New Zealand Gazette – 1969 – No. 31

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✨ Climatological Table

972 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 31

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for April 1969—continued

Station	Height of Station Above M.S.L.	Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit)	Rainfall in Inches	Bright Sunshine
	Ft.	Means of	Absolute Maximum and Minimum
		A Max.	B Min.	Mean of A and B \| Difference From Normal \| Maximum \| Date \| Minimum \| Date \| Total Fall \| No. of Rain Days \| Difference From Normal \| Maximum Fall \|
				\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| Amount \| Date \| Hrs.
Mount John	3,367	55.0	36.6	45.8 \| .. \| 65.9 \| 5 \| 26.4 \| 26 \| 1.18 \| 10 \| .. \| 0.34 \| 23 \| 197
Craigieburn, Ski Basin	5,100	45.9	32.3	39.1 \| .. \| 58.5 \| 5 \| 16.6 \| 26 \| 5.55 \| 17 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Craigieburn Forest	3,000	55.1	36.6	45.8 \| —1.1 \| 72.4 \| 2 \| 23.5 \| 26 \| 4.39 \| 16 \| .. \| 1.33 \| 22 \| ..
Craigieburn, Camp Stream	4,700	46.8	35.7	41.2 \| .. \| 62.0 \| 2 \| 23.4 \| 25 \| 5.75 \| .. \| .. \| 1.75 \| 22 \| ..
Lake Coleridge	1,195	60.8	39.8	50.3 \| —1.0 \| 73.2 \| 5 \| 26.1 \| 26 \| 2.85 \| 11 \| 0.0 \| 0.82 \| 23 \| ..
Highbank, Methven	1,102	59.7	44.0	51.8 \| —0.7 \| 75.0 \| 12 \| 32.0 \| 10 \| 4.05 \| 11 \| +1.2 \| 2.20 \| 23 \| 180
Hororata	631	63.7	42.0	52.8 \| +1.8 \| 82.3 \| 12 \| 30.6 \| 27 \| 2.39 \| 10 \| .. \| 1.34 \| 23 \| ..
Winchmore	526	62.3	41.7	52.0 \| +0.7 \| 77.0 \| 12 \| 31.9 \| 25 \| 2.33 \| 7 \| 0.0 \| 1.42 \| 23 \| ..
Ashburton	330	63.0	42.2	52.6 \| —0.8 \| 77.4 \| 11 \| 30.3 \| 25 \| 1.97 \| 7 \| —0.2 \| 1.04 \| 23 \| 159
Ashley Forest	350	62.6	45.4	54.0 \| +0.4 \| 79.0 \| 12 \| 36.5 \| 30 \| 2.39 \| 8 \| +0.1 \| 1.27 \| 23 \| 162
Rangiora	150	64.1	43.0	53.6 \| .. \| 78.9 \| 12 \| 30.8 \| 30 \| 1.93 \| 9 \| .. \| 1.15 \| 23 \| ..
Darfield	640	62.5	42.8	52.6 \| —0.3 \| 81.5 \| 12 \| 32.0 \| 25 \| 2.12 \| 11 \| —0.2 \| 1.14 \| 23 \| ..
Eyrewell	520	63.1	41.2	52.2 \| +0.3 \| 81.0 \| 12 \| 29.5 \| 30 \| 1.73 \| 7 \| —0.6 \| 0.96 \| 23 \| ..
Christchurch Airport	97	62.4	44.7	53.6 \| +0.7 \| 76.8 \| 12 \| 34.0 \| 27 \| 2.09 \| 11 \| +0.3 \| 1.25 \| 23 \| 152
Christchurch	22	62.3	44.5	53.4 \| —0.4 \| 75.7 \| 6 \| 32.9 \| 25 \| 2.11 \| 10 \| +0.3 \| 1.07 \| 23 \| ..
Bromley	31			\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|
Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch	450	60.5	47.8	54.2 \| .. \| 74.2 \| 12 \| 37.3 \| 26 \| 2.64 \| 10 \| .. \| 1.26 \| 23 \| ..
Lincoln	36	62.7	43.6	53.2 \| +0.6 \| 77.2 \| 12 \| 31.3 \| 24 \| 2.40 \| 9 \| +0.7 \| 1.10 \| 23 \| 158
Onawe, Akaroa	150	62.0	46.8	54.4 \| —1.0 \| 73.0 \| 12 \| 38.4 \| 25 \| 3.35 \| 13 \| +0.9 \| 1.33 \| 23 \| 136
Lake Tekapo	2,240	58.8	39.1	49.0 \| —0.6 \| 72.0 \| 5 \| 28.4 \| 26 \| 1.28 \| 8 \| —0.6 \| 0.30 \| 23 \| 185
Glentanner	2,800	51.5	35.8	43.6 \| .. \| 67.5 \| 12 \| 23.0 \| 24 \| 6.76 \| .. \| .. \| 1.58 \| 12 \| ..
Lake Pukaki	1,660	59.0	38.5	48.8 \| .. \| 73.5 \| 11 \| 27.4 \| 26 \| 1.22 \| 8 \| —0.7 \| 0.36 \| 23 \| ..
Fairlie	1,004	62.5	38.8	50.6 \| +0.5 \| 77.4 \| 11 \| 24.0 \| 27 \| 2.06 \| 12 \| —0.1 \| 0.25 \| 12 \| ..
Temuka	80	62.2	40.6	51.4 \| 0.0 \| 72.7 \| 7 \| 32.0 \| 25,26 \| 1.48 \| 9 \| .. \| 0.57 \| 23 \| ..
Timaru Aerodrome	75	61.3	40.7	51.0 \| 0.0 \| 74.5 \| 11 \| 32.2 \| 26 \| 1.36 \| 9 \| —0.3 \| 0.41 \| 23 \| ..
Adair	280	60.9	43.9	52.4 \| —0.2 \| 76.6 \| 11 \| 34.2 \| 25 \| 1.39 \| 10 \| —0.3 \| 0.76 \| 23 \| ..
Timaru	56	61.1	43.0	52.0 \| —1.3 \| 72.8 \| 11 \| 31.9 \| 25 \| 1.28 \| 10 \| —0.5 \| 0.61 \| 23 \| 131
Waimate	200	62.5	43.1	52.8 \| —0.4 \| 73.0 \| 11 \| 33.0 \| 25 \| 0.49 \| 9 \| —1.5 \| 0.17 \| 23 \| 156
Otematata	920	62.2	42.3	52.2 \| +0.3 \| 72.4 \| 3 \| 30.5 \| 28 \| 0.40 \| 7 \| —1.0 \| 0.19 \| 23 \| ..
Oamaru Aerodrome	99	59.1	42.1	50.6 \| .. \| 72.2 \| 11 \| 30.4 \| 25 \| 0.52 \| 13 \| .. \| 0.12 \| 3 \| ..
Tara Hills, Omarama	1,600	59.4	36.6	48.0 \| —0.7 \| 73.8 \| 12 \| 23.4 \| 25 \| 0.76 \| 8 \| —1.0 \| 0.40 \| 22 \| 184
Lake Hawea	1,147	59.9	42.1	51.0 \| —0.5 \| 71.9 \| 2 \| 29.2 \| 26 \| 1.90 \| 11 \| —1.3 \| 0.96 \| 22 \| ..
Naseby Forest	2,000	56.7	36.2	46.4 \| —0.9 \| 70.0 \| 5 \| 26.0 \| 25 \| 0.94 \| 11 \| —1.1 \| 0.44 \| 3 \| ..
Herbert Forest	200	61.7	40.0	50.8 \| .. \| 72.0 \| 14 \| 31.0 \| 25 \| 0.79 \| 9 \| .. \| 0.16 \| 14,27 \| ..
Palmerston	70	59.2	40.1	49.6 \| .. \| 70.0 \| 11 \| 26.5 \| 27 \| 1.10 \| 9 \| .. \| 0.28 \| 12 \| 134
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti	21	58.9	41.8	50.4 \| —0.8 \| 71.1 \| 11 \| 30.5 \| 25 \| 1.38 \| 11 \| —0.5 \| 0.37 \| 9 \| ..
Taieri	80	59.3	41.5	50.4 \| —0.7 \| 71.1 \| 11 \| 33.2 \| 27 \| 1.99 \| 17 \| —0.3 \| 0.52 \| 9 \| ..
Berwick Forest	60	58.0	40.8	49.4 \| —1.8 \| 68.7 \| 3 \| 32.0 \| 27 \| 2.58 \| 16 \| +0.1 \| 0.61 \| 8 \| ..
Dunedin Airport	4	59.1	39.8	49.4 \| —1.4 \| 72.7 \| 2 \| 29.2 \| 25 \| 2.10 \| 17 \| +0.2 \| 0.42 \| 9 \| 121
Musselburgh, Dunedin	5	57.0	45.0	51.0 \| —1.8 \| 68.3 \| 11 \| 36.3 \| 10 \| 3.59 \| 20 \| +1.1 \| 1.40 \| 9 \| 110
Oamaru	99	61.2	42.4	51.8 \| —1.1 \| 71.2 \| 7,11 \| 32.0 \| 25 \| 0.36 \| 6 \| .. \| 0.16 \| 27 \| 150
West Arm, Lake Manapouri	590	54.0	39.7	46.8 \| —1.9 \| 67.0 \| 13 \| 31.1 \| 25 \| 15.01 \| 19 \| +2.5 \| 2.63 \| 6 \| ..
Queenstown	1,080	58.7	41.5	50.1 \| —0.9 \| 71.1 \| 2 \| 32.1 \| 26 \| 2.63 \| 15 \| —0.3 \| 0.52 \| 5 \| 134
Queenstown Aerodrome	1,154	57.1	40.3	48.7 \| .. \| 70.4 \| 11 \| 28.8 \| 27 \| 2.59 \| 13 \| .. \| 0.40 \| 12 \| ..
Mid Dome	1,252	57.1	39.4	48.2 \| —1.7 \| 72.1 \| 12 \| 30.3 \| 27 \| 3.93 \| 17 \| +0.6 \| 0.73 \| 3 \| ..
Cromwell	698	61.5	38.5	50.0 \| —1.7 \| 78.4 \| 2 \| 26.1 \| 25 \| 0.95 \| 11 \| —0.5 \| 0.29 \| 20 \| ..
Ophir	1,000	60.3	35.2	47.8 \| —1.2 \| 75.4 \| 2 \| 21.0 \| 25,27 \| 0.23 \| 4 \| —1.2 \| 0.08 \| 3 \| ..
Moa Creek	1,400	58.7	34.6	46.6 \| .. \| 74.6 \| 2 \| 22.1 \| 24,25 \| 0.59 \| .. \| —0.7 \| 0.16 \| 3 \| ..
Earnscleugh	500	62.9	36.1	49.5 \| —0.8 \| 79.2 \| 2 \| 24.0 \| 29 \| 0.97 \| 9 \| —0.4 \| 0.40 \| 5 \| ..
Alexandra	461	61.5	39.7	50.6 \| —0.8 \| 76.5 \| 12 \| 27.0 \| 27 \| 0.87 \| 9 \| —0.4 \| 0.22 \| 5 \| 173
Roxburgh Hydro	350	60.1	40.5	50.3 \| —1.8 \| 77.3 \| 2 \| 31.0 \| 27 \| 1.58 \| 17 \| —0.3 \| 0.23 \| 8 \| ..
Moa Flat, West Otago	1,345	54.4	39.5	47.0 \| —1.5 \| 70.5 \| 2 \| 32.2 \| 9,10 \| 3.49 \| 20 \| +0.9 \| 0.66 \| 8 \| ..
Mahinerangi Dam	1,300	53.9	38.7	46.3 \| .. \| 68.1 \| 2 \| 31.9 \| 25 \| 3.72 \| 20 \| +0.4 \| 0.68 \| 8 \| ..
Tapanui	740	56.5	41.1	48.8 \| —1.6 \| 71.0 \| 2 \| 32.5 \| 9 \| 3.01 \| 21 \| 0.0 \| 0.85 \| 8 \| ..
Rankleburn Forest	835	55.3	41.4	48.4 \| —0.8 \| 67.2 \| 11 \| 33.4 \| 9,27 \| 3.86 \| 19 \| .. \| 1.14 \| 8 \| ..
Taieri Mouth	50	56.0	43.0	49.5 \| .. \| 65.5 \| 13 \| 35.0 \| 29 \| 3.52 \| 15 \| .. \| 0.96 \| 9 \| ..
Otatau	180	58.0	40.3	49.2 \| —1.2 \| 72.1 \| 12 \| 29.5 \| 27 \| 5.62 \| 21 \| +2.1 \| 1.21 \| 8 \| 104
Winton	145	57.8	41.8	49.8 \| .. \| 72.1 \| 12 \| 32.9 \| 27 \| 2.93 \| 21 \| .. \| 0.63 \| 8 \| 104
Gore	235	58.0	41.8	49.9 \| —1.4 \| 73.0 \| 2 \| 33.0 \| 27 \| 3.91 \| 21 \| —1.1 \| 0.99 \| 8 \| 104
Pebby Hills	150	58.5	41.2	49.8 \| —0.9 \| 72.0 \| 12 \| 31.0 \| 27 \| 4.14 \| 23 \| +0.8 \| 0.84 \| 8 \| ..
Invercargill Airport	1	57.2	41.3	49.2 \| —0.9 \| 70.1 \| 11 \| 32.8 \| 27 \| 4.37 \| 22 \| +0.6 \| 0.57 \| 13 \| 97
Milton	60	57.8	41.5	49.6 \| .. \| 69.5 \| 2 \| 32.1 \| 29 \| 2.95 \| 17 \| +0.5 \| 0.54 \| 9 \| ..
Balclutha	20	57.6	41.9	49.8 \| .. \| 70.0 \| 2 \| 34.6 \| 9 \| 3.46 \| 18 \| .. \| 0.58 \| 6 \| 120
Rarotonga	15	83.4	72.4	77.9 \| +0.5 \| 88.7 \| 6 \| 66.1 \| 18 \| 14.10 \| 22 \| +7.2 \| 2.44 \| 28 \| 122
Raoul Island	126	72.3	61.9	67.1 \| —2.0 \| 75.8 \| 10 \| 54.0 \| 30 \| 1.81 \| 14 \| —3.0 \| 0.48 \| 29 \| 183
Chatham Islands	157	57.2	47.4	52.3 \| —0.6 \| 64.1 \| 4 \| 37.6 \| 29 \| 4.26 \| 20 \| +1.7 \| 2.04 \| 24 \| 88
Campbell Island	49	47.8	39.8	43.8 \| .. \| 54.8 \| 2 \| 32.5 \| 29 \| 5.22 \| 27 \| .. \| 0.65 \| 2 \| 23
Scott Base, Antarctica	45	..	..	—13.4 \| .. \| 17.2 \| 10 \| —43.4 \| 23 \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| .. \| ..
Lake Vanda, Antarctica	51			\| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \| \|

LATE RETURNS


Te Paki, Te Hapua, Mar 1969	190	69.6	43.2	56.4	—1.5	77.2	11	31.1	25	1.14	3	+2.0	0.94	1	..
Wairapukao, March 1969	1,435	68.9	51.6	60.2	—2.0	77.8	14	40.9	26	0.92	7	—3.0	0.52	1	196
Whatawhata, March 1969	340	65.7	43.2	54.4	..	71.9	13	37.1	4	2.51	8	..	1.70	1	..
Taurewa Forest, March 1969	2,545	67.2	40.8	54.0	+1.4	77.3	12	29.5	24	1.77	..	+0.5	0.87	20	..
Moa Creek, March 1969	1,400
Errata
Appleby, March 1969	57	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.07	2	—1.5	0.05	1	..

The “normal” refers to the present site of the instruments. The standard periods for normals are: for temperature 1931–60, for rainfall 1921–59, and for sunshine 1935–60. No normals are available for stations with only short records.

*The sunshine recorder is not located at the station but is in the near vicinity.

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🎓 Climatological Table—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for April 1969—continued (continued from previous page)

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🎓 Late Returns for March 1969 Climatological Data

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🎓 Errata for March 1969 Climatological Data

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