2012

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 69

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

| Station | Height
of
Station
Above
M.S.L. | Means of | Mean
of A
and
B | Difference
From
Normal | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | Absolute Maximum and
Minimum | Rainfall in Inches | Bright
Sun-
shine |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | A | B | Maxi-
mum | Date | Mini-
mum | Date | Total
Fall | No.
of
Rain
Days | Differ-
ence
From
Normal | Maximum
Fall | |
| | | Max. | Min. | °F. | | °F. | | In. | | | Amount | Date | Hrs. |
| Kopua . . . . . . . . | 1,020 | 55.6 | 40.0 | 47.8 | .. | 64.0 | 22 | 28.6 | 29 | 2.52 | 16 | .. | 0.69 | 23 | .. |
| Waipukurau . . . . . . | 450 | 57.3 | 38.4 | 47.8 | -1.5 | 67.8 | 25 | 27.2 | 2 | 2.30 | 12 | -0.1 | 0.91 | 23 | 182 |
| Dannevirk... | 680 | 55.7 | 41.4 | 48.6 | -1.2 | 65.0 | 22 | 28.0 | 29 | 2.65 | 18 | -0.4 | 0.46 | 8 | 148 |
| Ngaumu Forest. . . . . . | 800 | 56.7 | 35.3 | 46.0 | -1.6 | 63.0 | 25 | 26.3 | 11 | 2.23 | 12 | -1.2 | 0.77 | 26 | .. |
| Tauherenikau. . . . . . | 140 | 57.6 | 40.3 | 49.0 | .. | 66.2 | 14 | 30.7 | 2 | 2.07 | 12 | .. | 0.50 | 8 | .. |
| Gladstone . . . . . . . . | 380 | 56.6 | 39.5 | 48.0 | .. | 64.5 | 14 | 31.1 | 30 | 1.96 | 12 | .. | 0.65 | 26 | .. |
| Martinborough. . . . . . | 100 | 58.2 | 40.6 | 49.3 | .. | 65.0 | 14 | 30.8 | 2 | 1.52 | 10 | .. | 0.46 | 26 | 178 |
| Stratford Mountain House | 2,775 | 46.8 | 34.1 | 40.4 | -2.1 | 55.4 | 14 | 28.0 | 29 | 17.92 | 24 | +0.2 | 3.54 | 22 | .. |
| Stratford . . . . . . . . | 1,020 | 54.0 | 39.6 | 46.8 | -1.4 | 59.5 | 6 | 30.2 | 29 | 3.86 | 17 | -3.0 | 0.87 | 22 | 164 |
| Manaia. . . . . . . . . . | 320 | 55.5 | 43.2 | 49.4 | -0.6 | 60.5 | 4, 25 | 30.5 | 29 | 3.48 | 17 | -0.7 | 1.49 | 26 | 164 |
| Patea. . . . . . . . . . . | 140 | 57.5 | 45.3 | 51.4 | .. | 63.0 | 22 | 33.5 | 29 | 2.26 | 19 | .. | 0.60 | 8 | .. |
| Ohakune . . . . . . . . . | 1,964 | 51.2 | 36.3 | 43.8 | -1.2 | 59.9 | 7 | 26.7 | 2 | 3.60 | 20 | .. | 0.72 | 8 | 112 |
| Karioi . . . . . . . . . . | 2,125 | 52.1 | 36.0 | 44.0 | -0.8 | 57.4 | 23 | 27.1 | 30 | 3.74 | 20 | -0.2 | 0.73 | 8 | .. |
| Waiouru. . . . . . . . . . | 2,700 | 48.7 | 34.2 | 41.4 | -1.5 | 55.0 | 25 | 26.0 | 30 | 3.88 | 19 | +0.2 | 0.68 | 18 | .. |
| Waiouru Military Camp. . | 2,693 | 47.7 | 32.3 | 40.0 | .. | 54.8 | 25 | 24.1 | 2 | 5.03 | 21 | .. | 1.18 | 23 | .. |
| Hiwi, Taihape . . . . . . | 2,157 | 51.1 | 37.9 | 44.5 | .. | 58.0 | 25 | 30.0 | 28 | 3.13 | 18 | .. | 0.48 | 8 | .. |
| Upokopoito. . . . . . . . | 90 | 59.2 | 43.4 | 51.3 | .. | 64.5 | 6 | 34.5 | 29 | 3.47 | 12 | .. | 1.00 | 26 | .. |
| Wanganui. . . . . . . . . | 72 | 56.7 | 44.8 | 50.8 | -1.2 | 65.1 | 22 | 33.9 | 29 | 2.21 | 16 | -0.3 | 0.58 | 8 | 158 |
| Kapiti Island. . . . . . . | 40 | 55.3 | 44.7 | 50.0 | -1.7 | 58.4 | 20 | 39.4 | 28 | 3.06 | 11 | -0.6 | 0.93 | 22 | .. |
| Paraparaumu Aerodrome.. | 22 | 55.7 | 43.5 | 49.6 | -1.3 | 60.0 | 14 | 32.2 | 28 | 2.73 | 13 | -0.4 | 0.67 | 26 | 158 |
| Flock House, Bulls . . . . | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ohakea. . . . . . . . . . . | 157 | 56.6 | 43.5 | 50.0 | -1.7 | 64.5 | 22 | 33.7 | 28, 29 | 3.51 | 16 | +0.8 | 0.55 | 8 | 156 |
| Wharite Peak. . . . . . . . | 3,000 | 43.2 | 33.6 | 38.4 | .. | 50.4 | 22, 30 | 27.2 | 28 | 4.40 | 24 | .. | 0.50 | 26 | .. |
| Palmerston Nth. Aerodrome | 140 | 56.4 | 41.9 | 49.2 | -1.2 | 64.0 | 22 | 29.1 | 29 | 2.73 | 19 | 0.0 | 0.58 | 13 | .. |
| Palmerston Nth. D.S.I.R. | 110 | 56.6 | 43.1 | 49.9 | -1.1 | 65.5 | 22 | 33.1 | 29 | 2.64 | 18 | -0.3 | 0.54 | 26 | 116 |
| Foxton. . . . . . . . . . . | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.63 | 9 | -1.0 | 0.44 | 22 | 148 |
| Waitarere, Levin. . . . . . | 10 | 57.6 | 42.8 | 50.2 | -0.1 | 63.2 | 22 | 27.9 | 29 | 2.03 | 10 | -0.5 | 0.56 | 26 | .. |
| Hokio Beach School. . . . | 20 | 56.8 | 43.0 | 49.9 | .. | 63.6 | 22 | 30.6 | 29 | 2.14 | 12 | .. | 0.51 | 26 | .. |
| Levin . . . . . . . . . . . | 150 | 56.8 | 44.0 | 50.4 | -0.4 | 61.0 | 19 | 34.1 | 28 | 2.83 | 18 | -0.3 | 0.51 | 22 | 134 |
| Porirua Fire Station. . . . | 58 | 55.1 | 43.4 | 49.2 | .. | 60.0 | 19 | 33.4 | 11 | 3.87 | 14 | .. | 0.78 | 26 | .. |
| Taita. . . . . . . . . . . . | 213 | 55.8 | 42.3 | 49.0 | -0.3 | 62.3 | 14 | 34.2 | 30 | 4.47 | 16 | +0.2 | 1.20 | 26 | .. |
| Kelburn, Wellington. . . . | 415 | 54.7 | 43.6 | 49.2 | -1.2 | 61.8 | 14 | 36.7 | 30 | 4.18 | 13 | +0.5 | 1.55 | 26 | 166 |
| Makara. . . . . . . . . . . | 915 | 51.1 | 41.9 | 46.5 | -1.4 | 58.1 | 14 | 35.1 | 28 | 4.28 | 14 | +0.7 | 1.74 | 26 | 166 |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt. . | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wellington Airport. . . . . | 20 | 55.8 | 45.5 | 50.6 | -0.4 | 60.2 | 11, 25 | 36.0 | 30 | 3.06 | 14 | 0.0 | 0.76 | 22 | .. |
| Kaitoke. . . . . . . . . . . | 625 | 53.5 | 36.9 | 45.2 | .. | 59.8 | 14 | 26.0 | 2 | 6.57 | 19 | .. | 1.46 | 8 | 138 |
| Wallaceville. . . . . . . . | 185 | 55.7 | 40.9 | 48.3 | -1.0 | 61.7 | 14 | 30.2 | 2 | 3.42 | 18 | -0.7 | 0.62 | 26 | 154 |
| Westport Aerodrome. . . . | 6 | 54.8 | 42.0 | 48.4 | -1.4 | 57.5 | 15 | 34.0 | 28 | 9.87 | 26 | +3.3 | 1.77 | 4 | 125 |
| Cobb Dam. . . . . . . . . . | 2,701 | 47.3 | 35.8 | 41.6 | .. | 54.0 | 20 | 29.8 | 9 | 8.80 | 16 | +2.0 | 1.61 | 8 | .. |
| Lake Rotoiti. . . . . . . . | 2,080 | 49.8 | 34.3 | 42.0 | .. | 57.1 | 20 | 23.9 | 28 | 6.88 | 19 | +1.5 | 1.33 | 22 | .. |
| Hokitika Aerodrome. . . . | 127 | 54.8 | 40.5 | 47.6 | -1.1 | 60.4 | 23 | 31.9 | 28 | 10.05 | 23 | +1.9 | 1.67 | 22 | 156 |
| Reefton. . . . . . . . . . . | 650 | 53.8 | 38.8 | 46.3 | -0.5 | 58.5 | 18 | 26.5 | 28 | 9.92 | 27 | .. | 1.82 | 4 | .. |
| Totara Flat. . . . . . . . . | 254 | 55.7 | 39.8 | 47.8 | +0.8 | 61.0 | 18 | 28.0 | 28 | 9.84 | 22 | +3.5 | 1.69 | 4 | .. |
| Greymouth. . . . . . . . . | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Harihari. . . . . . . . . . . | 148 | 55.3 | 38.6 | 47.0 | .. | 60.8 | 23 | 29.0 | 28 | 13.91 | 25 | .. | 2.37 | 21 | .. |
| Franz Josef. . . . . . . . . | 420 | 53.6 | 38.2 | 45.9 | -2.2 | 61.0 | 27 | 31.0 | 9 | 14.95 | 21 | -2.0 | 3.55 | 21 | .. |
| Haast. . . . . . . . . . . . | 12 | 54.3 | 40.3 | 47.3 | -1.1 | 59.6 | 23 | 31.2 | 9 | 13.52 | 21 | +2.0 | 2.69 | 21 | 140 |
| Milford Sound. . . . . . . . | 5 | 53.3 | 38.1 | 45.7 | -1.0 | 60.8 | 23 | 32.0 | 6 | 27.35 | 20 | +7.6 | 5.47 | 7 | .. |
| Riwaka, Motueka. . . . . . | 25 | 59.7 | 39.3 | 49.5 | -0.7 | 65.5 | 14, 20 | 30.8 | 19, 28 | 4.36 | 16 | 0.0 | 1.31 | 22 | 204 |
| Golden Downs. . . . . . . . | 900 | 54.5 | 37.1 | 45.8 | -0.9 | 61.0 | 20 | 26.0 | 28 | 6.96 | 15 | +2.5 | 3.33 | 22 | .. |
| Appleby, Nelson. . . . . . . | 57 | 58.0 | 41.4 | 49.7 | -0.7 | 65.5 | 20 | 31.0 | 28 | 3.16 | 13 | -0.1 | 1.05 | 22 | .. |
| Nelson Aerodrome. . . . . . | 6 | 57.5 | 40.3 | 48.9 | -0.2 | 65.1 | 20 | 30.9 | 28 | 2.96 | 14 | +0.1 | 0.88 | 22 | 200 |
| Rai Valley. . . . . . . . . . | 250 | 58.0 | 38.4 | 48.2 | -0.8 | 64.5 | 20 | 28.5 | 28 | 5.53 | 12 | +1.4 | 1.74 | 22 | .. |
| Moutere Hills. . . . . . . . | 450 | 56.5 | 43.3 | 49.9 | -0.5 | 64.9 | 27 | 36.1 | 10 | 3.50 | 15 | -0.2 | 1.34 | 22 | .. |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome. . . | 90 | 59.0 | 38.9 | 49.0 | -1.0 | 65.1 | 11 | 28.3 | 28 | 2.81 | 9 | +0.2 | 1.15 | 26 | .. |
| Blenheim. . . . . . . . . . . | 17 | 59.6 | 40.9 | 50.3 | -0.2 | 66.1 | 11 | 29.9 | 28 | 1.82 | 9 | -0.6 | 0.65 | 26 | 216 |
| Wither Hills. . . . . . . . . | 100 | 58.5 | 41.0 | 49.8 | -0.9 | 65.2 | 12 | 28.9 | 28 | 1.99 | 7 | -0.4 | 1.05 | 26 | .. |
| Waihopai. . . . . . . . . . . | 860 | 56.5 | 37.1 | 46.8 | -2.0 | 63.8 | 20 | 26.0 | 28 | 3.11 | 12 | +0.2 | 1.04 | 22 | .. |
| Jordan, Awatere. . . . . . . | 1,000 | 57.6 | 37.7 | 47.7 | -1.8 | 67.4 | 13 | 28.9 | 28 | 3.42 | 11 | +0.8 | 1.22 | 22 | .. |
| Lake Grassmere. . . . . . . | 5 | 56.7 | 41.8 | 49.2 | -0.6 | 65.8 | 25 | 32.3 | 28 | 1.33 | 7 | -0.5 | 0.47 | 22 | 191 |
| Hanmer Forest. . . . . . . . | 1,270 | 54.7 | 35.0 | 44.8 | -1.1 | 62.5 | 19 | 26.5 | 30 | 4.01 | 10 | 0.0 | 1.17 | 26 | 176 |
| Molesworth. . . . . . . . . . | 2,930 | 49.4 | 30.7 | 40.0 | -2.2 | 59.2 | 13 | 23.0 | 2, 30 | 1.93 | 11 | -0.1 | 0.55 | 22 | .. |
| Kaikoura. . . . . . . . . . . | 326 | 55.1 | 42.5 | 48.8 | -0.6 | 68.8 | 25 | 37.0 | 27, 28 | 1.13 | 5 | -1.3 | 0.75 | 26 | 198 |
| Balmoral. . . . . . . . . . . | 650 | 57.0 | 35.8 | 46.4 | -0.2 | 66.0 | 20 | 24.9 | 30 | 1.23 | 7 | -1.1 | 0.46 | 26 | .. |
| Hermitage, Mt. Cook. . . . | 2,500 | 49.8 | 34.2 | 42.0 | -1.5 | 61.8 | 19 | 25.5 | 27 | 16.47 | 18 | +1.1 | 3.74 | 7 | 124 |
| Mount John. . . . . . . . . . | 3,367 | 47.3 | 30.6 | 39.0 | .. | 57.6 | 20 | 20.7 | 27 | 1.41 | 10 | -0.4 | 0.42 | 8 | 164 |
| Craigieburn, Ski Basin. . . | 5,100 | 35.4 | 24.1 | 29.8 | .. | 42.7 | 19 | 8.8 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Craigieburn Forest. . . . . . | 3,000 | 49.3 | 31.1 | 40.2 | -0.8 | 59.6 | 20 | 23.5 | 9 | 6.18 | 13 | .. | 1.79 | 8 | .. |
| Craigieburn, Camp Stream | 4,700 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lake Coleridge. . . . . . . . | 1,195 | 55.2 | 36.8 | 46.0 | -0.7 | 66.0 | 19 | 28.0 | 30 | 3.97 | 10 | +0.9 | 0.90 | 25 | .. |
| Highbank, Methven. . . . . | 1,102 | 53.4 | 40.2 | 46.8 | -1.3 | 62.0 | 12 | 32.0 | 27 | 2.71 | 8 | -0.3 | 0.92 | 22 | 188 |
| Hororata. . . . . . . . . . . | 631 | 56.7 | 35.6 | 46.2 | -1.5 | 67.9 | 21 | 27.0 | 30 | 1.55 | 10 | .. | 0.66 | 26 | .. |
| Winchmore. . . . . . . . . . . | 526 | 55.7 | 36.2 | 46.0 | -0.8 | 68.4 | 13 | 28.8 | 19 | 2.85 | 9 | +0.3 | 0.76 | 26 | .. |
| Ashburton. . . . . . . . . . . | 330 | 58.4 | 36.9 | 47.6 | -1.2 | 71.7 | 21 | 30.0 | 29 | 2.42 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.68 | 22 | 182 |
| Ashley Forest. . . . . . . . . | 350 | 56.6 | 39.0 | 47.8 | -0.2 | 66.6 | 21 | 32.2 | 27 | 1.46 | 9 | -1.0 | 0.76 | 26 | 190 |
| Rangiora. . . . . . . . . . . . | 150 | 58.4 | 36.6 | 47.5 | .. | 68.4 | 21 | 29.0 | 2 | 1.07 | 8 | .. | 0.60 | 26 | .. |
| Darfield. . . . . . . . . . . . | 640 | 57.5 | 37.1 | 47.3 | -0.9 | 66.9 | 12 | 30.0 | 30 | 1.49 | 7 | -1.2 | 0.62 | 26 | .. |
| Eyrewell. . . . . . . . . . . . | 520 | 56.7 | 35.5 | 46.1 | -0.7 | 66.2 | 13 | 28.6 | 30 | 1.27 | 9 | -1.2 | 0.53 | 26 | .. |
| Christchurch Airport. . . . | 97 | 57.5 | 37.5 | 47.5 | -0.4 | 69.9 | 21 | 29.9 | 30 | 0.85 | 8 | -1.0 | 0.44 | 26 | 200 |
| Christchurch. . . . . . . . . . | 22 | 58.4 | 38.1 | 48.2 | -0.7 | 71.7 | 21 | 30.0 | 30 | 1.00 | 5 | -1.0 | 0.38 | 26 | .. |
| Bromley. . . . . . . . . . . . | 31 | 57.3 | 40.3 | 48.8 | -0.2 | 69.0 | 21 | 32.0 | 30 | 0.79 | 7 | .. | 0.29 | 26 | .. |
| Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch | 450 | 56.0 | 42.2 | 49.1 | .. | 67.5 | 21 | 34.0 | 9 | 1.33 | 7 | .. | 0.66 | 26 | .. |
| Lincoln. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 36 | 56.7 | 37.8 | 47.2 | -0.1 | 67.9 | 13 | 29.9 | 19 | 1.26 | 8 | -0.6 | 0.61 | 26 | 218 |
| Onawe, Akaroa. . . . . . . . | 150 | 56.8 | 41.1 | 49.0 | -1.0 | 68.0 | 25 | 35.0 | 30 | 2.00 | 14 | -1.3 | 0.39 | 28 | 194 |
| Lake Tekapo. . . . . . . . . . | 2,240 | 52.0 | 34.1 | 43.0 | -1.2 | 62.5 | 24 | 24.2 | 27 | 2.30 | 8 | -0.2 | 0.77 | 8 | 175 |
| Glentanner. . . . . . . . . . . | 2,800 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lake Pukaki. . . . . . . . . . | 1,660 | 52.2 | 34.5 | 43.4 | .. | 62.2 | 20 | 25.5 | 27 | 3.46 | 10 | +1.5 | 1.07 | 8 | .. |
| Fairlie. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 1,004 | 56.0 | 33.7 | 44.8 | -0.7 | 69.9 | 13 | 26.0 | 27 | 2.31 | 13 | -0.2 | 0.43 | 22 | .. |
| Temuka. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 80 | 57.6 | 36.9 | 47.3 | +0.9 | 71.8 | 13 | 29.9 | 7 | 2.12 | 9 | .. | 0.72 | 22 | .. |
| Timaru Aerodrome, Levels | 75 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.8 | 7 | 2.01 | 9 | +0.2 | 0.63 | 22 | .. |
| Adair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . | 280 | 55.4 | 39.7 | 47.6 | +0.9 | 69.0 | 13 | 32.9 | 29 | 1.40 | 9 | -0.5 | 0.45 | 22 | .. |
| Timaru. . . . . . . . . . . . . | 56 | 56.9 | 39.6 | 48.2 | +0.3 | 69.8 | 13 | 31.9 | 27 | 1.55 | 9 | -0.2 | 0.60 | 22 | 174 |