31 MAY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE

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

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | | | | | | | Rainfall in Millimetres | | | | Bright Sunshine |
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| | | 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 | Date | | | | Amount | Date |
| | Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | | °C | | mm | | mm | mm | | Hrs. |
| Cape Reinga | 191 | 20.2 | 14.0 | 17.1 | +0.6 | 23.2 | 18 | 11.0 | 3 | 94 | 12 | -28 | 45 | 20 | .. |
| Te Paki Station, Te Hapua | 64 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kaitaia Aerodrome | 80 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 16.5 | -0.3 | 22.9 | 1 | 7.7 | 26 | 178 | 14 | +54 | 102 | 19 | 180 |
| Aupouri Forest | 69 | 20.3 | 14.0 | 17.2 | +0.2 | 22.8 | 1 | 10.4 | 5 | 120 | 11 | .. | 78 | 19 | .. |
| Kaitaia | 8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Keri Keri | 73 | 22.1 | 10.7 | 16.4 | +0.3 | 24.6 | 9 | 5.9 | 25 | 127 | 9 | -18 | 96 | 19 | 192 |
| Umawera No. 2 | 64 | 20.9 | 10.0 | 15.5 | -0.5 | .. | .. | 3.8 | 5 | 140 | 14 | -2 | 89 | 19 | .. |
| Punakitere | 180 | 19.6 | 11.2 | 15.4 | .. | 22.3 | 18 | 5.9 | 5 | 95 | 12 | .. | 68 | 19 | .. |
| Kaikohe | 204 | 19.5 | 11.7 | 15.6 | .. | 21.9 | 16 | 7.5 | 5 | 165 | 11 | .. | 133 | 19 | 177 |
| Waipoua Forest | 88 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 15.1 | -0.3 | 24.2 | 18 | 4.0 | 5 | 81 | 18 | -56 | 29 | 19 | .. |
| Dargaville | 20 | 19.8 | 12.1 | 16.0 | +0.2 | 22.1 | 1 | 3.1 | 6 | 90 | 19 | -14 | 43 | 19 | 168 |
| Waitangi Forest | 55 | 21.9 | 11.2 | 16.6 | -0.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | .. | -22 | 61 | 19 | .. |
| Puketurua, Northland | 101 | 20.5 | 10.9 | 15.7 | +0.0 | 23.2 | 18 | 4.2 | 7 | 106 | 10 | .. | 62 | 19 | .. |
| Glenbervie Forest | 107 | 20.1 | 8.9 | 14.5 | -0.2 | 23.9 | 16 | 2.4 | 7 | 79 | 12 | -84 | 26 | 19 | .. |
| Whangarei Aerodrome | 37 | 20.9 | 12.4 | 16.7 | +0.7 | 23.4 | 22 | 7.8 | 25 | 85 | 9 | -34 | 31 | 19 | .. |
| Whangarei | 29 | 20.6 | 11.6 | 16.1 | .. | 23.8 | 23 | 6.4 | 7 | 96 | 10 | .. | 39 | 19 | 161 |
| Marsden Power Station | 3 | 21.1 | 12.8 | 17.0 | .. | 24.2 | 23 | .. | .. | 186 | 13 | .. | 62 | 19 | .. |
| Mokohinau | 102 | 19.6 | 15.2 | 17.4 | .. | 22.3 | 8 | 12.7 | 3 | 104 | 13 | +13 | 41 | 11 | .. |
| Leigh | 27 | 20.2 | 13.8 | 17.0 | +0.4 | 22.7 | 9 | 10.2 | 25 | 104 | 13 | +2 | 22 | 11 | 174 |
| Warkworth | 72 | 19.7 | 11.4 | 15.6 | .. | 21.8 | 9 | 4.9 | 7 | 135 | 23 | .. | 38 | 11 | .. |
| Woodhill Forest | 30 | 19.4 | 11.7 | 15.6 | -0.1 | 22.7 | 19 | 4.2 | 7 | 98 | 19 | -9 | 18 | 11 | .. |
| Riverhead Forest | 28 | 19.7 | 11.1 | 15.4 | +0.1 | 22.5 | 18 | 2.9 | 7 | 108 | 16 | -11 | 38 | 11 | .. |
| Whenuapai Aerodrome | 26 | 19.7 | 11.4 | 15.6 | +0.3 | 22.3 | 9 | 3.9 | 7 | 91 | 18 | -23 | 27 | 11 | .. |
| Albert Park, Auckland | 49 | 20.0 | 13.5 | 16.8 | +0.3 | 22.1 | 19 | 9.4 | 7 | 89 | 18 | -20 | 25 | 11 | 162* |
| Oratia, Auckland | 41 | 19.8 | 10.8 | 15.3 | +0.3 | 21.8 | 9 | 2.9 | 7 | 79 | 20 | -48 | 16 | 20 | .. |
| Owairaka, Auckland | 41 | 19.4 | 12.6 | 16.0 | +0.3 | 21.8 | 19 | 6.3 | 7 | 81 | 17 | -26 | 18 | 11 | .. |
| Port Fitzroy | 4 | 20.4 | 12.9 | 16.7 | +0.0 | 22.4 | 16 | 7.5 | 7 | 140 | 14 | -5 | 47 | 11 | .. |
| Whangapoua Forest | 4 | 20.7 | 12.1 | 16.4 | +1.4 | 23.2 | 23 | 3.5 | 25 | 130 | 16 | -33 | 34 | 11 | .. |
| Thames | 3 | 19.7 | 12.2 | 16.0 | -0.1 | 22.5 | 19 | 5.4 | 25 | 122 | 14 | +13 | 46 | 21 | 129 |
| Tairua Forest | 3 | 20.2 | 11.6 | 15.9 | +0.8 | 22.8 | 1 | 4.5 | 7 | 122 | 11 | -48 | 34 | 20 | .. |
| Ngatea | 2 | 20.3 | 9.1 | 14.7 | -0.2 | 22.7 | 19 | 0.6 | 25 | 102 | 16 | +11 | 28 | 20 | .. |
| Paeroa | 4 | 20.1 | 9.9 | 15.0 | -0.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 100 | 18 | -14 | 24 | 20 | .. |
| Waihi | 91 | 19.6 | 11.1 | 15.4 | +1.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 189 | 15 | -22 | 61 | 11 | 145 |
| Te Aroha | 12 | 20.7 | 10.8 | 15.8 | +0.5 | 23.8 | 9 | 3.3 | 25 | 166 | 16 | +31 | 49 | 20 | .. |
| Tauranga | 2 | 20.0 | 12.4 | 16.2 | .. | 21.7 | 9 | 6.5 | 25 | 83 | 8 | .. | 22 | 11 | .. |
| Tauranga Aerodrome | 4 | 20.2 | 11.5 | 15.9 | +0.9 | 22.2 | 1 | 4.8 | 25 | 81 | 12 | -46 | 22 | 11 | 175 |
| Te Puke | 91 | 19.5 | 11.0 | 15.3 | .. | 22.2 | 9 | 5.0 | 8 | 97 | 11 | .. | 25 | 20 | .. |
| Rotoehu Forest | 72 | .. | 8.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.5 | 25 | 84 | 10 | -63 | 21 | 1 | .. |
| Edgecumbe | 5 | 19.5 | 10.0 | 14.8 | .. | 23.1 | 28 | 5.0 | 25 | 81 | 11 | .. | 39 | 20 | .. |
| Whakatane | 2 | 20.8 | 10.8 | 15.8 | +0.9 | 23.5 | 30 | 4.5 | 25 | 57 | 8 | -52 | 16 | 21 | 185 |
| Kinleith | 383 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kawerau | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Te Teko Nursery | 8 | 21.8 | 9.0 | 15.4 | +0.8 | 25.6 | 9 | 3.8 | 25 | 71 | 8 | -59 | 28 | 20 | 179 |
| Whakarewarewa | 307 | 18.2 | 9.4 | 13.8 | +0.8 | 20.6 | 9 | 3.2 | 25 | 138 | 8 | +14 | 79 | 20 | 141 |
| Rotorua Aerodrome | 287 | 18.2 | 9.4 | 13.8 | +0.7 | 21.4 | 9 | 1.3 | 25 | 128 | 9 | +1 | 60 | 20 | .. |
| Tarawera Forest | 61 | 20.2 | 8.5 | 14.4 | +1.3 | 23.5 | 9 | -1.5 | 25 | 125 | 8 | -58 | 58 | 20 | .. |
| Waiotapu Forest | 381 | 18.3 | 6.4 | 12.4 | +0.7 | 21.5 | 9 | -1.6 | 7 | 105 | 10 | -2 | 57 | 20 | .. |
| Atiamuri Power Station | 253 | 18.6 | 8.8 | 13.7 | +0.7 | 22.5 | 9 | 1.4 | 25 | 62 | 11 | .. | 35 | 20 | .. |
| Purukohukohu | 631 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kaingaroa Forest | 544 | 16.6 | 7.2 | 11.9 | +0.5 | 20.6 | 9 | -1.0 | 25 | 109 | 10 | -5 | 56 | 20 | .. |
| Wairapukao Forest | 437 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 11.6 | +0.3 | 20.4 | 28 | -2.3 | 25 | 109 | 8 | +5 | 74 | 20 | .. |
| Taupo | 376 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 13.4 | +1.0 | 22.8 | 9 | -0.2 | 25 | 46 | 10 | -48 | 21 | 20 | 173 |
| Wairakei Power Station | 342 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 13.2 | +0.5 | 21.8 | 9 | 0.9 | 25 | 57 | 10 | -42 | 28 | 20 | .. |
| Wairakei Soil Con. Res. | 402 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 13.2 | +1.5 | 22.0 | 9 | -1.5 | 25 | 57 | 8 | -40 | 28 | 20 | .. |
| Minginui Forest | 366 | 17.8 | 6.4 | 12.1 | +0.6 | 21.2 | 27 | 0.2 | 8 | 98 | 12 | -16 | 53 | 20 | .. |
| Waimihia Forest | 743 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 9.9 | +0.2 | 17.0 | 9 | -3.0 | 25 | 94 | 17 | -30 | 44 | 20 | .. |
| Opotiki | 6 | 19.9 | 11.0 | 15.5 | +0.8 | 23.1 | 9 | 3.0 | 25 | 47 | 8 | -72 | 23 | 20 | 171 |
| Waimana | 37 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 14.6 | +0.7 | 23.3 | 26 | 1.3 | 25 | 75 | 11 | -70 | 36 | 20 | .. |
| Mangere, Auckland | 4 | 19.3 | 13.4 | 16.4 | +0.6 | 21.6 | 19 | 6.4 | 7 | 78 | 16 | -29 | 22 | 11 | 175 |
| Otara, Auckland | 12 | 19.7 | 11.2 | 15.5 | +0.3 | 21.8 | 19 | 3.6 | 25 | 92 | 16 | -7 | 26 | 20 | .. |
| Auckland Airport | 8 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 16.2 | +0.4 | 21.6 | 19 | 7.6 | 7 | 62 | 15 | -40 | 13 | 11 | 165 |
| Ardmore, Auckland | 30 | .. | 10.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.2 | 7 | 124 | 18 | +20 | 56 | 20 | .. |
| Pukekohe | 82 | 19.0 | 11.9 | 15.5 | .. | 21.5 | 19 | 6.5 | 25 | 104 | 22 | .. | 27 | 23 | 145 |
| Maioro Forest | 52 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Maramarua Forest | 38 | 20.1 | 9.3 | 14.7 | +0.8 | 23.2 | 20 | 2.0 | 25 | 91 | 17 | -18 | 22 | 20 | .. |
| Te Kauwhata | 32 | 19.7 | 10.8 | 15.3 | +0.1 | 21.6 | 10 | 2.7 | 7 | 114 | 21 | +12 | 54 | 20 | 152 |
| Ruakura, Hamilton | 40 | 19.9 | 9.7 | 14.8 | +1.0 | 22.4 | 9 | 0.7 | 25 | 71 | 17 | -31 | 27 | 20 | 157 |
| Whatawhata | 104 | 19.5 | 10.9 | 15.2 | +1.0 | 21.4 | 4 | 2.4 | 25 | 80 | 21 | -55 | 20 | 23 | 142 |
| Rukuhia | 66 | 19.9 | 10.1 | 15.0 | +0.6 | 22.6 | 19 | 2.3 | 25 | 66 | 16 | -38 | 21 | 23 | 150 |
| Hamilton Aerodrome | 50 | 20.0 | 8.5 | 14.3 | .. | 21.5 | 9 | -0.4 | 25 | 67 | 14 | -35 | 25 | 20 | .. |
| Lake Taharoa | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 53 | .. | .. | 21 | 10 | .. |
| Mohakatino Station, Mokau | 46 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Arapuni Power Station | 123 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waikeria | 46 | 19.9 | 7.9 | 13.9 | +0.0 | 23.1 | 9 | -1.0 | 25 | 34 | 10 | -65 | 9 | 23 | .. |
| Puketurua, Putaruru | 155 | 18.8 | 9.1 | 14.0 | +1.0 | 22.2 | 9 | 0.3 | 7 | 52 | 14 | -57 | 14 | 20 | .. |
| Te Kuiti | 61 | 19.8 | 9.4 | 14.6 | +1.1 | 24.0 | 9 | 1.4 | 25 | 80 | 16 | -37 | 17 | 21 | 136 |
| Pureora Forest | 549 | 16.1 | 7.2 | 11.7 | +0.8 | 18.5 | 13 | -1.9 | 25 | 76 | 17 | -69 | 13 | 20 | .. |