✨ Climatological Table
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 81
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for July 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 | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | Total Fall mm | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount mm | Date | Bright Sunshine Hrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Timaru Aerodrome | 26 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 6.0 | +1.6 | 16.0 | -3.9 | 16 | 27 | 34 | 11 | -9 | 12 |
| Adair Soil Con. Res. | 85 | 10.4 | 3.2 | 6.8 | +1.1 | 15.4 | -1.0 | 1 | 27 | 39 | 9 | -4 | 16 |
| Timaru | 17 | 11.4 | 2.8 | 7.1 | +2.2 | 16.2 | -3.1 | 23 | 27 | 43 | 10 | +2 | 16 |
| Waimate | 61 | 11.6 | 3.0 | 7.3 | +1.6 | 16.5 | -2.0 | 15 | 27 | 92 | 7 | +49 | 43 |
| Otiake Farm | 183 | 10.1 | 1.2 | 5.7 | .. | 16.2 | -3.9 | .. | 19 | 76 | 8 | .. | 34 |
| Livingstone Substation | 305 | 9.3 | 1.4 | 5.4 | .. | 14.9 | -3.4 | .. | 19 | 96 | 7 | .. | 40 |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 10.5 | 2.1 | 6.3 | +1.4 | 15.3 | -2.7 | 24 | 27 | 121 | 14 | +85 | 56 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 488 | 7.0 | -1.7 | 2.7 | +1.4 | 13.8 | -6.5 | 19 | 7 | 63 | 12 | +35 | 17 |
| Lake Hawea | 350 | 7.8 | 0.2 | 4.0 | +0.7 | 13.4 | -3.9 | 11 | 19 | 112 | 15 | +54 | 24 |
| Wanaka | 296 | 8.8 | -1.0 | 3.9 | .. | 13.2 | -6.4 | .. | 1 | 7 | 98 | .. | +45 |
| Naseby Forest | 610 | 6.3 | -1.6 | 2.4 | +0.8 | 14.0 | -7.5 | 1 | 8 | 81 | 13 | +48 | 28 |
| Herbert Forest | 61 | 10.8 | 1.3 | 6.1 | .. | 16.5 | -3.4 | .. | 24 | 174 | 13 | .. | 86 |
| Palmerston | 21 | 10.4 | 0.9 | 5.7 | .. | 16.2 | -4.9 | .. | 24 | 168 | 14 | .. | 84 |
| Cherry Farm Hospital | 6 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 6.0 | +1.5 | 14.5 | -2.2 | 20 | 27 | 124 | 16 | +78 | 44 |
| Taiaroa Head | 72 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | +0.5 | 13.4 | 2.5 | 1 | 3 | 123 | 23 | +75 | 25 |
| Invermay, Taieri | 24 | 10.2 | 2.0 | 6.1 | +1.3 | 16.2 | -3.1 | 20 | 27 | 134 | 15 | +81 | 57 |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 5.7 | +1.1 | 15.2 | -2.5 | 6 | 6 | 110 | 20 | +62 | 27 |
| Dunedin Airport | 1 | 10.5 | 1.1 | 5.8 | +1.2 | 16.3 | -4.3 | 20 | 27 | 106 | 17 | +60 | 45 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 10.3 | 3.9 | 7.1 | +0.9 | 15.0 | -0.2 | 20 | 27 | 151 | 24 | +95 | 40 |
| Oamaru, Iona Hospital | 14 | 11.3 | 3.7 | 7.5 | +1.5 | 16.6 | -0.4 | 24 | 27 | 137 | 14 | +99 | 67 |
| Takahe Valley | 762 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Te Anau | 215 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 4.4 | +1.3 | 13.9 | -3.0 | 1 | 4 | 146 | 21 | +57 | 27 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 3.7 | +0.5 | 10.9 | -3.0 | 1 | 7 | 336 | 24 | .. | 46 |
| Queenstown | 329 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 4.4 | +0.9 | 13.5 | -2.8 | 19 | 7 | 92 | 16 | +28 | 21 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 7.6 | -0.2 | 3.7 | .. | 13.2 | -5.5 | 1 | 6 | 92 | 17 | .. | 21 |
| Mid Dome | 386 | 8.2 | -0.1 | 4.1 | +0.9 | 15.5 | -5.5 | 19 | 5 | 90 | 19 | +39 | 22 |
| Cromwell | 213 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Clyde | 183 | 8.8 | -0.2 | 4.3 | .. | 14.0 | -6.0 | 15 | 6 | 62 | .. | .. | 21 |
| Ophir | 305 | 8.3 | -1.7 | 3.3 | +2.1 | 15.6 | -8.8 | 19 | 8 | 52 | 12 | +34 | 16 |
| Moa Creek | 427 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 9.6 | -1.6 | 4.0 | +1.8 | 15.6 | -7.8 | 19 | 6 | 42 | 12 | +24 | 13 |
| Alexandra | 141 | 9.1 | -0.8 | 4.2 | +1.8 | 15.0 | -6.8 | 1 | 8 | 45 | 13 | +30 | 14 |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 5.4 | +1.2 | 15.2 | -2.2 | 19 | 9 | 74 | 15 | +49 | 15 |
| Moa Flat | 410 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 3.5 | +0.6 | 13.0 | -3.0 | 19 | 9 | 86 | 17 | +45 | 13 |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 3.7 | +0.4 | 13.4 | -3.6 | 1 | 27 | 180 | 22 | +119 | 75 |
| Tapanui | 226 | 8.1 | 1.2 | 4.7 | +0.1 | 14.0 | -4.8 | 19 | 27 | 136 | 24 | +70 | 39 |
| Rankleburn Forest | 255 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 4.7 | +0.9 | 14.1 | -4.1 | 1 | 7 | 127 | 23 | +58 | 32 |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 9.7 | 2.5 | 6.1 | .. | 14.7 | -1.5 | .. | 20 | 126 | 18 | +73 | 25 |
| Otautau | 55 | 8.8 | 0.4 | 4.6 | +0.3 | 15.7 | -6.5 | 19 | 8 | 142 | 23 | +66 | 36 |
| Winton | 44 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 5.1 | +0.2 | 16.0 | -5.0 | 19 | 9 | 80 | 21 | +32 | 9 |
| Gore D.S.I.R. | 123 | 8.3 | 1.7 | 5.0 | .. | 13.0 | -4.0 | 1 | 7 | 82 | 22 | .. | 15 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 9.1 | 1.9 | 5.5 | +1.0 | 16.0 | -2.5 | 19 | 27 | 99 | 21 | +33 | 16 |
| Woodlands | 47 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | .. | 15.0 | -3.5 | 1 | 7 | 128 | 24 | .. | 17 |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 9.3 | 0.9 | 5.1 | +0.4 | 15.0 | -5.7 | 19 | 8 | 135 | 26 | +66 | 19 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 6.5 | .. | 14.0 | -0.5 | 19 | 6 | 174 | 25 | .. | 35 |
| Milton | 18 | 9.3 | 1.6 | 5.5 | +1.2 | 15.2 | -3.4 | 20 | 27 | 146 | 22 | +95 | 63 |
| Finegand, Balclutha | 6 | 9.4 | 2.2 | 5.8 | +1.4 | 15.1 | -3.1 | 1 | 7 | 101 | 24 | .. | 19 |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 8.2 | 4.2 | 6.2 | .. | 13.0 | 0.8 | 12 | 120 | 29 | +59 | 19 | 28 |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 26.2 | 18.9 | 22.6 | +1.0 | 28.5 | 23 | 15.2 | 15 | 31 | 13 | -66 | 13 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 20.2 | 14.4 | 17.3 | +1.3 | 22.6 | 9 | 11.8 | 25 | 89 | 21 | -74 | 28 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Islands | 48 | 11.3 | 6.7 | 9.0 | +1.5 | 14.0 | 0.4 | 12 | 158 | 26 | +79 | 18 | 3 |
| Campbell Island | 15 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 3.8 | -0.8 | 8.8 | 21 | 3.9 | 11 | 108 | 30 | +1 | 20 |
| Nandi | 15 | 29.3 | 18.0 | 23.7 | .. | 32.6 | 19 | 13.5 | 2 | 40 | 3 | .. | 27 |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -25.3 | -37.7 | -31.5 | -1.8 | -15.8 | 23 | -45.2 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS
Purukohukohu, June 1974 631 8.9 4.0 6.5 .. 12.5 10 -1.5 20 213 17 .. 110 15 ..
Minginui Forest, May 1974 366 .. 2.2 .. .. .. -5.6 6 117 11 -38 41 27 ..
Minginui Forest, June 1974 366 .. 1.5 .. .. .. -8.6 21 178 10 +33 58 15 ..
Opotiki, June 1974 6 15.0 6.2 10.6 +1.1 18.0 13 -2.5 20 122 12 -13 40 27 125
Lower Retaruke, June 1974 223 13.1 3.3 8.2 .. 16.9 1 -5.1 7 97 14 .. 27 15 ..
Cape Palliser, June 1974 10 13.2 8.7 11.0 .. .. .. .. 4.2 12 140 16 +31 64 2 ..
Ruatoria, June 1974 61 14.9 7.6 11.3 +1.7 19.0 26 -1.1 6 215 14 +22 78 27 ..
Mangatu Forest, June 1974 182 13.5 6.0 9.8 +1.4 17.3 28 -2.5 21 148 .. +11 43 27 ..
Whakapunake T.V. Station, June 1974 945 6.7 2.8 4.8 .. 11.8 28 -4.0 20 512 18 .. 146 15 ..
Kapiti Island, April 1974 16 16.7 12.5 14.6 +0.4 24.0 5 .. .. .. 208 20 +132 74 15 ..
Stratford, June 1974 311 11.8 4.2 8.0 +0.5 16.3 10 -1.9 6 72 16 -149 20 11 123
Patons Rock, Takaka, June 1974 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54 10 .. 33 21 163
Otira Substation, June 1974 383 9.1 0.9 5.0 .. 14.0 9 -4.5 19 384 8 +13 101 26 ..
Ski Basin, Craigieburn, June 1974 1554 1.9 -4.3 -1.2 -0.6 7.0 10 -11.0 19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Craigieburn Forest, June 1974 914 6.8 -2.2 2.3 +0.2 12.0 25 -8.3 19 125 13 +13 28 23 ..
Camp Stream, June 1974 1433 2.8 -2.2 0.3 -0.3 8.7 10 -7.6 18 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Hororata Substation, June 1974 192 10.5 -0.4 5.1 +0.4 17.0 27 -4.4 7 47 11 -9 16 15 ..
Nandi, June 1974 .. 29.4 19.3 24.4 .. 31.3 1 16.2 23 93 9 .. 53 6 209
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.
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