✨ Climatological Tables
27 JANUARY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 1971—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. |
Means of | Mean of A Max. |
B Min. |
Difference From Normal |
Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | Total Fall |
No. of Rain Days |
Difference From Normal |
Maximum Fall |
Bright Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | Date | °C | Date | mm | mm | mm | Amount | Date |
| Wallaceville, Upper Hutt | 56 | 20.9 | 10.5 | 15.7 | +0.9 | 28.3 | 31 | 3.3 | 9 | 56 | 6 | -51 |
| Whitemans Valley | 235 | 18.8 | 9.4 | 14.1 | ... | 24.0 | 31 | 2.3 | 9 | 45 | 8 | ... |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 81 | 11 | ... |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 16.0 | +1.8 | 22.7 | 18 | 8.2 | 12 | 189 | 10 | -17 |
| Cobb Dam | 824 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 12.4 | +1.1 | 21.5 | 13 | 3.1 | 9 | 189 | 10 | +19 |
| Murchison | 159 | 23.3 | 10.1 | 16.7 | ... | 27.3 | 13 | 4.9 | 10 | 66 | 9 | ... |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 20.3 | 7.9 | 14.1 | +1.4 | 24.8 | 13 | 3.9 | 1 | 96 | 9 | -31 |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 19.6 | 11.5 | 15.6 | +0.6 | 23.0 | 18 | 7.1 | 2 | 163 | 12 | -83 |
| Reefton | 198 | 22.7 | 10.5 | 16.6 | +1.7 | 29.3 | 14 | 5.6 | 1 | 129 | 8 | -23 |
| Totara Flat | 77 | 21.9 | 10.4 | 16.2 | +2.2 | 26.4 | 14 | 5.8 | 22 | 90 | 8 | -75 |
| Greymouth Aerodrome | 4 | 19.8 | 12.8 | 16.3 | +1.6 | 24.5 | 31 | 8.2 | 2 | 155 | 7 | -71 |
| Harihari | 45 | 20.3 | 10.7 | 15.5 | +1.6 | 23.7 | 14 | 4.6 | 21 | 210 | 14 | ... |
| Franz Josef | 122 | 19.1 | 10.9 | 15.0 | +1.5 | 22.4 | 30 | 6.0 | 2 | 364 | 13 | -98 |
| Haast | 4 | 18.2 | 10.8 | 14.5 | +1.2 | 22.2 | 31 | 6.0 | 2 | 280 | 15 | -45 |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 18.7 | 10.5 | 14.6 | +1.3 | 21.7 | 13 | 4.3 | 2 | 600 | 17 | +6 |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 16.9 | +0.7 | 26.0 | 21 | 8.1 | 8 | 90 | 7 | -1 |
| Golden Down Forest | 274 | 21.0 | 10.1 | 15.6 | +1.2 | 25.4 | 25 | 5.9 | 10 | 80 | 9 | -14 |
| Brightlands Bay, Marl. Sds. | 15 | 19.7 | 13.9 | 16.8 | ... | 23.4 | 17 | 10.8 | 5 | 53 | 9 | ... |
| Appleby | 17 | 20.8 | 12.3 | 16.6 | +0.6 | 25.6 | 21 | 8.6 | 10 | 42 | 5 | -29 |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 20.4 | 12.9 | 16.7 | +1.2 | 25.4 | 21 | 9.3 | 6 | 35 | 9 | -44 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 20.9 | ... | ... | ... | 25.8 | 17 | ... | ... | 113 | 8 | -65 |
| Moutere Hills | 137 | 21.0 | 12.8 | 16.9 | +0.4 | 25.6 | 21 | 9.6 | 9 | 53 | 5 | -28 |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 16.7 | +0.2 | 26.7 | 18 | 4.2 | 4 | 15 | 8 | -41 |
| Blenheim | 4 | 22.3 | 11.9 | 17.1 | +0.6 | 27.3 | 25 | 5.0 | 4 | 15 | 6 | -33 |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | 32 | 22.4 | 11.5 | 17.0 | +0.2 | 27.5 | 25 | 5.7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | -42 |
| Waihopai | 26 | 22.7 | 10.1 | 16.4 | +0.7 | 31.0 | 28 | 4.8 | 4 | 35 | 7 | -36 |
| Black Birch Range | 1,396 | 12.6 | 6.1 | 9.4 | ... | 18.5 | 12 | -0.2 | 3 | 36 | ... | ... |
| The Jordan, Awatere Valley | 305 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Vernon Lagoon | 2 | 21.1 | 11.0 | 16.1 | ... | 26.9 | 18 | 3.2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | ... |
| Lake Grassmere | 2 | 20.4 | 13.0 | 16.7 | +0.8 | 25.9 | 29 | 7.5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | -36 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 18.2 | 11.3 | 14.8 | ... | 23.0 | 19 | 7.9 | 5 | 11 | 4 | -42 |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 15.5 | +1.5 | 27.7 | 12 | 0.0 | 4 | 21 | 8 | -76 |
| Molesworth | 893 | 21.1 | 6.1 | 13.6 | +1.3 | 29.9 | 17 | -0.2 | 5 | 30 | 6 | -18 |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 18.9 | 11.9 | 15.4 | +0.5 | 25.2 | 19 | 7.0 | 4 | 15 | 5 | -64 |
| Balmoral Forest | 198 | 23.4 | 9.7 | 16.6 | +1.9 | 30.1 | 15 | 0.8 | 4 | 13 | 5 | -45 |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | 762 | 20.1 | 8.8 | 14.5 | +1.9 | 27.0 | 14 | 3.2 | 5 | 205 | 13 | -168 |
| Godley Peaks | 762 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 14.1 | ... | 25.9 | 25 | 2.4 | 5 | 35 | 6 | ... |
| Mount John | 1,027 | 19.0 | 7.6 | 13.3 | +0.9 | 24.8 | 18 | 2.8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | -40 |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn, Rng. | 1,555 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Craigieburn Forest | 915 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Camp Stream, Craigieburn Rg. |
1,433 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 21.9 | 9.7 | 15.8 | +1.6 | 27.8 | 28 | 3.9 | 4 | 16 | 8 | -55 |
| Highbank | 336 | 21.2 | 10.4 | 15.8 | +1.9 | 27.4 | 12 | 3.8 | 9 | 45 | 8 | -49 |
| Hororata | 192 | 23.4 | 9.5 | 16.5 | +2.0 | 31.4 | 25 | 0.8 | 4 | 26 | 8 | -53 |
| Winchmore | 160 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 16.3 | +2.1 | 30.5 | 25 | 1.7 | 5 | 31 | 7 | -50 |
| Ashburton | 101 | 24.0 | 10.5 | 17.3 | +1.9 | 36.3 | 25 | 2.7 | 5 | 27 | 6 | -47 |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | 20.2 | 10.2 | 15.2 | +0.5 | 27.4 | 19 | 5.0 | 23 | 23 | 8 | -59 |
| Rangiora | 46 | 21.4 | 10.3 | 15.9 | +1.3 | 29.1 | 19 | 3.9 | 23 | 18 | 7 | -46 |
| Darfield | 195 | 24.4 | 10.4 | 17.4 | +2.5 | 31.8 | 25 | 3.0 | 4 | 28 | 6 | -46 |
| Eyrewell Forest | 159 | 23.1 | 10.3 | 16.7 | +2.0 | 29.2 | 12 | 2.7 | 4 | 35 | 8 | -41 |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 21.1 | 11.9 | 16.5 | +1.5 | 29.6 | 19 | 6.3 | 23 | 23 | 7 | -33 |
| Christchurch | 7 | 21.7 | 12.0 | 16.9 | +1.5 | 30.8 | 19 | 5.7 | 23 | 16 | 4 | -45 |
| Bromley, Christchurch | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 5 | ... |
| Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch | 137 | 19.9 | 12.0 | 16.0 | ... | 27.1 | 29 | 7.4 | 23 | 18 | 5 | -42 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 21.9 | 10.8 | 16.4 | +1.6 | 28.8 | 12 | 4.7 | 23 | 13 | 4 | -56 |
| Onawe, Akaroa | 46 | 22.0 | 11.7 | 16.9 | +1.2 | 31.0 | 19 | 5.9 | 23 | 9 | 4 | -49 |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 15.3 | +1.3 | 27.8 | 15 | 2.7 | 5 | 9 | 4 | -36 |
| Lake Pukaki No. 1 | 506 | 21.9 | 9.7 | 15.8 | +2.1 | 27.0 | 18 | 4.2 | 9 | 22 | 4 | -42 |
| Lake Pukaki No. 2 | 556 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Fairlie | 306 | 21.4 | 8.7 | 15.1 | +1.3 | 29.0 | 18 | 2.3 | 22 | 34 | 8 | ... |
| Ikawai | 70 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Temuka | 24 | 20.7 | 10.5 | 15.6 | +1.8 | 29.3 | 19 | 3.6 | 5 | 27 | 6 | -54 |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 23 | 20.2 | 10.5 | 15.4 | +1.1 | 28.8 | 19 | 3.1 | 5 | 24 | 8 | -47 |
| Adair | 85 | 19.3 | 10.9 | 15.1 | +1.2 | 28.7 | 19 | 5.6 | 23 | 45 | 9 | -26 |
| Timaru | 17 | 20.3 | 11.3 | 15.8 | +0.7 | 28.1 | 19 | 4.9 | 23 | 37 | 9 | -37 |
| Waimate | 61 | 20.8 | 11.1 | 16.0 | +1.2 | 28.6 | 19 | 4.9 | 23 | 51 | 11 | -28 |
| Otematata | 281 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 18.7 | 10.4 | 14.6 | ... | 28.0 | 19 | 3.5 | 23 | 45 | 9 | ... |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 488 | 22.7 | 8.8 | 15.8 | +1.6 | 28.5 | 15 | 1.6 | 9 | 26 | 7 | -30 |
| Lake Hawea | 350 | 21.4 | 11.1 | 16.3 | +0.9 | 26.0 | 15 | 5.0 | 8 | 31 | 7 | -33 |
| Naseby Forest | 610 | 20.1 | 7.7 | 13.9 | +1.6 | 27.0 | 18 | 1.5 | 23 | 52 | 8 | -14 |
| Herbert Forest | 61 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 14.4 | ... | 26.5 | 19 | 3.5 | 22 | 72 | 7 | -7 |
| Palmerston | 21 | 19.2 | 9.6 | 14.4 | ... | 27.1 | 25 | 2.0 | 23 | 57 | 9 | ... |
| Cherry Farm, Waikouaiti | 6 | 18.8 | 9.5 | 14.2 | +1.3 | 26.5 | 19 | 3.0 | 22 | 45 | 9 | -21 |
| Taiaroa Head | 76 | 16.3 | 11.0 | 13.7 | +0.8 | 23.5 | 19 | 7.7 | 22 | 36 | 9 | -38 |
| Albert Town | 293 | 23.5 | 9.3 | 16.4 | ... | 29.1 | 14 | 2.6 | 8 | 32 | 4 | ... |
| Taieri | 24 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 20.0 | 10.1 | 15.1 | +1.6 | 29.6 | 18 | 3.1 | 23 | 62 | 9 | -19 |
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