✨ 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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