✨ Climatological Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 78
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for October 1968—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) | Rainfall in Inches | Bright Sunshine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | ||||||
| Waingawa, Masterton .. | 340 | 60.4 | 44.9 | 52.6 | —0.8 | 67.0 | 22 | 32.2 | 12 | 4.44 | 21 | +1.3 | 0.98 | 5 |
| Kopua .. | 1,020 | 59.0 | 43.7 | 51.4 | .. | 69.1 | 22 | 31.9 | 1 | 5.51 | 22 | .. | 1.06 | 5 |
| Waipukurau | 450 | 62.3 | 43.4 | 52.8 | —0.2 | 71.5 | 27 | 32.0 | 1 | 2.25 | 14 | +0.2 | 0.56 | 8 |
| Dannevirke | 680 | 58.8 | 44.9 | 51.8 | —1.0 | 66.1 | 25 | 31.8 | 1 | 6.65 | 23 | +3.0 | 1.22 | 5 |
| Ngaumu Forest .. | 800 | 59.6 | 41.2 | 50.4 | —0.9 | 66.2 | 22 | 27.0 | 1 | 3.35 | 17 | —0.2 | 0.84 | 8 |
| Tauherenikau | 140 | 60.7 | 45.2 | 53.0 | .. | 68.5 | 22 | 32.0 | 14 | 7.84 | 20 | .. | 1.64 | 11 |
| Gladstone | 380 | 59.7 | 44.6 | 52.2 | .. | 66.3 | 23 | 31.8 | 1 | 3.57 | 17 | .. | 0.89 | 5 |
| Martinborough .. | 100 | 60.9 | 46.2 | 53.6 | .. | 65.4 | 23 | 31.1 | 13 | 3.60 | 16 | .. | 1.10 | 5 |
| Stratford Mountain House | 2,775 | 50.8 | 37.4 | 44.1 | —0.9 | 64.1 | 18 | 27.6 | 13 | 36.72 | 24 | +16.0 | 7.43 | 2 |
| Stratford | 1,020 | 56.3 | 43.3 | 49.8 | —1.2 | 62.0 | 22 | 30.5 | 1 | 11.45 | 21 | +3.0 | 2.10 | 8 |
| Manaia.. | 320 | 58.1 | 46.7 | 52.4 | —0.8 | 62.9 | 25 | 35.1 | 7 | 5.74 | 22 | —0.8 | 1.68 | 8 |
| Patea .. | 140 | 60.0 | 51.0 | 55.5 | .. | 66.0 | 8 | 36.0 | 2 | 4.86 | 23 | .. | 0.75 | 28 |
| Ohakune | 1,964 | 53.7 | 39.2 | 46.4 | —2.1 | 62.2 | 8 | 26.1 | 1 | 7.59 | 27 | .. | 1.22 | 23 |
| Karioi .. | 2,125 | 54.9 | 39.1 | 47.0 | —1.7 | 61.0 | 8 | 27.2 | 17 | 6.98 | 27 | +2.5 | 1.06 | 23 |
| Waiouru | 2,700 | 51.8 | 37.0 | 44.4 | —1.4 | 59.2 | 22 | 23.0 | 1 | 5.60 | 25 | +1.4 | 0.96 | 23 |
| Waiouru Military Camp | 2,693 | 51.1 | 36.4 | 43.8 | .. | 59.1 | 22 | 26.6 | 17 | 5.97 | 27 | .. | 1.00 | 23 |
| Hiwi, Taihape | 2,157 | 54.7 | 40.2 | 47.5 | .. | 61.0 | 2 | 31.8 | 16 | 5.07 | 20 | +2.0 | 0.78 | 8 |
| Upokopoito | 90 | 62.0 | 45.0 | 53.5 | .. | 68.2 | 22 | 35.2 | 7 | 6.65 | .. | .. | 0.96 | 5 |
| Wanganui | 72 | 59.7 | 48.0 | 51.9 | —1.3 | 68.2 | 29 | 38.1 | 1 | 4.42 | 22 | +1.2 | 0.96 | 5 |
| Kapiti Island | 40 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paraparaumu Aerodrome .. | 22 | 58.2 | 46.6 | 52.4 | —1.4 | 62.0 | 23 | 35.8 | 15 | 7.06 | 20 | +3.1 | 1.32 | 8 |
| Flock House, Bulls | 30 | 58.8 | 47.3 | 53.1 | —0.6 | 64.8 | 2 | 26.9 | 29 | 4.81 | 21 | +1.6 | 0.93 | 8 |
| Ohakea.. | 157 | 59.4 | 46.4 | 52.9 | —1.7 | 65.9 | 2 | 36.8 | 13 | 5.32 | 23 | +1.9 | 1.06 | 5 |
| Wharite Peak | 3,000 | 45.6 | 36.5 | 41.1 | .. | 50.8 | 8 | 27.8 | 16 | 11.21 | 27 | .. | 1.37 | 5 |
| Palmerston Nth Aerodrome | 140 | 58.7 | 45.2 | 52.0 | —1.6 | 65.0 | 2 | 31.8 | 1 | 5.14 | 21 | +1.7 | 0.89 | 5 |
| Palmerston Nth D.S.I.R. .. | 110 | 58.9 | 46.4 | 52.6 | —1.7 | 64.6 | 2 | 34.9 | 13 | 5.33 | 24 | +1.5 | 0.92 | 8 |
| Foxton .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.84 | 18 | +1.6 | 0.96 | 8 |
| Waitarere, Levin.. | 10 | 59.4 | 47.6 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 63.0 | 21 | 33.0 | 13 | 5.85 | 20 | +2.8 | 1.10 | 8 |
| Hokio Beach School | 20 | 58.9 | 47.2 | 53.0 | .. | 62.7 | 8 | 34.9 | 15 | 5.64 | 21 | .. | 1.23 | 8 |
| Levin .. | 150 | 58.8 | 46.8 | 52.8 | —1.2 | 63.7 | 21 | 36.3 | 17 | 6.13 | 24 | +1.9 | 1.04 | 8 |
| Porirua Fire Station | 58 | 58.0 | 46.9 | 52.4 | .. | 61.8 | 30 | 34.0 | 12 | 7.15 | 18 | .. | 1.39 | 29 |
| Taita .. | 213 | 58.3 | 46.7 | 52.5 | 0.0 | 64.0 | 7 | 34.6 | 12 | 8.34 | 20 | +3.2 | 1.85 | 2 |
| Pauatahanui | 100 | 57.4 | 47.3 | 52.4 | .. | 64.0 | 30 | 35.0 | 12 | 7.07 | 21 | .. | 1.32 | 8 |
| Kelburn, Wellington | 415 | 57.8 | 46.1 | 52.0 | —1.2 | 63.6 | 30 | 36.0 | 12, 13 | 7.85 | 20 | +3.3 | 1.46 | 2 |
| Makara | 915 | 53.8 | 44.3 | 49.1 | —1.3 | 57.9 | 30 | 34.8 | 16 | 6.79 | 19 | +2.2 | 1.43 | 8 |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt | 10 | 58.8 | 44.5 | 51.6 | —2.0 | 63.0 | 24 | 31.0 | 12 | 8.40 | 18 | +3.7 | 1.74 | 2 |
| Wellington Airport | 20 | 59.5 | 48.5 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 65.0 | 24 | 35.7 | 12, 13 | 7.43 | 18 | +3.4 | 1.48 | 2 |
| Kaitoke | 625 | 55.8 | 42.5 | 49.1 | .. | 62.0 | 8 | 26.7 | 12 | 12.24 | 23 | .. | 3.39 | 2 |
| Wallaceville | 185 | 58.2 | 46.0 | 52.1 | —0.1 | 63.0 | 21 | 31.5 | 12, 15 | 9.66 | 19 | +4.9 | 2.70 | 2 |
| Westport Aerodrome | 6 | 56.1 | 45.2 | 50.6 | —1.9 | 59.5 | 26 | 36.5 | 12 | 10.23 | 27 | +2.1 | 1.57 | 29 |
| Cobb Dam | 2,701 | 50.1 | 36.9 | 43.5 | .. | 62.7 | 18 | 29.7 | 7 | 16.60 | 22 | +8.3 | 1.87 | 26 |
| Lake Rotoiti | 2,080 | 52.3 | 38.0 | 45.2 | .. | 62.4 | 18 | 28.9 | 7 | 13.05 | 24 | +7.3 | 2.67 | 29 |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 127 | 55.5 | 42.6 | 49.0 | —2.9 | 61.8 | 7 | 32.3 | 11 | 14.33 | 27 | +3.6 | 3.46 | 22 |
| Reefton | 650 | 55.9 | 40.9 | 48.4 | —2.8 | 67.0 | 7 | 30.0 | 7 | 18.94 | 29 | .. | 3.27 | 29 |
| Totara Flat | 254 | 56.6 | 41.9 | 49.2 | —1.8 | 68.0 | 7 | 28.0 | 7 | 16.99 | 28 | +9.4 | 2.53 | 29 |
| Greymouth | 14 | 56.3 | 44.9 | 50.6 | —2.7 | 61.4 | 6 | 34.4 | 12 | 12.83 | 27 | +3.2 | 2.02 | 22 |
| Harihari | 148 | 55.9 | 40.2 | 48.0 | .. | 63.2 | 7 | 27.6 | 7 | 21.83 | 27 | .. | 3.50 | 22 |
| Franz Josef | 420 | 54.1 | 40.0 | 47.0 | —3.6 | 62.0 | 7 | 30.0 | 11 | 26.02 | 24 | +5.4 | 4.31 | 22 |
| Haast .. | 12 | 54.5 | 41.6 | 48.0 | —2.8 | 58.9 | 29 | 32.8 | 16 | 16.57 | 22 | +2.5 | 3.12 | 22 |
| Milford Sound | 5 | 53.2 | 39.9 | 46.5 | —3.7 | 60.7 | 7 | 31.3 | 12 | 42.34 | 26 | +16.3 | 8.67 | 22 |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 25 | 62.2 | 42.5 | 52.4 | —1.3 | 70.7 | 21 | 33.1 | 12 | 6.21 | 18 | +1.4 | 1.51 | 8 |
| Golden Downs .. | 900 | 57.1 | 39.3 | 48.2 | —2.4 | 66.3 | 18 | 27.6 | 7 | 8.03 | 22 | +3.4 | 1.44 | 29 |
| Appleby, Nelson.. | 57 | 61.1 | 43.5 | 52.3 | —1.6 | 69.1 | 21 | 31.4 | 1 | 4.11 | 19 | +0.6 | 1.24 | 8 |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 6 | 61.5 | 43.5 | 52.5 | —0.2 | 70.0 | 21 | 32.6 | 7 | 3.91 | 21 | +0.3 | 1.48 | 8 |
| Rai Valley | 250 | 60.6 | 43.0 | 51.8 | —0.5 | 66.2 | 18 | 29.0 | 17 | 12.39 | 15 | +3.9 | 3.30 | 2 |
| Moutere Hills | 450 | 58.6 | 44.7 | 51.6 | —2.4 | 65.5 | 21 | 32.0 | 11 | 4.38 | 20 | +0.5 | 1.19 | 8 |
| Woodbourne Aerodrome | 90 | 62.5 | 42.6 | 52.6 | —1.1 | 75.0 | 18 | 30.0 | 17 | 4.29 | 13 | +1.5 | 0.91 | 26 |
| Blenheim | 17 | 63.3 | 45.2 | 54.3 | +0.1 | 75.2 | 18 | 32.5 | 17 | 2.99 | 14 | +0.5 | 0.60 | 8 |
| Wither Hills | 100 | 62.1 | 44.0 | 53.0 | —1.2 | 72.8 | 18 | 31.9 | 17 | 2.88 | 13 | +0.4 | 0.58 | 8 |
| Waihopai | 860 | 60.6 | 39.7 | 50.1 | —2.8 | 70.7 | 18 | 29.8 | 12 | 5.07 | .. | +2.0 | 1.27 | 29 |
| Jordan, Awatere.. | 1,000 | 61.8 | 41.6 | 51.7 | —2.7 | 75.3 | 18 | 30.7 | 17 | 8.57 | 14 | +5.8 | 2.26 | 29 |
| Lake Grassmere .. | 5 | 62.3 | 46.5 | 54.4 | +0.6 | 76.0 | 18 | 34.4 | 12 | 2.48 | 14 | +0.5 | 0.60 | 26 |
| Hanmer Forest .. | 1,270 | 59.6 | 38.7 | 49.2 | —1.0 | 72.5 | 18 | 26.0 | 7 | 6.67 | 18 | +2.4 | 1.84 | 26, 29 |
| Molesworth | 2,930 | 54.4 | 33.9 | 44.2 | —2.3 | 66.0 | 18 | 21.2 | 13 | 5.55 | 13 | +3.4 | 1.80 | 26 |
| Kaikoura | 326 | 61.1 | 45.4 | 53.2 | —0.1 | 74.0 | 22 | 34.2 | 16 | 1.42 | 10 | —1.2 | 0.51 | 15 |
| Balmoral | 650 | 61.1 | 39.3 | 50.1 | —0.8 | 72.2 | 18 | 26.1 | 7 | 3.34 | 12 | +0.8 | 0.73 | 26 |
| Hermitage, Mt. Cook | 2,500 | 51.0 | 34.4 | 42.7 | —4.9 | 63.0 | 19 | 27.0 | 12 | 41.48 | 22 | +23.3 | 7.18 | 22 |
| Mount John | 3,367 | 51.2 | 32.1 | 41.6 | .. | 62.4 | 22 | 14.7 | 24 | 2.80 | 15 | .. | 0.44 | 22 |
| Craigieburn, Ski Basin | 5,100 | 35.8 | 27.1 | 31.4 | .. | 46.0 | 27 | 16.0 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Craigieburn Forest | 3,000 | 52.6 | 34.2 | 43.4 | —1.7 | 62.9 | 21 | 25.9 | 7, 12 | 14.65 | 18 | .. | 2.47 | 26 |
| Lake Coleridge .. | 1,195 | 58.3 | 39.3 | 48.8 | —1.9 | 67.0 | 21 | 29.2 | 7 | 6.76 | 19 | +3.6 | 1.02 | 26 |
| Highbank, Methven | 1,102 | 57.7 | 42.8 | 50.2 | —1.1 | 66.5 | 21 | 31.5 | 12 | 2.83 | 13 | —0.7 | 0.84 | 26 |
| Hororata | 631 | 62.0 | 40.3 | 51.2 | +0.6 | 73.0 | 22 | 27.8 | 13 | 1.91 | 14 | .. | 0.50 | 11 |
| Winchmore | 526 | 60.7 | 40.3 | 50.5 | —0.3 | 72.5 | 29 | 29.4 | 17 | 1.32 | 11 | —1.1 | 0.43 | 11 |
| Ashburton | 330 | 63.5 | 41.8 | 52.6 | —0.5 | 74.7 | 22 | 30.1 | 12 | 1.31 | 6 | —0.9 | 0.63 | 11 |
| Ashley Forest | 350 | 61.2 | 43.8 | 52.5 | +0.4 | 71.0 | 22, 29 | 32.5 | 16 | 1.90 | 9 | —0.8 | 0.67 | 15 |
| Rangiora | 150 | 63.2 | 41.2 | 52.0 | .. | 73.1 | 29 | 27.2 | 13 | 1.62 | 9 | .. | 0.46 | 15 |
| Darfield | 640 | 62.3 | 40.4 | 51.4 | —0.6 | 73.9 | 22 | 29.0 | 7 | 1.66 | 10 | —1.0 | 0.39 | 15 |
| Eyrewell | 520 | 61.6 | 40.9 | 51.2 | —0.3 | 71.2 | 22 | 28.0 | 13, 15 | 1.85 | 8 | —0.9 | 0.47 | 11 |
| Christchurch Airport | 97 | 62.8 | 42.9 | 52.9 | +1.1 | 75.7 | 29 | 30.0 | 13 | 1.18 | 10 | —0.8 | 0.38 | 11 |
| Christchurch | 22 | 63.3 | 42.7 | 53.0 | —0.1 | 76.0 | 29 | 32.6 | 12 | 0.90 | 10 | —1.1 | 0.28 | 15 |
| Bromley | 31 | 62.7 | 44.3 | 53.8 | .. | 78.0 | 3 | 33.6 | 12 | 0.96 | 11 | .. | 0.26 | 15 |
| Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch | 450 | 60.7 | 44.7 | 52.7 | .. | 72.8 | 29 | 33.5 | 12 | 1.00 | 10 | .. | 0.34 | 15 |
| Lincoln.. | 36 | 61.5 | 41.4 | 51.4 | —0.3 | 72.5 | 22 | 32.2 | 16 | 1.47 | 10 | —0.5 | 0.57 | 15 |
| Onawe, Akaroa | 150 | 61.8 | 45.1 | 53.4 | —0.5 | 71.8 | 22 | 32.0 | 12 | 2.10 | 15 | —0.5 | 0.56 | 15 |
| Lake Tekapo | 2,240 | 56.0 | 37.5 | 46.8 | —2.4 | 67.0 | 22 | 21.7 | 12 | 3.94 | 13 | +1.7 | 0.68 | 28 |
| Glentanner | 2,800 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lake Pukaki | 1,660 | 56.7 | 37.0 | 46.8 | .. | 66.0 | 21 | 24.0 | 12 | 4.99 | 14 | +2.8 | 0.75 | 26 |
| Fairlie .. | 1,004 | 61.9 | 37.6 | 49.7 | —0.5 | 75.0 | 22 | 24.2 | 7 | 2.43 | 17 | —0.2 | 0.33 | 22 |
| Temuka | 80 | 63.2 | 39.4 | 51.3 | +1.0 | 74.9 | 29 | 24.2 | 7 | 1.25 | 8 | .. | 0.84 | 11 |
| Timaru Aerodrome, Levels | 75 | 62.8 | 39.3 | 51.1 | +0.9 | 75.2 | 29 | 25.8 | 7 | 0.63 | 7 | —1.3 | 0.16 | 11 |
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