New Zealand Gazette – 1940 – No. 44

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✨ Climatological Table

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

Conditions became unsettled in the west when a new disturbance reached the South Island on the 24th. This was followed by a low-pressure trough, which resulted in fresh south to south-west winds with dull and showery weather. After a short clearance there was an outbreak of southerly gales and cold, showery weather. Snow fell on the ranges of both Islands. Winds soon moderated, however, and although skies continued rather cloudy, the arrival of the next anticyclone gave a more settled type of weather.

M. A. F. BARNETT, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR APRIL, 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.	Date.	In.			Amount.	Date.
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.		In.			In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
“Ramote,” Kerikeri	400	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Waipoua State Forest.	225	64·6	45·4	55·0	—5·3	71·0	6	35·0	24	4·75	19	..	1·56	18
Riverhead	105	64·1	42·0	53·0	—4·8	70·5	6	30·0	24	5·80	15	..	2·35	27
Auckland	160	64·3	51·4	57·8	—3·6	71·6	1	42·8	29	3·08	11	—0·80	1·20	12
Maioro	172	63·1	46·6	54·8	..	67·5	1	31·5	24	2·93	15	..	0·72	18
Waihi	404	62·3	44·0	53·2	—4·4	69·5	1	32·0	25	4·78	13	—2·31	2·16	12
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	64·3	45·1	54·7	(—4·7)	73·0	1	35·0	5	7·27	15	..	3·59	12
Te Aroha	46	65·6	42·9	54·2	—4·7	72·5	1	31·5	29	3·51	11	—1·03	1·00	12
Tauranga	100	65·2	44·9	55·0	—3·4	73·0	12	33·5	29	2·94	11	—1·76	1·50	12
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	63·6	40·3	52·0	—5·6	70·2	1	28·0	29, 30	1·54	13	—2·20	0·31	12
Rotoehu Plantation	235	64·5	38·6	51·6	(—3·9)	70·5	1	28·2	5, 24	3·13	10	..	0·83	12
Rotorua	931	64·8	42·9	53·8	—2·5	76·6	1	33·0	24	2·39	12	—2·02	0·71	12
Whakarewarewa	1,000	62·9	41·0	52·0	—3·2	73·3	1	30·0	30	2·30	7	—2·12	0·72	12
Gisborne	25	63·6	46·1	54·8	(—4·7)	80·0	1	30·8	5	6·16	19	..	1·37	12
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	54·8	43·6	49·2	—5·2	68·9	1	36·2	24	5·76	18	..	1·18	12
New Plymouth	190	61·1	48·4	54·8	—4·0	65·8	1	37·0	28	4·05	10	—0·54	2·04	15
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	49·0	35·0	42·0	(—5·2)	61·9	1	28·2	23	6·18	15	..	1·05	6
Dawson Falls	3,100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Kariol	2,125	56·9	34·5	45·7	—5·2	67·3	2	25·6	24	3·32	20	..	0·94	18
Napier	5	62·9	44·8	53·8	—5·0	81·8	1	35·2	30	2·81	14	+0·45	0·95	12
Hastings	45	65·0	42·4	53·7	—4·0	84·0	1	31·0	5	2·43	14	..	0·61	12
Taihape	2,157	54·8	41·0	47·9	—4·9	66·2	16	32·0	4	3·30	14	+0·52	0·77	18
Wanganui	72	60·7	46·0	53·4	(—5·5)	71·0	2	36·7	21	1·64	11	..	0·70	9
Tangimoana	8	61·9	44·4	53·2	—4·3	68·0	1	33·0	4	1·54	13	—1·43	0·37	9
Palmerston North	100	61·0	44·8	52·9	—4·6	70·0	1	32·0	4	1·79	12	—1·32	0·66	26
Massey College, P.N.	110	60·0	44·3	52·2	—5·1	68·5	1	30·8	4	2·20	15	(—1·31)	0·80	26
Pahiatua	384	59·8	42·6	51·2	—5·1	67·6	1	27·4	4	2·46	17	(—1·92)	0·76	26
Kapiti Island	44	58·4	49·0	53·7	—3·5	64·0	7	41·0	29	3·02	12	—0·69	1·60	9
Masterton	387	61·9	40·5	51·2	—4·5	78·1	2	28·0	4	3·20	18	+0·15	0·73	18
Wallaceville	195	59·0	43·1	51·0	..	65·0	1, 16	28·6	4	3·91	16	..	1·01	18
Wellington	415	57·6	47·3	52·4	—3·4	66·8	7	39·4	23	5·58	16	+1·94	2·05	9
Nelson	24	62·3	45·0	53·6	—3·2	70·1	1	37·0	24	2·75	10	(—0·35)	1·45	9
Appleby, Nelson	57	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Blenheim	30	62·5	42·1	52·3	(—4·0)	77·8	1	33·0	29	2·33	11	(+0·47)	1·16	9
Golden Downs	900	60·7	38·4	49·6	—3·1	74·5	4	29·2	29	2·60	13	..	0·56	9
Waihopai	860	61·9	39·9	50·9	—3·6	74·8	1	30·6	29	2·19	9	..	1·00	26
Westport	23	58·1	45·6	51·8	(—4·1)	65·0	19	40·5	29	8·50	14	..	1·32	16
Hanmer Springs	1,225	58·7	38·6	48·6	—3·2	74·7	1	26·0	4	7·97	17	+4·70	1·38	9
Balmoral	743	57·6	40·2	48·9	—4·3	74·0	1	27·0	4	4·02	14	..	0·79	9
Hokitika	12	59·7	43·1	51·4	—3·1	68·0	19	36·5	4	5·92	12	—3·54	1·93	1
Lake Coleridge	1,220	57·1	39·4	48·2	—4·8	68·5	25	29·0	14, 23	4·20	10	+1·38	1·15	1
Darfield	640	59·3	41·3	50·3	(—3·7)	78·0	6	31·0	4, 14	3·23	15	..	0·67	18
Christchurch	22	57·2	43·2	50·2	—3·4	74·3	6	31·8	4	2·41	17	+0·66	0·68	1
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	55·6	42·2	48·9	—3·7	68·5	6	33·1	27	6·08	17	+3·29	1·34	12
Lincoln	36	58·7	43·6	51·2	—2·9	77·0	6	33·3	22	3·26	10	+1·37	1·50	18
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay)	150	58·1	45·6	51·8	(—4·4)	74·9	6	30·9	22	5·53	19	..	1·65	11
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Ashburton	323	57·5	42·4	50·0	—2·3	74·9	25	31·7	14	3·37	14	+1·11	0·75	11
Lake Tekapo	2,350	55·0	36·5	45·8	—3·4	65·5	6	27·2	27	0·83	8	..	0·26	17
Jacksons Bay	22	57·5	43·7	50·6	—3·2	66·4	18	36·8	3	11·64	13	..	3·59	5
Fairlie	1,000	57·9	38·4	48·2	—2·7	74·5	6	28·0	23	3·11	12	..	0·67	17
Timaru	56	60·1	43·2	51·6	—1·7	75·4	25	30·4	22	2·41	12	+0·84	0·69	12
Waimate	200	58·6	43·6	51·1	—1·6	73·0	6, 25	35·0	23	2·92	16	+1·24	0·73	1
Milford Sound	20	57·4	41·3	49·4	(—1·0)	65·3	18	34·9	30	17·79	13	..	7·54	25
Queenstown	1,110	55·3	39·4	47·4	—4·1	65·2	6	32·8	27	1·83	10	—1·25	0·86	25
Ophir	1,000	56·1	35·9	46·0	—4·3	68·2	6	25·1	22	0·85	8	—0·65	0·35	25
Waipiata	1,550	54·1	36·8	45·4	—5·1	65·6	25	29·2	22	1·70	10	..	0·44	11
Alexandra	520	57·2	39·2	48·2	—3·5	70·2	6	27·8	22	0·59	8	—0·88	0·25	25
Manorburn Dam	2,448	49·3	32·8	41·0	—5·0	59·0	6	25·2	27	0·92	11	—1·05	0·40	25
Dunedin	240	56·3	43·9	50·1	—2·7	65·8	15	36·8	8	2·19	16	—0·58	0·55	11
Gore	245	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Invercargill	12	57·0	40·6	48·8	—2·3	66·0	24, 25	31·0	22	2·66	21	..	0·70	2
Invercargill (City Engineer)	10	56·1	41·3	48·7	..	64·0	13	32·9	21	2·48	18	—1·58	0·45	2

LATE RETURNS.

| Wanganui, March, 1940 | 72 | 65·6 | 50·9 | 58·2 | (—3·5) | 72·0 | 2 | 42·2 | 12 | 1·10 | 10 | .. | 0·45 | 1 | 201·6 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn, March, 1940 | 74 | 67·8 | 46·1 | 57·0 | (—1·0) | 82·7 | 15 | 35·1 | 23, 27 | 0·56 | 3 | .. | 0·30 | 3 | .. |

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.

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