New Zealand Gazette – 1972 – No. 92

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✨ Climatological Table and Notes



9 NOVEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2463

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for September 1972—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 °C mm mm mm Hrs
Taiaroa Head .. 76 13.8 6.4 10.1 +1.5 22.8 6 3.1 10,28 148 18 +100 60 8
Wanaka Post Office 296 14.9 4.5 9.7 .. 20.2 6 -3.5 30 141 .. +83 61 8
Taieri .. 24 15.8 5.2 10.5 +2.2 22.9 6 0.6 29 108 11 +57 55 8
Berwick Forest .. 18 15.7 4.8 10.3 +2.0 23.5 6 -0.6 29 146 16 +93 60 8
Dunedin Airport.. 1 15.6 4.9 10.3 +1.8 22.6 6 0.4 29 123 16 +77 64 8
Musselburgh, Dunedin .. 2 15.1 5.8 10.5 +1.3 24.0 6 1.2 3 129 16 +73 69 8
Oamaru .. 30 16.1 6.2 11.2 +2.1 24.2 6 0.4 22 39 8 +3 23 8
West Arm, Lake Manapouri 180 10.3 4.5 7.4 +1.6 15.6 6 0.3 9 785 25 +455 88 14
Queenstown .. 329 14.0 4.8 9.4 +1.4 20.1 6 0.2 30 175 15 +109 63 8
Queenstown Aerodrome .. 352 13.8 4.0 8.9 .. 20.8 6 -1.2 17 137 15 .. 53 8
Mid Dome .. 387 13.9 3.9 8.9 +1.0 20.5 6 -1.1 29,30 206 .. +135 63 8
Cromwell .. 213 15.9 4.9 10.4 +1.7 21.7 6 0.3 4 86 10 +58 43 8
Ophir .. 305 14.8 3.5 9.2 +1.9 20.6 6 -4.0 22 82 8 +54 37 8
Moa Creek .. 427 13.8 1.0 7.4 +1.2 20.6 7 -6.4 18 73 8 +50 40 8
Earnscleugh .. 152 16.6 3.8 10.2 +2.2 23.9 6 -2.5 22 89 11 +66 52 8
Alexandra .. 141 16.2 4.8 10.5 +1.8 22.8 26 -1.2 22 78 13 +58 47 8
Roxburgh (Power Station).. 110 15.9 4.3 10.1 +1.0 23.1 6 0.0 9,29 92 12 +59 56 8
Moa Flat .. 410 12.9 2.7 7.8 +0.8 19.4 5,6 -1.2 30 172 19 +121 68 8
Mahinerangi Dam .. 396 12.6 3.2 7.9 +1.3 19.8 5 -2.5 29 152 17 +81 59 8
Tapanui .. 226 13.6 4.1 8.9 +0.7 20.0 5 -0.1 28 184 20 +118 61 8
Rankleburn Forest .. 255 13.8 3.8 8.8 +1.1 20.8 7 0.6 29 204 18 +146 59 8
Taieri Mouth .. 15 14.4 5.4 9.9 .. 23.9 6 0.7 29 150 14 +92 54 8
Otautau .. 55 14.0 5.4 9.7 +1.7 19.2 6,7 0.0 22 194 19 +110 39 7
Winton .. 44 14.1 5.6 9.9 +1.5 20.8 6 0.7 22 150 19 .. 26 7
Gore, DSIR .. 124 13.4 5.4 9.4 .. 19.7 5 0.4 28 162 21 +98 33 8
Hokonui Forest .. 46 13.8 5.8 9.8 +1.4 20.0 6 2.0 2 171 22 +97 28 7
Woodlands .. 47 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Invercargill Aerodrome .. 0 13.3 5.3 9.3 +1.4 19.7 6 2.3 19,20 171 23 +87 35 7
Tiwai Point, Bluff .. 5 12.9 6.0 9.5 .. 18.5 6 0.5 11 169 23 .. 35 7
Milton .. 18 15.0 5.2 10.1 +1.6 22.3 6 0.9 29 142 19 +19 46 8
Finegand, Balclutha .. 6 14.7 4.9 9.8 +1.6 21.0 13 -0.3 24 131 18 .. 30 8
Nugget Point .. 131 13.3 5.7 9.5 .. 20.7 6 2.2 28 161 23 +105 29 9
Rarotonga Airport, Cook Is. 5 24.8 18.4 21.6 -0.3 27.5 23 10.1 18 83 16 -31 24 20
Raoul Island, Kermadec Is. 38 18.8 14.0 16.4 +0.1 20.8 21 11.9 18 75 11 -34 22 14
Waitangi, Chatham Islands 48 11.8 6.1 9.0 0.0 14.4 1 1.2 18 93 14 +29 55 3
Campbell Island .. 15 8.1 2.0 5.7 +0.2 9.8 5,18 -5.8 9 137 29 +35 15 12
Scott Base, Antarctica .. 18 .. .. -24.7 +2.7 -5.6 3 -44.8 28 .. .. .. .. ..

LATE RETURNS

| Whatawhata, Aug. 1972 .. | 104 | 13.4 | 4.4 | 8.9 | -0.6 | 16.9 | 30 | -2.2 | 3 | 181 | 18 | +36 | 40 | 11 | 154 |
| Minginui Forest, Aug. 1972 | 366 | 12.0 | -1.5 | 5.3 | -1.0 | 15.9 | 31 | -8.2 | 3 | 132 | 14 | -5 | 36 | 12 | .. |
| Pureora Forest, Aug. 1972.. | 549 | .. | -0.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | -7.9 | 3 | 205 | 18 | +32 | 52 | 11 | .. |
| Mangatu Forest, Aug. 1972 | 174 | 12.1 | 2.9 | 7.5 | +1.4 | 17.5 | 31 | -3.0 | 31 | 58 | 13 | -79 | 20 | 13 | .. |
| Makahu Spur, Aug. 1972 .. | 1479 | 1.7 | -3.2 | -0.7 | .. | 10.9 | 31 | -6.4 | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whiteman Valley, Aug. 1972 | 235 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 6.2 | .. | 13.5 | 11 | -2.9 | 20 | 118 | 19 | .. | 17 | 26,30 | .. |
| Black Birch Range, Aug. 1972 | 1396 | 2.5 | -3.2 | -0.4 | .. | 12.0 | 31 | -7.6 | 18 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ikawai, Aug. 1972 .. | 70 | 11.2 | 0.5 | 5.9 | .. | 17.0 | 31 | -4.0 | 7 | 16 | 5 | .. | 4 | 25 | .. |
| Adair, Aug. 1972 .. | 85 | 10.0 | 2.3 | 6.1 | -0.6 | 14.4 | 19 | -0.3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | -27 | 3 | 12 | .. |
| Ballantrae No. 2, Woodville, Aug. 1972 | 171 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 7.2 | .. | 14.9 | 11 | -2.1 | 5 | 102 | 22 | .. | 23 | 16 | .. |

Errata

| Twizel, Aug. 1972 .. | 457 | 8.0 | -3.2 | 2.4 | .. | 15.3 | 25 | -7.2 | 7 | 40 | 10 | .. | 23 | 11 | .. |
| Queenstown, Aug. 1972.. | 329 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 4.4 | -1.0 | 14.8 | 31 | -3.0 | 8 | 47 | 10 | -17 | 17 | 11 | 141 |
| Queenstown Aero., Aug. 1972 | 352 | 9.0 | -1.7 | 3.6 | .. | 15.0 | 31 | -7.8 | 14 | 29 | 8 | .. | 11 | 25 | .. |

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 rainday is a day with rainfall equal to or greater than 0.1 mm.

NOTES ON THE WEATHER FOR SEPTEMBER 1972

General—September was a warm month marked by exceptionally strong winds from a westerly quarter. Over most of the North Island and in Nelson, Marlborough, and Canterbury conditions were rather too dry but the weather was favourable for lambing. However, in Southland and Otago this was a particularly wet month and it followed 6 months of predominantly wet weather, especially in Southland. Besides stock losses due to flooding, there were many reports of losses of both lambs and ewes from the wet weather and lack of feed. Many gales were reported, especially in the South Island on the 13th, with some damage. On this occasion Dunedin suffered particularly severe damage. At the Airport the wind reached gale force during nearly all the afternoon and evening, the highest mean speed over a 10-minute period being 59 kts and the highest gust 84 kts. Two small local tornadoes were reported, the first at Frankton, Hamilton, on the 17th, the second at Levin on the 21st. Considerable damage was done, especially at Levin.

Rainfall—Rainfall showed wide variations. It was below normal except in western and southern districts of the South Island. On the Canterbury Plains and in most of Marlborough, also in the Waimea Plains of Nelson and in Gisborne and Northern Hawke’s Bay, it was less than half the normal value. By contrast, over nearly the whole of Fiordland, Southland, and Otago rainfall was from 2 to 4 times the normal value. Over most of Otago and part of Southland more than half the month’s rain, amounting to 70–150 mm, fell during the 8th and 9th, causing serious flooding of the Clutha and Mataura Rivers.



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