✨ Climatological Table
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for September, 1947
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of | Mean A Max. | B Min. | Difference from Normal. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Total Fall. | No. of Wet Days. | Difference from Normal. | Maximum Fall. | Hours. | ||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | Date. | °F. | In. | In. | In. | ||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 61·5 | 49·3 | +1·2 | 66·3 | 19 | 33·8 | 3·82 | 17 | (-1·03) | 1·70 |
| Waipapakauri | 6 | 62·0 | 47·1 | (+0·1) | 69·1 | 23 | 30·3 | 4·98 | 15 | (+0·73) | 1·51 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 62·4 | 44·8 | (+1·2) | 69·0 | 18 | 30·5 | 5·29 | 13 | 1·68 | |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 60·5 | 45·7 | (+0·9) | 67·9 | 30 | 32·0 | 6·59 | 20 | (+0·47) | 1·39 |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 60·8 | 44·2 | 68·0 | 18 | 31·0 | 4·15 | 14 | 1·35 | ||
| Dargaville | 3 | 47·1 | 35·0 | 4·03 | 18 | (+0·41) | 1·08 | ||||
| Riverhead | 105 | 60·4 | 43·2 | +0·8 | 67·2 | 30 | 31·0 | 5·06 | 16 | (+0·43) | 1·44 |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 60·6 | 45·4 | 67·0 | 30 | 35·2 | 4·68 | 15 | 1·30 | ||
| Auckland | 160 | 60·7 | 49·1 | +0·4 | 67·3 | 30 | 43·0 | 4·70 | 16 | +0·72 | 1·40 |
| Paerata | 166 | 60·3 | 45·8 | +0·0 | 65·3 | 30 | 37·2 | 4·89 | 16 | +1·02 | 1·45 |
| Thames | 4 | 61·1 | 45·5 | +0·3 | 67·5 | 30 | 32·4 | 3·42 | 17 | 0·59 | |
| Whangamata | 50 | 61·2 | 66·0 | 5, 18 | 4·79 | 10 | (-0·79) | 1·60 | |||
| Maioro | 172 | 60·7 | 46·3 | (+0·9) | 65·6 | 30 | 38·0 | 4·08 | 16 | (+0·50) | 0·86 |
| Waihi | 300 | 61·6 | 43·0 | +0·5 | 68·0 | 24 | 32·0 | 4·41 | 13 | -2·38 | 1·10 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 62·3 | 44·3 | 70·5 | 23 | 35·5 | 4·26 | 18 | (-0·56) | 0·76 | |
| Tauranga | 10 | 60·9 | 43·3 | (-0·3) | 65·0 | 21 | 34·4 | 3·10 | 14 | (-1·09) | 1·06 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 60·7 | 40·9 | (-0·7) | 67·6 | 21 | 29·2 | 3·62 | 15 | (-0·20) | 0·77 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 60·4 | 43·6 | 67·1 | 21 | 30·5 | 3·59 | 15 | 0·74 | ||
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 61·0 | 38·8 | +0·3 | 67·7 | 16 | 30·3 | 4, 14 | 3·25 | (-2·20) | 0·81 |
| Rotorua | 931 | 59·8 | 41·6 | +0·3 | 70·0 | 21 | 32·1 | 4·06 | 14 | -0·83 | 0·98 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 59·1 | 40·7 | +0·3 | 66·5 | 16 | 29·4 | 3·75 | 14 | -0·80 | 0·88 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 63·8 | 42·7 | +1·1 | 71·7 | 16 | 33·1 | 22 | 1·27 | 6 | (-1·31) |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 63·0 | 41·0 | (+0·9) | 71·6 | 28 | 29·9 | 4 | 1·24 | 4 | |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 56·9 | 39·5 | (+2·2) | 69·7 | 23 | 31·0 | 3 | 3·11 | 11 | -3·40 |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 61·2 | 40·3 | (+0·5) | 70·3 | 21 | 27·8 | 27 | 4·41 | 16 | |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 57·3 | 45·7 | (+0·0) | 63·0 | 21 | 37·1 | 27 | 6·95 | 17 | +1·97 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 46·8 | 31·6 | (+0·4) | 57·0 | 23 | 24·0 | 4 | 8·97 | 24 | (-1·58) |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 54·4 | 35·4 | (+1·5) | 62·2 | 23 | 24·0 | 3 | 3·89 | 13 | -0·45 |
| Napier | 5 | 62·8 | 42·7 | (+1·0) | 73·0 | 17, 29 | 33·9 | 15 | 1·40 | 8 | (-0·61) |
| Hastings | 45 | 66·0 | 37·4 | (+1·0) | 75·0 | 17, 29 | 29·5 | 4 | 0·94 | 6 | (-1·31) |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 55·1 | 38·4 | (+1·0) | 63·8 | 23 | 29·2 | 3 | 2·98 | 15 | (-0·18) |
| Wanganui | 72 | 59·2 | 45·2 | (+0·7) | 69·0 | 30 | 34·7 | 3 | 2·46 | 12 | (-0·41) |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 60·8 | 38·0 | (+0·4) | 68·7 | 17 | 29·4 | 15, 22 | 1·55 | 8 | (-0·65) |
| Marton | 462 | 56·7 | 41·6 | (+0·2) | 65·1 | 30 | 30·3 | 3 | 3·33 | 17 | (-0·64) |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 61·1 | 43·7 | (+1·3) | 68·0 | 29, 30 | 33·0 | 3 | 2·13 | 9 | (-0·04) |
| Ohakea | 167 | 58·9 | 44·4 | (+1·0) | 68·0 | 30 | 33·4 | 3 | 2·74 | 15 | (-0·40) |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 58·6 | 42·3 | (+0·1) | 67·3 | 30 | 29·8 | 3 | 2·68 | 17 | (-0·75) |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 58·4 | 42·3 | (+0·9) | 65·6 | 30 | 28·8 | 22 | 3·61 | 16 | (-0·90) |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 56·5 | 46·9 | (+0·5) | 60·0 | 28 | 39·2 | 3 | 2·54 | 12 | (-0·79) |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 350 | 61·4 | 39·1 | (+0·4) | 69·8 | 23 | 28·4 | 3 | 2·69 | 11 | (+0·06) |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 58·6 | 40·9 | (+0·7) | 65·1 | 15 | 27·8 | 3 | 4·35 | 13 | (+1·84) |
| Wellington | 415 | 56·6 | 44·8 | (+0·6) | 63·8 | 15 | 36·1 | 3 | 5·49 | 13 | (+1·04) |
| Nelson | 24 | 59·9 | 41·6 | (+0·5) | 67·9 | 15 | 31·1 | 3 | 4·52 | 9 | (+2·39) |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 60·3 | 41·9 | (+0·8) | 69·9 | 16 | 32·0 | 3 | 5·70 | 12 | (+1·34) |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 61·5 | 41·0 | (+0·2) | 72·0 | 16 | 29·4 | 3 | 4·02 | 10 | (+0·93) |
| Waterlea, Blenheim | 12 | 61·0 | 40·7 | (+0·7) | 71·1 | 15 | 30·5 | 3 | 3·25 | 8 | (-1·23) |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 58·1 | 36·2 | (+0·8) | 64·0 | 27 | 26·0 | 3 | 2·83 | 10 | (+2·17) |
| Waihopai | 860 | 60·0 | 39·0 | (+1·2) | 69·0 | 27 | 29·5 | 3 | 5·23 | 10 | (+2·41) |
| Westport | 7 | 56·2 | 42·9 | (+0·3) | 59·5 | 21 | 34·5 | 26 | 8·92 | 24 | (+0·72) |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 53·9 | 31·5 | (+0·8) | 66·0 | 23 | 21·7 | 19 | 3·22 | 9 | |
| Greymouth | 13 | 55·6 | 44·3 | (+0·6) | 64·9 | 10 | 35·1 | 26 | 11·01 | 22 | |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 57·4 | 36·3 | (+0·9) | 72·0 | 23 | 23·8 | 3 | 5·75 | 14 | (+1·16) |
| Hokitika Airfield | 12 | 55·6 | 41·7 | (+0·5) | 64·3 | 10 | 29·5 | 26 | 11·03 | 22 | (+2·01) |
| Balmoral | 743 | 57·9 | 37·7 | (+1·1) | 72·0 | 23 | 26·0 | 3 | 3·25 | 8 | (+1·17) |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 57·5 | 38·7 | (+0·8) | 74·0 | 23 | 27·0 | 26 | 5·18 | 14 | (+1·95) |
| Darfield | 640 | (+0·72) | |||||||||
| Christchurch | 22 | 60·7 | 39·3 | (+1·3) | 75·3 | 15 | 29·8 | 3 | 3·11 | 10 | (+1·10) |
| Wigram | 74 | 60·4 | 39·0 | (+1·1) | 74·3 | 15 | 30·9 | 3 | 2·63 | 10 | (+0·68) |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 57·4 | 40·7 | (+2·3) | 72·9 | 23 | 29·5 | 26 | 5·13 | 13 | (+1·52) |
| Lincoln | 36 | 58·7 | 37·9 | (+0·9) | 71·0 | 15, 16 | 29·0 | 4 | 2·80 | 10 | (+0·83) |
| Akaroa | 150 | ||||||||||
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | 53·5 | 36·4 | (+2·9) | 66·0 | 22, 23 | 23·0 | 26 | 13·60 | 12 | (+1·30) |
| Ashburton | 323 | 60·1 | 39·5 | (+2·8) | 74·0 | 16 | 30·6 | 26 | 2·70 | 10 | (+0·14) |
| Jackson’s Bay | 22 | 54·8 | 42·6 | (-0·1) | 59·6 | 10 | 33·6 | 26 | 14·35 | 25 | (-0·46) |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 55·3 | 33·5 | (+1·9) | 63·2 | 15 | 23·6 | 3 | 1·90 | 5 | (-0·02) |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 60·7 | 31·9 | (+1·3) | 74·5 | 23 | 22·5 | 3 | 3·69 | 10 | (+1·11) |
| Timaru | 56 | 61·2 | 38·7 | (+2·2) | 79·0 | 29 | 30·0 | 26 | 1·31 | 9 | (-0·60) |
| Milford Sound | 20 | 54·3 | 40·4 | (+1·1) | 59·5 | 26 | 31·8 | 26 | 26·65 | 23 | (+7·82) |
| Waimate | 200 | 61·3 | 38·4 | (+1·4) | 80·0 | 15 | 29·5 | 26 | 1·58 | 7 | (-0·62) |
| Queenstown | 1,100 | 56·8 | 38·5 | (+1·8) | 66·4 | 16 | 29·2 | 26 | 3·44 | 9 | (+0·89) |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 58·7 | 36·8 | (+2·8) | 68·2 | 23 | 23·0 | 26 | 0·92 | 7 | (-0·22) |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 55·5 | 35·7 | (+1·5) | 66·9 | 23 | 23·0 | 26 | 0·84 | 6 | (-0·29) |
| Earnscleugh | 500 | 60·4 | 36·0 | (+2·8) | 72·0 | 15 | 24·3 | 26 | 0·27 | 7 | (-0·53) |
| Alexandra | 520 | 60·8 | 36·7 | (+2·0) | 70·4 | 28 | 25·2 | 26 | 0·28 | 7 | |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | (+1·3) | (+0·02) | ||||||||
| Dunedin | 690 | 56·9 | 41·7 | (+2·0) | 70·3 | 15 | 32·6 | 2 | 1·83 | 12 | (-1·02) |
| Taieri | 80 | 60·0 | 38·4 | (+1·5) | 72·5 | 15 | 29·8 | 23 | 1·05 | 9 | (-1·02) |
| East Gore | 245 | 59·9 | 39·4 | (+2·4) | 70·0 | 15 | 29·0 | 2 | 1·81 | 14 | (-0·78) |
| Gore | 240 | 59·0 | 39·2 | (+1·6) | 70·0 | 15 | 30·5 | 26 | 2·25 | 12 | (-0·50) |
| Invercargill | 32 | 56·7 | 39·6 | (+1·3) | 70·0 | 15, 16 | 30·0 | 26 | 2·93 | 20 | (-1·18) |
| Invercargill South | 8 | 56·4 | 41·0 | (+1·3) | 68·5 | 15 | 29·7 | 26 | 2·34 | 18 |
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