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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 19

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for February 1959

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | °F. | B Min. | °F. | Mean of A and B | °F. | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | In. | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall | Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Te Paki, Te Hapua | 200 | 74·1 | 58·3 | 66·2 | +0·9 | 79·2 | 11 | 50·0 | 2, 28 | 4·35 | 9 | +0·84 | 1·49 | 9 | 211 |
| Kaitaia | 261 | 75·1 | 59·2 | 67·2 | +1·9 | 79·0 | 7 | 50·5 | 23 | 3·88 | 11 | +0·23 | 2·08 | 9 | 215 |
| Kerikeri | 240 | 76·1 | 57·3 | 66·7 | +1·1 | 80·6 | 19, 21 | 48·2 | 23 | 3·27 | 11 | −0·90 | 1·65 | 9 | 190 |
| Waipoua State Forest | 225 | 73·7 | 55·1 | 64·4 | +0·7 | 79·6 | 8 | 47·5 | 13 | 3·78 | 9 | −0·50 | 1·21 | 21 | 191 |
| Dargaville | 65 | 73·9 | 54·7 | 64·3 | . . | 80·0 | 8 | 47·0 | 13, 26 | 3·13 | 11 | . . | 1·02 | 9 | . . |
| Glenbervie, Whangarei | 350 | 73·3 | 54·0 | 63·6 | +0·0 | 78·0 | 6, 10 | 42·8 | 23 | 5·64 | 15 | +1·40 | 2·48 | 12 | 173 |
| Riverhead | 105 | 75·0 | 53·7 | 64·4 | +1·3 | 82·2 | 6 | 42·5 | 23 | 2·63 | 10 | −1·89 | 0·87 | 21 | . . |
| Woodhill | 100 | 72·5 | 58·0 | 65·2 | +0·2 | 76·2 | 7 | 46·9 | 23 | 2·26 | 8 | −1·71 | 0·53 | 10 | . . |
| Whenuapai | 102 | 74·2 | 56·1 | 65·2 | +1·2 | 78·7 | 7 | 45·7 | 23 | 2·53 | 13 | −1·83 | 0·62 | 28 | 202 |
| Auckland | 160 | 74·5 | 60·8 | 67·6 | +0·9 | 78·7 | 18 | 51·8 | 23 | 1·89 | 12 | −2·02 | 0·68 | 10 | 208 |
| Oratia, Henderson | 138 | 74·5 | 55·4 | 65·0 | +1·0 | 79·4 | 18 | 45·4 | 23 | 3·62 | 10 | −1·48 | 1·07 | 27 | . . |
| Owairaka | 134 | 73·2 | 59·4 | 66·3 | . . | 77·9 | 7 | 50·3 | 23 | 2·42 | 11 | −1·84 | 0·47 | 10 | . . |
| Otara | 40 | 74·2 | 56·6 | 65·4 | . . | 78·9 | 8 | 47·1 | 23 | 2·30 | 9 | . . | 1·02 | 10 | . . |
| Paerata | 150 | 73·9 | 56·5 | 65·2 | +0·3 | 79·3 | 9 | 48·0 | 23 | 2·61 | 8 | −0·90 | 0·80 | 10 | . . |
| Thames.. | 10 | 74·8 | 60·5 | 67·6 | . . | 81·0 | 9 | 48·8 | 24 | 3·59 | 11 | . . | 1·38 | 20 | . . |
| Tairua Forest | 11 | 74·8 | 58·6 | 66·7 | . . | 83·0 | 4 | 42·5 | 24 | 3·87 | 15 | . . | 1·10 | 10 | . . |
| Maiero | 172 | 73·4 | 58·5 | 66·0 | +2·2 | 78·2 | 8 | 49·1 | 23 | 2·35 | 9 | −1·03 | 0·55 | 10 | . . |
| Maramarua | 124 | 75·3 | 53·8 | 64·6 | +1·0 | 82·0 | 7 | 42·2 | 24 | 2·34 | 10 | −0·88 | 0·48 | 23 | . . |
| Paeroa | 27 | 77·1 | 57·5 | 67·3 | +1·1 | 87·7 | 15 | 44·5 | 24 | 2·79 | 9 | −0·53 | 0·81 | 20 | . . |
| Waihi | 354 | 73·6 | 57·5 | 65·6 | +1·2 | 79·8 | 6 | 46·2 | 24 | 3·74 | 16 | −1·75 | 0·87 | 10 | 196 |
| Te Aroha | 46 | 77·0 | 57·5 | 67·2 | +0·1 | 83·5 | 4 | 44·0 | 24 | 3·37 | 9 | −0·05 | 1·10 | 10 | . . |
| Tauranga | 12 | 74·4 | 57·7 | 66·0 | +1·0 | 83·2 | 4 | 40·9 | 24 | 3·81 | 10 | +0·08 | 1·01 | 23 | 227 |
| Ruakura Farm, Hamilton. | 131 | 75·1 | 53·6 | 64·4 | +1·1 | 80·9 | 7 | 40·2 | 24 | 2·93 | 10 | −0·15 | 1·18 | 23 | 215 |
| Whatawhata | 340 | 74·7 | 55·1 | 64·9 | . . | 81·6 | 7 | 43·0 | 24 | 3·02 | 12 | . . | 0·73 | 20 | 221 |
| Rukuhia | 215 | 74·8 | 55·2 | 65·0 | +1·7 | 80·2 | 7 | 45·0 | 24 | 2·92 | 9 | −0·16 | 1·22 | 23 | 224 |
| Rotoehu Plantation | 235 | 73·7 | 54·6 | 64·2 | +0·5 | 81·0 | 4, 11 | 40·0 | 24 | 5·90 | 12 | −0·04 | 1·81 | 10 | . . |
| Whakatane | 6 | 74·8 | 57·8 | 66·3 | +0·4 | 83·4 | 4 | 45·8 | 24 | 5·73 | 10 | +0·80 | 1·79 | 26 | 229 |
| Opotiki | 27 | 74·0 | 57·9 | 66·0 | . . | 81·8 | 4 | 45·5 | 24 | 3·83 | 10 | . . | 0·70 | 10 | 205 |
| Kawerau | 100 | 76·8 | 57·4 | 67·0 | . . | 85·5 | 19 | 43·7 | 24 | 7·27 | 12 | . . | 1·41 | 10 | . . |
| Arapuni | 350 | 76·2 | 54·4 | 65·3 | . . | 82·1 | 4 | 42·0 | 24 | 2·84 | 7 | −1·10 | 1·16 | 23 | . . |
| Waikeria | 156 | 74·6 | 54·0 | 64·3 | . . | 80·0 | 18 | 41·5 | 24 | 2·26 | 6 | . . | 0·71 | 23 | . . |
| Whakarewarewa | 1,006 | 72·6 | 54·0 | 63·3 | +0·9 | 78·3 | 4, 18 | 41·4 | 24 | 4·90 | 12 | +0·98 | 1·44 | 10 | 188 |
| Kaingaroa | . . | 1,800 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Waiotapu | . . | 1,000 | 73·2 | 50·9 | 62·0 | +1·8 | 81·0 | 6 | 40·3 | 2, 25 | 4·47 | 11 | +0·51 | 1·56 | 10 | . . |
| Wairapukao | . . | 1,600 | 72·2 | 48·3 | 60·2 | . . | 82·1 | 6 | 35·0 | 24 | 4·85 | 9 | +0·29 | 1·69 | 10 | . . |
| Pureora State Forest | . . | 1,800 | 68·2 | 49·6 | 58·9 | +0·9 | 76·2 | 7 | 39·0 | 24 | 4·40 | 10 | . . | 1·30 | 22 | . . |
| Gisborne | . . | 14 | 75·1 | 55·8 | 65·4 | +0·3 | 85·0 | 21 | 46·2 | 14 | 1·56 | 12 | −1·49 | 0·36 | 23 | 194 |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | . . | 100 | 74·3 | 55·4 | 64·8 | −0·2 | 83·9 | 5 | 46·3 | 2 | 1·38 | 10 | −1·58 | 0·56 | 22 | . . |
| Waerenga-o-Kuri | . . | 1,130 | 70·7 | 53·6 | 62·2 | −0·3 | 79·6 | 5 | 43·7 | 14 | 1·79 | 10 | −2·68 | 0·39 | 22 | . . |
| Taupo | . . | 1,232 | 73·0 | 52·4 | 62·7 | +0·0 | 80·0 | 7 | 42·1 | 2 | 1·74 | 8 | −1·34 | 0·68 | 22 | 206 |
| Minginui Forest | . . | 1,650 | 73·0 | 49·4 | 61·2 | . . | 82·5 | 6 | 34·5 | 2 | 6·44 | 12 | . . | 1·35 | 10 | . . |
| Pukahunui, Kaingaroa | . . | 2,190 | 68·5 | 48·8 | 58·6 | +0·8 | 77·5 | 6 | 35·6 | 24 | 8·10 | 18 | −2·20 | 2·01 | 10 | . . |
| Lake Waikaremoana | . . | 2,100 | 67·4 | 53·6 | 60·5 | +0·3 | 79·1 | 8 | 44·5 | 24 | 6·05 | 17 | −0·13 | 1·77 | 22 | . . |
| Waimihia | . . | 2,546 | 67·8 | 47·2 | 57·5 | . . | 79·0 | 6 | 31·4 | 24 | 4·52 | 9 | −0·98 | 1·78 | 22 | . . |
| Taumarunui | . . | 560 | 76·8 | 53·8 | 65·3 | +1·7 | 84·5 | 4 | 45·0 | 2, 25 | 3·30 | 9 | −0·37 | 0·98 | 20 | 204 |
| New Plymouth | . . | 160 | 72·3 | 56·0 | 64·2 | +1·7 | 79·9 | 6 | 46·2 | 2 | 5·46 | 7 | +1·48 | 2·83 | 10 | 232 |
| Te Wera (State Forest) | . . | 590 | 72·2 | 50·0 | 61·1 | . . | 78·8 | 7 | 33·4 | 5 | 5·03 | 11 | . . | 2·06 | 20 | . . |
| Chateau Tongariro | . . | 3,670 | 61·9 | 45·1 | 52·5 | +0·4 | 70·0 | 4 | 35·5 | 24 | 7·32 | 10 | −1·55 | 2·57 | 20 | . . |
| Karioi | . . | 2,125 | 69·4 | 48·4 | 58·9 | +1·3 | 78·5 | 7 | 38·0 | 2 | 5·50 | 9 | +1·45 | 2·92 | 22 | . . |
| Wairoa | . . | 21 | 75·1 | 56·6 | 65·8 | . . | 85·0 | 5 | 46·4 | 24 | 3·01 | 11 | −1·25 | 1·27 | 22 | 202 |
| Esk Forest | . . | 1,300 | 69·4 | 52·6 | 61·0 | . . | 80·7 | 8 | 39·0 | 24 | 5·82 | 15 | . . | 3·02 | 22 | . . |
| Tangoio | . . | 960 | 71·6 | 55·3 | 63·4 | . . | 82·3 | 21 | 45·4 | 24 | 4·92 | 13 | . . | 3·03 | 22 | . . |
| Kuripapanga | . . | 1,600 | 70·3 | 51·6 | 61·0 | . . | 80·2 | 5, 8 | 32·5 | 25 | 6·24 | 14 | . . | 3·75 | 22 | . . |
| Napier | . . | 5 | 73·9 | 57·8 | 65·8 | +0·4 | 84·1 | 3 | 46·2 | 2 | 3·56 | 9 | +0·88 | 2·26 | 22 | 199 |
| Hastings | . . | 45 | 76·0 | 54·7 | 65·4 | +0·3 | 86·5 | 21 | 43·5 | 24 | 3·56 | 8 | +1·00 | 2·05 | 22 | . . |
| Havelock North | . . | 37 | 73·5 | 52·5 | 63·0 | . . | 84·0 | 21 | 39·8 | 25 | 3·56 | 6 | +1·38 | 2·15 | 22 | . . |
| Gwavas | . . | 1,140 | 71·0 | 47·7 | 59·4 | −0·6 | 84·0 | 9 | 34·0 | 24 | 6·24 | 13 | +1·75 | 4·61 | 22 | . . |
| Manaia | . . | 320 | 69·3 | 53·3 | 61·3 | . . | 76·6 | 9 | 44·2 | 2 | 5·24 | 8 | . . | 1·84 | 22 | . . |
| Wanganui | . . | 72 | 71·4 | 56·5 | 64·0 | +0·3 | 81·3 | 9 | 47·1 | 25 | 6·06 | 7 | +3·09 | 2·14 | 21 | 211 |
| Waipukurau | . . | 450 | 73·7 | 51·9 | 62·8 | +0·4 | 83·8 | 9 | 40·4 | 25 | 3·99 | 9 | +1·32 | 2·55 | 22 | 158 |
| Marton | . . | 462 | 69·5 | 52·8 | 61·2 | +0·0 | 78·3 | 9 | 42·0 | 26 | 3·71 | 6 | +0·53 | 1·92 | 22 | . . |
| Ohakea | . . | 155 | 71·1 | 55·6 | 63·4 | +0·4 | 82·1 | 9 | 46·0 | 25 | 3·88 | 7 | +1·24 | 1·94 | 22 | 221 |
| Flock House, Bulls | . . | 30 | 70·0 | 54·9 | 62·4 | +0·5 | 78·0 | 9 | 43·0 | 25 | 3·98 | 6 | +1·28 | 1·81 | 22 | . . |
| Palmerston N., D.S.I.R. | . . | 110 | 71·7 | 54·8 | 63·2 | +0·7 | 82·7 | 9 | 41·2 | 25 | 2·89 | 7 | −0·20 | 1·36 | 10 | 194 |
| Dannevirke | . . | 685 | 70·5 | 52·8 | 61·6 | . . | 81·9 | 9 | 38·5 | 25 | 4·76 | 12 | +1·99 | 1·67 | 22 | . . |
| Rata Farm, Te Uri | . . | 1,600 | 65·2 | 45·7 | 55·4 | . . | 76·9 | 9 | 34·4 | 24 | 4·44 | 11 | . . | 2·55 | 22 | . . |
| Mangamutu, Pahiatua | . . | 380 | 70·0 | 51·5 | 60·8 | . . | 80·2 | 9 | 35·8 | 25 | 3·73 | 9 | . . | 1·77 | 10 | . . |
| Levin | . . | 100 | 69·9 | 54·2 | 62·0 | +0·6 | 76·0 | 9 | 43·0 | 25 | 2·65 | 8 | −0·52 | 1·42 | 20 | 197 |
| Kapiti Island | . . | 44 | 70·4 | 55·4 | 62·9 | +0·9 | 75·0 | 7, 8 | 50·2 | 7 | 1·50 | 4 | −1·44 | 0·96 | 10 | . . |
| Paraparaumu | . . | 22 | 69·9 | 54·4 | 62·2 | . . | 76·4 | 18 | 40·8 | 25 | 2·66 | 9 | . . | 0·92 | 20 | 221 |
| Waingawa, Masterton | . . | 340 | 72·6 | 52·0 | 62·3 | −0·1 | 83·4 | 8 | 42·6 | 25 | 2·64 | 9 | −0·17 | 1·79 | 22 | 170 |
| Ngaumu, Masterton | . . | 600 | 69·9 | 49·5 | 59·7 | . . | 80·0 | 8, 9 | 37·0 | 2 | 4·84 | 7 | . . | 2·98 | 22 | . . |
| Wallaceville | . . | 195 | 68·0 | 51·8 | 59·9 | −0·2 | 79·0 | 7 | 37·4 | 26 | 3·81 | 9 | −0·04 | 0·84 | 20 | 198 |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt | . . | 10 | 69·6 | 54·2 | 64·9 | . . | 76·2 | 7 | 41·8 | 26 | 3·23 | 7 | . . | 1·30 | 22 | . . |
| Makara | . . | 800 | 63·8 | 53·7 | 58·8 | . . | 69·7 | 16 | 45·0 | 24 | 1·71 | 9 | . . | 0·84 | 9 | . . |
| Wellington | . . | 415 | 67·6 | 56·0 | 61·8 | +0·5 | 74·9 | 7 | 46·8 | 23 | 2·05 | 7 | −1·23 | 0·72 | 9 | 210 |
| Riwaka | . . | 25 | 74·2 | 52·1 | 63·2 | . . | 80·5 | 3, 9 | 39·0 | 24 | 0·38 | 3 | . . | 0·31 | 9 | . . |
| Nelson Airfield | . . | 5 | 72·2 | 54·3 | 63·2 | +2·0 | 80·3 | 3 | 44·0 | 22 | 0·41 | 3 | −2·21 | 0·34 | 9 | 239 |
| Appleby, Nelson | . . | 57 | 74·5 | 55·1 | 64·8 | +2·1 | 82·1 | 4 | 43·4 | 24 | 0·21 | 3 | −2·47 | 0·14 | 9 | . . |
| Woodbourne | . . | 89 | 73·6 | 54·4 | 64·0 | +0·6 | 87·9 | 3 | 37·5 | 24 | 0·45 | 5 | −1·71 | 0·32 | 10 | . . |
| Blenheim | . . | 12 | 73·8 | 53·5 | 63·6 | +0·8 | 88·0 | 3 | 35·0 | 24 | 0·38 | 5 | −1·76 | 0·18 | 9 | 208 |
| Lake Grassmere | . . | 15 | 71·5 | 55·5 | 63·5 | . . | 87·2 | 3 | 39·0 | 23 | 0·21 | 4 | . . | 0·14 | 22 | 197 |
| Golden Downs | . . | 900 | 72·5 | 50·2 | 61·4 | +2·6 | 87·0 | 5 | 35·6 | 24 | 1·26 | 6 | −2·74 | 0·48 | 9 | . . |
| Waihopai | . . | 860 | 73·9 | 50·8 | 62·4 | +0·4 | 86·0 | 8 | 39·0 | 24 | 1·04 | 5 | −1·86 | 0·58 | 9 | . . |
| Westport | . . | 7 | 68·9 | 52·4 | 60·6 | +0·8 | 74·1 | 15 | 44·6 | 24 | 3·58 | 9 | −3·25 | 1·82 | 9 | 224 |
| Molesworth | . . | 2,930 | 68·0 | 42·7 | 55·4 | −0·8 | 83·4 | 8 | 34·0 | 11 | 1·69 | 7 | −0·48 | 0·63 | 22 | . . |
| Greymouth | . . | 13 | 67·5 | 53·2 | 60·4 | +0·4 | 72·0 | 16 | 45·2 | 11 | 5·66 | 10 | −1·04 | 3·88 | 9 | 209 |
| Hanmer | . . | 1,270 | 72·0 | 47·0 | 59·5 | +0·1 | 87·0 | 7 | 30·0 | 24 | 3·32 | 6 | −0·33 | 1·54 | 22 | 170 |
| Hokitika South | . . | 15 | 66·2 | 49·9 | 58·0 | −0·1 | 70·6 | 6 | 39·2 | 22 | 5·44 | 10 | −2·28 | 3·64 | 9 | 206 |