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✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes

22 DECEMBER

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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

Station	Height of Station Above M.S.L.	Means of	Mean of A and B	Difference From Normal	Absolute Maximum and Minimum	Rainfall in Inches	Bright Sunshine
	Ft.	A Max.	B Min.	°F.	°F.	Maximum Fall	Hrs.
Woodbourne	89	67·2	46·8	+0·5*	79·8	17	1·01
Blenheim	14	67·4	48·3	+0·9*	79·0	16	0·72
Lake Grassmere	15	64·0	51·5	+0·8	73·0	25	42·2
Golden Downs	900	63·9	43·0	+0·4	71·5	20	29·6
Waihopai	860	64·7	44·1	+0·4	71·0	25	34·4
Westport	7	62·8	47·2	+0·0	66·2	21, 29	42·2
Molesworth	2,930	63·7	37·8	−0·2	72·0	30	25·0
Reefton	630	65·9	44·3	+0·1	79·5	21	35·2
Totara Flat	254	67·4	43·1	+0·2	78·0	21	30·0
Greymouth	13	63·4	49·7	+0·6	68·7	22	44·8
Hanmer Forest	1,270	64·7	40·6	+0·6	74·8	30	31·0
Hokitika South	12	62·8	45·6	+0·2	71·4	7	34·9
Balmoral	650	65·4	42·7	+0·0	76·0	14	31·0
Lake Coleridge	1,195	63·7	42·5	+0·1	71·3	29	30·0
Eyrewell	520	65·5	43·1	+0·3	78·2	14	31·8
Franz Josef	392	64·1	44·3	+0·2	72·1	22	39·0
Ashley Forest	350	63·4	45·8	+0·6	77·0	14	37·0
Darfield	640	67·2	43·1	+0·2	77·3	14	35·2
Christchurch Airport	94	65·3	46·7	+0·0	80·6	14	35·2
Christchurch	22	65·7	47·6	+0·3	81·3	14	35·9
Hororata	631	65·6	41·4	+0·5	77·4	14	30·0
Onawe, Akaroa	150	66·7	48·1	+0·4	77·8	13	41·5
Lincoln	36	65·1	44·4	+0·8	79·7	14	30·2
Highbank	1,102	62·4	44·6	+0·5	70·0	24, 25	35·0
The Hermitage	2,510	61·4	41·1	+0·2	72·0	20, 21	32·0
Winchmore	526	64·2	41·4	+0·8	75·8	14	29·8
Haast	15	61·2	46·0	+0·6	72·3	7	39·8
Ashburton	323	68·5	44·0	+0·5	80·2	14	30·8
Temuka	80	..	..	..	..	..	..
Fairlie	1,004	63·5	41·0	+0·2	77·0	30	30·0
Timaru	56	66·1	45·5	+0·3	77·8	14	36·1
Adair	200	60·7	44·7	+0·7	75·0	14	36·3
Tara Hills, Omarama	1,600	66·4	39·6	+0·0	76·4	20	31·1
Benmore, Otematata	920	67·7	45·5	+0·6	74·7	20	39·3
Lake Hawea	1,147	65·8	47·1	+0·4	78·5	22	38·9
Milford Sound	20	60·6	46·0	+0·3	74·9	21	41·0
Waimate	200	63·3	44·6	+0·0	73·5	14	36·6
Naseby Forest	2,300	62·8	36·7	+0·6	72·4	20	27·0
Queenstown	1,100	65·4	43·7	+0·6	76·3	22	36·4
Cromwell	720	69·2	45·8	+2·1*	82·0	22	38·5
Ophir	1,000	67·5	39·9	+0·7	78·7	20	30·4
Moa Creek	1,400	64·7	37·5	+0·1	75·0	23	27·4
Earnscleugh	500	68·5	42·7	+0·6	79·0	23	32·0
Waipiata	1,550	62·6	39·5	+0·0	80·8	23	38·0
Alexandra	520	69·6	46·6	+1·7	78·0	22	29·8
Garston	1,009	65·9	40·3	+0·1	78·2	23	36·5
Roxburgh Hydro	350	66·8	45·0	+0·9	76·9	22	37·9
West Arm, Lake Manapouri	593	60·7	44·6	+0·6	74·7	23	31·9
Mid Dome	1,252	63·3	41·2	+0·2	68·5	13	35·0
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti	21	59·9	42·6	+0·2	72·3	23	32·5
Moa Flat, West Otago	1,345	61·0	41·8	+0·4	76·1	23	30·9
Taieri	80	61·7	43·4	+0·6	72·1	13	34·1
Musselburgh, Dunedin	5	59·4	48·7	+0·0	69·3	13	40·8
Riversdale	419	64·3	42·2	+0·2	76·0	23	32·8
Tapanui	550	63·8	43·2	+0·2	76·0	23	32·8
East Gore	245	64·6	44·0	+1·2	79·0	23	32·0
Gore	240	65·6	44·0	+1·3	79·6	23	30·8
Otautau	180	62·1	43·6	+0·7*	71·0	22	31·0
Pebbly Hills	150	64·3	43·7	+0·0	74·0	23	29·0
Invercargill Airfield	0	61·2	43·7	+0·6*	72·4	22	33·3

LATE RETURNS

Onawe, Akaroa, Oct 1960.. | 150 | 63·3 | 47·4 | 55·4 | +1·1 | 77·8 | 28 | 38·0 | 15 | 1·51 | 13 | −0·93* | 0·44 | 30 | 191 |

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 NOVEMBER 1960

General: For the greater part of the country November was somewhat drier than usual. In many districts it was considered a good month for stock, but in a few areas conditions were rather too dry.

It was particularly wet and cloudy in Gisborne and northern Hawke’s Bay. In this area a large percentage of the month’s rain fell during the passage of a depression just to the north from the 18th to the 20th. The exceptionally heavy and persistent rain caused flooding and disruption of road transport. Serious losses of newly shorn sheep were reported, especially as temperatures were cold with snow to quite low levels on the ranges.

Rainfall: Over most of the country, outside Northland, Gisborne, and Hawke’s Bay, rainfall was about average or below it by up to 40 per cent. However, parts of Waitomo, Nelson, Marlborough, North Canterbury, and the Alps received less than half the normal rainfall; while most of Otago received more than 50 per cent above average.

By contrast, Gisborne and northern Hawke’s Bay and parts of central Northland were much wetter than usual. From Tokomaru Bay to the Mohaka River totals were from four to six times the average value and by far the highest on record for November.

At Mangatoto Station, between Wairoa and Gisborne, the total for the month was 22·34 in., of which 20·85 in. fell between the 16th and the 23rd; and 16½ in. of it fell on the 18th, 19th, and 20th.

Temperatures: Temperatures were mainly close to average.

The coolest spell was the third week, from about the 16th to the 23rd.

Sunshine: Sunshine was below average in eastern and southern districts of the North Island (including Rotorua and Bay of Plenty) and also in Otago. In Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay, and Wairarapa it was one of the cloudiest Novembers on record, with 60 hours less sun than normal.

Northern Northland, Taranaki, and the West Coast were favoured with 30 to 60 more hours sunshine than usual.

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