New Zealand Gazette – 1960 – No. 60

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✨ Climatological Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 60

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for August 1960—continued

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 No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Bright Sunshine
Woodbourne Ft. 89 54·6 35·7 45·2 -0·3* °F. 65·9 1 26·8 12 1·43
Blenheim .. 14 55·0 35·7 45·4 -0·9* 64·1 3 27·0 12 1·47 8
Lake Grassmere .. 15 52·8 39·2 46·0 .. 66·1 1 28·9 13 1·25 9
Golden Downs .. 900 52·2 31·0 41·6 -0·6 62·3 27 22·7 13 1·20 8
Waihopai .. 860 53·2 32·8 43·0 -1·6 63·2 27 24·0 12 1·06 7
Westport .. 7 53·9 39·2 46·6 -0·2 59·6 17 33·0 21 3·32 12
Molesworth .. 2,930 45·0 26·2 35·6 -1·4* 57·0 1, 27 14·0 22 1·21 5
Reefton .. 630 53·0 32·6 42·8 .. 62·0 28 22·1 7 4·10 11
Totara Flat .. 254 53·2 33·4 43·3 .. 65·0 29 23·0 13 3·40 8
Greymouth .. 13 54·9 41·9 48·4 +1·4* 61·0 25 36·1 13 4·08 10
Hanmer Forest .. 1,270 52·1 31·2 41·6 +0·2 65·8 3 21·0 14 3·18 10
Hokitika South .. 15 54·5 37·4 46·0 +1·3* 60·6 25 27·9 12 3·33 12
Balmoral .. 650 53·1 30·9 42·0 -0·3* 68·0 3 20·5 13 1·96 8
Lake Coleridge .. 1,195 52·1 31·5 41·8 -0·4 64·0 3 22·0 13 1·75 7
Eyrewell .. 520 52·3 32·0 42·2 .. 68·2 3 22·0 14 2·06 6
Franz Josef .. 392 54·4 37·0 45·7 .. 62·1 17 27·2 12 13·72 9
Ashley Forest .. 350 51·9 36·9 44·4 +0·6* 70·2 3 29·0 21 2·15 8
Darfield .. 640 53·0 33·0 43·0 +0·1 67·4 26 24·1 14 2·35 8
Christchurch Airport .. 94 52·6 35·1 43·8 .. 71·0 3 25·3 21 1·32 9
Christchurch .. 22 53·7 35·3 44·5 +0·2 69·0 3 25·4 13 1·25 6
Hororata .. 631 52·4 32·2 42·3 .. 67·4 26 21·5 13 2·40 8
Onawe, Akaroa .. 150 54·1 39·5 46·8 +0·4 65·0 26 31·0 13 2·29 10
Lincoln .. 36 52·2 34·0 43·1 +0·0 66·8 3 23·0 13 1·64 7
Highbank .. 1,102 48·5 36·0 42·2 .. 64·7 3 29·0 13 2·48 7
The Hermitage .. 2,510 47·3 29·8 38·6 +0·6 60·0 27 21·0 11 8·10 7
Winchmore .. 526 51·1 33·1 42·1 -0·2* 66·5 3 21·9 14 2·54 7
Haast .. 15 53·8 39·0 46·4 +0·5* 61·0 17 30·3 10 7·85 11
Ashburton .. 323 54·0 33·5 43·8 +0·1 70·2 26 22·0 14 2·65 7
Fairlie .. 1,004 50·4 29·9 40·2 +0·0 66·0 3, 26 17·0 13 1·43 8
Timaru .. 56 52·4 35·3 43·8 +0·0 67·3 3 26·6 14 1·38 8
Adair .. 200 50·3 36·0 43·2 -0·7* 66·1 3 29·2 13 0·83 7
Tara Hills, Omarama .. 1,600 49·3 29·0 39·2 +0·2* 66·5 3 17·8 13 0·86 4
Benmore, Otematata .. 920 52·3 32·1 42·2 .. 69·5 3 21·2 13 0·40 6
Lake Hawea .. 1,147 49·4 35·2 42·3 .. 60·0 3 24·4 13 1·94 5
Milford Sound .. 20 53·1 37·3 45·2 +1·9 61·5 3 28·2 13 20·66 10
Waimate .. 200 52·8 35·5 44·2 -0·2 67·1 26 26·8 21 1·00 10
Naseby Forest .. 2,300 47·5 27·2 37·4 .. 64·8 3 14·9 14 1·02 10
Queenstown .. 1,100 49·1 33·6 41·4 -0·2 61·0 26 24·2 13 2·16 9
Cromwell .. 720 52·1 31·6 41·8 +0·9* 69·0 3 20·0 14 0·96 5
Ophir .. 1,000 50·7 28·9 39·7 +0·1 68·8 3 14·3 22 1·27 6
Moa Creek .. 1,400 49·6 28·7 39·2 .. 64·7 3 18·2 13 0·98 7
Earnscleugh .. 500 52·5 28·6 40·6 -0·1* 70·5 3 16·8 13 0·78 5
Waipiata .. 1,550 47·0 31·1 39·0 -0·7 67·9 3 20·1 13 0·73 11
Alexandra .. 520 52·4 32·0 42·2 +0·8 67·6 3 20·1 14 0·70 6
Garston .. 1,009 50·4 29·4 39·9 .. 65·9 2 17·1 13 1·75 10
Roxburgh Hydro .. 350 52·5 34·5 43·5 .. 67·0 3 21·1 21 1·12 9
West Arm, Lake Manapouri .. 593 46·2 35·0 40·6 .. 54·0 2 27·8 15 12·11 16
Mid Dome .. 1,252 49·5 31·0 40·2 .. 64·2 2 19·0 13 2·86 12
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti .. 21 50·6 34·2 42·4 .. 68·0 26 21·3 22 1·19 9
Moa Flat, West Otago .. 1,345 47·3 33·4 40·4 .. 60·4 2, 3 24·9 12 1·48 9
Taieri .. 80 52·4 34·1 43·2 -0·5* 70·4 3 23·4 14 2·40 11
Musselburgh, Dunedin .. 5 50·9 39·8 45·4 -0·3 63·0 3 30·1 12 3·28 13
Tapanui .. 550 50·2 34·8 42·5 .. 63·5 21 25·0 12 2·63 14
East Gore .. 245 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Gore .. 240 51·5 33·2 42·4 -0·6* 64·0 25 24·0 14 2·29 12
Otautau .. 180 51·1 33·4 42·2 -0·8* 62·5 25 22·0 14 5·12 12
Pebbly Hills .. 150 51·9 33·8 42·9 .. 62·0 2, 30 24·0 14, 21 2·70 12
Invercargill Airfield .. 0 51·4 34·0 42·7 -0·3 61·9 25 26·0 14 2·73 13

LATE RETURNS

Waikeria, Te Awamutu, July 1960 156 56·8 34·7 45·8 .. 63·0 23 23·0 13 4·59 15 .. 0·70 17 ..
East Gore, July 1960 .. 245 56·4 32·4 41·4 +2·0 58·6 31 26·0 11 2·18 15 +0·17 0·39 27 ..

NOTE—At stations where departures from normal have an asterisk, the temperature record has been maintained for less than 10 years, the rainfall record for less than 20 years. Rainfall normals have been revised and now refer to the standard period 1921–50. Where observations are not available for the whole period, or where the site of the rain gauge has been changed, the normals are partly interpolated.

NOTES ON THE WEATHER FOR AUGUST 1960

General: The changeable weather of July continued until after the middle of August, but a spell of settled weather in the last 10 days was greatly appreciated, especially as it coincided with the school holidays. On the whole it was not as wet as usual; and the near normal temperatures seemed rather cool after the mildness of July in the South Island. Spring growth was beginning to appear, but in some areas it was a little slow in getting under way. Conditions were favourable for lambs in most districts.

At Campbells Bay, Auckland, a small local tornado wrecked several houses on the 14th.

Rainfall: Rainfall was about two-thirds of the average value over most of the country. In north Westland, Buller, Nelson and southern Marlborough, and also in Bay of Plenty it was only half.

Rainfall was a little above normal around Gisborne and Dunedin; also in Fiordland and in parts of Southland.

Flooding was reported in coastal districts west of Invercargill on the 4th following 24 hour falls of up to 2½ in. on the 3rd.

Temperatures: Temperatures were mainly close to or slightly below average. The first five days of the month were unusually warm.

Snow was reported in the North Island high country on the 6th and the 14th; and it fell to low levels in parts of Southland and Otago on the 10th and 11th.

Sunshine: Sunshine was above average over almost the whole of the North Island and in northern and western districts of the South Island. The surplus was mainly 15–20 hours, but it exceeded 30 hours from Manawatu through Taranaki to Hamilton.

It was cloudier than usual in Otago and South Canterbury, with sunshine totals 20–40 hours below normal.

Weather Sequence: At the beginning of the month anticyclones were centred to the north and east, and a depression formed over the Tasman Sea and moved rapidly towards Campbell Island. Northerly winds freshened, and the weather became unusually warm for August. At first rain was confined to western districts and the far south. However, another depression soon developed over



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🎓 Climatological Table for August 1960 (continued from previous page)

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