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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1954
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. Ft. | Means of A Max. °F. | Mean B Min. °F. | Difference From Normal °F. | Absolute Maximum and Minimum Maximum °F. Date | Minimum °F. Date | Total Fall In. | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal (+2·47) | Maximum Fall Amount In. | Date | Bright Sun-shine Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 73·4 | 57·8 | 65·6 | 80·0 | 45·5 | 27 | 5·90 | 15 | 2·96 | 5 | 189·0 |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 73·0 | 58·5 | 65·8 | 80·5 | 49·7 | 31 | 6·29 | 14 | 2·67 | 5 | 178·4 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 74·4 | 55·9 | 65·2 | 81·3 | 46·9 | 21 | 8·13 | 11 | 3·04 | 6 | 146·0 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 71·8 | 55·1 | 63·4 | 78·8 | 42·0 | 2 | 8·37 | 14 | 2·50 | 7 | 125·6 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 73·9 | 58·6 | 66·2 | … | 82·0 | 2 | 48·2 | 27 | 5·62 | 15 | … |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 72·3 | 55·1 | 63·7 | 78·5 | 47·0 | 1,2 | 13·77 | 14 | 5·24 | 6 | … |
| Riverhead | 105 | 72·4 | 54·8 | 63·6 | 79·9 | 45·0 | 2 | 9·74 | 27 | 18 | 6 | … |
| Woodhill | 100 | 71·2 | 59·4 | 65·3 | 77·5 | 50·5 | 2,7 | 8·30 | 31 | 16 | 7 | … |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 72·3 | 57·2 | 64·8 | 78·8 | 48·0 | 2 | 9·56 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 154·8 |
| Auckland | 160 | 72·7 | 60·3 | 66·5 | 78·2 | 49·2 | 2 | 10·54 | 31 | 17 | 7·39 | 3·19 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 71·9 | 57·0 | 64·4 | 77·5 | 47·1 | 1 | 12·24 | 20 | 17 | 4·00 | 14 |
| Owairaka | 134 | 72·1 | 58·6 | 65·4 | … | 79·9 | 1 | 11·46 | 31 | 21 | 4·47 | 14 |
| Otara | 40 | 71·9 | 57·4 | 64·6 | … | 78·8 | 2 | 46·4 | 31 | 17 | 8·22 | 6 |
| Paerata | 166 | 73·1 | 57·9 | 65·5 | 81·0 | 46·0 | 1 | 6·04 | 31 | 17 | 1·74 | 8 |
| Tairua | 10 | 72·9 | 55·3 | 64·1 | … | 79·0 | 20 | 48·0 | 31 | 14 | 9·69 | 6 |
| Maioro | 172 | 71·6 | 58·8 | 65·2 | 77·6 | 49·3 | 14 | 6·40 | 31 | 16 | 2·14 | 7 |
| Mamarua | 124 | 72·9 | 54·6 | 63·8 | 78·0 | 43·8 | 1,14 | 8·43 | 20 | 15 | 2·10 | 6 |
| Paeroa | 27 | 73·5 | 58·4 | 66·0 | 80·2 | 44·6 | 2 | 12·70 | 26 | 13 | 4·80 | 6 |
| Waihi | 354 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 73·4 | 58·5 | 66·0 | 81·5 | 45·5 | 2 | 17·16 | 26 | 18 | 5·43 | 6 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 73·3 | 56·4 | 64·8 | 78·0 | 45·8 | 2 | 6·05 | 26 | 15 | 1·62 | 6 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 71·7 | 53·8 | 62·8 | 78·0 | 41·3 | 2 | 7·71 | 26 | 16 | 2·09 | 8 |
| Whatawhata | 340 | 71·1 | 56·5 | 63·8 | 80·0 | 48·1 | 1 | 9·73 | 20 | 16 | 3·54 | 8 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 71·6 | 56·4 | 64·0 | 79·7 | 45·9 | 1 | 7·64 | 20 | 15 | 2·18 | 8 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 72·7 | 53·1 | 62·9 | 78·2 | 42·0 | 20 | 8·93 | 30 | 12 | 2·31 | 6 |
| Whakatane | 6 | 74·4 | 56·7 | 65·6 | 83·0 | 46·0 | 2 | 5·97 | 30 | 14 | 1·82 | 9 |
| Arapuni | 402 | 72·1 | 54·7 | 63·4 | … | 79·2 | 11,13 | 43·0 | 26 | 18 | 8·03 | 8 |
| Rotorua Airfield | 969 | 71·5 | 53·4 | 62·4 | 81·1 | 42·5 | 2 | 7·83 | 26 | 12 | 2·69 | 7 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 70·2 | 53·1 | 61·6 | 79·3 | 40·8 | 2 | 7·78 | 26 | 13 | 2·62 | 6 |
| Kaingaroa | 1,800 | 68·1 | 50·5 | 59·3 | 75·4 | 39·1 | 10 | 7·62 | 26 | 14 | 2·47 | 7 |
| Waiotapu | 1,000 | 70·7 | 50·0 | 60·4 | 78·0 | 37·0 | 2 | 7·55 | 26 | 12 | 2·71 | 7 |
| Wairapukao | 1,600 | 70·5 | 48·5 | 59·5 | … | 78·0 | 10 | 9·11 | 26 | 16 | 2·51 | 7 |
| Pureora State Forest | 1,800 | 64·9 | 51·0 | 58·0 | 73·0 | 40·0 | 2 | 9·26 | 26,31 | 19 | 2·62 | 7 |
| Wairakei | 1,275 | 69·9 | 50·6 | 60·2 | … | 77·5 | 1 | 40·5 | 23,26 | 12 | 4·39 | 7 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 73·1 | 56·1 | 64·6 | 83·6 | 41·9 | 17 | 7·77 | 26 | 15 | 1·77 | 30 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 73·2 | 56·1 | 64·6 | 83·2 | 42·7 | 17 | 8·33 | 26 | 16 | 1·83 | 30 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri | 1,130 | 68·4 | 54·8 | 61·6 | 80·0 | 43·1 | 17 | 11·49 | 31 | 17 | 2·75 | 31 |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 69·7 | 50·8 | 60·2 | 79·1 | 39·2 | 1 | 4·64 | 26 | 15 | 1·44 | 7 |
| Minginui Forest | 1,650 | 71·3 | 49·2 | 60·2 | … | 79·5 | 10 | 31·8 | 26 | 15 | 1·40 | 7 |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 65·3 | 48·0 | 56·6 | 73·3 | 35·4 | 10 | 8·09 | 26 | 17 | 3·01 | 7 |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 65·7 | 52·4 | 59·0 | 76·0 | 41·0 | 19 | 12·76 | 25,31 | 16 | 2·68 | 31 |
| Waimihia | 2,546 | 65·0 | 47·8 | 56·4 | … | 71·0 | 11 | 6·39 | 23 | 13 | 1·94 | 7 |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 72·2 | 53·4 | 62·8 | 79·0 | 42·0 | 2 | 2·61 | 25 | 15 | 0·54 | 2 |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 70·3 | 57·3 | 63·8 | 79·0 | 41·8 | 2 | 4·31 | 31 | 16 | 1·49 | 8 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 59·0 | 44·5 | 51·8 | 68·0 | 35·0 | 2 | 11·09 | 20 | 19 | 2·35 | 8 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 67·1 | 49·6 | 58·4 | 76·5 | 37·7 | 15 | 4·42 | 20 | 14 | 1·25 | 30 |
| Wairoa | 21 | 73·5 | 57·5 | 65·5 | … | 80·2 | 18,21 | 45·0 | 26 | 18 | 8·51 | 30 |
| Tangoio | 960 | 69·6 | 56·5 | 63·0 | … | 81·1 | 17 | 9·70 | 31 | 14 | 5·33 | 31 |
| Kuripapanga | 1,600 | 66·5 | 52·4 | 59·4 | … | 74·2 | 14 | 10·74 | 26 | 18 | 2·02 | 31 |
| Napier | 5 | 71·7 | 57·9 | 64·8 | 81·0 | 44·7 | 21 | 4·54 | 26 | 11 | 2·72 | 31 |
| Hastings | 45 | 75·0 | 54·4 | 64·7 | 84·3 | 40·3 | 17 | 6·11 | 26 | 15 | 3·20 | 31 |
| Havelock North | 37 | 72·8 | 53·6 | 63·2 | 80·7 | 38·1 | 17 | 5·90 | 26 | 13 | 3·10 | 31 |
| Gwahas | 1,140 | 68·3 | 49·6 | 59·0 | 80·0 | 36·0 | 17 | 7·76 | 26 | 15 | 2·69 | 31 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 71·6 | 58·9 | 65·2 | 83·1 | 5 | 46·6 | 3·93 | 31 | 11 | 1·44 | 30 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 71·7 | 54·3 | 63·0 | 81·1 | 42·0 | 17 | 4·51 | 30 | 15 | 2·26 | 31 |
| Marton | 462 | 69·6 | 54·8 | 62·2 | 81·2 | 41·1 | 7 | 3·36 | 25 | 14 | 0·80 | 18 |
| Ohakea | 155 | 72·0 | 56·9 | 64·4 | 81·3 | 46·1 | 14 | 1·92 | 25 | 13 | 0·55 | 8 |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 71·1 | 56·4 | 63·8 | 81·0 | 42·1 | 6 | 2·44 | 25 | 11 | 1·02 | 8 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 71·2 | 56·4 | 63·8 | 79·9 | 43·4 | 1 | 3·89 | 25 | 15 | 1·15 | 8 |
| Dannevirke | 685 | 68·1 | 54·7 | 61·4 | … | 78·0 | 1 | 37·8 | 26 | 16 | 1·01 | 31 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 69·2 | 55·5 | 62·4 | 77·2 | 39·8 | 1 | 4·08 | 25 | 16 | 1·47 | 31 |
| Levin | 100 | 69·7 | 55·7 | 62·7 | 77·9 | 41·1 | 14 | 3·01 | 25 | 13 | 0·96 | 8 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 69·3 | 58·8 | 64·0 | 78·1 | 50·0 | 7 | 3·51 | 31 | 12 | 1·40 | 14 |
| Paraparaumu | 22 | 71·0 | 56·0 | 63·5 | … | 82·9 | 6 | 3·83 | 25 | 10 | 1·46 | 14 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 340 | 70·7 | 53·0 | 61·8 | 79·6 | 39·0 | 14 | 5·74 | 29 | 16 | 1·65 | 31 |
| Ngaumu, Masterton | 600 | 69·0 | 50·4 | 59·7 | … | 79·0 | 1 | 9·56 | 25 | 17 | 3·89 | 31 |
| Cannock, Martinborough | 770 | 69·5 | 53·6 | 61·6 | … | 82·2 | 1 | 41·0 | 25 | 18 | 2·33 | 31 |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 71·4 | 55·4 | 63·4 | 80·3 | 40·9 | 14 | 4·89 | 25 | 13 | 1·05 | 29 |
| Wellington | 415 | 68·7 | 56·6 | 62·6 | 78·0 | 44·1 | 6 | 5·16 | 31 | 15 | 1·95 | 29 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 70·7 | 53·3 | 62·0 | 80·0 | 39·9 | 2 | 5·94 | 31 | 14 | 2·32 | 20 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 72·6 | 53·7 | 63·2 | 80·9 | 40·3 | 1 | 2·82 | 25 | 10 | 1·32 | 20 |
| Blenheim | 12 | 72·4 | 52·2 | 62·3 | 79·2 | 39·1 | 1 | 2·38 | 25 | 8 | 0·90 | 20 |
| Lake Grassmere | 5 | 69·4 | 54·6 | 62·0 | … | 79·0 | 26 | 1·98 | 28 | 8 | 0·58 | 20 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 68·1 | 48·2 | 58·2 | 89·0 | 29·0 | 3 | 6·92 | 31 | 14 | 1·63 | 14 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 71·0 | 50·8 | 60·9 | 83·0 | 39·2 | 1 | 3·00 | 25 | 10 | 0·78 | 8 |
| Westport | 7 | 67·7 | 54·1 | 60·9 | 80·5 | 38·0 | 6 | 6·45 | 31 | 20 | 1·77 | 14 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 64·7 | 44·0 | 54·4 | 74·3 | 29·5 | 2 | 4·94 | 28 | 10 | 0·92 | 6 |
| Greymouth | 13 | 66·4 | 53·4 | 59·9 | 81·9 | 44·3 | 4 | 12·65 | 25 | 19 | 3·39 | 14 |
| Hanmer | 1,270 | 69·9 | 45·9 | 57·9 | 82·0 | 33·0 | 7 | 3·45 | 26 | 15 | 1·25 | 29 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 15 | 66·0 | 51·3 | 58·6 | 78·2 | 41·7 | 5,7 | 14·05 | 25 | 19 | 3·07 | 14 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 71·1 | 48·2 | 59·6 | 83·0 | 30·0 | 12 | 1·57 | 28 | 9 | 0·43 | 29 |
| Happy Valley | 200 | 68·7 | 53·2 | 61·0 | … | 81·6 | 20 | 2·88 | 28 | 11 | 0·78 | 24 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 67·2 | 48·7 | 58·0 | … | 78·0 | 5 | 38·5 | 31 | 11 | 2·30 | 11 |
| Franz Josef | 450 | 65·4 | 50·2 | 57·8 | 80·9 | 42·8 | 4 | 13·65 | 25 | 24 | 2·43 | 12 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 69·8 | 48·9 | 59·4 | … | 79·0 | 13,17 | 36·0 | 28 | 11 | 3·01 | 11 |
| Ashley Forest | 460 | 67·5 | 51·6 | 59·6 | 79·0 | 43·0 | 12 | 3·92 | 31 | 11 | 1·05 | 8 |
| Darfield | 640 | 70·0 | 49·3 | 59·6 | 79·0 | 35·3 | 19 | 3·38 | 28 | 13 | 0·87 | 29 |
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