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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 13

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 1975—continued

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | | | | | | Rainfall in Millimetres | | | | Bright Sunshine |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: | :---: |
| | | Means of | | Mean of A and B | Differ-ence From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Differ-ence From Normal | Maximum Fall | | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | | | Maxi-mum | Date | Mini-mum | Date | | | | Amount | Date | |
| | Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | | °C | | mm | | mm | mm | | Hrs |
| Otutira | 579 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taumarunui | 171 | 21.5 | 9.1 | 15.3 | -1.5 | 26.7 | 4 | 2.2 | 27 | 97 | 15 | -33 | 32 | 16 | 211 |
| Omata | 61 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 15.1 | -1.0 | 21.7 | 30 | 8.2 | 27 | 108 | 13 | .. | 48 | 16 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 55 | 18.9 | 10.7 | 14.8 | .. | 25.0 | 30 | 4.0 | 27 | 109 | 13 | .. | 42 | 16 | .. |
| New Plymouth Aerodrome | 27 | 18.7 | 10.7 | 14.7 | -0.9 | 21.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 27 | 85 | 13 | -47 | 35 | 16 | 234 |
| Te Wera Forest | 223 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lower Retaruke | 223 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Turangi | 366 | 20.7 | 9.3 | 15.0 | -0.3 | 25.9 | 2 | 0.7 | 27 | 113 | 12 | .. | 45 | 24 | .. |
| The Chateau, Tongariro | 1,119 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ballantrae No. 1, Woodville | 347 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ballantrae No. 2, Woodville | 171 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mangamutu, Pahiatua | 116 | 18.6 | 10.2 | 14.4 | -1.1 | 22.0 | 5 | -0.2 | 27 | 158 | 17 | +34 | 53 | 18 | .. |
| Mount Bruce Reserve | 305 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 114 | 20.9 | 8.9 | 14.9 | -0.8 | 25.5 | 8 | 1.7 | 7 | 48 | 15 | -28 | 21 | 31 | 198 |
| Kopua | 311 | 19.4 | 9.5 | 14.5 | -0.4 | 24.2 | 10 | 0.5 | 27 | 127 | 15 | +18 | 55 | 31 | .. |
| Waipukurau | 137 | 22.1 | 9.3 | 15.7 | -0.3 | 27.5 | 5 | 1.8 | 27 | 95 | 10 | +19 | 47 | 31 | 201* |
| Dannevirke | 207 | 19.3 | 10.0 | 14.7 | -0.6 | 24.7 | 18 | 0.0 | 27 | 106 | 13 | -13 | 34 | 31 | 202 |
| Castlepoint | 3 | 19.7 | 12.4 | 16.1 | -0.3 | 23.5 | 6 | 7.5 | 27 | 62 | 9 | -12 | 37 | 31 | .. |
| East Taratahi | 91 | 20.3 | 8.1 | 14.2 | -0.9 | 24.1 | 1 | 0.2 | 7 | 42 | 11 | .. | 23 | 31 | .. |
| Ngaumu Forest | 244 | 19.7 | 8.6 | 14.2 | -0.4 | 24.2 | 7 | 0.5 | 7 | 101 | 10 | +15 | 65 | 31 | .. |
| Tauherenikau, Alloa | 43 | 20.8 | 9.6 | 15.2 | -0.7 | 24.6 | 1 | 2.8 | 7 | 37 | 10 | -47 | 13 | 25 | .. |
| Gladstone, Arahura | 116 | 20.3 | 8.7 | 14.5 | -0.8 | 24.9 | 7 | 1.6 | 7 | 62 | 9 | -7 | 31 | 31 | .. |
| Waiorongomai | 21 | 18.7 | 10.6 | 14.7 | -0.8 | 22.4 | 2 | 3.1 | 7 | 65 | 11 | -49 | 18 | 25 | .. |
| Cape Palliser | 10 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 16.1 | -0.2 | 29.5 | 21 | 8.2 | 26 | 72 | 13 | -7 | 27 | 31 | .. |
| East Cape | 17 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 17.8 | +0.3 | 26.2 | 13 | 8.7 | 27 | 123 | 11 | +42 | 45 | 31 | .. |
| Ruatoria | 61 | 24.0 | 12.3 | 18.2 | +0.7 | 31.2 | 13 | 3.4 | 27 | 143 | 10 | +24 | 43 | 31 | .. |
| Mangatu Forest | 182 | 23.0 | 11.7 | 17.3 | +0.5 | 29.7 | 13 | 1.8 | 27 | 212 | 11 | +118 | 72 | 30 | .. |
| Waerenga-O-Kuri | 314 | 20.8 | 11.0 | 15.9 | +0.3 | 31.0 | 13 | 3.8 | 27 | 158 | 11 | +72 | 53 | 31 | .. |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 9 | 23.3 | 11.7 | 17.5 | +0.4 | 30.0 | 13 | 2.7 | 27 | 145 | 7 | +81 | 49 | 31 | .. |
| Gisborne Aerodrome | 4 | 24.2 | 11.7 | 18.0 | +0.7 | 32.1 | 13 | 3.7 | 27 | 171 | 9 | +107 | 67 | 29 | 249 |
| Onepoto, Waikaremoana | 643 | 20.3 | 9.4 | 14.9 | +0.5 | 26.4 | 8 | 2.9 | 27 | 326 | 14 | +174 | 143 | 31 | .. |
| Whakapunake T.V. Station | 945 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tokomaru Bay | 25 | 23.4 | 13.4 | 18.4 | +1.0 | 29.7 | 17 | 6.3 | 27 | 121 | 7 | +30 | 38 | 29 | .. |
| Esk Forest | 427 | 20.8 | 9.4 | 15.1 | +0.1 | 27.4 | 13 | 0.6 | 27 | 263 | 9 | +139 | 135 | 31 | .. |
| Kaweka Forest | 414 | 21.1 | 10.4 | 15.8 | +0.3 | 28.0 | 13 | 3.6 | 27 | 141 | 9 | .. | 65 | 31 | .. |
| Napier Aerodrome | 2 | 24.0 | 11.7 | 17.9 | .. | 30.6 | 10 | 2.9 | 27 | 118 | 7 | +49 | 77 | 31 | .. |
| Napier | 2 | 23.9 | 12.2 | 18.1 | +0.5 | 29.5 | 13 | 4.0 | 27 | 122 | 6 | +58 | 81 | 31 | 239 |
| Hastings | 12 | 23.8 | 11.7 | 17.8 | +0.3 | 30.0 | 13 | 3.2 | 27 | 102 | 6 | +49 | 57 | 31 | .. |
| Havelock North | 9 | 23.5 | 9.5 | 16.5 | +0.1 | 29.8 | 9 | 0.5 | 27 | 108 | 6 | +47 | 64 | 31 | .. |
| Gwavas Forest | 335 | 20.6 | 8.0 | 14.3 | -0.2 | 27.1 | 5 | -1.2 | 27 | 129 | 12 | +12 | 56 | 31 | .. |
| Makaretu | 335 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 14.9 | -0.2 | 26.0 | 10 | 0.7 | 27 | 125 | 14 | .. | 48 | 31 | .. |
| Mohaka Forest | 286 | .. | 10.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.3 | 27 | 250 | 8 | +131 | 85 | 31 | .. |
| Frasertown, Wairoa | 8 | 23.2 | 11.7 | 17.5 | +0.0 | 30.0 | 13 | 4.7 | 27 | 220 | 9 | +116 | 76 | 30 | .. |
| Wairoa | 20 | 22.9 | 11.5 | 17.2 | +0.0 | 29.5 | 19 | 4.0 | 27 | 133 | 7 | .. | 80 | 31 | 241 |
| Portland Island | 78 | 20.8 | 14.0 | 17.4 | +0.5 | 26.0 | 10 | 8.6 | 27 | 95 | 7 | +37 | 46 | 31 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 16 | 18.2 | 12.6 | 15.4 | -0.5 | 20.4 | 7 | 7.4 | 26 | 50 | 7 | -36 | 35 | 16 | .. |
| Paraparaumu Aerodrome | 7 | 18.7 | 11.6 | 15.2 | -0.5 | 22.5 | 30 | 3.7 | 27 | 38 | 8 | -48 | 19 | 16 | 214 |
| Flockhouse, Bulls | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ohakea | 48 | 19.3 | 10.7 | 15.0 | -1.2 | 23.9 | 18 | 5.0 | 27 | 77 | 13 | -12 | 20 | 16 | 242 |
| Wharite T.V. Station | 914 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kairanga, D.S.I.R. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Palmerston North Aerodrome | 45 | 19.3 | 9.8 | 14.6 | -1.0 | 23.2 | 5 | 1.9 | 1 | 93 | 11 | -4 | 17 | 25 | .. |
| Palmerston North D.S.I.R. | 34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Massey University | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waitarere Forest | 3 | 18.3 | 13.4 | 15.9 | +0.1 | 22.3 | 30 | 7.8 | 30 | 56 | 7 | -23 | 33 | 16 | .. |
| Levin | 46 | 18.4 | 10.6 | 14.5 | -1.1 | 22.8 | 30 | 3.9 | 27 | 86 | 13 | -13 | 48 | 16 | 187 |
| Hokio Beach School | 6 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 14.8 | -0.7 | 23.0 | 30 | 2.8 | 27 | 74 | 12 | -7 | 41 | 16 | .. |
| Porirua | 18 | 17.9 | 11.5 | 14.7 | -0.5 | 20.5 | 6 | 4.5 | 27 | 51 | 9 | -20 | 13 | 16 | .. |
| Taita, Lower Hutt | 65 | 18.1 | 10.7 | 14.4 | -1.0 | 22.2 | 6 | 4.0 | 27 | 52 | 10 | -50 | 15 | 31 | 200 |
| Avalon, Lower Hutt | 15 | 18.7 | 11.7 | 15.2 | -0.4 | 22.9 | 6 | 5.7 | 27 | 52 | 10 | -34 | 17 | 31 | .. |
| Pauatahanui | 30 | 18.5 | 11.1 | 14.8 | -0.6 | 21.6 | 23 | 5.0 | 27 | 40 | 8 | -30 | 11 | 16 | .. |
| Kelburn, Wellington | 126 | 17.5 | 11.0 | 14.3 | -0.9 | 22.2 | 6 | 5.9 | 26 | 86 | 10 | +0 | 33 | 31 | 197 |
| Karori, Wellington | 152 | 17.1 | 10.0 | 13.6 | -1.0 | 22.2 | 6 | 3.7 | 27 | 128 | 11 | +37 | 49 | 31 | .. |
| Somes Island | 43 | 17.6 | 11.3 | 14.5 | -0.7 | 22.2 | 6 | 6.3 | 27 | 62 | 9 | .. | 27 | 31 | .. |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt | 34 | 18.3 | 11.7 | 15.0 | -0.7 | 22.0 | 11 | 5.9 | 27 | 60 | 8 | -31 | 27 | 31 | .. |
| Wainuiomata | 82 | 17.7 | 10.5 | 14.1 | -0.8 | 21.5 | 6 | 3.7 | 7 | 107 | 12 | .. | 58 | 31 | .. |
| Wellington Airport | 6 | 19.0 | 12.1 | 15.6 | -0.4 | 23.3 | 9 | 7.1 | 26 | 61 | 9 | -13 | 24 | 31 | .. |
| Kaitoke | 223 | 17.7 | 9.4 | 13.6 | -0.4 | 22.4 | 2 | 0.8 | 27 | 105 | 17 | -58 | 41 | 31 | 166 |
| Wallaceville | 56 | 18.9 | 10.4 | 14.7 | -0.6 | 23.0 | 2 | 2.7 | 27 | 42 | 13 | -55 | 13 | 31 | 193 |
| Cape Egmont | 8 | 18.4 | 12.2 | 15.3 | -0.5 | 21.7 | 10 | 6.0 | 27 | 80 | 16 | -27 | 32 | 16 | .. |
| Stratford Mountain House | 846 | 15.9 | 5.3 | 10.6 | -0.6 | 26.1 | 13 | -1.2 | 27 | 271 | 15 | -234 | 87 | 16 | .. |
| Stratford | 311 | .. | 7.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.5 | 27 | 79 | 10 | -91 | 23 | 16 | 234 |
| Manaia | 98 | 18.5 | 10.9 | 14.7 | -0.2 | 23.2 | 18 | 4.4 | 27 | 66 | 11 | -33 | 21 | 16 | 248 |
| Patea | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ohakune Junction | 629 | 17.9 | 7.3 | 12.6 | .. | 23.1 | 1 | -0.4 | 27 | 94 | 15 | .. | 17 | 31 | .. |
| Karioi | 648 | 18.3 | 6.5 | 12.4 | -1.0 | 23.3 | 8 | -1.1 | 27 | 82 | 15 | -27 | 22 | 31 | .. |
| Waiouru | 823 | 17.0 | 5.3 | 11.2 | -0.7 | 23.7 | 1 | -2.0 | 27 | 86 | 14 | -21 | 22 | 25 | .. |
| Waiouru Military Camp | 823 | 16.4 | 5.1 | 10.8 | -0.8 | 23.6 | 5 | -2.7 | 27 | 87 | 16 | -35 | 18 | 25 | .. |
| Taihape | 433 | 19.6 | 7.6 | 13.6 | -0.7 | 24.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 27 | 67 | 14 | .. | 15 | 25 | .. |