Climatological Table




380 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 15

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January 1973—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 | Differ-ence From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Differ-ence From Normal | Maximum Fall | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | | | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | | | Amount | Date | |
| | Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | | °C | | mm | | mm | mm | Hrs |
| Patea | 43 | 20.9 | 13.1 | 17.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 | 8 | .. | 23 | 8 | .. |
| Ohakune | 610 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Karioi | 648 | 22.9 | 8.7 | 15.8 | +1.6 | 27.3 | 3 | 2.1 | 13 | 78 | 10 | -19 | 20 | 11 | .. |
| Waiouru | 823 | 20.5 | 8.1 | 14.3 | +2.1 | 24.6 | 3 | 0.3 | 13 | 77 | 10 | -14 | 23 | 11 | .. |
| Waiouru (Military Camp) | 823 | 19.9 | 7.7 | 13.8 | +1.7 | 24.8 | 3 | 0.5 | 13 | 74 | 14 | -28 | 22 | 11 | .. |
| Taihape | 433 | 23.9 | 9.6 | 16.8 | .. | 27.5 | 3 | .. | .. | 77 | 10 | .. | 23 | 16 | .. |
| Kahui, Taihape | 518 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wanganui | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 43 | 9 | .. | 13 | 11 | 288 |
| Farewell Spit | 3 | 21.6 | 12.6 | 17.1 | .. | 24.9 | 20 | 7.7 | 29 | 66 | 10 | -13 | 33 | 7 | .. |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 19.0 | 11.1 | 15.1 | -0.3 | 21.6 | 15 | 7.7 | 12 | 104 | 7 | -81 | 39 | 25 | 256 |
| Cobb Dam | 823 | 19.3 | 7.8 | 13.6 | +0.9 | 26.7 | 21 | 3.4 | 7 | 40 | 10 | -110 | 14 | 7 | .. |
| Murchison | 158 | 24.0 | 9.0 | 16.5 | .. | 28.1 | 19 | .. | .. | 39 | 8 | .. | 13 | 11 | .. |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 22.3 | 8.2 | 15.3 | +1.3 | 26.4 | 19 | 2.4 | 12 | 30 | 9 | -89 | 8 | 11 | .. |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 18.2 | 10.3 | 14.3 | -0.7 | 21.7 | 15 | 5.0 | 2 | 145 | 13 | -101 | 49 | 25 | 247 |
| Reefton | 198 | 23.3 | 9.7 | 16.5 | +0.4 | 27.0 | 3 | 5.8 | 31 | 44 | 7 | -116 | 29 | 11 | .. |
| Totara Flat | 77 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Greymouth | 4 | 18.1 | 11.2 | 14.7 | -1.1 | 21.9 | 15 | 6.2 | 2 | 119 | 10 | -97 | 39 | 15 | 222 |
| Nemona Forest | 165 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hari Hari | 45 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 14.8 | -0.3 | 22.8 | 19 | 4.3 | 2 | 210 | 11 | .. | 52 | 10 | .. |
| Franz Josef | 122 | 19.0 | 9.5 | 14.3 | -0.2 | 22.1 | 14 | 5.6 | 2 | 284 | 11 | -158 | 77 | 10 | .. |
| Haast | 4 | 17.3 | 9.7 | 13.5 | -0.8 | 20.0 | 11 | 6.3 | 12 | 315 | 9 | +0 | 125 | 4 | 220 |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 18.7 | 9.9 | 14.3 | +0.1 | 21.4 | 18 | 5.9 | 29 | 470 | 14 | -178 | 136 | 31 | .. |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 23.0 | 11.5 | 17.3 | +0.6 | 30.5 | 22 | 7.6 | 2 | 23 | 7 | -66 | 7 | 7 | 281 |
| Golden Downs Forest | 274 | 23.2 | 10.3 | 16.8 | +1.3 | 28.6 | 21 | 5.2 | 13 | 20 | 7 | -71 | 6 | 11 | .. |
| Brightlands Bay | 15 | 20.5 | 14.0 | 17.3 | .. | 23.5 | 3 | 10.5 | 30 | 93 | 11 | .. | 26 | 10 | .. |
| Elie Bay | 9 | 20.9 | 13.3 | 17.1 | .. | 25.5 | 22 | 8.4 | 30 | 75 | 11 | .. | 22 | 23 | .. |
| Appleby | 17 | 22.6 | 12.6 | 17.6 | +0.3 | 30.6 | 22 | 7.9 | 2 | 21 | 6 | -45 | 10 | 11 | .. |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 22.4 | 12.8 | 17.6 | +0.9 | 27.4 | 22 | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 10 | -48 | 8 | 11 | 272 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 22.9 | 10.1 | 16.5 | +0.6 | 29.4 | 22 | 3.6 | 3 | 58 | 8 | -102 | 19 | 15 | .. |
| Moutere Hills | 137 | 22.9 | 13.3 | 18.1 | +0.8 | 28.7 | 22 | 9.9 | 2 | 22 | 7 | -54 | 11 | 11 | .. |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 24.5 | 11.8 | 18.2 | +0.4 | 34.6 | 22 | 2.3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | -30 | 15 | 11 | .. |
| Blenheim | 4 | 24.4 | 12.3 | 18.4 | +0.8 | 33.7 | 22 | 7.3 | 30 | 23 | 6 | -28 | 14 | 11 | 301 |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | 32 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 18.5 | +0.7 | 33.9 | 22 | 7.0 | 30 | 31 | 5 | -22 | 15 | 11 | .. |
| Waihopai | 262 | 26.0 | .. | .. | .. | 32.0 | 15 | .. | .. | 11 | 5 | -55 | 6 | 11 | .. |
| Black Birch Range | 1,396 | 15.5 | 6.9 | 11.2 | +1.3 | 23.0 | 22 | 0.4 | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Vernon Lagoons | 2 | 23.3 | 11.4 | 17.4 | .. | 34.0 | 22 | 6.5 | 30 | 37 | 5 | .. | 25 | 11 | 276 |
| Lake Grassmere | 2 | 22.2 | 13.3 | 17.8 | +0.5 | 33.6 | 22 | 8.5 | 23 | 40 | 6 | -3 | 18 | 23 | 256 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 18.9 | 13.6 | 16.3 | .. | 23.1 | 23 | 10.7 | 30 | 32 | 6 | -11 | 16 | 23 | .. |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | 24.4 | 8.5 | 16.5 | +1.3 | 32.5 | 21 | 3.4 | 3 | 56 | 4 | -33 | 33 | 11 | 233 |
| Molesworth | 893 | 23.4 | 6.4 | 14.9 | +1.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | 2 | -37 | 8 | 11 | .. |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 20.5 | 12.1 | 16.3 | +0.4 | 29.5 | 4 | 8.6 | 24 | 38 | 5 | -31 | 18 | 23 | 236 |
| Balmoral Forest | 198 | 24.7 | 10.7 | 17.7 | +1.9 | 33.7 | 21 | 4.3 | 1 | 34 | 5 | -19 | 16 | 23 | .. |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | 765 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Godley Peaks | 762 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 15.1 | .. | 31.5 | 21 | .. | .. | 34 | 4 | -35 | 25 | 11 | .. |
| Mount John | 1,026 | 20.5 | 8.5 | 14.5 | +0.9 | 29.5 | 21 | .. | .. | 14 | 3 | -32 | 12 | 10 | 309 |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn | 1,554 | 14.5 | 5.3 | 9.9 | +1.3 | 23.3 | 21 | -1.2 | 12 | 72 | 9 | .. | 27 | 11 | .. |
| Craigieburn Forest | 914 | 21.4 | 6.1 | 13.8 | +1.0 | 26.6 | 19 | 0.6 | 12 | 52 | 7 | -80 | 26 | 11 | .. |
| Camp Stream | 1,433 | 16.6 | 6.6 | 11.6 | +1.6 | 24.0 | 21 | .. | .. | 76 | 9 | .. | 28 | 11 | .. |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 22.6 | 9.6 | 16.1 | +0.8 | 33.0 | 21 | 3.8 | 12 | 47 | 5 | -19 | 24 | 11 | .. |
| Highbank | 336 | 21.2 | 9.3 | 15.3 | +0.1 | 32.4 | 21 | 3.9 | 1 | 65 | 5 | -24 | 31 | 23 | 200 |
| Hororata Substation | 192 | 23.6 | 9.9 | 16.8 | +0.9 | 32.8 | 21 | 4.5 | 1 | 54 | 7 | -22 | 26 | 23 | .. |
| Winchmore | 160 | 22.8 | 10.2 | 16.5 | +1.1 | 33.4 | 21 | 4.0 | 1 | 34 | 6 | -32 | 20 | 11 | .. |
| Ashburton | 101 | 24.4 | 10.9 | 17.7 | +1.2 | 35.4 | 21 | 5.5 | 1 | 37 | 6 | -21 | 19 | 11 | 204 |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rangiora | 46 | 22.3 | 10.6 | 16.5 | +0.3 | 32.0 | 4 | 3.7 | 1 | 31 | 5 | -25 | 12 | 11 | .. |
| Darfield | 195 | 24.3 | 10.3 | 17.3 | +1.1 | 33.2 | 21 | 5.2 | 1 | 46 | 7 | -25 | 24 | 11 | .. |
| Eyrewell Forest | 158 | 23.2 | 9.7 | 16.5 | +0.6 | 30.8 | 22 | 4.4 | 1 | 47 | 7 | -22 | 21 | 23 | .. |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 21.4 | 12.1 | 16.8 | +0.6 | 32.2 | 4 | 7.4 | 1 | 27 | 6 | -26 | 13 | 11 | 225 |
| Christchurch | 7 | 22.1 | 12.0 | 17.1 | +0.6 | 33.0 | 22 | .. | .. | 27 | 5 | -29 | 18 | 11 | .. |
| Bromley, Christchurch | 9 | 21.0 | 13.2 | 17.1 | +0.8 | 32.0 | 4 | 9.9 | 12 | 25 | 7 | -28 | 15 | 11 | .. |
| Mt. Pleasant, Christchurch | 137 | 20.0 | 12.5 | 16.3 | .. | 31.0 | 22 | 9.0 | 12 | 30 | 6 | .. | 15 | 11 | .. |
| Lincoln | 11 | 22.4 | 11.4 | 16.9 | +0.9 | 31.7 | 22 | 4.6 | 1 | 29 | 5 | -27 | 18 | 11 | 235 |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 22.8 | 7.9 | 15.4 | +0.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | 5 | -47 | 2 | 11 | 294 |
| Lake Pukaki No. 2 | 556 | 23.6 | 9.6 | 16.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 46 | 7 | .. | 18 | 11 | .. |
| Fairlie | 306 | 22.7 | 8.3 | 15.5 | +0.5 | 34.2 | 21 | 3.0 | 2 | 34 | 4 | -42 | 16 | 11 | .. |
| Twizel | 457 | 24.5 | 7.9 | 16.2 | .. | 33.3 | 21 | 2.5 | 30 | 36 | 5 | .. | 28 | 11 | .. |
| Haldon | 399 | 24.9 | 8.9 | 16.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 23 | 4 | .. | 11 | 10 | .. |
| Ikawai | 70 | 21.0 | 9.1 | 15.1 | .. | 32.0 | 21 | 4.0 | 24 | 17 | 3 | .. | 8 | 23 | .. |
| Orari Estate | 81 | 22.3 | 10.3 | 16.3 | .. | 35.9 | 21 | 5.0 | 30 | 32 | 7 | -39 | 15 | 23 | .. |
| Temuka | 24 | 21.4 | 9.9 | 15.7 | +0.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 24 | 3 | -42 | 12 | 23 | .. |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 25 | 21.0 | 10.0 | 15.5 | +0.6 | 32.8 | 22 | 4.3 | 12 | 35 | 5 | -23 | 24 | 23 | .. |
| Adair | 85 | 21.0 | 10.5 | 15.8 | +0.6 | 30.8 | 21 | 6.7 | 12 | 21 | 4 | -43 | 9 | 11 | .. |
| Timaru | 17 | 21.3 | 11.3 | 16.3 | +0.3 | 31.8 | 22 | 7.0 | 12 | 20 | 6 | -44 | 9 | 23 | 197 |
| Sodwall Hunter | 204 | 20.8 | 10.0 | 15.4 | .. | 30.8 | 21 | 6.3 | 12 | 28 | 11 | .. | 13 | 23 | .. |
| Waimate | 61 | 22.0 | 10.9 | 16.5 | +0.7 | 31.0 | 19 | 6.3 | 24 | 22 | 8 | -42 | 8 | 11 | 192 |
| Otiake Farm | 183 | 22.6 | 8.7 | 15.7 | .. | 34.4 | 21 | 4.0 | 24 | 17 | 6 | .. | 10 | 10 | .. |
| Livingstone Substation | 305 | 21.5 | 8.6 | 15.1 | .. | 34.5 | 21 | 3.0 | 24 | 19 | 7 | .. | 7 | 11 | .. |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 19.7 | 10.0 | 14.9 | -0.4 | 29.1 | 22 | 5.4 | 24 | 12 | 6 | -41 | 5 | 11 | .. |



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