28 MARCH

ClIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for February 1974—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 | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sun-shine |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ohakune | . . | 610 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Karioi | . . | 648 | 24.1 | 11.9 | 18.0 | +3.6 | 28.0 | 12 | 4.0 | 28 | 51 | . . | 8 | . . | . . | . . |
| Waiousu | . . | 823 | 22.8 | 11.3 | 17.1 | +4.3 | 27.2 | 13 | 4.3 | 28 | 24 | 9 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Waiouru Military Camp | . . | 823 | 22.2 | 11.7 | 17.0 | +4.5 | 26.6 | 13 | 3.9 | 28 | 30 | 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Taihape | . . | 433 | 25.8 | 7.4 | 16.6 | . . | 31.5 | 9 | 3.2 | 13 | 53 | 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Kahui, Taihape | . . | 518 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Wanganui | . . | 22 | 24.6 | 16.4 | 20.5 | +2.5 | 30.9 | 9 | 12.0 | 1 | 55 | 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | . . | 3 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Farewell Spit | . . | 3 | 22.7 | 14.8 | 18.8 | . . | 25.7 | 19 | 10.9 | 19 | 184 | 10 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Westport Aerodrome | . . | 2 | 22.1 | 15.2 | 18.7 | +2.8 | 25.7 | 11 | 10.6 | 27 | 228 | 11 | +60 | . . | . . | . . |
| Cobb Dam | . . | 823 | 19.8 | 11.1 | 15.5 | +2.6 | 23.7 | 20 | 6.9 | 26 | 96 | 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Murchison | . . | 158 | 25.2 | 13.7 | 19.5 | . . | 31.8 | 6 | 8.2 | 26 | 121 | 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Rotoiti | . . | 634 | 21.5 | 10.8 | 16.2 | +2.5 | 26.4 | 7 | 4.8 | 25 | 158 | 10 | +51 | . . | . . | . . |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | . . | 39 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 17.8 | +2.5 | 25.0 | 8 | 8.9 | 25 | 304 | 16 | +53 | . . | . . | . . |
| Reefton | . . | 198 | 23.8 | 13.7 | 18.8 | +2.7 | 28.8 | 7 | 7.0 | 25 | 205 | 14 | +53 | . . | . . | . . |
| Totara Flat | . . | 77 | . . | 12.7 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Greymouth | . . | 4 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 18.2 | +2.2 | 25.0 | 13 | 9.4 | 25 | 258 | 14 | +55 | . . | . . | . . |
| Nemona Forest | . . | 165 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Otira Substation | . . | 383 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Harihari | . . | 45 | 22.4 | 13.8 | 18.1 | +2.8 | 26.1 | 8 | 7.9 | 25 | 405 | 15 | +21 | . . | . . | . . |
| Franz Josef | . . | 122 | 21.3 | 13.3 | 17.3 | +2.6 | 24.9 | 12 | 9.0 | 26 | 549 | 15 | +54 | . . | . . | . . |
| Fox Glacier | . . | 152 | 21.0 | 11.9 | 16.5 | . . | 25.3 | 12 | 8.0 | 9 | 494 | 17 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Haast | . . | 4 | 20.2 | 13.8 | 17.0 | +2.6 | 24.7 | 12 | 8.7 | 4 | 364 | 20 | +41 | . . | . . | . . |
| Milford Sound | . . | 3 | 20.4 | 13.2 | 16.8 | +2.5 | 24.1 | 8 | 8.2 | 27 | 627 | 18 | +58 | . . | . . | . . |
| Stephens Island | . . | 187 | 20.4 | 14.2 | 17.3 | . . | 25.2 | 13 | 7.2 | 11 | 74 | 9 | +21 | . . | . . | . . |
| Riwaka, Motueka | . . | 8 | 24.3 | 13.8 | 19.1 | +2.4 | 29.8 | 2 | 8.0 | 26 | 115 | 7 | +16 | . . | . . | . . |
| Golden Downs Forest | . . | 274 | 23.1 | 12.4 | 17.8 | +2.3 | 28.5 | 2 | 7.7 | 26 | 101 | 9 | +4 | . . | . . | . . |
| Brightlands Bay | . . | 15 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 18.7 | . . | 24.9 | 12 | 11.7 | 1 | 157 | 11 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Elie Bay | . . | 9 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Appleby | . . | 17 | 23.2 | 15.0 | 19.1 | +1.8 | 27.4 | 2 | 10.7 | 28 | 65 | 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Nelson Aerodrome | . . | 2 | 22.6 | 14.9 | 18.8 | +2.1 | 26.2 | 2 | 9.9 | 26 | 87 | 9 | +13 | . . | . . | . . |
| Rai Valley | . . | 79 | 22.9 | 13.6 | 18.3 | +2.3 | 27.3 | 6 | 7.1 | 1 | 246 | 10 | +119 | . . | . . | . . |
| Moutere Hills | . . | 137 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | . . | 27 | 23.7 | 14.7 | 19.2 | +1.4 | 29.3 | 2 | 7.5 | 27 | 35 | 7 | —13 | . . | . . | . . |
| Blenheim | . . | 4 | 24.1 | 15.0 | 19.6 | +1.8 | 30.0 | 7 | 7.6 | 27 | 33 | 7 | —10 | . . | . . | . . |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | . . | 32 | 24.2 | 15.2 | 19.7 | +2.0 | 30.4 | 2 | 9.5 | 27 | 33 | 7 | —13 | . . | . . | . . |
| Waihopai Power Station | . . | 262 | 24.2 | 13.7 | 19.0 | +2.1 | 31.4 | 1 | 9.5 | 1 | 50 | 8 | —14 | . . | . . | . . |
| Black Birch Range | . . | 1,396 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Vernon Lagoons | . . | 2 | 23.3 | 14.3 | 18.8 | . . | 28.6 | 2 | 7.0 | 27 | 31 | 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Grassmere | . . | 2 | 22.5 | 15.3 | 18.9 | +1.5 | 29.5 | 2 | 10.4 | 27 | 29 | 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Cape Campbell | . . | 3 | 19.9 | 14.9 | 17.4 | . . | 23.5 | 8 | 12.1 | 16 | 28 | 7 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Hanmer Forest | . . | 387 | 23.7 | 10.8 | 17.3 | +2.1 | 31.2 | 7 | 4.5 | 25 | 129 | 11 | +48 | . . | . . | . . |
| Molesworth | . . | 893 | 22.9 | 9.5 | 16.2 | +2.6 | 30.1 | 1 | 5.0 | 12 | 46 | 6 | +0 | . . | . . | . . |
| Kaikoura | . . | 99 | 20.8 | 13.4 | 17.1 | +1.0 | 33.0 | 9 | 9.6 | 27 | 70 | 12 | +6 | . . | . . | . . |
| Balmoral Forest | . . | 198 | 24.3 | 12.6 | 18.5 | +2.7 | 33.6 | 1 | 6.6 | 25 | 84 | 12 | +33 | . . | . . | . . |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | . . | 765 | 20.8 | 10.7 | 15.8 | +2.3 | 27.7 | 1 | 5.7 | 16 | 345 | 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Godley Peaks, Tekapo | . . | 762 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Mount John | . . | 1,027 | 19.8 | 10.3 | 15.1 | +1.5 | 28.6 | 1 | 4.1 | 16 | 59 | 12 | +13 | . . | . . | . . |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn | . . | 1,554 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Craigieburn Forest | . . | 914 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Camp Stream | . . | 1,433 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Coleridge | . . | 364 | 22.5 | 11.6 | 17.1 | +1.9 | 30.5 | 1 | 6.5 | 25 | 93 | 12 | +32 | . . | . . | . . |
| Highbank Power Station | . . | 336 | 20.9 | 11.3 | 16.1 | +1.0 | 28.3 | 13 | 7.0 | 1 | 139 | 16 | +58 | . . | . . | . . |
| Hororata Substation | . . | 192 | 23.3 | 11.6 | 17.5 | +2.0 | 33.6 | 7 | 5.0 | 27 | 87 | 15 | +21 | . . | . . | . . |
| Winchmore | . . | 160 | 22.0 | 12.3 | 17.2 | +1.9 | 31.1 | 13 | 7.9 | 26 | 104 | 13 | +40 | . . | . . | . . |
| Peel Forest | . . | 274 | 20.9 | 10.8 | 15.9 | . . | 31.0 | 7 | 4.5 | 27 | 180 | 23 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Ashburton | . . | 101 | 23.4 | 12.5 | 18.0 | +1.5 | 34.1 | 13 | 7.8 | 27 | 79 | 11 | +13 | . . | . . | . . |
| Waipara | . . | 64 | 24.5 | 13.3 | 18.9 | . . | 33.7 | 9 | 8.1 | 1 | 108 | 12 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Ashley Forest | . . | 107 | 21.6 | 12.5 | 17.1 | +1.3 | 32.0 | 7 | 7.7 | 27 | 135 | 9 | +69 | . . | . . | . . |
| Rangiora | . . | 46 | 22.8 | 12.7 | 17.8 | +2.4 | 34.2 | 9 | 7.3 | 27 | 96 | 9 | +45 | . . | . . | . . |
| Darfield | . . | 195 | 23.6 | 12.0 | 17.8 | +1.6 | 33.3 | 7 | 5.9 | 27 | 107 | 14 | +41 | . . | . . | . . |
| Eyrewell Forest | . . | 158 | 22.8 | 11.9 | 17.4 | +1.7 | 32.2 | 2 | 5.8 | 27 | 107 | 13 | +33 | . . | . . | . . |
| Christchurch Airport | . . | 30 | 21.8 | 13.2 | 17.5 | +1.4 | 34.0 | 9 | 8.6 | 25 | 85 | 9 | +42 | . . | . . | . . |
| Christchurch | . . | 7 | 22.4 | 13.6 | 18.0 | +1.6 | 34.5 | 9 | 8.0 | 27 | 61 | 10 | +15 | . . | . . | . . |
| Bromley, Christchurch | . . | 9 | 21.3 | 13.6 | 17.5 | +1.3 | 33.0 | 9 | 6.7 | 13 | 91 | 10 | +45 | . . | . . | . . |
| Mount Pleasant | . . | 137 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 17.5 | . . | 32.3 | 9 | 9.4 | 16 | 104 | 11 | +56 | . . | . . | . . |
| Lincoln | . . | 11 | 22.6 | 12.8 | 17.7 | +1.9 | 34.0 | 7 | 5.7 | 27 | 88 | 9 | +32 | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Tekapo | . . | 683 | 21.9 | 10.7 | 16.3 | +1.0 | 29.8 | 1 | 5.0 | 27 | 45 | 11 | +2 | . . | . . | . . |
| Lake Pukaki, No. 2 | . . | 556 | 21.8 | 11.2 | 16.5 | . . | 31.5 | 1 | 5.0 | 1 | 93 | 12 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Fairlie | . . | 306 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 15.8 | +1.0 | 31.5 | 7 | 4.2 | 27 | 100 | 13 | +34 | . . | . . | . . |
| Twizel | . . | 457 | 22.4 | 10.6 | 16.5 | . . | 32.0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1 | 109 | 12 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Haldon | . . | 399 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Ikawai | . . | 70 | 20.8 | 11.5 | 16.2 | . . | 31.5 | 9 | 5.0 | 1 | 52 | 6 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Orari Estate | . . | 81 | 20.9 | 11.9 | 16.4 | . . | 30.8 | 9 | 6.9 | 27 | 77 | 17 | +3 | . . | . . | . . |
| Temuka | . . | 24 | 21.0 | 12.0 | 16.5 | +1.5 | 32.1 | 9 | 7.0 | 27 | 56 | 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Timaru Aerodrome | . . | 25 | 20.4 | 12.0 | 16.2 | +1.3 | 32.7 | 9 | 6.7 | 27 | 48 | 15 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Adair Soil Con. Res. | . . | 85 | 20.0 | 11.8 | 15.9 | +0.7 | 33.1 | 9 | 8.0 | 1 | 57 | 15 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Timaru | . . | 17 | 20.3 | 12.4 | 16.4 | +0.5 | 29.1 | 9 | 8.6 | 27 | 51 | 16 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Waimate | . . | 61 | 21.7 | 12.4 | 17.1 | +1.4 | 32.0 | 9 | 8.1 | 27 | 50 | 12 | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Otiake Farm | . . | 183 | . . | 11.2 | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . | . . |
| Livingstone Substation | . . | 305 | 20.4 | 10.8 | 15.6 | . . | 4.9 | 1 | 6.8 | 13 | 68 | 13 | . . | . . | . . | . . |