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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

SUMMARY OF THE RECORDS OF TEMPERATURE, RAINFALL, AND SUNSHINE FOR DECEMBER, 1942.

| Station.                    | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sun-shine (Hours) |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| Means of                   |                                |                                            |                               | Total Fall.         | Most in a Day.          |
| A                          | B                              | Mean of A and B.                           | Difference from Normal.       | No. of Wet Days.    | Difference from Normal. |
| Max.                       | Min.                           |                                            | Date.                         |                     | Amount.                 |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua ..       | 200                            | 70·5                                       | 54·2                         | 62·4                | (+0·4)                  | 77·0                           | 10                          | 43·0               | 2                        | 1·81                         | 10                          | ...                      | 0·42                   | 2                        | 206·8                  |
| Waipapakauri..             | 6                              | 70·7                                       | 51·9                         | 61·3                | ...                     | 77·8                           | 30                          | 39·6               | 23                       | 1·11                         | 10                          | ...                      | 0·37                   | 8                        | ...                     |
| Waipoua State Forest..     | 225                            | 70·6                                       | 51·3                         | 61·0                | −0·5                    | 80·0                           | 12                          | 41·0               | 10                       | 2·59                         | 14                          | (−1·34)                 | 0·50                   | 9                        | 217·6                  |
| Riverhead..                | 105                            | 69·4                                       | 49·6                         | 59·5                | +0·1                    | 78·0                           | 12                          | 38·9               | 2, 3                     | 1·44                         | 14                          | ...                      | 0·52                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Auckland..                 | 160                            | 70·2                                       | 57·1                         | 63·6                | +0·0                    | 76·9                           | 31                          | 48·0               | 10                       | 2·34                         | 9                           | −0·85                   | 0·87                   | 3                        | 234·7                  |
| Maioro..                   | 172                            | 68·0                                       | 54·3                         | 61·2                | ...                     | 76·2                           | 12                          | 45·5               | 10                       | 3·19                         | 11                          | ...                      | 0·89                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Waihi..                    | 404                            | 70·7                                       | 53·6                         | 62·2                | −0·1                    | 81·0                           | 30                          | 43·0               | 10                       | 4·24                         | 11                          | −1·23                   | 1·06                   | 12                       | 211·3                  |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50                             | 74·4                                       | 54·5                         | 64·4                | (+1·5)                  | 84·0                           | 30                          | 41·0               | 2                        | 3·87                         | 14                          | ...                      | 1·50                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Te Aroha..                 | 46                             | 73·7                                       | 56·0                         | 64·8                | +0·9                    | 86·0                           | 30                          | 45·0               | 10                       | 2·06                         | 13                          | −1·39                   | 0·61                   | 8                        | ...                     |
| Tauranga..                 | 10                             | ...                                        | 52·5                         | ...                 | ...                     | ...                            | ...                         | 39·6               | 2                        | 2·56                         | 10                          | −1·28                   | 0·93                   | 3                        | 228·9                  |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton     | 131                            | 70·4                                       | 51·8                         | 61·1                | −0·4                    | 79·1                           | 30                          | 41·1               | 23                       | 3·36                         | 9                           | +0·10                   | 1·14                   | 11                       | 185·8                  |
| Rotoehu Plantation..       | 235                            | 72·0                                       | 49·6                         | 60·8                | (+0·2)                  | 83·6                           | 20                          | 37·0               | 18                       | 3·19                         | 11                          | ...                      | 1·33                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Rotorua..                  | 931                            | 72·6                                       | 52·3                         | 62·4                | +1·0                    | 83·0                           | 30                          | 41·4               | 1                        | 8·26                         | 7                           | +4·51                   | 2·60                   | 13                       | 207·6                  |
| Whakarewarewa*..           | 1,000                          | 72·2                                       | 49·6                         | 60·9                | +0·2                    | 85·2                           | 30                          | 39·5               | 1                        | 11·46                        | 9                           | +7·53                   | 6·17                   | 13                       | ...                     |
| Gisborne..                 | 12                             | 75·6                                       | 53·3                         | 64·4                | (+1·6)                  | 85·7                           | 19                          | 42·6               | 26                       | 1·10                         | 8                           | −0·82                   | 0·53                   | 9                        | 275·7                  |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110                          | 66·9                                       | 50·1                         | 58·5                | (+0·9)                  | 74·9                           | 18                          | 40·5               | 10                       | 2·53                         | 10                          | −1·51                   | 0·78                   | 9                        | ...                     |
| New Plymouth..             | 190                            | 65·4                                       | 52·4                         | 58·9                | −1·7                    | 77·0                           | 30                          | 39·8               | 10                       | 5·24                         | 14                          | +0·84                   | 1·35                   | 12                       | ...                     |
| New Plymouth (Marsland Hill)| 160                            | 65·6                                       | 53·0                         | 59·3                | ...                     | 76·3                           | 30                          | 42·1               | 10                       | 5·37                         | 15                          | ...                      | 1·31                   | 12                       | 232·7                  |
| Chateau Tongariro..        | 3,670                          | 59·6                                       | 40·1                         | 49·8                | (+0·1)                  | 72·0                           | 28, 30                      | 31·0               | 7, 10                    | 8·79                         | 14                          | ...                      | 1·83                   | 12                       | ...                     |
| Karioi..                   | 2,125                          | 67·6                                       | 40·5                         | 54·0                | −0·8                    | 75·0                           | 31                          | 28·0               | 7, 10                    | 2·89                         | 11                          | (−1·19)                 | 1·28                   | 28                       | ...                     |
| Napier..                   | 5                              | 73·2                                       | 51·8                         | 62·5                | −0·7                    | 83·0                           | 21                          | 42·0               | 10                       | 2·84                         | 6                           | +0·85                   | 2·01                   | 4                        | 291·8                  |
| Hastings..                 | 45                             | 76·0                                       | 51·2                         | 63·6                | +0·7                    | 84·0                           | 21                          | 38·0               | 10                       | 2·69                         | 12                          | (+0·84)                 | 1·63                   | 4                        | ...                     |
| Taihape..                  | 2,157                          | 67·1                                       | 47·3                         | 57·2                | +0·9                    | 76·0                           | 31                          | 37·2               | 10                       | 2·31                         | 11                          | −0·88                   | 1·07                   | 12                       | ...                     |
| Wanganui..                 | 72                             | 68·8                                       | 52·7                         | 60·8                | −0·9                    | 82·1                           | 29                          | 38·2               | 10                       | 1·25                         | 8                           | −1·47                   | 0·44                   | 4                        | 263·0                  |
| Tangimoana..               | 8                              | 69·2                                       | 52·0                         | 60·6                | +0·0                    | 79·0                           | 30                          | 36·0               | 10                       | 2·48                         | 10                          | −0·22                   | 0·93                   | 14                       | ...                     |
| Ohakea..                   | 167                            | 69·2                                       | 51·5                         | 60·4                | ...                     | 80·5                           | 29                          | 37·2               | 10                       | 1·65                         | 12                          | ...                      | 0·50                   | 4                        | ...                     |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110                            | 68·1                                       | 51·5                         | 59·8                | −0·7                    | 78·5                           | 28                          | 38·5               | 10                       | 1·65                         | 13                          | (−1·58)                 | 0·29                   | 3, 14                    | 171·8                  |
| Pahiatua..                 | 384                            | 67·5                                       | 50·1                         | 58·8                | −1·6                    | 81·2                           | 31                          | 32·2               | 10                       | 4·32                         | 15                          | +0·58                   | 0·83                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Kapiti Island..            | 44                             | 66·0                                       | 54·5                         | 60·2                | +0·7                    | 74·0                           | 30                          | 44·0               | 10                       | 3·13                         | 12                          | −0·17                   | 1·23                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Waingawa, Masterton..      | 350                            | 71·2                                       | 46·9                         | 59·0                | ...                     | 82·0                           | 31                          | 35·5               | 7                        | 2·19                         | 6                           | ...                      | 0·77                   | 3                        | 265·8                  |
| Wallaceville..             | 195                            | 66·8                                       | 48·9                         | 57·8                | ...                     | 76·0                           | 28                          | 31·4               | 10                       | 3·19                         | 11                          | −0·73                   | 0·97                   | 3                        | 224·6                  |
| Wellington..               | 415                            | 64·4                                       | 51·3                         | 57·8                | −1·2                    | 75·0                           | 28                          | 40·8               | 10                       | 2·97                         | 9                           | −0·19                   | 1·01                   | 3                        | 246·0                  |
| Nelson..                   | 24                             | 68·4                                       | 49·7                         | 59·0                | −1·9                    | 74·9                           | 8                           | 41·0               | 25                       | 1·91                         | 5                           | −1·13                   | 1·27                   | 3                        | 283·4                  |
| Appleby, Nelson..          | 57                             | 68·3                                       | 50·0                         | 59·2                | (−1·5)                  | 76·3                           | 31                          | 40·8               | 10                       | 2·42                         | 6                           | (−0·50)                 | 1·27                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Blenheim..                 | 60                             | 72·0                                       | 48·2                         | 60·1                | (−2·2)                  | 80·9                           | 8                           | 34·8               | 10                       | 1·71                         | 5                           | (−0·07)                 | 0·59                   | 3                        | 266·1                  |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome..     | 89                             | 71·3                                       | 50·2                         | 60·8                | ...                     | 80·7                           | 8                           | 39·2               | 10                       | 1·73                         | 5                           | ...                      | 0·65                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Golden Downs..             | 900                            | 67·5                                       | 45·0                         | 56·2                | −1·7                    | 77·0                           | 31                          | 34·5               | 10                       | 4·91                         | 7                           | ...                      | 2·74                   | 5                        | ...                     |
| Waihopai..                 | 860                            | 71·4                                       | 47·8                         | 59·6                | −0·1                    | 82·6                           | 21                          | 37·2               | 10                       | 2·83                         | 8                           | (−0·02)                 | 1·58                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Westport..                 | 23                             | 60·7                                       | 50·5                         | 55·6                | (−2·6)                  | 67·0                           | 28                          | 44·0               | 10                       | 8·83                         | 16                          | +2·09                   | 1·52                   | 18                       | 200·3                  |
| Hanmer Springs..           | 1,225                          | 70·4                                       | 44·2                         | 57·3                | −0·5                    | 81·8                           | 28                          | 32·5               | 10                       | 2·78                         | 5                           | −1·09                   | 1·50                   | 3                        | 218·8                  |
| Balmoral..                 | 743                            | 68·4                                       | 44·1                         | 56·2                | −3·3                    | 77·0                           | 13, 29                      | 31·5               | 10                       | 2·50                         | 8                           | (+0·24)                 | 1·46                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Hokitika..                 | 12                             | 61·7                                       | 48·2                         | 55·0                | −2·8                    | 66·0                           | 5, 7                        | 40·0               | 17                       | 14·25                        | 15                          | +3·98                   | 3·04                   | 3                        | 159·7                  |
| Lake Coleridge..           | 1,220                          | 68·1                                       | 43·8                         | 56·0                | −2·7                    | 83·0                           | 28                          | 29·9               | 25                       | 3·87                         | 7                           | +1·42                   | 2·29                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Darfield..                 | 640                            | 67·7                                       | 43·0                         | 55·4                | (−4·3)                  | 85·3                           | 29                          | 33·5               | 15                       | 3·73                         | 9                           | +1·02                   | 1·43                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Christchurch..             | 22                             | 66·1                                       | 48·5                         | 57·3                | −2·6                    | 83·2                           | 29                          | 40·5               | 15                       | 1·59                         | 9                           | −0·77                   | 0·77                   | 3                        | 194·6                  |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74                             | 67·1                                       | 47·2                         | 57·2                | (−2·4)                  | 83·7                           | 29                          | 37·9               | 15                       | 1·43                         | 7                           | ...                      | 0·84                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Rudstone, Methven..        | 1,217                          | 65·8                                       | 44·5                         | 55·2                | −2·8                    | 79·1                           | 29                          | 35·0               | 4                        | 4·85                         | 11                          | +0·97                   | 2·15                   | 3                        | 228·6                  |
| Lincoln..                  | 36                             | 66·3                                       | 46·8                         | 56·6                | −3·1                    | 85·3                           | 29                          | 39·2               | 15                       | 1·91                         | 10                          | −0·35                   | 1·03                   | 3                        | 202·8                  |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) | 150                            | 68·0                                       | 49·5                         | 58·8                | (−2·1)                  | 82·8                           | 8                           | 41·5               | 10                       | 2·36                         | 4                           | ...                      | 0·58                   | 5                        | 219·2                  |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook†     | 2,510                          | 60·5                                       | 40·8                         | 50·6                | (−5·0)                  | 78·5                           | 25                          | 30·5               | 22, 23                  | 12·44                        | 11                          | +1·56                   | 5·05                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Ashburton..                | 323                            | 66·3                                       | 45·9                         | 56·1                | −1·9                    | 87·2                           | 28                          | 37·2               | 25                       | 3·05                         | 10                          | +0·25                   | 1·46                   | 3                        | 195·4                  |
| Lake Tekapo..              | 2,350                          | 67·0                                       | 42·2                         | 54·6                | −1·0                    | 80·5                           | 28                          | 30·3               | 25                       | 2·73                         | 5                           | ...                      | 2·01                   | 4                        | 247·6                  |
| Jacksons Bay..             | 22                             | 59·0                                       | 46·7                         | 52·8                | (−3·9)                  | 65·0                           | 31                          | 39·4               | 25                       | 22·81                        | 21                          | ...                      | 3·47                   | 18                       | ...                     |
| Fairlie..                  | 1,000                          | ...                                        | ...                          | ...                 | ...                     | ...                            | ...                         | ...                 | ...                      | ...                          | ...                          | ...                      | ...                    | ...                      | ...                     |
| Timaru..                   | 56                             | 66·1                                       | 47·2                         | 56·6                | −2·3                    | 83·0                           | 8                           | 37·2               | 25                       | 2·65                         | 11                          | +0·11                   | 1·16                   | 4                        | 201·7                  |
| Waimate..                  | 200                            | 66·2                                       | 47·7                         | 57·0                | −1·0                    | 76·0                           | 29                          | 42·0               | 15, 16                  | 3·86                         | 9                           | +1·03                   | 1·40                   | 3                        | 162·2                  |
| Milford Sound..            | 20                             | 59·5                                       | 46·8                         | 53·2                | (−2·1)                  | 70·4                           | 28                          | 39·0               | 14                       | 25·55                        | 26                          | ...                      | 3·78                   | 11                       | ...                     |
| Queenstown..               | 1,110                          | 65·0                                       | 45·5                         | 55·2                | −3·7                    | 79·2                           | 28                          | 38·0               | 25                       | 2·28                         | 11                          | −0·13                   | 0·53                   | 2                        | 272·0                  |
| Ophir..                    | 1,000                          | 66·6                                       | 44·2                         | 55·4                | −3·8                    | 83·9                           | 28                          | 29·2               | 25                       | 2·04                         | 8                           | +0·38                   | 0·74                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Waipiata..                 | 1,550                          | 62·8                                       | 43·1                         | 53·0                | −3·8                    | 81·2                           | 28                          | 35·2               | 10                       | 2·62                         | 12                          | (+0·51)                 | 0·79                   | 3                        | 224·6                  |
| Alexandra..                | 520                            | 68·4                                       | 47·1                         | 57·8                | −2·6                    | 87·9                           | 28                          | 35·4               | 25                       | 1·60                         | 9                           | +0·26                   | 0·64                   | 3                        | 243·4                  |
| Manornurn Dam..            | 2,448                          | 58·5                                       | 39·0                         | 48·8                | −1·3                    | 76·0                           | 28                          | 31·2               | 10                       | 2·08                         | 13                          | −0·01                   | 0·64                   | 3                        | ...                     |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir).. | 690                            | 62·2                                       | 45·3                         | 53·8                | ...                     | 75·5                           | 29                          | 38·5               | 25                       | 3·06                         | 21                          | ...                      | 0·76                   | 11                       | 181·7                  |
| Gore..                     | 245                            | 64·5                                       | 44·5                         | 54·5                | −1·9                    | 83·0                           | 28                          | 36·0               | 4, 23                   | 2·36                         | 18                          | −0·87                   | 0·47                   | 11                       | 186·4                  |
| Invercargill..             | 12                             | 62·0                                       | 45·9                         | 54·0                | −1·7                    | 82·0                           | 28                          | 39·0               | 6                        | 3·13                         | 24                          | −0·84                   | 0·46                   | 13                       | 215·4                  |
| Invercargill (City Engineer).. | 8                              | 61·3                                       | 46·0                         | 53·6                | ...                     | 82·5                           | 28                          | 39·5               | 6                        | 2·69                         | 22                          | ...                      | 0·44                   | 13                       | ...                     |

LATE RETURNS.

| Station.                  | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Rainfall in Inches. |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
| Gisborne, Nov., 1942..    | 25                             | 71·9                                       | 50·1                         | 61·0                | (+2·2)                  | 84·0                           | 16                          | 34·8               | 6                        | 1·09                         | 12                          | (−1·37)                 | 0·31                   | 28                       | 201·6                  |
| Karioi, Nov., 1942..      | 2,125                          | 65·0                                       | ...                          | ...                 | ...                     | 78·0                           | 27, 28                      | ...                 | ...                      | 3·86                         | 18                          | (−0·62)                 | 1·01                   | 29                       | ...                     |

* Whakarewarewa observations for twenty-eight days only; rainfall complete.
† Hermitage, Mount Cook, observations for twenty-five days only; rainfall complete.

Masterton and Botanical Gardens, Dunedin, stations discontinued.

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.