New Zealand Gazette – 1961 – No. 60

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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for August 1961—continued

Station	Height of Station Above M.S.L.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit)							Rainfall in Inches					Bright Sun-shin
		Means of		Mean of A and B	Difference From Normal	Absolute Maximum and Minimum			Total Fall	No. of Rain Days	Difference From Normal	Maximum Fall
		A Max.	B Min.			Maximum	Date	Minimum				Amount	Date
	Ft.	°F.	°F.	°F.		°F.		°F.	In.			In.		Hrs.
Riwaka ..	25	57·4	35·5	46·4	+0·3*	67·0	24	29·2	28	5·01	4	−0·1*	2·04	4
Rai Valley ..	250	56·0	33·6	44·8	..	60·2	17	24·3	30	3·54	8	−4·1	1·29	4
Nelson Airfield	5	54·8	35·0	44·9	−0·1	60·4	9	27·4	16	1·91	5	−1·7*	1·02	4
Moutere Hills ..	450	54·0	40·4	47·2	..	58·8	24	35·0	27	2·66	6	..	1·25	4
Appleby, Nelson	57	55·7	36·7	46·2	−0·3	63·2	24	30·1	27	2·16	5	−1·5*	1·04	4
Woodbourne ..	89	55·2	35·5	45·4	−0·1	61·9	24	28·8	16	1·19	6	−1·5*	0·63	4
Blenheim ..	14	55·9	35·8	45·8	−0·5	65·0	24	29·2	26	0·78	6	−1·7*	0·41	4
Lake Grassmere ..	15	52·4	39·1	45·8	−0·7*	62·8	24	31·0	20	0·90	6	−1·0*	0·42	6
Golden Downs ..	900	54·2	29·6	41·9	−0·3	60·1	20	23·5	15	3·12	5	−1·5	1·26	23
Waihopai ..	860	54·2	33·5	43·8	−0·8	61·4	17	26·0	28	1·73	6	−1·5	0·79	23
Westport ..	7	55·2	41·5	48·4	+1·6	61·0	22	34·5	21	4·95	7	−2·3	2·59	4
Black Birch Range ..	4,500	37·3	27·5	32·4	..	45·3	20	20·3	27	3·29	8	..	1·00	6
Jordan, Awatere ..	1,000	53·3	33·2	43·2	..	64·0	24	25·5	27	1·93	6	..	0·80	4
Molesworth ..	2,930	44·5	26·6	35·6	−1·4	57·0	30	13·0	11	1·40	6	−0·7*	0·51	4
Reefton ..	630	54·0	30·5	42·2	..	61·7	22	32·0	11	4·25	10	..	1·88	3
Totara Flat ..	254	56·1	30·6	43·4	..	62·0	22	22·0	10	4·26	8	..	2·01	3
Greymouth ..	13	55·8	40·1	48·0	+1·0	62·1	22	32·1	11	3·85	8	−4·5*	1·92	3
Hanmer Forest ..	1,270	50·1	29·4	39·8	−1·6	62·8	3, 24	21·8	30	6·24	13	+2·2	2·35	4
Hokitika South ..	15	54·8	35·3	45·0	+0·3	63·0	22	28·8	10	4·83	8	−4·5*	1·77	23
Balmoral ..	650	52·5	30·7	41·6	−0·7*	65·5	24	22·5	20	2·99	8	+0·5	1·45	4
Lake Coleridge ..	1,195	51·3	30·6	41·0	−1·2	63·0	20	24·0	11	2·12	9	−1·0	0·90	3
Eyrewell ..	520	51·7	30·5	41·1	−0·9*	62·0	24	23·4	28	4·84	12	+2·1*	1·91	4
Franz Josef ..	392	56·3	35·9	46·1	−1·3*	61·6	20	30·7	8	9·56	7	−7·8*	2·89	3
Ashley Forest ..	350	50·6	36·4	43·5	−0·3	67·5	23	30·0	20	3·20	11	+0·4*	1·71	4
Darfield ..	640	53·4	32·7	43·0	+0·1	68·2	24	26·2	28	4·56	11	+2·1	2·13	4
Christchurch Airport ..	94	52·2	34·8	43·5	+0·1*	69·4	24	27·2	30	3·54	11	+1·4*	1·44	4
Christchurch ..	22	53·1	36·2	44·6	+0·3	72·3	24	29·2	30	3·10	13	+0·8	1·18	4
Hororata ..	631	52·2	30·8	41·5	..	68·0	24	25·0	30	4·15	11	..	1·71	4
Onawe, Akaroa ..	150	52·1	39·1	45·6	−0·8	66·0	24	31·5	11	4·19	16	−0·1*	1·88	4
Lincoln ..	36	51·5	36·4	44·0	+0·9	67·8	24	25·2	29	4·19	12	+1·9	1·54	4
Highbank ..	1,102	50·6	36·1	43·4	−0·3*	63·0	23	30·5	27	3·86	9	+0·9*	1·57	4
The Hermitage ..	2,510	48·0	29·5	38·8	+0·8	57·0	22, 23	23·0	10	6·74	10	−8·7	2·82	3
Haast ..	15	54·6	38·8	46·7	+0·8	60·2	25	29·8	13	4·82	9	−7·7	1·62	2
Winchmore ..	526	51·2	33·0	42·1	−0·2	65·6	24	24·8	28	5·19	8	+2·9	2·00	4
Ashburton ..	323	54·0	33·9	44·0	+0·3	72·2	24	24·3	28	4·24	8	+1·9	1·46	4
Temuka ..	80	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Lake Tekapo ..	2,240	47·9	29·3	38·6	+0·7	58·0	24	23·5	11	1·82	7	+0·2	1·09	3
Fairlie ..	1,004	51·9	28·5	40·2	+0·0	67·0	24	18·0	22	2·14	8	+0·3	0·65	3
Timaru ..	56	53·8	34·6	44·2	+0·4	67·3	24	28·8	28	2·01	9	+0·6	0·51	3
Adair ..	200	50·3	35·9	43·1	−0·8*	64·3	24	31·8	28	1·80	8	+0·4*	0·37	7
Tara Hills, Omarama ..	1,600	49·3	27·2	38·2	−0·8*	59·7	24	22·5	11	1·69	5	+0·2*	1·26	3
Benmore, Otematata ..	920	51·9	31·6	41·8	..	63·0	24	27·0	11	1·07	7	..	0·62	3
Lake Hawea ..	1,147	49·3	32·5	40·9	..	56·9	24	27·1	10	2·05	5	−0·5	1·69	3
Milford Sound ..	20	54·1	36·9	45·5	+2·2	61·5	22	29·3	10	8·70	10	−8·6	3·70	2
Waimate ..	200	54·0	34·3	44·2	−0·2	68·6	24	29·0	28	1·90	9	+0·2	0·58	6
Naseby Forest ..	2,300	47·6	26·2	36·9	−0·7	60·1	24	20·1	10	1·86	9	+0·4	0·53	3
Queenstown ..	1,080	49·2	32·6	40·9	−0·7	59·2	23	28·0	10	1·64	7	−0·9	0·75	2
Cromwell ..	720	51·2	28·4	39·8	−1·1	62·3	24	23·0	19	0·56	6	−0·2	0·47	3
Ophir ..	1,000	51·1	24·5	37·8	−1·8	60·4	22, 24	19·0	10	0·85	6	+0·0	0·40	3
Moa Creek ..	1,400	48·9	23·8	36·4	−1·0*	59·0	24	17·4	10	0·69	6	−1·1	0·35	3
Earnscleugh ..	500	53·1	25·5	39·3	−1·4	63·2	24	18·0	19	0·38	4	−0·2*	0·23	3
Waipiata ..	1,550	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Alexandra ..	520	52·1	28·3	40·2	−1·2	61·5	22	22·8	19	0·34	6	−0·3	0·21	3
Roxburgh Hydro ..	350	52·5	32·4	42·4	−1·6*	62·6	22	24·7	2	0·48	9	−0·5*	0·16	3
West Arm, Lake Manapouri ..	593	45·7	34·7	40·2	..	50·9	16	27·8	10	4·75	15	..	2·22	2
Mid Dome ..	1,252	49·7	31·6	40·6	−0·4*	59·0	21	23·0	9	1·80	7	−0·4*	0·57	5
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti ..	21	51·6	33·5	42·6	..	61·1	24	27·9	28	1·14	8	..	0·33	6
Moa Flat, West Otago ..	1,345	48·2	32·5	40·4	+0·7*	56·0	23	25·5	27	1·36	12	−0·4	0·42	24
Taieri ..	80	52·1	32·3	42·2	−1·5	62·1	2	24·4	28	1·96	11	+0·1*	0·63	6
Musselburgh, Dunedin ..	5	50·3	38·6	44·4	−1·1	59·0	3	31·0	19	1·64	11	−0·7	0·35	3
Riversdale ..	419	51·0	31·5	41·2	..	62·0	22	23·0	19	1·37	5	..	0·60	4
Tapanui ..	550	51·2	34·9	43·0	+0·7	61·8	21	26·5	10	1·72	11	−0·6	0·43	6
East Gore ..	245	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Gore ..	240	53·2	32·9	43·0	+0·0	65·0	22	26·2	26	1·28	10	−0·8*	0·45	3
Otautau ..	180	51·4	33·8	42·6	−0·4*	63·0	22	24·7	19	1·88	8	−1·1*	0·74	2
Pebby Hills ..	150	49·5	33·0	41·2	−1·1*	58·5	30	25·0	19	1·73	12	−1·0*	0·47	3
Invercargill Airfield ..	0	51·6	34·0	42·8	−0·2	62·2	22	27·4	19	2·26	13	−0·7*	0·50	3
Scott Base, Antarctica ..	45	..	..	−25·1	..	13·1	..	−62·3	..	..	..	..	..	..

Supplementary data sunshine: Foxton 178 hrs, Kaikoura 167 hrs., and Oamaru 167 hrs.

LATE RETURNS

Tairua Forest, Jul 1961 .. | 11 | 58·1 | 40·6 | 49·4 | +1·2 | 67·4 | 29 | 29·2 | 26 | 7·16 | 19 | +0·1 | 2·34 | 16 | ..
Kuripapanga, Jul 1961 .. | 1,600 | 51·8 | 34·5 | 43·2 | +1·5 | 60·1 | 31 | 24·2 | 28 | 7·45 | 14 | +0·9 | 1·96 | 21 | ..

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 1961

August was marked by an unusually high frequency of winds from the south and east, with a reversal of the usual weather patterns, so that the West Coast was much sunnier and even a little drier than Hawke’s Bay.

A southerly storm raged over the southern half of the North Island from about the 4th to the 10th. Air services were disrupted and there were many interruptions to road and rail transport through slips and washouts. In the centre of the Island the heaviest snowfall for many years blocked the Desert Road for several days. Heavy losses of lambs were reported at this time from west of the Ruahines and in eastern districts of the North Island. In the remainder of the country, however, the month was regarded as reasonably favourable for farming.

Rainfall: Rainfall was less than three-quarters of the normal value over Taranaki and most of south Auckland; also over the South Island, except for the Kaikoura coast, Canterbury, and north Otago.

It was appreciably wetter than usual in eastern districts from Gisborne to Wairarapa, also in Taihape and parts of Canterbury. In Taihape, central and southern Hawke’s Bay, and northern Wairarapa rainfall was double the normal value, and for a few stations it was the wettest August in many years.

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