New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 56

Page 1508

✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes



1508
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 56

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for June 1971—continued

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfall in Inches Bright Sun-Shine
Ft. 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 Hrs.
A Max. B Min. Maximum Date Minimum Amount Date
°F. °F. °F. °F. °F. In. In.
Berwick Forest .. 60 50.4 35.4 42.9 +1.7 57.9 5 25.2 22 5.53 15 +2.8 2.31 6
Dunedin Airport 4 51.3 33.3 42.3 +1.3 57.2 5 20.8 22 4.21 15 +2.1 1.59 7
Musselburgh, Dunedin 5 52.0 41.2 46.6 +2.4 60.0 18 32.0 15 6.33 17 +3.4 2.31 6
Oamaru 99 54.0 40.6 47.3 +3.0 60.6 20 31.2 23 4.57 11 +2.9 1.29 6
West Arm, Lake Manapouri 590 46.2 37.6 41.9 +2.3 50.9 11 31.1 13 8.03 18 -2.7 1.42 10
Borland Saddle .. 3,250 41.2 33.0 37.1 .. 50.0 5 26.0 13 5.01 12 .. 1.20 1
Queenstown .. 1,080 48.2 36.2 42.2 +2.4 56.0 16 29.3 21 2.65 13 +0.5 1.08 6
Queenstown Aerodrome 1,154 .. 33.1 .. .. .. .. 24.4 21 2.08 13 .. 0.69 6
Mid Dome 1,268 48.6 34.3 41.4 +2.5 58.4 10 25.8 13 2.49 12 -0.5 0.82 7
Cromwell 698 47.9 33.9 40.9 +2.4 56.9 10 26.1 19 1.81 10 +0.8 1.10 6
Ophir .. 1,000 47.4 31.3 39.4 +3.6 55.8 10 21.2 22 1.83 6 +0.8 1.12 6
Moa Creek 1,400 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Earnscleugh 500 48.0 32.7 40.4 +3.2 56.1 16 23.0 20 2.14 7 +1.3 1.03 6
Alexandra 461 47.7 36.3 42.0 +4.0 55.4 16 24.4 23 2.15 7 +1.4 1.07 6
Roxburgh (Power Station) 360 49.0 37.6 43.3 +2.4 56.0 11 29.0 21 2.43 9 +0.9 1.12 6
Moa Flat, West Otago 1,345 47.2 35.3 41.2 +3.0 53.8 9 28.8 21 3.12 12 +0.3 1.32 6
Mahinerangi Dam 1,300 48.3 34.8 41.6 .. 58.1 5 25.3 22 4.81 18 +1.4 1.76 7
Tapanui 740 51.0 37.0 44.0 +3.3 60.0 5 29.0 30 3.48 14 -0.3 1.23 7
Rankleburn Forest 835 48.6 36.4 42.5 +3.2 55.0 5 29.6 13 5.14 17 +2.3 2.15 7
Taieri Mouth .. 50 51.4 38.6 45.0 .. 56.8 5 28.9 22 5.16 14 .. 1.95 6
Otatau 180 50.3 34.7 42.4 +0.9 57.0 9 26.0 13 4.29 11 +0.5 1.53 7
Winton 145 51.9 36.5 44.2 +2.4 58.2 5 27.8 13 3.88 12 .. 1.25 7
Gore .. 235 50.3 38.1 44.2 +3.2 57.3 18 28.9 22 2.91 15 0.0 1.04 7
Hokonui Forest 150 51.6 37.1 44.4 +3.1 58.0 10 26.0 21 3.83 13 +0.3 0.95 6
Woodlands 155 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill Airport 1 51.3 35.6 43.4 +1.8 56.7 5 27.3 22 3.64 16 -0.3 0.71 6
Tiwai Point .. 15 51.3 39.6 45.4 .. 57.0 5 32.1 21 5.03 18 .. 0.97 7
Milton 60 50.7 34.6 42.6 +1.6 56.1 4 23.5 22 3.71 14 .. 0.99 6
Finegand, Balclutha 20 50.6 37.1 43.8 +2.5 56.0 5 27.8 22 4.19 12 .. 1.50 6
Nugget Point .. 430 49.5 41.4 45.4 .. 55.8 27 32.5 22 4.44 21 .. 1.86 6
Rarotonga, Cook Islands 15 79.5 68.5 74.0 +1.6 84.4 22 60.3 17 9.84 13 +5.7 3.55 2
Raoul Island .. 126 69.6 61.9 65.8 +2.9 73.0 3 53.4 24 9.31 20 +3.1 2.82 8
Chatham Islands 157 53.2 44.4 48.8 +2.1 58.5 7 33.3 23 3.13 23 -0.8 1.04 7
Campbell Island 49 46.0 35.4 40.7 +0.2 51.3 22 23.5 3 2.57 21 .. 0.32 27
Scott Base, Antarctica 58 .. .. -14.3 +1.0 10.8 8 -43.2 28 .. .. .. .. ..
Lake Vanda, Antarctica 510 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS

| Pukekohe, April, 1971 | 270 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 122 |
| Pukekohe, May, 1971 | 270 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 149 |
| Whatawhata, May, 1971 | 340 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ruatoria, May, 1971 | 200 | 64.0 | 49.4 | 56.7 | +3.0 | 73.4 | 5 | 32.9 | 27 | 16.39 | 20 | +8.5 | 3.25 | 2 | .. |
| Greymouth, May, 1971 | 14 | 60.3 | 46.5 | 53.4 | +2.0 | 67.0 | 2 | 39.1 | 25 | 8.87 | 13 | +1.0 | 2.20 | 12 | 139 |
| Franz Josef, May, 1971 | 400 | 59.9 | 42.3 | 51.1 | +2.5 | 65.5 | 5 | 35.8 | 27 | 16.76 | 15 | +0.2 | 5.10 | 12 | .. |
| Lake Pukaki No.2, May, 1971 .. | 1,825 | 51.8 | 38.0 | 44.9 | .. | 62.0 | 1 | 29.5 | 28 | 1.89 | 8 | .. | 0.70 | 12 | .. |
| Tara Hills, April, 1971 | 1,600 | 61.1 | 38.1 | 49.6 | +0.9 | 70.1 | 8 | 28.1 | 11 | 0.57 | 4 | -1.2 | 0.36 | 12 | 192 |

The “normal” refers to the present site of the instruments. The standard periods for normals are: for temperature 1931–60, for rainfall 1921–50, 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.

NOTES ON THE WEATHER FOR JUNE 1971

General—For a considerable part of the country, especially in the North Island, this was the warmest June in over a century of observations. The mildness of early winter was appreciated by farmers, who found growth good for the time of the year.

There was an unusually high frequency of northerly to easterly winds, as in the previous 7 months.

Rainfall—In the South Island rainfall was above normal except on the Kaikoura coast and in parts of North Canterbury. Departures were mainly 50 percent. However, a considerable area extending from the Rangitata River to Dunedin and from the coast to 40 miles inland received more than double the normal value. Parts of Nelson and Marlborough also received more than double.

Over the North Island the range of variation was greater. Hawke’s Bay and the southern part of Gisborne received from 7 percent to half of the normal value. Wairoa’s total of 26 mm (1.08 in.) was one of the lowest June values in 40 years of records. On the other hand, in parts of Bay of Plenty rainfall was more than double the normal value.

The period from the 3rd to the 7th was the wettest in the month. Flooding occurred in Bay of Plenty following on rainfalls of up to 300 mm (12 in.) in the 4 days 3–6 June; and it occurred in parts of Otago after rainfalls of 150 mm (6 in.) on the 6th and 7th.

Temperatures—Temperatures were above normal over the whole country. Departures of 2–3°C (4–6°F) were recorded over almost all the North Island and in Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland



Next Page →

PDF embedding disabled (Crown copyright)

View this page online at:


VUW Te Waharoa — PDF NZ Gazette 1971, No 56


NZLII — PDF NZ Gazette 1971, No 56




✨ LLM interpretation of page content

🎓 Climatological Table - Summary of Records for June 1971

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, Weather, June 1971, Meteorological Stations

🎓 Notes on the Weather for June 1971

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Weather, Climate, Rainfall, Temperature, Winds, Flooding, North Island, South Island