New Zealand Gazette – 1974 – No. 117

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✨ Climatological Table

2744 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 117

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 | | | | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | | | Maximum Fall | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | Mean of A and B | Differ-ence From Normal | Maxi-mum | Date | Mini-mum | Date | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Differ-ence From Normal | Amount | Date | |
| | Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | | °C | | mm | | mm | mm | | Hrs |
| Waimate | 61 | .. | 5.8 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.5 | 31 | 104 | 14 | +53 | 40 | 9 | 113 |
| Otiaki Farm | 183 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Livingstone Substation | 305 | 13.8 | 4.4 | 9.1 | .. | 21.0 | 6 | -0.5 | 31 | 92 | 9 | .. | 33 | 9 | .. |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 13.6 | 5.5 | 9.6 | -1.3 | 22.6 | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 79 | 15 | +38 | 27 | 8 | .. |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 488 | 15.1 | 3.2 | 9.2 | -0.3 | 23.5 | 18 | -1.5 | 31 | 55 | 12 | +7 | 21 | 7 | 174 |
| Lake Hawea | 350 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 10.2 | -0.7 | 22.0 | 18 | 0.8 | 9 | 67 | 12 | +1 | 25 | 7 | .. |
| Wanaka | 296 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 11.0 | .. | 24.0 | 18 | 0.8 | 9 | 83 | 10 | +25 | 41 | 8 | .. |
| Naseby Forest | 610 | 13.6 | 2.1 | 7.9 | -0.6 | 20.5 | 18 | -2.0 | 1 | 107 | 11 | +51 | 26 | 7 | .. |
| Herbert Forest | 61 | 14.7 | 4.1 | 9.4 | .. | 24.2 | 6 | 1.4 | 1 | 148 | 15 | .. | 51 | 8 | .. |
| Palmerston | 21 | 14.1 | 4.6 | 9.4 | .. | 22.6 | 6 | -0.8 | 1 | 139 | 13 | .. | 44 | 8 | 132 |
| Cherry Farm Hospital | 6 | 13.9 | 5.1 | 9.5 | -0.3 | 22.5 | 6 | 0.1 | 22 | 119 | 15 | +73 | 43 | 8 | .. |
| Taiaroa Head | 72 | 12.1 | 7.1 | 9.6 | -0.8 | 20.2 | 6 | 3.8 | 30 | 115 | 16 | +64 | 35 | 8 | .. |
| Invermay, Taieri | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 15.0 | 5.4 | 10.2 | -0.3 | 23.2 | 17 | 1.3 | 24 | 131 | 16 | +75 | 32 | 8 | .. |
| Dunedin Airport | 1 | 15.0 | 5.1 | 10.1 | -0.9 | 22.2 | 6 | 0.2 | 1 | 132 | 19 | +86 | 33 | 8 | 111 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 10.2 | -0.8 | 22.8 | 6 | 3.1 | 31 | 131 | 20 | +73 | 37 | 8 | 122 |
| Oamaru, Iona Hospital | 14 | 14.0 | 6.5 | 10.3 | -1.0 | 22.3 | 6 | 2.5 | 11 | 86 | 14 | +45 | 32 | 8 | 135 |
| Takahe Valley | 762 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Te Anau | 215 | 14.5 | 5.7 | 10.1 | +0.7 | 21.0 | 25 | 0.3 | 22 | 57 | 11 | -45 | 17 | 7 | 136 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 13.8 | 6.5 | 10.2 | +1.7 | 20.0 | 25 | 3.5 | 9 | 146 | 16 | .. | 70 | 6 | .. |
| Queenstown | 329 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 10.7 | +0.3 | 21.7 | 18 | 1.9 | 23 | 93 | 10 | +17 | 43 | 8 | 170 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 14.8 | 4.6 | 9.7 | .. | 21.6 | 25 | 0.4 | 31 | 77 | 9 | .. | 24 | 7 | .. |
| Mid Dome | 386 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 10.1 | +0.3 | 21.9 | 25 | -1.0 | 23 | 139 | 17 | +60 | 42 | 27 | .. |
| Cromwell | 213 | 16.7 | 5.5 | 11.1 | -0.4 | 23.7 | 18 | 0.3 | 11 | 60 | 11 | +27 | 23 | 8 | .. |
| Clyde | 183 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophir | 305 | 15.7 | 3.8 | 9.8 | -0.4 | 21.9 | 18 | -1.4 | 1 | 78 | 11 | +37 | 32 | 8 | .. |
| Moa Creek | 427 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 74 | 9 | +38 | 26 | 8 | .. |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 11.0 | +0.1 | 24.0 | 18 | -0.4 | 23 | 90 | 9 | +60 | 40 | 8 | .. |
| Alexandra | 141 | 16.9 | 5.7 | 11.3 | -0.2 | 24.0 | 18 | 0.8 | 23 | 85 | 12 | +57 | 37 | 8 | 186 |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 16.7 | 5.2 | 11.0 | -0.7 | 24.5 | 18 | 0.2 | 9 | 99 | 15 | +61 | 39 | 8 | .. |
| Moa Flat | 410 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 9.0 | +0.0 | 21.4 | 18 | -0.1 | 9 | 121 | 14 | +63 | 26 | 8 | .. |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 12.6 | 3.9 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 19.5 | 18 | -0.4 | 22 | 157 | 16 | +86 | 28 | 27 | .. |
| Tapanui | 226 | 14.8 | 5.4 | 10.1 | +0.0 | 22.5 | 6 | 2.0 | 11 | 133 | 16 | +59 | 32 | 20 | .. |
| Rankleburn Forest | 255 | 13.9 | 4.7 | 9.3 | -0.2 | 21.8 | 6 | 0.2 | 11 | 85 | 16 | +1 | 20 | 8 | .. |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 13.4 | 5.8 | 9.6 | .. | 22.3 | 17 | 1.5 | 24 | 117 | 15 | +56 | 26 | 8 | .. |
| Otautau | 55 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 10.2 | +0.1 | 21.2 | 25 | -0.2 | 1 | 63 | 10 | -28 | 15 | 20 | 112 |
| Winton | 44 | 15.0 | 5.7 | 10.4 | -0.1 | 22.3 | 25 | 0.7 | 1 | 60 | 9 | -1 | 22 | 27 | 127 |
| Gore D.S.I.R. | 123 | 14.2 | 5.5 | 9.9 | .. | 20.5 | 25 | 2.2 | 13 | 76 | 15 | .. | 23 | 27 | 111 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 14.9 | 5.4 | 10.2 | -0.2 | .. | .. | -3.0 | 1 | 52 | 11 | -29 | 20 | 20 | .. |
| Woodlands | 47 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 9.7 | .. | 21.5 | 26 | 0.5 | 4 | 96 | 14 | .. | 30 | 26 | .. |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 14.4 | 5.5 | 10.0 | +0.2 | 21.6 | 25 | -1.0 | 1 | 56 | 14 | -30 | 18 | 20 | 114 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 14.1 | 7.0 | 10.6 | .. | 20.4 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 68 | 15 | .. | 15 | 20 | .. |
| Milton | 18 | 14.9 | 5.8 | 10.4 | +0.0 | 23.1 | 6 | 0.8 | 24 | 107 | 17 | +54 | 21 | 8 | 115 |
| Finegand, Balclutha | 6 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 10.5 | +0.0 | 22.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 24 | 73 | 16 | .. | 17 | 8 | .. |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 12.6 | 6.6 | 9.6 | .. | 21.0 | 6 | 3.4 | 30 | 58 | 23 | -6 | 13 | 20 | .. |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 27.7 | 20.9 | 24.3 | +1.3 | 29.6 | 27 | 18.8 | 14 | 38 | 16 | -92 | 9 | 5 | 249 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 21.1 | 15.7 | 18.4 | +0.9 | 22.8 | 21 | 11.4 | 4 | 140 | 13 | +54 | 80 | 17 | 178 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Island | 48 | 13.3 | 8.3 | 10.8 | +0.1 | 15.6 | 28 | 2.4 | 5 | 98 | 18 | +42 | 20 | 18 | 122 |
| Campbell Island | 15 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 6.0 | -0.2 | 12.1 | 26 | -5.5 | 10 | 98 | 21 | -19 | 32 | 5 | 46 |
| Nandi Airport, Fiji | 15 | 31.0 | 21.4 | 26.2 | .. | 33.4 | 22 | 19.8 | 13 | 278 | 14 | .. | 70 | 16 | 241 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -13.0 | -25.1 | -19.1 | +4.1 | -5.2 | 7 | -36.2 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS


Kaitaia, June 1974	8	17.8	9.0	13.4	..	21.2	13	1.6	18	117	15	..	55	9	..
Kaitaia, July 1974	8	17.1	7.9	12.5	..	19.2	3	1.9	16	198	22	..	35	28	..
Whangapoua Forest, September 1974	4	18.0	8.0	13.0	+1.2	20.3	12	1.5	30	193	..	+53	56	8	..
Opotiki, September 1974	6	16.8	8.9	12.9	+1.5	19.7	12	3.5	30	207	15	+105	98	2	..
The Chateau, Tongariro, September 1974	1,119	10.1	1.8	6.0	+1.4	14.0	13	-3.2	30	202	18	-42	25	27	..
Wairoa, September 1974	20	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	131	..	..	..	..	135
Wharite T.V. Station, June 1974	914	5.4	1.8	3.6	..	11.0	10	-3.1	20	177	19	-26	61	15	..
Manaia, September 1974	98	14.6	..	..	..	17.6	25	..	..	138	14	+41	59	9	134
Black Birch Range, August 1974	1,396	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	122	..	..	..	..	..
Craigieburn Forest, August 1974	914	7.3	..	..	..	13.1	16	..	..	78	13	-46	33	23	..
Bromley, Christchurch, September 1974	9	14.0	7.1	10.6	+1.2	20.0	22	2.7	20	81	13	+38	25	3	..
Woodlands, September 1974	47	15.0	2.9	9.0	..	18.5	15	-0.8	3	18	13	..	5	27	..

The "normal" refers to the present site of the instruments. Standard periods for normals are: Temperature 1931-60, Rainfall 1941-70, Sunshine 1935-60. No normals are available for stations with only short records.

*Indicates that the sunshine recorder is not located at the station but is in the near vicinity.

A rain day is a day with rainfall equal to or greater than 0.1 mm.

Where the extremes of temperature and rainfall have occurred more than once during the month, the date of the first occurrence is given.

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