New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 15

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✨ Climatological Data



Feb. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 339

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

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

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. Amount. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua .. 200 71·7 58·7 65·2 (+0·8) 75·5 25 46·0 3 7·81 14 .. 2·35 24
Waipoua State Forest.. 225 73·4 57·8 65·6 +2·5 81·0 18 48·5 16 7·52 19 (+3·39) 2·08 24
Riverhead .. 105 73·1 57·1 65·1 +2·9 78·0 5, 9 40·0 16 6·31 18 .. 1·43 21
Auckland .. 160 73·6 62·1 67·8 +1·5 79·0 5, 9 53·4 16 4·23 15 +1·08 1·10 11
Maioro .. 172 72·2 58·3 65·2 .. 77·8 25 41·9 17 6·18 17 .. 2·26 21
Waihi .. 404 72·9 56·5 64·7 +0·1 81·0 5 45·0 16 13·71 15 +8·03 3·43 21
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 74·4 57·2 65·8 (+0·6) 83·0 3, 7 47·0 16 10·29 16 .. 3·31 23
Te Aroha .. 46 76·6 57·5 67·0 +0·0 86·0 5 47·0 16 9·79 13 +6·14 4·06 24
Tauranga .. 100 75·5 56·5 66·0 +1·7 84·5 5 49·0 15 9·66 17 +5·66 3·19 21
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 74·3 55·4 64·8 +1·0 83·0 4 44·0 17 5·90 13 +1·19 1·96 21
Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) 110 73·3 54·9 64·1 .. 81·7 1 41·2 16 8·15 14 .. 4·02 21
Rotoehu Plantation .. 235 74·4 55·8 65·1 (+2·0) 87·4 3 45·0 15 10·89 12 .. 3·09 21
Rotorua .. 931 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Whakarewarewa .. 1,000 73·8 56·8 65·3 +1·8 89·5 5 50·7 3 6·94 11 +2·30 2·27 21
Gisborne .. 25 79·2 56·4 67·8 (+2·5) 91·0 6 43·5 1 6·22 8 (+3·86) 2·05 28
Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana 2,110 69·5 55·1 62·3 (+2·3) 82·0 5 45·1 16 8·36 9 (+3·06) 1·59 21
New Plymouth .. 190 69·3 57·8 63·6 +1·1 80·2 25 51·2 16 10·08 14 +5·73 3·71 20
Chateau Tongariro .. 3,670 61·2 46·6 53·9 (+1·8) 74·2 2 37·1 16 8·37 16 .. 1·68 27
Karioi .. 2,125 69·5 46·9 58·2 +1·7 77·8 2 33·5 16 2·25 14 (—1·51) 0·95 21
Napier .. 5 75·5 58·9 67·2 +1·7 88·0 9 46·8 17 3·41 8 +0·71 1·29 21
Hastings .. 45 79·1 56·6 67·8 +2·4 89·5 6 41·6 16 4·18 8 (+1·94) 1·75 21
Taihape .. 2,157 71·0 52·9 62·0 +3·0 80·2 4 42·6 16 2·72 13 +0·56 1·54 21
Wanganui* .. 72 74·1 58·9 66·5 (+3·3) 82·0 10 45·0 16 3·43 13 +0·50 1·22 21
Tangimoana .. 8 73·9 57·1 65·5 +3·0 82·0 26 43·0 16 3·84 9 +0·64 2·05 22
Ohakea .. 167 73·4 57·1 65·2 .. 82·1 4 43·5 16 4·43 11 .. 2·50 21
Palmerston North .. 100 74·2 58·4 66·3 +3·3 83·0 4 48·0 2 4·67 11 +1·68 1·59 19
Massey College, P.N. .. 110 73·0 56·5 64·8 +2·2 82·7 4 46·2 16 4·38 13 (+1·16) 1·37 21
Pahiatua .. 384 72·6 53·8 63·2 +1·2 84·0 4 34·8 16 3·81 11 +0·04 2·08 21
Kapiti Island .. 44 69·0 58·5 63·8 +2·1 75·0 3 48·0 16 4·55 9 +1·70 2·15 20
Masterton .. 372 77·3 53·9 65·6 +2·5 89·1 4 37·2 16 3·31 12 +0·74 1·55 21
Wallaceville .. 195 71·3 54·3 62·8 .. 81·3 4 36·3 16 5·34 12 (+1·95) 1·90 20
Wellington .. 415 69·2 56·5 62·8 +1·6 79·6 4 44·8 16 4·10 14 +1·19 1·07 20
Nelson .. 24 71·8 56·7 64·2 +1·5 78·3 7 44·2 15 6·05 9 +3·14 1·72 10
Appleby, Nelson .. 57 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Blenheim .. 30 76·8 54·7 65·8 (+1·5) 86·0 4 37·2 23 1·33 7 —0·46 1·02 10
Golden Downs .. 900 71·6 51·8 61·7 +2·2 84·5 7 36·5 23 4·44 10 .. 1·53 10
Waihopai .. 860 75·2 52·0 63·6 +1·9 87·2 31 39·0 23 2·88 9 +0·34 2·02 10
Westport .. 23 65·6 55·5 60·6 (+0·6) 78·0 25 47·0 15 5·85 15 —1·15 1·02 28
Hanmer Springs .. 1,225 75·7 49·5 62·6 +3·0 89·5 6 32·8 15 1·05 6 —2·66 0·44 21
Balmoral .. 743 77·9 49·6 63·8 +2·5 91·8 6 33·0 23 0·60 4 —1·73 0·28 21
Hokitika .. 12 67·2 53·6 60·4 +0·8 80·0 25 40·0 15 9·90 15 —0·37 2·59 9
Lake Coleridge .. 1,220 74·6 49·7 62·2 +2·3 89·4 6 37·0 22 1·54 9 —1·14 0·46 25
Darfield .. 640 76·5 50·3 63·4 (+2·4) 90·8 6 36·8 13 1·57 9 —1·41 0·37 11,14
Christchurch.. 22 72·6 54·5 63·6 +2·2 89·5 9 41·5 23 1·31 8 —0·99 0·65 14
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 73·8 53·3 63·6 (+2·4) 89·9 9 40·0 23 1·23 8 .. 0·57 14
Rudstone, Methven .. 1,217 73·2 48·9 61·0 +2·2 89·3 6 31·9 13 1·69 10 +2·37 0·62 28
Lincoln .. 36 74·7 51·9 63·3 +1·7 91·0 9 37·5 23 1·56 7 —0·65 0·57 12
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton .. 323 74·6 50·5 62·6 +2·6 90·5 9 39·7 14 1·49 9 —1·16 0·31 12
Lake Tekapo .. 2,350 74·5 45·7 60·1 +2·9 87·6 5 32·5 15 1·83 8 .. 0·96 19
Jacksons Bay .. 22 64·0 52·3 58·2 (—0·3) 72·6 25 40·8 15 14·53 9 .. 5·52 19
Fairlie .. 1,000 74·9 48·5 61·7 +2·6 91·3 9 35·0 13,14, 15 2·12 10 (—0·68) 0·80 20
Timaru .. 56 72·1 53·3 62·7 +2·1 83·6 28 42·4 13 1·60 12 —0·84 0·54 20
Waimate .. 200 72·0 52·7 62·4 +2·8 86·0 2 41·5 13 1·94 12 —0·70 0·47 19
Milford Sound .. 20 65·6 51·5 58·6 (+2·1) 76·4 24 40·1 15 23·35 17 .. 7·18 9
Queenstown .. 1,110 72·6 51·5 62·0 +2·7 83·8 8 40·6 15 3·69 5 +0·76 1·61 9
Ophir .. 1,000 76·0 48·3 62·2 +2·2 87·0 24 35·3 16 1·19 7 —0·81 0·59 19
Waipiata .. 1,550 72·6 47·4 60·0 +2·0 85·8 5 35·0 13 1·37 9 (—0·80) 0·59 19
Alexandra .. 520 75·6 52·5 64·0 +2·4 89·5 5 40·0 13 2·19 5 +0·38 1·25 19
Manorburn Dam .. 2,448 67·3 44·5 55·9 +2·9 79·2 4 32·8 14 2·93 9 +0·53 1·29 19
Dunedin .. 240 68·8 51·1 60·0 +1·5 83·9 6 39·9 13 3·22 13 —0·20 1·20 9
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 66·5 50·5 58·5 .. 81·0 6 38·8 13, 14 3·24 14 .. 1·50 9
Invercargill .. 12 67·5 50·5 59·0 +1·8 86·0 5 40·0 14, 22 4·13 18 —0·05 0·90 9
Invercargill (City Engineer) 8 67·0 50·0 58·5 .. 85·0 5 37·8 22 4·37 14 .. 1·01 8

LATE RETURNS.

| Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) December, 1940† | 110 | 71·9 | 46·5 | 59·2 | .. | 82·5 | 31 | 41·0 | 19 | 1·74 | 7 | .. | 0·75 | 24 | 215·9 |

  • Wanganui temperature observations for 27 days only.
    † Karamu maximum temperature mean for 29 days and minimum mean for 20 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 rainfall normals have been adopted this month.



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