✨ Meteorological Climatological Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 53]
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for July 1954
| 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 | 60·4 | 46·5 | 53·4 | (+0·8) | 65·0 | 16 | 33·2 | 29 | 7·72 | 21 | (+0·76) | 0·97 | 31 |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 59·0 | 46·5 | 52·8 | (+0·8) | 65·4 | 16 | 38·8 | 28 | 6·23 | 23 | (—0·12) | 1·15 | 7 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 60·1 | 42·3 | 51·2 | (+0·7) | 68·1 | 16 | 33·3 | 28 | 8·40 | 19 | (+1·01) | 2·35 | 31 |
| Waipoua State Forest. | 225 | 58·5 | 42·9 | 50·7 | +0·6 | 64·9 | 16 | 34·8 | 29 | 7·17 | 25 | —0·92 | 0·94 | 31 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 58·5 | 44·5 | 51·5 | .. | 65·8 | 16 | 32·2 | 15 | 5·29 | 25 | .. | 0·64 | 30 |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 58·1 | 40·4 | 49·2 | (+0·8) | 66·5 | 16 | 30·5 | 28 | 8·86 | 19 | (+0·80) | 2·73 | 31 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 58·8 | 40·6 | 49·7 | +1·2 | 64·5 | 16 | 28·3 | 11 | 5·89 | 25 | (—1·32) | 0·98 | 9 |
| Woodhill | 100 | 57·8 | 46·2 | 52·0 | (+1·8) | 64·0 | 16 | 35·0 | 11 | 4·60 | 23 | (—1·84) | 0·67 | 21 |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 57·8 | 42·5 | 50·2 | (+1·1) | 64·7 | 16 | 30·9 | 11 | 4·93 | 23 | (—1·67) | 0·73 | 7 |
| Auckland | 160 | 58·8 | 46·8 | 52·8 | +1·4 | 65·4 | 16 | 37·9 | 11 | 4·05 | 23 | +1·41 | 0·65 | 7 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 58·2 | 42·3 | 50·2 | (+1·6) | 64·9 | 16 | 29·4 | 11 | 5·85 | 24 | (—1·85) | 0·84 | 9 |
| Owairaka | 134 | 58·3 | 42·9 | 50·6 | .. | 65·2 | 16 | 31·3 | 11 | 5·12 | 25 | —0·85 | 0·81 | 9 |
| Otara | 40 | 58·2 | 42·5 | 50·4 | .. | 65·7 | 16 | 29·2 | 11 | 3·72 | 20 | .. | 0·55 | 9 |
| Paerata | 166 | 58·6 | 43·8 | 51·2 | (+1·4) | 65·0 | 16 | 35·0 | 11 | 4·66 | 23 | —0·60 | 0·74 | 9 |
| Tairua | 10 | 58·8 | 41·8 | 50·3 | .. | 65·4 | 16 | 34·5 | 14, 24 | 8·58 | 16 | .. | 1·44 | 21 |
| Maioro | 172 | 57·6 | 45·1 | 51·4 | (+1·9) | 63·6 | 16 | 35·4 | 11 | 4·31 | 24 | (—1·04) | 0·86 | 2 |
| Maramarua | 124 | 57·8 | 37·5 | 47·7 | (+0·3) | 64·0 | 7 | 28·0 | 11 | 4·38 | 15 | (—0·68) | 0·95 | 21 |
| Paeroa | 27 | 57·9 | 40·9 | 49·4 | (+1·3) | 65·8 | 7 | 31·0 | 12 | 5·95 | 13 | —0·32 | 2·01 | 21 |
| Waihi | 354 | 56·4 | 40·8 | 48·6 | +0·9 | 66·1 | 16 | 29·8 | 29 | 7·98 | 18 | —1·80 | 2·12 | 21 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 57·6 | 41·2 | 49·4 | +0·7 | 65·5 | 7 | 31·0 | 12 | 5·54 | 21 | —0·91 | 2·08 | 21 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 57·9 | 40·1 | 49·0 | +0·3 | 66·4 | 16 | 29·5 | 11 | 3·67 | 16 | —1·37 | 1·62 | 21 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 56·6 | 37·5 | 47·0 | +0·5 | 65·3 | 16 | 25·1 | 11 | 4·74 | 21 | +0·01 | 1·49 | 21 |
| Whatawhata.. | 340 | 56·0 | 41·5 | 48·7 | .. | 64·0 | 16 | 31·9 | 12 | 7·14 | 25 | .. | 2·05 | 21 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 56·7 | 40·3 | 48·5 | (+0·9) | 63·9 | 16 | 30·9 | 12 | 5·35 | 22 | (+0·41) | 1·74 | 21 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 56·5 | 35·4 | 46·0 | —0·4 | 62·4 | 16 | 26·8 | 11 | 5·42 | 15 | (—0·70) | 1·74 | 21 |
| Whakatane .. | 6 | 57·3 | 39·6 | 48·4 | (—0·1) | 65·5 | 7 | 31·0 | 1 | 5·55 | 12 | (+0·30) | 1·93 | 21 |
| Kawerau | 100 | 58·3 | 37·3 | 47·8 | .. | 65·3 | 16 | 28·2 | 5 | 6·64 | 12 | .. | 2·05 | 21 |
| Arapuni | 402 | 56·4 | 37·3 | 46·8 | .. | 65·0 | 7 | 27·5 | 11 | 5·24 | 20 | +0·15 | 1·22 | 21 |
| Rotorua Airfield | 969 | 54·2 | 36·8 | 45·5 | +0·3 | 63·6 | 16 | 27·8 | 11 | 5·14 | 14 | +0·50 | 1·37 | 21 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 53·9 | 36·2 | 45·0 | (+0·7) | 63·9 | 16 | 27·0 | 11 | 5·05 | 14 | (+0·22) | 1·56 | 21 |
| Kaingaroa .. | 1,800 | 51·5 | .. | .. | .. | 60·0 | 16 | .. | .. | 4·81 | 16 | +0·16 | 1·54 | 21 |
| Waiotapu | 1,000 | 53·2 | 33·0 | 43·1 | +1·3 | 61·2 | 16 | 23·7 | 12 | 4·55 | 15 | +0·01 | 1·78 | 21 |
| Wairapukao .. | 1,600 | 51·7 | 30·1 | 40·9 | .. | 61·0 | 16 | 21·4 | 12 | 4·29 | 18 | (—0·22) | 0·93 | 21 |
| Pureora State Forest | 1,800 | 48·6 | 35·1 | 41·8 | (+1·3) | 57·0 | 16 | 26·0 | 4 | 7·45 | 23 | .. | 1·16 | 16 |
| Wairakei | 1,275 | 52·2 | 33·9 | 43·0 | .. | 60·8 | 16 | 26·5 | 12 | 4·93 | 16 | .. | 0·99 | 21 |
| Gisborne | 12 | 57·9 | 39·5 | 48·7 | +1·0 | 70·0 | 16 | 30·8 | 14 | 5·81 | 15 | (+1·40) | 2·74 | 31 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 58·1 | 38·8 | 48·4 | (+1·0) | 69·8 | 16 | 28·8 | 1 | 9·04 | 15 | (+4·94) | 4·84 | 31 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri | 1,130 | 53·0 | 38·9 | 46·0 | (+0·9) | 65·5 | 16 | 32·2 | 1 | 10·47 | 14 | (+4·31) | 4·52 | 31 |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 52·1 | 35·8 | 44·0 | (+1·6) | 60·9 | 16 | 27·1 | 12 | 3·60 | 16 | (—0·13) | 0·78 | 21 |
| Minginui Forest | 1,650 | 52·7 | 30·5 | 41·6 | .. | 62·1 | 16 | 20·8 | 1 | 6·56 | 17 | .. | 1·90 | 21 |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 47·3 | 31·1 | 39·2 | (+0·0) | 55·4 | 16 | 22·9 | 12 | 6·77 | 23 | (+0·74) | 1·06 | 21 |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 49·2 | 37·4 | 43·3 | +0·6 | 56·4 | 16 | 31·0 | 10 | 11·05 | 18 | +2·98 | 3·78 | 21 |
| Waimihia | 2,546 | 46·8 | 31·4 | 39·1 | .. | 55·0 | 16 | 20·1 | 4 | 5·41 | 19 | (—0·23) | 0·75 | 15 |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 54·8 | 37·0 | 45·9 | (+0·6) | 63·0 | 16 | 28·0 | 30 | 5·19 | 23 | +0·16 | 1·01 | 15 |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 55·9 | 43·0 | 49·4 | +0·5 | 61·2 | 16 | 33·8 | 11 | 5·82 | 18 | —0·54 | 1·49 | 7 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 42·2 | 31·0 | 36·6 | +0·6 | 51·0 | 18 | 22·0 | 12 | 12·00 | 22 | (+2·69) | 1·95 | 16 |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 48·3 | 34·0 | 41·2 | +0·8 | 60·2 | 16 | 26·5 | 4, 6 | 6·00 | 17 | +1·81 | 1·22 | 12 |
| Wairoa | 21 | 57·7 | 39·9 | 48·8 | .. | 74·0 | 16 | 33·3 | 5 | 7·77 | 18 | (+2·73) | 3·94 | 21 |
| Tangoio | 960 | 53·3 | 41·5 | 47·4 | .. | 68·0 | 16 | 33·3 | 10 | 10·24 | 14 | .. | 5·18 | 21 |
| Kuripapanga | 1,600 | 50·6 | 33·9 | 42·2 | .. | 67·0 | 16 | 21·8 | 5 | 12·44 | 20 | .. | 5·72 | 21 |
| Napier | 5 | 56·7 | 39·0 | 47·8 | +0·5 | 73·2 | 16 | 28·1 | 22 | 4·17 | 13 | +0·74 | 2·28 | 21 |
| Hastings | 45 | 57·6 | 35·0 | 46·3 | +0·4 | 73·0 | 16 | 25·3 | 12 | 4·29 | 14 | +0·95 | 2·25 | 21 |
| Havelock North | 37 | 56·5 | 34·4 | 45·4 | .. | 73·0 | 16 | 23·9 | 12 | 5·08 | 14 | (+2·08) | 2·40 | 21 |
| Gwavas | 1,140 | 51·9 | 32·9 | 42·4 | (—0·2) | 71·0 | 16 | 24·0 | 30 | 6·87 | 13 | (+1·37) | 3·37 | 21 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 54·8 | 42·3 | 48·6 | +1·0 | 66·8 | 16 | 32·4 | 30 | 3·83 | 18 | (+0·91) | 0·97 | 9 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 53·3 | 34·9 | 44·1 | (—0·2) | 70·1 | 16 | 28·0 | 12 | 4·28 | 14 | (+0·93) | 1·80 | 21 |
| Marton | 462 | 52·8 | 39·3 | 46·0 | (+1·1) | 64·7 | 16 | 29·0 | 30 | 3·78 | 17 | (+0·19) | 0·86 | 26 |
| Ohakea | 155 | 55·1 | 40·6 | 47·8 | (+1·0) | 67·4 | 16 | 31·8 | 23 | 3·36 | 19 | +0·30 | 0·56 | 9 |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 54·8 | 40·0 | 47·4 | (+1·9) | 64·5 | 16 | 27·5 | 23 | 3·17 | 17 | +0·43 | 0·42 | 9 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 54·6 | 39·9 | 47·2 | +1·1 | 66·7 | 16 | 28·0 | 23 | 4·38 | 18 | +1·34 | 0·87 | 7 |
| Dannevirke .. | 685 | 52·2 | 37·9 | 45·0 | .. | 68·8 | 16 | 26·1 | 4 | 3·68 | 21 | (—0·04) | 0·79 | 26 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 53·5 | 37·8 | 45·6 | +0·8 | 67·0 | 16 | 26·4 | 4 | 4·95 | 22 | +0·01 | 1·18 | 26 |
| Levin | 100 | 54·2 | 40·1 | 47·2 | (+0·3) | 62·5 | 7 | 28·2 | 23 | 5·14 | 15 | (+1·29) | 1·70 | 16 |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 54·3 | 43·3 | 48·8 | +0·7 | 62·0 | 17 | 37·1 | 11 | 3·73 | 11 | —0·47 | 1·90 | 16 |
| Paraparaumu | 22 | 55·1 | 40·1 | 47·6 | .. | 62·6 | 7 | 30·0 | 23 | 5·30 | 14 | .. | 2·63 | 16 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 340 | 54·4 | 35·2 | 44·8 | +0·3 | 68·3 | 16 | 26·0 | 14 | 4·54 | 19 | +0·60 | 1·08 | 16 |
| Ngaumu, Masterton .. | 600 | 51·8 | 34·3 | 43·0 | .. | 64·0 | 16, 17 | 21·4 | 24 | 7·33 | 19 | .. | 1·71 | 21 |
| Cannock, Martinborough | 770 | 51·9 | 36·4 | 44·2 | .. | 64·8 | 16 | 28·0 | 5, 24 | 4·98 | 18 | .. | 1·28 | 10 |
| Wallaceville .. | 195 | 54·0 | 37·3 | 45·6 | +0·4 | 60·0 | 7, 16 | 27·0 | 4 | 6·90 | 19 | +2·04 | 1·88 | 16 |
| Wellington | 415 | 52·2 | 41·2 | 46·7 | +0·4 | 58·0 | 16 | 34·3 | 10 | 7·44 | 19 | +2·08 | 2·50 | 16 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 53·7 | 34·1 | 43·9 | +0·6 | 61·0 | 1 | 21·2 | 11 | 3·58 | 12 | (+0·35) | 0·94 | 16 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 54·0 | 37·5 | 45·8 | +0·8 | 61·4 | 1 | 28·9 | 23 | 3·48 | 14 | (+0·46) | 0·96 | 15 |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 53·8 | 35·0 | 44·4 | (+0·1) | 61·6 | 1 | 27·4 | 23 | 4·35 | 15 | (+1·65) | 1·49 | 16 |
| Blenheim .. | 12 | 54·1 | 35·1 | 44·6 | +0·5 | 61·5 | 1 | 25·7 | 23 | 3·95 | 14 | +1·34 | 1·33 | 16 |
| Lake Grassmere | 5 | 53·0 | 35·8 | 44·4 | .. | 69·0 | 6 | 27·0 | 23 | 2·69 | 12 | .. | 0·67 | 15 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 50·0 | 31·0 | 40·5 | +0·7 | 56·0 | 1 | 21·0 | 6, 23 | 4·10 | 13 | +0·01 | 0·66 | 16 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 52·7 | 33·5 | 43·1 | +0·6 | 62·0 | 12 | 24·0 | 23 | 3·46 | 12 | +0·77 | 0·80 | 16 |
| Westport | 7 | 53·6 | 39·5 | 46·6 | +0·8 | 58·8 | 15 | 31·5 | 10 | 10·25 | 18 | (+3·89) | 2·30 | 15 |
| Molesworth .. | 2,930 | 42·7 | 24·2 | 33·4 | (—0·8) | 53·0 | 1 | 14·0 | 9 | 2·74 | 7 | (+0·49) | 1·24 | 16 |
| Greymouth .. | 13 | 52·3 | 40·1 | 46·2 | (+0·6) | 57·3 | 31 | 29·2 | 10 | 11·66 | 20 | (+4·09) | 2·90 | 16 |
| Hanmer | 1,270 | 46·5 | 28·0 | 37·2 | —1·3 | 60·0 | 1 | 19·0 | 23 | 4·67 | 15 | +0·47 | 1·35 | 16 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 15 | 51·9 | 36·9 | 44·4 | (+0·8) | 58·2 | 19 | 27·3 | 22 | 9·05 | 22 | (+0·55) | 1·72 | 1 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 48·8 | 28·5 | 38·6 | (—0·8) | 63·0 | 1 | 20·0 | 30 | 3·90 | 11 | +1·78 | 1·02 | 16 |
| Happy Valley | 200 | 50·7 | 36·7 | 43·7 | .. | 63·2 | 1 | 30·9 | 29 | 4·31 | 11 | .. | 1·21 | 16 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 46·0 | 29·9 | 38·0 | —0·8 | 60·0 | 1 | 20·0 | 24 | 3·21 | 12 | +0·21 | 1·12 | 16 |
| Franz Josef .. | 450 | 52·3 | 36·1 | 44·2 | .. | 58·0 | 31 | 27·0 | 10 | 10·46 | 15 | .. | 3·34 | 1 |
| Eyrewell .. | 520 | 48·5 | 31·0 | 39·8 | .. | 63·0 | 1 | 25·0 | 24 | 4·50 | 15 | (+1·38) | 1·25 | 16 |
| Ashley Forest- | 460 | 49·5 | 35·8 | 42·6 | (+0·8) | 64·4 | 1 | 29·0 | 24 | 4·06 | 12 | (+1·11) | 1·19 | 16 |
| Darfield | 640 | 49·2 | 33·0 | 41·1 | +0·3 | 63·0 | 1 | 24·5 | 31 | 3·76 | 14 | +1·59 | 1·13 | 16 |
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