✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 46
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for June 1961—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | B Min. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | Rainfall in Inches | Maximum Fall | Bright Sun-shine | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean of A and B | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Amount | Date | ||
| Riwaka | 25 | 56·1 | 34·2 | 45·2 | −0·1* | 64·9 | 14 | 27·5 | 25 | 3·56 | 13 | −1·7* |
| Rai Valley | 250 | 52·7 | 32·3 | 42·5 | 60·5 | 18 | 21·4 | 25 | 3·38 | 11 | −3·6* | |
| Nelson Airfield | 5 | 54·0 | 33·4 | 43·7 | −0·4 | 61·1 | 14 | 26·6 | 25 | 1·84 | 13 | −1·3* |
| Moutere Hills | 450 | 52·8 | 40·3 | 46·6 | 63·0 | 14 | 33·4 | 30 | 2·37 | 12 | ||
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 54·8 | 36·2 | 45·5 | −0·3 | 62·1 | 18 | 29·2 | 9 | 2·20 | 12 | −1·3* |
| Woodbourne | 89 | 54·5 | 35·1 | 44·8 | +0·7 | 66·0 | 15 | 27·7 | 9 | 1·19 | 9 | −1·3* |
| Blenheim | 14 | 55·7 | 34·5 | 45·1 | +0·2 | 67·8 | 15 | 27·7 | 10 | 0·94 | 9 | −1·4* |
| Lake Grassmere | 15 | 54·3 | 36·5 | 45·4 | +0·0* | 65·2 | 3 | 26·0 | 11 | 1·50 | 8 | −0·5* |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 49·6 | 28·9 | 39·2 | −1·6 | 58·2 | 14 | 20·9 | 12 | 4·40 | 13 | +0·0 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 52·0 | 32·0 | 42·0 | −1·4 | 61·8 | 1 | 25·0 | 9 | 2·42 | 10 | −0·3 |
| Westport | 7 | 53·8 | 41·0 | 47·4 | +1·0 | 58·0 | 3, 19 | 35·5 | 25 | 7·74 | 14 | +0·2* |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 44·2 | 21·6 | 32·9 | −2·3 | 58·0 | 16 | 9·0 | 29 | 3·32 | 9 | +1·5* |
| Reefton | 630 | 47·2 | 30·5 | 38·8 | 55·5 | 3 | 19·0 | 15 | 9·45 | 14 | ||
| Totara Flat | 254 | 49·4 | 31·0 | 40·2 | 55·0 | 19 | 20·0 | 15 | 10·39 | 15 | ||
| Greymouth | 13 | 53·2 | 39·0 | 46·1 | −0·7 | 58·3 | 19 | 30·0 | 15 | 10·51 | 14 | +2 ·4* |
| Hanmer Forest | 1,270 | 47·7 | 28·0 | 37·8 | −1·9 | 63·0 | 17, 19 | 19·0 | 11, 12 | 5·60 | 12 | +2·1 |
| Hokitika South | 15 | 53·1 | 35·1 | 44·1 | −0·2 | 57·5 | 19 | 28·0 | 9 | 9·93 | 15 | +1·9* |
| Balmoral | 650 | 50·8 | 26·8 | 38·8 | −2·5* | 64·0 | 19 | 18·0 | 13, 15 | 2·18 | 7 | −0·1 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 48·0 | 28·4 | 38·2 | −2·2 | 59·0 | 2 | 20·0 | 10 | 4·47 | 10 | +1·9 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 51·3 | 28·9 | 40·1 | −0·6* | 66·8 | 19 | 21·6 | 15 | 1·79 | 7 | −0·5* |
| Franz Josef | 392 | 52·9 | 35·6 | 44·2 | +0·0* | 58·5 | 15 | 29·3 | 29 | 14·25 | 13 | +1·4* |
| Ashley Forest | 350 | 51·5 | 34·5 | 43·0 | +0·3 | 65·0 | 19 | 28·5 | 13, 15 | 1·85 | 6 | −0·7* |
| Darfield | 640 | 52·9 | 31·8 | 42·4 | +0·6 | 63·4 | 19 | 24·7 | 14 | 1·78 | 9 | −0·7 |
| Christchurch Airport | 94 | 52·0 | 31·9 | 42·0 | −0·6* | 69·5 | 19 | 23·4 | 13 | 1·09 | 8 | −1·1* |
| Christchurch | 22 | 53·3 | 32·2 | 42·8 | −0·4 | 69·9 | 19 | 24·3 | 10 | 1·03 | 8 | −1·7 |
| Hororata | 631 | 51·8 | 28·7 | 40·2 | 66·3 | 19 | 19·9 | 14 | 1·68 | 9 | ||
| Onawe, Akaroa | 150 | 54·1 | 38·5 | 46·3 | +0·7 | 66·0 | 19 | 31·0 | 10 | 2·11 | 11 | −2 ·6 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 52·0 | 30·7 | 41·4 | −0·7 | 66·3 | 19 | 21·1 | 14 | 1·50 | 8 | −1·2 |
| Highbank | 1,102 | 50·4 | 35·9 | 43·2 | +0·7* | 63·0 | 17 | 29·0 | 24 | 2·12 | 10 | −0·4* |
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | 44·6 | 28·2 | 36·4 | +0·1 | 57·0 | 16 | 20·0 | 9 | 15·52 | 9 | +4·1 |
| Haast | 15 | 52·5 | 37·2 | 44·8 | −0·8 | 57·3 | 19 | 28·6 | 30 | 10·91 | 14 | +1·8* |
| Winchmore | 526 | 50·6 | 30·5 | 40·6 | +0·2 | 62·7 | 19 | 22·0 | 14 | 1·69 | 8 | −0·5* |
| Ashburton | 323 | 53·3 | 30·9 | 42·1 | +0·3 | 67·2 | 19 | 21·8 | 30 | 2·17 | 6 | −0·2 |
| Temuka | … | 80 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
| Lake Tekapo | … | 2,240 | 44·5 | 29·1 | 36·8 | +0·4 | 59·0 | 3 | 20·2 | 10 | 2·26 | 9 |
| Fairlie | … | 1,004 | 50·0 | 24·7 | 37·4 | −1·0 | 65·0 | 2 | 13·0 | 10 | 0·97 | 7 |
| Timaru | 56 | 52·2 | 32·0 | 42·1 | −0·3 | 66·1 | 19 | 26·2 | 13 | 1·67 | 6 | +0·1 |
| Adair | … | 200 | 51·4 | 35·1 | 43·2 | −0·2* | 64·2 | 3, 19 | 30·0 | 7 | 1·32 | 6 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | … | 1,600 | 44·2 | 26·9 | 35·6 | +0·3* | 59·5 | 3 | 18·9 | 12, 13 | 2·30 | 12 |
| Benmore, Otematata | … | 920 | 46·2 | 29·7 | 38·0 | 60·8 | 3 | 23·6 | 15 | 1·79 | 11 | |
| Lake Hawea | … | 1,147 | 46·4 | 31·2 | 38·8 | 57·9 | 17 | 20·6 | 14 | 3·02 | 10 | |
| Milford Sound | … | 20 | 48·4 | 35·4 | 41·9 | +0·0 | 58·0 | 17 | 29·1 | 14 | 19·49 | 15 |
| Waimate | … | 200 | 55·0 | 32·5 | 43·8 | +0·5 | 67·0 | 3 | 26·0 | 13 | 1·57 | 7 |
| Naseby Forest | … | 2,300 | 44·4 | 26·0 | 35·2 | −0·6 | 57·0 | 17 | 18·1 | 13 | 2·73 | 9 |
| Queenstown | … | 1,080 | 45·0 | 32·2 | 38·6 | −0·9 | 57·1 | 17 | 27·0 | 9 | 4·17 | 12 |
| Cromwell | … | 720 | 46·0 | 27·0 | 36·5 | −0·9* | 62·1 | 3 | 14·9 | 13 | 1·19 | 10 |
| Ophir | … | 1,000 | 46·6 | 23·2 | 34·9 | −0·6 | 59·4 | 17 | 11·0 | 13 | 1·18 | 8 |
| Moa Creek | … | 1,400 | 44·7 | 20·8 | 32·8 | −0·9 | 55·5 | 2 | 9·6 | 15 | 1·17 | 10 |
| Earnscleugh | … | 500 | 46·6 | 22·3 | 34·4 | −2 ·6 | 61·5 | 17 | 11·0 | 14 | 0·82 | 9 |
| Waipiata | … | 1,550 | 45·9 | 28·4 | 37·2 | +0·1 | 56·5 | 3 | 18·0 | 24 | 2·43 | 7 |
| Alexandra | … | 520 | 45·4 | 25·6 | 35·5 | −2 ·2 | 61·0 | 17 | 14·0 | 15 | 0·89 | 13 |
| Roxburgh Hydro | … | 350 | 47·3 | 31·9 | 39·6 | −0·2* | 64·0 | 17 | 24·1 | 24 | 1·19 | 11 |
| West Arm, Lake Manapouri | … | 593 | 43·2 | 34·7 | 39·0 | 55·7 | 17 | 28·7 | 16 | 16·25 | 14 | |
| Mid Dome | … | 1,252 | 46·9 | 31·9 | 39·4 | +0·9* | 61·0 | 17 | 20·6 | 14 | 5·66 | 16 |
| Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti | … | 21 | 51·4 | 31·7 | 41·6 | 62·1 | 19 | 25·5 | 5 | 0·76 | 10 | |
| Moa Flat, West Otago | … | 1,345 | 44·6 | 31·7 | 38·2 | +0·3* | 56·0 | 17 | 23·0 | 24 | 2·97 | 15 |
| Taieri | … | 80 | 50·1 | 32·6 | 41·4 | −0·4 | 62·2 | 19 | 22·4 | 15 | 1·21 | 11 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | … | 5 | 50·3 | 37·4 | 43·8 | +0·2* | 61·0 | 19 | 31·8 | 15 | 1·62 | 13 |
| Riversdale | … | 419 | 48·1 | 31·8 | 40·0 | 63·1 | 14 | 21·1 | 13 | 4·18 | 17 | |
| Tapanui | … | 550 | 47·5 | 34·2 | 40·8 | +0·5 | 58·0 | 17 | 29·0 | 24 | 4·35 | 18 |
| East Gore | … | 245 | 47·4 | 34·4 | 40·9 | +0·6 | 59·0 | 17 | 26·0 | 15 | 5·14 | 17 |
| Gore | … | 240 | 48·7 | 34·1 | 41·4 | +0·8 | 59·0 | 17 | 26·0 | 15 | 5·72 | 17 |
| Otatau | … | 180 | 49·0 | 34·9 | 42·0 | +0·4* | 60·0 | 17 | 28·0 | 13 | 6·18 | 21 |
| Pebbly Hills | … | 150 | 48·8 | 34·1 | 41·4 | +0·9* | 56·0 | 2, 17 | 25·0 | 13 | 6·03 | 18 |
| Invercargill Airfield | … | 0 | 48·8 | 34·7 | 41·8 | +0·2 | 56·4 | 2 | 28·0 | 15 | 5·02 | 23 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | … | 45 | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … | … |
Supplementary data sunshine: Foxton 114 hrs, Kaikoura 167 hrs, and Oamaru 147 hrs.
LATE RETURNS
| Whatawahata, May 1961 | 340 | 61·1 | 44·7 | 52·9 | +0·3* | 67·0 | 9 | 35·5 | 28 | 4·70 | 17 | −1·3* | 0·89 | 16 | 122 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuripapanga, May 1961 | 1,600 | 56·4 | 35·6 | 46·0 | −0·9* | 62·1 | 21 | 22·4 | 31 | 6·56 | 12 | −0·1* | … | … | … |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt, May 1961 | 10 | 58·5 | 43·3 | 50·9 | 66·0 | 18 | 34·2 | 28 | 2·54 | 16 | 0·83 | 13 | … | ||
| Tanuka, May 1961 | 80 | 55·1 | 37·5 | 46·3 | 66·1 | 22 | 29·4 | 23 | 3·97 | 14 | 1·03 | 12 | … |
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 JUNE 1961
General: Although June on the whole was not a particularly cold month, it will be remembered in some parts of the country for an unusually high frequency of snow, with heavy falls in the last few days of the month. In Southland and West Otago farmers were anticipating a serious setback to stock from the snow cover.
Elsewhere conditions varied greatly. It was too wet in parts of the Auckland and Hawke’s Bay Provinces. However, in many districts stock were reported to be wintering well.
A strong south-westerly gale did some damage in northern Northland on the 9th.
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