442 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 22

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for February 1955

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | | | | | | Rainfall in Inches | | | | Bright Sunshine |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| | | Means of | | | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | | | | Maximum Fall | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | Mean of A and B | Difference From Normal | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Amount | Date | Hrs. |
| | Ft. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | °F. | | °F. | | In. | | In. | In. | | |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 78·2 | 59·7 | 69·0 | (+3·7) | 82·8 | 23 | 51·2 | 9 | 0·97 | 7 | (−2·54) | 0·35 | 9 | 202·9 |
| Kaitaia | 253 | 79·0 | 62·9 | 71·0 | (+5·7) | 82·3 | 24 | 56·5 | 15 | 1·71 | 10 | (−1·94) | 1·00 | 9 | 194·8 |
| Kerikeri | 201 | 81·3 | 61·0 | 71·2 | (+5·6) | 87·0 | 27 | 52·5 | 1 | 5·36 | 10 | (+1·19) | 2·30 | 9 | 201·6 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 77·8 | 56·6 | 67·2 | (+3·5) | 86·0 | 19 | 40·5 | 1 | 2·74 | 5 | −1·54 | 0·94 | 9, 10 | 189·6 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 80·0 | 57·1 | 68·6 | .. | 88·3 | 19 | 50·6 | 5 | 1·26 | 5 | .. | 0·93 | 10 | .. |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 78·9 | 57·9 | 68·4 | (+4·8) | 84·5 | 28 | 46·0 | 8 | 2·54 | 7 | (−1·70) | 1·06 | 9 | 181·6 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 79·7 | 57·6 | 68·6 | (+5·5) | 86·4 | 19 | 46·7 | 8 | 1·29 | 7 | (−3·23) | 0·48 | 5 | .. |
| Woodhill | 100 | 78·0 | 61·5 | 69·8 | (+4·8) | 84·5 | 18 | 51·5 | 14 | 0·96 | 5 | (−3·01) | 0·76 | 10 | .. |
| Whenuapai | 101 | 80·0 | 60·3 | 70·2 | (+6·2) | 85·8 | 19 | 49·5 | 8 | 1·65 | 9 | (−2·71) | 0·82 | 10 | 196·4 |
| Auckland | 160 | 79·1 | 65·2 | 72·2 | (+5·5) | 84·0 | 2 | 60·0 | 8 | 6·34 | 10 | +2·43 | 5·18 | 5 | 187·7 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 79·6 | 59·2 | 69·4 | (+5·4) | 85·3 | 18 | 50·1 | 8 | 1·66 | 8 | (−3·44) | 0·68 | 5 | .. |
| Owairaka | 134 | 78·8 | 62·3 | 70·6 | .. | 86·2 | 19 | 56·1 | 16 | 4·43 | 13 | (+0·17) | 2·96 | 5 | .. |
| Otara | 40 | 79·1 | 61·1 | 70·1 | .. | 84·0 | 4 | 51·9 | 8 | 1·39 | 7 | .. | 0·76 | 12 | .. |
| Paerata | 166 | 80·3 | 62·2 | 71·2 | (+6·3) | 85·8 | 25 | 51·1 | 8 | 2·13 | 9 | −1·38 | 1·04 | 10 | .. |
| Tairua | 10 | 79·6 | 59·6 | 69·6 | .. | 87·5 | 19 | 50·0 | 14, 17 | 4·98 | 9 | .. | 2·43 | 12 | .. |
| Maioro | 172 | 76·8 | 60·6 | 68·7 | (+4·9) | 82·2 | 18 | 53·8 | 8 | 0·32 | 6 | (−3·06) | 0·09 | 17 | .. |
| Maramarua | 124 | 80·7 | 57·4 | 69·0 | (+4·4) | 88·0 | 2 | 49·0 | 1, 8 | 4·04 | 7 | (+0·82) | 2·03 | 5 | .. |
| Paeroa | 27 | 80·6 | 62·3 | 71·4 | (+5·2) | 88·2 | 2 | 53·8 | 14, 16 | 3·62 | 9 | +0·30 | 1·74 | 10 | .. |
| Waihi | 354 | 78·7 | 60·7 | 69·7 | (+5·8) | 86·0 | 19 | 48·7 | 14 | 2·63 | 10 | −2·86 | 0·67 | 11 | 175·1 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 81·3 | 62·2 | 71·8 | (+5·0) | 89·5 | 2 | 50·5 | 16 | 1·22 | 9 | −2·07 | 0·79 | 4 | .. |
| Tauranga | 10 | 77·7 | 61·6 | 69·6 | +4·6 | 85·2 | 3 | 52·4 | 16 | 0·93 | 8 | −2·80 | 0·40 | 5 | 171·0 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton | 131 | 79·9 | 58·4 | 69·2 | +5·9 | 84·9 | 19 | 49·4 | 2, 14 | 1·92 | 8 | −1·16 | 1·42 | 18 | 150·1 |
| Whatawhata | 340 | 79·1 | 59·8 | 69·4 | .. | 84·5 | 18 | 51·2 | 8 | 1·07 | 9 | .. | 0·38 | 27 | 161·1 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 80·0 | 58·9 | 70·0 | (+5·9) | 84·9 | 3 | 51·8 | 2 | 1·43 | 8 | (−1·79) | 0·88 | 5 | 157·5 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 75·8 | 59·6 | 67·7 | +4·0 | 83·0 | 1, 3 | 50·0 | 3 | 5·91 | 12 | (+0·78) | 2·43 | 8 | .. |
| Whakatane | 6 | 76·8 | 62·2 | 69·5 | (+3·6) | 85·5 | 23 | 54·5 | 3 | 3·40 | 4 | (−1·53) | 1·63 | 8 | .. |
| Kawerau | 100 | 79·1 | 60·5 | 69·8 | .. | 89·5 | 3 | 45·0 | 1 | 4·69 | 9 | .. | 1·55 | 8 | .. |
| Opotiki | 27 | 73·4 | 61·9 | 67·6 | .. | 78·9 | 28 | 55·2 | 4 | 2·70 | 11 | .. | 1·70 | 8 | 142·4 |
| Arapuni | 402 | 80·7 | 59·5 | 70·1 | .. | 87·1 | 19 | 50·0 | 2 | 1·70 | 12 | −2·24 | 0·78 | 4 | .. |
| Rotorua Airfield | 969 | 76·6 | 59·4 | 68·0 | (+5·1) | 87·0 | 3 | 51·3 | 2 | 3·50 | 12 | (−0·25) | 1·01 | 18 | 128·4 |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 75·7 | 59·2 | 67·4 | (+5·0) | 85·6 | 3 | 50·6 | 8 | 3·44 | 11 | (−0·48) | 1·05 | 15 | .. |
| Kaingaroa | 1,800 | 74·5 | 56·1 | 65·3 | +5·1 | 83·1 | 2 | 45·0 | 15 | 3·94 | 12 | −1·23 | 0·87 | 11 | .. |
| Waiotapu | 1,000 | 76·7 | 57·0 | 66·8 | +5·8 | 86·6 | 3 | 44·0 | 8 | 1·93 | 12 | −2·03 | 0·46 | 8 | .. |
| Wairapukao | 1,600 | 75·7 | 55·5 | 65·6 | .. | 86·4 | 2 | 41·9 | 2 | 5·54 | 15 | +0·98 | 1·93 | 4 | .. |
| Pureora State Forest | 1,800 | 71·6 | 54·7 | 63·2 | (+5·2) | 78·0 | 3 | 45·0 | 8 | 5·73 | 16 | .. | 0·76 | 26 | .. |
| Wairakei | 1,275 | 76·5 | 57·0 | 66·8 | .. | 85·2 | 2 | 48·0 | 23 | 3·22 | 11 | .. | 0·89 | 4 | .. |
| Gisborne | 12 | 80·3 | 60·8 | 70·6 | +5·5 | 92·0 | 2 | 50·4 | 16 | 1·32 | 8 | (−1·73) | 0·38 | 4 | 186·3 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 20 | 77·8 | 60·8 | 69·3 | (+5·8) | 88·1 | 2 | 53·1 | 2 | 2·83 | 13 | (−0·13) | 0·81 | 11 | 176·5 |
| Waerenga-o-kuri | 1,130 | 74·2 | 59·6 | 66·9 | (+4·4) | 87·0 | 2 | 52·1 | 22 | 4·56 | 10 | (+0·09) | 1·40 | 8 | .. |
| Taupo | 1,221 | 76·9 | 56·8 | 66·8 | (+4·1) | 83·2 | 2 | 48·0 | 2 | 2·77 | 13 | (−0·31) | 0·85 | 4 | 165·7 |
| Minginui Forest | 1,650 | 75·5 | 55·9 | 65·7 | .. | 87·0 | 2 | 41·0 | 3 | 5·60 | 13 | .. | 1·75 | 4 | .. |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | 2,190 | 71·5 | 53·8 | 62·6 | (+5·1) | 81·1 | 2 | 45·3 | 16 | 4·92 | 16 | (−0·99) | 1·73 | 4 | .. |
| Lake Waikaremoana | 2,100 | 71·7 | 58·3 | 65·0 | +5·3 | 81·2 | 2 | 49·9 | 13 | 5·16 | 13 | −1·02 | 1·36 | 9 | .. |
| Waimihia | 2,546 | 71·4 | 53·3 | 62·4 | .. | 78·7 | 2 | 43·7 | 24 | 4·65 | 15 | (−0·85) | 1·08 | 26 | .. |
| Taumarunui | 560 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| New Plymouth | 160 | 71·7 | 60·8 | 66·2 | +3·7 | 73·6 | 26 | 49·0 | 22 | 3·19 | 12 | −0·79 | 1·45 | 19 | 142·2 |
| Chateau Tongariro | 3,670 | 63·8 | 52·0 | 57·9 | +4·8 | 70·0 | 23 | 42·0 | 4 | 17·13 | 19 | (+8·26) | 2·67 | 20 | .. |
| Karioi | 2,126 | 73·1 | 54·0 | 63·6 | +6·0 | 78·0 | 2 | 42·0 | 5 | 5·36 | 14 | (+1·31) | 1·25 | 5 | .. |
| Wairoa | 21 | 80·3 | 61·8 | 71·0 | .. | 92·5 | 2 | 53·5 | 7 | 1·54 | 10 | (−2·72) | 0·39 | 26 | .. |
| Tangoio | 960 | 75·0 | 60·7 | 67·8 | .. | 84·6 | 1, 28 | 51·6 | 23 | 3·27 | 11 | .. | 0·90 | 11 | .. |
| Kuripapanga | 1,600 | 74·7 | 55·2 | 65·0 | .. | 83·0 | 2 | 38·9 | 22 | 4·21 | 14 | .. | 1·08 | 9 | .. |
| Napier | 5 | 78·5 | 62·2 | 70·4 | +5·4 | 91·0 | 18 | 53·3 | 23 | 1·87 | 9 | −1·05 | 0·61 | 26 | 173·3 |
| Hastings | 45 | 81·3 | 59·4 | 70·4 | +5·3 | 95·0 | 18 | 48·0 | 22 | 1·66 | 7 | −0·90 | 0·45 | 26 | .. |
| Havelock North | 37 | 78·9 | 57·7 | 68·3 | .. | 91·5 | 18 | 47·0 | 22 | 1·36 | 7 | (−0·82) | 0·31 | 2 | .. |
| Gwavas | 1,140 | 76·5 | 53·1 | 64·8 | (+3·8) | 89·0 | 2, 19 | 42·0 | 4, 23 | 3·63 | 10 | (−0·86) | 0·85 | 7 | .. |
| Wanganui | 72 | 75·4 | 61·4 | 68·4 | +4·7 | 86·2 | 18 | 50·2 | 13 | 2·46 | 12 | −0·51 | 0·84 | 26 | 166·7 |
| Waipukurau | 430 | 78·3 | 57·3 | 67·8 | (+5·8) | 91·0 | 18 | 43·9 | 2 | 2·33 | 11 | (+0·11) | 0·86 | 26 | 139·3 |
| Marton | 462 | 75·2 | 58·1 | 66·6 | (+5·2) | 85·1 | 18 | 44·5 | 5 | 3·27 | 11 | (+0·09) | 0·94 | 26 | .. |
| Ohakea | 155 | 76·0 | 59·3 | 67·6 | (+4·6) | 88·0 | 18 | 49·6 | 13 | 2·87 | 11 | (+0·23) | 0·93 | 26 | 178·9 |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 74·5 | 59·2 | 66·8 | (+4·9) | 85·0 | 18 | 48·2 | 22 | 2·88 | 9 | (+0·18) | 0·97 | 26 | .. |
| P.R.B., Palmerston N. | 110 | 75·9 | 59·2 | 67·6 | +5·1 | 86·4 | 18 | 49·5 | 13 | 3·43 | 15 | +0·34 | 1·09 | 26 | 160·8 |
| Pahiatua | 384 | 72·8 | 56·3 | 64·6 | +4·4 | 82·0 | 18 | 43·2 | 13 | 5·16 | 14 | +1·98 | 1·99 | 19 | .. |
| Levin | 100 | 72·7 | 59·2 | 66·0 | (+4·6) | 80·6 | 17 | 48·5 | 13 | 6·28 | 15 | (+3·11) | 1·99 | 19 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 44 | 70·4 | 58·2 | 64·3 | +2·3 | 73·4 | 16 | 52·0 | 9 | 5·54 | 11 | +2·60 | 2·70 | 19 | .. |
| Paraparaumu | 22 | 72·1 | 58·8 | 65·4 | .. | 77·1 | 17 | 45·6 | 4 | 5·98 | 14 | .. | 2·63 | 19 | 130·5 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 380 | 75·3 | 53·9 | 64·6 | +4·2 | 88·5 | 18 | 41·9 | 4 | 2·48 | 14 | +0·03 | 0·88 | 19 | 132·9 |
| Ngaumu, Masterton | 600 | 75·0 | 54·7 | 64·8 | .. | 83·2 | 25 | 35·7 | 13 | 1·32 | 11 | .. | 0·36 | 19 | .. |
| Cannock, Martinborough | 770 | 72·8 | 57·0 | 64·9 | .. | 78·7 | 25 | 43·3 | 13 | 1·89 | 12 | .. | 0·70 | 19 | .. |
| Wallaceville | 195 | 71·5 | 55·6 | 63·6 | (+3·5) | 78·0 | 17 | 42·3 | 13 | 7·13 | 13 | (+3·28) | 2·16 | 19 | 140·3 |
| Wellington | 415 | 68·8 | 57·7 | 63·2 | +1·9 | 75·0 | 6 | 48·8 | 13 | 7·23 | 13 | +3·95 | 2·23 | 18 | 147·7 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 74·8 | 56·3 | 65·6 | +3·4 | 82·0 | 14 | 45·5 | 4 | 5·36 | 12 | +3·31 | 3·74 | 16 | 186·7 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 73·5 | 57·8 | 65·6 | +2·9 | 82·0 | 14 | 48·2 | 4 | 5·22 | 12 | (+2·54) | 2·65 | 16 | .. |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 75·9 | 57·7 | 66·8 | (+3·4) | 85·4 | 14 | 46·0 | 4 | 4·88 | 9 | (+2·72) | 3·18 | 16 | .. |
| Blenheim | 12 | 75·8 | 57·1 | 66·4 | (+3·6) | 83·1 | 28 | 44·4 | 4 | 4·42 | 10 | (+2·28) | 2·99 | 16 | 197·4 |
| Lake Grassmere | .. | 74·0 | 58·0 | 66·0 | .. | 84·0 | 14, 28 | 48·0 | 4, 13 | 3·68 | 8 | .. | 2·55 | 16 | 182·8 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 76·1 | 52·2 | 64·2 | +4·5 | 86·5 | 1 | 40·5 | 4 | 10·80 | 13 | (+6·80) | 3·68 | 16 | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 75·0 | 53·8 | 64·4 | +2·4 | 83·0 | 23 | 43·0 | 4 | 7·59 | 12 | +4·69 | 3·32 | 16 | .. |
| Westport | 7 | 67·2 | 55·9 | 61·6 | +1·8 | 71·4 | 9 | 46·8 | 20 | 16·51 | 15 | (+10·15) | 3·10 | 25 | 167·8 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 69·9 | 48·6 | 59·2 | (+3·0) | 80·5 | 23 | 32·0 | 8 | 4·94 | 11 | (+2·77) | 1·18 | 16 | .. |
| Greymouth | 15 | 69·0 | 57·2 | 63·1 | +2·4 | 75·2 | 23 | 46·4 | 20 | 13·87 | 15 | (+6·98) | 4·58 | 25 | 149·6 |
| Hanmer | 1,270 | 72·3 | 50·7 | 61·5 | +2·1 | 84·0 | 10 | 38·0 | 4 | 5·69 | 14 | +2·04 | 1·44 | 25 | 161·6 |
| Hokitika Airfield | 15 | 66·6 | 54·0 | 60·3 | (+2·2) | 70·3 | 9 | 41·0 | 4 | 18·88 | 14 | (+11·15) | 4·61 | 25 | 157·5 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 73·1 | 51·6 | 62·4 | (+0·9) | 85·0 | 18 | 34·0 | 5 | 4·48 | 15 | +2·33 | 1·42 | 8 | .. |
| Happy Valley | 200 | 71·6 | 54·7 | 63·2 | .. | 87·6 | 18 | 45·1 | 4 | 4·74 | 11 | .. | 1·51 | 8 | .. |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,185 | 70·3 | 51·8 | 61·0 | +1·6 | 86·5 | 18 | 40·5 | 4 | 5·68 | 13 | +2·45 | 1·17 | 25 | .. |
| Franz Josef | 450 | 66·7 | 51·3 | 59·0 | .. | 72·2 | 9 | 41·9 | 3 | 30·43 | 16 | .. | 5·71 | 1 | .. |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 73·4 | 52·2 | 62·8 | .. | 88·5 | 1 | 40·0 | 4 | 3·86 | 10 | (+0·74) | 1·16 | 8 | .. |
| Ashley Forest | 460 | 71·5 | 54·1 | 62·8 | (+2·8) | 88·4 | 1 | 44·0 | 4 | 4·71 | 13 | (+2·08) | 1·30 | 25 | .. |
| Darfield | 640 | 73·6 | 52·6 | 63·1 | +3·1 | 86·5 | 2 | 39·9 | 4 | 4·35 | 10 | +1·82 | 1·30 | 8 | .. |
| Harewood | 94 | 73·0 | 54·8 | 63·9 | .. | 90·3 | 1 | 41·2 | 4 | 3·48 | 9 | .. | 1·04 | 25 | 145·0 |