✨ Climatological Data
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December, 1946
| Station. | Height of Stations above | Means of | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit.) | Rainfall in Inches. | Maximum Fall. | Bright |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.S.L. | Mean | Absolute Maximum and | Total | No. | Difference | |
| of A | Minimum. | Fall. | of Wet | from | ||
| Max. | In. | Days. | Normal. | |||
| Ft. | °F. | |||||
| B | ||||||
| Min. | ||||||
| °F. | ||||||
| °F. | ||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 66·1 | 54·4 | 60·2 | -3·0 | 70·0 |
| Waipapakauri .. | 6 | 67·8 | 52·8 | 60·3 | (-1·3) | 73·8 |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 67·2 | 51·3 | 59·2 | -2·0 | 78·0 |
| Dargaville .. | 3 | 68·7 | 53·4 | 61·0 | (-1·2) | 77·0 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 66·8 | 50·5 | 58·6 | -1·7 | 76·2 |
| Whenuapai .. | 101 | 67·0 | 51·9 | 59·4 | .. | 75·3 |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 66·9 | 55·6 | 61·2 | -2·6 | 71·6 |
| Paerata .. | 166 | 66·6 | 52·4 | 59·5 | (-2·3) | 74·1 |
| Thames .. | 4 | 68·1 | 52·4 | 60·2 | .. | 73·3 |
| Wharekawa Nursery, | 50 | 69·4 | 51·9 | 60·6 | -2·5 | 75·0 |
| Whangamata .. | ||||||
| Maioro .. | 172 | 65·6 | 53·5 | 59·6 | (-1·4) | 72·7 |
| Waihi .. | 404 | 68·8 | 52·2 | 60·5 | -1·6 | 77·0 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 70·1 | 53·5 | 61·8 | -2·1 | 79·5 |
| Tauranga .. | 10 | 69·0 | 51·4 | 60·2 | -1·8 | 74·9 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 67·4 | 50·9 | 59·2 | -2·2 | 74·5 |
| Rukuhia .. | 215 | 66·9 | 50·4 | 58·6 | .. | 75·0 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 68·8 | 47·1 | 58·0 | (-2·3) | 75·4 |
| Rotorua .. | 931 | 68·0 | 48·6 | 58·3 | -3·1 | 77·1 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 67·8 | 48·5 | 58·2 | -2·9 | 77·8 |
| Gisborne .. | 12 | 73·3 | 50·7 | 62·0 | (-1·2) | 83·1 |
| Manutuke Research Station, Gisborne | 20 | 71·6 | 50·2 | 60·9 | (-1·3) | 80·9 |
| Onepoto, Lake Waikaremoana | 2,110 | 64·9 | 47·7 | 56·3 | (-1·2) | 81·5 |
| New Plymouth .. | 160 | 62·1 | 51·7 | 56·9 | -3·2 | 66·6 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 54·4 | 38·1 | 46·2 | -3·2 | 67·0 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 61·3 | 43·4 | 52·4 | -2·0 | 75·0 |
| Napier .. | 5 | 71·8 | 52·1 | 62·0 | -1·1 | 84·8 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 75·4 | 49·0 | 62·2 | -0·9 | 88·0 |
| Taihape .. | 2,157 | 62·6 | 45·3 | 54·0 | -2·3 | 72·0 |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 66·2 | 52·1 | 59·2 | (-1·9) | 78·6 |
| Waipukurau .. | 450 | 70·6 | 46·4 | 58·5 | (-2·5) | 89·0 |
| Tangimoana .. | 8 | 68·7 | 51·0 | 59·8 | -0·9 | 79·5 |
| Ohakea .. | 167 | 65·6 | 50·8 | 58·2 | (-1·8) | 76·9 |
| Plant Research Bureau, Palmerston North | 110 | 65·1 | 49·3 | 57·2 | (-3·2) | 75·0 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 64·9 | 49·5 | 57·2 | -2·8 | 73·8 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 63·2 | 53·1 | 58·2 | -1·4 | 67·5 |
| Wairarapa, Masterton | 350 | 68·1 | 45·5 | 56·8 | -3·9 | 79·0 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 65·2 | 48·8 | 57·0 | (-2·2) | 72·3 |
| Wainui-o-mata .. | 290 | 63·9 | 48·1 | 56·0 | (-1·6) | 71·1 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 63·6 | 50·5 | 57·0 | -2·0 | 68·9 |
| Nelson .. | 24 | 67·1 | 48·9 | 58·0 | -2·8 | 79·2 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | 67·6 | 49·4 | 58·5 | -2·6 | 81·9 |
| Woodbourne .. | 89 | 69·4 | 49·2 | 59·3 | (-3·4) | 87·9 |
| Blenheim .. | 60 | 69·8 | 47·0 | 58·4 | -4·1 | 81·7 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 65·8 | 42·2 | 54·0 | -3·8 | 77·9 |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 68·3 | 47·1 | 57·7 | -2·9 | 80·0 |
| Westport .. | 7 | 60·4 | 47·9 | 54·2 | (-3·3) | 65·0 |
| Molesworth .. | 2,930 | 62·7 | 39·2 | 51·0 | (-3·6) | 74·0 |
| Hanmer Springs .. | 1,225 | 66·4 | 44·9 | 55·6 | -2·2 | 77·0 |
| Hokitika Airfield .. | 12 | 59·5 | 47·4 | 53·4 | (-2·6) | 65·3 |
| Balmoral .. | 743 | 67·0 | 45·9 | 56·4 | -2·6 | 77·0 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,195 | 65·1 | 46·8 | 56·0 | -2·2 | 76·6 |
| Darfield .. | 640 | 66·1 | 46·6 | 56·4 | (-2·4) | 81·3 |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 65·9 | 48·7 | 57·3 | -2·5 | 81·6 |
| Wigram .. | 74 | 66·1 | 47·8 | 57·0 | (-2·4) | 80·1 |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | 64·0 | 46·6 | 55·3 | -2·2 | 73·8 |
| Lincoln .. | 36 | 65·6 | 46·3 | 56·0 | -2·0 | 79·7 |
| Akaroa (Onawe, Duvau- | ||||||
| chelle's Bay) .. | 150 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hermitage, Mount Cook | 2,510 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ashburton .. | 323 | 66·1 | 44·8 | 55·4 | -3·1 | 80·5 |
| Jacksons Bay .. | 22 | 58·4 | 46·4 | 52·4 | -3·3 | 63·6 |
| Lake Tekapo .. | 2,350 | 61·4 | 41·6 | 51·5 | -3·6 | 73·0 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,000 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Timaru .. | 56 | 65·7 | 48·5 | 57·1 | -1·5 | 80·4 |
| Milford Sound .. | 20 | 58·6 | 46·2 | 52·4 | (-2·9) | 66·0 |
| Waimate .. | 200 | 65·1 | 46·8 | 56·0 | -2·4 | 78·2 |
| Queenstown .. | 1,100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophir .. | 1,000 | 66·6 | 45·1 | 55·8 | -2·6 | 74·4 |
| Waipiata .. | 1,550 | 61·9 | 42·6 | 52·3 | -4·0 | 74·0 |
| Alexandra .. | 520 | 68·3 | 47·6 | 58·0 | -2·4 | 79·0 |
| Manorburn Dam .. | 2,448 | 56·3 | 38·9 | 47·6 | -4·0 | 73·5 |
| Dunedin .. | 690 | 60·5 | 44·0 | 52·2 | (-2·7) | 74·8 |
| Taieri .. | 80 | 63·4 | 45·6 | 54·5 | (-1·5) | 78·8 |
| East Gore .. | 245 | 64·0 | 44·7 | 54·4 | -1·9 | 77·0 |
| Gore .. | 240 | 63·0 | 45·2 | 54·1 | -2·8 | 76·0 |
| Invercargill .. | 32 | 61·5 | 45·3 | 53·4 | -1·7 | 74·0 |
| Invercargill (City Engineer) | 8 | 60·5 | 45·8 | 53·2 | -2·4 | 73·4 |
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