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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 78
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR JULY, 1942.
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Mean A Max. | Mean B Min. | Difference of A and B from Normal. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | Total Fall. | No. of Wet Days. | |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 61·3 | 48·6 | 55·0 | (+2·6) | 67·0 | 3 | 31·0 |
| Waipoua State Forest... | 225 | 59·9 | 44·6 | 52·2 | +2.9 | 68·0 | 4, 12 | 31·0 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 56·9 | 42·9 | 49.9 | +1.7 | 65·0 | 4 | 25·0 |
| Auckland | 160 | 57·4 | 47·8 | 52·6 | +1.3 | 65·0 | 4 | 37·2 |
| Maioro | 172 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Waihi | 404 | 57·6 | 43·1 | 50·4 | +3.0 | 67·0 | 5 | 26·0 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 59·5 | 43·2 | 51·4 | (+2.2) | 70·5 | 5 | 29·0 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 58·3 | 42·8 | 50·6 | +2.0 | 67·0 | 5 | 26·0 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 58.9 | 42·8 | 50·8 | +2.3 | 73·0 | 5 | 29·0 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 56·6 | 41·1 | 48.8 | +1.9 | 65·8 | 5 | 24·8 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 57·4 | 39·7 | 48.6 | (+3.2) | 65·0 | 22 | 24·2 |
| Rotorua | 931 | 56·4 | 41·1 | 48.8 | +3.1 | 64·4 | 5 | 21·3 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 55·4 | 37·1 | 46.2 | +1.3 | 64·5 | 5 | 23·4 |
| Gisborne | 25 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 49·3 | 39·9 | 44·6 | (+2.7) | 59·9 | 22 | 30·7 |
| New Plymouth | 190 | 55·2 | 44·8 | 50·0 | +1.2 | 61·1 | 2 | 31·1 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 44·1 | 33·2 | 38·6 | +3.5 | 58·0 | 1 | 21·0 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 48.9 | 35·6 | 42·2 | +3.1 | 60·0 | 13 | 20·2 |
| Napier | 5 | 58·1 | 40·0 | 49·0 | +2.3 | 73·5 | 5 | 32·5 |
| Hastings | 45 | 57·6 | 40·0 | 48.8 | +3.9 | 75·0 | 5 | 28·0 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 48.4 | 38·0 | 43·2 | +1.8 | 59·8 | 5 | 28·0 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 54·9 | 43·3 | 49·1 | (+1.9) | 66·3 | 5 | 28·8 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 55·0 | 42·1 | 48.6 | +2.4 | 62·0 | 3,5,12 | 30·0 |
| Ohakea | 167 | 54·4 | 43·1 | 48.8 | ... | 65·0 | 5 | 30·2 |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 53·6 | 43·1 | 48·4 | +3.0 | 63·5 | 5 | 30·0 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 52·9 | 40·6 | 46·8 | +2.6 | 64·0 | 5 | 27·2 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 53·4 | 45·9 | 49·6 | +1.8 | 59·0 | 4 | 38·0 |
| Masterton | 372 | 53·4 | 38·8 | 46·1 | +1.8 | 68·3 | 2 | 28·0 |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 52·8 | 40·6 | 46·7 | ... | 62·0 | 3, 4 | 27·0 |
| Wellington | 415 | 51·4 | 43·5 | 47·4 | +1.0 | 59·7 | 23 | 34·3 |
| Nelson | 24 | 55·2 | 38·5 | 46.8 | +1.5 | 65·5 | 3 | 29·5 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Blenheim | 60 | 53·7 | 34·7 | 44·2 | (+0.4) | 66·9 | 3 | 23·8 |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 89 | 54·4 | 37·3 | 45·8 | ... | 67·5 | 3 | 27·2 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 50·4 | 31·4 | 40.9 | +0.0 | 60·0 | 3 | 18·4 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 53·3 | 34·2 | 43.8 | +1.7 | 64·0 | 3 | 20·2 |
| Westport | 23 | 53·3 | 41·8 | 47·6 | (+0.5) | 58·0 | 2 | 34·0 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 49·6 | 31·3 | 40.4 | +1.8 | 65·2 | 2 | 16·0 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 51·4 | 32·7 | 42·0 | +1.8 | 67·5 | 2 | 19·7 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 53·8 | 36·5 | 45.2 | +0.5 | 59·0 | 1, 2 | 27·0 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,220 | 49.4 | 32·5 | 41.0 | +1.9 | 62·7 | 2 | 18·5 |
| Darfield | 640 | 50·0 | 31·4 | 40.7 | (-0.3) | 64·6 | 2 | 20·5 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 50·5 | 35·3 | 42.9 | +0.6 | 66·4 | 2 | 27·7 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 49.2 | 36·4 | 42.8 | +1.8 | 62·0 | 2 | 25·5 |
| Lincoln* | 36 | 51·8 | 36·3 | 44.0 | +1.3 | 68·6 | 2 | 25·7 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle's Bay) | 150 | 51.5 | 39·7 | 45.6 | (+0.6) | 67·3 | 3 | 33·0 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 44.3 | 28·8 | 36.6 | +3.1 | 58·0 | 10 | 18·5 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 51.9 | 32·3 | 42.1 | +1.7 | 69·4 | 2 | 20·2 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 44.8 | 28·2 | 36.5 | +2.7 | 61·2 | 2 | 18·6 |
| Jacksons Bay | 22 | 51.7 | 38·2 | 45.0 | -0.2 | 57·4 | 2 | 31·2 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Timaru | 56 | 51.7 | 32·0 | 41.8 | +0.4 | 65·0 | 18 | 23·4 |
| Waimate | 200 | 52·0 | 33·9 | 43.0 | +1.0 | 64·0 | 2 | 25·0 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 47.1 | 27·2 | 37.2 | +3.0 | 62·2 | 2 | 14·8 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 44.4 | 29·8 | 37.1 | +1.2 | 61·6 | 2 | 18·5 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 48.1 | 27·0 | 37.6 | +1.0 | 64·8 | 2 | 16·0 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 41.2 | 24·1 | 32.6 | +2.3 | 54·2 | 2 | 11·0 |
| Dunedin | 240 | 51.2 | 36·6 | 43.9 | +0.8 | 66·9 | 2 | 27·8 |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) | 690 | 49.1 | 37·3 | 43.2 | ... | 64·5 | 2 | 29·5 |
| Gore | 245 | 50.3 | 30·6 | 40.4 | +1.3 | 60·0 | 2 | 23·0 |
| Invercargill | 12 | 49.9 | 34·1 | 42.0 | +0.7 | 63·0 | 2 | 25·0 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 50.5 | 33·8 | 42.2 | ... | 62·0 | 2 | 29·0 |
LATE RETURNS.
Maioro, May, 1942 ... 172 62·7 48·2 55·4 ... | 76·4 | 6 | 36·0 | 30 | 4·52 | 19 | ... | 0·92 | 11 | ... |
Maioro, June, 1942 ... 172 59·2 39·8 49·5 ... | 65·9 | 19 | 30·9 | 16 | 1·51 | 6 | ... | 0·80 | 4 | ... |
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle's Bay), May, 1942 | 150 | 58.1 | 45.8 | 52.0 | (+1.2) | 79·1 | 5 | 36.7 | 29 | 12·53 | 17 | ... | 4·40 | 24 | 80·1 |
- Lincoln observations for twenty-eight 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.
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