 | 19 | 41·9 | 11 | 3·50 | 10 | .. | 2·25 | 24 |
| New Plymouth .. | 190 | 65·3 | 54·8 | 60·0 | —3·1 | 70·3 | 23 | 42·1 | 11 | 12·24 | 20 | +8·30 | 3·58 | 24 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Dawson Falls .. | 3,100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 37·99 | 21 | .. | 3·81 | 7 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 63·5 | 45·7 | 54·6 | —2·1 | 76·3 | 24 | 32·5 | 15 | 10·74 | 18 | .. | 4·12 | 24 |
| Napier .. | 5 | 76·9 | 57·5 | 67·2 | +2·0 | 88·2 | 29 | 45·7 | 15 | 2·89 | 6 | +0·43 | 2·42 | 25 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 77·9 | 54·1 | 66·0 | +1·5 | 91·0 | 29 | 41·0 | 2 | 2·88 | 5 | .. | 2·19 | 24 |
| Taihape .. | 2,157 | 63·9 | 48·7 | 56·3 | —2·7 | 77·6 | 23 | 40·6 | 11 | 6·37 | 19 | +3·94 | 3·17 | 24 |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 68·7 | 56·0 | 62·4 | (—1·5) | 79·2 | 29 | 47·7 | 15 | 5·09 | 17 | .. | 1·29 | 24 |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 67·5 | 55·1 | 61·3 | —1·8 | 77·0 | 23 | 42·0 | 15 | 4·83 | 18 | +2·42 | 0·99 | 29 |
| Palmerston North .. | 100 | 67·7 | 53·3 | 60·5 | —2·7 | 81·0 | 23 | 40·0 | 15 | 3·97 | 21 | +1·79 | 0·90 | 24 |
| Massey College, P.N. .. | 110 | 66·9 | 53·4 | 60·2 | —2·4 | 78·2 | 23 | 40·5 | 15 | 4·73 | 21 | (+2·37) | 0·90 | 29 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 67·0 | 53·8 | 60·4 | —2·0 | 78·0 | 23 | 38·0 | 15 | 6·41 | 23 | (+3·62) | 0·89 | 7 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 65·3 | 56·2 | 60·8 | —1·2 | 72·0 | 23 | 46·0 | 15 | 4·30 | 14 | +1·74 | 0·89 | 24 |
| Masterton .. | 387 | 73·1 | 52·2 | 62·6 | +0·0 | 86·6 | 23 | 36·8 | 15 | 1·85 | 15 | —0·93 | 0·46 | 24 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 67·3 | 53·2 | 60·2 | .. | 74·1 | 23 | 35·6 | 15 | 4·16 | 15 | .. | 1·10 | 10 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 66·8 | 54·3 | 60·6 | —0·6 | 75·7 | 18 | 42·8 | 15 | 3·27 | 9 | (+0·52) | 1·19 | 10 |
| Nelson .. | 24 | 69·3 | 50·4 | 59·8 | —3·1 | 78·3 | 20 | 38·8 | 11 | 3·55 | 12 | +0·92 | 1·15 | 23 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Blenheim .. | 30 | 74·9 | 52·3 | 63·6 | (—0·5) | 88·2 | 17 | 37·2 | 11 | 2·07 | 11 | +0·21 | 0·64 | 2 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 65·7 | 46·6 | 56·2 | —3·3 | 75·0 | 17 | 34·5 | 11 | 5·84 | 17 | .. | 1·32 | 27 |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 69·7 | 49·0 | 59·4 | —2·2 | 79·9 | 23, 29 | 36·2 | 15 | 3·07 | 14 | .. | 0·83 | 2 |
| Westport .. | 23 | 61·0 | 50·5 | 55·8 | (—4·6) | 68·0 | 25 | 44·0 | 22 | 12·90 | 26 | .. | 2·85 | 23 |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 67·9 | 48·0 | 58·0 | —1·3 | 81·1 | 23 | 32·2 | 11 | 4·25 | 16 | +0·99 | 0·79 | 17 |
| Balmoral .. | 743 | 69·9 | 48·2 | 59·0 | —1·9 | 82·5 | 23 | 32·0 | 15 | 3·33 | 13 | .. | 0·73 | 14 |
| Hokitika .. | 12 | 61·2 | 48·2 | 54·7 | —5·3 | 65·0 | 5, 22 | 39·5 | 11 | 19·33 | 24 | +12·11 | 2·58 | 28 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,220 | 66·5 | 48·0 | 57·2 | —2·9 | 79·0 | 23 | 34·5 | 11 | 5·25 | 14 | +3·55 | 1·37 | 28 |
| Darfield .. | 640 | 71·4 | 46·5 | 59·0 | (—2·2) | 88·8 | 23 | 34·3 | 11 | 1·53 | 8 | .. | 0·47 | 10 |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 69·7 | 50·2 | 60·0 | —0·8 | 86·9 | 23 | 38·7 | 15 | 0·94 | 9 | —0·62 | 0·35 | 17 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 70·8 | 49·7 | 60·2 | (—0·4) | 87·3 | 23 | 38·2 | 11 | 1·00 | 9 | .. | 0·30 | 17 |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 66·0 | 47·4 | 56·7 | —2·5 | 79·3 | 23 | 38·6 | 16 | 3·02 | 14 | +0·08 | 1·16 | 28 |
| Lincoln .. | 36 | 70·5 | 47·8 | 59·2 | —2·2 | 87·0 | 23 | 36·5 | 15 | 1·50 | 8 | —0·08 | 0·55 | 10 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) | 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 58·8 | 41·9 | 50·4 | (—5·7) | 76·0 | 16 | 31·9 | 11 | 37·81 | 22 | +27·89 | 11·65 | 29 |
| Ashburton .. | 323 | 69·8 | 47·8 | 58·8 | —1·2 | 84·8 | 23 | 36·4 | 16 | 1·68 | 14 | —0·44 | 0·70 | 28 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 63·8 | 44·8 | 54·3 | —2·8 | 73·3 | 16 | 35·2 | 15 | 3·77 | 10 | .. | 1·95 | 28 |
| Jacksons Bay .. | 22 | 59·0 | 47·9 | 53·4 | (—5·6) | 63·6 | 5 | 41·6 | 14 | 26·34 | 25 | .. | 3·07 | 23 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,000 | 68·9 | 43·9 | 56·4 | —2·2 | 86·0 | 23 | 30·0 | 11 | 2·84 | 13 | .. | 1·69 | 28 |
| Timaru .. | 56 | 70·1 | 49·4 | 59·8 | —0·5 | 79·8 | 27 | 37·4 | 11 | 2·23 | 12 | +0·44 | 1·18 | 28 |
| Waimate .. | 200 | 68·7 | 47·9 | 58·3 | —1·1 | 80·1 | 27 | 38·0 | 11 | 2·39 | 13 | +0·39 | 0·97 | 28 |
| Milford Sound .. | 20 | 58·4 | 45·2 | 51·8 | (—4·9) | 66·6 | 5 | 37·5 | 26 | 47·00 | 26 | .. | 7·24 | 6 |
| Queenstown .. | 1,110 | 63·8 | 46·2 | 55·0 | —5·2 | 73·4 | 16 | 34·2 | 25 | 6·82 | 18 | +4·85 | 0·87 | 25 |
| Ophir .. | 1,000 | 66·9 | 43·4 | 55·2 | —5·0 | 78·9 | 23 | 32·0 | 1 | 2·18 | 13 | +0·88 | 0·74 | 28 |
| Waipiata .. | 1,550 | 63·7 | 43·5 | 53·6 | —4·6 | 82·0 | 23 | 34·6 | 1, 12 | 2·99 | 19 | .. | 0·80 | 28 |
| Alexandra .. | 520 | 68·4 | 47·0 | 57·7 | —3·9 | 84·2 | 23 | 36·8 | 12 | 2·18 | 14 | +1·06 | 0·65 | 28 |
| Manorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 58·9 | 39·0 | 49·0 | —5·0 | 73·0 | 23 | 28·8 | 1 | 3·04 | 17 | +1·32 | 0·85 | 6 |
| Dunedin .. | 240 | 64·4 | 48·3 | 56·4 | —2·0 | 74·7 | 27 | 40·5 | 12 | 4·83 | 18 | +2·12 | 1·44 | 6 |
| Gore .. | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Invercargill .. | 12 | 62·1 | 46·9 | 54·5 | —2·8 | 74·0 | 23 | 41·0 | 14, 27 | 12·12 | 24 | +8·94 | 2·18 | 13 |
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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