New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 106

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✨ Climatological Data



Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3963

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR NOVEMBER, 1941.

Station. Height of Station above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). Rainfall in Inches. Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Means of Difference from Normal. Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Total Fall. No. of Wet Days. Difference from Normal. Most in a Day.
A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B. Maximum. Date. Minimum. Amount. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 186·5
Waipoua State Forest.. 225 65·4 48·5 57·0 —1·4 75·0 24 38·0 19 2·80 17 (—1·47) 0·56 1
Riverhead 105 64·3 48·3 56·3 —0·1 71·0 21,23 34·0 11 3·87 14 .. 0·98 16
Auckland 160 65·7 53·4 59·6 —0·7 72·2 21 47·3 19 3·43 12 —0·17 0·85 16
Maioro 172 62·9 50·9 56·9 .. 71·7 24 40·8 2,12 3·17 12 .. 0·67 24
Waihi 404 65·8 50·5 58·2 —0·9 75·0 22 39·0 11 3·71 13 —1·55 0·61 24
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 69·0 49·1 59·0 (—0·6) 76·2 20 36·8 19 2·51 15 .. 0·73 25
Te Aroha 46 67·8 52·5 60·2 —0·4 78·0 19,21 44·0 12 4·63 14 +0·69 1·27 16
Tauranga 10 66·5 48·7 57·6 —1·2 73·1 21 39·3 19 2·55 13 —0·97 0·70 17
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 65·0 47·7 56·4 —1·8 73·7 24 35·0 10 4·50 14 +0·72 1·59 28
*Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) 110 64·6 48·4 56·5 .. 73·0 24 34·0 10 3·00 14 .. 0·75 16
Rotoehu Plantation 235 66·8 44·9 55·8 (—1·0) 76·2 23 35·2 19 2·83 8 .. 0·80 16
Rotorua 931 68·0 47·7 57·8 +0·3 81·7 22 37·2 19 3·95 13 —0·34 1·04 28
Whakarewarewa 1,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne 25 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana 2,110 61·5 46·0 53·8 (+0·2) 73·9 22 36·5 9 2·11 13 (—2·76) 0·74 28
New Plymouth 190 60·7 50·5 55·6 —1·7 69·0 24 38·9 10 5·43 21 +0·64 1·22 16
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 52·5 37·3 44·9 —(1·1) 63·8 24 29·2 10 13·26 19 .. 2·90 17
Karioi 2,125 59·2 40·6 49·9 —1·5 73·2 24 27·0 10 4·98 14 (+0·50) 1·17 14
Napier 5 71·2 49·2 60·2 +0·6 88·0 20 41·0 13 0·27 2 —1·91 0·21 29
Hastings 45 73·5 47·9 60·6 +1·8 89·0 20 36·0 10 0·95 4 (—1·11) 0·62 29
Taihape 2,157 60·8 44·0 52·4 +0·0 74·2 24 35·5 10 3·43 17 —0·01 0·80 1
Wanganui 72 64·5 50·8 57·6 (—0·8) 72·5 25 40·5 10 3·62 13 +0·44 0·78 16
Tangimoana 8 63·5 50·2 56·8 —0·2 73·5 24 40·0 18 3·82 15 +0·54 0·75 16
Ohakea 167 63·9 49·0 56·4 .. 75·1 24 40·5 10 3·55 14 .. 1·07 16
Palmerston North 100 63·6 49·8 56·7 +0·0 75·5 24 41·2 11 2·94 12 —0·36 0·91 16
Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North 110 63·2 49·4 56·3 —0·5 75·0 24 41·0 11 3·95 15 (+0·40) 0·90 16
Pahiatua 384 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Kapiti Island 44 61·5 51·7 56·6 +0·4 70·0 23,24 42·0 10 4·26 13 +0·83 0·73 20
Masterton 372 67·6 47·7 57·6 +0·8 81·2 24 33·2 11 1·07 16 —1·66 0·33 8
Wallaceville 195 62·7 49·3 56·0 .. 73·1 24 33·0 11 5·36 16 (+1·96) 1·37 16
Wellington 415 61·8 50·0 55·9 +0·3 71·0 24 43·0 9 3·08 13 —0·05 0·92 1
Nelson 24 64·8 48·5 56·6 —0·6 76·4 5 38·1 14 1·21 13 —1·82 0·34 29
Appleby, Nelson 57 64·9 48·3 56·6 (—0·5) 75·7 5 40·0 14 1·43 13 (—1·48) 0·29 29
Blenheim 30 69·6 47·8 58·7 (+0·6) 80·8 21 36·8 9 0·93 8 (—0·98) 0·27 29
Woodbourne Aerodrome 89 67·8 49·1 58·4 .. 78·2 6 37·9 9 1·35 10 .. 0·46 29
Golden Downs 900 61·9 42·5 52·2 —2·0 73·8 6 33·0 9 3·21 15 .. 0·57 16
Waihopai 860 66·8 46·7 56·8 +0·7 78·6 5 37·4 9 1·99 10 (—0·81) 0·96 29
Westport 23 57·7 48·8 53·2 (—1·5) 61·0 4 41·0 2,18 7·27 25 +0·46 0·88 16
Hanmer Springs 1,225 62·7 43·2 53·0 —0·8 74·0 20 32·5 2 2·17 10 —1·37 0·52 29
Balmoral 743 64·8 43·2 54·0 —1·5 75·1 24 31·5 4 1·94 10 (—0·33) 0·69 7
Hokitika 12 59·7 46·8 53·2 —1·2 67·5 23 38·0 9 13·72 24 +3·24 3·22 9
Lake Coleridge 1,220 62·9 42·6 52·8 —1·6 73·0 24 31·2 2 2·77 11 +0·23 0·74 17
Darfield 640 65·9 43·1 54·5 (—1·6) 78·5 20 32·0 14 2·17 8 —0·39 1·21 1
Christchurch 22 65·8 46·7 56·2 —0·1 78·8 20 36·4 30 0·56 8 —1·33 0·14 7
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 67·2 46·0 56·6 (+0·7) 83·3 20 36·2 30 0·63 8 .. 0·21 25
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 62·4 44·4 53·4 —1·1 72·9 24 35·0 30 2·97 12 —0·49 1·21 1
Lincoln 36 67·7 45·8 56·8 +0·7 82·5 20 35·0 14,18 0·81 5 —1·21 0·50 25
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton 323 65·5 44·7 55·1 +0·4 78·3 20 32·0 14 1·64 11 —0·92 0·66 25
Lake Tekapo 2,350 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jacksons Bay 22 57·0 44·7 50·8 (—2·8) 63·6 23 37·6 15,18 22·41 24 .. 4·54 19
Fairlie 1,000 65·2 40·2 52·7 —1·0 79·5 20 30·0 30 1·17 9 (—1·10) 0·27 16
Timaru 56 65·4 43·8 54·6 —1·0 78·6 20 33·0 30 1·06 9 —0·93 0·26 1
Waimate 200 64·2 44·6 54·4 —0·3 77·2 25 33·5 14 1·42 13 —0·81 0·36 1
Milford Sound 20 56·8 43·5 50·2 (—2·0) 65·3 23 37·9 19 46·82 23 .. 9·22 19
Queenstown 1,110 61·6 41·9 51·8 —2·1 73·6 6 32·0 18 4·02 13 +1·40 1·27 19
Ophir 1,000 64·5 42·4 53·4 —0·7 78·2 24 29·0 4 0·71 8 —0·74 0·27 19
Waipiata 1,550 61·6 40·1 50·8 —1·4 74·5 11 30·5 17,18 1·64 13 (—0·05) 0·41 19
Alexandra 520 66·3 44·7 55·5 —0·2 80·9 24 34·5 18 1·39 11 —0·29 0·56 19
Manorburn Dam 2,448 56·4 36·9 46·6 —0·9 70·5 24 24·5 18 2·78 14 +0·74 0·59 28
Dunedin 240 61·3 43·8 52·6 —1·2 74·5 25 36·8 15 6·09 20 +2·86 1·19 19
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 59·6 42·9 51·2 .. 68·5 6 34·9 8 6·61 21 .. 1·24 19
Gore 245 61·7 43·4 52·6 —0·3 80·0 24 37·0 18 6·53 22 +3·30 1·10 19
Invercargill 12 59·0 44·1 51·6 —1·2 77·0 24 36·0 17 6·73 22 +2·57 1·29 18
Invercargill (City Engineer) 8 58·7 44·0 51·4 .. 77·6 24 36·5 17 6·55 22 .. 1·18 18

LATE RETURNS.

| Palmerston North, September, 1941 | 100 | 58·1 | 43·8 | 51·0 | +0·2 | 65·5 | 28 | 33·5 | 20 | 2·21 | 13 | —0·76 | 0·83 | 25 | .. |
| Palmerston North, October, 1941 | 100 | 59·9 | 45·9 | 52·9 | —1·5 | 65·5 | 14,16 | 39·0 | 19 | 4·23 | 13 | +0·65 | 0·92 | 9 | .. |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North, October, 1941 | 110 | 58·9 | 45·4 | 52·2 | —1·8 | 65·0 | 16,21 | 36·0 | 26,27 | 5·17 | 20 | +1·32 | 1·28 | 21 | 100·9 |

  • Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) observations discontinued after 25th November, 1941.

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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