New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 52

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✨ Climatological Data



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR MAY, 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 63·5 51·9 57·7 (+0·3) 68·0 1, 2, 10,11 34·0 22 1·24 11 .. 0·28 1
Waipoua State Forest.. 225 63·2 46·1 54·6 +0·1 71·0 13 34·0 22 2·88 15 (—4·65) 0·66 17
Riverhead .. 105 61·6 43·0 52·3 —1·3 68·0 12 29·0 22,29 2·46 19 .. 0·40 4
Auckland .. 160 62·5 52·3 57·4 +0·6 69·0 1, 2 40·8 31 1·01 17 —4·08 0·20 30
Maioro .. 172 62·4 47·8 55·1 .. 71·7 1 31·3 22 1·52 15 .. 0·28 3
Waihi .. 404 60·4 44·8 52·6 +0·2 69·0 2 29·0 31 1·24 15 —6·96 0·25 30
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata .. 50 62·8 45·6 54·2 (—0·2) 69·5 4 28·0 31 1·05 12 .. 0·16 13
Te Aroha .. 46 63·3 44·4 53·8 +0·5 71·5 2 28·5 31 0·99 11 —4·58 0·22 2
Tauranga .. 10 62·0 45·0 53·5 +0·1 69·1 3 29·3 31 1·00 12 —3·93 0·35 2
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 61·9 41·0 51·4 —0·6 70·7 1 24·8 31 1·37 13 —3·38 0·31 18
Karamu (“Gore’s Farm”) 110 61·1 41·4 51·2 .. 71·5 1 25·4 31 1·39 12 .. 0·37 27
Rotoehu Plantation .. 235 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rotorua .. 931 62·4 43·0 52·7 +1·7 73·0 1 27·3 31 1·41 13 —4·12 0·46 12
Whakarewarewa .. 1,000 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gisborne .. 25 64·7 40·6 52·8 (—0·4) 71·8 2 29·8 31 0·71 8 (—3·77) 0·21 1, 4
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 54·8 43·4 49·1 (+0·8) 62·9 7 31·3 31 3·10 12 (—4·76) 0·76 4
New Plymouth .. 190 58·7 47·3 53·0 —1·0 68·1 1 31·3 31 3·15 15 —2·88 0·72 27
Chateau Tongariro .. 3,670 47·5 34·9 41·2 (+0·5) 60·6 1 25·4 21 5·80 14 .. 1·14 27
Karioi .. 2,125 55·8 33·8 44·8 +0·3 67·0 1 20·0 21,22 3·82 13 —0·82 0·87 3
Napier .. 5 62·3 42·8 52·6 —0·1 72·6 12 29·3 31 2·98 5 —0·28 1·05 3
Hastings .. 45 64·3 39·7 52·0 +1·0 75·0 12 25·6 31 2·34 8 (—0·76) 1·50 4
Taihape .. 2,157 53·4 39·9 46·6 +0·0 64·0 2 27·0 31 2·84 13 —0·51 0·95 4
Wanganui .. 72 58·8 45·4 52·1 (—0·6) 66·9 2 32·6 21 3·51 14 +0·26 1·35 3
Tangimoana .. 8 59·4 44·0 51·7 +0·5 69·0 1 29·0 21 3·18 13 +0·24 1·70 3
Ohakea .. 167 58·7 44·9 51·8 .. 67·3 2 31·0 31 2·81 12 .. 1·20 3
Palmerston North .. 100 58·0 43·1 50·6 —0·8 65·0 11 27·0 21 3·64 9 +0·37 2·65 3
Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North 110 58·1 43·1 50·6 —0·6 68·0 2 27·0 21,22 3·63 12 +0·11 2·44 3
Pahiatua .. 384 58·0 42·2 50·1 +0·3 68·8 2 23·0 22 5·36 14 +0·57 4·14 3
Kapiti Island .. 44 57·0 48·6 52·8 +0·4 64·0 2 38·0 21,31 2·39 15 —0·98 0·82 3
Masterton .. 372 60·8 38·9 49·8 —0·1 71·4 2 23·9 22 4·99 9 +1·00 3·65 3
Wallaceville .. 195 57·9 42·7 50·3 .. 66·8 2 23·2 21 2·79 11 —1·91 1·83 3
Wellington .. 415 56·2 46·9 51·6 +0·2 63·9 2 34·6 31 3·55 11 —0·61 1·74 3
Nelson .. 24 59·5 42·0 50·8 +0·1 67·7 7 30·6 31 1·18 7 —2·06 0·38 11
Appleby, Nelson .. 57 59·3 41·8 50·6 (+0·4) 67·3 7 30·0 21 1·09 8 (—2·02) 0·30 3
Blenheim .. 30 62·2 40·5 51·4 (+1·8) 70·8 2 24·5 31 1·04 5 (—1·39) 0·39 4
Golden Downs .. 900 56·6 35·5 46·0 —0·3 66·5 1 21·8 21 2·53 11 .. 1·24 26
Waihopai .. 860 59·5 38·2 48·8 +0·9 70·0 2 27·0 31 0·68 7 (—2·41) 0·24 7
Westport .. 23 56·4 45·5 51·0 (—0·3) 63·0 23 37·0 30,31 5·62 22 —0·63 0·80 17
Hanmer Springs .. 1,225 59·1 37·2 48·2 +3·4 69·0 11 19·0 21 3·12 10 —1·27 0·95 2
Balmoral .. 743 59·6 37·6 48·6 +2·4 77·0 14 19·0 31 1·90 6 —0·68 0·37 8
Hokitika .. 12 56·4 42·3 49·4 +0·1 65·0 1 30·5 20 10·35 21 +0·79 2·65 22
Lake Coleridge .. 1,220 58·1 38·9 48·5 +2·9 70·5 25 23·8 31 2·41 8 —0·37 0·58 2
Darfield .. 640 57·5 39·2 48·4 (+1·4) 67·7 13 24·7 31 1·77 6 —1·04 0·72 2
Christchurch .. 22 56·9 39·0 48·0 +0·4 67·2 11 26·1 20 0·95 9 —1·80 0·36 7
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 58·7 40·4 49·6 (+1·7) 69·2 12 26·8 31 1·25 6 .. 0·57 2
Rudstone, Methven .. 1,217 56·4 41·8 49·1 +1·8 67·3 2 29·9 21 1·83 10 —1·28 0·62 2
Lincoln .. 36 58·4 40·5 49·4 +1·2 70·5 13 27·5 31 2·19 10 —0·14 0·90 7
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ashburton .. 323 58·2 38·5 48·4 +2·4 70·2 13 26·2 22 2·14 8 —0·23 0·78 7
Lake Tekapo .. 2,350 55·5 34·3 44·9 +3·4 65·5 14 20·9 30 0·74 3 .. 0·41 15
Jacksons Bay .. 22 55·0 43·4 49·2 (—0·1) 61·4 1 30·6 20 17·96 18 .. 3·30 22
Fairlie .. 1,000 57·0 32·2 44·6 +0·8 69·7 11 20·7 21 1·76 8 (—0·04) 0·64 2
Timaru .. 56 56·1 37·0 46·6 —0·3 65·8 6 27·6 21 1·26 9 —0·20 0·43 7
Waimate .. 200 57·6 39·8 48·7 +1·5 68·0 6 24·0 21 1·15 6 —0·50 0·46 3
Milford Sound .. 20 52·0 39·8 45·9 (+0·2) 61·3 24 30·0 21 26·38 22 .. 4·76 10
Queenstown .. 1,110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ophir .. 1,000 54·9 34·2 44·6 +3·8 65·0 13 18·0 21 0·76 8 —0·29 0·18 2
Waipiata .. 1,550 54·6 34·0 44·3 +1·6 63·0 13 22·0 10 0·89 8 (—0·62) 0·37 22
Alexandra .. 520 55·9 33·9 44·9 +2·3 69·2 13 21·8 22 0·32 7 —0·66 0·14 22
Manorburn Dam .. 2,448 47·6 30·9 39·2 +0·7 57·5 13 17·5 21 1·27 12 —0·61 0·37 7
Dunedin .. 240 55· 40·6 48·0 +0·4 66·9 13 30·4 20 1·99 13 —1·20 0·45 7
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 53·9 40·4 47·2 .. 64·8 12 28·5 20 1·82 13 .. 0·43 7
Gore .. 245 53·0 35·6 44·3 —0·5 66·0 13 26·0 21 5·16 19 +2·37 0·69 22
Invercargill .. 12 53·6 38·5 46·1 —0·2 66·0 13 27·0 4 5·73 21 +1·38 1·15 18
Invercargill (City Engineer) 8 54·1 39·1 46·6 .. 65·2 13 26·0 4 6·09 20 .. 1·02 18

LATE RETURNS.

| Rotoehu Plantation, April, 1941 | 235 | 66·0 | 42·5 | 54·2 | (—1·3) | 74·0 | 3 | 30·0 | 10 | 1·01 | 4 | .. | 0·74 | 6 | .. |
| Whakarewarewa, April, 1941 | 1,000 | .. | 43·2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28·6 | 10 | 1·26 | 6 | —3·38 | 0·81 | 6 | .. |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay, April, 1941 | 150 | 60·5 | 45·7 | 53·1 | (—3·1) | 76·8 | 3 | 38·9 | 9 | 3·90 | 13 | .. | 1·23 | 8 | 147·2 |
| Milford Sound, April, 1941 | 20 | 56·8 | 41·3 | 49·0 | (—1·4) | 62·2 | 2 | 34·1 | 24 | 16·83 | 16 | .. | 7·59 | 2 | .. |
| Queenstown, April, 1941 | 1,110 | 57·5 | 40·8 | 49·2 | —2·3 | 68·4 | 20,21 | 33·6 | 24 | 2·73 | 9 | —0·30 | 1·06 | 2 | 136·4 |

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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