New Zealand Gazette – 1972 – No. 6

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✨ Climatological Table and Weather Notes



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 6

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

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine
Means of Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum Total Fall No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall
A Max. B Min. Maximum Date Minimum Amount Date
Metres °C °C °C °C °C mm mm Hrs.
Dunedin Airport .. 1 20.0 9.5 14.8 +1.3 29.2 18 2.5 23 52 13 −14 19 20 | 145
Musselburgh, Dunedin .. 2 19.1 11.3 15.2 +1.3 31.0 19 7.0 21 56 12 −18 19 26 | 143
Oamaru .. 30 19.2 10.8 15.0 +0.6 26.5 18 4.2 8 54 8 −10 17 26 | 148
West Arm, Lake Manapouri 180 19.4 9.8 14.6 +1.5 25.9 14 4.0 2 378 17 +58 95 25 | ..
Borland Saddle .. 991 .. .. .. +1.5 28.2 14 4.2 8 43 8 −18 20 19 | 211
Queenstown .. 329 21.8 10.3 16.1 +1.5 28.2 14 4.0 2 46 8 .. 22 19 | ..
Queenstown Aerodrome .. 352 21.2 9.3 15.3 .. 26.5 14 4.0 2 78 .. −6 34 19 | ..
Mid Dome .. 387 20.7 8.1 14.4 +1.1 27.5 18 1.6 2 33 10 −3 13 26 | ..
Cromwell .. 213 24.1 10.5 17.3 +1.0 30.9 14 4.4 8 38 9 −5 9 19 | ..
Moa Creek .. 427 22.8 7.3 15.1 +1.8 28.7 15 −0.5 9 17 7 −16 9 19 | ..
Earnscleugh .. 152 23.8 9.7 16.8 +1.8 31.6 14 3.1 5 34 12 −1 11 19 | 192
Alexandra .. 141 23.6 11.0 17.3 +1.4 30.0 14 5.0 1 47 10 −1 15 19 | ..
Roxburgh (Power Station) 110 23.1 10.8 17.0 +1.9 30.0 11 2.5 1 73 12 −6 23 19 | ..
Moa Flat .. 410 19.5 8.6 14.1 +2.1 26.3 11 2.7 1 67 12 −32 19 20 | ..
Mahinerangi Dam .. 396 17.5 8.6 13.1 +1.3 24.5 12 2.5 23 72 15 −7 19 19 | ..
Tapanui .. 226 20.2 9.4 14.8 +1.4 28.0 18 4.5 5 71 10 −5 19 19 | ..
Rankleburn Forest .. 255 19.3 8.8 14.1 +1.1 28.2 18 3.0 5 49 9 .. 19 20 | ..
Taieri Mouth .. 15 17.7 9.0 13.4 .. 26.5 19 3.2 5 71 9 −20 20 19 | 120
Otatau .. 55 19.2 7.8 13.5 +0.3 26.6 15 1.2 4 79 12 .. 24 19 | 165
Winton .. 44 19.8 8.8 14.3 +0.7 28.0 17 1.2 4 61 17 .. 23 19 | 129
Gore .. 124 19.6 9.7 14.7 .. 28.7 18 4.2 23 73 14 −16 36 19 | ..
Hokonui Forest .. 46 20.2 9.1 14.7 +1.1 27.0 17 2.0 4 81 16 .. 22 19 | ..
Woodlands .. 47 20.2 8.5 14.4 .. 26.6 12 2.2 4 96 15 +5 22 25 | 158
Invercargill Aerodrome .. 0 19.8 9.1 14.1 +1.8 26.5 18 3.0 5 90 13 .. 32 25 | ..
Tiwai Point, Bluff .. 5 18.5 10.4 14.5 .. 28.2 17 4.9 2 45 12 .. 19 19 | ..
Milton .. 18 20.0 9.5 14.8 +0.9 29.9 18 1.6 5 35 9 .. 20 19 | 146
Finegand, Balclutha .. 6 19.2 9.0 14.1 +0.7 26.6 18 2.0 6 58 22 .. 16 19 | ..
Nugget Point .. 131 16.8 10.0 13.4 .. 23.6 25 6.5 8 135 15 −104 54 20 | 221
Rarotonga Airport, Cook Is. 5 28.4 22.8 25.6 +0.7 29.6 10 20.4 13 41 13 −55 12 4 | 202
Raoul Island, Kermadec Is. 38 22.2 18.1 20.2 −0.3 25.6 3 16.1 6 26 10 −32 5 3 | 218
Waitangi, Chatham Islands 48 16.2 9.4 12.8 −0.2 20.7 31 3.9 12 151 .. .. 32 18 | 92
Campbell Island .. 15 11.9 6.3 9.1 +0.6 17.2 30 −0.9 5 .. .. .. .. .. | ..
Scott Base, Antarctica .. 18 −2.3 −8.7 −5.5 −0.1 2.4 21 −12.5 13 .. .. .. .. .. | ..
Lake Vanda, Antarctica .. 104 2.9 −3.1 −0.1 .. 8.6 26 −7.4 10 .. .. .. .. .. | ..

LATE RETURNS
Te Paki Station, Te Hapua, November 1971 58 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 93 .. +17 34 16 231
Woodhill Forest, November 1971 31 19.9 10.5 15.2 +0.3 22.0 12 3.8 3 137 16 +51 44 16 | ..
Tairua Forest, November 1971 .. 3 20.5 10.6 15.6 −0.1 23.4 14 7.2 12 127 12 +10 38 15 | ..
Pukekohe, November 1971 82 19.6 11.0 15.3 .. 21.0 9 7.5 2 135 17 .. 34 8 | 186
Makahu Spur, November 1971 .. 1,479 9.6 2.2 5.9 .. 16.0 29 −2.0 3 .. .. .. .. .. | ..
Ruatoria, November 1971 61 20.8 10.8 15.8 +0.9 24.8 30 6.1 3 159 16 +62 52 16 | ..
Mangatu Forest, November 1971 .. 174 20.5 9.4 15.0 +0.5 26.0 29 5.5 2 91 12 +7 21 16 | ..
Kahui, Taihape, October 1971 .. 518 14.5 6.7 10.6 .. 18.6 17 3.0 1 130 19 .. 27 18 | ..
Kahui, Taihape, November 1971 .. 518 18.1 8.0 13.1 .. 20.4 17 1.3 22 71 15 .. 15 26 | ..
Whitemans Valley, November 1971 .. 235 16.7 7.5 12.1 .. 20.5 6 3.0 22 78 8 .. 33 19 | ..
Christchurch, November 1971 .. 7 19.0 8.9 14.0 +0.2 24.9 30 6.0 22 29 7 −22 13 14 | ..
Ikawai, November 1971 .. 70 17.6 6.7 12.2 .. 23.0 29 2.0 23 34 6 .. 19 15 | ..
Temuka, November 1971 .. 24 17.8 6.8 12.3 +0.1 26.0 29 2.5 12 50 8 .. 17 13 | ..
Moa Creek, November 1971 .. 427 17.8 4.3 11.1 0.0 24.2 10 0.1 16 39 9 +9 14 15 | ..
Ngaumu Forest, November 1971 .. 244 18.8 7.2 13.0 +0.6 23.4 12 2.4 2 59 11 −17 14 16 | ..
Makaretu, November 1971 335 19.9 8.1 13.6 .. 23.4 12 1.1 22 93 14 .. 13 20 | ..

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 DECEMBER 1971

General—December was a warm month, and dry in the South Island. It was a good month for stock, and there was plenty of growth except in parts of Marlborough and Canterbury, where it was too dry. As in most previous months of 1971, there was an unusually high frequency of north-easterly winds.

Rainfall—In the South Island rainfall was below normal, except in Western Southland. In Marlborough, Canterbury, and parts of Central Otago it was from a tenth to a half of the normal value.

In the North Island rainfall was mainly within 50 percent of the normal value. However, in parts of Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, and Northern Hawke’s Bay it was more than 50 percent above; while in Wellington it was more than 50 percent below normal.

Very little rain was recorded anywhere in the country from the 10th to the 18th, and most places had none during this period.

Temperatures—Temperatures were above normal, mainly by 1–1½°C.



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