✨ Climatological Data
1056
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 42
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for May 1952
| 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. | Date. | ||||||||
| Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | In. | In. | Hrs. | ||||||
| Te Paki, Te Hapua .. | 200 | 64·2 | 50·3 | 57·2 | (+0·2) | 67·1 | 1 | 34·2 | 17 | 3·08 | 20 | (—3·37) | 0·39 | 2, 30 |
| Kaitaia .. | 253 | 62·6 | 50·1 | 56·4 | (—2·1) | 66·8 | 9 | 39·1 | 17 | 3·86 | 20 | (—2·20) | 0·65 | 20 |
| Kerikeri .. | 201 | 64·0 | 44·4 | 54·2 | (—2·1) | 70·6 | 9 | 35·6 | 15 | 3·59 | 17 | (—3·60) | 0·79 | 20 |
| Waipoua State Forest.. | 225 | 62·0 | 47·9 | 55·0 | +0·2 | 67·6 | 18 | 38·6 | 17 | 6·01 | 19 | —0·52 | 1·37 | 22 |
| Dargaville .. | 65 | 62·7 | 50·3 | 56·5 | .. | 68·0 | 1, 19 | 40·0 | 19 | 3·49 | 20 | .. | 0·87 | 30 |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 62·0 | 44·3 | 53·2 | (—0·8) | 67·5 | 1 | 29·0 | 17 | 3·64 | 14 | (—3·70) | 0·85 | 18 |
| Kaipara Heads .. | 54 | 63·5 | 52·5 | 58·0 | .. | 71·0 | 9 | 48·0 | 30 | 3·69 | 22 | (—0·67) | 0·77 | 30 |
| Riverhead .. | 105 | 62·3 | 45·7 | 54·0 | +0·8 | 70·2 | 9 | 32·7 | 4 | 5·11 | 17 | (—0·31) | 0·76 | 22 |
| Woodhill .. | 100 | 61·5 | 49·1 | 55·3 | (—0·5) | 67·1 | 18 | 39·8 | 4 | 4·10 | 19 | (—0·96) | 0·67 | 18 |
| Whenuapai .. | 101 | 61·9 | 47·0 | 54·4 | (+0·2) | 68·1 | 9 | 35·0 | 4 | 3·92 | 17 | (—1·52) | 0·55 | 2, 28 |
| Auckland .. | 160 | 62·7 | 51·1 | 56·9 | +0·3 | 68·2 | 1 | 41·9 | 12 | 4·03 | 16 | —0·76 | 0·62 | 18 |
| Oratia, Henderson .. | 138 | 61·7 | 46·2 | 54·0 | (+0·0) | 69·4 | 9 | 35·8 | 4 | 5·15 | 16 | (—1·65) | 0·90 | 28 |
| Owairaka .. | 134 | 62·2 | 47·8 | 55·0 | .. | 70·2 | 9 | 38·2 | 4 | 4·04 | 16 | (—1·17) | 0·56 | 22 |
| Otara .. | 40 | 61·8 | 47·5 | 54·6 | .. | 68·0 | 9 | 33·3 | 4 | 3·78 | 16 | .. | 0·52 | 30 |
| Paerata .. | 166 | 62·1 | 47·7 | 54·9 | (+0·1) | 69·0 | 9 | 38·5 | 4 | 4·70 | 18 | —0·03 | 0·72 | 22 |
| Thames .. | 4 | 62·2 | 46·3 | 54·2 | (—0·7) | 71·0 | 18 | 36·7 | 21 | 4·58 | 20 | (+0·10) | 0·95 | 22 |
| Whangamata .. | 50 | 63·0 | 45·1 | 54·0 | +0·7 | 71·0 | 27 | 32·0 | 17 | 3·58 | 17 | (—3·49) | 0·84 | 18 |
| Maioro .. | 172 | 61·5 | 47·6 | 54·6 | (+0·0) | 66·2 | 9 | 36·1 | 5 | 4·99 | 14 | (+0·35) | 1·01 | 18 |
| Maramarua .. | 170 | 61·5 | 44·8 | 53·2 | (+0·1) | 68·0 | 1 | 32·9 | 4 | 4·14 | 16 | (+0·00) | 0·62 | 18 |
| Paeroa .. | 27 | 61·7 | 43·5 | 52·6 | (—1·4) | 67·0 | 18 | 32·5 | 4 | 3·78 | 17 | —1·53 | 0·88 | 18 |
| Waihi .. | 354 | 60·5 | 45·4 | 53·0 | +0·5 | 67·2 | 1 | 33·8 | 17 | 4·74 | 18 | —3·68 | 1·04 | 18 |
| Te Aroha .. | 46 | 62·0 | 44·6 | 53·3 | —0·6 | 68·0 | 31 | 33·0 | 4 | 3·45 | 18 | —2·00 | 1·00 | 18 |
| Tauranga .. | 10 | 61·9 | 44·2 | 53·0 | —0·6 | 68·8 | 8 | 33·1 | 17 | 3·11 | 14 | —2·02 | 1·11 | 18 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 60·4 | 41·1 | 50·8 | —0·6 | 65·4 | 9 | 28·2 | 4 | 3·91 | 16 | —0·59 | 0·64 | 18 |
| Rukuhia .. | 215 | 60·2 | 43·6 | 51·9 | (—0·7) | 65·8 | 9 | 31·1 | 25 | 3·11 | 18 | (—1·59) | 0·61 | 18 |
| Rotoehu Plantation .. | 235 | 61·1 | 39·1 | 50·1 | —1·5 | 66·9 | 1 | 30·6 | 25 | 4·34 | 12 | (—2·31) | 1·90 | 18 |
| Whakatane .. | 6 | 63·2 | 43·7 | 53·4 | (—0·4) | 68·5 | 1 | 35·6 | 17 | 3·67 | 13 | (—1·92) | 1·41 | 18 |
| Opotiki .. | 27 | 62·4 | 40·8 | 51·6 | (—1·4) | 70·0 | 8 | 32·3 | 15 | 4·08 | 12 | (—1·43) | 1·11 | 18 |
| Arapuni .. | 402 | 59·7 | 41·4 | 50·6 | .. | 66·8 | 9 | 32·0 | 4 | 4·19 | 16 | —0·78 | 0·87 | 18 |
| Rotorua Airfield .. | 969 | 58·6 | 39·9 | 49·2 | (—1·0) | 65·4 | 2 | 31·2 | 17 | 3·23 | 13 | (—2·05) | 0·75 | 18 |
| Whakarewarewa .. | 1,000 | 58·9 | 39·9 | 49·4 | —0·6 | 67·4 | 7 | 30·6 | 17 | 3·26 | 14 | —2·20 | 0·70 | 18 |
| Kaingaroa .. | 1,800 | 56·6 | 37·7 | 47·2 | +1·3 | 66·5 | 7 | 28·1 | 16 | 2·71 | 15 | —2·99 | 0·57 | 18, 28 |
| Waiotapu .. | 1,000 | 58·3 | 36·1 | 47·2 | —0·2 | 65·5 | 7 | 26·8 | 4 | 2·50 | 11 | —2·35 | 0·82 | 28 |
| Wairapukao .. | 1,600 | 59·2 | 32·7 | 46·0 | .. | 69·0 | 1 | 20·5 | 15 | 3·36 | 13 | (—1·40) | 0·76 | 28 |
| Pureora State Forest .. | 1,800 | 53·1 | 36·6 | 44·8 | (—1·2) | 61·0 | 1 | 26·0 | 14,17 | 7·28 | 19 | .. | 0·97 | 30 |
| Wairakei .. | 1,275 | 56·6 | 36·7 | 46·6 | .. | 63·6 | 7 | 28·3 | 17 | 3·50 | 17 | .. | 0·68 | 26 |
| Gisborne .. | 12 | 63·6 | 41·3 | 52·4 | —1·0 | 74·8 | 7 | 30·2 | 17 | 0·90 | 10 | —3·87 | 0·20 | 28 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne .. | 20 | 63·2 | 39·8 | 51·5 | (—1·2) | 73·3 | 7 | 30·0 | 16 | 0·74 | 7 | (—3·70) | 0·21 | 18 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri .. | 1,130 | 58·8 | 42·7 | 50·8 | (+0·5) | 71·0 | 7 | 32·5 | 16 | 1·47 | 11 | (—4·15) | 0·33 | 26 |
| Taupo .. | 1,221 | 56·6 | 39·0 | 47·8 | .. | 62·5 | 7 | 30·3 | 17 | 3·12 | 15 | (—0·58) | 0·47 | 25 |
| Pukahunei, Kaingaroa .. | 2,190 | 52·7 | 34·8 | 43·8 | (—0·5) | 61·1 | 7 | 24·9 | 25 | 5·34 | 15 | (—0·48) | 0·93 | 22 |
| Lake Waikaremoana .. | 2,100 | 55·7 | 41·3 | 48·5 | +0·5 | 67·4 | 8 | 32·0 | 17 | 1·87 | 14 | —6·45 | 0·37 | 1 |
| Waimihia .. | 2,546. | 51·5 | 35·4 | 43·4 | .. | 58·1 | 8 | 26·2 | 17 | 5·52 | 14 | (+0·12) | 0·90 | 28 |
| Taumarunui .. | 560 | 58·4 | 40·5 | 49·4 | (—1·3) | 63·0 | 7, 19 | 31·1 | 26 | 7·61 | 17 | +2·54 | 2·02 | 28 |
| New Plymouth .. | 160 | 59·3 | 47·8 | 53·6 | —0·1 | 63·6 | 1 | 41·0 | 16 | 5·96 | 18 | —0·11 | 1·20 | 21 |
| Chateau Tongariro .. | 3,670 | 46·0 | 33·8 | 39·9 | —1·4 | 57·0 | 7 | 26·5 | 14 | 13·33 | 21 | (+4·78) | 2·12 | 18 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 54·3 | 37·2 | 45·8 | +0·3 | 62·0 | 18 | 26·0 | 16 | 4·50 | 15 | +0·48 | 0·70 | 1 |
| Waiouru .. | 2,660 | 50·4 | 35·8 | 43·1 | .. | 69·0 | 18 | 21·5 | 16 | 5·04 | 22 | (+1·04) | 0·80 | 1 |
| Wairoa .. | 21 | 64·1 | 43·1 | 53·6 | .. | 76·0 | 7 | 34·5 | 16 | 0·53 | 9 | —5·28 | 0·34 | 2 |
| Tangoio .. | 960 | 61·7 | 45·7 | 53·7 | .. | 73·3 | 7 | 35·4 | 16 | 0·87 | 9 | .. | 0·34 | 2 |
| Napier .. | 5 | 63·4 | 45·4 | 54·4 | +1·6 | 73·4 | 7 | 32·3 | 16 | 0·47 | 4 | —2·87 | 0·25 | 22 |
| Hastings .. | 45 | 64·5 | 38·6 | 51·6 | +0·2 | 76·0 | 7 | 27·0 | 16 | 0·42 | 5 | —3·05 | 0·24 | 22 |
| Havelock North .. | 37 | 63·8 | 35·8 | 49·8 | .. | 74·5 | 7 | 23·5 | 16 | 0·41 | 4 | (—2·73) | 0·25 | 22 |
| Gwavas .. | 1,140 | 60·6 | 36·9 | 48·8 | (+0·7) | 72·0 | 7 | 22·0 | 16 | 0·69 | 6 | (—4·85) | 0·23 | 23 |
| Wanganui .. | 72 | 59·7 | 47·1 | 53·4 | +0·4 | 66·0 | 1 | 34·5 | 16 | 2·45 | 12 | (—0·67) | 0·48 | 1 |
| Waipukurau .. | 450 | 60·9 | 38·1 | 49·5 | (+0·5) | 72·3 | 1 | 26·0 | 16 | 0·75 | 10 | (—2·89) | 0·18 | 1 |
| Marton .. | 462 | 57·7 | 44·1 | 50·9 | (+0·2) | 64·0 | 1 | 30·4 | 16 | 2·58 | 14 | (—0·93) | 0·50 | 1 |
| Ohakea .. | 166 | 59·2 | 45·6 | 52·4 | (+0·7) | 64·8 | 1, 26 | 32·6 | 16 | 2·75 | 14 | (—0·45) | 0·53 | 18 |
| Flock House, Bulls .. | 30 | 59·5 | 44·6 | 52·0 | (+1·6) | 77·0 | 17 | 31·5 | 16 | 3·16 | 13 | +0·15 | 0·60 | 22 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 59·1 | 44·0 | 51·6 | +0·6 | 66·0 | 26 | 32·0 | 16 | 2·81 | 14 | —0·51 | 0·66 | 18 |
| Dannevirke .. | 685 | 57·6 | 41·9 | 49·8 | .. | 67·2 | 26 | 25·0 | 16 | 2·07 | 16 | (—1·76) | 0·65 | 1 |
| Pahiatua .. | 384 | 58·1 | 42·8 | 50·4 | +0·5 | 66·4 | 26 | 26·0 | 16 | 4·52 | 15 | —0·16 | 0·89 | 1 |
| Levin .. | 100 | 58·1 | 45·4 | 51·8 | (+0·0) | 64·3 | 26 | 32·8 | 16 | 6·41 | 13 | (+2·50) | 1·54 | 18 |
| Kapiti Island .. | 44 | 58·3 | .. | .. | .. | 63·7 | 8 | .. | .. | 5·91 | 11 | —2·52 | 1·70 | 25 |
| Waingawa, Masterton .. | 340 | 59·3 | 40·5 | 49·9 | +0·4 | 69·2 | 7 | 27·0 | 16 | 2·72 | 14 | —1·33 | 0·73 | 25 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 60·3 | 43·6 | 52·0 | +2·1 | 68·3 | 8 | 31·3 | 14 | 5·06 | 14 | +0·10 | 1·43 | 10 |
| Wellington .. | 415 | 57·0 | 46·6 | 51·8 | +0·5 | 68·9 | 8 | 38·7 | 25 | 6·57 | 13 | +2·01 | 1·75 | 10 |
| Nelson Airfield .. | 5 | 59·0 | 40·8 | 49·9 | +1·4 | 68·0 | 8 | 30·0 | 25 | 5·61 | 13 | +2·57 | 1·15 | 26 |
| Appleby, Nelson .. | 57 | 59·3 | 43·1 | 51·2 | +0·8 | 67·2 | 8 | 31·6 | 25 | 4·60 | 12 | (+1·24) | 1·04 | 27 |
| Woodbourne .. | 89 | 60·4 | 40·9 | 50·6 | (+0·3) | 70·6 | 7, 8 | 30·5 | 25 | 4·84 | 10 | (+2·00) | 1·16 | 10 |
| Blenheim .. | 12 | 60·4 | 40·8 | 50·6 | (+0·5) | 71·8 | 8 | 30·0 | 25 | 3·73 | 13 | +1·20 | 0·91 | 26 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 53·8 | 38·3 | 46·0 | +0·3 | 63·1 | 8 | 21·5 | 25 | 6·17 | 14 | +2·42 | 1·29 | 10 |
| Waihopai .. | 860 | 58·3 | 39·5 | 48·9 | +0·7 | 70·0 | 7 | 28·3 | 25 | 4·02 | 11 | +1·20 | 0·94 | 10 |
| Westport .. | 7 | 56·4 | 44·9 | 50·6 | —0·2 | 61·0 | 7 | 35·2 | 25 | 11·30 | 27 | (+5·08) | 1·99 | 10 |
| Molesworth .. | 2,930 | 51·6 | 31·5 | 41·6 | +1·1 | 63·0 | 6 | 16·5 | 25 | 2·66 | 5 | +0·12 | 1·25 | 26 |
| Greymouth .. | 13 | 55·8 | 45·6 | 50·7 | (—0·3) | 60·6 | 18 | 35·3 | 25 | 14·75 | 24 | (+6·89) | 2·27 | 10 |
| Hanmer .. | 1,225 | 56·5 | 35·8 | 46·2 | +1·4 | 70·0 | 18 | 25·0 | 25 | 2·28 | 14 | —2·22 | 0·72 | 10 |
| Hokitika Airfield .. | 12 | 55·3 | 42·0 | 48·6 | (—0·1) | 59·9 | 11 | 32·1 | 25 | 14·89 | 21 | (+5·61) | 2·22 | 28 |
| Balmoral .. | 650 | 57·5 | 34·7 | 46·1 | (+0·1) | 72·8 | 18 | 21·0 | 25 | 1·79 | 10 | —1·01 | 0·43 | 10, 25 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,195 | 54·5 | 35·3 | 44·9 | —0·7 | 66·5 | 18 | 20·0 | 28 | 2·78 | 15 | +0·06 | 0·79 | 29 |
| Eyrewell .. | 520 | 57·4 | 36·6 | 47·0 | .. | 73·3 | 7 | 24·1 | 25 | 2·11 | 13 | (—1·79) | 0·59 | 10 |
| Ashley Forest .. | 460 | 58·6 | 41·1 | 49·9 | (+2·8) | 76·0 | 7 | 28·0 | 25 | 2·81 | 10 | (—0·54) | 0·86 | 25 |
| Darfield .. | 640 | 58·2 | 37·2 | 47·7 | +1·3 | 73·5 | 7 | 26·2 | 25 | 2·08 | 11 | —0·93 | 0·55 | 25 |
| Christchurch .. | 22 | 57·9 | 38·2 | 48·0 | +0·4 | 76·2 | 7 | 24·4 | 25 | 2·81 | 13 | —0·04 | 0·88 | 25 |
| Wigram .. | 74 | 57·0 | 37·7 | 47·4 | (—0·2) | 75·4 | 7 | 23·0 | 25 | 2·30 | 13 | (—0·36) | 0·61 | 25 |
| Rudstone, Methven .. | 1,217 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
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