✨ Climatological Table
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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, 1948
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Means of | Mean of A- and B. | Difference from Normal. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum. | Total Fall. | No. of Rain Days. | Difference from Normal. | Maximum Fall. | Hours. | |||||
| A Max. | B Min. | Maximum | Date. | Minimum | Amount. | Date. | ||||||||
| °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | ||||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 74·2 | 57·6 | 65·9 | (+2·2) | 79·0 | 1 | 46·3 | 2·80 | 7 | (−0·80) | 1·11 | 9 | 216·5 |
| Waipapakauri | 6 | 75·2 | 55·9 | 65·6 | (+0·5) | 80·6 | 26 | 45·0 | 2·34 | 10 | 1·15 | 16 | 180·6 | |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 73·3 | 57·7 | 65·5 | +2·3 | 80·0 | 31 | 49·0 | 2·82 | 13 | (−2·23) | 1·78 | 9 | |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 73·1 | 54·9 | 64·0 | 77·3 | 24 | 44·0 | 2·88 | 12 | 1·12 | 9 | |||
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | |||||||||||||
| Dargaville | 3 | 73·5 | 54·5 | 64·0 | +1·4 | 78·0 | 31 | 44·7 | 3·59 | 10 | (−0·03) | 1·47 | 9 | |
| Riverhead | 105 | 73·6 | 60·3 | 67·0 | 80·5 | 31 | 55·3 | 2·32 | 10 | 0·81 | 9· | |||
| Woodhill | 400 | 74·8 | 56·5 | 65·6 | 78·4 | 31 | 46·5 | 3·36 | 6 | 1·33 | 9 | |||
| Whenuapai | 101 | 72·2 | 62·4 | 67·3 | +0·9 | 78·2 | 1 | 56·5 | 3·20 | 4 | +0·09 | 1·79 | 9 | 250·8 |
| Auckland | 160 | 74·5 | 56·4 | 65·4 | 79·2 | 31 | 45·9 | 3·11 | 7 | 1·26 | 16 | |||
| Oratia, Henderson | 136 | 75·2 | 57·1 | 66·2 | (+1·5) | 81·0 | 2 | 50·1 | 2·33 | 7 | −1·43 | 1·54 | 9 | |
| Paerata | 166 | 75·7 | 57·0 | 66·4 | 79·0 | 8, 23 | 49·3 | 2·44 | 16 | 1·38 | 9 | 247·0 | ||
| Thames | 4 | 74·0 | 56·6 | 65·3 | (−0·1) | 81·0 | 23 | 45·0 | 5·84 | 11 | (+1·13) | 3·10 | 10 | |
| Whangamata | 50 | 73·7 | 57·4 | 65·6 | (+2·2) | 80·1 | 31 | 50·4 | 4·58 | 5 | +0·41 | 2·31 | 9 | |
| Maioro | 172 | 75·2 | 55·0 | 65·1 | 82·0 | 31 | 44·0 | 2·35 | 6 | 1·37 | 9 | |||
| Maramarua | 170 | 74·1 | 56·2 | 65·2 | +0·7 | 81·0 | 27, 28 | 45·0 | 4·00 | 10 | −1·73 | 1·91 | 9 | 243·0 |
| Waihi | 300 | 76·6 | 57·4 | 67·0 | 81·0 | 1·31 | 45·0 | 3·58 | 8 | 2·07 | 9 | |||
| Paeroa | 27 | 77·8 | 57·0 | 67·4 | +0·4 | 84·0 | 1 | 45·0 | 3·10 | 9 | −0·71 | 1·49 | 9 | |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 75·2 | 57·6 | 66·4 | +1·8 | 82·3 | 23 | 47·0 | 3·73 | 10 | −0·38 | 2·33 | 9 | 278·3 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 75·3 | 52·1 | 63·7 | −0·1 | 80·7 | 2 | 42·7 | 2·64 | 8 | −1·09 | 0·92 | 9 | 243·6 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 75·6 | 55·0 | 65·3 | 84·2 | 1 | 45·6 | 2·80 | 8 | 1·13 | 9 | 232·5 | ||
| Rukuhia | 215 | 73·9 | 52·0 | 63·0 | (−0·2) | 80·6 | 22 | 43·3 | 5·89 | 11 | (+0·80) | 3·38 | 9 | |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 74·5 | 57·3 | 65·9 | 84·5 | 24 | 48·0 | 4·41 | 12 | 1·00 | 10 | |||
| Whakatane | 6 | 3·80 | 11 | 1·50 | 10 | |||||||||
| Opotiki | 27 | |||||||||||||
| Rotorua Airfield | 980 | 53·5 | 44·0 | 12 | 4·89 | 7 | +0·51 | 1·87 | 9 | |||||
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 74·2 | 54·2 | 64·2 | +0·7 | 82·3 | 25 | 42·3 | 19 | 5·31 | 8 | +0·71 | 1·87 | 9 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 77·7 | 53·5 | 65·6 | (−0·2) | 90·4 | 22 | 43·5 | 2 | 1·76 | 8 | (−1·69) | 0·82 | 18 |
| Pukahanui, Rotorua | 2,190 | 71·4 | 48·8 | 60·1 | 79·8 | 3 | 32·2 | 19 | 6·08 | 12 | 1·75 | 9 | ||
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 76·5 | 53·2 | 64·8 | (+0·0) | 87·5 | 22 | 44·9 | 13 | 1·50 | 5 | 0·76 | 18 | |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 72·2 | 53·0 | 62·6 | +2·5 | 81·2 | 25 | 41·6 | 20 | 2·39 | 8 | −3·65 | 1·35 | 18 |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 77·8 | 53·8 | 65·8 | 87·5 | 2 | 45·6 | 13 | 3·24 | 9 | 1·12 | 17 | ||
| New Plymouth | 160 | 70·9 | 57·6 | 64·2 | +1·5 | 79·5 | 5 | 49·0 | 1 | 4·12 | 8 | −0·39 | 1·29 | 9 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 64·0 | 45·2 | 54·6 | +2·2 | 72·0 | 2, 3, 26 | 36·0 | 20 | 5·16 | 9 | (−3·25) | 1·68 | 17 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 71·7 | 47·1 | 59·4 | +2·7 | 82·0 | 2 | 36·0 | 20 | 2·72 | 4 | −1·16 | 0·98 | 17 |
| Napier | 5 | 75·3 | 58·6 | 67·0 | +1·5 | 92·2 | 2 | 48·4 | 20 | 1·31 | 5 | −1·35 | 0·45 | 16 |
| Hastings | 45 | 79·2 | 54·1 | 66·6 | +1·2 | 91·5 | 22 | 43·0 | 20 | 2·12 | 6 | −0·53 | 0·98 | 17 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 73·1 | 51·8 | 62·4 | +3·2 | 81·3 | 7 | 42·0 | 19 | 2·52 | 6 | −0·79 | 0·96 | 17 |
| Gwavas | 1,140 | 76·0 | 47·7 | 61·8 | 86·9 | 22 | 35·5 | 19 | 3·67 | 5 | 2·25 | 17 | ||
| Wanganui | 72 | 73·2 | 57·6 | 65·4 | +2·1 | 85·0 | 8 | 47·8 | 20 | 2·41 | 12 | (−0·48) | 0·76 | 16 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 2·75 | +0·07 | 276·0 | ||||||||||
| Marton | 462 | 72·6 | 55·9 | 64·2 | 83·2 | 1 | 41·2 | 20 | 2·04 | 8 | 0·62 | 16 | ||
| Ohakea | 167 | 74·2 | 57·1 | 65·6 | +3·4 | 84·2 | 2 | 48·3 | 20 | 1·73 | 12 | (−0·86) | 0·63 | 16 |
| Tangimoana | 8 | 75·7 | 57·2 | 66·4 | ±3·5 | 83·0 | 2 | 45·0 | 20 | 2·00 | 7 | −0·57 | 0·62 | 16 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 74·8 | 55·7 | 65·2 | +2·6 | 85·0 | 5 | 42·0 | 19 | 1·93 | 11 | (−1·02) | 0·67 | 17 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 74·1 | 54·7 | 64·4 | +2·4 | 83·0 | 5 | 36·0 | 20 | 1·78 | 9 | −2·03 | 0·57 | 16 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 70·9 | 59·2 | 65·0 | +2·1 | 78·6 | 3 | 50·9 | 20 | 1·95 | 7 | −0·90 | 0·57 | 10 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 350 | 77·3 | 52·8 | 65·0 | +1·8 | 86·0 | 28 | 40·0 | 20 | 1·80 | 6 | −0·73 | 0·67 | 10 |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 73·4 | 54·3 | 63·8 | +2·4 | 82·3 | 5 | 42·4 | 20 | 1·81 | 8 | −1·35 | 0·59 | 16 |
| Wellington | 415 | 71·0 | 57·2 | 64·1 | +2·9 | 82·0 | 5 | 50·2 | 20 | 3·44 | 9 | +0·46 | 1·26 | 16 |
| Nelson | 24 | 71·5 | 55·5 | 63·0 | +0·2 | 80·5 | 25 | 48·3 | 13, 14 | 6·05 | 11 | +3·05 | 2·67 | 15 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 71·3 | 54·8 | 63·0 | +0·0 | 79·4 | 25 | 47·1 | 13 | 4·99 | 9 | (+2·14) | 2·34 | 15 |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 75·3 | 54·9 | 65·1 | (+0·6) | 87·1 | 4 | 42·3 | 19 | 3·93 | 8 | (+1·92) | 2·30 | 15 |
| Waterlea, Blenheim | 12 | 74·2 | 54·0 | 64·1 | +0·1 | 85·4 | 4 | 42·8 | 19 | 3·91 | 8 | (+2·17) | 2·17 | 15 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 70·7 | 48·6 | 59·6 | −0·1 | 83·0 | 21 | 41·0 | 3 | 5·68 | 10 | (+1·85) | 2·12 | 16 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 74·4 | 53·0 | 63·7 | +1·5 | 87·4 | 4 | 41·8 | 19 | 3·84 | 8 | (+1·29) | 1·39 | 16 |
| Westport | 7 | 69·3 | 54·9 | 62·1 | +2·6 | 76·5 | 3 | 48·0 | 24 | 4·41 | 15 | (−2·43) | 1·13 | 15 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | |||||||||||||
| Greymouth | 13 | 68·2 | 56·8 | 62·5 | 77·2 | 5 | 50·3 | 24 | 5·54 | 18 | 0·88 | 7 | ||
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 75·0 | 50·0 | 62·5 | +2·6 | 88·2 | 3 | 37·0 | 20 | 3·18 | 9 | −0·49 | 1·59 | 16 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 12 | 67·6 | 54·2 | 60·9 | (+2·8) | 75·0 | 5 | 45·3 | 19 | 7·60 | 18 | −2·51 | 1·65 | 7 |
| Balmoral | 743 | 75·6 | 52·2 | 63·9 | +2·9 | 89·0 | 3 | 40·0 | 1 | 4·12 | 10 | (+1·84) | 1·98 | 16 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 74·0 | 51·4 | 62·7 | +2·7 | 88·8 | 3 | 41·0 | 19 | 1·86 | 8 | −0·79 | 0·44 | 26 |
| Darfield | 640 | 76·4 | 52·9 | 64·6 | (+3·9) | 91·9 | 21 | 42·7 | 20 | 2·65 | 10 | −0·16 | 0·75 | 16 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 73·8 | 54·3 | 64·0 | +2·5 | 91·0 | 7 | 45·1 | 20 | 2·54 | 10 | +0·34 | 0·83 | 10 |
| Wigram | 74 | 73·9 | 53·9 | 63·9 | (+2·6) | 91·4 | 7 | 43·7 | 20 | 2·26 | 9 | (+0·13) | 0·57 | 16 |
| Rudstone, Methven | 1,217 | 73·7 | 51·6 | 62·6 | +3·6 | 88·0 | 1 | 39·4 | 11 | 4·94 | 8 | +1·02 | 1·90 | 10 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 74·2 | 52·3 | 63·2 | +3·0 | 90·5 | 7 | 43·3 | 26 | 2·83 | 10 | +0·64 | 1·43 | 10 |
| Akaroa | 150 | |||||||||||||
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | |||||||||||||
| Ashburton | 323 | 75·5 | 53·0 | 64·2 | +3·6 | 91·0 | 7 | 43·0 | 18 | 1·82 | 7 | −0·75 | 0·41 | 16 |
| Jackson’s Bay | 22 | 66·6 | 53·1 | 59·8 | +1·9 | 74·4 | 5 | 45·8 | 23 | 15·94 | 18 | (−0·66) | 4·44 | 7 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,350 | 74·4 | 48·2 | 61·3 | +3·9 | 86·0 | 1, 2 | 34·1 | 23 | 0·50 | 4 | −1·52 | 0·39 | 15 |
| Fairlie | 1,000 | 75·1 | 46·6 | 60·8 | +1·3 | 87·0 | 31 | 39·0 | 24 | 1·80 | 7 | −1·20 | 0·61 | 15 |
| Timaru | 56 | 73·1 | 53·4 | 63·2 | +2·5 | 91·2 | 22 | 47·6 | 19 | 1·22 | 6 | −1·16 | 0·55 | 15 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | 66·0 | 51·9 | 59·0 | (+1·9) | 74·4 | 19 | 41·0 | 10 | 13·18 | 13 | (−14·67) | 4·98 | 7 |
| Waimate | 200 | 75·1 | 50·5 | 62·8 | +2·8 | 92·4 | 7 | 40·5 | 19 | 1·51 | 7 | −1·08 | 0·98 | 15 |
| Queenstown | 1,100 | |||||||||||||
| Ophir | 1,000 | 76·1 | 51·3 | 63·7 | +3·6 | 93·2 | 2 | 35·6 | 23 | 2·08 | 3 | +0·37 | 0·87 | 9 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 72·3 | 48·1 | 60·2 | +2·1 | 88·0 | 2 | 38·5 | 23 | 1·64 | 7 | −0·34 | 0·40 | 8, 10 |
| Earnscleugh | 500 | 77·0 | 52·9 | 65·0 | 94·0 | 2 | 40·5 | 20 | 1·40 | 6 | 0·39 | 10 | ||
| Alexandra | 520 | 76·5 | 53·6 | 65·0 | +3·4 | 94·4 | 2 | 42·4 | 23 | 1·58 | 7 | −0·18 | 0·60 | 15 |
| Manorburn Dam | 2,448 | 68·0 | 45·5 | 56·8 | +3·7 | 84·0 | 2, 3 | 35·0 | 19, 20 | 1·60 | 11 | −0·76 | 0·53 | 9 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 5 | 68·4 | 52·5 | 60·4 | (+1·2) | 85·0 | 30 | 36·0 | 17 | 2·95 | 16 | +0·18 | 0·64 | 8 |
| Taieri | 80 | 70·2 | 49·9 | 60·0 | (+2·2) | 87·1 | 30 | 39·1 | 20 | 1·34 | 13 | −1·18 | 0·54 | 8 |
| East Gore | 245 | 70·7 | 50·1 | 60·4 | +2·4 | 89·0 | 2 | 38·0 | 20 | 2·95 | 10 | −0·28 | 0·71 | 11 |
| Gore | 240 | 70·7 | 50·8 | 60·8 | +2·1 | 88·5 | 2 | 40·0 | 20 | 3·27 | 10 | 0·81 | 11 | |
| Invercargill | 32 | 68·0 | 50·0 | 59·0 | +2·1 | 90·0 | 2 | 36·0 | 20 | 2·38 | 12 | −1·66 | 0·57 | 11 |
| Invercargill South | 8 |
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