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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 17

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for February 1963—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 | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| Wellington Airport | 25 | 70·7 | 59·9 | 65·3 | .. | 76·8 | 1, 5 | 49·0 | 26 | 2·75 | 13 | .. | 1·57 | 20 | .. |
| Riwaka | 25 | 73·5 | 55·1 | 64·3 | +1·9 | 85·1 | 9 | 43·9 | 26 | 6·08 | 10 | +3·0 | 2·31 | 8 | .. |
| Rai Valley | 250 | 73·0 | 53·0 | 63·0 | .. | 81·8 | 9 | 42·9 | 14 | 11·10 | 13 | +5·7 | 4·36 | 20 | .. |
| Nelson Airfield | 6 | 71·7 | 57·5 | 64·6 | +3·4 | 81·0 | 9 | 47·0 | 26 | 6·33 | 13 | +4·0 | 2·37 | 20 | 175 |
| Moutere Hills | 450 | 71·4 | 58·0 | 64·7 | .. | 85·0 | 9 | 50·0 | 13, 26 | 6·90 | 10 | .. | 2·90 | 20 | .. |
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | 72·7 | 57·5 | 65·1 | +2·4 | 84·8 | 9 | 47·3 | 13 | 5·73 | 13 | +3·3 | 1·93 | 20 | .. |
| Woodbourne | 90 | 74·4 | 56·0 | 65·2 | +2·8 | 91·1 | 1 | 45·0 | 13 | 3·87 | 11 | +1·8 | 1·47 | 20 | .. |
| Blenheim | 14 | 74·5 | 56·4 | 65·4 | +2·6 | 89·2 | 1 | 43·9 | 13 | 2·99 | 11 | +1·1 | 1·53 | 20 | 204 |
| Lake Grassmere | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 70·4 | 52·0 | 61·2 | +2·4 | 82·3 | 9 | 38·9 | 13 | 10·65 | 16 | +7·1 | 3·94 | 20 | .. |
| Waihopai | 860 | 74·0 | 52·1 | 63·0 | +1·0 | 91·2 | 1 | 42·7 | 26 | 5·47 | 14 | +3·0 | 1·65 | 20 | .. |
| Westport Airfield | 6 | 68·3 | 55·6 | 62·0 | +2·2 | 75·0 | 6 | 46·0 | 26 | 12·97 | 18 | +6·9 | 4·49 | 7 | 148 |
| Black Birch Range | 4,580 | 58·4 | 44·9 | 51·6 | .. | 72·2 | 2 | 32·5 | 12 | 4·73 | 14 | .. | 1·47 | 20 | 182 |
| Jordan, Awatere | 1,000 | 75·6 | 54·1 | 64·8 | .. | 91·6 | 1 | 41·5 | 13 | 2·55 | 10 | .. | 1·00 | 20 | .. |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 70·6 | 46·7 | 58·6 | +2·4 | 87·4 | 1 | 32·0 | 13 | 3·37 | 8 | +1·5 | 1·53 | 17 | .. |
| Reefton | 630 | 71·4 | 53·6 | 62·5 | .. | 83·0 | 3 | 41·0 | 26 | 8·78 | 18 | .. | 1·90 | 20 | .. |
| Totara Flat | 254 | 72·1 | 52·4 | 62·2 | .. | 82·0 | 4 | 40·0 | 13, 16 | 7·28 | 18 | .. | 1·40 | 8 | .. |
| Greymouth | 13 | 67·9 | 56·7 | 62·3 | +2·3 | 75·4 | 6 | 46·0 | 26 | 10·46 | 16 | +3·0 | 2·09 | 20 | 122 |
| Hanmer Forest | 1,270 | 75·3 | 49·7 | 62·5 | +3·1 | 90·0 | 2 | 35·0 | 13 | 2·64 | 10 | −1·1 | 0·99 | 17 | 179 |
| Hokitika South | 12 | 67·3 | 53·7 | 60·5 | +2·4 | 75·1 | 5, 6 | 41·9 | 12 | 14·58 | 16 | +6·0 | 2·55 | 10 | 142 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 75·9 | 51·3 | 63·6 | +2·1 | 93·0 | 1 | 36·0 | 13 | 2·58 | 11 | +0·5 | 0·97 | 17 | .. |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 72·6 | 51·5 | 62·0 | +2·6 | 86·0 | 4 | 36·5 | 12 | 2·83 | 13 | +0·4 | 1·00 | 17 | .. |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 74·0 | 52·3 | 63·2 | +3·8 | 86·9 | 16 | 36·8 | 13 | 2·79 | 13 | +0·3 | 0·76 | 17 | .. |
| Franz Josef | 392 | 68·9 | 51·5 | 60·2 | +3·0 | 78·8 | 4 | 41·5 | 26 | 34·68 | 16 | +19·3 | 6·14 | 8 | .. |
| Ashley Forest | 350 | 73·0 | 54·9 | 64·0 | +4·0 | 89·0 | 15 | 42·0 | 24 | 3·81 | 11 | +1·3 | 1·11 | 17 | .. |
| Darfield | 640 | 74·4 | 52·9 | 63·6 | +3·6 | 89·4 | 4 | 38·2 | 13 | 3·34 | 12 | +0·8 | 1·19 | 17 | .. |
| Christchurch Airport | 94 | 72·7 | 54·9 | 63·8 | +2·4 | 88·0 | 16 | 40·5 | 26 | 2·70 | 11 | +0·9 | 0·96 | 17 | 164 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 72·7 | 55·2 | 64·0 | +3·2 | 88·0 | 15 | 40·2 | 26 | 2·82 | 10 | +1·0 | 1·24 | 17 | .. |
| Hororata | 631 | 73·6 | 52·6 | 63·1 | .. | 87·9 | 4 | 36·6 | 13 | 4·00 | 13 | .. | 1·24 | 22 | .. |
| Onawe, Akaroa | 150 | 72·8 | 55·6 | 64·2 | +2·3 | 91·0 | 16 | 41·0 | 13 | 3·91 | 13 | .. | 1·77 | 17 | 156 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 71·6 | 53·6 | 62·6 | +2·9 | 88·6 | 16 | 36·7 | 26 | 2·91 | 14 | +1·0 | 0·99 | 17 | 176 |
| Highbank | 1,102 | 71·2 | 52·6 | 61·9 | +1·8 | 85·5 | 4 | 39·5 | 12 | 3·53 | 12 | +0·4 | 1·28 | 17 | 160 |
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | 68·4 | 48·2 | 58·3 | +2·2 | 85·0 | 5 | 37·0 | 26 | 16·46 | 15 | +4·5 | 3·20 | 24 | 146 |
| Haast | 12 | 65·3 | 53·9 | 59·6 | +1·2 | 72·2 | 6 | 45·3 | 28 | 19·85 | 18 | +8·4 | 4·67 | 8 | 138 |
| Winchmore | 526 | 71·1 | 52·5 | 61·8 | +2·2 | 82·7 | 1 | 37·0 | 13 | 4·49 | 12 | +1·9 | 1·20 | 22 | .. |
| Ashburton | 323 | 73·2 | 53·5 | 63·4 | +2·4 | 88·4 | 15 | 37·2 | 13 | 5·82 | 13 | +3·2 | 1·77 | 22 | 140 |
| Temuka | 80 | 70·0 | 52·8 | 61·4 | .. | 81·0 | 12 | 38·1 | 12 | 4·80 | 11 | .. | 1·38 | 22 | .. |
| Mount John | 3,370 | 66·6 | 47·6 | 57·1 | .. | 82·1 | 2 | 32·3 | 12 | 2·48 | 11 | .. | 0·94 | 10 | .. |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,240 | 71·6 | 50·2 | 60·9 | +2·4 | 87·5 | 2 | 37·0 | 12 | 2·07 | 12 | +0·3 | 0·65 | 10 | 193 |
| Fairlie | 1,004 | 70·2 | 49·4 | 59·8 | +1·2 | 84·0 | 1 | 34·0 | 13 | 2·53 | 9 | +0·1 | 0·59 | 10 | .. |
| Timaru | 56 | 71·0 | 54·3 | 62·6 | +2·4 | 80·8 | 27 | 42·0 | 12 | 4·63 | 13 | +2·1 | 1·17 | 17 | 122 |
| Adair | 280 | 68·2 | 53·3 | 60·8 | +2·8 | 79·8 | 27 | 41·5 | 12 | 3·76 | 10 | +1·6 | 0·95 | 17 | .. |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 1,600 | 71·9 | 48·9 | 60·4 | +2·7 | 90·3 | 2 | 36·7 | 12 | 3·51 | 14 | +1·7 | 1·41 | 10 | 144 |
| Benmore, Otematata | 920 | 73·7 | 52·1 | 62·9 | .. | 90·0 | 2, 4 | 41·0 | 22, 28 | 2·64 | 13 | .. | 1·24 | 10 | .. |
| Lake Hawea | 1,147 | 71·9 | 51·9 | 61·9 | .. | 85·2 | 4 | 37·1 | 12 | 3·06 | 14 | +0·4 | 0·94 | 19 | .. |
| Milford Sound | 16 | 64·6 | 52·5 | 58·8 | +1·8 | 71·8 | 4 | 43·8 | 27 | 21·13 | 18 | −2·0 | 5·80 | 15 | .. |
| Waimate | 200 | 70·3 | 53·2 | 61·8 | +1·7 | 81·0 | 5 | 42·0 | 26 | 2·65 | 11 | +0·1 | 0·69 | 10 | 127 |
| Naseby Forest | 2,300 | 69·1 | 45·2 | 57·2 | +1·4 | 86·0 | 2 | 31·6 | 28 | 2·75 | 16 | +0·3 | 0·46 | 16 | .. |
| Queenstown | 1,080 | 68·2 | 51·2 | 59·7 | +0·1 | 78·4 | 2 | 39·9 | 12 | 2·87 | 16 | +0·2 | 0·51 | 19 | 141 |
| Cromwell | 720 | 74·3 | 51·5 | 62·9 | +1·3 | 89·3 | 4 | 36·7 | 12 | 1·97 | 12 | +0·4 | 0·52 | 16 | .. |
| Ophir | 1,000 | 71·9 | 48·1 | 60·0 | +0·2 | 87·7 | 2 | 32·5 | 12, 28 | 1·67 | 11 | +0·0 | 0·42 | 17 | .. |
| Moa Creek | 1,000 | 70·7 | 44·7 | 57·7 | +1·3 | 84·6 | 4 | 31·1 | 12 | 1·54 | 12 | −0·2 | 0·47 | 17 | .. |
| Earnscleugh | 500 | 73·1 | 48·2 | 60·6 | −0·1 | 88·0 | 4 | 33·0 | 12 | 1·92 | 13 | +0·4 | 0·53 | 24 | .. |
| Waipiata | 1,550 | 69·8 | 47·0 | 58·4 | +0·6 | 85·0 | 4 | 36·0 | 13 | 2·35 | 14 | +0·5 | 1·07 | 16 | .. |
| Alexandra | 520 | 72·8 | 52·5 | 62·6 | +1·2 | 87·2 | 4 | 38·9 | 12 | 1·78 | 13 | +0·3 | 0·46 | 24 | 146 |
| Roxburgh Hydro | 350 | 72·0 | 50·2 | 61·1 | −0·2 | 86·1 | 8 | 38·7 | 26 | 2·09 | 13 | +0·1 | 0·49 | 15 | .. |
| West Arm, Lake Manapouri | 593 | 65·2 | 51·3 | 58·2 | .. | 77·1 | 2 | 41·1 | 25 | 10·59 | 17 | .. | 2·95 | 15 | .. |
| Mid Dome | 1,252 | 68·6 | 50·8 | 59·7 | +2·0 | 79·0 | 4 | 34·5 | 25 | 2·82 | 15 | −0·7 | 0·54 | 15 | .. |
| Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti | 21 | 66·6 | 51·8 | 59·2 | .. | 73·4 | 8 | 36·5 | 26 | 1·85 | 16 | .. | 0·30 | 16, 17 | .. |
| Moa Flat, West Otago | 1,345 | 66·0 | 48·4 | 57·2 | +1·7 | 78·4 | 2 | 37·7 | 12 | 3·24 | 18 | +0·3 | 0·72 | 24 | .. |
| Taieri | 80 | 68·8 | 50·1 | 59·4 | +1·7 | 84·0 | 8 | 35·3 | 13 | 3·35 | 14 | +0·9 | 0·65 | 24 | .. |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 5 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | +1·5 | 79·0 | 1 | 46·0 | 12 | 2·90 | 17 | +0·4 | 1·01 | 24 | 105 |
| Dunedin Airport | 4 | 69·3 | 49·5 | 59·4 | .. | 79·6 | 14 | 33·0 | 13 | 1·99 | 14 | .. | 0·44 | 15 | 121 |
| Riversdale | 419 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tapanui | 740 | 69·8 | 50·1 | 60·0 | +2·5 | 83·0 | 7 | 41·0 | 13 | 3·40 | 16 | +0·2 | 0·79 | 24 | .. |
| Berwick Forest | 60 | 69·8 | 49·5 | 59·6 | .. | 81·1 | 1 | 37·0 | 26 | 2·22 | 13 | .. | 0·46 | 15 | .. |
| Rankleburn Forest | 835 | 67·2 | 48·6 | 57·9 | .. | 82·0 | 7 | 39·0 | 13 | 2·56 | 17 | .. | 0·59 | 24 | .. |
| East Gore | 245 | 70·1 | 50·0 | 60·0 | +2·1 | 86·0 | 2 | 36·0 | 13 | 2·41 | 12 | −0·7 | 0·56 | 14 | .. |
| Gore | 230 | 71·2 | 49·8 | 60·5 | +2·2 | 86·0 | 4 | 37·0 | 13 | 2·59 | 13 | −0·5 | 0·59 | 14 | 135 |
| Otautau | 180 | 68·4 | 49·3 | 58·8 | +2·4 | 80·5 | 3 | 38·0 | 13 | 2·26 | 13 | −1·2 | 0·94 | 15 | 148 |
| Pebbly Hills | 138 | 70·0 | 49·5 | 59·8 | +2·5 | 84·0 | 7 | 36·0 | 13 | 2·12 | 14 | −1·5 | 0·72 | 15 | .. |
| Invercargill Airfield | 0 | 67·5 | 49·4 | 58·4 | +2·2 | 79·7 | 2 | 35·3 | 13 | 2·98 | 13 | −0·9 | 0·95 | 15 | 149 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

Supplementary data sunshine: Foxton, 191 hrs, Kaikoura, 162 hrs, and Oamaru, 127 hrs.

LATE RETURNS

Kuripapanga, Jan 1963 .. | 1,600 | 71·9 | 49·5 | 60·7 | +2·2 | 81·0 | 7 | 35·8 | 26 | 5·56 | 8 | −0·4 | 3·13 | 9 | ..
Lake Grassmere, Jan 1963 | 15 | 71·9 | 59·5 | 65·7 | +3·9 | 86·0 | 14 | 50·5 | 11 | 0·82 | 5 | −0·9 | 0·57 | 8 | 264
Temuka, Jan 1963 | 80 | 71·0 | 49·5 | 60·2 | .. | 83·5 | 2 | 40·0 | 22 | 2·39 | 8 | .. | 1·47 | 8 | ..
Earnscleugh, Jan 1963 | 500 | 77·3 | 50·0 | 63·6 | +2·6 | 90·8 | 16 | 33·8 | 22 | 1·39 | 10 | −0·3 | 0·67 | 22 | ..
Mid Dome, Jan 1963 | 1,252 | 75·2 | 51·0 | 63·1 | +4·5 | 88·8 | 6 | 32·8 | 22 | 3·20 | 14 | −0·6 | 1·32 | 22 | ..
Scott Base, Dec. 1962 | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 33·8 | .. | 1·9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..
Scott Base, Jan. 1963 | 45 | .. | .. | 21·4 | .. | 35·8 | .. | 7·0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | ..

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.