1638

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[NO. 75

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for September, 1946

| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. B Min. | 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. Amount. Date. | Bright Sunshine (Hours). |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | Date. | °F. | In. | In. | (+1·27) | 1·76 | 22 | 167·4 |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 59·8 | 47·7 | 53·8 | -0·4 | 64·0 | 23 | 35·0 | 7, 8 | 6·12 | 13 | 6·57 | 21 | (+1·32) | 1·38 | 22 | |
| Waipapakauri .. | 6 | 62·2 | 48·1 | 55·2 | (+0·7) | 67·1 | 14 | 35·5 | 21 | 5·57 | 21 | | | | | | |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 62·1 | 43·1 | 52·6 | +0·4 | 69·8 | 23 | 32·2 | 8 | 9·09 | 19 | (+2·97) | 2·09 | 28 | 148·9 |
| Dargaville .. | 3 | 62·2 | 45·3 | 53·8 | (+0·9) | 71·0 | 23 | 31·0 | 8 | 4·01 | 18 | (+0·39) | 0·55 | 15 | |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 61·0 | 42·1 | 51·6 | +0·6 | 68·0 | 23 | 30·4 | 6 | 7·76 | 19 | (+3·13) | 2·27 | 15 | |
| Whenuapai .. | 101 | 61·0 | 45·4 | 53·2 | | 67·6 | 23 | 34·2 | 7 | 5·16 | 18 | | | 1·55 | 15 | |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 61·6 | 49·3 | 55·4 | +0·9 | 69·0 | 23 | 44·0 | 9 | 6·32 | 19 | +2·34 | 1·89 | 15 | 149·6 |
| Paerata .. | 166 | 60·9 | 46·2 | 53·6 | (+0·6) | 66·2 | 13 | 38·6 | 7 | 4·72 | 18 | +0·85 | 1·00 | 23 | |
| Thames .. | 4 | 61·0 | 46·7 | 53·8 | | 66·1 | 23 | 37·2 | 20 | 5·65 | 21 | | | 1·39 | 15 | 150·1 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, | 50 | 61·9 | 44·9 | 53·4 | +0·5 | 69·0 | 23 | 36·0 | 7, 18 | 7·80 | 20 | (+1·01) | 1·18 | 15 | |
| Whangamata | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Maioro | 172 | 60·0 | 45·4 | 52·7 | (+0·1) | 64·3 | 14 | 35·4 | 7 | 4·58 | 17 | (+1·00) | 1·18 | 23 | |
| Waihi | 404 | 60·6 | 46·4 | 53·5 | +1·7 | 73·0 | 13 | 36·0 | 10 | 10·62 | 15 | +3·83 | 3·10 | 1 | 138·9 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 62·2 | 46·4 | 54·3 | +0·8 | 66·5 | 13 | 35·0 | 20 | 9·24 | 20 | +4·42 | 2·22 | 2 | |
| Tauranga | 10 | 61·5 | 45·5 | 53·5 | +1·1 | 66·7 | 13 | 36·8 | 10 | 7·65 | 14 | +3·46 | 2·76 | 1 | 163·9 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 60·6 | 43·3 | 52·0 | +0·5 | 65·4 | 13 | 31·1 | 20 | 5·07 | 18 | +1·25 | 1·03 | 23 | 154·8 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 60·1 | 44·6 | 52·4 | | 65·5 | 13 | 34·8 | 7 | 5·84 | 18 | | | 0·85 | 15 | 151·0 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 60·9 | 40·1 | 50·5 | (+0·9) | 66·7 | 13 | 31·4 | 20 | 10·02 | 13 | (+4·57) | 2·68 | 1 | |
| Rotorua | 931 | 60·0 | 42·6 | 51·3 | +0·9 | 66·0 | 4 | 33·6 | 20 | 8·87 | 16 | +3·98 | 2·02 | 1 | 147·1 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 59·8 | 41·4 | 50·6 | +1·0 | 65·7 | 13 | 31·3 | 20 | 8·28 | 14 | +3·73 | 1·80 | 1 | |
| Gisborne | 12 | 63·2 | 44·8 | 54·0 | (+1·9) | 73·2 | 13 | 34·0 | 1 | 2·31 | 13 | (-0·27) | 0·61 | 28 | 200·9 |
| Manutuke Research | 20 | 62·6 | 44·3 | 53·4 | (+2·3) | 72·2 | 13 | 35·0 | 21 | 2·04 | 15 | | | 0·39 | 15, 23 | 206·3 |
| Station, Gisborne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| One-poto, Lake Waikare- | 2,110 | 53·9 | 41·3 | 47·6 | (+1·6) | 61·8 | 13 | 32·3 | 30 | 6·99 | 15 | +0·48 | 1·08 | 23 | |
| moana | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 57·8 | 46·7 | 52·2 | +0·7 | 61·5 | 3, 13 | 35·2 | 5 | 5·46 | 18 | +0·48 | 1·03 | 23 | 159·7 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 44·8 | 33·6 | 39·2 | +0·4 | 52·0 | 11 | 28·0 | 19, 20 | 12·73 | 20 | (+2·18) | 2·68 | 23 | |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 54·1 | 36·9 | 45·5 | +2·1 | 60·5 | 15 | 26·0 | 20 | 4·56 | 13 | +0·22 | 1·14 | 24 | |
| Napier | 5 | 63·0 | 45·3 | 54·2 | +2·4 | 73·7 | 12 | 35·9 | 1 | 1·41 | 9 | -0·60 | 0·56 | 28 | 216·3 |
| Hastings | 45 | 65·8 | 40·8 | 53·3 | +2·6 | 77·0 | 15 | 31·5 | 21 | 1·21 | 10 | -1·04 | 0·29 | 26 | |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 54·4 | 39·7 | 47·0 | +1·3 | 63·2 | 15 | 32·0 | 30 | 3·24 | 15 | +0·08 | 0·93 | 25 | |
| Wanganui | 72 | 59·7 | 45·9 | 52·8 | (+1·3) | 70·8 | 15 | 35·2 | 4 | 2·61 | 13 | (-0·26) | 0·68 | 25 | 181·1 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 60·0 | 39·5 | 49·8 | (+0·8) | 73·6 | 15 | 31·7 | 5 | 0·99 | 13 | -1·21 | 0·22 | 28 | 194·1 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 62·3 | 45·1 | 53·7 | +2·6 | 70·0 | 14 | 32·0 | 1 | 2·53 | 13 | -0·24 | 0·59 | 23 | |
| Ohakea | 167 | 58·8 | 45·4 | 52·1 | (+1·5) | 67·8 | 15 | 37·1 | 1 | 2·41 | 13 | (-0·37) | 0·55 | 25 | |
| Plant Research Bureau, | 110 | 58·5 | 45·3 | 51·9 | +1·6 | 66·9 | 15 | 34·6 | 20 | 3·23 | 14 | (+0·15) | 0·66 | 23 | 139·8 |
| Palmerston North | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 57·8 | 43·0 | 50·4 | +0·9 | 66·8 | 15 | 29·2 | 1 | 4·69 | 16 | +0·33 | 1·08 | 23 | |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 57·3 | 48·3 | 52·8 | +1·6 | 62·0 | 14 | 39·4 | 1 | 3·15 | 11 | -0·29 | 0·78 | 24 | |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 350 | 60·8 | 41·9 | 51·4 | +1·6 | 67·0 | 13 | 27·0 | 1 | 3·36 | 10 | -0·12 | 1·03 | 28 | 145·4 |
| Wallaceville ,. | 195 | 58·7 | 42·0 | 50·4 | (+1·3) | 64·4 | 14 | 27·0 | 1 | 4·26 | 13 | -0·03 | 0·85 | 21 | 165·3 |
| Wainui-o-mata | 290 | 56·9 | 42·4 | 49·6 | (+1·6) | 61·1 | 14 | 27·3 | 1 | 4·50 | 11 | | | 1·20 | 24 | |
| Wellington | 415 | 56·6 | 45·6 | 51·1 | +1·0 | 63·4 | 12 | 35·0 | 1 | 3·92 | 13 | +0·27 | 0·78 | 21 | 190·6 |
| Nelson | 24 | 60·0 | 42·1 | 51·0 | +0·7 | 68·8 | 13 | 34·9 | 19 | 2·12 | 9 | -1·36 | 0·75 | 23 | 207·4 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 60·0 | 41·2 | 50·6 | +0·3 | 67·7 | 13 | 32·9 | 30 | 3·37 | 12 | (+0·06) | 1·14 | 30 | |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 61·5 | 42·7 | 52·1 | (+1·1) | 75·4 | 13 | 28·3 | 30 | 2·35 | 9 | (-0·33) | 0·75 | 30 | |
| Blenheim | 60 | 61·3 | 41·1 | 51·2 | +1·1 | 75·2 | 13 | 25·2 | 30 | 1·94 | 11 | (-0·38) | 0·67 | 30 | 200·3 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Waihopai | 860 | 59·7 | 39·9 | 49·8 | +1·5 | 72·5 | 13 | 27·5 | 30 | 2·56 | 10 | (-0·50) | 0·74 | 23, 30 | |
| Westport | 7 | 56·7 | 43·9 | 50·3 | (+1·0) | 65·2 | 2 | 36·2 | 19 | 6·08 | 21 | (-0·43) | 1·13 | 23 | 164·4 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 52·3 | 32·4 | 42·4 | +0·5 | 65·0 | 13 | 22·0 | 10, 20 | 1·54 | 6 | (-0·96) | 0·49 | 15 | |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 57·0 | 38·0 | 47·5 | +1·6 | 72·0 | 13 | 20·0 | 1 | 2·82 | 9 | -1·77 | 0·85 | 15 | 157·0 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 12 | 55·5 | 40·5 | 48·0 | (-0·1) | 59·4 | 3 | 29·0 | 30 | 8·65 | 24 | -0·37 | 1·92 | 21 | 140·8 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 57·2 | 39·2 | 48·2 | +1·5 | 73·0 | 13 | 26·0 | 1 | 2·41 | 9 | (+0·33) | 0·79 | 28 | |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 55·3 | 38·5 | 46·9 | -0·4 | 65·0 | 12 | 24·1 | 10 | 3·34 | 10 | +0·11 | 0·68 | 15 | |
| Darfield | 640 | 58·0 | 39·0 | 48·5 | (+1·5) | 76·3 | 14 | 26·8 | 1 | 5·19 | 12 | +2·39 | 1·25 | 23 | |
| Christchurch | 22 | 58·6 | 39·3 | 49·0 | +0·3 | 78·7 | 14 | 28·1 | 3 | 6·14 | 10 | +4·13 | 2·10 | 23 | |
| Wigram | 74 | 58·5 | 39·2 | 48·8 | (+0·2) | 77·7 | 14 | 26·1 | 3 | 5·30 | 10 | (+3·35) | 1·74 | 23 | 164·5 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 54·1 | 40·3 | 47·2 | +0·5 | 70·2 | 14 | 27·6 | 30 | 5·73 | 12 | +2·12 | 1·54 | 30 | 163·2 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 57·2 | 37·9 | 47·6 | +0·2 | 74·1 | 14 | 25·2 | 3 | 4·07 | 11 | +2·10 | 1·04 | 23 | 165·7 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau- | 150 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| chelle's Bay) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ashburton | 323 | 57·7 | 39·0 | 48·4 | +1·4 | 74·7 | 14 | 26·3 | 2 | 6·68 | 12 | +4·12 | 1·96 | 23 | 145·6 |
| Jacksons Bay | 22 | 55·5 | 43·3 | 49·4 | +0·6 | 59·8 | 13 | 35·0 | 1 | 12·80 | 21 | (-2·01) | 2·48 | 21 | |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 52·9 | 32·2 | 42·6 | +0·1 | 63·2 | 15 | 17·8 | 30 | 4·55 | 12 | +2·63 | 1·50 | 15 | 145·2 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 56·1 | 32·5 | 44·3 | -0·7 | 75·0 | 14 | 20·5 | 2 | 5·51 | 10 | +2·93 | 1·50 | 28 | 164·4 |
| Timaru | 56 | 59·4 | 39·1 | 49·2 | +1·4 | 79·0 | 14 | 28·8 | 3 | 5·95 | 11 | +4·04 | 2·45 | 23 | 154·7 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Waimate | 200 | 62·5 | 39·4 | 51·0 | +2·6 | 77·0 | 14 | 29·2 | 4 | 8·30 | 11 | +6·10 | 2·65 | 23 | 148·6 |
| Queenstown | 1,100 | 53·5 | 37·3 | 45·4 | -0·4 | 65·6 | 14 | 26·6 | 1 | 2·90 | 17 | +0·35 | 0·41 | 14 | 147·6 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 54·5 | 34·5 | 44·5 | -0·5 | 68·3 | 14 | 18·8 | 2 | 2·93 | 9 | +1·79 | 1·14 | 14 | |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 51·1 | 35·1 | 43·1 | -1·0 | 64·0 | 14 | 21·0 | 4 | 3·19 | 10 | +2·06 | 0·78 | 14 | 153 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 56·2 | 36·6 | 46·4 | -0·4 | 70·0 | 14 | 22·0 | 2 | 2·49 | 10 | +1·68 | 0·65 | 14 | 149·9 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dunedin | 690 | 52·7 | 40·1 | 46·4 | (-0·9) | 69·5 | 13 | 30·7 | 1 | 6·98 | 14 | +4·13 | 2·42 | 24 | 126·9 |
| Taieri | 80 | 55·5 | 36·0 | 45·8 | (-1·9) | 73·0 | 14 | 23·0 | 1 | 7·28 | 12 | (+5·21) | 1·98 | 23 | |
| East Gore | 245 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gore | 240 | 55·7 | 37·8 | 46·8 | -0·7 | 71·5 | 14 | 25·0 | 30 | 2·55 | 18 | | | 0·70 | 14 | 141·7 |
| Invercargill | 32 | 55·6 | 37·9 | 46·8 | -0·1 | 69·0 | 14 | 25·0 | 1 | 3·86 | 20 | +0·43 | 0·60 | 21 | 149·6 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 55·0 | 39·1 | 47·0 | -0·4 | 68·0 | 14 | 28·3 | 1 | 3·54 | 17 | (+0·02) | 0·56 | 21 | |