New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 72

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✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes



30 SEPTEMBER

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

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine
Means of A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal
Metres °C °C °C
Taieri 24 12.0 1.6 6.8
Berwick Forest 18 11.7 1.7 6.7
Dunedin Airport 1 12.0 0.8 6.4
Musselburgh, Dunedin 2 11.3 4.8 8.1
Oamaru 30 11.5 3.7 7.6
West Arm, Lake Manapouri 180 7.1 2.0 4.6
Borland Saddle 991 5.5 0.4 3.0
Queenstown 329 9.9 1.8 5.9
Queenstown Aerodrome 352 10.1 3.5 6.8
Mid Dome 387 11.3 0.7 6.0
Cromwell 213 11.2 0.2 5.7
Moa Creek 427 .. .. ..
Earnscleugh 152 12.0 –0.8 5.6
Alexandra 141 11.9 0.0 6.0
Roxburgh (Power Station) 110 12.0 1.5 6.8
Moa Flat 410 9.8 1.6 5.7
Mahinerangi Dam 396 9.7 0.7 5.2
Tapanui 226 11.6 2.7 7.2
Rankleburn Forest 255 10.2 1.9 6.1
Taieri Mouth 15 11.0 2.6 6.8
Otautau 55 11.6 1.1 6.4
Winton 44 11.9 2.1 7.0
Gore 72 11.7 2.4 7.1
Hokonui Forest 46 11.9 1.9 6.9
Woodlands 47 11.6 2.5 7.1
Invercargill Aerodrome 0 11.6 1.5 6.6
Tiwai Point, Bluff 5 11.4 3.3 7.4
Milton 18 11.4 0.7 6.0
Finegand, Balclutha 6 11.4 1.9 6.7
Nugget Point 131 10.2 4.8 7.5
Rarotonga Airport, Cook Is. 5 24.9 19.1 22.0
Raoul Island, Kermadec Is. 38 19.4 14.9 17.2
Waitangi, Chatham Islands 48 11.3 6.5 8.9
Campbell Island 15 8.2 3.3 5.8
Scott Base, Antarctica 18 .. .. –30.4

LATE RETURNS

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine
Means of A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal
Metres °C °C °C
Te Aroha, July 1971 12 14.5 2.0 8.3
Tarawera Forest, July 1971 61 14.4 –0.6 6.6
Whatawahata, July 1971 104 13.7 4.1 9.0
Ruatoria, July 1971 61 14.0 5.7 9.9
Makaretu, July 1971 335 10.9 3.4 7.2
Ski Basin, Craigieburn, July 1971 1,555 0.5 –4.3 –1.9
Craigieburn Forest, July 1971 915 6.1 –2.5 1.8
Camp Stream, Craigieburn, July 1971 1,433 1.0 –2.3 –0.7
Lake Pukaki No. 2, July 1971 556 4.7 –1.9 1.4
Adair, July 1971 85 9.3 1.7 5.5
Lower Retaruke, June 1971 223 14.6 5.7 10.1

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 AUGUST 1971

General—August was unusually mild, especially in the North Island, and it brought to an end a particularly mild winter. Farming conditions varied considerably. In some northern and eastern districts of the North Island and also in Otago the ground was too wet. In Northland, in eastern districts of the North Island, and about Cook Strait serious losses of new-born lambs were reported, some in a violent south-easterly gale with rain affecting especially the Cook Strait area from the 16th to the 18th.

This was another month with an unusually high frequency of north-easterly flow.

Rainfall—In the North Island rainfall was mainly up to 50 percent above normal, but in the South Island it was predominantly 25 percent below normal.

Central Canterbury with Banks Peninsula had less than half the normal value. On the other hand, several areas had more than double the normal value, namely Northland, from south of Kai-taia to Whangarei, the East Coast as far south as Tokomaru Bay, and the area about Cook Strait.

Northland received its heaviest rain on the 2nd and 3rd, some stations recording as much as 200 mm over these 2 days; and flooding was reported. The East Coast’s heavy rain was on the 7th. The area about Cook Strait received its heavy rain on the 16th and 17th; Wellington Airport was drenched by 131 mm in 12 hours.

Temperatures—Temperatures were well above normal, except in Fiordland and on the Southland and Otago coast, where they were close to normal. Departures averaged 1½°C over the North Island, reaching more than 2°C around Rotorua and Waiouru. Over most



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