New Zealand Gazette – 1971 – No. 82

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✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes

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

Station	Height of	Means of	Mean	Difference	Absolute Maximum and	Total	No.	Difference	Maximum
	Station Above M.S.L.	A Max. B Min.	of A and B	From Normal	Maximum Date Minimum Date	Fall mm	of Rain Days	From Normal	Fall Amount Date

Taiaroa Head .. .. 76 13.1 6.3 9.2 +0.6 19.0 10 2.0 23 65 11 +17 37 22 ..
Albert Town .. .. 293 14.2 2.3 8.3 .. 18.1 10 -3.4 24 92 11 .. 23 21 ..
Taieri .. .. 24 14.4 4.0 9.2 +0.9 21.1 10 -1.6 24 82 11 +31 37 22 ..
Berwick Forest .. .. 18 14.4 3.5 9.0 +0.7 21.1 27 -2.4 24 65 13 +12 17 22 ..
Dunedin Airport .. 1 14.4 4.0 9.2 +0.7 20.4 10 -0.8 12 67 13 +21 25 22 144
Musselburgh, Dunedin .. 2 13.3 5.4 9.4 +0.2 20.4 10 2.0 15 74 11 +18 33 22 143
Oamaru .. .. 30 14.4 5.1 9.8 +0.7 20.5 19 -1.0 24 12 8 -24 5 11 161
West Arm, Lake Manapouri 180 9.7 3.1 6.4 +0.6 14.8 10 -1.4 24 541 26 +211 71 10 ..
Borland Saddle .. .. 991 4.6 -0.8 1.9 .. 9.0 10 -5.0 25 294 17 .. 61 10 ..
Queenstown .. .. 329 12.9 3.6 8.3 +0.3 18.9 10 -0.3 24 106 15 +40 39 10 165
Queenstown Aerodrome .. 352 12.6 2.4 7.5 .. 19.0 10 -1.9 24 79 12 .. 35 10 ..
Mid Dome .. .. 387 11.5 3.7 7.6 -0.2 18.4 10 -3.3 24 106 14 +35 34 10 ..
Cromwell .. .. 213 14.4 3.3 8.9 +0.2 19.2 10 -2.6 24 54 11 +26 25 10 ..
Moa Creek .. .. 427 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Earnscleugh .. .. 152 14.9 2.6 8.8 +0.8 20.5 10 -3.1 24 48 7 +25 26 10 ..
Alexandra .. .. 141 14.7 3.4 9.1 +0.4 21.7 10 -2.3 24 35 9 +15 15 10 160
Roxburgh (Power Station) 110 13.9 3.1 8.5 -0.6 20.0 10 -2.3 24 36 12 +3 7 28 ..
Moa Flat .. .. 410 11.5 2.2 6.9 -0.1 17.1 10 -2.4 23 62 12 +11 11 22 ..
Mahinerangi Dam .. 396 11.6 2.2 6.9 .. 17.0 10 -1.9 23 95 14 .. 34 21 ..
Tapanui .. .. 226 12.6 3.6 8.1 -0.1 18.5 10 -0.7 24 91 14 +25 32 21 ..
Rankleburn Forest .. 255 .. 3.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. -2.6 24 96 15 .. 26 21 ..
Taieri Mouth .. .. 15 13.2 3.9 8.6 .. 20.4 27 -1.5 24 83 9 .. 38 22 ..
Otatau .. .. 55 13.1 2.7 7.9 -0.1 19.0 10 -4.0 24 164 17 .. 28 10 131
Winton .. .. 44 12.9 3.8 8.4 0.0 18.3 10 -1.6 24 94 15 .. 20 21 134
Gore, D.S.I.R. .. 124 12.5 3.7 8.1 .. 19.4 10 -1.9 24 79 22 .. 17 21 130
Hokonui Forest .. 46 13.5 4.4 9.0 +0.6 18 5 10 -1.0 17 100 18 +26 26 21 ..
Woodlands .. .. 47 12.8 3.9 8.4 .. 16.9 18 -1.3 24 123 23 .. 25 21 ..
Invercargill Aerodrome .. 0 13.7 3.7 8.7 +0.8 18.3 10 -1.8 24 142 21 +58 21 21 116
Tiwai Point, Bluff .. 5 12.6 6.3 9.5 .. 18.0 10 0.7 24 164 21 .. 22 4 ..
Milton .. .. 18 14.0 4.1 9.0 +0.5 20.3 27 -1.3 17 86 13 +35 33 22 ..
Finegand, Balclutha .. 6 13.7 3.9 8.8 +0.6 20.1 10 -2.1 24 78 16 .. 22 21 125
Nugget Point .. .. 131 11.8 5.1 8.5 .. 17.4 10 1.2 5 114 26 .. 21 22 ..
Rarotonga Airport, Cook Is. 5 25.8 20.3 23.1 +1.6 27.7 1 16.6 11 69 14 -45 19 26 180
Raoul Island, Kermadec Is. 38 19.9 14.4 17.2 +1.2 21.9 23 10.8 4 79 12 -30 32 19 172
Waitangi, Chatham Islands 48 12.4 6.7 9.6 +1.6 14.7 28 2.1 15 48 17 -16 11 20 125
Campbell Island .. 15 7.4 2.1 4.8 -0.1 10.1 10 1.8 6 124 25 .. 18 27 58
Scott Base, Antarctica .. 18 .. .. -23.2 +5.1 -8.3 24 -44.3 14 .. .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS

Te Paki Station, Te Hapua, July 1971 .. .. 58 15.8 8.0 11.9 +0.4 18.4 26 2.5 13 234 21 +49 47 21 ..
Te Paki Station, Te Hapua, Aug. 1971 .. .. 58 17.1 8.1 12.6 +0.7 19.5 25 1.4 20 134 22 +20 56 26 ..
Woodhill Forest, July 1971 31 14.0 6.0 10.0 -0.4 17.4 1 -2.0 17 108 16 -24 37 2 ..
Woodhill Forest, Aug. 1971 31 15.9 7.9 11.9 +1.2 19.6 17 -0.4 23 156 18 +37 27 4 ..
Minginui Forest, Aug. 1971 366 .. 2.7 .. .. .. .. .. -6.3 23 257 17 +120 66 11 ..
Whatawhata, Aug. 1971 .. 104 15.2 6.9 11.1 +1.6 18.4 16 -0.5 22 214 18 +69 32 30 134
Franz Josef, Aug. 1971 .. 122 12.7 3.3 8.0 +0.4 16.1 12 -1.4 3 384 19 -58 83 31 ..
The Jordan, Awatere Valley, July 1971 .. .. 305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
The Jordan, Awatere Valley, Aug. 1971 .. 305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Temuka, Aug. 1971 .. 24 12.1 2.4 7.3 +1.3 17.3 15 -2.9 21 30 11 .. 9 17 ..

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 SEPTEMBER 1971

General—In contrast with previous months, September was marked by a greater frequency than normal of winds from a westerly quarter. It was also a warm month, especially in the east. Farmers found the weather too wet over the greater part of the North Island. On the other hand, in parts of Canterbury it was too dry.

Unusually violent north-westerly gales buffeted Canterbury and Otago on the 10th and 11th, with considerable damage in some inland districts.

Rainfall—Rainfall was above normal over the North Island north of Paraparaumu and Masterton; and in the South Island on the West Coast and in the Alps, and in Southland and most of

Otago. In Waikato and parts of Bay of Plenty and in Central Hawke’s Bay it was more than double the normal value.

In Nelson, Marlborough, most of Canterbury, and North Otago rainfall was below normal, being less than half in some coastal districts from north of Timaru to west of Nelson city.

Temperatures—Temperatures were 1°c above normal in eastern districts of both Islands but close to or only slightly above normal in the west.

Sunshine—West of the main ranges from Waikato to Manawatu sunshine was 20–50 hours below normal. It was also below normal on the Southland coast.

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