✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for April 1961—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | B Min. | Mean of A and B | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | Total Fall In. | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount In. | Date | Bright Sunshine Hrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riwaka | 25 | 65·4 | 43·4 | 54·4 | -1·0* | 74·0 | 1 | 34·9 | 20 | 1·06 | 7 | -3·6* | 0·28 |
| Rai Valley | 250 | 64·6 | 42·9 | 53·8 | ... | 71·9 | 17 | 29·0 | 3 | 4·53 | 8 | -2·5* | 1·23 |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 62·9 | 44·5 | 53·7 | -0·4 | 72·1 | 17 | 34·8 | 3 | 1·55 | 8 | -1·4* | 0·53 |
| Moutere Hills | 450 | 62·6 | 48·4 | 55·5 | ... | 69·3 | 17 | 31·0 | 3 | 1·42 | 7 | ... | 0·61 |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 64·3 | 45·3 | 54·8 | -1·1 | 71·9 | 17 | 36·3 | 19 | 1·14 | 7 | -2·2* | 0·40 |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 65·3 | 46·1 | 55·7 | +0·9 | 76·2 | 17 | 33·3 | 29 | 0·82 | 4 | -1·2* | 0·37 |
| Blenheim | 14 | 66·1 | 46·4 | 56·2 | +0·7 | 77·1 | 16 | 35·3 | 29 | 0·39 | 4 | -1·5* | 0·19 |
| Lake Grassmere | 15 | 62·9 | 49·3 | 56·1 | +0·6* | 75·5 | 17 | 37·5 | 20 | 0·20 | 6 | -1·4* | 0·67 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 61·8 | 39·0 | 50·4 | -0·9 | 70·1 | 16 | 31·6 | 30 | 1·73 | 7 | -2·5 | 0·40 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 62·8 | 42·7 | 52·8 | -1·4 | 75·0 | 16 | 39·5 | 3 | 0·83 | 5 | -1·0 | 0·40 |
| Westport | 7 | 61·9 | 49·2 | 55·6 | +0·7 | 66·5 | 10 | 23·0 | 20 | 0·87 | 2 | -0·6* | 2·31 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 61·1 | 35·6 | 48·4 | +1·4 | 73·0 | 13 | 28·5 | 29 | 4·10 | 7 | -1·1* | 0·63 |
| Reefton | 630 | 62·7 | 44·0 | 53·4 | ... | 72·0 | 16 | 32·0 | 29 | 5·03 | 9 | ... | 1·76 |
| Totara Flat | 254 | 64·0 | 44·0 | 54·0 | ... | 73·0 | 16 | 28·0 | 29 | 3·58 | 8 | ... | 1·56 |
| Greymouth | 13 | 61·8 | 49·9 | 55·8 | +1·2 | 67·0 | 14 | 39·9 | 3 | 5·87 | 15 | -1·9* | 1·48 |
| Hanmer Forest | 1,270 | 63·6 | 40·3 | 52·0 | +0·5 | 78·5 | 16 | 28·2 | 3 | 2·42 | 8 | -1·0 | 0·79 |
| Hokitika South | 15 | 60·9 | 46·4 | 53·6 | +0·7 | 65·0 | 15 | 35·1 | 29 | 7·93 | 15 | -0·9* | 1·84 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 63·7 | 40·3 | 52·0 | -0·7* | 80·0 | 16 | 27·5 | 30 | 1·15 | 6 | -0·9 | 0·37 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 60·7 | 40·9 | 50·8 | -0·8 | 75·0 | 16 | 29·7 | 3 | 3·58 | 8 | +0·8 | 1·23 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 63·1 | 41·4 | 52·2 | +0·6* | 80·1 | 18 | 34·0 | 30 | 1·72 | 9 | -0·6* | 0·42 |
| Franz Josef | 392 | 61·7 | 45·4 | 53·6 | +1·4* | 67·6 | 16 | 35·5 | 29 | 4·64 | 11 | +0·8* | 4·64 |
| Ashley Forest | 350 | 61·9 | 46·3 | 54·1 | +1·2 | 79·0 | 16 | 33·0 | 3 | 1·66 | 8 | -1·4* | 0·30 |
| Darfield | 640 | 65·5 | 42·4 | 54·0 | +1·6 | 82·2 | 16 | 32·7 | 21, 30 | 0·84 | 8 | -1·0* | 0·36 |
| Christchurch Airport | 94 | 63·7 | 42·7 | 53·2 | +0·4* | 85·5 | 16 | 34·1 | 3 | 0·67 | 5 | -1·1 | 0·31 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 65·3 | 43·3 | 54·3 | +0·8 | 86·2 | 16 | 32·1 | 19 | 1·86 | 9 | ... | 0·36 |
| Hororata | 631 | 63·3 | 40·4 | 51·8 | ... | 82·1 | 16 | 28·5 | 3, 30 | 1·78 | 12 | -0·7 | 0·47 |
| Onawe, Akaroa | 150 | 65·7 | 48·8 | 57·2 | +1·7 | 88·0 | 16 | 40·0 | 3 | 1·29 | 8 | -0·4 | 0·35 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 63·4 | 41·3 | 52·4 | +0·0 | 84·5 | 16 | 37·0 | 30 | 3·09 | 10 | +0·2* | 0·70 |
| Highbank | 1,102 | 60·7 | 44·7 | 52·7 | +0·5* | 77·0 | 16 | 31·0 | 30 | 19·02 | 12 | +3·9 | 8·23 |
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | 56·8 | 38·8 | 47·8 | -0·3 | 68·0 | 13 | 30·0 | 3 | 2·25 | 8 | +0·0* | 0·73 |
| Winchmore | 526 | 61·7 | 41·5 | 51·6 | +0·4 | 80·0 | 16 | 39·0 | 2 | 9·18 | 12 | -4·6* | 3·60 |
| Haast | 15 | 60·3 | 47·4 | 53·8 | +0·0 | 65·6 | 18 | 29·4 | 30 | 2·05 | 8 | -0·2 | 0·80 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 66·0 | 42·7 | 54·4 | +1·8 | 87·2 | 16 | 32·2 | 4 | 4·65 | 10 | +0·5 | 0·61 |
| Temuka | 80 | 64·9 | 43·0 | 54·0 | ... | 74·0 | 14 | 31·9 | 19 | 2·36 | 8 | -0·4 | 0·39 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,240 | 59·4 | 40·0 | 49·7 | +0·3 | 70·0 | 13 | 27·4 | 19 | 3·40 | 8 | -0·4 | 0·55 |
| Fairlie | 1,004 | 64·5 | 36·2 | 50·4 | +0·2 | 81·0 | 16 | 33·9 | 3 | 1·44 | 9 | -0·8* | 0·39 |
| Timaru | 56 | 64·3 | 44·3 | 54·3 | +1·3 | 79·8 | 1 | 35·1 | 19 | 0·94 | 9 | +0·1* | 0·93 |
| Adair | 200 | 60·8 | 45·0 | 52·9 | +0·8* | 75·9 | 1 | 27·4 | 19 | 1·59 | 7 | ... | 0·28 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 1,600 | 59·8 | 37·3 | 48·6 | -1·1* | 70·2 | 13 | 32·5 | 30 | 0·92 | 10 | -2·3 | 0·28 |
| Benmore, Otematata | 920 | 62·2 | 41·4 | 51·8 | ... | 73·8 | 13 | 32·7 | 19 | 26·43 | 15 | +4·6 | 11·01 |
| Lake Hawea | 1,147 | 59·9 | 43·3 | 51·6 | ... | 68·3 | 16 | 32·7 | 19 | 1·76 | 11 | -0·1 | 0·75 |
| Milford Sound | 20 | 59·4 | 45·0 | 52·2 | +1·2 | 66·2 | 15 | 36·2 | 3 | 34·0 | 19 | +1·4 | 0·53 |
| Waimate | 200 | 64·9 | 43·1 | 54·0 | +1·4 | 81·0 | 1 | 34·0 | 19 | 26·1 | 27 | 2·20 | 8 |
| Naseby Forest | 2,300 | 57·8 | 36·0 | 46·9 | -0·5 | 71·6 | 16 | 26·1 | 27 | 3·34 | 11 | +0·4 | 0·21 |
| Queenstown | 1,100 | 58·5 | 41·0 | 49·8 | -0·9 | 68·6 | 16 | 32·2 | 5 | 27·5 | 27 | 0·77 | 9 |
| Cromwell | 720 | 62·2 | 39·6 | 50·9 | +0·4* | 75·6 | 16 | 27·5 | 27 | 1·20 | 6 | -0·4 | 0·36 |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 61·1 | 35·6 | 48·4 | -0·9 | 75·4 | 14 | 23·5 | 27 | 1·57 | 5 | +0·1 | 0·43 |
| Moa Creek | 1,400 | 59·3 | 32·9 | 46·1 | -0·3* | 70·6 | 16 | 19·0 | 27 | 1·04 | 7 | -1·6 | 0·35 |
| Earnscleugh | 500 | 63·2 | 36·5 | 49·8 | -0·6 | 76·3 | 16 | 24·2 | 27 | 1·57 | 5 | -0·4* | 0·35 |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 58·3 | 38·8 | 48·6 | -0·9 | 72·0 | 15 | 29·0 | 27 | 0·95 | 9 | -0·3 | 0·32 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 62·2 | 39·6 | 50·9 | -0·2 | 76·5 | 14 | 27·4 | 27 | 2·89 | 13 | ... | 0·75 |
| Garston | 1,009 | 60·7 | 38·9 | 49·8 | ... | 71·0 | 15 | 27·0 | 27 | 0·97 | 8 | -0·9* | 0·33 |
| Roxburgh Hydro | 350 | 64·1 | 41·3 | 52·7 | +0·5* | 82·8 | 16 | 29·0 | 27 | 13·79 | 18 | ... | 2·57 |
| West Arm, Lake Manapouri | 593 | 54·7 | 43·2 | 49·0 | ... | 60·1 | 15 | 33·4 | 21 | 4·13 | 13 | +0·8* | 0·95 |
| Mid Dome | 1,252 | 59·5 | 42·4 | 51·0 | +1·7* | 71·6 | 16 | 31·4 | 28 | 2·57 | 10 | ... | 1·27 |
| Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti | 21 | 61·4 | 42·2 | 51·8 | ... | 78·0 | 13 | 31·8 | 27 | 3·66 | 14 | +1·1 | 1·31 |
| Moa Flat, West Otago | 1,345 | 57·2 | 40·8 | 49·0 | +1·0* | 70·5 | 16 | 30·4 | 27 | 3·43 | 11 | +0·3* | 0·72 |
| Taieri | 80 | 61·8 | 41·4 | 51·6 | +0·3 | 78·8 | 13 | 29·3 | 30 | 3·48 | 13 | +1·0 | 0·90 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 5 | 60·0 | 46·2 | 53·1 | +0·3* | 71·2 | 16, 23 | 38·0 | 2 | 30·0 | 27 | 6·01 | 18 |
| Riversdale | 419 | 59·4 | 40·6 | 50·0 | ... | 71·8 | 16 | 25·3 | 27 | 3·35 | 14 | +0·4 | 0·81 |
| Tapanui | 550 | 59·6 | 42·7 | 51·2 | +1·2 | 74·6 | 16 | 31·0 | 27 | 4·15 | 14 | +1·3 | 0·93 |
| East Gore | 245 | 59·8 | 43·1 | 51·4 | +1·0 | 74·0 | 16 | 30·0 | 27 | 4·38 | 14 | +1·6* | 1·16 |
| Gore | 240 | 61·0 | 42·4 | 51·7 | +1·0 | 75·5 | 16 | 29·4 | 27 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Otautau | 180 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Pebbly Hills | 150 | 61·1 | 42·2 | 51·6 | +1·3* | 72·0 | 16 | 30·0 | 27 | 6·70 | 20 | +2·9 | 1·57 |
| Invercargill Airfield | 0 | 59·0 | 42·1 | 50·6 | +0·7 | 67·8 | 13 | 31·1 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 45 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20·0 | ... | -31·0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
LATE RETURN
Tairua Forest, Mar 1961 ... | 11 | 72·6 | 54·4 | 63·5 | +0·5 | 79·5 | 6 | 42·4 | 14 | 2·31 | 11 | -1·8 | 1·26 | 24 | ... |
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 APRIL 1961
General:
April was a sunny month with some spells of settled weather, especially from the 19th to the 24th. It was a good month for harvesting and in most areas farmers were well pleased with pasture growth and the state of their stock. However, in Marlborough the weather was too dry.
Strong north-westerly gales caused damage in many districts on the 1st.
Rainfall:
Over most of the country rainfall was close to or somewhat below average. It was less than half the normal value in most of Marlborough and Nelson, and in parts of North Canterbury and Gisborne. In central Marlborough some stations received less than half an inch.
The only area with rainfall appreciably above average was Southland.
A number of stations in the South Island reported thunderstorms on the 17th.
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