✨ Climatological Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for September 1954
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. B Min. | Mean of A and B | Difference From Normal | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Total Fall In. | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall In. | Bright Sunshine Hrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 61·4 | 45·3 | 53·4 | (-1·0) | 64·8 | 29 | 33·5 | 4·55 | 14 | (+0·14) |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 61·4 | 46·2 | 53·8 | (+0·0) | 65·8 | 8 | 36·0 | 4·91 | 12 | (-0·24) |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 63·2 | 43·1 | 53·2 | (-0·6) | 68·8 | 5 | 31·2 | 7·70 | 14 | (+2·56) |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 60·7 | 43·3 | 52·0 | -0·4 | 66·0 | 16 | 33·0 | 7·88 | 11 | +2·27 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 59·7 | 47·1 | 53·4 | ... | 65·0 | 16 | 40·0 | 3·77 | 11 | ... |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 59·9 | 41·6 | 50·8 | (-1·2) | 65·0 | 29 | 28·5 | 7·87 | 13 | (+2·42) |
| Riverhead | 105 | 60·8 | 41·9 | 51·4 | +0·4 | 65·8 | 16 | 29·4 | 4·94 | 9 | (+0·59) |
| Woodhill | 100 | 59·7 | 47·8 | 53·8 | (+1·0) | 65·2 | 16 | 39·0 | 10,15 | 3·95 | 5 |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 60·3 | 45·4 | 52·8 | (+0·7) | 65·8 | 15 | 35·0 | 4·71 | 10 | (+0·52) |
| Auckland | 160 | 60·5 | 48·3 | 54·4 | -0·1 | 67·2 | 15 | 40·2 | 4·11 | 7 | +0·32 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 60·3 | 43·8 | 52·0 | (+0·4) | 64·8 | 15,29 | 33·3 | 3·86 | 10 | (-1·18) |
| Owairaka | 134 | 60·0 | 45·0 | 52·5 | ... | 66·8 | 16 | 35·5 | 3·64 | 8 | (-0·46) |
| Otara | 40 | 59·7 | 43·2 | 51·4 | ... | 65·0 | 16,17 | 30·4 | 2·75 | 4 | ... |
| Paerata | 166 | 60·7 | 45·0 | 52·8 | (-0·2) | 67·0 | 16 | 36·0 | 1·48 | 11 | -2·28 |
| Tairua | 10 | 61·8 | 44·1 | 53·0 | ... | 69·0 | 15 | 32·5 | 4·82 | 9 | ... |
| Maioro | 172 | 61·0 | 46·3 | 53·6 | (+1·1) | 67·2 | 16 | 37·0 | 1·50 | 6 | (-2·36) |
| Maramarua | 124 | 60·3 | 40·3 | 50·3 | (-1·9) | 65·1 | 17 | 27·1 | 2·32 | 8 | (-1·50) |
| Paeroa | 27 | 61·1 | 43·7 | 52·4 | (-0·6) | 67·8 | 15 | 31·2 | 5·58 | 10 | +1·80 |
| Waihi | 354 | 59·7 | 43·5 | 51·6 | -0·4 | 68·3 | 15 | 31·4 | 6·82 | 11 | +0·04 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 61·0 | 43·4 | 52·2 | -1·4 | 67·0 | 15 | 33·5 | 3·81 | 10 | -0·89 |
| Tauranga | 10 | 61·4 | 42·6 | 52·0 | -0·6 | 66·8 | 15 | 30·3 | 2·86 | 7 | -1·36 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 60·5 | 41·3 | 50·9 | +0·0 | 67·8 | 16 | 30·1 | 1·26 | 8 | -2·42 |
| Whatawhata | 340 | 59·4 | 43·3 | 51·4 | ... | 68·0 | 15 | 33·7 | 1·65 | 9 | ... |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 60·4 | 42·5 | 51·4 | (-0·4) | 68·1 | 16 | 33·2 | 1·23 | 8 | (-2·61) |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 62·0 | 37·1 | 49·6 | -0·6 | 68·0 | 26 | 29·3 | 3·22 | 6 | (-1·73) |
| Whakatane | 6 | 62·2 | 42·1 | 52·1 | -0·7 | 69·0 | 29 | 32·5 | 2·60 | 4 | -1·55 |
| Kawerau | 100 | 64·0 | 41·1 | 52·6 | ... | 71·2 | 26 | 30·8 | 3·94 | 4 | ... |
| Arapuni | 402 | 62·1 | 41·0 | 51·6 | ... | 69·4 | 28 | 30·5 | 3,4 | 2·39 | 7 |
| Rotorua Airfield | 969 | 60·1 | 39·4 | 49·8 | (+0·1) | 66·2 | 26 | 30·1 | 2·48 | 8 | (-2·09) |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 59·6 | 38·4 | 49·0 | (+0·0) | 64·7 | 25 | 28·6 | 2·57 | 7 | (-2·17) |
| Kaingaroa | 1,800 | 57·6 | 36·2 | 46·9 | +1·7 | 66·0 | 25 | 29·0 | 2·47 | 10 | -2·09 |
| Waiotapu | 1,000 | 60·7 | 34·7 | 47·7 | +0·9 | 68·4 | 25 | 25·0 | 2·88 | 5 | -1·29 |
| Wairapukao | 1,600 | 59·9 | 32·0 | 46·0 | ... | 67·8 | 25 | 22·7 | 2·49 | 4 | -1·76 |
| Pureora State Forest | 1,800 | 54·5 | 37·9 | 46·2 | +0·9 | 61·0 | 28 | 26·0 | 3·14 | 12 | ... |
| Wairakei | 1,275 | 59·8 | 36·1 | 48·0 | ... | 67·8 | 25 | 24·8 | 2·01 | 5 | ... |
| Gisborne | 12 | 60·2 | 42·1 | 51·2 | -0·9 | 69·3 | 29 | 33·7 | 4,22 | 3·95 | 14 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 60·4 | 42·2 | 51·3 | (-0·7) | 68·1 | 29 | 31·8 | 4 | 3·45 | 14 |
| Waerenga-o-Kuri | 1,130 | 56·3 | 41·6 | 49·0 | (-0·4) | 65·2 | 29 | 33·0 | 4·94 | 13 | (+0·68) |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 59·1 | 36·7 | 47·9 | (-0·8) | 66·0 | 27 | 24·3 | 1·83 | 6 | (-1·79) |
| Minginui Forest | 1,650 | 59·9 | 33·6 | 46·8 | ... | 69·7 | 26 | 19·2 | 3·32 | 4 | ... |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 55·2 | 33·5 | 44·4 | (+0·5) | 64·6 | 26 | 24·3 | 2·74 | 11 | (-2·81) |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 53·1 | 40·1 | 46·6 | +0·1 | 63·6 | 25 | 32·0 | 6·45 | 18 | +0·30 |
| Waimihia | 2,546 | 54·5 | 34·7 | 44·6 | ... | 63·2 | 25 | 25·0 | 2·84 | 5 | (-2·29) |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 62·0 | 39·6 | 50·8 | (+1·2) | 70·0 | 28 | 28·0 | 1·61 | 9 | -3·07 |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 58·7 | 45·7 | 52·2 | +0·5 | 64·0 | 18 | 36·5 | 2·14 | 8 | -2·76 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 49·7 | 31·7 | 40·7 | +1·0 | 60·0 | 25 | 24·0 | 5·85 | 10 | (-3·24) |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 55·7 | 34·4 | 45·0 | +0·0 | 68·2 | 29 | 24·0 | 1·07 | 8 | -3·20 |
| Wairoa | 21 | 60·6 | 43·3 | 52·0 | ... | 70·0 | 29 | 33·0 | 3·06 | 16 | -0·57 |
| Tangoio | 960 | 56·8 | 43·4 | 50·1 | ... | 66·2 | 29 | 35·2 | 2·25 | 12 | ... |
| Kuripapanga | 1,600 | 54·6 | 37·7 | 46·2 | ... | 64·8 | 25 | 26·3 | 3·17 | 15 | ... |
| Napier | 5 | 60·2 | 43·8 | 52·0 | +0·0 | 69·4 | 7 | 33·9 | 1·19 | 12 | -0·78 |
| Hastings | 45 | 63·2 | 40·2 | 51·7 | +0·7 | 72·0 | 26 | 31·1 | 1·27 | 14 | -0·82 |
| Havelock North | 37 | 61·0 | 38·8 | 49·9 | ... | 69·8 | 7 | 28·3 | 1·27 | 10 | (-0·59) |
| Gwavae | 1,140 | 57·7 | 35·4 | 46·6 | (-1·1) | 67·0 | 7 | 25·0 | 2·20 | 9 | (-1·50) |
| Wanganui | 72 | 59·2 | 44·9 | 52·0 | -0·1 | 65·8 | 7 | 36·2 | 0·81 | 8 | (-1·73) |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 58·4 | 39·2 | 48·8 | (-0·2) | 69·8 | 7 | 30·5 | 0·78 | 7 | (-1·19) |
| Marton | 462 | 57·8 | 40·8 | 49·3 | (+0·3) | 65·4 | 10 | 28·2 | 1·29 | 5 | (-1·93) |
| Ohakea | 155 | 59·8 | 43·3 | 51·6 | (+0·5) | 67·0 | 7 | 31·6 | 0·75 | 6 | (-1·08) |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 59·0 | 42·3 | 50·6 | (+0·6) | 65·5 | 18 | 26·9 | 2·33 | 5 | -0·10 |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 59·4 | 43·7 | 51·6 | +1·1 | 64·7 | 7 | 37·0 | 22 | 1·48 | 8 |
| Dannevirke | 685 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pahiataua | 384 | 58·1 | 42·8 | 50·4 | +0·7 | 65·0 | 14 | 31·8 | 11 | 2·89 | 9 |
| Levin | 100 | 58·6 | 43·4 | 51·0 | (+0·5) | 65·6 | 19 | 31·0 | 1·69 | 8 | (-1·72) |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 58·5 | 45·0 | 51·8 | +0·5 | 63·0 | 19,21 | 39·0 | 1 | 1·47 | 5 |
| Paraparaumu | 22 | 59·1 | 43·3 | 51·2 | ... | 65·1 | 14 | 33·0 | 1·43 | 6 | ... |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 340 | 59·9 | 39·0 | 49·4 | +0·1 | 70·0 | 25 | 29·0 | 4 | 1·92 | 10 |
| Ngaumu, Masterton | 600 | 57·8 | 38·0 | 47·9 | ... | 65·0 | 26 | 28·0 | 4,22 | 2·29 | 11 |
| Cannock, Martinborough | 770 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 60·2 | 40·6 | 50·4 | +0·9 | 67·0 | 14 | 32·0 | 12,16 | 2·59 | 11 |
| Wellington | 415 | 56·6 | 44·4 | 50·5 | +0·6 | 61·7 | 19 | 37·3 | 3·38 | 11 | -0·46 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 59·3 | 37·3 | 48·3 | +0·1 | 70·6 | 24 | 29·2 | 2·07 | 2 | (-1·09) |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 60·1 | 38·1 | 49·1 | (-1·1) | 71·5 | 25 | 28·9 | 3 | 1·39 | 2 |
| Blenheim | 12 | 60·0 | 37·8 | 48·9 | (-1·3) | 69·0 | 25 | 28·9 | 2,3 | 1·37 | 2 |
| Lake Grassmere | 5 | 55·8 | 41·4 | 48·6 | ... | 62·0 | 4 | 32·0 | 8 | 0·82 | 6 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 58·5 | 34·2 | 46·4 | +0·4 | 67·2 | 25 | 25·0 | 2·56 | 5 | -1·18 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 60·1 | 37·0 | 48·6 | +0·0 | 71·0 | 25 | 27·0 | 3 | 1·29 | 3 |
| Westport | 7 | 57·7 | 41·0 | 49·4 | +0·0 | 62·6 | 16 | 34·1 | 2·71 | 8 | (-3·42) |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 53·8 | 30·9 | 42·4 | (+1·0) | 68·5 | 25 | 27·6 | 12 | 0·56 | 4 |
| Greymouth | 13 | 56·9 | 42·9 | 49·9 | (+0·3) | 62·4 | 19 | 35·0 | 2·97 | 15 | (-4·57) |
| Hanmer | 1,270 | 58·7 | 31·8 | 45·2 | -0·9 | 71·0 | 25 | 26·0 | 1·51 | 5 | (-2·92) |
| Hokitika Airfield | 15 | 55·9 | 39·0 | 47·4 | (-0·4) | 61·0 | 19 | 29·0 | 2 | 3·61 | 14 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 59·0 | 33·8 | 46·4 | (+0·2) | 73·0 | 24 | 25·0 | 3 | 1·42 | 4 |
| Happy Valley | 200 | 58·5 | 40·7 | 49·6 | ... | 76·6 | 24 | 31·7 | 3 | 1·38 | 4 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 58·5 | 35·6 | 47·0 | +0·2 | 69·0 | 23 | 27·0 | 2 | 1·01 | 4 |
| Franz Josef | 450 | 56·5 | 38·8 | 47·6 | ... | 63·2 | 15 | 30·1 | 1 | 3·18 | 12 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 59·0 | 37·3 | 48·2 | ... | 78·0 | 24 | 28·0 | 3,12 | 1·48 | 5 |
| Ashley Forest | 460 | 56·7 | 38·4 | 47·6 | (-0·3) | 75·0 | 24 | 32·4 | 13 | 1·48 | 5 |
| Darfield | 640 | 59·9 | 37·3 | 48·6 | +1·6 | 78·2 | 24 | 28·0 | 3 | 1·29 | 7 |
| Harewood | 94 | 56·9 | 36·7 | 46·8 | ... | 76·1 | 24 | 27·1 | 3 | 1·27 | 6 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 58·4 | 38·6 | 48·5 | -0·2 | 76·4 | 24 | 28·3 | 3 | 1·21 | 5 |
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