New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 94

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✨ Climatological Data

3732 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 94

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR OCTOBER, 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.	Date.			Amount.	Date. \|
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.		In.		In.	\|
Te Paki, Te Hapua	200	62·5	50·1	56·3	(-0·4)	66·0	27	37·0	19	6·00	20	..	1·04 \| 9 \| 180·0
Waipoua State Forest	225	62·1	47·3	54·7	-0·2	70·0	5	37·0	6, 19	8·25	24	+3·27	1·39 \| 9 \| 123·7
Riverhead	105	60·9	45·4	53·2	-0·5	68·5	1, 15	31·5	19	7·96	25	..	1·34 \| 9 \| ..
Auckland	160	61·7	50·6	56·2	-1·2	67·4	29	43·5	26	8·49	25	+4·49	1·70 \| 9 \| 170·4
Maioro	172	60·6	47·4	54·0	..	68·7	29	38·3	5	7·61	22	..	1·32 \| 8 \| ..
Waihi	404	61·2	45·8	53·5	-2·3	67·0	2	35·0	5	12·42	22	+5·37	2·38 \| 29 \| 161·3
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata	50	63·2	47·8	55·5	(-1·1)	69·2	2	36·5	19	10·01	21	..	2·07 \| 28 \| ..
Te Aroha	46	64·0	48·3	56·2	-1·1	70·5	29	38·0	5	7·82	21	+3·48	1·51 \| 3 \| ..
Tauranga	10	61·9	46·8	54·4	-1·6	67·4	1	37·2	19	8·52	19	+3·51	1·65 \| 6 \| 186·5
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton	131	61·6	45·2	53·4	-1·5	68·2	3	31·7	19	8·09	22	+4·18	2·05 \| 9 \| 142·4
Karamu ("Gore's Farm")	110	61·2	45·3	53·2	..	68·2	15	30·6	19	10·94	18	..	2·80 \| 9 \| 160·5
Rotoehu Plantation	235	62·0	44·7	53·4	(+0·0)	68·0	22	31·2	27	6·61	16	..	1·58 \| 9 \| ..
Rotorua	931	62·2	44·8	53·5	-0·7	70·0	30	32·2	27	7·92	21	+2·94	2·25 \| 9 \| 157·2
Whakarewarewa	1,000	60·7	43·8	52·2	-1·2	67·8	21, 30	30·1	27	7·83	16	+2·63	2·17 \| 9 \| ..
Gisborne	25	63·5	44·4	54·0	(-2·0)	73·2	21	34·2	27	2·03	15	(-0·19)	0·81 \| 17 \| 147·3
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana	2,110	53·4	41·4	47·4	(-3·1)	64·1	30	33·9	26	7·85	23	(+2·89)	1·18 \| 9 \| ..
New Plymouth	190	58·5	46·5	52·5	-2·5	69·8	29	35·5	19	8·87	21	+3·39	1·88 \| 9 \| 170·3
Chateau Tongariro	3,670	46·4	31·6	39·0	-4·2	56·3	30	22·4	28	10·55	23	..	1·75 \| 23 \| ..
Karioi	2,125	54·9	37·4	46·2	-1·8	61·0	3	26·0	27	6·81	23	+2·73	1·51 \| 9 \| ..
Napier	5	63·5	44·4	53·8	-2·8	72·5	27	37·0	1, 19	1·48	15	-0·50	0·25 \| 13 \| 153·3
									27				\| \|
Hastings	45	65·3	44·3	54·8	-1·2	75·0	21	31·0	27	1·67	16	(-0·27)	0·57 \| 24 \| ..
Taihape	2,157	54·9	40·3	47·6	-2·3	62·8	30	32·0	26	4·23	21	+0·88	0·57 \| 9 \| ..
Wanganui	72	60·2	46·1	53·2	(-2·3)	67·0	21	38·0	6	4·80	21	+1·46	0·80 \| 24 \| 176·7
Tangimoana	8	57·4	46·1	51·8	-2·6	66·0	16	37·0	18	5·19	20	+2·03	1·27 \| 9 \| ..
Ohakea	167	59·7	44·4	52·0	..	65·8	2, 16	36·8	30	5·30	18	..	1·26 \| 9 \| ..
Palmerston North	100	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North	110	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Pahiatua	384	59·2	43·0	51·1	-2·3	66·8	16	32·0	27	7·00	22	+1·70	1·76 \| 9 \| ..
Kapiti Island	44	58·2	47·9	53·0	-1·0	63·0	28	43·0	7, 8, 19	6·85	12	+3·15	2·00 \| 2 \| ..
Masterton	372	60·7	41·7	51·2	-2·9	69·8	30	30·0	19	3·38	18	+0·24	0·69 \| 9 \| 155·1
Wallaceville	195	58·6	42·9	50·8	..	63·6	14	31·8	26	9·90	18	(+5·06)	2·92 \| 2 \| 141·9
Wellington	415	57·2	45·6	51·4	-1·6	64·0	13	39·6	7	10·23	17	+6·61	4·15 \| 2 \| 149·7
Nelson	24	59·1	44·6	51·8	-2·6	65·6	12	35·8	26	9·31	20	+5·84	1·87 \| 2 \| 166·9
Appleby, Nelson	57	59·3	44·5	51·9	(-2·5)	66·1	12	34·6	26	6·62	21	(+3·29)	1·68 \| 2 \| ..
Blenheim	30	60·6	42·7	51·6	-3·2	69·1	14	31·1	18	4·25	16	(+2·22)	1·15 \| 2 \| 168·8
Woodbourne Aerodrome	89	59·7	43·6	51·6	..	67·0	14	31·9	18	4·63	16	..	1·19 \| 2 \| ..
Golden Downs	900	58·1	39·0	48·6	-2·6	63·5	12	28·0	18	7·41	17	..	1·98 \| 7 \| ..
Waihopai	860	58·4	41·2	49·8	-3·3	66·0	14	31·4	18	4·49	17	(+1·49)	1·03 \| 2 \| ..
Westport	23	56·5	46·2	51·4	(-1·4)	63·0	28	40·0	18, 25	7·66	21	+0·54	1·48 \| 7 \| 157·9
Hanmer Springs	1,225	57·3	38·5	47·9	-3·1	69·0	15	28·0	27	4·86	16	+0·98	0·83 \| 9 \| 150·9
Balmoral	743	58·2	41·0	49·6	-2·9	68·8	8	28·0	27	2·98	16	(+0·77)	0·59 \| 9 \| ..
Hokitika	12	58·8	43·5	51·2	-1·0	70·0	28	36·0	18	9·96	20	-1·55	1·67 \| 20 \| 171·2
Lake Coleridge	1,220	58·8	39·7	49·2	-3·5	68·4	8, 15	29·8	26	1·55	11	-1·37	0·40 \| 20 \| ..
Darfield	640	60·2	38·2	49·2	(-3·3)	73·5	8	29·5	18, 27	1·83	10	-0·66	0·58 \| 30 \| ..
Christchurch	22	59·6	43·6	51·6	-1·5	70·2	21	34·2	4	1·06	13	-0·73	0·23 \| 3 \| 188·0
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn	74	60·2	41·8	51·0	(-1·7)	70·0	21	32·1	4	1·35	12	..	0·28 \| 24 \| ..
Rudstone, Methven	1,217	58·2	40·2	49·2	-2·4	68·2	8	32·3	25	2·42	13	-0·94	0·50 \| 30 \| 199·4
Lincoln	36	60·0	42·3	51·2	-2·2	71·0	9, 21	32·5	4	1·48	11	-0·22	0·31 \| 24 \| 150·9
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvauchelle's Bay)	150	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook	2,510	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Ashburton	323	58·9	40·0	49·4	-2·5	70·0	9	31·0	4	1·89	8	-0·28	0·85 \| 24 \| 180·7
Lake Tekapo	2,350	55·3	35·9	45·6	-2·5	68·0	28	28·3	27	0·21	4	..	0·07 \| 9 \| 231·1
Jacksons Bay	22	57·6	43·0	50·3	(-1·7)	69·6	3	36·6	24	10·25	15	..	2·26 \| 20 \| ..
Fairlie	1,000	60·1	36·2	48·2	-2·2	69·7	21	27·0	26	2·07	9	-0·16	0·84 \| 30 \| 178·5
Timaru	56	60·8	41·4	51·1	-1·8	72·8	16	35·8	26	1·37	10	-0·50	0·37 \| 31 \| 195·3
Waimate	200	59·8	40·9	50·4	-1·8	72·0	9	36·0	4	1·33	8	-0·69	0·36 \| 31 \| 150·2
Milford Sound	20	56·8	41·2	49·0	-0·8	68·0	28	34·9	18	10·40	16	..	1·55 \| 20 \| ..
Queenstown	1,110	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	.. \| .. \| ..
Ophir	1,000	62·2	36·8	49·5	-1·3	72·8	29	25·0	18	0·78	5	-0·60	0·21 \| 9, 30 \| ..
Waipiata	1,550	58·5	37·1	47·8	-1·5	69·0	29	29·0	18	0·38	6	-1·14	0·16 \| 8 \| 211·8
Alexandra	520	63·2	39·6	51·4	-1·2	74·3	29	30·0	18	0·50	7	-0·72	0·16 \| 30 \| 219·9
Manorburn Dam	2,448	53·5	32·8	43·2	-0·7	64·0	29	24·5	18	1·10	10	-0·68	0·26 \| 30 \| ..
Dunedin	240	56·7	42·1	49·4	-2·6	66·5	16	35·8	14	2·41	16	-0·62	0·57 \| 24 \| ..
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir)	690	54·9	42·0	48·4	..	63·4	1	37·0	25	2·63	16	..	0·72 \| 24 \| 148·2
Gore	245	62·5	39·3	50·9	+0·2	72·0	29	31·0	14	2·19	15	-0·92	0·55 \| 16 \| 209·2
Invercargill	12	58·8	41·4	50·1	-0·8	70·0	8	34·0	6	3·12	19	-0·95	0·70 \| 23 \| 192·5
Invercargill (City Engineer)	8	57·6	41·5	49·6	..	68·9	28	33·5	14	3·37	17	..	1·21 \| 23 \| ..

LATE RETURN.

Station.	Height of Station above M.S.L.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit).						Rainfall in Inches.				Bright Sunshine (Hours).
Palmerston North, Aug., 1941	100	53·4	39·0	46·2	-1·8	62·5	7	31·0	3, 19, 27	3·27	18	+0·08	0·48 \| 1 \| ..

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