28 JAN.] 135

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 1953
| 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) | Rainfall in Inches |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 72·6 | 55·9 | 64·2 | (+1·1) | 76·5 | 29 | 44·3 | 6 | 1·02 | 6 | (-1·92) | 0·51 | 17 | 220·1 |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 74·1 | 57·6 | 65·8 | (+3·0) | 81·5 | 9 | 50·0 | 14 | 0·70 | 8 | (-2·62) | 0·30 | 17 | 235·1 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 75·6 | 54·9 | 65·2 | (+2·5) | 84·1 | 24 | 42·0 | 3 | 2·31 | 7 | (-1·54) | 0·82 | 11 | 254·1 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 71·4 | 54·4 | 62·9 | +1·8 | 79·0 | 8 | 45·8 | 28 | 1·48 | 5 | -2·67 | 0·55 | 11 | 191·1 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 73·4 | 56·5 | 65·0 | | 81·0 | 28, 29 | 43·5 | 28 | 1·31 | 9 | | 0·68 | 11 | |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 71·7 | 53·7 | 62·7 | (+1·2) | 78·3 | 23 | 41·5 | 28 | 2·70 | 7 | (-0·93) | 0·94 | 11 | |
| Riverhead | 105 | 71·9 | 53·8 | 62·8 | +2·5 | 78·2 | 9 | 41·5 | 3 | 2·89 | 11 | (-0·71) | 0·80 | 11 | |
| Woodhill | 100 | 70·4 | 57·6 | 64·0 | (+2·7) | 79·1 | 9 | 47·8 | 28 | 2·41 | 8 | (-1·00) | 0·84 | 11 | |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 71·7 | 55·8 | 63·8 | (+2·9) | 78·9 | 9 | 45·7 | 14 | 2·43 | 13 | (-0·87) | 0·60 | 11 | |
| Auckland | 160 | 72·3 | 59·4 | 65·8 | +2·1 | 80·9 | 24 | 52·1 | 16 | 2·43 | 10 | -0·50 | 0·60 | 11, 15 | 224·4 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 72·1 | 56·1 | 64·1 | (+3·0) | 79·5 | 9 | 44·9 | 17 | 2·69 | 9 | (-1·36) | 0·69 | 17 | |
| Owairaka | 134 | 72·0 | 57·0 | 64·5 | | 80·2 | 9 | 48·3 | 17 | 2·48 | 11 | (-0·71) | 0·68 | 11 | |
| Otara | 40 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Paerata | 166 | 72·4 | 57·4 | 64·9 | (+2·9) | 81·0 | 9 | 49·8 | 16 | 3·66 | 16 | +1·02 | 1·20 | 11 | |
| Tairua | 10 | 73·7 | 56·3 | 65·0 | | 80·8 | 26 | 45·0 | 17 | 2·87 | 9 | | 0·66 | 12 | |
| Maioro | 172 | 69·7 | 57·7 | 63·7 | (+2·6) | 77·8 | 10 | 51·2 | 28 | 2·28 | 9 | (-0·62) | 0·65 | 17 | |
| Maramarua | 170 | 73·2 | 54·4 | 63·8 | +0·5 | 81·0 | 9, 30 | 43·0 | 3, 14 | 4·07 | 9 | (+1·31) | 1·31 | 11 | |
| Paeroa | 27 | 75·2 | 56·7 | 66·0 | (+2·0) | 82·2 | 24 | 45·8 | 3 | 1·77 | 8 | -1·14 | 0·64 | 1 | |
| Waihi | 354 | 73·7 | 55·3 | 64·5 | +2·3 | 82·0 | 29 | 45·4 | 25 | 2·77 | 13 | -2·55 | 0·77 | 11 | 222·8 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 76·0 | 57·7 | 66·8 | +2·8 | 84·0 | 7 | 47·5 | 14 | 2·90 | 14 | -0·40 | 0·75 | 12 | |
| Tauranga | 10 | 74·3 | 55·5 | 64·9 | +2·8 | 82·1 | 24 | 45·9 | 27 | 1·98 | 9 | -1·55 | 0·76 | 1 | 261·3 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 72·1 | 53·5 | 62·8 | +2·1 | 80·9 | 30 | 42·0 | 3 | 2·64 | 13 | -0·44 | 0·57 | 17 | 173·1 |
| Whatawahata | 340 | 70·4 | 55·5 | 63·0 | | 80·5 | 9 | 45·6 | 14 | 3·59 | 11 | | 0·96 | 17 | 214·3 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 71·9 | 56·8 | 64·4 | (+2·6) | 80·8 | 30 | 44·4 | 14 | 2·53 | 8 | -0·69 | 0·80 | 17 | 224·2 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 73·6 | 53·7 | 63·6 | +3·2 | 81·3 | 24 | 43·0 | 3, 17 | 1·97 | 8 | (-2·00) | 0·61 | 10 | |
| Whakatane | 6 | 74·7 | 55·7 | 65·2 | +2·2 | 84·0 | 21 | 45·3 | 17 | 1·19 | 9 | -2·13 | 0·36 | 12 | |
| Arapuni | 402 | 74·1 | 54·6 | 64·4 | | 84·0 | 9 | 44·0 | 14 | 3·42 | 11 | +0·03 | 0·86 | 11 | |
| Rotorua Airfield | 975 | 73·4 | 53·3 | 63·4 | (+3·4) | 82·8 | 4 | 43·8 | 17 | 2·61 | 11 | (-1·37) | 0·88 | 12 | 218·2 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 72·4 | 53·2 | 62·8 | (+2·6) | 82·1 | 4 | 43·7 | 17 | 2·95 | 11 | (-1·21) | 0·90 | 12 | |
| Kaingaroa | 1,800 | 71·2 | 49·7 | 60·4 | +2·8 | 81·6 | 4 | 39·0 | 17 | 4·33 | 12 | +0·24 | 1·77 | 1 | |
| Waiotapu | 1,000 | 73·1 | 48·7 | 60·9 | +2·8 | 85·6 | 29 | 37·0 | 14 | 4·41 | 12 | +0·76 | 0·83 | 1 | |
| Wairapukao | 1,600 | 74·0 | 49·0 | 61·5 | | 84·3 | 4 | 36·8 | 17 | 3·36 | 10 | -0·24 | 1·61 | 1 | |
| Pureora State Forest | 1,800 | 66·9 | 50·4 | 58·6 | +2·6 | 76·0 | 9 | 39·0 | 14 | 5·04 | 19 | | 0·93 | 17 | |
| Wairakei | 1,275 | 73·9 | 51·1 | 62·5 | | 84·0 | 5 | 40·0 | 16 | 3·09 | 10 | | 0·76 | 1 | |
| Gisborne | 12 | 74·8 | 54·1 | 64·4 | +1·7 | 89·0 | 21 | 43·4 | 17 | 2·18 | 9 | (+0·27) | 0·58 | 1, 13 | 247·8 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 74·3 | 54·2 | 64·2 | (+1·6) | 87·6 | 25 | 41·4 | 17 | 1·15 | 11 | (-0·66) | 0·34 | 1 | 222·7 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri | 1,130 | 69·5 | 52·9 | 61·2 | (+1·4) | 81·5 | 25 | 42·5 | 17 | 2·37 | 12 | (-0·38) | 0·75 | 1 | |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 73·4 | 51·2 | 62·3 | (+2·3) | 83·1 | 9 | 40·9 | 16 | 2·70 | 13 | (-0·26) | 0·63 | 17 | 247·7 |
| Minginui Forest | 1,650 | 74·6 | 47·8 | 61·2 | | 88·4 | 5 | 35·2 | 17 | 4·15 | 11 | | 2·13 | 1 | |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 69·1 | 47·6 | 58·4 | (+3·0) | 80·2 | 4 | 37·3 | 17 | 4·63 | 13 | (-0·14) | 1·16 | 1 | |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 68·1 | 51·3 | 59·7 | +1·7 | 77·0 | 24 | 45·0 | 16, 17 | 3·97 | 13 | +0·75 | 1·92 | 1 | |
| Waimihia | 2,546 | 68·5 | 46·2 | 57·4 | | 78·8 | 6 | 31·8 | 19 | 4·45 | 13 | (-0·08) | 0·85 | 12 | |
| Taumarunui | 560 | 74·7 | 53·0 | 63·8 | (+2·7) | 85·0 | 8, 9 | 43·2 | 3 | 5·72 | 13 | +1·89 | 1·83 | 11 | 204·0 |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 67·3 | 55·2 | 61·2 | +1·2 | 75·0 | 10 | 45·5 | 2 | 2·83 | 11 | -1·76 | 1·09 | 11 | 215·6 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 60·9 | 43·7 | 52·3 | +2·5 | 71·0 | 4, 30 | 35·0 | 7, 16 | 10·64 | 16 | (+0·58) | 1·72 | 11 | |
| Karioi | 2,125 | 68·2 | 46·8 | 57·5 | +2·3 | 80·1 | 2 | 38·0 | 5 | 5·41 | 17 | +1·50 | 0·83 | 17 | |
| Wairoa | 21 | 74·7 | 56·8 | 65·8 | | 86·7 | 25 | 48·0 | 17 | 2·10 | 10 | -0·19 | 1·13 | 1 | |
| Tangoio | 960 | 70·5 | 53·7 | 62·1 | | 85·3 | 25 | 45·6 | 16 | 1·47 | 11 | | 0·40 | 7 | |
| Napier | 5 | 72·9 | 57·4 | 65·2 | +2·0 | 86·0 | 25 | 50·9 | 14, 16 | 0·51 | 7 | -1·47 | 0·24 | 1 | 252·0 |
| Hastings | 45 | 76·8 | 53·6 | 65·2 | +2·1 | 88·8 | 25 | 41·1 | 17 | 1·10 | 11 | -0·93 | 0·40 | 12 | |
| Havelock North | 37 | 74·2 | 52·2 | 63·2 | | 84·8 | 25 | 38·5 | 17 | 1·14 | 10 | (-0·61) | 0·52 | 12 | |
| Gwajas | 1,140 | 72·2 | 47·6 | 59·9 | (+0·1) | 84·0 | 5 | 38·0 | 7, 17 | 2·63 | 13 | (-0·96) | 0·62 | 7 | |
| Wanganui | 72 | 70·2 | 57·5 | 63·8 | +2·4 | 83·2 | 11 | 51·5 | 18 | 4·50 | 15 | (+1·64) | 1·62 | 17 | 204·8 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 73·7 | 51·5 | 62·6 | +2·1 | 85·0 | 25 | 39·2 | 17 | 1·49 | 10 | (-0·61) | 0·26 | 12, 17 | 210·1 |
| Marton | 462 | 67·9 | 52·2 | 60·0 | (+1·3) | 78·3 | 11 | 44·0 | 16 | 5·75 | 14 | (+1·37) | 1·17 | 10 | |
| Ohakea | 155 | 70·9 | 54·7 | 62·8 | (+1·9) | 81·3 | 11 | 48·2 | 16 | 5·27 | 14 | (+2·50) | 0·90 | 17 | |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 68·4 | 54·4 | 61·4 | (+1·4) | 81·0 | 11 | 46·0 | 28 | 4·23 | 10 | +1·50 | 0·91 | 18 | |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 70·3 | 54·1 | 62·2 | +1·8 | 82·0 | 11 | 46·6 | 16 | 5·71 | 16 | +1·43 | 1·27 | 22 | 180·5 |
| Dannevirke | 685 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 69·4 | 53·9 | 61·6 | +1·6 | 82·8 | 10 | 44·0 | 28 | 6·33 | 15 | +2·37 | 1·43 | 26 | |
| Levin | 100 | 67·6 | 54·3 | 61·0 | (+1·9) | 79·2 | 11 | 44·3 | 16 | 5·78 | 14 | (+2·35) | 1·29 | 17 | |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 66·9 | 56·7 | 61·8 | +2·1 | 75·0 | 12 | 51·3 | 27 | 4·68 | 9 | +1·39 | 1·29 | 11 | |
| Paraparaumu | 22 | 67·7 | 54·5 | 61·1 | | 77·6 | 10 | 49·2 | 16 | 4·55 | 13 | | 1·03 | 11 | 199·6 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 340 | 71·8 | 49·4 | 60·6 | +0·4 | 83·0 | 10 | 39·0 | 17 | 3·37 | 9 | +0·86 | 1·02 | 26 | 222·5 |
| Cannock, Martinborough | 770 | 68·6 | 50·5 | 59·6 | | 79·9 | 10 | 40·5 | 17 | 2·40 | 10 | | 0·54 | 15 | |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 70·6 | 52·3 | 61·4 | +2·4 | 80·3 | 31 | 42·8 | 28 | 4·27 | 10 | -0·22 | 0·90 | 25 | 213·7 |
| Wellington | 415 | 66·0 | 53·6 | 59·8 | +0·7 | 75·9 | 31 | 46·3 | 27 | 3·61 | 10 | +0·15 | 1·21 | 11 | 229·1 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 68·6 | 52·4 | 60·5 | +1·1 | 78·8 | 21 | 42·9 | 16 | 2·59 | 9 | (-0·25) | 1·10 | 11 | 230·3 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 70·1 | 53·5 | 61·8 | +0·9 | 79·7 | 21 | 44·6 | 2 | 2·04 | 9 | (-0·63) | 0·72 | 11 | |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 73·3 | 51·5 | 62·4 | (+1·0) | 88·0 | 21 | 40·0 | 2 | 2·21 | 11 | (+0·02) | 0·40 | 11 | |
| Blenheim | 12 | 72·8 | 51·2 | 62·0 | (+1·2) | 86·8 | 21 | 40·3 | 2 | 1·79 | 10 | -0·21 | 0·39 | 6 | 242·0 |
| Lake Grassmere | 5 | 70·1 | 52·3 | 61·2 | | 85·0 | 5 | 46·0 | 3 | 2·08 | 8 | | 0·60 | 6, 7 | 241·8 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 67·9 | 49·5 | 58·7 | +1·6 | 77·0 | 21 | 40·8 | 31 | 5·25 | 9 | +1·11 | 1·47 | 26 | |
| Waihopai | 860 | 73·3 | 48·9 | 61·1 | +0·6 | 85·3 | 3 | 40·2 | 20 | 3·72 | 12 | +0·81 | 1·00 | 26 | |
| Westport | 7 | 64·0 | 52·7 | 58·4 | +0·7 | 72·5 | 10 | 42·0 | 13 | 9·49 | 24 | (+1·84) | 1·38 | 6 | 160·2 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 65·9 | 44·1 | 55·0 | (+0·2) | 77·0 | 28 | 32·0 | 2 | 4·69 | 9 | (+2·55) | 1·64 | 26 | |
| Greymouth | 13 | 63·3 | 53·0 | 58·2 | (+0·0) | 71·4 | 10 | 47·3 | 16 | 17·25 | 23 | (+8·79) | 5·17 | 6 | 134·9 |
| Hanmer | 1,270 | 70·4 | 46·0 | 58·2 | +0·4 | 81·0 | 10, 28 | 37·5 | 13 | 4·82 | 11 | +1·11 | 1·49 | 26 | 216·0 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 15 | 62·4 | 50·5 | 56·4 | (+0·3) | 68·0 | 10 | 42·4 | 16 | 16·09 | 23 | (+6·13) | 2·78 | 6 | 150·3 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 70·3 | 48·4 | 59·4 | +2·1 | 84·0 | 28 | 37·0 | 2 | 3·09 | 8 | +0·79 | 1·12 | 25 | |
| Happy Valley | 200 | 69·4 | 50·0 | 59·7 | | 82·0 | 3, 5 | 40·8 | 27 | 3·73 | 11 | | 0·80 | 22 | |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 68·6 | 48·2 | 58·4 | +0·8 | 80·0 | 28 | 34·7 | 7 | 3·93 | 12 | +1·35 | 1·88 | 6 | |
| Franz Josef | 450 | 62·2 | 48·7 | 55·4 | | 72·6 | 31 | 40·0 | 19 | 29·61 | 26 | | 9·95 | 25 | |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 69·9 | 47·8 | 58·8 | | 84·0 | 3, 5 | 40·0 | 16 | 4·26 | 9 | (+0·66) | 1·94 | 6 | |
| Ashley Forest | 460 | 67·8 | 49·6 | 58·7 | (-0·4) | 83·4 | 3 | 40·5 | 27 | 3·91 | 21 | (+0·63) | 1·46 | 6 | |
| Darfield | 640 | 71·5 | 47·8 | 59·6 | +0·7 | 84·5 | 3 | 38·9 | 27 | 4·14 | 11 | +1·29 | 1·97 | 6 | |
| Harewood | 94 | 67·8 | 50·4 | 59·1 | | 85·4 | 5 | 38·4 | 27 | 2·74 | 11 | | 1·28 | 6 | 183·9 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 68·6 | 50·8 | 59·7 | -0·1 | 86·4 | 5 | 38·3 | 27 | 2·78 | 13 | +0·24 | 1·24 | 6 | |
| Wigram | 74 | 69·5 | 50·5 | 60·0 | (+0·0) | 86·0 | 5 | 37·3 | 27 | 2·73 | 12 | (+0·34) | 1·23 | 6 | |
| Highbank | 1,102 | 66·9 | 47·9 | 57·4 | | 78·4 | 28 | 37·2 | 7 | 5·24 | 11 | | 1·81 | 6 | 187·8 |