✨ Climatological Summary
28 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for October 1974—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | Rainfall (in millimetres) | Bright Sunshine | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Amount | Date | ||||||||
| Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | mm | mm | mm | Hrs | ||||
| Patea .. | 43 | 16.6 | 9.5 | 13.1 | .. | 21.5 | 8 | 3.6 | 1 | 176 | 18 | .. | 43 | 9 |
| Ohakune | 610 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Karioi .. | 648 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 10.2 | +0.9 | 21.4 | 7 | -1.7 | 1 | 149 | 19 | +35 | 31 | 18 |
| Waiouru | 823 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 9.1 | +1.4 | 17.2 | 5 | -2.5 | 1 | 110 | 20 | +3 | 36 | 18 |
| Waiouru Military Camp | 823 | 13.3 | 4.1 | 8.7 | +1.3 | 17.4 | 8 | -3.7 | 1 | 121 | 25 | +12 | 40 | 18 |
| Taihape | 433 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 11.7 | .. | 22.1 | 6 | 1.2 | 1 | 84 | 22 | .. | 14 | 18 |
| Kahui, Taihape .. | 518 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Wanganui | 22 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 364 | 17 | .. | 121 | 8 |
| Farewell Spit | 3 | 16.4 | 8.5 | 12.5 | .. | 20.4 | 29 | 4.0 | 7 | 146 | 15 | +29 | 35 | 10 |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 15.8 | 8.8 | 12.3 | +0.9 | 17.6 | 13 | 4.7 | 30 | 237 | 17 | +54 | 112 | 8 |
| Cobb Dam | 823 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 8.1 | +0.2 | 19.0 | 17 | -1.3 | 30 | 293 | 19 | +95 | 94 | 8 |
| Murchison | 158 | 17.5 | 6.1 | 11.8 | .. | 23.0 | 18 | -2.6 | 6 | 177 | 16 | .. | 54 | 8 |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 14.7 | 3.8 | 9.3 | +0.5 | 21.0 | 17 | -2.5 | 30 | 188 | 19 | +56 | 41 | 8 |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 15.8 | 7.5 | 11.7 | +0.7 | 19.2 | 13 | 2.9 | 31 | 348 | 17 | +91 | 101 | 8 |
| Reefton | 198 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 12.0 | +1.3 | 22.8 | 16 | 1.2 | 30 | 172 | 15 | -8 | 66 | 8 |
| Totara Flat | 77 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 11.8 | +1.3 | 22.2 | 25 | -0.1 | 30 | 170 | 14 | +0 | 69 | 8 |
| Greymouth | 4 | 15.6 | 8.7 | 12.2 | +0.4 | 18.9 | 13 | 5.4 | 10 | 283 | 16 | +59 | 96 | 8 |
| Otira Substation | 383 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Hari Hari | 45 | 16.6 | 5.7 | 11.2 | +0.7 | 21.1 | 18 | 1.3 | 30 | 424 | 17 | -3 | 156 | 7 |
| Franz Josef | 122 | 16.0 | 6.7 | 11.4 | +1.1 | 20.0 | 15 | 3.1 | 30 | 603 | 15 | +115 | 209 | 7 |
| Fox Glacier | 152 | 15.7 | 5.7 | 10.7 | .. | 19.5 | 16 | 2.8 | 30 | 522 | 14 | .. | 166 | 7 |
| Haast .. | 4 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 10.9 | +0.5 | 18.6 | 30 | 4.0 | 30 | 413 | 16 | +118 | 130 | 8 |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 14.9 | 6.8 | 10.9 | +0.8 | 18.5 | 31 | 3.5 | 24 | 371 | 18 | -175 | 108 | 7 |
| Stephens Island .. | 187 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 11.4 | .. | 16.1 | 14 | 4.9 | 16 | 113 | 18 | +37 | 24 | 8 |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 12.4 | +0.4 | 21.5 | 18 | 3.2 | 2 | 220 | 17 | +108 | 80 | 8 |
| Golden Downs Forest | 274 | 16.2 | 5.3 | 10.8 | +0.5 | 21.7 | 17 | -0.9 | 30 | 148 | 17 | +29 | 47 | 8 |
| Brightlands Bay .. | 15 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 12.9 | .. | 18.4 | 29 | 6.1 | 30 | 328 | 15 | .. | 114 | 8 |
| Elie Bay | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Appleby | 17 | 16.7 | 8.0 | 12.4 | +0.2 | 19.8 | 29 | 3.2 | 30 | 188 | 15 | +109 | 80 | 8 |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 16.6 | 8.1 | 12.4 | +0.9 | 20.5 | 29 | 3.0 | 30 | 187 | 15 | +106 | 69 | 8 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 16.8 | 6.9 | 11.9 | +0.6 | 20.4 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 402 | 16 | +237 | 161 | 8 |
| Moutere Hills | 137 | 16.0 | 8.4 | 12.2 | +0.0 | 19.5 | 18 | 3.6 | 30 | 210 | 15 | +121 | 87 | 8 |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 17.4 | 6.8 | 12.1 | +0.1 | 23.6 | 17 | 0.6 | 30 | 139 | 16 | +78 | 50 | 8 |
| Blenheim | 4 | 17.5 | 7.5 | 12.5 | +0.2 | 22.9 | 17 | .. | .. | 114 | 16 | +61 | 37 | 8 |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | 32 | 17.2 | 7.3 | 12.3 | +0.0 | 22.5 | 17 | 0.0 | 30 | 102 | 16 | +46 | 38 | 8 |
| Waihopai Power Station | 262 | 16.6 | 6.3 | 11.5 | -0.1 | 22.0 | 17 | 1.0 | 30 | 162 | 16 | +86 | 54 | 8 |
| Black Birch Range | 1,396 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Vernon Lagoons | 2 | 17.0 | 6.8 | 11.9 | .. | 22.0 | 17 | 0.1 | 30 | 83 | 15 | .. | 30 | 8 |
| Lake Grassmere .. | 2 | 15.8 | 8.9 | 12.4 | +0.3 | 21.0 | 20 | 5.3 | 26 | 77 | 13 | +34 | 25 | 8 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 14.6 | 9.4 | 12.0 | .. | 18.4 | 21 | 5.2 | 30 | 84 | 13 | +33 | 25 | 18 |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Molesworth | 893 | 13.2 | 2.2 | 7.7 | -0.3 | 21.2 | 17 | -1.8 | 1 | 97 | 14 | +39 | 32 | 8 |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 11.1 | -0.7 | 21.0 | 6 | 4.1 | 30 | 126 | 16 | +65 | 39 | 18 |
| Balmoral Forest .. | 198 | 16.7 | 4.6 | 10.7 | +0.2 | 25.5 | 17 | -2.0 | 11 | 76 | 13 | +23 | 18 | 8 |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | 765 | 13.5 | 3.4 | 8.5 | -0.2 | 22.6 | 18 | -1.0 | 30 | 322 | 13 | -49 | 126 | 7 |
| Godley Peaks, Tekapo | 762 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mount John | 1,027 | 11.4 | 3.4 | 7.4 | -0.4 | 18.0 | 18 | .. | .. | 69 | 8 | +26 | 22 | 8 |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn | 1,554 | 5.8 | -0.8 | 2.5 | -0.1 | 11.2 | 17 | -6.5 | 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Craigieburn Forest | 914 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Camp Stream | 1,433 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 22.7 | 17 | 0.2 | 30 | 127 | 12 | +51 | 50 | 8 |
| Highbank Power Station | 336 | 14.4 | 6.1 | 10.3 | -0.4 | 22.2 | 17 | -0.1 | 10 | 121 | 11 | +35 | 46 | 8 |
| Hororata Substation | 192 | 16.1 | 4.7 | 10.4 | +0.1 | 25.8 | 17 | -0.8 | 1 | 120 | 11 | +54 | 42 | 9 |
| Winchmore | 160 | 15.1 | 5.5 | 10.3 | -0.1 | 23.3 | 17 | 1.0 | 16 | 103 | 10 | +42 | 38 | 9 |
| Peel Forest | 274 | 14.8 | 4.1 | 9.5 | .. | 23.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 11 | 135 | 19 | .. | 43 | 8 |
| Ashburton | 101 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 11.2 | -0.5 | 24.7 | 7 | 2.6 | 16 | 104 | 9 | +43 | 36 | 9 |
| Waipara | 64 | 16.4 | 5.0 | 10.7 | .. | 25.8 | 17 | 1.4 | 11 | 91 | 14 | .. | 21 | 8 |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rangiora | 46 | 15.3 | 5.4 | 10.4 | -0.3 | 24.1 | 7 | 0.7 | 1 | 97 | 11 | +54 | 23 | 9 |
| Darfield | 195 | 16.4 | 5.4 | 10.9 | -0.2 | 25.6 | 17 | 0.1 | 10 | 120 | 12 | +54 | 44 | 9 |
| Eyrewell Forest .. | 158 | 15.5 | 5.0 | 10.3 | -0.5 | 23.3 | 7 | -0.1 | 1 | 113 | 12 | +39 | 36 | 9 |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 14.9 | 6.7 | 10.8 | -0.2 | 21.7 | 7 | 1.7 | 1 | 86 | 11 | +43 | 21 | 9 |
| Christchurch | 7 | 15.6 | 7.3 | 11.5 | -0.2 | 23.2 | 7 | 2.5 | 1 | 89 | 10 | +43 | 17 | 8 |
| Bromley, Christchurch | 9 | 14.7 | 8.0 | 11.4 | -0.3 | 20.5 | 7 | 3.1 | 1 | 88 | 14 | +45 | 17 | 8 |
| Mount Pleasant .. | 137 | 14.3 | 8.0 | 11.2 | .. | 20.6 | 17 | 4.0 | 30 | 88 | 11 | +37 | 18 | 8 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 15.3 | 5.9 | 10.6 | -0.3 | 23.3 | 17 | 0.2 | 16 | 66 | 13 | +18 | 20 | 10 |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 14.4 | 3.0 | 8.7 | -0.8 | 21.8 | 18 | -1.4 | 11 | 64 | 9 | +13 | 23 | 8 |
| Lake Pukaki No. 2 | 556 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .. | 21.0 | 18 | 0.0 | 9 | 105 | 7 | .. | 41 | 8 |
| Fairlie .. | 306 | 15.2 | 3.3 | 9.3 | -0.8 | 23.2 | 7 | -1.0 | 13 | 105 | 7 | +41 | 30 | 8 |
| Twizel .. | 457 | 14.8 | 2.6 | 8.7 | .. | 22.5 | 18 | -1.9 | 31 | 92 | 6 | .. | 32 | 8 |
| Haldon .. | 399 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ikawai .. | 70 | 15.0 | 4.8 | 9.9 | .. | 22.5 | 6 | 0.5 | 1 | 85 | 10 | .. | 35 | 9 |
| Orari Estate | 81 | 15.4 | 5.0 | 10.2 | .. | 24.2 | 7 | 1.9 | 1 | 130 | 12 | +69 | 49 | 9 |
| Temuka | 24 | .. | 5.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.9 | 1 | 99 | 11 | +46 | 37 | 8 |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 26 | 14.5 | 4.9 | 9.7 | -0.4 | 22.6 | 6 | 0.0 | 31 | 98 | 10 | +52 | 38 | 9 |
| Adair Soil Con. Res. | 85 | 13.7 | 6.2 | 10.0 | -0.7 | 21.1 | 6 | 2.4 | 31 | 86 | 11 | +38 | 32 | 8 |
| Timaru | 17 | 15.7 | 6.3 | 11.0 | -0.5 | 23.4 | 6 | 2.1 | 1 | 81 | 11 | +33 | 29 | 10 |
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