✨ Climatological Data Table
24 APRIL
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1963—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | B Min. | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum Maximim | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall In. | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine Hrs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makara | 800 | 61·5 | 52·2 | 56·8 | 68·0 | 7 | 44·0 | 13 | 2·22 | 10 | 1·26 | 31 | 180 | |
| Wellington | 415 | 66·3 | 53·8 | 60·0 | +0·6 | 76·2 | 6 | 45·9 | 13 | 2·65 | 10 | -0·5 | 1·37 | 31 |
| Wellington Airport | 25 | 66·9 | 54·9 | 60·9 | 77·1 | 6 | 45·7 | 23 | 1·58 | 9 | 1·00 | 31 | ||
| Riwaka | 25 | 69·6 | 48·9 | 59·2 | +0·3* | 80·9 | 7 | 40·5 | 19 | 4·89 | 10 | +2·1* | 2·55 | 31 |
| Rai Valley | 250 | 68·1 | 46·7 | 57·4 | 76·5 | 7 | 34·1 | 20 | 6·76 | 11 | +0·9 | 2·33 | 31 | |
| Nelson Airfield | 6 | 67·4 | 49·5 | 58·4 | +0·0 | 74·2 | 17 | 40·6 | 13 | 5·39 | 10 | +2·8 | 1·82 | 31 |
| Moutere Hills | 450 | 66·6 | 52·2 | 59·4 | 76·0 | 7 | 42·5 | 22 | 5·11 | 9 | 2·15 | 8 | ||
| Appleby, Nelson | 57 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ||
| Woodbourne | 90 | 69·4 | 49·8 | 59·6 | +0·2 | 81·1 | 6 | 39·8 | 11 | 2·24 | 6 | +0·5* | 1·22 | 31 |
| Blenheim | 14 | 70·4 | 50·3 | 60·4 | +0·5 | 82·8 | 6 | 39·6 | 11 | 1·62 | 6 | +0·0* | 1·05 | 31 |
| Lake Grassmere | 15 | 68·7 | 52·5 | 60·6 | +1·0* | 82·4 | 21 | 39·5 | 19 | 1·57 | 4 | +0·1* | 1·43 | 31 |
| Golden Downs | 900 | 65·0 | 45·1 | 55·0 | -1·5 | 75·8 | 7 | 35·8 | 10 | 3·95 | 12 | +0·8 | 1·68 | 8 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 70·1 | 46·7 | 58·4 | -0·5 | 78·0 | 7 | 36·9 | 13 | 3·37 | 10 | +1·2 | 1·65 | 31 |
| Westport Airfield | 6 | 64·5 | 50·0 | 57·2 | -1·0 | 71·5 | 31 | 44·0 | 13, 24 | 8·42 | 15 | +1·9* | 3·22 | 26 |
| Black Birch Range | 4,580 | 53·9 | 38·9 | 46·4 | 65·0 | 20 | 30·2 | 9, 10 | 4·19 | 14 | 1·69 | 31 | ||
| Jordan, Awatere | 1,000 | 69·7 | 48·0 | 58·8 | 85·8 | 21 | 38·5 | 20 | 2·11 | 7 | 1·38 | 31 | ||
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 64·1 | 39·4 | 51·8 | -0·6 | 77·0 | 24 | 29·0 | 13 | 1·27 | 7 | -0·4* | 0·52 | 31 |
| Reefton | 630 | 65·7 | 44·4 | 55·0 | 74·0 | 4 | 33·2 | 10 | 5·01 | 12 | 1·00 | 31 | ||
| Totara Flat | 254 | 67·0 | 46·0 | 56·5 | 74·0 | 4, 7 | 36·0 | 10 | 6·08 | 15 | 1·37 | 27 | ||
| Greymouth | 13 | 63·9 | 50·6 | 57·2 | -1·4 | 70·6 | 31 | 42·0 | 13 | 5·90 | 16 | -1·3* | 2·64 | 26 |
| Hanmer Forest | 1,270 | 67·6 | 44·8 | 56·2 | +0·0 | 81·0 | 27 | 31·0 | 13 | 2·73 | 10 | -0·6 | 0·71 | 8, 31 |
| Hokitika South | 12 | 63·1 | 47·2 | 55·2 | -1·1 | 70·3 | 6 | 37·7 | 10 | 11·13 | 15 | +2·7* | 3·74 | 26 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 68·6 | 44·8 | 56·7 | -1·3* | 83·5 | 27 | 32·0 | 23 | 1·13 | 7 | -0·6 | 0·53 | 31 |
| Lake Coleridge | 1,195 | 65·6 | 44·4 | 55·0 | -1·4 | 77·0 | 1 | 31·5 | 13 | 1·66 | 9 | -0·4 | 0·48 | 31 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 67·6 | 44·8 | 56·2 | -0·4* | 81·2 | 21 | 34·0 | 13 | 1·31 | 5 | -0·8* | 0·58 | 8 |
| Franz Josef | 392 | 65·2 | 45·9 | 55·6 | +0·2* | 75·8 | 6 | 38·2 | 13 | 26·64 | 15 | +9·6* | 11·74 | 26 |
| Ashley Forest | 350 | 69·4 | 48·8 | 59·1 | +0·7 | 85·0 | 27 | 39·0 | 19 | 1·45 | 4 | -0·7* | 0·72 | 8 |
| Darfield | 640 | 69·1 | 45·4 | 57·2 | +0·1 | 82·4 | 6 | 32·1 | 13 | 1·24 | 5 | -0·8 | 0·57 | 8 |
| Christchurch Airport | 94 | 66·9 | 47·6 | 57·2 | -0·6* | 84·0 | 27 | 38·0 | 11 | 1·57 | 5 | -0·1* | 0·98 | 8 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 67·1 | 48·2 | 57·6 | -0·5 | 82·0 | 27 | 36·1 | 13 | 1·44 | 9 | -0·3 | 0·59 | 8 |
| Hororata | 631 | 67·4 | 43·6 | 55·5 | 80·0 | 26 | 31·4 | 13 | 1·13 | 8 | 0·60 | 8 | ||
| Onawe, Akaroa | 150 | 68·1 | 50·2 | 59·2 | -0·4 | 83·0 | 27 | 42·0 | 11 | 3·24 | 7 | +0·6* | 1·05 | 31 |
| Lincoln | 36 | 66·5 | 45·1 | 55·8 | -1·2 | 80·0 | 2, 27 | 32·3 | 19 | 1·88 | 9 | +0·1 | 0·89 | 8 |
| Highbank | 1,102 | 65·4 | 49·6 | 57·5 | +0·3* | 76·2 | 1 | 40·5 | 13 | 1·27 | 9 | -1·4* | 0·45 | 7 |
| The Hermitage | 2,510 | 61·4 | 42·2 | 51·8 | -2·3 | 74·0 | 24 | 32·0 | 10, 12 | 15·44 | 14 | +0·7 | 5·61 | 26 |
| Haast | 12 | 62·0 | 47·5 | 54·8 | -2·1 | 67·7 | 6 | 39·0 | 13 | 10·66 | 14 | -2·1* | 4·62 | 26 |
| Winchmore | 526 | 65·8 | 44·1 | 55·0 | -1·4 | 77·9 | 6 | 33·2 | 19 | 1·37 | 7 | -0·7* | 0·67 | 8 |
| Ashburton | 323 | 68·0 | 45·2 | 56·6 | -1·2 | 79·4 | 26 | 34·4 | 13 | 1·60 | 7 | -0·5 | 0·88 | 8 |
| Temuka | 80 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ||
| Mount John | 3,370 | 60·9 | 39·9 | 50·4 | 72·1 | 24 | 30·2 | 9 | 1·31 | 8 | 0·44 | 26 | ||
| Lake Tekapo | 2,240 | 64·5 | 42·9 | 53·7 | -1·6 | 77·2 | 24 | 34·2 | 14 | 0·86 | 10 | -0·7 | 0·31 | 26 |
| Fairlie | 1,004 | 65·5 | 40·2 | 52·8 | -2·5 | 76·0 | 27 | 31·0 | 10 | 1·47 | 7 | -0·6 | 0·45 | 8 |
| Timaru | 56 | 66·6 | 47·4 | 57·0 | -0·4 | 76·1 | 16 | 40·0 | 13 | 1·26 | 9 | -0·5 | 0·42 | 7 |
| Adair | 280 | 63·5 | 46·7 | 55·1 | -1·2* | 75·9 | 16 | 40·1 | 23 | 0·81 | 9 | -1·0* | 0·31 | 7 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 1,600 | 65·9 | 42·0 | 53·8 | -2·4* | 76·3 | 1 | 29·8 | 10 | 1·47 | 9 | -0·2* | 0·43 | 7 |
| Benmore, Otematata | 920 | 67·7 | 44·8 | 56·2 | 80·0 | 1 | 33·0 | 22 | 1·17 | 8 | 0·49 | 7 | ||
| Lake Hawea | 1,147 | 66·2 | 47·6 | 56·9 | 72·9 | 6 | 35·2 | 10 | 1·42 | 7 | -1·6 | 0·81 | 11 | |
| Milford Sound | 16 | 61·6 | 45·9 | 53·8 | -1·4 | 69·0 | 25 | 41·5 | 23 | 27·37 | 17 | +5·1 | 6·02 | 1 |
| Waimate | 200 | 65·8 | 46·3 | 56·0 | -1·5 | 81·0 | 16 | 40·2 | 10 | 1·45 | 10 | -0·7 | 0·32 | 8 |
| Naseby Forest | 2,300 | 63·6 | 38·6 | 51·1 | -1·3 | 76·4 | 1 | 27·0 | 10 | 1·63 | 7 | -0·5* | 0·78 | 7 |
| Queenstown | 1,080 | 64·7 | 45·0 | 54·8 | -1·3 | 72·5 | 24 | 37·0 | 9 | 1·67 | 9 | -1·4 | 0·54 | 2 |
| Cromwell | 720 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | ||
| Ophir | 1,000 | 67·7 | 39·0 | 53·4 | -2·3 | 76·5 | 27 | 21·9 | 10 | 0·68 | 4 | -0·8 | 0·33 | 11 |
| Moa Creek | 1,000 | 66·3 | 37·3 | 51·8 | -0·6* | 78·0 | 27 | 26·0 | 10 | 0·86 | 8 | -0·4 | 0·49 | 11 |
| Earnscleugh | 500 | 69·1 | 40·6 | 54·8 | -2·1 | 81·4 | 26 | 27·0 | 10 | 0·88 | 5 | -0·5* | 0·35 | 7 |
| Waipiai | 1,550 | 63·6 | 39·6 | 51·6 | -2·0 | 75·0 | 1 | 30·0 | 10 | 0·84 | 7 | -0·7 | 0·30 | 11 |
| Alexandra | 520 | 69·1 | 45·0 | 57·0 | -0·6 | 80·0 | 26 | 34·1 | 22 | 0·63 | 6 | -0·6 | 0·39 | 11 |
| Roxburgh Hydro | 350 | 68·1 | 42·4 | 55·2 | -2·8* | 79·2 | 6 | 30·0 | 31 | 0·70 | 9 | -1·1* | 0·33 | 11 |
| West Arm, Lake Manapouri | 593 | 59·4 | 44·8 | 52·1 | ... | 68·7 | 24 | 34·8 | 22 | 10·50 | 19 | ... | 1·84 | 16 |
| Mid Dome | 1,252 | 64·7 | 43·8 | 54·2 | -0·5* | 78·4 | 1 | 34·5 | 24 | 3·21 | 13 | -0·6* | 1·45 | 11 |
| Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti | 21 | 63·3 | 44·6 | 54·0 | ... | 75·9 | 16 | 34·9 | 22 | 1·34 | 10 | ... | 0·29 | 2 |
| Moa Flat, West Otago | 1,345 | 61·9 | 41·5 | 51·7 | -0·7* | 72·8 | 1 | 33·1 | 10 | 2·21 | 15 | -0·5 | 0·75 | 11 |
| Taieri | 80 | 64·8 | 42·8 | 53·8 | -1·4 | 80·3 | 1 | 31·8 | 23, 30 | 2·07 | 12 | -0·4* | 0·81 | 11 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 5 | 62·0 | 48·8 | 55·4 | -1·0* | 74·0 | 26 | 42·7 | 11 | 2·68 | 12 | +0·2 | 1·07 | 11 |
| Dunedin Airport | 4 | 64·8 | 41·0 | 52·9 | 78·0 | 26 | 30·0 | 11 | 1·61 | 13 | 0·64 | 11 | ||
| Tapanui | 740 | 63·0 | 44·3 | 53·6 | -1·2 | 75·4 | 1 | 37·3 | 9 | 2·60 | 12 | -0·7 | 0·67 | 11 |
| Berwick Forest | 60 | 65·5 | 44·7 | 55·1 | 77·8 | 1 | 33·8 | 19 | 1·38 | 11 | 0·61 | 11 | ||
| Rankleburn Forest | 835 | 61·7 | 43·4 | 52·6 | 72·4 | 1, 26 | 34·8 | 10 | 2·72 | 16 | 0·57 | 11 | ||
| East Gore | 245 | 64·3 | 44·6 | 54·4 | -0·7 | 75·0 | 1 | 30·6 | 10 | 3·40 | 15 | +0·2 | 1·11 | 11 |
| Gore | 230 | 65·3 | 43·9 | 54·6 | -0·8 | 77·0 | 1 | 34·0 | 9, 10 | 3·31 | 17 | +0·1* | 0·97 | 11 |
| Otautau | 180 | 62·7 | 43·5 | 53·1 | -1·6* | 72·8 | 6 | 29·5 | 10 | 2·95 | 15 | -1·0* | 0·90 | 11 |
| Pebbly Hills | 138 | 64·3 | 45·2 | 54·8 | -1·7* | 77·0 | 6 | 35·0 | 24 | 3·08 | 15 | -0·8* | 0·72 | 1 |
| Invercargill Airfield | 0 | 62·0 | 43·7 | 52·8 | -1·0 | 73·1 | 1 | 30·2 | 10 | 2·86 | 18 | -1·4* | 0·69 | 1 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 45 | ... | ... | -9·0 | ... | 30·2 | ... | -27·8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Supplementary data sunshine: Foxton, 171 hrs; Kaikoura, 188 hrs, and Oamaru, 140 hrs.
LATE RETURNS
| Owairaka, Feb 1963 | 133 | 74·5 | 61·8 | 68·2 | +2·5 | 78·8 | 11 | 55·2 | 25 | 3·93 | 10 | -0·3 | 2·50 | 17 | ... |
| Lake Grassmere, Feb 1963 | 15 | 71·1 | 60·0 | 65·6 | +3·4 | 82·5 | 16 | 40·5 | 13 | 1·99 | 8 | +0·3 | 1·30 | 20 | 190 |
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.
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