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

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A Max. | °C | Means of B Min. | °C | Mean of A and B | °C | Difference From Normal | °C | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | | | | | Rainfall in Millimetres | | | | | | Bright Sun-shine |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Metres | | | | | | | | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | mm | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall | Amount | Date | Hrs. |
| Otutira | ... | 579 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | -44 | 25 | 10 | 125 |
| Taumarunui | ... | 171 | 19.4 | 8.5 | 14.0 | +0.4 | 22.3 | 9 | -1.2 | 6 | 78 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 172 |
| New Plymouth | ... | 49 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 15.1 | +0.4 | 20.0 | 27 | 4.6 | 25 | 83 | 17 | 27 | 10 | 10 |
| Omata | ... | 61 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 15.4 | ... | 19.9 | 22 | 7.4 | 7 | 121 | 17 | ... | 27 | 10 | 10 |
| New Plymouth Aerodrome | ... | 27 | 18.4 | 11.3 | 14.9 | +0.7 | 20.3 | 19 | 3.3 | 25 | 85 | 18 | -39 | 22 | 10 | 182 |
| Te Wera Forest | ... | 180 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lower Retaruke | ... | 223 | 18.1 | 7.8 | 13.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 78 | 10 | 24 | 10 | ... |
| Turangi | ... | 366 | 17.4 | 8.1 | 12.8 | ... | 19.6 | 28 | -0.3 | 25 | 100 | 10 | 44 | 11 | ... |
| The Chateau, Tongariro | ... | 1,119 | 12.1 | 3.6 | 7.9 | -0.1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 200 | ... | -54 | 37 | 22 | ... |
| Ballantrae 1, Woodville | ... | 347 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 77 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 76 |
| Ballantrae 2, Woodville | ... | 171 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mangamutu, Pahiatua | ... | 116 | 17.1 | 8.4 | 12.8 | -0.1 | 21.0 | 12 | -1.5 | 25 | 105 | 14 | +3 | 26 | 22 | ... |
| Mount Bruce Reserve | ... | 305 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Waingawa, Masterton | ... | 114 | 19.0 | 8.5 | 13.8 | +1.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 50 | 12 | -19 | 11 | 10 | 115 |
| Kopua | ... | 311 | 16.3 | 8.8 | 12.6 | ... | 19.6 | 16 | 0.0 | 25 | 52 | 16 | ... | 15 | 10 | ... |
| Waipukurau | ... | 137 | 18.0 | 8.7 | 13.4 | +0.6 | 23.1 | 23 | 0.9 | 26 | 47 | 14 | -11 | 13 | 10 | ... |
| Dannevirke | ... | 207 | 17.1 | 9.0 | 13.1 | +0.2 | 19.9 | 12 | -0.6 | 25 | 61 | 16 | -25 | 14 | 10 | 107 |
| Castlepoint | ... | 3 | 17.7 | 11.6 | 14.7 | ... | 21.3 | 16 | 7.6 | 25 | 26 | 8 | -43 | 12 | 10 | ... |
| East Taratahi | ... | 91 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 13.2 | ... | 21.5 | 8 | -0.5 | 25 | 41 | 12 | ... | 9 | 10 | ... |
| Ngaumu Forest | ... | 244 | 17.3 | 7.1 | 12.2 | +0.7 | 21.8 | 20 | -1.6 | 25 | 44 | 11 | -40 | 15 | 2 | ... |
| Tauherenikau | ... | 43 | 18.6 | 8.9 | 13.8 | ... | 22.8 | 16 | 2.1 | 25 | 47 | 12 | ... | 19 | 23 | ... |
| Gladstone | ... | 116 | 18.3 | 8.4 | 13.4 | ... | 23.9 | 21 | 0.0 | 25 | 32 | 10 | ... | 9 | 2 | ... |
| Waiorongomai | ... | 21 | 17.2 | 8.8 | 13.0 | ... | 21.1 | 12 | 1.5 | 25 | 80 | 14 | -39 | 16 | 1 | ... |
| Cape Palliser | ... | 10 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 14.7 | ... | 23.0 | 29 | 7.4 | 18 | 42 | 15 | -32 | 19 | 1 | ... |
| East Cape | ... | 17 | ... | 12.7 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.5 | 26 | 60 | 17 | -62 | 13 | 3 |
| Ruatoria | ... | 61 | 20.3 | 9.7 | 15.0 | +0.1 | 24.7 | 29 | 2.0 | 26 | 72 | 15 | -85 | 18 | 3 | ... |
| Mangatu Forest | ... | 174 | 19.2 | 9.5 | 14.4 | +0.5 | 25.0 | 1 | 2.5 | 25 | 100 | 13 | -12 | 24 | 1 | ... |
| Waiorenga-O-Kuri | ... | 314 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 13.4 | +0.6 | 21.5 | 29 | 3.0 | 26 | 57 | 15 | -52 | 15 | 1 | ... |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | ... | 9 | 20.3 | 10.0 | 15.2 | +1.0 | 26.7 | 1 | 3.1 | 26 | 47 | 14 | -34 | 12 | 1 | ... |
| Gisborne Aerodrome | ... | 4 | 20.0 | 10.2 | 15.1 | +0.6 | 27.0 | 1 | 3.8 | 8 | 80 | 16 | -6 | 20 | 11 | 136 |
| Onepoto, Waikaremoana | ... | 643 | 16.4 | 8.7 | 12.6 | +0.9 | 22.3 | 27 | 3.0 | 25 | 211 | 15 | +41 | 47 | 3 | ... |
| Whakapunake | ... | 945 | 12.4 | 6.5 | 9.5 | ... | 19.5 | 1 | 0.8 | 25 | 275 | 16 | ... | 64 | 3 | ... |
| Tokomaru Bay | ... | 25 | 20.4 | 11.4 | 15.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 96 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Makahu Spur | ... | 1,478 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Makahu Saddle | ... | 974 | 13.1 | 5.7 | 9.4 | +0.4 | 17.4 | 16 | 0.0 | 25 | 175 | 19 | -28 | 28 | 1 | 113 |
| Esk Forest | ... | 427 | 17.1 | 9.1 | 13.1 | +0.7 | 23.0 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | 121 | 16 | -24 | 26 | 20 | ... |
| Tangoio | ... | 299 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 14.2 | +0.4 | 23.3 | 16 | 6.0 | 25 | 125 | 17 | -7 | 44 | 11 | ... |
| Kaweka Forest | ... | 414 | 16.8 | 9.2 | 13.0 | ... | 22.0 | 19 | 2.0 | 8 | 59 | 16 | ... | 13 | 11 | ... |
| Napier | ... | 2 | 19.7 | 10.7 | 15.2 | +0.4 | 24.0 | 16 | 2.4 | 25 | 43 | 14 | -26 | 12 | 20 | 121 |
| Hastings | ... | 12 | 19.7 | 10.2 | 15.0 | +0.7 | 24.8 | 16 | 1.4 | 25 | 38 | 11 | -26 | 13 | 10 | ... |
| Havelock North | ... | 9 | 19.5 | 8.9 | 14.2 | +1.0 | 24.8 | 16 | -0.6 | 25 | 38 | 11 | -28 | 12 | 10 | ... |
| Gwavas Forest | ... | 335 | 17.1 | 8.3 | 12.7 | +1.4 | 21.8 | 16 | -0.4 | 25 | 58 | 15 | -33 | 16 | 10 | ... |
| Makaretu | ... | 335 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Mohaka Forest | ... | 286 | 17.9 | 9.1 | 13.5 | ... | 23.2 | 29 | 1.9 | 26 | 147 | 14 | ... | 23 | 11 | ... |
| Frasertown, Wairoa | ... | 8 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 15.2 | +0.3 | 26.1 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 135 | 14 | +8 | 33 | 1 | ... |
| Wairoa | ... | 20 | 19.2 | 10.4 | 14.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 124 | 14 | ... | 31 | 1 | 130 |
| Portland Island | ... | 78 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 15.1 | ... | 22.0 | 16 | 4.5 | 4 | 41 | 14 | -28 | 9 | 1 | ... |
| Kapiti Island | ... | 16 | 17.0 | 11.8 | 14.4 | +0.2 | 19.9 | 20 | 7.9 | 25 | 48 | 13 | -31 | 15 | 22 | ... |
| Paraparaumu Aerodrome | ... | 7 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 13.8 | +0.0 | 20.3 | 20 | 2.8 | 25 | 48 | 12 | -23 | 15 | 22 | 153 |
| Flockhouse, Bulls | ... | 9 | 18.4 | 10.0 | 14.2 | +0.9 | 20.7 | 12 | 1.6 | 25 | 32 | 10 | -39 | 8 | 10 | ... |
| Ohakea | ... | 48 | 17.9 | 10.4 | 14.2 | +0.3 | 20.4 | 20 | 4.3 | 25 | 39 | 11 | -37 | 16 | 10 | 118 |
| Wharite | ... | 914 | 10.4 | 6.0 | 8.2 | ... | 15.8 | 19 | 2.1 | 25 | 162 | 22 | ... | 29 | 27 | ... |
| Kairanga, DSIR | ... | 15 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 13.7 | ... | 21.4 | 19 | 0.1 | 25 | 40 | 12 | ... | 14 | 10 | 129 |
| Palmerston North | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aerodrome | 45 | 17.8 | 9.5 | 13.7 | +0.4 | 20.8 | 20 | -0.1 | 25 | 44 | 14 | -32 | 17 | 10 | ... |
| Palmerston North, DSIR | ... | 34 | 17.9 | 10.8 | 14.4 | +0.7 | 21.5 | 20 | 6.0 | 8 | 59 | 15 | -25 | 21 | 10 | 100 |
| Massey University | ... | 61 | 17.7 | 10.3 | 14.0 | ... | 20.9 | 20 | 2.3 | 25 | 57 | 14 | ... | 19 | 10 | 92 |
| Foxton | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 49 | ... | -15 | 25 | 14 | 143 |
| Waitarere Forest | ... | 3 | 18.1 | 9.0 | 13.6 | +0.5 | 25.5 | 19 | 1.0 | 6 | 56 | 11 | -8 | 18 | 10 | ... |
| Hokio Beach School | ... | 6 | 18.1 | 9.1 | 13.6 | +0.6 | 20.8 | 20 | 1.9 | 5 | 83 | 14 | ... | 25 | 10 | ... |
| Levin | ... | 46 | 17.8 | 9.8 | 13.8 | +0.4 | 21.0 | 20 | 3.7 | 25 | 91 | 13 | +10 | 31 | 10 | 140 |
| Paraparaumu | ... | 6 | 18.3 | 10.1 | 14.2 | ... | 21.3 | 16 | 3.3 | 25 | 52 | 13 | ... | 15 | 22 | ... |
| Porirua | ... | 18 | 17.2 | 10.3 | 13.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 40 | 8 | ... | 8 | 1 | ... |
| Taita, Lower Hutt | ... | 65 | 17.4 | 9.6 | 13.5 | +0.3 | 21.4 | 20 | 2.5 | 25 | 38 | 11 | -69 | 8 | 22 | 135 |
| Avalon, Lower Hutt | ... | 15 | 17.6 | 10.1 | 13.9 | +0.6 | 21.5 | 20 | 3.9 | 19 | 39 | 12 | ... | 8 | 23 | ... |
| Pauatahanui | ... | 30 | 17.7 | 9.5 | 13.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kelburn, Wellington | ... | 126 | 16.5 | 10.4 | 13.5 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 12 | 5.8 | 19 | 50 | 13 | -41 | 12 | 1 | 135 |
| Makara | ... | 279 | 14.4 | 9.5 | 12.0 | +0.1 | 18.3 | 20 | 6.4 | 14 | 43 | 10 | -46 | 7 | 20 | 122 |
| Karori, Wellington | ... | 152 | 16.2 | 8.5 | 12.4 | ... | 20.0 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 64 | 17 | -48 | 14 | 13 | ... |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt | ... | 34 | 17.2 | 10.3 | 13.8 | +0.6 | 21.9 | 20 | 4.4 | 19 | 39 | 9 | -58 | 9 | 22 | ... |
| Wainuiomata | ... | 82 | 17.1 | 8.9 | 13.0 | ... | 21.4 | 20 | ... | ... | ... | 44 | 10 | -58 | 10 | 22 | ... |
| Wellington Airport | ... | 6 | 17.2 | 11.3 | 14.3 | +0.8 | 21.7 | 20 | 4.9 | 19 | 37 | 11 | -42 | 7 | 22 | ... |
| Kaitoke | ... | 226 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Wallaceville | ... | 56 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 13.0 | +0.7 | 21.3 | 20 | -0.4 | 25 | 50 | 14 | -41 | 14 | 22 | 132 |
| Cape Egmont | ... | 8 | 18.3 | 12.5 | 15.4 | ... | 20.6 | 20 | 4.0 | 25 | 69 | 14 | -45 | 24 | 20 | ... |
| Stratford Mountain House | ... | 846 | 12.4 | 6.4 | 9.4 | +0.2 | 15.0 | 13 | 0.6 | 25 | 402 | 22 | -103 | 117 | 20 | ... |
| Stratford | ... | 311 | 16.3 | 9.4 | 12.9 | +0.6 | 18.8 | 12 | 1.3 | 25 | 115 | 14 | -53 | 29 | 20 | 155 |
| Manaia | ... | 98 | 16.9 | 10.7 | 13.8 | +0.6 | 20.5 | 19 | 3.6 | 7 | 84 | 13 | -23 | 21 | 10 | 144 |
| Patea | ... | 43 | 17.4 | 11.9 | 14.7 | ... | 20.1 | 20 | 4.5 | 7 | 50 | 10 | ... | 13 | 10 | ... |