New Zealand Gazette – 1968 – No. 26

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✨ Climatological Records



CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1968—continued

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Means of A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) Absolute Maximum and Minimum Rainfall in Inches Bright Sun-shine
°F. °F. °F. Maximum Date Minimum Date
Ngaumu Forest .. 800 76.3 50.9 63.6 +6.3 85.9 3 36.3 22
Tauherenikau .. 140 77.6 54.7 66.2 .. 83.8 2 41.6 26
Gladstone .. 380 77.3 53.3 65.3 .. 86.9 31 39.5 17
Stratford Mountain House 2,775 67.1 49.2 58.2 +6.1 73.0 1 39.1 19 6.27
Stratford .. 950 72.7 53.9 63.3 +5.1 79.8 30 43.2 21
Manaia .. 320 73.1 53.3 63.2 +3.7 79.3 8, 31 41.0 21
Patea .. 140 74.2 58.3 66.2 .. 81.9 6 48.0 27
Ohakune .. 1,964 72.8 48.7 60.8 +6.3 79.4 8 34.0 21
Kariori .. 2,125 74.6 50.6 62.6 +7.5 81.3 2 38.4 22
Waiouru .. 2,700 70.9 51.1 61.0 +8.1 78.2 2 36.1 21
Waiouru Military Camp .. 2,693 70.6 49.7 60.2 .. 77.7 2 37.5 22
Ranana .. 660 77.8 53.7 65.8 .. 92.1 3 43.6 21
Upokopoito .. 90 78.8 55.8 67.3 .. 86.2 2 40.8 22
Hiwi, Taihape .. 2,157 73.9 54.5 64.2 .. 81.8 2 45.0 21
Wanganui .. 72 74.6 58.1 66.4 +4.6 86.7 8 47.9 21
Kapiti Island .. 40 72.0 58.4 65.2 +4.3 77.0 6 52.0 23
Paraparaumu Aerodrome .. 22 72.4 56.4 64.4 +3.5 77.9 8 43.9 22
Flock House, Bulls .. 30 75.6 57.4 66.5 +6.4 84.8 11 44.9 22
Ohakea .. 157 77.0 57.1 67.0 +5.7 86.0 8 46.2 26
Palmerston N., Aerodrome 140 77.0 56.2 66.6 +6.4 84.0 31 46.0 21
Palmerston N., D.S.I.R. .. 110 76.4 58.7 67.6 +6.7 85.1 31 44.8 22
Foxton .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Waitarere, Levin .. 10 75.2 55.0 65.1 +5.6 82.8 8 38.9 21
Hokio Beach School .. 20 73.3 54.8 64.0 .. 82.2 8 41.7 21
Levin .. 150 74.6 57.2 65.9 +5.9 81.3 7 44.1 22
Kaitoke .. 625 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Taita .. 213 71.6 57.4 64.5 +5.3 80.2 31 45.7 21
Kelburn, Wellington .. 415 70.7 57.6 64.2 +4.5 80.1 31 49.0 21
Makara .. 915 66.4 56.2 61.3 +4.7 73.0 31 47.7 21
Gracefield, Lower Hutt .. 10 71.8 59.3 65.6 +5.2 80.9 31 47.1 21
Wellington Airport .. 20 71.9 58.9 65.4 +5.0 80.3 31 46.9 21
Wallaceville .. 185 73.4 53.9 63.6 +5.1 81.9 2 40.0 21
Westport Aerodrome .. 6 69.0 55.4 62.2 +3.4 80.5 7 47.0 28
Lake Rotoiti .. 2,080 70.4 48.8 59.6 .. 78.0 2 39.8 27
Cobb Dam .. 2,701 66.0 49.2 57.6 .. 75.2 25 39.0 25
Hokitika Aerodrome .. 127 68.5 54.5 61.5 +3.7 77.1 8 45.8 26
Reefton .. 650 73.0 51.9 62.4 +4.6 81.0 2 43.0 26
Totara Flat .. 254 73.5 52.0 62.8 +6.1 80.0 29 41.0 26
Greymouth .. 14 68.7 56.8 62.8 +3.9 75.6 30 47.9 26
Harihari .. 148 71.3 53.1 62.2 .. 79.6 8 41.6 22
Franz Josef .. 420 69.6 53.0 61.3 +4.8 77.0 30 46.0 22
Haast .. 12 66.4 55.1 60.8 +4.1 73.2 11 46.6 25
Milford Sound .. 5 66.2 52.8 59.5 +3.8 72.2 31 46.0 1, 25
Riwaka, Motueka .. 25 74.5 55.4 65.0 +4.9 84.0 9 48.6 25
Golden Downs .. 900 72.9 51.5 62.2 +5.1 79.2 2 42.9 27
Appleby, Nelson .. 57 73.7 56.8 65.2 +4.7 79.5 24 48.8 27
Nelson Aerodrome .. 6 72.3 56.4 64.4 +4.9 79.8 24 48.3 27
Rai Valley .. 250 73.0 54.0 63.5 +4.8 81.0 24 43.0 27
Moutere Hills .. 450 72.7 58.0 65.4 +4.5 77.9 2 52.5 17
Woodbourne Aerodrome .. 90 74.0 54.8 64.4 +4.0 86.2 3 43.0 27
Blenheim .. 17 74.7 56.4 65.6 +5.0 88.2 3 45.8 22
Wither Hills .. 100 76.1 55.2 65.6 +5.0 90.0 3 45.5 22
Waihopai .. 860 75.7 .. .. .. 87.7 4 .. ..
Jordan, Awatere .. 1,000 76.9 54.7 65.8 +6.1 91.6 4 42.8 25
Lake Grassmere .. 5 71.0 58.0 64.5 +4.4 82.9 5 46.9 19
Hanmer Forest .. 1,270 76.2 50.3 63.2 +7.2 87.0 3 38.0 21
Molesworth .. 2,930 72.3 46.6 59.4 +6.4 82.3 4 38.2 22
Kaikoura .. 326 69.0 56.6 62.8 +4.0 82.7 11 50.2 25
Balmoral .. 650 75.9 51.0 63.4 +6.3 87.3 3 39.0 2
Hermitage, Mt. Cook .. 2,500 67.9 49.1 58.5 +4.4 76.0 18 41.3 21
Mount John .. 3,367 65.6 48.4 57.0 .. 77.1 2 41.3 13
Craigieburn Forest, Camp Stream .. 4,700 60.8 47.8 54.3 .. 68.7 19 40.0 12
Craigieburn Forest .. 3,000 69.4 48.0 58.7 +6.9 79.7 3 38.6 21
Craigieburn Forest, Ski Basin 5,100 57.8 45.2 51.5 .. 65.5 3 38.0 18 5.97
Lake Coleridge .. 1,195 70.9 51.7 61.3 +5.0 83.0 2 42.9 25
Highbank, Methven .. 1,102 68.0 52.2 60.1 +3.4 80.5 3 43.0 30
Hororata .. 631 71.2 52.2 61.7 +4.9 89.0 3 40.5 25
Winchmore .. 526 69.1 52.3 60.7 +4.5 87.6 3 40.8 25
Ashburton .. 330 71.7 53.7 62.7 +4.2 89.0 3 44.0 25
Ashley Forest .. 350 70.6 54.8 62.7 +5.4 90.0 3 46.1 25
Eyrewell .. 520 71.5 52.4 62.0 +5.6 92.0 3 40.0 25
Rangiora .. 150 71.9 53.0 62.4 .. 92.5 3 41.8 25
Darfield .. 640 71.2 52.2 61.7 +4.0 90.8 3 42.9 25
Christchurch Airport .. 97 71.0 54.8 62.9 +5.5 92.0 3 48.6 25
Christchurch .. 22 71.5 55.8 63.6 +5.3 92.2 3 49.8 23
Bromley .. 31 70.9 56.4 63.6 +5.5 90.0 4 51.1 23
Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch 450 70.2 56.9 63.6 .. 88.0 3, 4 52.0 13 1.21
Lincoln .. 36 70.8 54.3 62.6 +5.2 92.9 3 47.5 17
Onawe, Akaroa .. 150 73.2 55.2 64.2 +4.7 91.0 4 45.1 2
Lake Tekapo .. 2,240 70.5 49.0 59.8 +4.1 79.5 2 39.3 21
Glentanner .. 2,800 65.2 49.6 57.4 .. 75.0 19 39.0 21
Lake Pukaki .. 1,660 69.7 44.7 57.2 .. 79.0 2 35.2 21
Fairlie .. 1,004 68.8 50.4 59.6 +4.2 85.6 19 42.2 25
Temuka .. 80 69.7 53.5 61.6 +5.1 89.8 19 44.1 25
Timaru Aerodrome, Levels 75 68.2 53.5 60.8 +4.7 87.6 19 42.7 25 3.84
Adair .. 280 67.2 54.1 60.6 +4.1 87.3 19 47.9 25
Timaru .. 56 67.8 54.4 61.1 +3.5 87.0 19 46.9 25
Waimate .. 200 67.9 53.6 60.7 +3.1 90.0 19 47.8 25
Otematata .. 920 70.9 51.9 61.4 +4.0 85.8 2 42.4 25
Oamaru Aerodrome .. 99 65.3 53.0 59.2 .. 86.9 19 46.5 18


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