New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 72

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✨ Climatological Table



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

Station Height
Above M.S.L.		 Means of A & B Mean Difference From Normal Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Absolute Maximum and Minimum Total Fall No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Amount Date Bright Sun-shine
Metres Max. Min. °C °C °C °C °C mm mm mm Hrs
Wellington Airport 6 13.9 7.6 10.8 +1.6 16.9 5 2.5 1 234 18 +125
Kaitoke 191 12.3 5.2 8.8 .. 16.2 28 -3.4 22 335 18 ..
Wallaceville, Upper Hutt 56 14.0 5.3 9.7 +1.3 17.7 11 -1.9 22 174 14 +44
Whitemans Valley 235 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Patons Rock, Takaka 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Westport Aerodrome 2 13.9 5.6 9.8 +1.1 16.8 26 2.0 1 215 16 +30
Cobb Dam 824 8.5 0.2 4.2 +1.1 13.3 11 -5.0 1 360 19 +159
Murchison 159 13.1 2.3 7.7 .. 17.2 6 -2.2 19 133 19 ..
Lake Rotoiti 634 10.3 0.2 5.1 +1.4 15.0 26 -6.2 1 176 17 +29
Hokitika Aerodrome 39 13.4 4.9 9.2 +1.5 16.6 12 -0.7 2 234 19 0
Reefton 198 12.4 2.2 7.3 +1.7 17.6 26 -5.0 2 164 20 -24
Totara Flat 77 12.5 2.1 7.3 +1.1 17.0 26 -3.6 3 190 18 +17
Greymouth Aerodrome 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Harihari 45 13.6 2.3 8.0 +1.8 17.1 12 -7.0 3 283 18 ..
Franz Josef .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Haast 4 12.8 5.4 9.1 +1.3 16.4 5 1.5 2 325 22 +7
Milford Sound 3 10.6 2.6 6.6 +0.2 15.0 25 -2.0 3 531 19 +92
Riwaka, Motueka 8 13.7 3.2 8.5 +0.4 17.5 27 -1.5 20 207 13 +77
Golden Down Forest 274 12.7 0.9 7.3 +1.4 17.0 12 -4.5 21 142 13 +25
Brightlands Bay, Marl. Sds. 15 13.6 8.1 10.9 .. 16.9 27 3.4 18 210 15 ..
Appleby 17 13.8 4.0 8.9 +0.8 18.4 11 -0.6 19 79 12 -15
Nelson Aerodrome 2 13.4 3.7 8.6 +1.2 16.9 11 -2.1 1 79 16 -12
Rai Valley 79 13.7 3.2 8.5 +1.1 17.5 11 -3.7 23 209 13 +16
Moutere Hills 137 13.1 5.8 9.5 +1.5 18.4 11 2.8 20 87 14 -12
Blenheim Aerodrome 27 14.4 3.6 9.0 +1.2 18.0 13 -0.7 22 101 11 +32
Blenheim 4 14.5 4.0 9.3 +1.2 19.2 27 -0.6 22 131 11 +67
Wither Hills, Blenheim 32 14.4 4.3 9.4 +1.2 19.0 27 -0.7 22 140 8 +76
Waihopai 26 13.0 2.6 7.8 +0.8 18.2 27 -3.5 3 74 11 -7
Black Birch Range 1,396 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
The Jordan, Awatere Valley 305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Vernon Lagoon 2 14.2 3.2 8.7 .. 18.5 27 -0.6 22 145 11 ..
Lake Grassmere 2 13.0 5.3 9.2 +1.2 18.5 28 1.0 21 145 10 +97
Cape Campbell 3 13.0 5.9 9.5 .. 16.2 27 2.5 21 136 11 +83
Hanmer Forest 387 12.0 0.0 6.0 +0.9 19.4 9 -5.8 21 135 13 +33
Molesworth 893 8.5 -2.3 3.1 +0.4 15.0 10 -9.5 21 74 10 +21
Kaikoura 99 12.0 5.9 9.0 +0.1 20.3 27 2.6 21 56 7 -5
Balmoral Forest 198 13.2 0.8 7.0 +1.3 19.5 26 -4.5 22 33 3 -31
The Hermitage, Mt. Cook 762 8.8 -0.5 4.2 +0.8 15.3 10 -5.5 3 212 17 -179
Godley Peaks 762 8.2 -3.0 2.6 .. 14.3 26 -9.0 3 42 9 ..
Mount John 1,027 .. -0.5 .. .. 13.6 26 -6.0 19 27 9 -9
Ski Basin, Craigieburn 1,555 1.7 -2.9 -0.6 +0.7 6.0 10 -9.4 2 .. .. ..
Craigieburn Forest 915 8.7 -0.5 4.1 +1.3 15.2 10 -5.2 20 93 13 -37
Camp Stream, Craigieburn 1,433 3.1 -1.1 1.0 +0.6 7.9 10 -7.3 19 .. .. ..
Lake Coleridge 364 11.3 0.4 5.8 +0.3 16.6 26 -5.3 2 68 12 -11
Highbank 336 11.0 2.7 6.9 +0.5 16.7 25 -1.2 3 44 11 -32
Hororata 192 12.4 1.4 6.9 +1.1 19.5 27 -4.5 22 34 8 ..
Winchmore 160 11.9 1.8 6.9 +0.8 17.8 26 -3.6 3 36 9 -22
Ashburton 101 12.6 2.0 7.3 +0.4 19.0 26 -4.4 21 31 9 -27
Ashley Forest 107 12.2 3.4 7.8 .. 19.0 26 -1.3 22 13 7 ..
Rangiora 46 12.8 2.2 7.5 +1.2 20.0 27 -3.9 22 12 8 ..
Darfield 195 12.5 2.2 7.4 +1.0 18.7 26 -3.7 2 27 10 -37
Eyrewell Forest 159 12.3 2.3 7.3 +1.5 19.3 26 -3.3 22 15 15 -54
Christchurch Airport 30 12.6 3.0 7.8 +1.3 20.2 27 -3.4 21 15 7 -38
Christchurch 7 13.3 3.4 8.4 +1.4 21.9 27 -2.9 21 22 10 -36
Bromley, Christchurch 10 12.7 4.8 8.8 +1.6 19.0 27 -2.4 21 23 10 -33
Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch 137 12.5 6.6 9.6 .. 19.0 27 2.0 21 29 13 ..
Lincoln 11 12.1 2.9 7.5 +1.1 17.8 26 -3.9 21 24 11 -34
Onawe, Akaroa 46 12.7 5.5 9.1 +1.1 19.1 27 1.0 21 52 13 -57
Lake Tekapo 683 9.1 -0.5 4.3 +0.9 15.2 10 -6.0 3 40 13 -1
Lake Pukaki No. 1 506 9.2 -0.3 4.5 +1.6 16.5 9 -5.1 3 20 9 -23
Lake Pukaki No. 2 556 8.9 0.2 4.6 .. 16.3 26 -4.0 2 22 .. ..
Fairlie 306 .. -1.6 .. .. .. .. -7.5 1 39 9 -7
Ikawai 70 11.7 1.4 6.6 .. 17.0 10 -3.5 21 43 10 ..
Temuka 24 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Timaru Aerodrome 23 11.4 1.4 6.4 +0.6 16.2 15 -3.4 3 30 10 -6
Adair 85 10.8 3.5 7.2 +0.5 15.7 27 -0.5 21 30 10 -6
Timaru 17 11.9 2.9 7.4 +0.9 17.4 27 -2.0 3 21 14 -15
Waimate 61 12.2 3.0 7.6 +0.7 17.7 10 -1.3 2 31 11 -12
Otematata 281 11.2 0.0 5.6 +0.2 17.9 26 -6.0 3 22 .. -3
Oamaru Aerodrome 30 11.1 2.9 7.0 .. 16.4 9 -1.3 3 45 10 ..
Tara Hills, Omarama 488 9.7 -1.1 4.3 +0.6 16.1 9 -6.9 2 29 12 -9
Lake Hawea 350 10.4 2.1 6.2 +0.9 15.4 10 -3.8 3 49 13 -15
Naseby Forest 610 8.7 -1.2 3.8 +0.5 16.0 9 -7.5 3 40 11 +2
Herbert Forest 61 11.7 1.4 6.6 .. 17.5 10 -3.0 3 39 10 +1
Palmerston 21 11.3 2.3 6.8 .. 14.9 27 -4.3 20 65 13 ..
Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti 6 11.4 1.5 6.4 +0.4 16.1 10 -1.5 1 58 11 +20
Taiaroa Head 76 10.0 6.1 8.0 +0.6 15.5 26 4.0 18 59 13 +6
Albert Town 293 11.6 5.1 8.4 .. 17.0 10 -6.5 3 42 14 ..


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