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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 36

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR MARCH, 1940

Station. Height of Station above A. B. Mean Means of Difference Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Mean of A and B. Rainfall in Inches. Bright Total No. Difference Most in a Sun- Fall. of Wet from Day. shine Ft. °F. °F. °F. F. °F. In. Days. Normal. Amount Date. (Hours).

Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 69·9 56·5 63·2 (-0·3) 74·5 45·0 2·45 6 2·10 24 173·7
" Ramote," Kerikeri 400 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Waipoua State Forest 225 69·5 53·0 61·2 -1·2 80·0 42·0 2·43 13 0·90 25 149·8
Riverhead 105 68·4 48·9 58·8 -2·3 80·0 30·5 1·33 8 0·26 25 ..
Auckland 160 69·2 56·7 63·0 -1·9 81·2 46·5 1·18 11 -2·09 0·33 26 191·9
Maioro 172 68·4 52·6 60·5 .. 75·2 36·3 12 0·99 7 0·24 28 ..
Waihi 404 67·4 51·8 59·6 -2·4 78·5 34·0 2·24 10 -5·26 1·14 26 172·6
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 69·8 52·7 61·2 (-2·3) 82·8 36·0 2·64 9 0·84 26 ..
Te Aroha 46 72·6 50·6 61·6 -2·1 80·5 33·5 12 0·68 8 -3·46 0·25 20 ..
Tauranga 100 69·3 52·0 60·6 -1·8 80·0 36·0 12 1·31 10 -2·61 0·67 26 239·4
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 68·8 46·9 57·8 -4·2 76·9 29·9 12 0·72 7 -2·53 0·39 20 177·5
Rotoehu Plantation 235 70·0 48·9 57·7 (-2·3) 78·8 29·4 18 0·62 8 .. 0·21 20 ..
Rotorua 931 71·2 50·0 60·6 -0·6 81·0 35·1 12 0·46 8 -3·02 0·19 20 197·3
Whakarewarewa 1,000 69·1 48·2 58·6 -1·7 78·1 33·3 12 0·55 5 -3·32 0·18 20,26 ..
Gisborne 25 71·3 50·3 60·8 (-1·2) 86·0 39·5 12,25 3·75 11 .. 1·18 22 200·3
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 62·8 48·3 55·6 (-1·9) 73·0 39·0 12 7·76 14 .. 1·64 8 ..
New Plymouth 190 65·8 50·1 58·0 -3·5 71·7 39·2 12 1·43 9 -2·25 1·06 20 215·2
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 56·3 39·5 47·9 (-3·0) 65·6 14 28·2 12 1·88 9 .. 0·79 1 ..
Dawson Falls 3,100 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Karioi 2,125 63·2 40·5 51·8 -2·6 70·8 15 26·4 12 1·57 12 .. 0·78 1 ..
Napier 5 70·7 50·8 60·8 -1·4 84·5 41·0 29 0·20 5 -2·46 0·08 26 232·2
Hastings 45 73·1 47·5 60·3 -0·9 85·5 32·0 12 0·68 5 .. 0·48 1 ..
Taihape 2,157 63·2 46·0 54·6 -2·0 72·0 35·2 12 0·84 9 -1·76 0·33 1 ..
Wanganui 72 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tangimoana 8 66·1 49·2 57·6 -3·0 71·0 2,9 32·5 12 2·21 9 -0·08 0·98 1 ..
Palmerston North 100 66·0 50·5 58·2 -2·6 74·0 39·0 24 2·10 14 -0·42 1·00 1 ..
Massey College, P.N. 110 65·1 49·3 57·2 -3·3 71·8 35·0 12 2·02 11 (-0·85) 0·91 1 137·7
Pahiatua 384 65·5 47·8 56·6 -3·4 73·4 32·8 12 2·08 12 -1·33 0·76 1 ..
Kapiti Island 44 64·2 52·5 58·4 -2·1 69·0 46·0 12 1·64 9 -0·44 0·94 20 ..
Masterton 387 70·6 44·3 57·4 -2·5 80·7 33·9 24 2·24 11 -0·51 1·25 1 228·3
Wallaceville 196 65·0 46·4 55·7 .. 72·1 32·3 24 1·94 9 .. 0·63 20 217·9
Wellington 416 63·7 50·8 57·2 -2·1 71·1 42·8 11 1·42 9 (-1·78) 0·48 20 217·1
Nelson 24 66·9 48·8 57·8 -2·6 78·5 42·4 12,26 0·50 3 -2·42 0·37 20 249·2
Appleby, Nelson 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Blenheim 30 71·7 47·0 59·4 (-1·4) 80·0 36·2 12 0·33 4 (-1·44) 0·19 1 250·4
Golden Downs 900 66·3 43·3 54·8 -2·9 73·0 33·0 12 1·47 6 .. 0·81 20 ..
Waihopai 860 70·3 44·6 57·4 -1·1 82·1 36·7 12 0·97 6 .. 0·36 1 ..
Westport 23 59·3 47·6 53·4 (-5·1) 65·0 44·0 10 44·0 6 times 2·26 9 .. 0·92 20 209·9
Hanmer Springs 1,225 70·0 40·5 55·2 -1·4 84·2 29·8 12 1·59 7 -1·67 0·61 26 208·9
Balmoral 743 69·1 43·3 56·2 -1·8 81·0 31·0 12 1·40 7 .. 0·56 10 ..
Hokitika 12 61·2 46·8 54·0 -3·8 64·5 7 40·0 12,30 3·74 11 -5·77 1·18 20 171·1
Lake Coleridge 1,220 69·5 44·2 56·8 -0·2 88·5 32·5 27 1·39 6 -0·35 0·60 26 ..
Darfield 640 70·6 44·7 57·6 (-1·4) 82·0 33·1 27 1·43 7 .. 0·47 26 ..
Christchurch 22 65·9 46·8 56·4 -1·7 80·3 35·7 27 0·60 4 -1·24 0·39 3 216·6
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 68·0 47·0 57·5 +0·7 85·3 37·1 12 1·90 8 -0·82 0·66 26 228·3
Lincoln 36 68·4 45·3 56·8 -1·9 83·8 31·3 27 1·17 5 -0·92 0·71 3 213·4
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay) 150 68·4 48·9 58·6 (-1·3) 82·0 40·3 27 1·43 10 .. 0·74 3 205·9
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton 323 69·5 45·3 57·4 +0·1 88·5 34·4 23 0·76 5 -0·96 0·27 26 193·6
Lake Tekapo 2,350 66·7 41·5 54·1 -0·3 84·1 30·8 27 1·15 5 .. 0·62 3 256·0
Jacksons Bay 22 58·6 46·1 52·4 (-4·4) 61·8 13,25 39·6 7 16·76 16 .. 4·70 25 ..
Fairlie 1,000 69·0 40·1 54·6 -0·9 88·5 14 28·3 27 1·96 4 .. 0·64 31 229·5
Timaru 56 68·6 47·6 58·1 +0·7 86·0 30·4 27 1·26 8 -0·90 0·42 31 224·8
Waimate 200 68·4 47·2 57·8 +0·9 87·2 36·0 27 1·96 11 -0·12 0·72 31 223·3
Milford Sound 20 59·0 43·9 51·4 (-2·7) 67·3 38·2 7 22·43 13 .. 7·55 31 ..
Queenstown 1,110 65·6 44·4 55·0 -1·8 83·8 34·4 5 3·05 8 +0·43 1·75 31 215·3
Ophir 1,000 67·9 39·5 53·7 -2·4 87·9 27·7 7 1·81 5 +0·51 1·33 31 ..
Waipiata 1,550 65·7 40·9 53·3 -1·6 86·4 31·6 27 1·78 8 .. 1·12 31 234·5
Alexandra 520 68·9 43·3 56·1 -1·3 89·8 34·0 27 1·67 5 (+0·66) 1·21 31 227·4
Manorburn Dam 2,448 60·0 37·6 48·8 -1·6 80·0 28·0 30 2·04 8 +0·15 1·05 31 ..
Dunedin 240 66·1 46·1 56·1 +0·0 84·6 38·4 11 3·15 11 +0·25 1·49 31 207·1
Gore 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill 12 63·9 44·2 54·0 -0·8 86·0 38·0 30 4·53 19 +0·64 2·18 31 172·8

LATE RETURNS.

Chateau Tongariro, Feb., 1940 3,670 54·7 41·3 48·0 (-4·8) 65·6 19 32·3 13 23·90 24 .. 3·56 24 ..
Appleby, Nelson, Feb., 1940 57 69·1 51·9 60·5 (-2·1) 76·8 16 42·8 13 2·40 10 .. 0·98 2 ..
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay), Feb.,1940 150 69·8 51·8 60·8 (-1·4) 84·0 23 43·4 15 1·47 15 .. 0·45 17 224·2

NOTE.--All 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.