✨ Climatological Table
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for August 1973—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Means of A & B Max. Min. | Mean of A and B | Difference From Normal | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waiouru | 823 | 9.1 1.0 | 5.1 | +1.0 | 13.5 | 12 | -5.6 | 2 | 101 | 18 | +4 | 17 | 3 | . . |
| Waiouru Military Camp | 823 | 8.8 0.8 | 4.8 | +1.0 | 13.4 | 11 | -5.7 | 2 | 108 | 21 | +4 | 17 | 3 | . . |
| Taihape | 433 | 12.5 . . | . . | . . | 18.4 | 26 | . . | . . | 61 | 19 | . . | 11 | 5 | . . |
| Kahui, Taihape | 518 | 11.7 3.6 | 7.7 | . . | 16.3 | 13 | -2.4 | 1 | 57 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Wanganui | 22 | 14.1 6.4 | 10.3 | +0.9 | 19.0 | 28 | 0.1 | 1 | 68 | 18 | -8 | 18 | 21 | 119 |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | 3 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 278 | 18 | . . | 58 | 11 | 157 |
| Farewell Spit | 3 | 13.8 6.4 | 10.1 | . . | 16.0 | 9 | 1.7 | 2 | 136 | 16 | +14 | 20 | 5 | . . |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 13.0 5.2 | 9.1 | +0.4 | 15.3 | 29 | -0.4 | 23 | 238 | 18 | +53 | 34 | 21 | 118 |
| Cobb Dam | 823 | 8.8 -0.8 | 4.0 | +0.9 | 12.7 | 12 | -7.2 | 1 | 267 | 16 | +66 | 47 | 11 | . . |
| Murchison | 158 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 9.3 0.6 | 5.0 | +1.3 | 13.4 | 29 | -7.9 | 1 | 158 | 17 | +11 | 34 | 20 | . . |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 12.1 3.4 | 7.8 | +0.1 | 14.3 | 12 | -1.8 | 2 | 311 | 19 | +77 | 58 | 20 | 119 |
| Reefton | 198 | 11.9 0.9 | 6.4 | +0.8 | 15.8 | 29 | -6.7 | 1 | 258 | 17 | +70 | 47 | 11 | . . |
| Totara Flat | 77 | 11.6 1.4 | 6.5 | +0.3 | 16.0 | 12 | -5.6 | 2 | 224 | 18 | +51 | 46 | 20 | . . |
| Greymouth | 4 | 12.6 5.2 | 8.9 | +0.1 | 16.0 | 12 | -0.2 | 2 | 203 | 18 | -8 | 25 | 13 | 112 |
| Nemona Forest | 165 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Otira Substation | 383 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Hari Hari | 45 | 12.9 2.4 | 7.7 | +1.5 | 15.4 | 12 | -4.6 | 2 | 396 | 18 | . . | 86 | 30 | . . |
| Franz Josef | 122 | 12.0 2.5 | 7.3 | -0.3 | 14.5 | 16 | -2.5 | 1 | 515 | 18 | +73 | 88 | 29 | . . |
| Fox Glacier | 152 | 12.1 3.1 | 7.6 | . . | 14.5 | 27 | -0.8 | 2 | 515 | 19 | . . | 81 | 29 | . . |
| Haast | 4 | 12.4 4.5 | 8.5 | +0.7 | 15.9 | 12 | 0.8 | 1 | 224 | 17 | -94 | 46 | 29 | 131 |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 10.8 1.6 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 13.9 | 27 | -3.1 | 1 | 320 | 13 | -119 | 69 | 29 | . . |
| Stephens Island | 187 | 12.1 . . | . . | . . | 15.3 | 27 | . . | . . | 113 | 17 | +37 | 28 | 12 | . . |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 13.2 2.9 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 16.1 | 8 | -4.4 | 2 | 193 | 16 | +63 | 49 | 11 | 162 |
| Golden Downs Forest | 274 | 11.7 0.4 | 6.1 | +0.2 | 15.5 | 8 | . . | . . | 130 | 15 | +13 | 21 | 11 | . . |
| Brightlands Bay | 15 | 13.2 7.1 | 10.2 | . . | 16.0 | 11 | 1.9 | 2 | 218 | 15 | . . | 55 | 11 | . . |
| Elie Bay | 9 | 12.7 6.4 | 9.6 | . . | 15.3 | 28 | . . | . . | 237 | . . | . . | 70 | 12 | . . |
| Appleby | 17 | 13.2 3.6 | 8.4 | +0.3 | 15.5 | 8 | -3.1 | 2 | 166 | . . | +72 | 31 | 30 | . . |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 12.9 3.1 | 8.0 | +0.6 | 15.3 | 8 | -4.0 | 2 | 185 | 16 | +94 | 51 | 30 | 151 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 13.1 2.4 | 7.8 | +0.4 | 15.5 | 3 | -5.3 | 2 | 310 | 17 | +117 | 85 | 11 | . . |
| Moutere Hills | 137 | 12.3 5.1 | 8.7 | +0.7 | 17.7 | 11 | 1.3 | 19 | 196 | 14 | +97 | 54 | 21 | . . |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 13.2 2.7 | 8.0 | +0.2 | 17.0 | 29 | -2.9 | 2 | 110 | 13 | +41 | 41 | 11 | . . |
| Blenheim | 4 | 13.6 3.4 | 8.5 | +0.4 | 17.6 | 28 | -2.4 | 1 | 100 | 13 | +36 | 36 | 11 | 177 |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | 32 | 13.3 3.7 | 8.5 | +0.3 | 17.4 | 29 | -2.5 | 2 | 93 | 13 | +29 | 33 | 11 | . . |
| Waihopai Power Station | 262 | 12.2 1.8 | 7.0 | +0.0 | 16.5 | 29 | -4.5 | 2 | 133 | 12 | +52 | 35 | 11 | . . |
| Black Birch Range | 1 ,396 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Vernon Lagoons | 2 | 13.4 2.6 | 8.0 | . . | 17.5 | 28 | -3.2 | 1 | 74 | 12 | . . | 25 | 11 | 150 |
| Lake Grassmere | 2 | 12.2 5.4 | 8.8 | +0.8 | 17.4 | 9 | -0.5 | 1 | 66 | 14 | +18 | 19 | 11 | 159 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 11.3 7.0 | 9.2 | . . | 14.3 | 20 | 3.5 | 24 | 64 | 19 | +11 | 15 | 12 | . . |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | 10.5 0.8 | 5.7 | +0.6 | 17.8 | 30 | -8.0 | 1 | 177 | 19 | +75 | 38 | 6 | 106 |
| Molesworth | 893 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 10.9 4.7 | 7.8 | -1.1 | 17.5 | 29 | 1.4 | 1 | 41 | 17 | -20 | 10 | 17 | 122 |
| Balmoral Forest | 198 | 11.5 1.2 | 6.4 | +0.7 | 19.3 | 30 | -7.6 | 1 | 70 | 18 | +6 | 25 | 6 | . . |
| The Hermitage, Mt. Cook | 765 | 6.9 -1.7 | 2.6 | -0.8 | 12.6 | 30 | -7.3 | 9 | 379 | 18 | -12 | 49 | 10 | 84 |
| Godley Peaks, Tekapo | 762 | 5.8 -2.9 | 1.5 | . . | 13.8 | 30 | -10.8 | 9 | 122 | . . | +61 | . . | . . | . . |
| Mount John | 1 ,027 | 5.2 . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | 197 | . . | +161 | . . | . . | 140 |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn | 1 ,554 | 1.5 -4.3 | -1.4 | -0.1 | 5.2 | 13 | -9.1 | 19 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Craigieburn Forest | 914 | . . -1.5 | . . | . . | . . | . . | -5.6 | 19 | 222 | . . | +92 | . . | . . | . . |
| Camp Stream | 1 ,433 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 10.2 0.7 | 5.5 | +0.0 | 18.0 | 28 | -6.0 | 2 | 113 | 18 | +34 | 28 | 6 | . . |
| Highbank Power Station | 336 | 9.8 2.0 | 5.9 | -0.5 | 18.0 | 30 | -4.0 | 3 | 137 | 17 | +61 | 53 | 6 | 126 |
| Hororata Substation | 192 | 10.7 1.3 | 6.0 | +0.2 | 19.1 | 28 | -6.4 | 1 | 73 | 18 | +9 | 14 | 21 | . . |
| Winchmore | 160 | 9.9 1.9 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 19.0 | 28 | -4.2 | 1 | 228 | 15 | +170 | 86 | 6 | . . |
| Ashburton | 101 | 10.6 1.9 | 6.3 | -0.6 | 20.1 | 30 | -5.7 | 1 | 224 | 15 | +166 | 86 | 6 | 115 |
| Waipara Forest | 70 | 11.8 2.9 | 7.4 | . . | 19.7 | 30 | -5.2 | 1 | 138 | 18 | . . | 53 | 6 | . . |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | 10.9 2.9 | 6.9 | -0.1 | 19.4 | 29 | -1.9 | 1 | 177 | 16 | +106 | 76 | 5 | 119 |
| Rangiora | 46 | 11.4 2.1 | 6.8 | +0.5 | 21.0 | 29 | -4.8 | 2 | 160 | 15 | +104 | 76 | 5 | . . |
| Darfield | 195 | 10.5 1.8 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 18.5 | 28 | -2.5 | 2 | 243 | 16 | +179 | 114 | 6 | . . |
| Eyrewell Forest | 158 | 10.9 1.6 | 6.3 | +0.5 | 19.4 | 29 | -5.0 | 1 | 209 | 17 | +140 | 97 | 5 | . . |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 11.0 2.6 | 6.8 | +0.3 | 20.5 | 29 | -2.9 | 1 | 118 | 16 | +65 | 43 | 5 | 108 |
| Christchurch | 7 | 11.4 3.0 | 7.2 | +0.2 | 21.2 | 29 | -2.4 | 1 | 82 | 17 | +24 | 23 | 7 | . . |
| Bromley, Christchurch | 9 | 11.2 4.0 | 7.6 | +0.4 | 18.8 | 29 | -1.6 | 1 | 85 | 20 | +29 | 26 | 5 | . . |
| Mount Pleasant | 137 | 10.9 5.3 | 8.1 | . . | 19.0 | 29 | 2.2 | 4 | 103 | 20 | . . | 34 | 5 | . . |
| Lincoln | 11 | 11.0 2.8 | 6.9 | +0.5 | 19.7 | 29 | -5.4 | 1 | 149 | 17 | +91 | 52 | 5 | 117 |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 5.5 -2.9 | 1.3 | -2.1 | 14.0 | 30 | . . | . . | 124 | 14 | +83 | 30 | 5 | 99 |
| Lake Pukaki No. 2 | 556 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Fairlie | 306 | 8.4 -2.6 | 2.9 | -1.8 | 17.3 | 30 | -8.2 | 2 | 75 | 10 | +29 | 21 | 6 | . . |
| Twizel | 457 | 7.3 -2.7 | 2.3 | . . | . . | . . | -9.1 | 1 | 75 | 12 | . . | 18 | 30 | . . |
| Haldon | 399 | 7.5 -2.5 | 2.5 | . . | . . | . . | -7.6 | 1 | 53 | . . | . . | 15 | 30 | . . |
| Ikawai | 70 | 10.9 0.6 | 5.8 | . . | 19.0 | 30 | -7.0 | 1 | 133 | 12 | . . | 60 | 5 | . . |
| Orari Estate | 81 | 10.1 1.0 | 5.6 | . . | 19.9 | 30 | -6.0 | 1 | 185 | 16 | +134 | 77 | 6 | . . |
| Temuka | 24 | . . 1.8 | . . | . . | . . | . . | -4.8 | 1 | 141 | 10 | +98 | 57 | 6 | . . |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 25 | 10.6 0.9 | 5.8 | +0.0 | 19.0 | 30 | -6.2 | 1 | 141 | 10 | +105 | 59 | 5 | . . |
| Adair | 85 | 10.3 2.6 | 6.5 | -0.2 | 18.4 | 30 | -2.6 | 2 | 134 | 12 | +98 | 56 | 6 | . . |
| Timaru | 17 | 10.8 1.9 | 6.4 | -0.1 | 17.2 | 30 | -4.4 | 1 | 129 | 13 | +93 | 56 | 5 | 128 |
| Sodwall Hunter | 204 | . . . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Waimate | 61 | 11.3 1.9 | 6.6 | -0.3 | 18.1 | 28 | -4.5 | 2 | 133 | 14 | +90 | 61 | 5 | 135 |
| Otiake Farm | 183 | 9.8 -0.2 | 4.8 | . . | 19.1 | 28 | -6.2 | 2 | 105 | 9 | . . | 47 | 5 | . . |
| Livingstone Substation | 305 | 9.3 0.2 | 4.8 | . . | 17.9 | 30 | -6.7 | 2 | 119 | 10 | . . | 57 | 5 | . . |
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