Climatological Data




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 42

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR APRIL, 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 67·0 52·9 60·0 —0·9 72·0 2, 3, 4 34·0 25 2·16 11 .. 1·14 28
Waipoua State Forest.. 225 65·8 46·9 56·4 —3·9 73·0 6, 29 32·0 24 1·81 10 (—2·94) 0·52 8
Riverhead .. 105 64·8 48·1 56·4 —1·4 71·0 3 30·5 25 1·74 11 .. 0·43 8
Auckland .. 160 65·1 54·0 59·6 —1·8 71·8 3 42·1 24 0·91 8 —3·01 0·27 6
Maioro .. 172 64·5 50·8 57·6 .. 69·2 3 34·1 24 3·79 6 .. 2·66 6
Waihi .. 404 64·0 48·1 56·0 —1·6 73·0 3 34·0 24, 25 3·74 7 —3·51 1·48 30
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 66·9 48·5 57·7 (—1·7) 77·0 3 32·8 25 3·05 10 .. 1·50 30
Te Aroha .. 46 67·0 46·7 56·8 —2·1 75·5 18 30·0 24 1·90 8 —2·90 1·17 6
Tauranga .. 10 65·8 47·6 56·7 —1·7 75·2 3 35·1 25 1·45 6 —3·49 0·75 6
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 64·5 44·3 54·4 —3·2 73·0 18 28·6 25 2·61 7 —1·21 1·82 6
Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) 110 64·2 44·7 54·4 .. 73·4 18 27·5 24 3·29 7 .. 1·16 6
Rotoehu Plantation .. 235 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rotorua .. 931 65·9 44·7 55·3 —1·0 76·0 18 31·8 10 1·22 7 —3·39 0·71 6
Whakarewarewa .. 1,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. 25 66·5 44·5 55·5 —4·0 75·0 6 33·8 25 3·22 8 —0·26 1·24 14
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 58·4 44·1 51·2 (—3·2) 68·2 21 34·0 9 5·27 15 (—1·33) 1·28 16
New Plymouth .. 190 61·9 49·8 55·8 —3·0 71·1 30 36·7 10 1·76 10 —2·91 0·90 5
Chateau Tongariro .. 3,670 51·1 35·8 43·4 (—3·8) 61·2 18 24·3 10 7·72 11 .. 3·19 5
Karioi .. 2,125 58·8 37·3 48·0 —2·9 69·9 6 22·0 10 4·69 13 +0·86 1·02 13
Napier .. 5 65·8 45·7 55·8 —3·0 84·6 4 33·8 10 1·37 9 —1·42 0·51 14
Hastings .. 45 67·7 43·5 55·6 —2·1 81·0 3 30·0 10 1·27 8 (—2·17) 0·54 14
Taihape .. 2,157 55·7 42·1 48·9 —3·9 67·4 30 32·1 24 2·83 16 +0·00 0·68 8
Wanganui .. 72 61·7 48·7 55·2 (—3·7) 71·5 3 35·5 15 1·96 10 —1·35 0·47 8
Tangimoana .. 8 62·3 47·3 54·8 —2·7 71·0 30 31·0 24 1·12 8 —1·77 0·31 5
Ohakea .. 167 61·5 48·0 54·8 .. 68·3 3 34·5 24 1·57 6 .. 0·59 13
Palmerston North .. 100 61·4 49·4 55·4 —1·1 68·0 29, 30 34·0 9 2·00 9 —1·22 0·81 7
Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North 110 61·2 46·4 53·8 —2·8 67·5 3 30·0 24 1·48 9 (—1·99) 0·52 5
Pahiatua .. 384 61·2 46·4 53·8 —2·5 66·0 3 27·8 10 1·90 13 —2·60 0·54 13
Kapiti Island .. 44 60·4 51·3 55·8 —1·4 65·0 2, 3 45·0 9, 14, 15 0·87 8 —2·71 0·33 13
Masterton .. 372 63·3 41·9 52·6 —3·1 74·8 3, 20 30·3 25 2·64 15 —0·50 0·96 13
Wallaceville .. 195 60·9 44·3 52·6 .. 72·3 20 29·5 10 3·13 9 (—1·29) 0·98 13
Wellington .. 415 60·3 49·0 54·6 —1·2 70·7 20 41·4 9 2·57 10 —0·91 1·34 13
Nelson .. 24 64·3 43·5 53·9 —2·9 74·9 3 32·5 9 0·66 5 —2·43 0·39 3
Appleby, Nelson .. 57 64·1 43·3 53·7 (—2·6) 75·0 3 33·3 15 0·69 5 (—2·27) 0·45 3
Blenheim .. 30 65·7 41·4 53·6 (—2·7) 79·6 3 29·5 24 0·78 4 (—1·07) 0·47 13
Golden Downs .. 900 61·0 36·9 49·0 —3·7 68·5 21 26·0 10 1·51 6 .. 0·65 3
Waihopai .. 860 63·8 .. .. .. 76·2 20 .. .. 0·95 6 (—1·65) 0·59 2
Westport .. 23 57·9 46·2 52·0 (—3·9) 62·0 2, 3, 30 35·0 9 3·81 15 —2·61 0·55 8
Hanmer Springs .. 1,225 60·0 37·7 48·8 —3·0 74·0 21 25·2 9, 10 3·27 11 —0·11 1·33 13
Balmoral .. 743 61·3 39·5 50·4 —2·8 74·0 13 25·0 10 1·76 7 (—0·12) 1·01 14
Hokitika .. 12 58·8 43·0 50·9 —3·6 63·5 30 31·0 9 3·79 13 —5·54 0·81 12
Lake Coleridge .. 1,220 60·3 39·8 50·0 —3·0 74·6 25 28·0 9 2·47 9 —0·49 0·78 6
Darfield .. 640 60·7 40·4 50·6 —3·4 73·9 3 29·6 10 4·69 10 +2·39 2·21 13
Christchurch .. 22 58·6 42·7 50·6 —3·0 74·0 3 33·1 10 2·76 8 +0·91 1·01 13
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 60·2 42·8 51·5 (—2·2) 76·0 3 33·0 10 2·44 5 .. 1·08 13
Rudstone, Methven .. 1,217 58·2 42·0 50·1 —2·5 72·2 25 32·2 9 2·46 10 —0·70 1·52 13
Lincoln .. 36 61·2 42·5 51·8 —2·3 80·0 20 34·5 24 2·45 7 +0·51 0·98 13
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton .. 323 61·8 40·9 51·4 —0·9 74·8 3 30·0 10 2·02 10 —0·36 1·30 13
Lake Tekapo .. 2,350 58·5 35·5 47·0 —2·2 69·5 23 25·2 9 1·13 4 .. 0·49 13
Jacksons Bay .. 22 56·8 43·4 50·1 —3·7 61·8 20, 28 38·0 15 8·85 16 .. 2·01 2
Fairlie .. 1,000 62·1 36·6 49·4 —1·5 76·0 25 24·0 10 0·69 5 (—1·55) 0·34 13
Timaru .. 56 61·9 43·3 52·6 —0·7 78·2 12 32·0 9 0·36 5 —1·30 0·11 13
Waimate .. 200 61·0 43·3 52·2 —0·5 75·2 12 35·0 25 0·53 9 —1·26 0·20 13
Milford Sound .. 20 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown .. 1,110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ophir .. 1,000 57·6 35·8 46·7 —3·6 68·5 11 26·0 29 1·01 8 —0·53 0·22 1
Waipiata .. 1,550 56·9 37·9 47·4 —3·1 68·0 20 27·2 10 0·84 8 (—0·71) 0·36 6
Alexandra .. 520 58·4 39·1 48·8 —2·9 69·8 12 30·2 29 1·44 10 —0·07 0·52 2
Manorburn Dam .. 2,448 51·3 33·7 42·5 —3·5 62·0 20 24·2 10 1·94 12 —0·06 0·37 6
Dunedin .. 240 56·9 42·9 49·9 —2·9 72·7 12 35·0 9 3·61 13 +0·83 1·02 6
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 54·7 42·6 48·6 .. 69·3 12 32·6 9 3·84 13 .. 1·22 6
Gore .. 245 56·8 40·6 48·7 —1·8 72·0 12 33·0 10, 11 4·65 19 +1·70 0·80 6
Invercargill .. 12 55·0 43·8 49·4 —1·7 66·0 2, 11 36·0 9 4·80 22 +0·72 0·88 6
Invercargill (City Engineer) 8 54·9 43·7 49·3 .. 68·4 12 36·0 9 4·51 22 .. 0·95 6

LATE RETURNS.

| Appleby, Nelson, Feb., 1941 | 57 | 70·5 | 53·4 | 62·0 | —0·6 | 84·9 | 1 | 49·0 | 7 | 3·37 | 7 | (+0·73) | 1·28 | 13 | .. |
| Appleby, Nelson, March, 1941 | 57 | 70·0 | 52·4 | 61·2 | +0·8 | 78·2 | 5 | 44·1 | 30 | 3·12 | 11 | (+0·38) | 0·82 | 13 | .. |
| Darfield, March, 1941 .. | 640 | 70·1 | 48·3 | 59·2 | +0·2 | 88·9 | 5 | 38·4 | 22 | 6·94 | 10 | +5·13 | 2·05 | 18 | .. |

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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