Climatological Table




CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1973—continued

Station Height Above M.S.L. Means of Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Total Fall No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Amount Bright Sunshine Hrs.
Metres A Max. B Min. °C °C Maximum Date Minimum Date mm mm
Ohakune ... 610 ... ... ... +1.8 25.9 14 0.5 25 62
Kariori... ... 648 20.7 8.4 14.6 +1.8 25.9 14 0.5 25 62
Waiouru ... 823 18.3 7.7 13.0 +1.4 23.4 14 0.5 25 72
Waiouru Military Camp ... 823 17.5 7.8 12.7 +1.3 22.2 2 0.8 25 83
Taihape ... 433 21.0 8.8 14.9 ... 27.8 15 1.2 28 103
Kahui, Taihape ... 518 20.1 10.4 15.3 ... ... ... ... ... 106
Wanganui ... 22 21.3 13.5 17.4 +0.9 28.9 15 7.0 28 120
Patons Rock, Takaka ... 3 ... ... ... ... 23.3 16 ... ... ...
Farewell Spit ... 3 20.9 12.5 16.7 ... 23.3 16 ... ... ...
Westport Aerodrome ... 2 19.0 11.2 15.1 ... 23.4 1 6.0 24 137
Cobb Dam ... 823 16.7 6.9 11.8 +0.6 22.8 1 1.7 28 62
Murchison ... 158 21.9 8.8 15.4 ... 29.3 1 3.4 25 81
Lake Rotoiti ... 634 18.8 6.9 12.9 +0.6 26.7 1 0.0 25 98
Hokitika Aerodrome ... 39 18.6 10.0 14.3 +0.0 22.4 2 4.9 24 166
Reefton ... 198 21.4 8.8 15.1 +0.8 28.8 1 1.0 25 82
Totara Flat ... 77 20.9 8.7 14.8 +1.1 26.8 1 1.4 25 94
Greymouth ... 4 18.6 11.0 14.8 -0.1 22.5 12 6.3 24 136
Nemona Forest ... 165 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hari Hari ... 45 20.1 8.4 14.3 +1.1 23.3 14 1.6 24 285
Franz Josef ... 122 18.9 9.4 14.2 +0.6 23.0 14 4.2 24 329
Haast ... 4 17.7 8.9 13.3 -0.4 ... ... 2.8 9 241
Milford Sound ... 3 19.1 8.6 13.9 +0.7 24.2 2 3.8 7 603
Stephens Island ... 187 18.6 13.3 16.0 ... ... ... ... ... 65
Riwaka, Motueka ... 8 21.3 10.5 15.9 +0.3 25.7 16 3.3 28 44
Golden Downs Forest ... 274 20.7 8.7 14.7 +0.8 26.5 1 1.0 28 45
Brightlands Bay ... 15 19.6 14.0 16.8 ... 23.9 1 8.3 28 187
Elie Bay ... 9 19.9 12.8 16.4 ... 23.7 1 6.5 29 131
Appleby ... 17 20.9 11.8 16.4 +0.6 25.4 16 4.4 28 27
Nelson Aerodrome ... 2 20.5 11.5 16.0 +0.7 26.7 16 4.0 28 40
Rai Valley ... 79 20.8 9.4 15.1 +0.3 26.0 1 3.2 29 172
Moutere Hills ... 137 20.9 12.5 16.7 +0.7 24.8 1 7.1 28 29
Blenheim Aerodrome ... 27 21.5 10.8 16.2 +0.4 27.0 20 2.3 28 39
Blenheim ... 4 21.8 11.5 16.7 +0.8 28.0 20 3.5 27 36
Wither Hills, Blenheim ... 32 21.9 11.6 16.8 +0.9 28.0 20 3.0 28 37
Waihopai ... 262 21.4 ... ... ... 28.0 1 ... ... 36
Black Birch Range ... 1,396 12.3 5.8 9.1 +0.4 ... ... ... ... ...
Vernon Lagoons ... 2 21.8 10.7 16.3 ... 28.5 20 2.5 28 32
Lake Grassmere ... 2 20.2 12.7 16.5 +0.9 27.4 16 4.3 28 18
Cape Campbell ... 3 18.4 13.6 16.0 ... 22.3 16 9.2 28 15
Hanmer Forest ... 387 21.0 7.5 14.3 +1.0 ... ... ... ... 38
Molesworth ... 893 19.6 5.6 12.6 +0.9 ... ... ... ... 16
Kaikoura ... 99 18.6 12.0 15.3 +0.4 25.9 16 7.6 27 49
Balmoral Forest ... 198 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
The Hermitage, Mount Cook 765 18.9 7.2 13.1 +0.8 27.1 1 0.8 7 314 15
Godley Peaks ... 762 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 13
Mount John ... 1,027 17.5 ... ... ... 24.5 1 ... ... ...
Ski Basin, Craigieburn ... 1,554 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Craigieburn Forest ... 914 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Camp Stream ... 1,433 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake Coleridge ... 364 20.4 8.0 14.2 +0.7 26.3 15 1.4 27 27
Highbank ... 336 19.6 9.1 14.4 +0.7 26.7 19 3.6 27 54
Hororata Substation ... 192 21.5 8.0 14.8 +1.0 29.8 15 0.5 28 35
Winchmore ... 160 20.2 9.0 14.6 +1.2 27.0 2 2.1 27 35
Ashburton ... 101 21.4 9.5 15.5 +0.8 28.4 2 2.0 28 35
Ashley Forest ... 107 19.7 10.2 15.0 +1.0 28.5 15 2.9 7 25
Rangiora ... 46 20.7 9.6 15.2 +1.2 29.5 15 0.5 28 26
Darfield ... 195 21.7 8.7 15.2 +0.9 ... ... ... ... 34
Eyrewell Forest ... 158 21.2 9.4 15.3 +1.8 ... ... 1.4 28 26
Christchurch Airport ... 30 19.9 10.8 15.4 +1.3 28.4 15 3.2 7 42
Christchurch ... 7 20.2 11.8 16.0 +1.4 28.1 16 ... ... 49
Bromley, Christchurch ... 9 19.6 12.2 15.9 +1.4 27.5 3 4.0 27 45
Mount Pleasant ... 137 18.6 12.4 15.5 ... 26.7 16 6.8 27 23
Lincoln ... 11 20.6 10.1 15.4 +1.3 30.0 15 2.1 27 37
Lake Tekapo ... 683 20.1 6.2 13.2 +0.0 26.5 1 -2.4 7 3
Lake Pukaki No. 2 ... 556 20.2 7.7 14.0 ... ... ... ... ... 17
Fairlie ... 306 19.9 6.0 13.0 +0.0 28.4 3 -1.0 7 44
Twizel ... 457 21.4 5.7 13.6 ... 27.9 1 -2.1 7 17
Haldon ... 399 22.5 6.2 14.4 ... ... ... ... ... 0
Ikawai ... 70 19.6 7.8 13.7 ... 27.0 16 0.0 28 27
Orari Estate ... 81 20.5 8.4 14.5 ... 29.0 2 2.1 7 36
Temuka ... 24 19.7 8.8 14.3 +0.7 29.2 16 1.8 28 49
Timaru Aerodrome ... 25 19.3 8.6 14.0 +0.6 29.4 16 2.2 28 42
Adair ... 85 18.7 10.0 14.4 +0.8 28.9 16 4.3 7 38
Timaru ... 17 19.5 9.7 14.6 +0.4 28.7 16 2.6 28 40
Sodwall Hunter ... 204 18.9 9.9 14.4 ... 28.2 16 3.8 7 28
Waimate ... 61 20.3 9.7 15.0 +0.8 29.0 17 3.2 27 20
Otiake Farm ... 183 19.5 8.4 14.0 ... 26.5 19 1.1 7 30
Livingstone Substation ... 305 18.5 8.2 13.4 ... 26.6 19 1.9 27 38
Oamaru Aerodrome ... 30 18.0 8.9 13.5 +0.0 27.8 16 1.8 7 32


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