New Zealand Gazette – 1960 – No. 77

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✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 77

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE-Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for October 1960-continued

Station	Height	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit)								Rainfall in Inches				Bright
	of	Means of	Mean	Difference	Absolute Maximum and Minimum	Total	No.	Difference	Maximum	Sun-
	Station	A	B	of A	From	Maximum	Date	Minimum	Date	Fall	of	From	Fall	shine
	Above	Max.	Min.	and	Normal					In.	Rain	Normal	Amount	Hrs.
	M.S.L.			B		°F.		°F.			Days		Date
Woodbourne	89	64·8	46·9	55·8	+2·8*	73·7	25	35·1	15	1·83	7	-0·89*	0·83	13
Blenheim	14	65·5	48·0	56·8	+3·1*	75·1	25	35·7	15	1·55	7	-0·65*	0·75	13
Lake Grassmere	15	62·3	49·5	55·9		71·3	9	40·0	17	1·56	7	..	1·10	13
Golden Downs	900	62·3	42·9	52·6	+2·5	69·8	25	31·6	15	3·36	15	-0·78	0·59	5
Waihopai	860	63·0	43·2	53·1	+0·3	71·6	26	32·8	15	2·71	8	-0·04	0·69	12
Westport	7	60·8	47·2	54·0	+1·5	69·0	4	40·0	15	6·39	13	-1·23*	1·07	7
Molesworth	2,930	58·6	37·0	47·8	+1·6*	70·0	27	26·0	15	1·91	7	-0·47*	0·64	29
Reefton	630	62·7	44·9	53·8	..	70·0	26	32·0	16	5·29	19	..	1·11	11
Totara Flat	254	64·4	44·6	54·5	..	79·0	6	33·0	16	5·30	16	..	1·47	12
Greymouth	13	61·4	50·0	55·7	+3·1*	71·8	4	39·3	15	10·19	16	+0·09*	2·57	12
Hanmer Forest	1,270	62·9	41·4	52·2	+1·6	72·5	26	29·5	15	3·77	12	-0·13	1·40	29
Hokitika South	15	60·4	47·0	53·7	+2·7*	67·9	4	37·2	31	9·70	16	-1·32*	1·94	7
Balmoral	650	64·4	42·1	53·2	+2·7*	74·5	27	28·9	15	1·29	6	-1·17	0·53	29
Lake Coleridge	1,195	61·6	43·1	52·4	+1·0	72·0	18, 26	31·2	15	2·28	10	-0·75	0·81	12
Eyrewell	520	63·0	42·7	52·8	..	76·8	27	31·3	15	2·66	10	-0·61*	0·60	1
Franz Josef	392	60·7	44·8	52·8	..	73·2	4	34·9	14	15·29	21	..	2·27	9
Ashley Forest	350	61·4	45·8	53·6	+1·6*	75·4	28	38·0	14	1·56	10	-1·08*	0·87	13
Darfield	640	64·0	43·7	53·8	+2·2	80·1	27	32·4	15	2·43	10	-0·26	0·61	13
Christchurch Airport	94	62·0	45·7	53·8	..	78·3	28	35·0	15	1·27	10	..	0·25	12, 13
Christchurch	22	63·3	46·4	54·8	+1·7	78·2	6	35·8	15	1·50	8	-0·45	0·47	29
Hororata	631	63·5	42·7	53·1	..	78·6	27	31·0	15	2·27	11	..	0·59	29
Onawe, Akaroa	150	..	..	..		..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lincoln	36	61·5	44·4	53·0	+1·1	74·8	28	32·0	22	2·02	10	+0·30	0·52	12
Highbank	1,102	59·3	44·5	51·9	..	72·0	27	32·0	15	3·08	12	..	1·16	29
The Hermitage	2,510	59·7	40·7	50·2	+2·9	68·0	25	31·0	13	7·91	13	+9·32	1·85	11
Winchmore	526	61·6	42·9	52·2	+1·2*	77·2	27	31·0	15	1·75	9	-0·47*	0·75	13
Haast	15	59·7	46·7	53·2	+1·6*	66·7	30	37·8	21	8·31	14	-6·73*	1·98	18
Ashburton	323	65·2	44·4	54·8	+2·4	83·6	27	33·2	15	2·03	7	-0·39	0·83	13
Temuka	80	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Fairlie	1,004	61·6	40·6	51·1	+1·0	78·0	27	29·0	15	2·46	10	-0·46	0·76	29
Timaru	56	63·6	45·9	54·8	+2·1	75·7	28	31·2	16	2·56	10	+0·63	1·07	13
Adair	200	59·0	45·5	52·2	+1·6*	71·1	28	36·2	15	2·51	10	-0·52*	0·92	29
Tara Hills, Omarama	1,600	63·7	39·8	51·8	+2·8*	72·2	25	27·3	15	1·57	7	-0·21*	0·47	11, 29
Benmore, Otematata	920	65·7	44·2	55·0	..	75·5	27	31·6	15	1·65	9	..	0·70	29
Lake Hawea	1,147	61·8	44·7	53·2	..	67·5	22	32·0	15	1·61	12	..	0·59	11
Milford Sound	20	59·3	45·7	52·5	+2·8	66·9	4	36·7	15	11·45	14	+14·39	2·08	9
Waimate	200	63·3	45·4	54·4	+2·2	75·2	28	37·2	16	2·00	10	-0·11	1·03	13
Naseby Forest	2,300	60·9	36·8	48·8	..	73·0	27	24·4	15, 31	..	9	..	0·67	13
Queenstown	1,100	61·9	42·8	52·4	+2·0	68·9	26	34·2	15	1·35	11	-2·01	0·49	11
Cromwell	720	66·3	44·3	55·3	+4·2*	74·2	26	31·4	15	0·60	8	-0·76*	0·21	13
Ophir	1,000	65·0	39·8	52·4	+1·9	72·7	27	25·8	15	0·86	4	-0·83	0·40	29
Moa Creek	1,400	63·1	38·0	50·6	..	70·7	26	23·0	15	1·10	5	..	0·38	29
Earnscleugh	500	67·5	40·7	54·1	+2·4*	77·2	27	27·0	15	0·70	5	-0·51*	0·36	29
Waipiata	1,550	60·9	39·8	50·4	+1·5	72·5	27	31·2	18	1·08	8	-0·55	0·41	28
Alexandra	520	67·1	44·3	55·7	+3·3	77·0	27	31·2	15	0·75	5	-0·47	0·41	29
Garston	1,009	64·5	40·6	52·6	..	71·9	4	28·0	15	1·18	8	..	0·43	29
Roxburgh Hydro	350	66·1	43·5	54·8	..	77·5	27	33·0	15	1·40	8	-0·14*	0·72	29
West Arm, Lake Manapouri	593	57·8	42·8	50·3	..	66·8	31	32·0	13, 15	6·55	21	..	1·89	11
Mid Dome	1,252	64·3	42·6	53·4	..	73·0	26	27·7	17	1·65	9	..	0·76	29
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti	21	60·5	43·2	51·8	..	75·0	28	36·2	17	0·88	8	..	0·20	13
Moa Flat, West Otago	1,345	60·1	42·1	51·1	..	70·6	18	32·5	14	1·58	9	-0·71*	0·73	29
Taieri	80	62·6	44·0	53·3	+2·3*	79·8	27	33·7	20	1·24	11	-0·82*	0·43	13
Musselburgh, Dunedin	5	59·8	47·2	53·5	+0·9*	73·7	28	40·0	14, 15	1·09	14	-1·28	0·36	13
Riversdale	419	65·2	40·8	53·0	..	74·0	27	32·0	17	1·04	8	..	0·39	28
Tapanui	550	62·9	42·9	52·9	..	75·5	27	32·5	14	1·66	9	..	0·50	29
East Gore	245	64·4	42·3	53·4	+2·7	77·2	26	33·0	17	1·38	9	-1·47	0·27	29
Gore	240	64·8	42·0	53·4	+2·4*	75·0	26	33·0	14	1·34	9	-1·51*	0·30	9
Otautau	180	62·3	42·5	52·4	+2·3*	74·0	26	33·4	31	2·38	10	-1·03*	0·96	29
Pebbly Hills	150	63·6	41·9	52·8	..	76·0	26	32·0	17	2·13	13	-0·80*	0·47	13
Invercargill Airfield	0	61·1	42·7	51·9	+2·9*	73·9	26	33·6	17	1·56	13	-1·92*	0·37	28

LATE RETURNS

Kuripapanga, Sep 1960 .. 1,600 57·0 40·5 48·8 .. 61·2 5, 26 29·2 4 6·37 .. 2·51 14 ..
Wallaceville, Sep 1960 .. 195 57·9 41·7 49·8 +1·3 67·0 30 30·0 27 4·00 17 -0·05 1·35 9 122
Eyrewell, Sep 1960 .. 520 56·0 37·3 46·6 .. 70·9 9 25·2 11 1·79 10 -1·65* 0·61 9 ..
East Gore, Sep 1960 .. 245 56·6 36·1 46·4 -0·9 69·0 26 29·0 11, 22 2·12 7 -0·34 0·62 9 ..

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 OCTOBER 1960

General: Warmer weather than usual with adequate rainfall provided very favourable conditions for stock and crops in most districts during October. However, a spell of comparatively dry weather from the 15th to the 27th was rather unwelcome in a few areas, causing some setback in growth.

Rainfall: Rainfall was somewhat below normal over the greater part of the country. Greatest departures were recorded in Taranaki, southern Hawke's Bay, and Southland, which all received only half the average.

In Canterbury, North Westland, the Nelson Province, and the Auckland Province rainfall was mainly close to normal. The only areas which received appreciably more than average (by about 50 per cent) were parts of Coromandel and eastern Northland.

Some flooding was reported in parts of Northland, Coromandel, and Bay of Plenty following heavy rain on the 4th and 5th. Waitekauri, near Waihi, received 8 in. during these two days.

Unusually heavy hail affected parts of Taranaki during the passage of cold fronts on the 14th and 30th. On the 14th parts of Auckland and Bay of Plenty were also affected.

Temperatures: It was warmer than usual, except in Northland. The departure exceeded two degrees over the greater part of the South Island and also in middle areas of the North Island enclosed by a line through New Plymouth, Taupo, Whakatane, Wairoa, Taihape, and Wanganui. Frosts were noticeably fewer than usual at this time of the year.

Sunshine: The North Island was favoured with more sunshine than average, mainly by about 20 hours. The highest sunshine recorded was 243 hours, at Te Paki, in the far north, and this was a record for October in 30 years of observations. The other main area with more than 30 hours surplus included western and inland areas bounded by New Plymouth, Taupo, and Auckland.

In the South Island sunshine was close to normal.

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