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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