New Zealand Gazette – 1973 – No. 60

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✨ Climatological Summary



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

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Means of A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum and Minimum Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Total Fall mm No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Amount mm Date Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine Hrs.
Cape Egmont 8 16.2 11.5 13.9 ... 19.0 3 4.7 14 132 24 +5 15 4
Stratford Mountain House 846 10.3 4.0 7.2 +0.5 15.0 4 -1.7 26 603 28 -40 132 11
Stratford 311 14.3 7.2 10.8 +1.1 18.1 5 2.7 22 193 24 +5 37 11
Manaia 98 15.0 9.4 12.2 +1.5 19.5 3 2.6 22 141 20 +14 21 20
Patea 43 15.7 11.2 13.5 ... 19.5 4 3.4 22 134 23 ... 15 8
Ohakune 610 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Karioi 648 ... 4.7 ... ... ... ... -5.0 22 146 24 +39 15 4
Waiouru 823 10.6 4.3 7.5 +1.5 17.3 4 -8.0 22 155 27 +53 22 20
Waiouru Military Camp 823 10.1 3.6 6.9 +1.1 17.2 4 -7.7 22 169 29 +62 20 20
Taihape 433 ... 5.9 ... ... ... ... ... ... 126 29 ... 19 20
Kahui, Taihape 518 12.9 6.9 9.9 ... 19.4 4 -0.2 22 131 ... ... 16 7
Wanganui 22 15.8 9.9 12.9 +1.4 20.0 3 1.6 22 71 23 -8 9 29
Patons Rock, Takaka 3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Farewell Spit 3 16.1 8.0 12.1 ... 19.3 1 0.5 22 139 17 +37 36 13
Westport Aerodrome 2 14.1 7.6 10.9 +0.1 18.0 4 3.5 21 314 28 +149 34 3
Cobb Dam 823 9.9 3.7 6.8 +0.9 16.9 4 -1.9 22 191 24 +8 30 29
Murchison 158 12.6 5.4 9.0 ... 19.9 4 -2.0 22 242 ... ... 33 11
Lake Rotoiti 634 10.3 2.8 6.6 +0.5 17.0 4 -6.6 22 172 21 +42 26 8
Hokitika Aerodrome 39 13.2 5.7 9.5 +0.1 16.9 2 -0.8 22 370 27 +144 41 23
Reefton 198 12.5 5.3 8.9 +1.2 18.9 4 -2.6 22 276 26 +111 32 8
Totara Flat 77 12.9 5.6 9.3 +1.4 20.3 4 -4.2 22 381 27 +224 41 8
Greymouth 4 13.5 7.6 10.6 -0.2 16.7 4 0.8 22 338 28 +137 37 8
Nemona Forest 165 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Hari Hari 45 13.3 3.9 8.6 -0.7 19.1 2 -4.2 22 391 25 ... 64 8
Franz Josef 122 12.5 4.4 8.5 -0.7 18.0 2 -1.5 22 532 25 +110 77 8
Haast 4 12.6 5.9 9.3 -0.5 16.3 3 0.9 21 352 26 +57 44 4
Milford Sound 3 11.1 4.5 7.8 -0.4 15.1 1 -1.0 22 809 24 +260 138 28
Stephens Island 187 14.1 10.2 12.2 ... 16.5 5 4.8 22 50 13 -26 15 11
Riwaka, Motueka 8 15.4 5.0 10.2 +0.1 21.4 4 -2.5 22 50 14 -82 11 13
Golden Downs Forest 274 13.0 4.1 8.6 +1.0 19.0 3 -1.7 22 77 18 -50 13 8
Brightlands Bay 15 15.8 9.8 12.8 ... 19.4 5 3.4 22 132 16 ... 39 3
Elie Bay 9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Appleby 17 15.2 6.5 10.9 +0.6 20.8 5 0.4 22 37 14 -57 8 12
Nelson Aerodrome 2 14.9 5.1 10.0 +0.6 19.5 5 -2.1 22 33 12 -53 6 11
Rai Valley 79 ... 4.2 ... ... ... ... -4.3 22 118 14 -62 42 3
Moutere Hills 137 14.1 7.9 11.0 +1.0 20.3 4 2.2 22 40 12 -57 9 12
Blenheim Aerodrome 27 16.3 5.4 10.9 +1.2 22.1 4 -1.4 22 39 11 -35 15 17
Blenheim 4 16.5 6.1 11.3 +1.4 22.7 4 -1.5 22 38 12 -28 10 17
Wither Hills, Blenheim 32 16.4 6.3 11.4 +1.5 22.8 5 -1.7 22 37 11 -29 8 17
Waihopai 262 14.9 5.0 10.0 +1.0 22.0 3 -2.5 22 39 11 -42 9 12
Black Birch Range 1,396 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Vernon Lagoons 2 16.6 4.7 10.7 ... 23.2 3 -2.6 22 37 11 ... 9 13
Lake Grassmere 2 16.3 7.1 11.7 +1.5 23.0 4 0.1 22 37 10 -24 10 13
Cape Campbell 3 15.1 9.5 12.3 ... 19.5 5 4.8 22 55 10 -16 24 12
Hanmer Forest 387 14.1 1.7 7.9 +1.0 23.7 3 ... ... 101 13 -21 19 8
Molesworth 893 11.1 0.3 5.7 +1.0 19.8 3 -6.7 22 53 8 -11 13 8
Kaikoura 99 15.1 7.5 11.3 +1.0 23.5 4 2.6 21 88 11 -11 64 12
Balmoral Forest 198 14.8 2.5 8.7 +1.3 23.5 4 -4.0 22 46 10 -25 14 12
The Hermitage, Mount Cook 765 10.2 2.3 6.3 +1.2 15.4 3 -5.0 21 406 22 +28 80 8
Godley Peaks 762 10.6 0.8 5.7 ... 15.6 5 -8.0 21 61 12 -3 14 8
Mount John 1,027 9.2 1.6 5.4 +1.3 14.7 4 -6.2 21 41 13 +3 12 8
Ski Basin, Craigieburn 1,554 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Craigieburn Forest 914 10.1 0.2 5.2 +0.6 16.6 3 -6.7 22 127 22 -15 29 8
Camp Stream 1,433 5.9 0.4 3.2 +0.5 12.4 3 -7.5 21 184 ... ... ... ...
Lake Coleridge 364 13.5 3.0 8.3 +1.1 20.2 3 -3.1 22 82 13 +11 18 12
Highbank 336 13.2 3.9 8.6 +0.4 19.6 4 -2.4 21 70 13 -6 21 12
Hororata Substation 192 14.6 3.0 8.8 +1.5 23.0 5 -3.0 22 70 14 +4 24 12
Winchmore 160 13.7 3.5 8.6 +1.1 22.0 5 -2.1 15 50 9 -11 16 12
Ashburton 101 14.1 3.8 9.0 +0.6 20.9 23 -2.4 22 45 12 -19 15 12
Waipara Forest 70 15.3 5.7 10.5 ... 23.0 5 -0.8 22 52 11 ... 23 12
Ashley Forest 107 14.8 5.2 10.0 +1.2 23.0 5 -0.7 21 71 10 -18 30 12
Rangiora 46 15.1 3.6 9.4 +1.3 24.0 5 -2.1 28 60 11 -1 27 12
Darfield 195 13.5 3.6 8.6 +0.7 22.0 5 -1.5 22 82 11 +3 28 12
Eyrewell Forest 158 14.5 3.9 9.2 +1.8 23.3 4 -1.9 15 65 12 -9 23 12
Christchurch Airport 30 14.6 4.6 9.6 +1.3 24.0 5 -0.3 22 51 10 -23 25 12
Christchurch 7 14.6 4.7 9.7 +1.0 23.5 5 -1.8 22 65 11 -11 28 12
Bromley, Christchurch 9 14.5 6.1 10.3 +1.6 19.5 4 0.5 22 43 12 -31 27 12
Mount Pleasant 137 14.1 7.6 10.9 ... 21.0 5 1.5 21 53 11 ... 34 12
Lincoln 11 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake Tekapo 683 11.5 1.3 6.4 +0.8 16.8 5 -7.0 21 54 11 +8 16 8
Lake Pukaki, No. 2 556 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Fairlie 306 13.7 1.9 7.8 +1.4 20.4 5 -4.0 26 68 9 +20 18 12
Twizel 457 12.1 0.9 6.5 ... 16.5 5 -5.2 26 43 15 ... 14 8
Haldon 399 12.3 1.6 7.0 ... 17.0 5 -3.5 26 35 8 ... 9 8
Ikawai 70 13.5 3.2 8.4 ... 20.0 1 -2.0 15 25 7 ... 10 12
Orari Estate 81 13.2 3.0 8.1 ... 18.3 24 -2.1 15 51 14 -10 18 12
Temuka 24 14.0 3.5 8.8 +1.0 18.9 23 -2.6 22 37 9 -16 11 17
Timaru Aerodrome 25 13.7 3.2 8.5 +1.0 18.6 23 -2.3 22 50 13 +7 15 12


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