✨ Climatological Data
870 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 39
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1973
| 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 | Hrs. | |||||||
| Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | mm | mm | mm | |||||
| Cape Reinga .. | 191 | 23.3 | 16.1 | 19.7 | +1.8 | 26.2 | 14 | .. | 32 | 13 | -39 | 11 | 27 | .. |
| Te Paki Station, Te Hapua.. | 64 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 19.2 | .. | .. | .. | 10.0 | 44 | 8 | -40 | 13 | 18 | 197 |
| Kaitaia Aerodrome | 80 | 23.6 | 15.2 | 19.4 | +0.9 | 27.6 | 14 | 10.0 | 37 | 14 | -34 | 11 | 17 | 194 |
| Aupouri Forest .. | 69 | 23.3 | 16.1 | 19.7 | +1.4 | 26.0 | 14 | 11.7 | 36 | 11 | .. | 8 | 17 | .. |
| Kaitaia | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kerikeri .. | 73 | 24.1 | 14.1 | 19.1 | +1.2 | 27.8 | 11 | 8.4 | 34 | 14 | -57 | 13 | 27 | 142 |
| Umawera No. 2 .. | 64 | 24.2 | 13.1 | 18.7 | +0.9 | 26.9 | 13 | 6.9 | 30 | 15 | -59 | 8 | 17 | .. |
| Punakitere .. | 180 | 22.9 | 13.6 | 18.3 | .. | 26.5 | 13 | 8.3 | 91 | 18 | .. | 40 | 19 | .. |
| Kaikohe .. | 204 | 22.6 | 14.2 | 18.4 | .. | 26.5 | 13 | 9.5 | 52 | 15 | .. | 16 | 17 | 157 |
| Waipoua Forest .. | 88 | .. | 12.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.1 | 51 | 10 | -43 | 17 | 9 | .. |
| Dargaville .. | 20 | 23.6 | 13.8 | 18.7 | +1.4 | 27.5 | 14 | 4.6 | 82 | 14 | +13 | 37 | 16 | 187 |
| Waitangi Forest .. | 55 | 23.7 | 15.3 | 19.5 | +1.1 | 26.4 | 21 | 10.2 | 37 | 11 | -47 | 8 | 17 | .. |
| Puketura, Northland | 101 | 24.3 | 13.1 | 18.7 | +1.2 | 28.8 | 13 | 5.3 | 34 | 12 | .. | 10 | 23 | .. |
| Glenbervie Forest | 107 | 23.3 | 12.0 | 17.7 | +1.2 | 26.6 | 13 | 4.2 | 55 | 15 | -49 | 22 | 27 | .. |
| Whangarei Aerodrome | 37 | 23.9 | 15.0 | 19.5 | +1.9 | 26.9 | 13 | 9.4 | 61 | 14 | -18 | 19 | 18 | .. |
| Whangarei .. | 29 | 23.7 | 14.2 | 19.0 | .. | 27.4 | 13 | 10.0 | 66 | 14 | .. | 17 | 27 | 135 |
| Marsden Power Station .. | 3 | 24.0 | 15.8 | 19.9 | .. | 27.0 | 9 | .. | 75 | 13 | .. | 27 | 18 | .. |
| Mokohinau .. | 102 | 23.2 | 17.1 | 20.2 | .. | 27.8 | 13 | 13.8 | 54 | 15 | -27 | 21 | 27 | .. |
| Leigh .. | 27 | 22.3 | 16.4 | 19.4 | +1.1 | 24.2 | 16 | 12.9 | 56 | 12 | -15 | 12 | 10 | 162 |
| Warkworth .. | 72 | 22.6 | 13.7 | 18.2 | .. | 25.5 | 9 | 7.1 | 67 | 21 | .. | 13 | 6 | .. |
| Woodhill Forest | 30 | 22.9 | 13.2 | 18.1 | +0.6 | 26.2 | 14 | 5.2 | 78 | 13 | +2 | 28 | 12 | .. |
| Riverhead Forest | 28 | 23.1 | 12.6 | 17.9 | +1.4 | 26.3 | 13 | 4.6 | 49 | 12 | -37 | 20 | 23 | .. |
| Whenuapai Aerodrome | 26 | 23.2 | 13.7 | 18.5 | +1.3 | 26.4 | 14 | 5.3 | 69 | 15 | -10 | 24 | 4 | .. |
| Albert Park, Auckland | 49 | 23.3 | 16.1 | 19.7 | +1.1 | 26.3 | 15 | 11.0 | 77 | 15 | +6 | 20 | 10 | 165* |
| Oratia, Auckland | 41 | 22.9 | 12.6 | 17.8 | +0.8 | 25.5 | 13 | 4.4 | 127 | 17 | +25 | 64 | 4 | .. |
| Owairaka, Auckland | 41 | 22.8 | 15.2 | 19.0 | +1.2 | 26.2 | 13 | 8.0 | 82 | 16 | -2 | 31 | 10 | .. |
| Port Fitzroy .. | 4 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 18.8 | +0.6 | 26.1 | 14 | 9.4 | 79 | 11 | -53 | 24 | 26 | .. |
| Whangapoua Forest | 4 | 23.5 | 13.5 | 18.5 | +1.3 | 26.7 | 9 | 5.6 | 47 | 16 | -80 | 12 | 10 | .. |
| Thames.. | 3 | 23.5 | 14.8 | 19.2 | +1.1 | 27.2 | 15 | 7.8 | 72 | 10 | -19 | 22 | 6 | 144 |
| Tairua Forest .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ngatea .. | 2 | 24.1 | 11.5 | 17.8 | +1.4 | 28.0 | 13 | 2.0 | 68 | 12 | -6 | 36 | 6 | .. |
| Paeroa .. | 4 | 23.5 | 13.3 | 18.4 | +0.9 | .. | .. | .. | 50 | 13 | -39 | 12 | 16 | .. |
| Waihi .. | 91 | 22.4 | 13.2 | 17.8 | +1.0 | 25.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 57 | 15 | -85 | 11 | 14 | 155 |
| Te Aroha .. | 12 | 24.3 | .. | .. | .. | 28.2 | 13 | .. | 42 | 12 | -62 | 14 | 16 | .. |
| Tauranga .. | 2 | 22.3 | 14.9 | 18.6 | .. | 26.5 | 17 | 7.5 | 44 | 14 | .. | 16 | 10 | .. |
| Tauranga Aerodrome | 4 | 22.8 | 14.0 | 18.4 | +1.1 | 26.0 | 17 | 6.2 | 44 | 14 | -53 | 12 | 10 | 181 |
| Te Puke .. | 91 | 22.1 | 13.5 | 17.8 | .. | 25.8 | 17 | 4.6 | 85 | 15 | .. | 31 | 10 | .. |
| Rotoehu Forest .. | 72 | 22.0 | 12.9 | 17.5 | +1.6 | 26.0 | 17 | 3.7 | 154 | 14 | +37 | 74 | 10 | .. |
| Edgecumbe .. | 5 | 21.7 | 13.5 | 17.6 | .. | 24.7 | 15 | 5.8 | 62 | 13 | .. | 25 | 10 | .. |
| Whakatane .. | 2 | 23.0 | 14.5 | 18.8 | +1.4 | 25.5 | 17 | 6.7 | 108 | 16 | +29 | 41 | 13 | 199 |
| Kinleith .. | 383 | 20.9 | 11.0 | 16.0 | +1.2 | 24.7 | 1 | 2.0 | 59 | 11 | -22 | 16 | 16 | .. |
| Kawerau .. | 30 | 23.5 | 13.2 | 18.4 | +1.1 | 26.9 | 17 | 3.4 | 155 | 13 | +28 | 58 | 10 | .. |
| Te Teko Nursery | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Whakarewarewa | 307 | 21.2 | 12.3 | 16.8 | +1.3 | 25.1 | 17 | 3.4 | 111 | 16 | +22 | 21 | 12 | 163 |
| Rotorua Aerodrome | 287 | 21.4 | 12.4 | 16.9 | +1.3 | 25.0 | 17 | 3.6 | 94 | 17 | +3 | 31 | 12 | .. |
| Tarawera Forest | 61 | 23.4 | 11.2 | 17.3 | +1.7 | 27.5 | 9 | 0.0 | 139 | 14 | -6 | 60 | 10 | .. |
| Waiotapu Forest.. | 381 | 22.1 | 9.2 | 15.7 | +1.2 | 26.7 | 1 | -2.0 | 67 | 13 | -22 | 19 | 10 | .. |
| Atiamuri Power Station | 253 | 22.4 | 11.2 | 16.8 | +1.1 | 26.2 | 14 | 1.0 | 39 | 11 | .. | 18 | 16 | .. |
| Purukohukohu .. | 631 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kaingaroa Forest | 544 | 20.2 | 10.4 | 15.3 | +1.2 | 24.6 | 17 | 1.5 | 82 | 14 | -7 | 22 | 10 | .. |
| Wairapukao Forest | 437 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taupo .. | 376 | 22.6 | 11.3 | 17.0 | +1.9 | 27.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 30 | 14 | -31 | 11 | 23 | 182 |
| Wairakei Power Station | 342 | 22.3 | 11.0 | 16.7 | +1.3 | 26.5 | 14 | 1.2 | 39 | 16 | -27 | 10 | 23 | .. |
| Wairakei Soil Con. Res. | 402 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 16.3 | +1.9 | 26.5 | 13 | -1.1 | 31 | 9 | -33 | 9 | 23 | .. |
| Minginui Forest .. | 366 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waimihia Forest | 743 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 13.2 | +0.4 | 22.5 | 14 | -2.5 | 72 | 17 | -19 | 20 | 23 | .. |
| Opotiki .. | 6 | 22.3 | 14.4 | 18.4 | +1.1 | 24.0 | 16 | 5.4 | 117 | 16 | +28 | 43 | 10 | 173 |
| Waimana .. | 37 | 23.0 | 13.0 | 18.0 | +1.6 | 27.3 | 17 | 3.1 | 203 | 18 | +89 | 34 | 14 | .. |
| Mangere, Auckland | 4 | 22.8 | 15.2 | 19.0 | +1.2 | 26.4 | 13 | 8.2 | 47 | 15 | -32 | 17 | 23 | 168 |
| Otara, Auckland | 12 | 23.1 | 14.1 | 18.6 | +1.4 | 26.7 | 15 | 5.6 | 67 | 13 | -7 | 15 | 10 | .. |
| Auckland Airport | 8 | 22.7 | 15.5 | 19.1 | +1.3 | 26.6 | 15 | 8.7 | 43 | 12 | -31 | 13 | 9 | 165 |
| Ardmore, Auckland | 30 | 23.9 | 13.0 | 18.5 | .. | 27.5 | 13 | 4.5 | 57 | 12 | -22 | 20 | 9 | .. |
| Pukekohe .. | 82 | 22.6 | 13.9 | 18.3 | .. | 26.5 | 15 | 8.0 | 63 | 14 | .. | 21 | 10 | 166 |
| Maioro Forest .. | 52 | 22.8 | 13.6 | 18.2 | +0.7 | 27.2 | 14 | 5.8 | 39 | 14 | -45 | 16 | 12 | .. |
| Maramarua Forest | 38 | 23.4 | 12.1 | 17.8 | +1.3 | 27.4 | 13 | 4.0 | 55 | 8 | -19 | 18 | 10 | .. |
| Te Kauwhata .. | 32 | 23.4 | 13.3 | 18.4 | +0.9 | 27.3 | 15 | 5.4 | 55 | 9 | -16 | 13 | 10 | 173 |
| Ruakura, Hamilton | 40 | 23.5 | 12.1 | 17.8 | +1.5 | 27.1 | 13 | 3.0 | 64 | 10 | -10 | 18 | 14 | 174 |
| Whatawhata .. | 104 | 23.2 | 12.3 | 17.8 | +1.0 | 27.9 | 14 | 3.2 | 30 | 10 | -69 | 10 | 16 | 159 |
| Rukuhia .. | 66 | 23.4 | 12.9 | 18.2 | +1.2 | 27.1 | 13 | 4.3 | 47 | 10 | -27 | 11 | 12 | 164 |
| Hamilton Aerodrome | 50 | 23.5 | 11.4 | 17.5 | .. | 27.3 | 13 | 1.4 | 59 | 9 | -12 | 16 | 6 | .. |
| Lake Taharoa .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mohakatino Stn., Mokau | 46 | 21.2 | 14.4 | 17.8 | .. | 24.8 | 15 | 8.2 | 107 | 12 | +8 | 52 | 23 | .. |
| Arapuni Power Station | 123 | 23.6 | 12.2 | 17.9 | +1.2 | 27.2 | 4 | 2.6 | 51 | 11 | -30 | 13 | 4 | .. |
| Waikeria .. | 46 | 23.3 | 11.4 | 17.4 | +1.0 | 28.0 | 5 | 0.7 | 63 | 6 | -8 | 22 | 16 | .. |
| Puketura, Putaruru | 155 | 22.4 | 11.7 | 17.1 | +1.4 | 26.2 | 1 | 0.9 | 51 | 12 | -28 | 21 | 16 | .. |
| Te Kuiti .. | 61 | 23.0 | 11.9 | 17.5 | +1.5 | 28.0 | 14 | 3.1 | 63 | 14 | -23 | 16 | 9 | 136 |
| Pureora Forest .. | 549 | 20.0 | 9.7 | 14.9 | +1.5 | 24.6 | 14 | -1.0 | 110 | 14 | +8 | 37 | 12 | .. |
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