✨ Climatological Data
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 10
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January, 1946
| 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 | 71·8 | 56·9 | 64·4 | —0·4 | 76·0 | 26 | 45·0 | 6 | 1·16 | 4 | 0·73 | 3 | 251·5 |
| Waipapakauri | 6 | 73·7 | 52·0 | 62·8 | (—0·9) | 83·9 | 13 | 42·0 | 6 | 1·28 | 6 | 0·52 | 7 | .. |
| Kerikeri | 200 | 78·5 | 57·4 | 68·0 | (+2·9) | 85·5 | 3 | 52·0 | 27 | Nil | .. | .. | .. | 316·0 |
| Waipoua State Forest. | 225 | 70·8 | 52·9 | 61·8 | —1·4 | 77·2 | 25 | 43·2 | 5 | 1·93 | 14 | (—2·20) | 0·71 | 7 |
| Dargaville | 3 | 73·7 | 53·8 | 63·8 | (—0·7) | 84·0 | 26 | 40·0 | 6 | 0·90 | 8 | .. | 0·30 | 7 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 71·8 | 51·0 | 61·4 | —1·2 | 78·0 | 25, 26 | 38·0 | 5 | 1·34 | 8 | .. | 0·56 | 3 |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 73·2 | 52·7 | 63·0 | .. | 80·0 | 25 | 40·7 | 5 | 1·70 | .8 | .. | 0·58 | 1 |
| Auckland | 160 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paerata | 166 | 72·3 | 54·4 | 63·4 | (—1·3) | 78·3 | 17 | 46·3 | 1 | 1·52 | 10 | .. | 0·45 | 2 |
| Maioro | 172 | 68·9 | 55·8 | 62·4 | (—1·0) | 78·8 | 26 | 48·8 | 2 | 1·80 | 8 | .. | 0·53 | 2 |
| Waihi | 404 | 74·4 | 54·1 | 64·2 | —0·3 | 85·0 | 12, 14 | 42·0 | 1 | 1·25 | 7 | —4·43 | 0·37 | 26 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, Whangamata | 50 | 75·5 | 54·3 | 64·9 | —0·5 | 87·0 | 12, 13 | 43·0 | 9 | 0·49 | 4 | .. | 0·32 | 3 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 78·7 | 54·4 | 66·6 | —0·4 | 90·0 | 12 | 42·5 | 21 | 0·85 | 8 | —2·80 | 0·29 | 3 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 77·0 | 52·3 | 64·6 | +0·0 | 91·9 | 12 | 41·2 | 1 | 0·68 | 7 | —3·45 | 0·32 | 26 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 73·0 | 50·6 | 61·8 | —2·0 | 83·1 | 26 | 34·8 | 1 | 1·43 | 9 | —2·28 | 0·51 | 1 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 75·1 | 46·3 | 60·7 | (—2·5) | 85·8 | 12 | 32·1 | 1 | 0·81 | 5 | .. | 0·36 | 26 |
| Rotorua | 931 | 76·4 | 51·1 | 63·8 | —0·4 | 92·9 | 12 | 37·7 | 1 | 0·59 | 8 | —3·83 | 0·28 | 26 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 77·6 | 48·5 | 63·0 | —0·5 | 95·3 | 12 | 32·8 | 1 | 0·58 | 6 | —4·06 | 0·25 | 26 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 78·1 | 50·4 | 64·2 | (—1·6) | 92·2 | 12 | 40·2 | 1, 26 | 0·16 | 5 | (—2·20) | 0·06 | 26 |
| Manutuke Research Station, Gisborne | 20 | 75·9 | 50·8 | 63·7 | (—1·1) | 88·8 | 17 | 36·0 | 1 | 0·25 | 5 | .. | 0·09 | 13 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 70·5 | 50·7 | 60·6 | (+0·5) | 87·2 | 12 | 39·1 | 1 | 1·67 | 6 | (—3·63) | 0·69 | 19 |
| New Plymouth (Marsland Hill) | 160 | 66·2 | 53·6 | 59·9 | —2·8 | 73·3 | 13 | 43·5 | 20 | 4·46 | 13 | +0·11 | 1·32 | 26 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 61·9 | 41·2 | 51·6 | —0·8 | 77·0 | 13 | 31·0 | 1 | 7·67 | 13 | .. | 1·50 | 7 |
| Karici | 2,125 | 68·5 | 44·6 | 56·6 | —0·1 | 79·0 | 12, 13 | 32·5 | 1 | 2·05 | 10 | (—1·71) | 0·50 | 26 |
| Napier | 5 | 76·3 | 55·1 | 65·7 | +0·2 | 92·0 | 15 | 42·8 | 1 | 0·17 | 4 | —2·53 | 0·09 | 26 |
| Hastings | 45 | 80·6 | 51·1 | 65·9 | +0·5 | 94·0 | 12, 15 | 40·0 | 1 | 0·14 | 4 | (—2·10) | 0·07 | 26 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 68·3 | 48·9 | 58·6 | —0·6 | 80·0 | 26 | 39·8 | 1 | 1·59 | 12 | —1·69 | 0·40 | 2 |
| Wanganui | 72 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 74·0 | 50·2 | 62·1 | (—0·3) | 85·7 | 13 | 35·4 | 6 | 0·49 | 6 | .. | 0·15 | 18 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 70·7 | 54·6 | 62·6 | —0·3 | 77·5 | 18 | 45·0 | 6 | 1·80 | 11 | —0·68 | 0·44 | 18 |
| Ohakea | 167 | 68·8 | 53·8 | 61·3 | (—0·9) | 75·4 | 26 | 44·0 | 6 | 2·44 | 12 | .. | 0·56 | 18 |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 68·0 | 52·8 | 60·4 | —2·2 | 77·0 | 14 | 43·0 | 20 | 3·48 | 17 | (+0·26) | 1·08 | 18 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 68·6 | 52·5 | 60·6 | —1·4 | 80·2 | 14 | 38·4 | 6 | 3·98 | 14 | +0·21 | 1·45 | 18 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 65·3 | 54·9 | 60·1 | —1·8 | 69·6 | 16 | 45·9 | 1 | 3·34 | 14 | +0·49 | 0·81 | 26 |
| Waingawa, Masterton. | 350 | 77·0 | 45·9 | 61·4 | —1·8 | 89·1 | 12 | 36·0 | 24 | 0·89 | 3 | —1·68 | 0·65 | 18 |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 69·2 | 50·4 | 59·8 | (—1·6) | 80·0 | 13 | 37·8 | 5 | 3·47 | 8 | .. | 1·04 | 22 |
| Wainui-o-mata | 290 | 67·4 | 49·9 | 58·6 | (—1·6) | 75·9 | 13 | 33·9 | 5 | 2·49 | 7 | (—0·90) | 0·72 | 22 |
| Wellington | 415 | 67·5 | 53·0 | 60·2 | —1·0 | 75·2 | 13 | 45·8 | 2 | 1·48 | 9 | —1·43 | 0·56 | 26 |
| Nelson | 24 | 72·0 | 54·2 | 63·1 | +0·3 | 80·9 | 12 | 45·0 | 10 | 2·95 | 7 | +0·04 | 1·37 | 26 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 72·8 | 53·8 | 63·3 | +0·5 | 86·2 | 12 | 43·4 | 1 | 1·13 | 5 | (—1·66) | 0·41 | 8 |
| Blenheim | 60 | 75·4 | 51·6 | 63·5 | —1·0 | 90·0 | 22 | 39·0 | 10 | 0·94 | 4 | (—0·85) | 0·40 | 8 |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 89 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Golden Downs | 900 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 74·7 | 51·1 | 62·9 | +0·7 | 88·4 | 22 | 41·0 | 10 | 0·93 | 5 | (—1·61) | 0·34 | 26 |
| Westport | 7 | 60·9 | 50·1 | 55·5 | (—4·0) | 66·0 | 16 | 42·8 | 21 | 9·60 | 20 | +2·60 | 2·40 | 22 |
| Molesworth Station | 2,930 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 71·3 | 47·4 | 59·4 | —0·5 | 87·0 | 26 | 32·9 | 21 | 1·53 | 8 | —2·18 | 0·38 | 18 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 71·9 | 47·7 | 59·8 | —1·2 | 86·5 | 26 | 35·0 | 21 | 1·33 | 8 | (—0·80) | 0·45 | 18 |
| Hokitika | 12 | 62·8 | 51·2 | 57·0 | —2·7 | 69·6 | 26 | 44·0 | 21 | 10·35 | 17 | +0·08 | 2·75 | 26 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 71·1 | 48·8 | 60·0 | +0·0 | 83·5 | 14 | 38·5 | 10 | 1·69 | 10 | +0·99 | 0·53 | 22 |
| Darfield | 640 | 71·6 | 47·1 | 59·4 | (—1·3) | 88·0 | 26 | 38·7 | 9 | 1·70 | 9 | —1·28 | 0·77 | 26 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 70·1 | 51·0 | 60·6 | —0·9 | 89·1 | 12 | 43·1 | 16 | 1·45 | 7 | —0·75 | 0·58 | 18, 26 |
| Wigram Aerodrome, Sockburn | 74 | 71·0 | 49·2 | 60·1 | (—1·2) | 90·1 | 12 | 39·5 | 16 | 1·13 | 5 | .. | 0·57 | 18 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 68·4 | 47·2 | 57·8 | —1·2 | 81·8 | 22 | 38·5 | 3 | 3·05 | 14 | —1·01 | 1·18 | 26 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 70·6 | 47·5 | 59·0 | —1·1 | 89·1 | 12 | 36·8 | 21 | 1·25 | 8 | —0·96 | 0·50 | 18 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau-chelle’s Bay) | 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | .. | 46·8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35·0 | 1 | 15·54 | 15 | —3·89 | 5·00 | 22 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 71·6 | 48·1 | 59·8 | —0·6 | 88·8 | 26 | 39·5 | 9 | 1·37 | 7 | —1·28 | 0·85 | 18 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 68·9 | 44·2 | 56·6 | —0·8 | 78·8 | 14 | 29·5 | 1 | 1·45 | 6 | .. | 0·50 | 18 |
| Jacksons Bay | 22 | 60·4 | 49·3 | 54·8 | —3·1 | 65·0 | 13, 16 | 42·8 | 9 | 22·22 | 24 | .. | 3·76 | 29 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 70·0 | 44·0 | 57·0 | —2·5 | 85·7 | 12 | 33·0 | 1 | 2·71 | 7 | —0·09 | 0·89 | 2 |
| Timaru | 56 | 70·9 | 47·3 | 59·1 | —1·6 | 89·8 | 17 | 36·8 | 1 | 2·26 | 10 | —0·16 | 0·72 | 18 |
| Waimate | 200 | 69·4 | 47·6 | 58·5 | —1·8 | 87·0 | 17 | 37·0 | 1 | 3·45 | 12 | +0·81 | 0·80 | 19 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | 62·0 | 48·5 | 55·2 | —1·9 | 67·3 | 17 | 41·5 | 20 | 30·12 | 24 | .. | 5·43 | 26 |
| Queenstown | 1,110 | 69·4 | 48·7 | 59·0 | —0·3 | 81·8 | 12 | 37·6 | 20 | 4·68 | 10 | +1·75 | 1·42 | 22 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 70·4 | 45·3 | 57·8 | —2·3 | 80·0 | 12 | 31·7 | 20 | 3·82 | 9 | +1·82 | 1·49 | 7 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 65·6 | 45·3 | 55·4 | —2·7 | 79·5 | 12, 26 | 35·0 | 1 | 3·35 | 11 | +1·18 | 0·86 | 7 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 71·2 | 49·0 | 60·1 | —1·5 | 86·1 | 11 | 37·0 | 1 | 3·20 | 10 | +1·39 | 0·96 | 7 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 62·4 | 40·3 | 51·4 | —1·7 | 75·5 | 11 | 30·0 | 2 | 3·85 | 14 | +1·45 | 1·23 | 7 |
| Dunedin (Beta Street Reservoir) | 690 | 63·9 | 48·3 | 56·1 | (—1·0) | 81·5 | 11 | 40·0 | 1 | 4·03 | .17 | +0·61 | 1·50 | 7 |
| Taieri | 80 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| East Gore | 245 | 69·1 | 44·9 | 57·0 | —1·0 | 83·0 | 5 | 33·0 | 1 | 4·77 | 20 | +1·54 | 0·76 | 7 |
| Gore | 240 | 68·4 | 47·2 | 57·8 | —0·9 | 82·0 | 5, 6 | 35·0 | 1, 2 | 4·53 | 20 | .. | 0·74 | 7 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 65·5 | 48·0 | 56·8 | —0·1 | 84·5 | 5 | 35·0 | 1 | 4·66 | 18 | +0·48 | 1·06 | 26 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 64·8 | 48·0 | 56·4 | —1·0 | 84·9 | 5 | 35·2 | 2 | 4·80 | 16 | .. | 1·20 | 26 |
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