✨ Climatological Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 11
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January, 1951
| Station. | Height of Station above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit). | Rainfall in Inches. | Bright Sunshine. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||||
| A Max. | B Min. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. | Amount. | Day. | Hours | |||||||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | |||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 73·8 | 58·7 | 66·2 | +1·4 | 79·6 | 18 | 48·3 | 28 | 3·81 | 13 | (—0·31) | 1·87 | 21 |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 74·3 | 60·3 | 67·3 | .. | 78·9 | 17 | 52·2 | 27 | 3·48 | 15 | .. | 1·33 | 21 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 74·7 | 56·1 | 65·4 | (+0·3) | 79·2 | 17 | 45·0 | 27 | 3·91 | 18 | .. | 2·15 | 21 |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 72·3 | 56·4 | 64·4 | +1·2 | 75·7 | 22 | 42·0 | 28 | 3·95 | 13 | (—1·10) | 0·81 | 1 |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 72·5 | 54·5 | 63·5 | .. | 78·0 | 14 | 41·0 | 28 | 5·19 | 13 | .. | 2·25 | 22 |
| Kaipara Heads | 54 | 74·7 | 61·8 | 68·2 | .. | 81·8 | 17 | 55·7 | 8 | 3·34 | 10 | .. | 1·75 | 1 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 72·8 | 53·8 | 63·3 | +0·7 | 76·9 | 17 | 41·1 | 28 | 5·45 | 13 | (+1·83) | 1·91 | 22 |
| Woodhill | 400 | 71·6 | 59·4 | 65·5 | .. | 76·9 | 1 | 52·2 | 28 | 4·17 | 13 | .. | 1·67 | 1 |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 73·6 | 55·5 | 64·6 | .. | 79·2 | 20 | 43·9 | 27 | 2·94 | 12 | .. | 1·03 | 22 |
| Auckland | 160 | 74·0 | 60·9 | 67·4 | +1·0 | 79·8 | 14 | 52·9 | 28 | 3·21 | 11 | +0·10 | 1·46 | 22 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Owairaka | 134 | 73·4 | 58·7 | 66·1 | .. | 80·2 | 1 | 46·8 | 27 | 2·93 | 12 | .. | 1·15 | 1 |
| Paerata | 166 | 74·5 | 57·0 | 65·8 | (+0·8) | 82·5 | 1 | 47·5 | 26 | 4·02 | 11 | +0·26 | 1·52 | 1 |
| Thames | 4 | 74·4 | .56·9 | 65·6 | .. | 80·6 | 11 | 45·0 | 28 | 3·70 | 12 | .. | 2·45 | 22 |
| Whangamata | 50 | 73·1 | 56·6 | 64·8 | —0·7 | 77·5 | 15 | 43·0 | 28 | 7·93 | 13 | (+3·22) | 5·54 | 22 |
| Maioro | 172 | 72·3 | 58·0 | 65·2 | (+1·8) | 76·5 | 23 | 48·8 | 27, 28 | 2·16 | 9 | (—2·01) | 0·82 | 1 |
| Maramarua | 170 | 74·0 | 55·3 | 64·6 | .. | 81·0 | 20 | 43·5 | 28 | 4·71 | 11 | .. | 1·57 | 1, 22 |
| Paeroa | 27 | 75·7 | 57·2 | 66·4 | .. | 83·0 | 1 | 43·5 | 28 | 7·15 | 9 | .. | 4·11 | 22 |
| Waihi | 354 | 73·8 | 57·8 | 65·8 | +1·3 | 81·3 | 14 | 42·0 | 28 | 8·84 | 12 | +3·11 | 6·80 | 22 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 77·9 | 57·9 | 68·9 | +1·9 | 87·0 | 1 | 44·0 | 28 | 8·31 | 13 | +4·50 | 4·63 | 22 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 73·3 | 57·9 | 65·6 | +1·0 | 78·8 | 18 | 43·8 | 30 | 8·05 | 10 | +3·94 | 5·29 | 22 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 74·6 | 53·6 | 64·1 | +1·1 | 82·7 | 1 | 39·1 | 3 | 3·84 | 9 | +0·11 | 1·20 | 1 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 74·6 | 55·7 | 65·2 | .. | 82·3 | 1 | 43·8 | 3 | 4·05 | 9 | .. | 0·90 | 22 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 73·1 | 54·8 | 64·0 | +0·8 | 78·1 | 19 | 41·8 | 28 | 6·01 | 13 | (+0·92) | 2·83 | 22 |
| Whakatane | 6 | 73·4 | 57·8 | 65·6 | .. | 78·0 | 30 | 48·0 | 28 | 3·64 | 10 | .. | 2·83 | 22 |
| Opotiki | 27 | 73·7 | 56·1 | 64·9 | .. | 78·8 | 11 | 43·1 | 29 | 3·93 | 14 | .. | 2·04 | 22 |
| Arapuni | 402 | 77·0 | 54·8 | 65·9 | .. | 83·0 | 16 | 43·0 | 28 | 4·05 | 9 | .. | 1·62 | 22 |
| Rotorua Airfield | 969 | 73·2 | 54·3 | 63·8 | +0·9 | 80·0 | 9, 14 | 42·5 | 28 | 4·64 | 9 | +0·26 | 1·38 | 22 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,000 | 73·1 | 54·6 | 63·8 | +0·3 | 80·0 | 9 | 41·5 | 28 | 4·83 | 8 | +0·23 | 1·54 | 22 |
| Kaingaroa | 1,800 | 72·4 | 52·2 | 62·3 | .. | 81·6 | 10 | 40·8 | 5 | 5·95 | 12 | .. | 1·99 | 23 |
| Wairapukao .. | 1,600 | 75·5 | 50·1 | 62·8 | .. | 84·0 | 10 | 34·0 | 5 | 6·14 | 12 | .. | 1·56 | 22 |
| Pureora State Forest .. | 1,800 | 70·1 | 49·2 | 59·6 | .. | 75·9 | 8 | 29·0 | 28 | 5·34 | 10 | .. | 1·70 | 22 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 72·1 | 56·5 | 64·3 | (—1·5) | 82·3 | 15 | 47·4 | 30 | 5·65 | 15 | (+2·20) | 1·24 | 22 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 71·4 | 57·0 | 64·2 | (—0·6) | 81·2 | 16 | 48·0 | 30 | 5·78 | 15 | .. | 1·16 | 26 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri | 1,130 | 67·9 | 53·3 | 60·6 | .. | 77·0 | 1 | 46·2 | 26 | 7·51 | 17 | .. | 2·76 | 22 |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 75·0 | 52·4 | 63·7 | .. | 82·2 | 10 | 41·2 | 29 | 5·16 | 9 | .. | 1·39 | 1 |
| Pukahunei, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 70·0 | 49·1 | 59·6 | .. | 79·1 | 10 | 36·5 | 27 | 6·02 | 12 | .. | 1·74 | 1 |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 66·7 | 53·0 | 59·8 | (—0·3) | 81·0 | 9 | 42·4 | 27 | 11·34 | 20 | +5·30 | 2·64 | 22 |
| Waimihia | 2,456 | 72·0 | 49·0 | 60·5 | .. | 79·4 | 8 | 32·1 | 3 | 6·43 | 7 | .. | 2·01 | 1 |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 77·8 | 54·1 | 66·0 | .. | 84·1 | 4 | 41·0 | 28 | 3·47 | 9 | .. | 1·30 | 11 |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 70·9 | 56·5 | 63·7 | +1·0 | 75·2 | 22, 23 | 47·7 | 3 | 3·01 | 7 | —1·50 | 1·63 | 24 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 71·2 | 47·8 | 59·5 | +2·8 | 78·0 | 10, 14 | 34·0 | 6 | 3·77 | 10 | —0·11 | 0·90 | 26 |
| Waiouru | 2,660 | 66·4 | 46·3 | 56·4 | .. | 73·0 | 1, 10 | 33·0 | 29 | 3·37 | 12 | .. | 0·99 | 26 |
| Wairoa | 21 | 72·8 | 57·4 | 65·1 | .. | 83·0 | 18 | 50·0 | 6, 30 | 4·59 | 17 | .. | 1·30 | 26 |
| Napier | 5 | 70·0 | 58·1 | 64·0 | —1·5 | 77·8 | 16 | 52·7 | 13 | 2·92 | 12 | +0·26 | 1·05 | 22 |
| Hastings | 45 | 73·5 | 55·2 | 64·4 | —1·0 | 84·0 | 16 | 47·0 | 14, 30 | 3·88 | 10 | +1·23 | 1·74 | 22 |
| Taihape | 2,157 | 69·2 | 50·9 | 60·0 | +0·8 | 76·3 | 7 | 41·2 | 27 | 2·52 | 11 | —0·79 | 1·22 | 26 |
| Havelock North | 370 | 71·7 | 54·4 | 63·0 | .. | 82·2 | 16 | 44·8 | 14 | 3·39 | 9 | .. | 1·44 | 22 |
| Gwavas | 1,140 | 69·1 | 49·4 | 59·2 | .. | 82·0 | 9 | 39·8 | 3 | 5·83 | 14 | .. | 2·36 | 22 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 71·3 | 56·3 | 63·8 | +0·5 | 83·0 | 24 | 45·0 | 29 | 2·66 | 9 | —0·23 | 1·17 | 24 |
| Waipukurau .. | 450 | 72·1 | 51·3 | 61·7 | (—0·7) | 83·2 | 15 | 40·3 | 4 | 2·90 | 11 | (+0·22) | 1·14 | 22 |
| Marton | 462 | 70·4 | 52·7 | 61·6 | .. | 80·1 | 24 | 41·6 | 13 | 3·69 | 10 | .. | 2·22 | 24 |
| Ohakea | 166 | 72·1 | 54·8 | 63·4 | (+1·2) | 81·6 | 24 | 46·8 | 13 | 4·00 | 10 | (+1·41) | 2·89 | 24 |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 70·9 | 53·8 | 62·4 | .. | 80·2 | 24 | 44·4 | 18 | 2·25 | 8 | .. | 1·37 | 24 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 71·8 | 54·2 | 63·0 | +0·4 | 79·0 | 7 | 44·5 | 13 | 2·89 | 10 | (—0·06) | 1·84 | 24 |
| Dannevirke | 685 | 70·7 | 54·3 | 62·5 | .. | 84·4 | 8 | 43·2 | 18 | 2·93 | 11 | .. | 1·50 | 24 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 71·1 | 52·3 | 61·7 | —0·3 | 79·2 | 24 | 39·0 | 13 | 2·86 | 10 | —0·95 | 1·65 | 24 |
| Levin | 100 | 71·2 | 55·1 | 63·2 | .. | 82·3 | 24 | 45·1 | 4, 29 | 1·41 | 9 | .. | 0·76 | 24 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 68·9 | 56·7 | 62·8 | +0·9 | 77·3 | 22 | 47·2 | 4 | 1·62 | 5 | —1·23 | 1·15 | 24 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 340 | 73·1 | 49·1 | 61·1 | —1·3 | 84·4 | 8 | 34·7 | 4 | 2·36 | 12 | —0·17 | 0·53 | 24 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 71·2 | 51·5 | 61·4 | (+0·0) | 80·2 | 7 | 37·9 | 4 | 1·75 | 9 | —1·41 | 0·69 | 24 |
| Wellington | 415 | 66·5 | 54·1 | 60·3 | —0·9 | 77·7 | 7 | 45·5 | 27 | 3·35 | 10 | +0·37 | 1·36 | 26 |
| Nelson | 24 | 71·7 | 56·2 | 64·0 | +1·2 | 77·9 | 22 | 47·8 | 26, 27 | 3·69 | 6 | +0·69 | 2·06 | 24 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 71·5 | 55·0 | 63·2 | +0·2 | 80·9 | 22 | 46·7 | 5 | 4·06 | 7 | (+1·21) | 2·01 | 24 |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 71·7 | 53·1 | 62·4 | (—1·4) | 86·8 | 9 | 44·4 | 5 | 2·21 | 9 | (+0·20) | 0·97 | 23 |
| Blenheim | 12 | 71·1 | 51·6 | 61·4 | (—1·8) | 84·0 | 8 | 42·8 | 5 | 2·23 | 9 | (+0·49) | 1·02 | 23 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 70·9 | 50·3 | 60·6 | +0·9 | 79·0 | 15 | 40·0 | 28 | 2·20 | 7 | (—1·63) | 0·70 | 25 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 71·3 | 51·9 | 61·6 | —0·6 | 86·8 | 9 | 42·8 | 28 | 2·15 | 9 | (—0·40) | 1·04 | 23 |
| Westport | 7 | 69·5 | 53·7 | 61·6 | +2·1 | 77·8 | 23 | 43·0 | 3 | 3·53 | 7 | (—3·31) | 1·17 | 24 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Greymouth | 13 | 69·1 | 54·7 | 61·9 | .. | 81·4 | 23 | 46·8 | 5 | 4·03 | 11 | .. | 0·83 | 15 |
| Hanmer Springs | 1,225 | 68·6 | 46·9 | 57·8 | —2·1 | 88·0 | 10 | 37·3 | 4 | 5·20 | 14 | +1·53 | 1·48 | 16 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 12 | 68·6 | 51·8 | 60·2 | (+2·1) | 77·1 | 11 | 41·3 | 27 | 3·36 | 10 | —6·75 | 1·92 | 15 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 69·8 | 47·2 | 58·5 | .. | 87·0 | 8 | 37·0 | 20 | 3·48 | 11 | .. | 1·10 | 24 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 67·6 | 49·2 | 58·4 | —1·6 | 83·2 | 9 | 41·0 | 4 | 2·22 | 9 | —0·37 | 0·75 | 24 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 67·5 | 46·4 | 57·0 | .. | 87·7 | 9 | 33·7 | 4 | 3·53 | 12 | .. | 1·38 | 24 |
| Ashley Forest | 460 | 63·7 | 50·4 | 57·0 | .. | 81·0 | 9 | 41·0 | 4 | 5·39 | 12 | .. | 1·76 | 23 |
| Darfield | 640 | 66·9 | 48·7 | 57·8 | (—2·9) | 87·9 | 9 | 39·0 | 4, 5 | 4·47 | 12 | +1·66 | 1·84 | 24 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 65·6 | 52·6 | 59·1 | —2·4 | 85·4 | 9 | 43·4 | 4 | 4·78 | 9 | +2·58 | 1·44 | 24 |
| Wigram | 74 | 65·2 | 51·9 | 58·6 | (—2·7) | 86·0 | 9 | 43·5 | 3 | 3·73 | 10 | (+1·60) | 0·85 | 24 |
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