Climatological Table




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 13

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January, 1944

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. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 75·3 53·1 64·2 .. 78·8 19 42·7 25 1·12 6 .. .. ..
Waipapakauri 6 72·9 52·3 62·6 -0·5 77·4 18 44·2 21 3·68 17 (-0·47) 0·32 14
Waipoua State Forest.. 255 74·9 52·8 63·8 .. 79·9 18 42·4 30 2·13 11 .. 1·04 21
Dargaville 3 73·8 50·3 62·0 -0·2 79·0 6 42·0 25 2·03 11 .. 0·69 4
Riverhead 105 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1·02 19
Auckland 160 72·6 55·5 64·0 .. 75·5 6 46·0 25 1·74 8 .. 0·81 20
Maioro 172 75·1 57·0 66·0 +1·4 80·0 17 48·0 27 1·02 5 -4·66 0·58 21
Waihi 404 77·4 55·5 66·4 (+1·2) 83·0 18 47·5 5 1·42 9 .. 0·47 10
Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata 50 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Te Aroha 46 79·5 56·4 68·0 +1·0 83·0 5, 6 49·0 21 1·29 7 -2·36 0·45 20
Tauranga 10 76·8 55·8 66·3 +2·0 82·1 9 49·8 18 0·40 7 -3·73 0·12 20
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Rotoehu Plantation 235 76·0 51·2 63·6 (+0·5) 83·0 9 43·0 12 0·62 8 .. 0·29 13
Rotorua 931 76·6 54·3 65·4 +1·3 82·7 28 45·3 11 0·49 5 -3·93 0·30 20
Whakarewarewa 1,000 76·6 51·2 63·9 +0·4 85·2 9 42·2 11 2·14 4 -2·50 1·07 13
Gisborne 12 75·0 55·5 65·2 (-0·1) 85·4 19 42·2 4 5·09 12 +2·73 2·06 21
Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana 2,110 68·0 52·4 60·2 (+0·2) 78·6 17 43·5 3 14·63 14 +9·33 3·31 22
New Plymouth. (Marsland Hill) 160 70·4 55·4 62·9 +0·4 73·2 6 46·5 11 2·30 7 -2·05 0·74 20
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 62·3 42·6 52·4 (+0·3) 69·0 6 35·0 11 1·92 11 .. 0·61 20
Karioi 2,125 64·5 42·6 53·6 -2·9 73·0 6 31·0 4, 11 1·76 6 (-2·00) 0·98 20
Napier 5 73·6 56·7 65·2 -0·3 88·8 18 45·0 4 2·47 9 -0·23 0·89 22
Hastings 45 78·1 53·6 65·8 +0·4 92·0 18 40·0 4 2·42 6 (+0·18) 0·91 22
Taihape 2,157 70·6 49·6 60·1 +1·1 79·7 17 40·0 4 1·37 5 -1·91 0·81 20
Wanganui 72 71·4 55·3 63·4 (+0·2) 83·1 18 44·5 4 1·25 5 -1·68 0·72 20
Tangimoana 8 73·3 53·9 63·6 +1·1 82·0 18 42·0 4 1·34 5 -1·14 0·89 20
Ohakea 167 72·5 53·7 63·1 .. 84·0 7 40·6 4 1·31 5 .. 0·96 20
Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North 110 71·8 53·6 62·7 +0·1 81·7 6 44·0 4 1·39 5 (-1·83) 1·07 20
Pahiatua 384 71·8 52·3 62·0 +0·0 84·2 6 33·8 4 1·72 9 -2·05 0·90 20
Kapiti Island 44 68·4 56·3 62·4 +0·7 74·0 18 48·0 4 1·69 3 -1·16 0·63 18
Waingawa, Masterton 350 73·1 49·8 61·4 -1·7 85·0 17 36·0 4 2·43 5 -0·14 1·31 20
Wallaceville 195 71·1 50·8 61·0 .. 80·3 6 33·1 4 1·68 6 (-1·71) 0·91 20
Wellington 415 68·3 54·0 61·2 +0·0 78·0 6 42·9 4 1·95 9 -0·96 1·03 20
Nelson 24 73·3 56·1 64·7 +2·0 81·0 9 50·5 5 0·60 4 -2·31 0·50 20
Appleby, Nelson 57 74·5 54·7 64·6 (+2·1) 83·2 2 49·2 23 0·53 4 (-2·26) 0·45 20
Blenheim 60 73·9 51·1 62·5 (-0·0) 83·2 16 40·0 12 0·61 4 (-1·16) 0·45 14
Weedbourne Aerodrome 89 74·1 52·1 63·1 .. 85·1 8 40·3 4 0·34 6 .. 0·15 22
Golden Downs 900 74·1 48·0 61·0 +1·5 82·9 5 41·0 1, 12 1·08 5 .. 0·73 14
Waihopai 860 76·1 50·8 63·4 +1·7 90·2 5 39·0 4 0·30 6 (-2·24) 0·11 13
Westport 23 68·5 55·9 62·2 (+2·2) 76·0 4 50·0 11 1·56 7 -5·44 0·74 17
Hanmer Springs 1,225 73·3 47·2 60·2 +0·6 90·3 1 36·0 12 3·88 7 +0·17 2·19 20
Balmoral 743 74·2 48·3 61·2 +0·1 91·5 1 33·5 4 2·11 8 (-0·02) 1·23 20
Hokitika 12 70·1 53·6 61·8 +1·2 79·2 22 48·0 3 4·81 10 -5·46 1·65 7
Lake Coleridge 1,220 72·6 48·5 60·6 +0·7 88·3 1 39·0 4, 11 1·16 7 -1·52 0·44 17
Darfield 640 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Christchurch 22 71·3 53·6 62·4 +1·0 85·0 18 46·2 3 0·73 12 -1·47 0·24 20
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn 74 71·5 52·4 62·0 (+0·8) 85·8 18 46·0 3, 4 0·87 10 .. 0·31 20
Rudstone, Methven 1,217 71·5 48·7 60·1 +1·3 87·1 1 40·4 4 3·89 11 -0·17 2·33 19
Lincoln 36 71·7 51·3 61·5 -0·1 85·3 17 44·2 4 1·21 9 -1·00 0·34 19
Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) 150 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hermitage, Mount Cook 2,510 68·8 47·5 58·2 (+2·7) 81·0 24 36·0 11 17·06 9 -2·37 9·50 17
Ashburton 323 73·0 50·8 61·9 +1·9 86·9 7 41·2 4 1·41 12 -1·24 0·36 13
Lake Tekapo 2,350 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jacksons Bay 22 67·0 52·8 59·9 (+1·4) 75·2 22 44·2 10 9·30 15 .. 3·28 17
Fairlie* 1,000 75·5 45·3 60·4 +1·3 88·3 7 32·7 4 1·43 .. -1·37 0·45 13
Timaru 56 71·2 50·7 61·0 +0·4 87·2 7 40·6 4 0·87 8 -1·55 0·30 14
Waimate 200 70·1 50·2 60·2 +0·6 86·0 7 42·0 4, 16 1·03 8 -1·61 0·40 26
Milford Sound 20 67·1 51·0 59·0 (+2·5) 78·2 22 42·0 20 15·36 15 .. 6·01 17
Queenstown 1,110 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ophir 1,000 75·0 46·9 61·0 +1·0 86·5 24 35·8 15 1·09 4 -0·91 0·78 17
Waipiata 1,550 70·5 46·1 58·3 +0·3 82·0 6 34·0 11 0·99 6 -1·18 0·53 17
Alexandra 520 75·8 51·3 63·6 +2·0 89·5 4 40·0 11 1·63 6 -0·18 0·97 17
Manorburn Dam 2,448 66·5 42·1 54·3 +1·3 77·8 4 27·0 11 1·43 6 -0·97 0·80 17
Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) 690 65·6 49·4 57·5 (+0·5) 82·5 7 39·6 12 3·56 17 +0·14 1·06 1
Taieri 80 68·8 46·6 57·7 .. 89·0 7 32·4 3 2·02 16 .. 0·61 19
East Gore 245 69·5 47·3 58·4 +0·5 80·0 24 35·0 3 2·21 14 -1·02 0·60 17
Gore 240 71·0 48·3 59·6 .. 81·0 4, 6 36·0 3 2·10 13 .. 0·62 18
Invercargill 12 67·8 49·0 58·4 +1·2 79·0 6 33·0 3 3·54 15 -0·64 0·80 17
Invercargill (City Engineer) 8 67·6 49·7 58·6 .. 79·5 6 36·0 3 3·50 16 .. 0·81 1

LATE RETURNS

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. Date.
Ft. °F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Whakarewarewa, Dec., 1943 1,000 71·8 53·0 62·4 +1·7 80·5 22 42·5 21 4·33 13 +0·40 1·07 19
Appleby, Nelson, Dec., 1943 57 72·2 53·7 63·0 (+1·3) 80·0 24 46·2 20 1·53 6 (-1·39) 0·78 1
Waihopai, Dec., 1943 860 74·1 49·6 61·8 +2·1 81·8 30 43·0 21, 27 1·45 5 (-1·40) 1·18 2
Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn, Dec., 1943 74 70·7 50·7 60·7 (+1·1) 87·0 15 40·4 6 0·19 5 .. 0·15 18
  • Fairlie observations other than rainfall taken from 4th to 20th January only.


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