✨ Climatological Data
JAN. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 361
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR DECEMBER, 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. | Days. | ||||||||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | ||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 69·1 | 58·5 | 63·8 | (+1·8) | 72·5 | 13 | 48·0 | 4 | 6·95 | 17 | .. | 3·42 | 12 |
| Waipoua State Forest .. | 225 | 69·3 | 55·4 | 62·4 | +0·9 | 79·0 | 14 | 47·0 | 24,27 | 6·85 | 22 | +2·92 | 1·21 | 26 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 67·6 | 53·9 | 60·8 | +1·4 | 73·8 | 16 | 42·8 | 28 | 4·55 | 22 | .. | 0·59 | 26 |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 69·4 | 58·1 | 63·8 | +0·2 | 76·0 | 16 | 49·0 | 26 | 2·13 | 17 | —1·06 | 0·45 | 26 |
| Maioro .. | 172 | 67·8 | 55·8 | 61·8 | .. | 75·3 | 16 | 49·6 | 25 | 3·17 | 17 | .. | 0·55 | 21 |
| Waihi .. | 404 | 68·5 | 53·8 | 61·2 | —1·1 | 75·0 | 3,12 | 45·0 | 27,28 | 4·92 | 17 | —0·55 | 0·88 | 16 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 70·5 | 54·9 | 62·7 | —0·2 | 76·5 | 21 | 43·0 | 1 | 2·43 | 18 | .. | 0·70 | 31 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 72·3 | 56·4 | 64·4 | +0·5 | 82·0 | 3 | 46·0 | 27 | 3·30 | 17 | —0·15 | 0·63 | 16 |
| Tauranga .. | 10 | 70·9 | 54·2 | 62·6 | +0·7 | 79·4 | 3 | 41·4 | 1 | 1·22 | 16 | —2·62 | 0·22 | 16,29 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 69·6 | 52·7 | 61·2 | —0·3 | 77·1 | 3 | 40·0 | 21 | 2·73 | 19 | —0·53 | 0·72 | 21 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 69·6 | 51·5 | 60·6 | (+0·0) | 76·5 | 30 | 33·2 | 20 | 1·99 | 16 | .. | 0·42 | 26 |
| Rotorua .. | 931 | 70·1 | 52·4 | 61·2 | —0·2 | 80·5 | 2 | 41·3 | 1 | 3·80 | 18 | +0·05 | 1·08 | 8 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 69·0 | 51·1 | 60·0 | —0·7 | 80·0 | 2 | 38·9 | 1 | 5·05 | 15 | +1·12 | 2·18 | 8 |
| Gisborne .. | 25 | 74·9 | 52·3 | 63·6 | (+0·8) | 84·1 | 15 | 37·5 | 1 | 1·01 | 11 | (—0·91) | 0·23 | 23 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 64·1 | 49·4 | 56·8 | —0·8 | 79·2 | 9 | 39·0 | 1 | 4·09 | 14 | +0·05 | 1·45 | 26 |
| New Plymouth .. | 190 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | —0·6 | 75·6 | 3 | 40·4 | 28 | 4·20 | 17 | —0·20 | 1·25 | 31 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 56·0 | 41·5 | 48·8 | (—0·9) | 65·5 | 11 | 30·3 | 1 | 12·40 | 23 | .. | 3·32 | 22 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 63·4 | 45·8 | 54·6 | —0·2 | 75·0 | 14 | 32·5 | 1 | 10·63 | 20 | (+6·55) | 1·94 | 31 |
| Napier .. | 5 | 72·4 | 50·9 | 61·6 | —1·6 | 85·0 | 13 | 40·5 | 1 | 2·54 | 10 | +0·55 | 1·10 | 23 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 75·9 | 51·9 | 63·9 | +1·0 | 89·5 | 5 | 39·0 | 1 | 3·48 | 10 | (+1·63) | 1·05 | 24 |
| Taihape .. | 2,157 | 64·0 | 48·4 | 56·2 | —0·1 | 75·2 | 15 | 39·0 | 1 | 9·08 | 24 | +5·89 | 2·19 | 13 |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 68·1 | 55·9 | 62·0 | (+0·3) | 80·2 | 15 | 47·5 | 25 | 5·15 | 20 | +2·43 | 1·43 | 16 |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 68·3 | 54·1 | 61·2 | +0·6 | 78·0 | 13 | 45·0 | 1,25 | 4·04 | 19 | +1·34 | 0·88 | 31 |
| Ohakea .. | 167 | 67·7 | 53·5 | 60·6 | .. | 79·0 | 15 | 43·4 | 27 | 4·47 | 21 | .. | 0·88 | 31 |
| Palmerston North .. | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 67·2 | 53·3 | 60·2 | —0·3 | 78·0 | 15 | 44·0 | 20 | 4·62 | 19 | +1·39 | 0·90 | 31 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 68·2 | 51·4 | 59·8 | —0·6 | 79·8 | 14 | 37·0 | 4 | 5·59 | 21 | +1·85 | 1·23 | 31 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 65·9 | 54·2 | 60·0 | +0·5 | 75·0 | 12,13,14 | 46·0 | 20 | 2·05 | 19 | —1·25 | 0·22 | 25 |
| Masterton .. | 372 | 72·5 | 49·0 | 60·8 | —0·4 | 84·7 | 14 | 34·4 | 1 | 2·61 | 13 | —0·13 | 0·38 | 16 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 67·3 | 50·0 | 58·6 | .. | 77·5 | 14 | 33·3 | 20 | 3·61 | 16 | (—0·31) | 0·74 | 16 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 65·5 | 51·8 | 58·6 | —0·4 | 75·4 | 12 | 43·9 | 20 | 3·50 | 16 | +0·34 | 1·03 | 16 |
| Nelson .. | 24 | 67·5 | 51·2 | 59·4 | —1·5 | 74·8 | 16 | 38·9 | 27 | 1·55 | 16 | —1·49 | 0·35 | 7 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Blenheim .. | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 89 | 70·7 | 50·9 | 60·8 | .. | 82·5 | 14 | 37·7 | 27 | 2·07 | 14 | .. | 0·41 | 23 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 66·1 | 46·0 | 56·0 | —1·9 | 74·0 | 14,15 | 33·0 | 27 | 3·16 | 16 | .. | 0·50 | 21 |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 70·8 | 47·6 | 59·2 | —0·5 | 85·0 | 14 | 36·2 | 20 | 1·88 | 11 | —0·97 | 0·39 | 7 |
| Westport .. | 23 | 61·5 | 51·8 | 56·6 | (—1·6) | 70·0 | 12 | 45·0 | 5 | 6·31 | 18 | —0·43 | 1·63 | 21 |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 68·8 | 45·8 | 57·3 | —0·5 | 82·0 | 14 | 32·0 | 20 | 4·30 | 16 | +0·43 | 1·05 | 16 |
| Balmoral .. | 743 | 68·8 | 45·7 | 57·2 | —2·3 | 82·2 | 16 | 32·2 | 20 | 2·75 | 13 | +0·49 | 0·57 | 16 |
| Hokitika .. | 12 | 63·1 | 50·7 | 56·9 | —0·9 | 73·5 | 11 | 40·5 | 27 | 8·00 | 16 | —2·07 | 1·74 | 6 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,220 | 66·7 | 46·6 | 56·6 | —2·1 | 78·4 | 14 | 34·0 | 20 | 3·10 | 14 | +0·65 | 1·35 | 25 |
| Darfield .. | 640 | 68·0 | 44·2 | 56·1 | (—3·6) | 90·3 | 15 | 34·5 | 20 | 1·67 | 12 | —1·04 | 0·48 | 31 |
| Christchurch.. | 22 | 65·4 | 50·2 | 57·8 | —2·1 | 89·5 | 15 | 41·5 | 29 | 2·80 | 18 | +0·44 | 0·74 | 16 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 65·4 | 48·8 | 57·1 | (—2·5) | 89·5 | 15 | 39·5 | 20 | 2·55 | 16 | .. | 0·57 | 16 |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 64·4 | 46·1 | 55·2 | —2·8 | 78·3 | 15 | 35·6 | 17 | 4·36 | 17 | +0·48 | 1·55 | 24 |
| Lincoln .. | 36 | 65·5 | 48·6 | 57·0 | —2·7 | 89·0 | 15 | 37·4 | 29 | 2·15 | 13 | —0·11 | 0·52 | 31 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) | 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | 64·0 | 42·2 | 53·0 | (—2·6) | 75·8 | 14 | 31·0 | 17,28 | 8·73 | 17 | —2·15 | 2·19 | 6 |
| Ashburton .. | 323 | 65·7 | 47·7 | 56·7 | —1·3 | 89·4 | 15 | 35·3 | 20 | 2·67 | 15 | —0·13 | 1·13 | 31 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 64·0 | 42·0 | 53·0 | —2·6 | 78·0 | 14 | 29·2 | 28 | 0·89 | 5 | .. | 0·47 | 16 |
| Jacksons Bay .. | 22 | 61·3 | 48·2 | 54·8 | (—1·9) | 68·0 | 13 | 37·8 | 19 | 13·61 | 14 | .. | 3·84 | 6 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,000 | 66·1 | 44·0 | 55·0 | —3·2 | 87·7 | 15 | 31·0 | 28 | 2·84 | 15 | (—0·02) | 0·63 | 16 |
| Timaru .. | 56 | 64·8 | 46·5 | 55·6 | —3·3 | 90·0 | 15 | 35·0 | 26 | 2·15 | 15 | —0·39 | 0·48 | 15 |
| Waimate .. | 200 | 64·0 | 47·5 | 55·8 | —2·2 | 89·0 | 15 | 40·0 | 17 | 2·29 | 17 | —0·54 | 0·55 | 16 |
| Milford Sound .. | 20 | 60·3 | 46·6 | 53·4 | (—1·9) | 69·3 | 11 | 39·1 | 22 | 15·22 | 20 | .. | 3·10 | 20 |
| Queenstown .. | 1,110 | 66·5 | 46·0 | 56·2 | —2·7 | 81·6 | 14 | 36·2 | 28 | 1·19 | 11 | —1·22 | 0·38 | 20 |
| Ophir .. | 1,000 | 68·3 | 44·8 | 56·6 | —2·6 | 80·0 | 11 | 34·0 | 17 | 2·79 | 13 | +1·13 | 0·70 | 31 |
| Waipiata .. | 1,550 | 64·3 | 41·5 | 52·9 | —3·9 | 79·4 | 14 | 33·3 | 28 | 3·18 | 18 | +1·07 | 0·82 | 21 |
| Alexandra .. | 520 | 68·7 | 48·0 | 59·4 | —1·0 | 82·2 | 15 | 37·7 | 28 | 1·34 | 14 | +0·00 | 0·35 | 31 |
| Manorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 58·8 | 40·0 | 49·4 | —2·7 | 71·5 | 14 | 28·8 | 18 | 2·97 | 17 | +0·88 | 0·43 | 26 |
| Dunedin .. | 240 | 62·4 | 46·7 | 54·6 | —2·0 | 83·8 | 15 | 37·7 | 19 | 3·38 | 18 | —0·15 | 0·56 | 20 |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) | 690 | 60·5 | 44·9 | 52·7 | .. | 80·2 | 15 | 38·5 | 17 | 3·43 | 18 | .. | 0·55 | 20 |
| Gore .. | 245 | 64·7 | 45·5 | 55·1 | —1·3 | 78·0 | 15 | 36·0 | 19 | 4·40 | 22 | +1·17 | 0·85 | 18 |
| Invercargill .. | 12 | 63·2 | 46·6 | 54·9 | —0·8 | 78·0 | 12,15 | 40·0 | 4,18,28 | 3·55 | 16 | —0·42 | 0·50 | 12,20 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 62·0 | 45·9 | 54·0 | .. | 78·0 | 12 | 36·0 | 19 | 3·25 | 14 | .. | 0·50 | 20 |
LATE RETURNS.
Te Paki, Te Hapua, Nov., 1941 | 200 | 65·7 | 51·9 | 58·8 | (—0·3) | 70·0 | 25,26,27 | 38·0 | 12 | 1·71 | 11 | .. | 0·45 | 16 | 219·4
Whakarewarewa, Nov., 1941 | 1,000 | 66·6 | 46·3 | 56·4 | —0·3 | 77·3 | 6 | 36·7 | 10 | 4·13 | 11 | +0·01 | 0·99 | 28 | ..
Gisborne, Nov., 1941 .. | 25 | 72·7 | 48·3 | 60·5 | (+1·7) | 83·4 | 21 | 37·0 | 10 | 0·56 | 5 | (—1·90) | 0·32 | 29 | 231·2
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