✨ Climatological Table
JULY 27] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 929
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for June, 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 | 59·6 | 46·7 | 53·2 | (—1·3) | 63·0 | 4 | 38·0 | 26 | 4·94 | 23 | .. | 1·26 | 28 |
| Waipapakauri .. | 6 | 59·7 | 45·6 | 52·6 | .. | 63·3 | 20 | 31·8 | 26 | 4·59 | 24 | .. | 0·80 | 23 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 57·5 | 44·7 | 51·1 | —0·6 | 63·0 | 18 | 33·2 | 26 | 8·43 | 25 | (+0·92) | 0·96 | 9 |
| Dargaville .. | 3 | 59·5 | 44·8 | 52·2 | .. | 66·0 | 18 | 33·9 | 27 | 6·54 | 23 | .. | 0·77 | 18,28 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 57·6 | 43·1 | 50·4 | +0·4 | 63·0 | 18 | 29·0 | 11 | 8·30 | 21 | .. | 1·23 | 28 |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 54·9 | 47·0 | 51·0 | —2·1 | 59·2 | 3 | 39·2 | 11 | 5·24 | 25 | —0·23 | 0·52 | 6 |
| Maioro .. | 172 | 57·3 | 45·6 | 51·4 | .. | 61·1 | 4,20 | 30·2 | 11 | 6·03 | 23 | .. | 1·05 | 18 |
| Waihi .. | 404 | 56·2 | 42·2 | 49·2 | +0·3 | 63·0 | 20 | 28·0 | 11 | 8·29 | 21 | —0·88 | 2·30 | 1 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 57·4 | 41·7 | 49·6 | (—1·5) | 63·5 | 20 | 30·0 | 11 | 4·88 | 21 | .. | 0·65 | 7 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 56·7 | 42·2 | 49·4 | —0·9 | 62·0 | 20 | 28·0 | 11 | 4·49 | 18 | —0·77 | 0·88 | 18 |
| Tauranga .. | 10 | 56·8 | 41·0 | 48·9 | —0·9 | 61·0 | 3 | 31·4 | 11 | 2·65 | 11 | —2·70 | 0·72 | 18 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 55·8 | 39·9 | 47·8 | —0·4 | 61·8 | 4 | 26·0 | 11 | 4·88 | 24 | +0·19 | 0·85 | 21 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 56·3 | 34·8 | 45·6 | (—0·9) | 62·2 | 3 | 28·0 | 25 | 3·50 | 13 | .. | 0·98 | 18 |
| Rotorua .. | 931 | 53·8 | 38·4 | 46·1 | —1·0 | 59·7 | 3 | 28·6 | 25 | 3·48 | 15 | —1·81 | 0·75 | 6 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 53·5 | 36·7 | 45·1 | —1·1 | 60·2 | 3 | 27·0 | 25 | 3·46 | 13 | —1·60 | 0·80 | 6 |
| Gisborne .. | 12 | 57·3 | 41·2 | 49·2 | (+0·2) | 64·4 | 3 | 28·8 | 26 | 1·89 | 6 | —2·13 | 1·20 | 1 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikare-moana | 2,110 | 48·1 | 38·3 | 43·2 | (—1·1) | 55·1 | 3 | 28·9 | 8 | 3·71 | 14 | (—3·02) | 1·11 | 1 |
| New Plymouth (Marsland Hill) | 160 | 54·9 | 43·5 | 49·2 | —1·3 | 59·1 | 17 | 32·9 | 11 | 7·68 | 24 | +1·62 | 2·33 | 20 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 39·6 | 29·9 | 34·8 | (—2·1) | 50·0 | 15 | 22·0 | 15 | 12·47 | 26 | .. | 1·75 | 18 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 43·7 | 29·5 | 36·6 | —4·3 | 53·0 | 5 | 19·0 | 11 | 5·52 | 18 | (+0·55) | 0·64 | 6 |
| Napier .. | 5 | 57·5 | 39·8 | 48·6 | —0·1 | 64·8 | 3 | 28·4 | 25 | 1·89 | 12 | —1·25 | 0·66 | 1 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 59·2 | 33·7 | 46·4 | —0·8 | 70·0 | 17 | 25·0 | 9 | 1·25 | 9 | (—1·73) | 0·38 | 1 |
| Taihape .. | 2,157 | 46·6 | 35·1 | 40·8 | —2·1 | 57·2 | 20 | 27·0 | 8 | 3·27 | 24 | —0·06 | 0·52 | 6 |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 54·0 | 42·0 | 48·0 | (—1·0) | 59·5 | 18 | 29·0 | 10 | 4·58 | 15 | +1·29 | 1·16 | 20 |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 55·2 | 38·9 | 47·0 | —0·6 | 62·0 | 3 | 30·0 | 10 | 3·19 | 15 | —0·06 | 0·84 | 20 |
| Ohakea .. | 167 | 53·7 | 40·5 | 47·1 | .. | 59·8 | 3 | 30·0 | 10 | 3·77 | 15 | .. | 0·88 | 6 |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 53·3 | 39·2 | 46·2 | —0·9 | 60·0 | 3 | 27·6 | 9 | 3·11 | 16 | (—0·61) | 0·48 | 20 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 53·0 | 37·1 | 45·0 | —1·1 | 61·0 | 18 | 21·2 | 9 | 3·85 | 19 | —1·04 | 0·65 | 4 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 53·1 | 44·3 | 48·7 | —0·7 | 60·0 | 3 | 37·0 | 9 | 2·67 | 9 | —1·35 | 0·65 | 21 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 350 | 54·4 | 34·9 | 44·6 | —1·3 | 63·0 | 3,18 | 25·0 | 25 | 1·23 | 8 | —2·29 | 0·28 | 22 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 53·6 | 35·6 | 44·6 | .. | 64·0 | 3 | 19·0 | 9 | 3·30 | 14 | (—1·49) | 0·51 | 6 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 52·8 | 41·8 | 47·3 | —0·7 | 64·1 | 3 | 35·0 | 30 | 3·95 | 14 | —0·24 | 0·97 | 18 |
| Nelson .. | 24 | 54·2 | 34·5 | 44·4 | —2·1 | 63·4 | 3 | 27·1 | 8 | 2·65 | 12 | —0·89 | 0·58 | 21 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Blenheim .. | 60 | 55·1 | 31·1 | 43·3 | (—1·6) | 67·5 | 3 | 16·1 | 9 | 1·08 | 10 | (—1·24) | 0·37 | 21 |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 89 | 55·8 | 34·5 | 45·2 | .. | 67·2 | 3 | 22·1 | 9 | 1·35 | 8 | .. | 0·45 | 21 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 49·1 | 30·2 | 39·6 | —2·3 | 58·0 | 2 | 21·0 | 29,30 | 3·72 | 14 | .. | 0·87 | 17 |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 53·1 | 32·9 | 43·0 | —0·3 | 66·4 | 3 | 24·0 | 10 | 1·41 | 9 | (—1·51) | 0·32 | 21 |
| Westport .. | 23 | 52·2 | 40·6 | 46·4 | (—1·9) | .57·0 | 3,4 | 33·0 | 7,8 | 8·37 | 23 | +1·19 | 0·94 | 19 |
| Molesworth Station .. | 2,930 | 44·0 | 24·4 | 34·2 | .. | 54·0 | 4 | 13·0 | 24,25 | 1·71 | 7 | .. | 0·50 | 26 |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 51·1 | 28·8 | 40·0 | —0·2 | 61·0 | 3,4,17 | 16·0 | 9 | 3·15 | 10 | —0·29 | 0·85 | 22 |
| Balmoral .. | 743 | 52·3 | 31·0 | 41·6 | —0·2 | 62·2 | 4 | 16·2 | 30 | 1·64 | 10 | (—0·21) | 0·60 | 22 |
| Hokitika .. | 12 | 51·7 | 36·4 | 44·0 | —1·8 | 56·0 | 1,3,4 | 27·4 | 8 | 10·49 | 18 | +1·35 | 1·17 | 19 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,220 | 50·1 | 30·6 | 40·4 | —1·0 | 59·6 | 2 | 17·5 | 9 | 4·39 | 12 | +2·01 | 1·01 | 22 |
| Darfield .. | 640 | 51·7 | 31·6 | 41·6 | (—0·6) | 62·4 | 4 | 21·6 | 30 | 2·16 | 7 | —0·18 | 1·57 | 22 |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 52·7 | 33·4 | 43·0 | —0·3 | 65·0 | 4 | 24·3 | 30 | 2·05 | 10 | —0·41 | 0·82 | 22 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 53·3 | 33·5 | 43·4 | (—0·1) | 65·0 | 4 | 21·6 | 30 | 1·64 | 9 | .. | 0·81 | 22 |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 50·5 | 36·6 | 43·6 | +0·7 | 60·8 | 4 | 26·1 | 9 | 2·93 | 10 | +0·36 | 1·88 | 22 |
| Lincoln .. | 36 | 52·6 | 32·7 | 42·6 | —1·5 | 63·7 | 4 | 19·4 | 30 | 2·01 | 11 | —0·48 | 0·95 | 22 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) | 150 | 52·7 | 38·7 | 45·7 | (—0·7) | 62·0 | 4 | 32·0 | 30 | 5·88 | 12 | .. | 1·30 | 22 |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook* | 2,510 | 44·0 | 29·3 | 36·6 | +0·7 | 50·0 | 14 | 19·0 | 9,10 | 15·55 | 16 | +3·56 | 2·50 | 18 |
| Ashburton .. | 323 | 52·6 | 32·9 | 42·8 | +1·5 | 64·1 | 4 | 20·9 | 30 | 2·20 | 6 | —0·26 | 1·93 | 22 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 45·5 | 28·3 | 36·9 | +0·3 | 58·5 | 16 | 16·1 | 30 | 3·04 | 6 | .. | 0·80 | 26 |
| Jacksons Bay .. | 22 | 50·7 | 37·8 | 44·2 | (—2·0) | 57·8 | 3 | 31·1 | 8 | 13·57 | 21 | .. | 1·93 | 11 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,000 | 51·3 | 27·8 | 39·6 | +0·8 | 61·7 | 2,4 | 15·3 | 30 | 1·15 | 6 | (—1·00) | 0·58 | 22 |
| Timaru .. | 56 | 51·6 | 33·6 | 42·6 | +0·0 | 62·0 | 4 | 25·0 | 10 | 2·13 | 3 | +0·28 | 1·71 | 22 |
| Waimate .. | 200 | 53·5 | 34·2 | 43·8 | +0·6 | 66·0 | 4 | 27·0 | 11 | 2·99 | 7 | +1·07 | 1·85 | 22 |
| Milford Sound .. | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Queenstown .. | 1,110 | 47·7 | 32·8 | 40·2 | +0·7 | 59·6 | 3 | 23·2 | 10 | 4·55 | 19 | +2·28 | 0·91 | 17 |
| Ophir .. | 1,000 | 47·9 | 29·3 | 38·6 | +3·4 | 60·1 | 3 | 16·3 | 29 | 0·90 | 8 | +0·00 | 0·18 | 21 |
| Waipiata .. | 1,550 | 44·2 | 30·1 | 37·2 | +0·0 | 55·4 | 17,19 | 20·2 | 10 | 3·06 | 9 | +1·92 | 1·29 | 22 |
| Alexandra .. | 520 | 49·6 | 31·1 | 40·4 | +3·0 | 62·2 | 3 | 23·0 | 29 | 1·52 | 11 | +0·14 | 0·29 | 22 |
| Manorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 39·1 | 25·3 | 32·2 | —0·8 | 52·2 | 3 | 11·2 | 30 | 2·14 | 16 | +0·76 | 0·58 | 22 |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) | 690 | 47·6 | 36·8 | 42·2 | —1·0 | 59·9 | 18 | 29·9 | 7 | 4·50 | 15 | +1·31 | 1·39 | 21 |
| Taieri .. | 80 | 50·8 | 33·7 | 42·2 | .. | 62·0 | 4 | 24·6 | 11 | 4·71 | 12 | .. | 1·72 | 22 |
| East Gore .. | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Gore .. | 240 | 49·0 | 35·0 | 42·0 | .. | 59·0 | 4,17 | 28·0 | 21 | 4·22 | 17 | .. | 0·90 | 5 |
| Invercargill .. | 32 | 49·0 | 37·2 | 43·1 | +0·4 | 57·0 | 17,19 | 27·0 | 11 | 5·46 | 23 | +1·87 | 0·75 | 4 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 49·3 | 37·4 | 43·4 | .. | 57·6 | 17 | 29·0 | 10 | 6·84 | 26 | .. | 1·20 | 4 |
LATE RETURNS
| Appleby, Nelson, May, 1944 | 57 | 58·3 | 39·2 | 48·8 | (—1·4) | 63·9 | 2 | 33·0 | 19 | 2·53 | 4 | (—0·58) | 2·33 | 6 | .. |
| Lincoln, May, 1944 .. | 36 | 53·7 | 36·5 | 45·1 | —3·1 | 69·0 | 8 | 26·7 | 23 | 3·75 | 12 | +1·42 | 1·48 | 1 | 107·4 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay), May, 1944 | 150 | 53·9 | 43·7 | 48·8 | (—2·0) | 70·2 | 8 | 36·5 | 5,20 | 4·81 | 12 | .. | 1·47 | 1 | 73·8 |
- Hermitage, Mount Cook: Maximum temperature mean for twenty days only.
NOTE.—At stations where departure 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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