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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January 1954

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Means of A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) Total Fall In. No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Amount Date Bright Sun-shine Hrs
Te Paki, Te Hapua 200 74·7 58·8 66·8 (+2·1) 79·8 29 49·4 14 1·74 7 (-1·65) 0·71
Kaitaia 253 76·8 59·5 68·2 (+2·6) 83·8 29 54·9 14 0·75 4 (-3·09) 0·36
Kerikeri 201 78·4 56·7 67·6 (+2·7) 85·9 29 46·8 14 0·96 6 (-3·54) 0·56
Waipoua State Forest 225 74·3 55·3 64·8 (+1·8) 82·0 10 45·5 8 0·23 3 (-4·19) 0·13
Dargaville 65 78·6 58·8 68·7 ... 89·3 16 51·0 18 2·8 3 ... 0·30
Glenbervie, Whangarei 350 74·8 55·4 65·1 (+1·7) 83·0 29 45·0 1 0·76 8 (-3·89) 0·28
Riverhead 105 74·9 55·1 65·0 +2·6 82·4 30 45·4 25 0·41 4 (-3·54) 0·27
Woodhill 100 73·9 58·8 66·4 (+2·4) 80·0 4 52·0 27 0·36 3 (-3·37) 0·33
Whenuapai 101 75·4 57·3 66·4 (+2·6) 83·6 30 48·9 25 0·34 6 (-3·25) 0·14
Auckland 160 75·0 61·1 68·0 +1·6 83·6 30 56·9 8 1·4 5 (-2·82) 0·18
Oratia, Henderson 138 75·3 56·1 65·7 +2·0 82·2 30 46·8 25 0·40 4 (-3·92) 0·23
Owairaka 134 74·8 59·2 67·0 ... 80·3 4 52·8 27 0·35 3 (-3·11) 0·19
Otara 40 74·9 56·8 65·8 ... 81·8 30 47·1 25 0·39 6 ... 0·24
Paerata 166 75·5 57·0 66·2 (+1·5) 82·4 30 44·5 23 0·48 7 -2·89 0·22
Tairua 10 75·4 56·8 66·1 ... 83·0 20 49·4 18 0·56 8 ... 0·14
Maioro 172 72·4 58·0 65·2 (+1·8) 79·8 31 52·6 27 0·37 6 (-3·05) 0·21
Maramarua 170 77·4 54·1 65·8 (+1·8) 85·0 30 43·0 23 0·48 5 (-2·69) 0·13
Paeroa 27 78·4 57·8 68·1 (+1·9) 87·8 30 48·0 24 0·40 5 -3·28 0·18
Waihi 354 76·7 56·4 66·6 +2·1 86·9 30 46·5 18 0·70 8 -4·78 0·21
Te Aroha 46 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Tauranga 10 75·5 57·4 66·4 +1·8 83·6 20 46·2 8 0·64 7 -3·30 0·26
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 76·3 52·3 64·3 +1·2 84·0 30 42·7 14 1·00 6 -2·48 0·44
Whatawhata 340 74·6 55·2 64·9 ... 81·9 29 47·8 8 0·82 4 ... 0·36
Rukuhia 215 77·1 54·8 66·0 (+1·6) 85·9 29 44·7 2 0·70 6 (-2·95) 0·21
Rotoehu Plantation 235 75·3 54·9 65·1 +1·8 82·6 22 40·5 8 0·51 8 (-4·31) 0·22
Whakatane 6 76·1 57·5 66·8 (+1·4) 88·9 11 46·5 8 1·13 9 (-3·07) 0·38
Arapuni 402 79·2 54·0 66·6 ... 92·5 23 46·0 8 1·96 6 -1·91 1·06
Rotorua Airfield 969 76·1 54·4 65·2 (+2·4) 86·9 29 44·2 8 1·24 9 (-3·12) 0·28
Whakarewarewa 1,006 74·6 53·8 64·2 (+1·6) 85·3 29 42·7 8 1·39 9 (-3·14) 0·33
Kaingaroa 1,800 74·4 52·1 63·2 +3·8 84·2 29 37·0 8 1·69 6 -3·25 0·89
Waiotapu 1,000 76·9 50·8 63·8 +3·4 88·0 29 39·0 13 2·39 7 -1·87 1·05
Wairapukao 1,600 77·2 49·5 63·4 ... 87·9 30 33·0 8 1·41 8 (-2·83) 0·42
Pureora State Forest 1,800 71·2 49·7 60·4 +2·6 79·0 29,30 40·0 8 2·13 8 ... 0·80
Wairakei 1,275 77·3 50·5 63·9 ... 88·0 29 36·1 8 1·33 5 ... 0·70
Gisborne 12 75·5 54·2 64·8 +0·0 90·4 11 43·7 8 1·52 7 (-1·02) 1·11
Manutuke, Gisborne 20 74·6 55·1 64·8 (+0·0) 88·5 11 44·0 8 2·03 7 (-0·37) 1·12
Waerenga-o-kuri 1,130 71·9 52·2 62·0 (-0·4) 86·0 14 41·5 8 2·18 9 (-1·52) 1·25
Taupo 1,221 77·9 51·7 64·8 (+2·8) 87·2 30 39·0 8 0·94 5 (-2·39) 0·33
Minginui Forest 1,650 76·5 49·2 62·8 ... 88·0 29 33·3 15 2·15 8 ... 0·84
Pukahunui, Kaingaroa 2,190 72·1 48·3 60·2 (+2·4) 82·6 29 33·4 8 2·36 8 (-3·29) 0·82
Lake Waikaremoana 2,100 70·0 51·6 60·8 +0·8 80·6 19 43·4 8 3·68 15 -2·06 0·69
Waimihia 2,546 71·7 47·0 59·4 ... 82·0 29 29·8 13 2·24 7 (-2·72) 0·83
Taumarunui 560 78·9 53·5 66·2 (+2·4) 86·5 30 43·5 8 2·26 4 (-1·53) 0·91
New Plymouth 160 70·6 55·0 62·8 +0·6 77·2 31 48·0 29 1·77 4 -2·70 1·04
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 66·6 43·3 55·0 +2·7 85·0 31 33·0 13 4·68 6 -3·89 2·95
Karioi 2,125 73·0 46·2 59·6 +2·6 81·0 30 36·5 27 0·84 4 -2·84 0·39
Wairoa 21 76·2 56·8 66·5 ... 89·0 11 49·5 17 0·97 7 (-2·32) 0·38
Tangoio 960 73·3 54·8 64·0 ... 89·7 3 45·8 8 1·34 9 ... 0·57
Kuripapanga 1,600 73·9 45·7 58·8 ... 85·4 18 27·2 8 0·33 8 ... 0·12
Napier 5 74·2 56·6 65·4 -0·1 91·0 11 44·8 11 0·23 3 -2·38 0·16
Hastings 45 78·6 53·0 65·8 +0·5 92·0 14 39·6 8 0·27 5 -2·26 0·13
Havelock North 37 76·5 50·8 63·6 ... 88·5 11 35·9 8 0·31 4 (-1·74) 0·14
Gwawas 1,140 75·6 47·1 61·4 (-0·6) 86·0 6,18 34·0 8 1·45 9 (-2·99) 0·48
Wanganui 72 71·7 58·1 64·9 +1·4 82·8 31 44·9 16 0·94 5 (-1·84) 0·49
Waipukurau 450 77·5 50·5 64·0 (+1·3) 89·2 6 38·0 8 0·24 3 (-2·31) 0·18
Marton 462 70·7 49·9 60·3 (-0·8) 78·6 8 39·2 8 1·20 5 (-2·00) 0·64
Ohakea 155 72·0 53·3 62·6 (-0·2) 78·3 5 44·5 8 1·43 5 (-1·24) 0·60
Flock House, Bulls 30 70·7 52·0 61·4 (-0·4) 77·4 31 42·3 17 1·47 5 (-0·79) 0·69
P.R.B., Palmerston N. 110 72·7 52·4 62·6 +0·2 80·4 19 45·8 27 1·52 5 -1·68 0·94
Pahiataua 384 72·2 51·5 61·8 -0·1 80·6 19 38·0 8 1·76 6 -2·04 0·97
Levin 100 70·6 52·6 61·6 (+0·2) 77·9 31 42·2 27 2·44 4 (-0·62) 1·29
Kapiti Island 44 68·9 56·6 62·8 +0·9 74·0 19 50·0 8 1·69 3 -1·19 0·94
Paraparaumu 22 70·3 53·9 62·1 ... 78·0 3 43·6 8 2·08 4 ... 1·14
Waingawa, Masterton 340 75·5 50·1 62·8 +0·4 87·0 19 37·0 8 0·76 8 -1·64 0·35
Ngaumu, Masterton 600 75·1 47·4 61·2 ... 88·0 18 34·9 17 0·41 8 ... 0·21
Cannock, Martinborough 770 74·4 49·8 62·1 ... 87·2 19 37·8 8 0·25 6 ... 0·16
Wallaceville 195 73·4 50·4 61·9 +0·8 81·4 20 37·0 1 3·34 4 +0·29 1·93
Wellington 415 68·7 54·6 61·6 +0·6 78·8 19 45·5 8 1·61 4 -1·47 1·17
Nelson Airfield 5 71·3 53·5 62·4 +0·8 81·8 21 42·7 13 1·39 4 (-1·45) 0·71
Appleby, Nelson 57 72·7 54·9 63·8 +1·0 82·3 21 48·8 13 1·01 4 (-2·03) 0·44
Woodbourne 89 74·0 52·8 63·4 (+0·1) 85·4 14 43·8 8 0·61 4 (-1·50) 0·32
Blenheim 12 73·5 51·4 62·4 -0·2 81·5 14 43·3 8,17 0·42 4 -1·57 0·24
Lake Grassmere 5 69·3 52·7 61·0 ... 80·0 3 44·0 17 0·34 4 ... 0·27
Golden Downs 900 70·9 49·9 60·4 +1·4 87·2 20 39·8 13 2·89 6 -1·15 1·54
Waihopai 860 76·3 51·0 63·6 +1·4 91·0 18 41·2 13 1·46 7 -1·33 0·54
Westport 7 67·0 51·1 59·0 -0·7 75·4 31 45·8 16 5·99 13 (-1·18) 1·73
Molesworth 2,930 72·8 45·0 58·9 (+1·9) 84·0 18 30·0 13 0·96 4 (-1·13) 0·54
Greymouth 13 65·1 53·1 59·1 (-1·0) 71·0 5 45·7 16 6·43 10 (-2·31) 2·88
Hanmer 1,270 74·2 46·7 60·4 +0·7 88·0 17,28 35·0 13 1·35 9 -2·18 0·52
Hokitika Airfield 15 64·9 50·4 57·6 (-0·5) 73·7 31 45·1 4 6·62 11 (-3·10) 1·85
Balmoral 650 75·1 47·8 61·4 (-0·2) 89·0 28 40·8 8,28 0·57 6 -1·49 0·25
Happy Valley 200 71·0 51·0 61·0 ... 86·0 6 42·0 13 2·65 8 ... 0·63
Lake Coleridge 1,195 72·3 48·5 60·4 +1·0 89·0 28 38·0 6,13 1·47 5 -0·99 1·10
Franz Josef 450 67·2 48·0 57·6 ... 79·6 31 41·1 7 10·97 9 ... 3·45
Eyrewell 520 73·7 49·8 61·8 ... 87·0 10 39·5 7 0·55 7 (-2·85) 0·14
Ashley Forest 460 70·2 50·0 60·1 (-0·4) 84·6 10 35·0 14 1·16 14 (-1·64) 0·27
Darfield 640 75·8 49·3 62·6 +1·8 93·0 28 38·8 13 0·66 7 -2·12 0·16
Harewood 94 71·2 50·8 61·0 ... 85·0 6 40·6 4 0·33 6 ... 0·19

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