✨ Climatological Data
3 OCTOBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for August 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 | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | mm | mm | mm | Hrs | |
| Karioi | 648 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 5.5 | +0.1 | 13.6 | 17 | -2.9 | 31 | 85 | 15 | -17 | 10 |
| Waiouru | 823 | 8.4 | 0.7 | 4.6 | +0.5 | 11.9 | 15 | -4.3 | 31 | 85 | 19 | -14 | 15 |
| Waiouru Military Camp | 823 | 7.8 | 0.5 | 4.2 | +0.4 | 11.3 | 15 | -5.2 | 31 | 85 | 22 | -22 | 14 |
| Taihape | 433 | 11.4 | 1.7 | 6.6 | . | 14.0 | 17 | -3.5 | 29 | 62 | 20 | . | 14 |
| Kahui, Taihape | 518 | 10.4 | 3.1 | 6.8 | . | 13.6 | 11 | -1.9 | 31 | 67 | . | . | 20 |
| Wanganui | 22 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Patons Rock, Takaka | 3 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Farewell Spit | 3 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 9.8 | . | 16.0 | 15 | 2.0 | 27 | 157 | 17 | +40 | 39 |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 13.6 | 4.9 | 9.3 | +0.6 | 16.7 | 14 | 1.7 | 27 | 107 | 15 | -63 | 24 |
| Cobb Dam | 823 | 7.9 | -0.8 | 3.6 | +0.5 | 11.7 | 20 | -4.6 | 31 | 232 | 18 | +16 | 65 |
| Murchison | 158 | 13.1 | 1.1 | 7.1 | . | 16.9 | 14 | -3.6 | 8 | 52 | 10 | . | 19 |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 9.3 | -0.9 | 4.2 | +0.5 | 12.6 | 14 | -6.6 | 20 | 57 | 12 | -93 | 23 |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 8.1 | +0.4 | 16.0 | 22 | -1.6 | 27 | 75 | 11 | -161 | 21 |
| Reefton | 198 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 6.8 | +1.2 | 17.8 | 16 | -5.0 | 20 | 55 | 13 | -113 | 14 |
| Totara Flat | 77 | 13.0 | 0.6 | 6.8 | +0.6 | 16.5 | 15 | -3.5 | 26 | 54 | 11 | -106 | 25 |
| Greymouth | 4 | 13.7 | 5.2 | 9.5 | +0.7 | 17.4 | 14 | 1.4 | 27 | 75 | 12 | -116 | 25 |
| Otira Substation | 383 | 10.2 | 0.5 | 5.4 | . | 15.8 | 15 | -6.5 | 27 | 78 | 11 | -313 | 23 |
| Harihari | 45 | 13.9 | -1.0 | 6.5 | +0.3 | 17.2 | 13 | -4.8 | 17 | 82 | 12 | -187 | 21 |
| Franz Josef | 122 | 13.1 | 1.4 | 7.3 | -0.3 | 16.5 | 15 | -1.0 | 27 | 72 | 12 | -309 | 19 |
| Fox Glacier | 152 | 13.1 | 1.0 | 7.1 | . | 16.2 | 16 | -1.9 | 27 | 79 | 10 | . | 35 |
| Haast | 4 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 8.5 | +0.7 | 16.2 | 13 | -2.3 | 27 | 72 | 7 | -179 | 34 |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 11.5 | 0.9 | 6.2 | -0.2 | 15.2 | 25 | -2.1 | 14 | 54 | 9 | -370 | 17 |
| Stephens Island | 187 | 11.1 | 7.0 | 9.1 | . | 14.3 | 22 | 4.9 | 13 | 72 | 15 | -2 | 40 |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 13.0 | 3.1 | 8.1 | -0.1 | 16.6 | 15 | -1.3 | 20 | 230 | 15 | +90 | 79 |
| Golden Downs Forest | 274 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 5.9 | +0.0 | 16.0 | 25 | -4.5 | 20 | 122 | 13 | +3 | 45 |
| Brightlands Bay | 15 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 10.1 | . | 15.7 | 15 | 3.7 | 26 | 137 | 14 | . | 52 |
| Elie Bay | 9 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Appleby | 17 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 8.2 | +0.1 | 16.9 | 14 | -0.1 | 21 | 169 | 14 | +75 | 42 |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 7.9 | +0.5 | 15.9 | 15 | -1.5 | 28 | 88 | 13 | -6 | 38 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 12.6 | 3.2 | 7.9 | +0.5 | 17.0 | 15 | -2.8 | 19 | 124 | 15 | -74 | 33 |
| Moutere Hills | 137 | 12.0 | 5.1 | 8.6 | +0.6 | 15.7 | 14 | 1.3 | 27 | 137 | 13 | +33 | 44 |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 12.7 | 2.8 | 7.8 | +0.0 | 15.3 | 15 | -1.5 | 20 | 51 | 17 | -20 | 11 |
| Blenheim | 4 | 12.8 | 3.6 | 8.2 | +0.1 | 16.2 | 17 | -0.9 | 19 | 48 | 16 | -13 | 11 |
| Wither Hills, Blenheim | 32 | 12.6 | 3.8 | 8.2 | +0.0 | 15.4 | 16 | -1.9 | 20 | 41 | 15 | -23 | 10 |
| Waihopai Power Station | 262 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 15.6 | 17 | -1.6 | 28 | 68 | 11 | -11 | 22 |
| Black Birch Range | 1396 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Vernon Lagoons | 2 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 7.8 | . | 15.1 | 17 | -2.0 | 20 | 40 | 15 | . | 8 |
| Lake Grassmere | 2 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 8.0 | +0.0 | 14.7 | 31 | 0.2 | 20 | 52 | 15 | -1 | 10 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 11.5 | 6.1 | 8.8 | . | 14.1 | 16 | 3.8 | 26 | 87 | 14 | +23 | 24 |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | 9.2 | -1.7 | 3.8 | -1.3 | 15.2 | 31 | . | . | 150 | 13 | +36 | 54 |
| Molesworth | 893 | 6.9 | -2.1 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 11.9 | 31 | -7.4 | 29 | 36 | 9 | -22 | 12 |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 9.8 | 4.2 | 7.0 | -1.9 | 12.5 | 4 | 1.5 | 20 | 121 | 17 | +40 | 57 |
| Balmoral Forest | 198 | 10.8 | -0.2 | 5.3 | -0.4 | 17.4 | 17 | -4.9 | 20 | 88 | 13 | +30 | 57 |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | 765 | 5.5 | -3.4 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 11.3 | 30 | -6.5 | 8 | 59 | 10 | -223 | 14 |
| Godley Peaks, Tekapo | 762 | 5.5 | -3.8 | 0.9 | . | 9.9 | 31 | -7.0 | 8 | 28 | 6 | -33 | 9 |
| Mount John | 1027 | 3.5 | -2.7 | 0.4 | -2.7 | 7.9 | 21 | -6.0 | 8 | 25 | 7 | -13 | 9 |
| Ski Basin, Craigieburn | 1554 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Craigieburn Forest | 914 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Camp Stream | 1433 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 10.2 | -1.5 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 15.8 | 17 | -5.4 | 9 | 41 | 16 | -38 | 14 |
| Highbank Power Station | 336 | 8.7 | 0.9 | 4.8 | -1.6 | 13.2 | 16 | -2.1 | 9 | 86 | 13 | +12 | 31 |
| Hororata Substation | 192 | 10.3 | -0.5 | 4.9 | -0.9 | 15.1 | 2 | -4.7 | 9 | 89 | 17 | +25 | 34 |
| Winchmore | 160 | 9.8 | 0.4 | 5.1 | -1.0 | 13.5 | 31 | -3.5 | 9 | 64 | 13 | +3 | 26 |
| Peel Forest | 274 | 9.4 | -1.1 | 4.2 | . | 13.6 | 21 | -4.5 | 9 | 81 | 17 | . | 27 |
| Ashburton | 101 | 10.7 | 0.4 | 5.6 | -1.3 | 14.4 | 21 | -4.3 | 9 | 51 | 12 | -10 | 18 |
| Waipara | 64 | 10.5 | 0.9 | 5.7 | . | 14.4 | 15 | -3.2 | 20 | 95 | 19 | . | 59 |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | 9.3 | 2.0 | 5.7 | -1.3 | 12.1 | 2 | -1.1 | 9 | 89 | 13 | +15 | 39 |
| Rangiora | 46 | 10.3 | 1.1 | 5.7 | -0.6 | 13.2 | 29 | -3.0 | 9 | 82 | 17 | +29 | 31 |
| Darfield | 195 | 10.1 | 0.5 | 5.3 | -1.1 | 13.5 | 31 | -3.5 | 9 | 106 | 14 | +42 | 45 |
| Eyrewell Forest | 158 | 9.9 | 0.5 | 5.2 | -0.6 | 14.4 | 31 | -3.1 | 9 | 103 | 19 | +34 | 47 |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 10.2 | 1.8 | 6.0 | -0.5 | 14.0 | 31 | -2.1 | 20 | 81 | 18 | +28 | 24 |
| Christchurch | 7 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 6.7 | -0.3 | 14.5 | 31 | -1.8 | 20 | 87 | 16 | +34 | 17 |
| Bromley, Christchurch | 9 | 10.8 | 3.6 | 7.2 | +0.0 | 16.0 | 21 | -1.5 | 20 | 77 | 21 | +26 | 22 |
| Mount Pleasant | 137 | 10.0 | 4.5 | 7.3 | . | 14.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 27 | 88 | 18 | +27 | 19 |
| Lincoln | 11 | 10.3 | 1.6 | 6.0 | -0.4 | 14.7 | 16 | -3.6 | 20 | 90 | 17 | +34 | 34 |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 5.5 | -3.4 | 1.1 | -2.3 | 10.1 | 21 | -7.0 | 9 | 20 | 6 | -28 | 10 |
| Lake Pukaki, No. 2 | 556 | 6.0 | -1.4 | 2.3 | . | 9.7 | 21 | -5.1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | . | 2 |
| Fairlie | 306 | 9.6 | -2.5 | 3.6 | -1.1 | 12.6 | 21 | -6.5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | -39 | 11 |
| Twizel | 457 | 7.1 | -3.4 | 1.9 | . | 11.7 | 17 | -7.1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | . | 3 |
| Haldon | 399 | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ikawai | 70 | 10.5 | -0.1 | 5.2 | . | 15.5 | 31 | -4.0 | 20 | 16 | 4 | . | 7 |
| Orari Estate | 81 | 9.9 | 0.4 | 5.2 | . | 13.5 | 21 | -3.5 | 9 | 28 | 12 | -28 | 13 |
| Temuka | 24 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 5.9 | -0.1 | 13.9 | 6 | -2.5 | 8 | 16 | 6 | -27 | 8 |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 26 | 10.2 | -0.2 | 5.0 | -0.8 | 13.7 | 6 | -3.3 | 9 | 14 | 8 | -27 | 8 |
| Adair Soil Con. Res. | 85 | 9.6 | 2.1 | 5.9 | -0.8 | 13.0 | 28 | -0.7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | -23 | 7 |
| Timaru | 17 | 11.2 | 1.4 | 6.3 | -0.2 | 16.0 | 25 | -2.0 | 9 | 16 | 7 | -22 | 7 |
| Waimate | 61 | . | 2.2 | . | . | . | . | -1.0 | 2 | 27 | 8 | -14 | 10 |
| Otiake Farm | 183 | 10.5 | -0.4 | 5.1 | . | 14.7 | 21 | -4.2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | . | 1 |
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