✨ Climatological Data
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 1973—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. |
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 |
Bright Sun- shine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Max. |
B Min. |
Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | mm | mm | |||
| Temuka | 24 | 20.5 | 9.8 | 15.2 | +1.4 | 33.4 | 4 | 5.6 | 3 | 42 |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 25 | 20.2 | 9.5 | 14.9 | +0.6 | 33.3 | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | 34 |
| Adair Soil Con. Res. | 85 | 19.3 | 10.1 | 14.7 | +0.8 | 30.7 | 4 | 6.4 | 18 | 37 |
| Timaru | 17 | 20.6 | 10.8 | 15.7 | +0.6 | 32.0 | 4 | 5.6 | 19 | 37 |
| Waimate | 61 | 21.2 | 10.0 | 15.6 | +0.8 | 32.1 | 4 | 6.2 | 28 | 36 |
| Otiake Farm | 183 | 21.1 | 8.5 | 14.8 | .. | 28.2 | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 24 |
| Livingstone Substation | 305 | 19.4 | 8.2 | 13.8 | .. | 27.6 | 4 | 3.8 | 19 | 21 |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 19.1 | 9.6 | 14.4 | +0.5 | 30.0 | 4 | 5.5 | 3 | 24 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 488 | 22.9 | 8.3 | 15.6 | +1.5 | 30.7 | 10 | 1.9 | 3 | 32 |
| Lake Hawea | 350 | 22.3 | 10.2 | 16.3 | +0.9 | 30.2 | 10 | 4.3 | 18 | 32 |
| Wanaka | 296 | 23.7 | 9.8 | 16.8 | .. | 30.3 | 10 | 2.7 | 19 | 24 |
| Naseby Forest | 610 | 20.1 | 6.2 | 13.2 | +0.9 | 25.5 | 8 | -1.5 | 19 | 53 |
| Weston | 92 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Herbert Forest | 61 | 19.9 | 6.4 | 13.2 | .. | 27.0 | 3 | 2.4 | 8 | 34 |
| Palmerston | 21 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 14.1 | .. | 28.2 | 4 | 2.3 | 19 | 25 |
| Cherry Farm Hospital | 6 | 19.2 | 8.9 | 14.1 | +1.2 | 28.1 | 4 | 3.8 | 19 | 22 |
| Taiaroa Head | 72 | 16.7 | 10.4 | 13.6 | +0.7 | 26.0 | 4 | 7.0 | 2 | 23 |
| Invermay, Taieri | 24 | 20.0 | 8.8 | 14.4 | +0.9 | 27.4 | 4 | 2.6 | 19 | 32 |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 20.9 | 8.1 | 14.5 | +1.0 | 27.2 | 4 | 1.5 | 19 | 19 |
| Dunedin Airport | 1 | 20.2 | 8.3 | 14.3 | +0.8 | 27.4 | 4 | 2.2 | 19 | 24 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 19.2 | 10.6 | 14.9 | +1.0 | 28.6 | 4 | 6.5 | 19 | 29 |
| Oamaru, Iona Hospital | 14 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 14.7 | +0.3 | 30.0 | 4 | 5.6 | 3 | 21 |
| Takahe Valley | 762 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Te Anau | 215 | 20.4 | 7.9 | 14.2 | +0.9 | 26.6 | 15 | 2.6 | 19 | 82 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 14.5 | +1.4 | 25.0 | 15 | 6.3 | 19 | 242 |
| Queenstown | 329 | 21.8 | 10.1 | 16.0 | +1.4 | 27.9 | 15 | 4.9 | 19 | 21 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 15.3 | .. | 26.4 | 15 | 3.1 | 19 | 10 |
| Mid Dome | 386 | 21.5 | 7.1 | 14.3 | +1.0 | 27.7 | 31 | -3.5 | 21 | 25 |
| Cromwell | 213 | 24.6 | 9.8 | 17.2 | +0.9 | 30.7 | 15 | 4.4 | 3 | 19 |
| Clyde | 183 | 24.1 | 9.3 | 16.7 | .. | 30.5 | 15 | 3.5 | 19 | 23 |
| Ophir | 305 | 22.6 | 8.0 | 15.3 | +0.8 | 29.3 | 15 | 1.1 | 19 | 23 |
| Moa Creek | 427 | 21.9 | 6.9 | 14.4 | +1.1 | 27.9 | 15 | -0.3 | 19 | 19 |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 23.4 | 8.4 | 15.9 | +0.9 | 30.1 | 16 | 1.3 | 19 | 21 |
| Alexandra | 141 | 23.0 | 9.6 | 16.3 | +0.4 | 29.4 | 15 | 4.0 | 19 | 20 |
| Manorburn Dam | 746 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 22.4 | 8.7 | 15.6 | +0.5 | 29.0 | 23 | 3.0 | 19 | 15 |
| Moa Flat | 410 | 19.5 | 7.2 | 13.4 | +1.4 | 25.0 | 23 | 1.5 | 19 | 28 |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 17.8 | 7.1 | 12.5 | +0.7 | 24.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 19 | 23 |
| Tapanui | 226 | 20.6 | 8.2 | 14.4 | +1.0 | 28.6 | 23 | 2.4 | 19 | 26 |
| Ranckleburn Forest | 255 | 19.2 | 7.1 | 13.2 | +0.2 | 27.4 | 23 | 0.8 | 19 | 36 |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 18.1 | 8.3 | 13.2 | .. | 26.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 19 | 17 |
| Otatutu | 55 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Winton | 44 | 19.6 | 7.5 | 13.6 | +0.0 | 26.5 | 23 | -2.4 | 29 | 18 |
| Gore DSIR | 123 | 19.5 | 8.6 | 14.1 | .. | 27.1 | 23 | 5.3 | 14 | 32 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 20.1 | 7.9 | 14.0 | +0.5 | 27.5 | 31 | 0.5 | 19 | 29 |
| Woodlands | 47 | 19.8 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .. | 26.5 | 23 | 1.0 | 19 | 22 |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 18.0 | 7.6 | 12.8 | +0.1 | 26.4 | 31 | 0.2 | 19 | 33 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 13.2 | .. | 23.7 | 31 | 1.9 | 9 | 45 |
| Milton | 18 | 20.2 | 8.4 | 14.3 | +0.5 | 27.4 | 17 | 1.0 | 19 | 22 |
| Finegand, Balclutha | 6 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 14.2 | +0.8 | 27.1 | 17 | 1.7 | 19 | 15 |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 16.7 | 9.2 | 13.0 | .. | 25.2 | 4 | 6.0 | 18 | 15 |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 29.3 | 23.3 | 26.2 | +1.3 | 30.5 | 9 | 21.1 | 2 | 257 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 23.9 | 19.4 | 22.1 | +1.6 | 25.3 | 26 | 16.0 | 2 | 134 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Islands | 48 | 16.3 | 10.6 | 13.5 | +0.5 | 19.7 | 28 | 4.8 | 12 | 9 |
| Campbell Islands | 15 | 11.1 | 6.4 | 8.8 | +0.3 | 14.5 | 27 | 2.9 | 9 | 65 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -2.2 | -9.4 | -5.8 | -0.4 | 3.4 | 30 | -15.2 | 5 | .. |
LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS
Port Fitzroy, November 1973 4 21.5 13.9 17.7 +2.1 23.4 3 9.5 23 38 11 -89 9 ..
Waihi, September 1973 91 17.1 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 240 18 +52 66 28 ..
Waihi, October 1973 91 .. 8.5 .. .. .. 0.8 5 42 11 -138 12 22 ..
Waihi, November 1973 91 .. 12.4 .. .. .. 6.2 21 101 13 -31 41 14 170
Te Teko Nursery, November 1973 8 23.9 11.2 17.6 +2.4 27.1 27 4.5 20 77 11 -17 27 15 176
Wairapukao Forest, November 1973 437 .. 8.6 .. .. 26.2 6 1.2 20 58 13 -51 21 4 ..
Pukekohe, November 1973 82 19.8 12.3 16.1 .. 23.0 7 7.0 27 112 17 .. 31 14 153
Ballantrae, No. 1, Woodville, November 1973 347 16.2 .. .. .. 21.5 5 .. .. 89 15 .. 25 15 148
Makaretu, November 1973 335 20.0 9.4 14.7 .. 25.0 3 2.0 11 171 13 .. 81 15 ..
Wharite, November 1973 914 11.8 6.0 8.9 .. 18.0 3 3.0 20 197 21 +34 53 15 ..
Foxton, November 1973 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 64 .. .. -2 .. .. 171
Porirua, November 1973 18 17.5 11.1 14.3 .. 23.0 6 3.9 29 66 12 .. 13 12 ..
Pauatahanui, November 1973 30 17.5 11.6 14.6 .. 20.4 29 4.6 24 81 14 .. 14 3 ..
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