Meteorological Statistics




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 46

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for July 1956

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 60·6 46·1 53·4 +0·8* 63·8 1 32·7 31 9·51 25 +2·55* 1·85 20
Kaitaia 253 59·8 47·1 53·4 +1·4* 63·2 1,9 39·8 16 7·32 21 +0·97* 1·26 23
Kerikeri 201 60·5 43·0 51·8 +1·3* 64·3 10 36·2 8 8·61 20 +1·22* 2·04 13
Waipoua State Forest 225 58·7 43·9 51·3 +1·2 63·8 24 33·2 30 7·68 23 −0·41 1·21 13
Dargaville 65 58·6 44·7 51·6 .. 63·8 9 30·7 18 8·40 22 .. 2·80 13
Glenbervie, Whangarei 350 57·9 39·4 48·6 +0·2* 62·2 9 28·8 30 11·73 22 +3·67* 3·05 13
Riverhead 105 58·8 40·7 49·8 +1·3 66·7 21 27·2 19 8·87 22 +1·66* 2·06 13
Woodhill 100 57·7 45·4 51·6 +1·4* 61·0 1,9 32·4 19 7·08 23 +0·64* 1·24 13
Whenuapai 101 57·5 42·6 50·0 +0·9* 62·6 9 29·1 19 6·93 22 +0·33* 1·48 13
Auckland 160 58·6 46·3 52·4 +1·0 62·4 9 39·8 19 7·63 20 +2·17 2·01 21
Oratia, Henderson 138 57·4 41·7 49·6 +1·0* 61·5 9 28·9 19 8·23 21 +0·53* 1·59 24
Owairaka 134 57·4 43·3 50·4 .. 61·8 9 34·7 28,29 7·78 21 +1·81* 1·44 24
Otara 40 57·7 42·7 50·2 .. 61·7 2 29·8 19 6·75 20 .. 1·35 21
Paerata 166 57·2 41·7 49·4 −0·4* 60·3 1 31·5 30 6·35 19 +1·09 1·51 13
Tairua 10 58·3 40·5 49·4 .. 64·0 1 30·5 19 12·16 18 .. 3·58 13
Maioro 172 57·8 44·1 51·0 +1·5* 62·0 14 35·2 19 7·12 20 +1·77* 1·35 13
Maramarua 124 56·3 39·9 48·1 +0·7* 62·0 9 27·9 19 6·43 19 +1·37* 1·57 13
Paeroa 27 57·5 41·1 49·3 +1·2* 63·8 9 29·6 19 8·28 21 +2·01 3·88 13
Waihi 354 56·7 40·4 48·6 +0·9 63·3 2 27·4 19 12·08 20 +2·30 4·07 13
Te Aroha 46 57·8 41·8 49·8 +0·8 64·0 24 30·5 30 8·34 18 +1·65 2·74 13
Tauranga 10 57·4 41·6 49·5 +0·8 62·4 2 32·2 4 7·19 16 +2·15 1·85 24
Ruakura Farm, Hamilton 131 55·7 39·5 47·6 +1·1 61·5 9 28·5 28 5·38 20 +0·65 0·74 26
Whatawhata 340 55·5 40·7 48·1 .. 61·9 9 30·8 19 7·27 20 .. 1·02 2
Rukuhia 215 55·3 41·0 48·2 +0·6* 61·6 1 32·0 28,30 5·57 19 +0·63* 0·70 9
Rotoehu Plantation 235 56·6 36·5 46·6 +0·2 61·4 1 28·0 4,6 8·36 15 +2·24* 1·74 21
Whakatane 6 58·7 40·1 49·4 +0·9* 63·0 1 31·0 6 7·76 12 +2·51* 1·86 21
Opotiki 27 57·4 40·7 49·0 .. 61·5 20 32·2 4 6·34 11 .. 1·64 24
Kawerau 100 57·8 38·3 48·0 .. 64·0 1 29·0 30 7·00 9 .. 2·08 9
Arapuni 402 54·9 38·5 46·7 .. 61·8 9 29·5 30 5·31 19 +0·22 0·80 9,10
Rotorua Airfield 969 54·4 38·2 46·3 +1·1* 59·8 22 29·3 4 6·05 12 +1·41* 1·38 13
Whakarewarewa 1,006 53·5 37·6 45·6 +1·3* 59·5 22 28·8 4,6 6·13 14 +1·30* 1·47 13
Kaingaroa 1,800 50·2 34·2 42·2 +1·2 58·4 29 25·1 30 5·26 16 +0·61 1·04 24
Waiotapu 1,000 51·5 34·3 42·9 +1·1 56·2 22 25·8 6,30 6·02 14 +1·48 1·08 24
Wairapukao 1,600 51·5 32·6 42·0 .. 58·3 22 22·9 30 4·46 15 −0·05* 0·80 13
Pureora State Forest 1,800 48·8 35·5 42·2 +1·7 56·0 1 27·0 28 8·80 18 .. 1·38 13
Wairakei 1,275 52·3 37·2 44·8 .. 57·8 30 29·6 6 4·24 18 .. 0·65 9
Gisborne 12 57·6 41·5 49·6 +1·9 63·9 1 30·9 30 7·43 13 +3·02* 3·02 13
Manutuke, Gisborne 20 57·0 40·2 48·6 +1·2* 63·9 1 31·0 7,30 5·74 15 +1·64* 2·31 13
Waerenga-o-kuri 1,130 53·0 41·0 47·0 +1·9* 59·5 1 32·0 6 7·36 17 +1·20* 3·18 13
Taupo 1,221 52·0 36·5 44·2 +1·8* 58·3 9 27·0 29 3·80 17 +0·07* 0·72 13
Minginui Forest 1,650 52·6 34·1 43·4 .. 58·5 22 20·0 29 6·07 16 .. 2·32 13
Pukahunui, Kaingaroa 2,190 46·6 33·8 40·2 +1·0* 53·4 9 25·2 4,30 5·57 23 −0·46* 1·06 13
Lake Waikaremoana 2,100 48·3 38·4 43·4 +0·7 55·3 23 31·8 6 9·85 18 +1·78 3·05 13
Waimihia 2,546 47·2 32·3 39·8 .. 53·0 20 21·0 29 4·85 18 −0·79* 1·29 9
Taumarunui 560 54·2 37·0 45·6 +0·3* 62·2 22 26·3 19 3·89 22 −1·14 0·88 9
New Plymouth 160 55·5 45·0 50·2 +1·3 60·0 23 38·0 28 6·75 19 +0·39 1·74 9
Te Wera, New Plymouth 590 52·4 36·0 44·2 .. 58·0 1,7 22·0 4 9·12 21 .. 2·44 9
Chateau Tongariro 3,670 41·8 31·3 36·6 +0·6 49·0 21 25·0 29 11·87 23 +2·56* 1·68 9
Karioi 2,125 47·4 33·3 40·4 +0·0 55·5 20 25·1 29 6·56 18 +2·37 1·50 14
Wairoa 21 57·4 41·2 49·3 .. 67·5 1 32·5 30 11·15 16 +6·11 3·58 13
Esk Forest 1,300 50·3 37·2 43·8 .. 59·0 1 28·8 28 8·97 17 .. 3·88 13
Tangoio 960 52·4 41·6 47·0 .. 61·5 23 34·9 4,6 13·34 15 .. 8·43 13
Kuripapanga 1,600 51·9 34·3 43·1 .. 59·6 1 20·7 29 14·89 21 .. .. ..
Napier 5 56·6 40·6 48·6 +1·3 68·3 1 31·4 30 4·77 16 +1·34 2·11 13
Hastings 45 57·5 36·7 47·1 +1·2 67·5 1 26·2 30 4·70 16 +1·36 2·27 13
Havelock North 37 56·2 35·3 45·8 .. 66·9 1 25·1 6 5·08 14 +2·08* 2·88 13
Gwavas 1,140 51·7 34·2 43·0 +0·0* 62·0 1 24·5 4 7·71 17 +2·21* 3·11 14
Wanganui 72 54·9 42·3 48·6 +1·0 62·5 1 33·8 29 4·21 19 +1·29* 0·65 24
Waipukurau 450 53·5 37·0 45·2 +1·9* 63·8 1 27·9 6 6·64 15 +3·29* 3·20 14
Marton 462 52·5 39·6 46·0 +1·1* 60·1 21 29·0 29 5·53 18 +1·94* 0·83 2
Ohakea 155 54·9 41·1 48·0 +1·2* 61·2 1 32·8 6 3·53 18 +0·47* 0·46 2
Flock House, Bulls 30 54·4 40·2 47·3 +1·8* 60·8 9 27·5 6 3·27 15 +0·53 0·48 2
Palmerston N., D.S.I.R. 110 54·1 40·3 47·2 +1·1 60·6 1 29·7 4 5·25 19 +2·21 2·34 14
Dannevirke 685 51·9 38·9 45·4 .. 60·6 9 25·0 30 6·91 20 +3·19* 2·01 14
“Rata” Dannevirke 1,600 48·0 38·6 43·3 .. 58·2 22 31·8 6 11·08 21 .. 3·52 14
Pahiatua 384 53·2 38·4 45·8 +1·0 60·8 9 26·0 7 6·01 19 +1·07 1·92 14
Levin 100 53·7 40·3 47·0 +0·1* 60·2 1 30·8 4 5·37 19 +1·52 1·16 2
Kapiti Island 44 54·9 42·0 48·4 +0·3 59·0 6,24 36·2 6 3·40 15 −0·80 .. ..
Paraparaumu. 22 54·3 40·6 47·4 .. 61·2 1 30·2 6 5·05 19 .. 1·40 14
Waingawa, Masterton 340 53·1 37·2 45·2 +0·7 61·4 30 27·2 29 8·10 20 +4·16 2·88 14
Ngaumu, Masterton 600 51·5 35·9 43·7 .. 60·0 1 23·0 7 13·61 20 .. 6·08 14
Cannock, Martinborough 770 52·3 37·2 44·8 .. 60·0 3 28·2 29 12·60 21 .. 4·65 14
Wallaceville 195 53·4 38·1 45·8 +1·6* 60·3 21 26·7 6 9·57 21 +4·71* 2·96 14
Makara 800 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wellington 415 52·1 42·6 47·4 +1·1 59·1 1 35·1 4 9·98 19 +4·62 3·13 14
RiwaKa 25 55·7 35·0 45·4 .. 63·0 30 26·2 18 2·08 14 .. 0·45 10
Nelson Airfield 5 52·8 34·9 44·4 +1·1 59·0 1 26·2 18 1·25 15 −1·98* 0·29 9
Appleby, Nelson 57 54·7 37·2 46·0 +1·0 61·3 30 29·0 18,19 0·97 12 −2·45* 0·22 9
Woodbourne 89 54·8 36·6 45·7 +1·4* 63·6 1 27·6 4 2·09 16 −0·61* 0·61 10
Blenheim 12 54·5 36·8 45·6 +1·5* 62·1 1 28·0 4 2·00 14 −0·61* 0·67 10
Lake Grassmere 5 52·3 39·5 45·9 .. 62·0 1 26·0 15 4·10 10 .. 1·47 10
Golden Downs 900 50·0 31·7 40·8 +1·0 55·8 1 21·0 18 1·42 13 −2·67 0·33 4
Waihopai 860 52·3 34·8 43·6 +1·1 59·0 22 25·5 19 1·80 15 −0·89 0·40 12
Westport 7 53·7 40·6 47·2 +1·4 59·0 22 34·8 4,19 8·33 15 +1·64* 2·05 8
Molesworth 2,930 42·4 26·9 34·6 +0·0* 52·0 8 10·0 19 2·62 8 +0·37* 1·00 14
Greymouth 13 53·1 41·3 47·2 +1·6* 57·8 9 32·3 4 10·13 14 +2·56* 3·41 8
Hanmer 1,270 47·2 29·9 38·6 +0·1 59·0 1 21·0 4,20 6·24 18 +2·04 1·20 14
Hokitika Airfield 15 53·5 36·4 45·0 +1·4* 58·0 9 28·0 19 9·68 15 +1·18* 2·85 8
Balmoral 650 49·8 31·8 40·8 +1·4* 62·0 9 22·0 4,29 2·54 16 +0·42 0·75 15


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