New Zealand Gazette – 1972 – No. 53

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✨ Climatological Tables



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

Station Height Above M.S.L. Means of Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine
A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal
Metres °C °C °C °C
Makara 279 12.3 7.3 9.8 +0.5
Karori, Wellington 152 13.4 6.1 9.8 . .
Wainuiomata 82 14.1 6.1 10.1 . .
Gracefield, Lower Hutt 34 14.6 7.7 11.2 +0.6
Wellington Airport 6 14.7 8.8 11.8 +1.0
Kaitoke 191 13.4 4.2 8.8 . .
Wallaceville, Upper Hutt 56 14.6 5.0 9.8 -0.1
Whitemans Valley 235 14.2 4.1 9.2 . .
Farewell Spit 3 15.8 7.5 11.7 . .
Patons Rock, Takaka 3 . . . . . . . .
Westport Aerodrome 2 14.1 6.8 10.5 -0.3
Cobb Dam 824 10.1 2.2 6.2 +0.3
Murchison 159 12.6 4.1 8.4 . .
Lake Rotoiti 634 10.8 0.6 5.7 -0.4
Hokitika Aerodrome 39 13.3 4.9 9.1 -0.3
Reefton 198 12.2 4.0 8.1 +0.4
Totara Flat 77 12.3 4.2 8.3 +0.4
Greymouth Aerodrome 4 13.4 6.1 9.8 -1.0
Harihari 45 13.5 2.8 8.2 -1.1
Franz Josef 122 12.3 3.9 8.1 -1.1
Haast 4 12.8 5.4 9.1 -0.7
Milford Sound 3 11.5 3.3 7.4 -0.8
Riwaka, Motueka 8 15.5 4.2 9.9 -0.2
Golden Downs Forest 274 13.1 3.5 8.3 +0.7
Brightlands Bay, Marl. Sds. 15 15.7 9.4 12.6 . .
Appleby 47 14.9 5.3 10.1 -0.2
Nelson Aerodrome 2 14.8 4.4 9.6 +0.2
Rai Valley 79 15.2 2.5 8.9 0.0
Moutere Hills 137 14.3 6.7 10.5 +0.5
Blenheim Aerodrome 27 15.5 4.0 9.8 +0.1
Blenheim 4 15.8 4.7 10.3 -0.4
Wither Hills, Blenheim 32 15.9 5.6 10.8 +0.9
Waihopai 26 14.5 3.5 9.0 0.0
Black Birch Range 1,396 7.7 0.2 4.0 +0.2
Vernon Lagoon 2 15.5 3.9 9.7 . .
Lake Grassmere 2 14.7 5.4 10.1 -0.1
Cape Campbell 3 14.3 5.2 9.8 . .
Hanmer Forest 387 13.2 1.2 7.2 +0.3
Molesworth 893 10.8 -0.5 5.7 +1.0
Kaikoura 99 14.1 6.9 10.5 +0.2
Balmoral Forest 198 14.3 1.5 7.9 +0.5
The Hermitage, Mt. Cook 762 10.1 0.1 5.1 0.0
Godley Peaks 762 8.7 -1.0 4.9 . .
Mount John 1,027 8.7 0.5 4.6 +0.5
Ski Basin, Craigieburn Rg. 1,555 4.9 1.8 3.4 +1.9
Craigieburn Forest 915 8.9 -1.5 5.2 +0.6
Camp Stream, Craigieburn Rg. 1,433 5.5 1.9 3.7 +1.0
Lake Coleridge 364 12.7 1.3 7.0 -0.2
Highbank 336 13.3 3.2 8.3 +0.1
Hororata 192 . . 1.8 . . . .
Winchmore 160 13.6 2.7 8.2 +0.7
Ashburton 101 14.3 3.1 8.7 +0.3
Ashley Forest 107 14.2 3.8 9.0 +0.2
Rangiora 46 14.5 2.6 8.6 +0.5
Darfield 195 13.1 3.0 8.1 +0.2
Eyrewell Forest 159 14.5 2.5 8.5 +1.1
Christchurch Airport 30 14.2 2.7 8.5 +0.2
Christchurch 7 14.2 2.9 8.6 -0.1
Bromley, Christchurch 10 14.3 4.2 9.3 +0.6
Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch 137 14.4 6.4 10.4 . .
Lincoln 11 14.6 2.9 8.8 +0.7
Onawe, Akaroa 46 14.4 5.6 10.0 -0.1
Lake Tekapo 683 11.1 0.5 5.8 +0.2
Haddon 399 . . . . . . . .
Lake Pukaki 556 11.2 1.7 6.5 . .
Fairlie 306 14.6 1.4 8.0 +1.6
Twizel 457 11.4 -1.5 6.2 . .
Ikawai 70 14.4 1.9 8.2 . .
Temuka 24 . . . . . . . .
Timaru Aerodrome 23 14.6 2.6 8.6 +1.1
Adair 85 14.3 4.3 9.3 +0.9
Timaru 17 . . 3.3 . . . .
Waimate 61 15.3 3.6 9.5 +0.7
Oamaru Aerodrome 30 13.5 3.5 8.5 +0.3
Tara Hills, Omarama 488 11.6 0.0 5.8 +0.6
Lake Hawea 350 11.9 2.5 7.2 +0.2
Naseby Forest 610 9.9 -0.3 5.1 +0.1
Herbert Forest 61 14.1 2.2 8.2 . .


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