✨ Climatological Table
3104
[No. 77
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR AUGUST, 1941.
| Station. | Height ofStation above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Total Fall | No. of Wet Days. | Difference from Normal. |
| Mean of A | Difference from Normal. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. |
| Max. | Min. | °F. | °F. | °F. |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 58·9 | 45·7 | 52·3 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 57·6 | 41·5 | 49·6 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 56·5 | 41·2 | 48·8 |
| Auckland | 160 | 56·9 | 45·7 | 51·3 |
| Maioro | 172 | 56·4 | 41·5 | 49·0 |
| Waihi | 404 | 55·6 | 39·0 | 47·3 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 57·9 | 38·9 | 48·4 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 58·0 | 37·8 | 47·9 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 56·7 | 38·9 | 47·8 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 56·7 | 37·1 | 46·9 |
| Karamu ("Gore's Farm") | 110 | 56·5 | 37·0 | 46·8 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 56·7 | 35·7 | 46·2 |
| Rotorua | 931 | 55·9 | 36·7 | 46·3 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 54·4 | 35·8 | 45·1 |
| Gisborne | 25 | 57·2 | 38·5 | 47·8 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 47·4 | 37·4 | 42·4 |
| New Plymouth | 190 | 54·6 | 41·8 | 48·2 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 40·8 | 28·2 | 34·5 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 47·9 | 29·5 | 38·7 |
| Napier | 5 | 54·1 | 40·1 | 47·1 |
| Hastings | 45 | 57·1 | 38·4 | 47·8 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 46·8 | 35·5 | 41·2 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 53·8 | 41·4 | 47·6 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 54·1 | 38·5 | 46·3 |
| Ohakea | 167 | 54·0 | 39·4 | 46·7 |
| Palmerston North | 100 | ... | ... | ... |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 52·5 | 38·8 | 45·6 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 52·4 | 35·0 | 43·7 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 51·2 | 43·1 | 47·2 |
| Masterton | 372 | 52·1 | 36·9 | 44·5 |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 51·5 | 37·8 | 44·6 |
| Wellington | 415 | 49·8 | 40·8 | 45·3 |
| Nelson | 24 | 53·3 | 37·3 | 45·3 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 53·4 | 36·3 | 44·8 |
| Blenheim | 30 | 53·3 | 34·2 | 43·8 |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 89 | 53·5 | 35·3 | 44·4 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 50·8 | 30·1 | 40·4 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 52·0 | 33·4 | 42·7 |
| Westport | 23 | 52·8 | 39·8 | 46·3 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 45·6 | 30·0 | 37·8 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 47·3 | 32·7 | 40·0 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 54·6 | 35·9 | 45·2 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 47·2 | 30·6 | 38·9 |
| Darfield | 640 | 46·7 | 29·5 | 38·1 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 48·3 | 37·0 | 42·6 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 48·8 | 36·5 | 42·6 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 45·6 | 33·7 | 39·6 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 49·0 | 36·6 | 42·8 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle's Bay) | 150 | 48·8 | 38·8 | 43·8 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | ... | ... | ... |
| Ashburton | 323 | 47·7 | 34·3 | 41·0 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 41·6 | 24·6 | 33·1 |
| Jacksons Bay | 22 | 53·5 | 38·0 | 45·8 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 46·9 | 29·1 | 38·0 |
| Timaru | 56 | 48·9 | 34·8 | 41·8 |
| Waimate | 200 | 49·5 | 35·4 | 42·4 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | 51·8 | 34·2 | 43·0 |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 47·5 | 31·2 | 39·4 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 46·6 | 25·8 | 36·2 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 46·1 | 27·5 | 36·8 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 47·5 | 28·5 | 38·0 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 40·8 | 21·8 | 31·3 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 48·6 | 36·9 | 42·8 |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) | 690 | 46·3 | 36·3 | 41·3 |
| Gore | 245 | 51·3 | 31·0 | 41·2 |
| Invercargill | 12 | 50·0 | 32·3 | 41·2 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 50·3 | 32·7 | 41·5 |
LATE RETURNS.
| Te Paki, Te Hapua, July, 1941 | 200 | 60·3 | 45·6 | 53·0 | (+0·6) | 65·5 | 25 | 28·0 | 2 | 4·66 | 16 | ... | 1·46 | 21 | 158·2 |
| Palmerston North, July, 1941 | 100 | 55·2 | 37·6 | 46·4 | +0·2 | 62·5 | 31 | 27·0 | 18 | 3·99 | 12 | +0·87 | ... | ... |
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.
Next Page →
PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)
View this page online at:
VUW Te Waharoa —
NZ Gazette 1941, No 77
NZLII —
NZ Gazette 1941, No 77
✨ LLM interpretation of page content
🏗️ Climatological Table for August 1941
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimatological, Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, August 1941