Climatological Tables




CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January 1972—continued

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Means of Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sun-shine
Metres A Max. B Min. Maximum Date Minimum Date
Queenstown Aerodrome 352 20.7 8.6 14.7 ... 26.2 1 3.7
Mid Dome 387 19.4 7.5 13.5 ... 29.2 1 2.1
Cromwell 213 23.0 9.3 16.2 −1.1 30.4 1 2.8
Moa Creek 427 20.7 5.6 13.2 −0.9 28.4 1 −0.8
Earnscleugh 152 22.9 7.2 15.1 −0.6 31.8 1 1.4
Alexandra 141 22.2 9.1 15.7 −1.2 30.6 1 3.0
Roxburgh (Power Station) 110 21.6 8.5 15.1 −0.8 31.0 1 3.5
Moa Flat 410 18.4 6.6 12.5 −0.2 27.7 1 2.0
Mahinerangi Dam 396 ... 6.8 ... ... ... ... ...
Tapanui 226 18.6 7.7 13.2 −1.0 30.1 1 3.8
Rankleburn Forest 255 18.0 7.2 12.6 −1.1 27.5 1 2.6
Taieri Mouth 15 18.0 8.1 13.1 ... 25.1 1 2.7
Otautau 55 17.9 7.1 12.5 −1.4 28.8 1 0.5
Winton 44 17.9 7.8 12.9 −2.1 28.5 1 2.0
Gore, D.S.I.R. 124 17.9 7.9 12.9 ... 28.1 1 4.4
Hokonui Forest 46 18.1 7.6 12.9 −1.6 29.0 1 1.3
Woodlands 47 17.9 7.5 12.7 ... 29.0 1 1.6
Invercargill Aerodrome 0 17.3 7.8 12.6 −0.8 28.5 1 1.4
Tiwai Point, Bluff 5 16.6 9.9 13.3 ... 24.0 1 6.0
Milton 18 19.3 7.9 13.6 −0.8 28.8 1 1.2
Finegand, Balclutha 6 18.3 8.1 13.2 −0.9 27.2 1 2.0
Nugget Point 131 16.1 9.2 12.7 ... 22.2 1 5.6
Rarotonga Airport, Cook Is. 5 29.1 23.3 26.2 +0.6 30.8 29 21.3
Raoul Island, Kermadec Is. 38 22.6 18.3 20.5 −1.0 24.0 30 15.5
Waitangi, Chatham Islands 48 17.1 10.1 13.6 −0.6 20.7 2 5.4
Campbell Island 15 12.3 6.4 9.4 +0.1 16.9 3 1.4
Scott Base, Antarctica 18 −2.7 −8.5 −5.6 −0.3 2.8 4 −17.7
Lake Vanda, Antarctica 104 3.3 −3.3 0.0 ... 7.1 2 −11.4

LATE RETURNS

Station Date Height of Station Above M.S.L. Means of Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sun-shine
Metres A Max. B Min. Maximum Date Minimum Date
Owairaka, December 1971 41 22.0 14.8 18.4 +1.4 24.6 28 8.5
Oratia, December 1971 41 22.6 12.4 17.5 +1.1 25.3 28 5.5
Purukohukohu, December 1971 631 17.5 10.1 13.8 ... 20.4 11 6.1
Waimihia, December 1971 743 18.4 9.2 13.8 +0.9 22.0 28 0.5
Ardmore, December 1971 31 22.8 12.5 17.7 ... 25.0 28 6.4
Lake Taharoa, October 1971 15 16.7 10.7 13.7 ... 20.3 22 4.5
Lake Taharoa November 1971 15 19.5 11.6 15.6 ... 27.3 27 6.3
Lake Taharoa, December 1971 15 21.0 13.3 17.2 ... 26.2 31 8.3
Otutira, December 1971 579 19.8 11.2 15.5 +1.0 23.1 24 7.8
Te Wera Forest, December 1971 180 20.8 10.0 15.4 +0.9 23.8 27 3.0
Makahu Spur, December 1971 1,479 13.1 6.4 9.8 ... 18.0 1 0.4
Makahu Saddle December 1971 974 16.8 7.3 12.1 ... 21.7 29 2.9
Havelock North, December 1971 9 21.5 11.3 16.4 +0.1 27.7 20 4.9
Makaretu, December 1971 335 19.9 8.1 13.6 ... 23.4 29 1.1
Mt. Bruce, December 1971 305 20.5 9.5 15.0 ... 28.0 17 1.2
Lower Retaruke, December 1971 223 22.6 11.0 16.8 ... 26.1 28 5.4
Pauatahanui, December 1971 31 20.5 12.1 16.3 ... 29.0 30 6.4
Ski Basin, Craigieburn Range, December 1971 1,555 13.2 4.8 9.0 +1.6 19.0 13 −0.4
Craigieburn Forest, December 1971 915 19.6 7.3 13.5 +1.7 26.6 13 2.0
Camp Stream, Craigieburn Range, December 1971 1,433 14.9 6.2 10.6 +1.6 21.1 13 0.4
Bromley, Christchurch, December 1971 10 20.8 12.8 16.8 +2.0 29.5 19 6.8
Lake Pukaki No. 2, December 1971 556 21.8 9.8 15.8 ... 29.1 18 4.5
Ikawai, December 1971 70 19.9 9.7 14.8 ... 27.0 18 2.5
Taieri, December 1971 24 20.1 9.8 15.0 +1.5 30.1 18 4.4
Tarawera Forest, December 1971 61 22.1 12.1 17.1 +0.8 26.0 24 5.1
Borland Saddle, December 1971 991 14.1 6.3 10.2 ... 23.2 14 0.8

Erratum—
Tauranga, December 1971

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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.

A rain day is equal to or greater than 0.1 mm.



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