New Zealand Gazette – 1976 – No. 76

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✨ Climatological Table



8 JULY

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for May 1976—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 Rainfall (in millimetres) Bright Sunshine
Total Fall mm No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Amount Date Hrs
Wanganui 22 15.0 7.9 11.5 -0.3 17.8 0.7 23 78 17 -8 12
Farewell Spit 3 16.1 ... ... ... 18.2 ... ... 91 13 -51 22
Westport Aerodrome 2 14.1 6.6 10.4 -0.4 15.9 6 2.2 13 271 19 +70
Cobb Dam 823 10.7 1.8 6.3 +0.1 16.7 4 -2.1 24 171 15 -73
Murchison 158 12.8 ... ... ... 15.8 3 ... ... 50 13 ...
Lake Rotoiti 634 10.7 0.2 5.5 -0.7 14.7 3 -4.4 14 118 11 -55
Hokitika Aerodrome 39 13.6 4.6 9.1 -0.7 17.4 3 -0.6 13 300 19 +28
Reefton 198 11.9 3.2 7.6 -0.3 15.2 4 -2.5 23 211 20 +33
Totara Flat 77 13.0 3.2 8.1 -0.5 17.1 3 -2.2 23 185 19 +15
Greymouth 4 13.7 6.2 10.0 -0.4 17.0 3 2.7 14 237 20 +13
Otira Substation 383 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Harihari 45 14.2 1.5 7.9 -0.7 18.3 3 -7.0 9 294 16 -31
Franz Josef 122 13.6 3.9 8.8 -0.6 16.6 3 0.0 13 407 17 -4
Fox Glacier 152 13.4 2.9 8.2 ... ... ... ... ... 282 16 -115
Haast 4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Milford Sound 3 12.2 4.0 8.1 -0.3 17.2 2 -0.1 11 656 18 +173
Stephens Island 187 13.9 9.7 11.8 ... ... ... ... ... 64 14 -15
Riwaka, Motueka 8 15.5 3.6 9.6 -0.4 18.5 29 -0.1 14 79 9 -76
Golden Downs Forest 274 13.5 1.6 7.6 +0.1 17.4 5 -3.2 23 70 7 -62
Brightlands Bay 15 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Appleby 17 15.2 4.5 9.9 -0.5 18.2 29 0.0 14 55 9 -54
Nelson Aerodrome 2 14.7 3.8 9.3 -0.3 17.8 29 -0.7 14 64 10 -48
Rai Valley 79 15.0 3.3 9.2 +0.1 18.5 29 -0.6 11 172 11 -46
Moutere Hills 137 13.9 6.8 10.4 -0.3 17.2 4 2.6 14 65 9 -57
Blenheim Aerodrome 27 15.7 3.2 9.5 -0.2 19.4 31 -1.4 23 53 7 -31
Blenheim 4 15.6 4.0 9.8 -0.4 19.7 31 -0.9 23 42 7 -34
Wither Hills, Blenheim 32 15.6 4.6 10.1 -0.3 19.8 31 -0.9 23 47 8 -32
Waihopai Power Station 262 13.9 2.7 8.3 -0.8 18.5 31 -1.5 23 60 8 -29
Black Birch Summit 1,692 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Black Birch Range 1,396 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Vernon Lagoons 2 15.8 2.9 9.4 -0.3 20.3 31 -2.6 23 31 6 ...
Lake Grassmere 2 14.6 5.2 9.9 -0.6 20.4 31 0.5 23 17 9 -52
Cape Campbell 3 14.1 8.8 11.5 +0.4 18.0 31 2.3 11 19 6 -62
Hanmer Forest 387 14.0 1.2 7.6 +0.4 18.7 3 -4.4 23 88 10 -29
Molesworth 893 11.0 -1.5 4.8 -0.3 17.0 4 -12.5 12 59 4 -10
Kaikoura 99 14.1 7.1 10.6 +0.3 21.2 19 2.8 10 46 9 -56
Balmoral Forest 198 14.8 0.4 7.6 -0.1 19.1 19 -5.5 24 35 6 -26
Waiau 137 15.2 1.7 8.5 ... ... ... ... ... 48 9 ...
The Hermitage, Mount Cook 765 10.9 1.6 6.3 +0.9 18.2 3 -3.2 13 342 16 +19
Mount John 1,027 9.2 1.5 5.4 +0.6 17.1 29 -4.0 13 49 8 -4
Ski Basin 1,554 4.4 -1.0 1.7 +0.0 9.8 4 -9.1 13 111 ... ...
Craigieburn Forest 914 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Lake Coleridge 364 13.2 1.7 7.5 +0.2 17.6 29 -3.2 13 72 10 -7
Highbank Power Station 336 12.8 4.2 8.5 +0.2 19.9 29 0.0 23 44 9 -37
Hororata Substation 192 14.4 1.0 7.7 +0.1 19.8 29 -3.5 23 33 12 -43
Winchmore 160 13.7 3.0 8.4 +0.8 19.6 29 -1.7 23 36 11 -38
Peel Forest 274 13.8 1.2 7.5 ... ... ... ... ... 32 15 ...
Ashburton 101 14.2 2.9 8.6 +0.3 20.9 29 -2.5 23 32 9 -39
Waipara 64 14.9 3.1 9.0 ... ... ... ... ... 34 11 ...
Ashley Forest 107 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Rangiora 46 14.4 2.2 8.3 -0.3 19.6 19 -3.8 23 29 12 -37
Darfield 195 14.4 3.2 8.8 +0.7 18.2 29 -2.6 23 34 10 -47
Eyrewell Forest 158 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Christchurch Airport 30 14.2 2.4 8.3 ... ... ... ... ... 37 10 ...
Christchurch 7 14.6 3.3 9.0 -0.1 21.0 29 -2.5 10 32 5 -52
Bromley, Christchurch 9 14.4 5.0 9.7 +0.2 20.4 19 0.0 10 47 14 -34
Mount Pleasant 137 13.8 7.4 10.6 +0.4 18.5 29 2.8 13 61 12 -25
Lincoln 11 13.8 2.6 8.2 -0.3 19.7 29 -2.4 1 44 11 -32
Lincoln, No. 3 11 13.9 3.1 8.5 ... ... ... ... ... 44 11 ...
Lake Tekapo 683 11.8 1.9 6.9 +1.1 16.5 31 -2.3 11 49 7 -4
Lake Pukaki No. 2 556 11.0 1.9 6.5 +0.7 17.4 29 -2.4 10 50 7 ...
Fairlie 306 14.0 0.5 7.3 +1.0 21.2 29 -4.5 23 40 8 -13
Twizel 457 11.4 -1.1 5.2 -0.4 17.3 31 -5.0 10 55 7 ...
Ikawai 70 14.4 2.2 8.3 +0.8 20.2 29 -4.0 11 44 5 ...
Geraldine 119 14.5 1.1 7.8 ... ... ... ... ... 39 7 ...
Orari Estate 81 14.2 1.5 7.9 +0.4 22.5 29 -2.8 23 43 9 -18
Temuka 24 14.7 1.1 7.9 +0.0 23.3 29 -7.7 11 56 5 +5
Timaru Aerodrome 26 14.4 0.5 7.5 -0.1 23.2 29 -4.1 11 18 7 -28
Timaru 17 14.1 2.7 8.4 +0.0 21.6 29 -1.1 10 21 7 -27
Waimate 61 15.1 4.2 9.7 +0.8 21.7 29 -0.8 11 41 4 -12
Livingstone Substation 305 13.0 3.3 8.2 +0.9 20.2 29 -1.9 23 27 6 ...
Oamaru Aerodrome 30 13.8 2.8 8.3 +0.5 20.6 29 -1.4 23 35 7 -6
Tara Hills, Omarama 488 11.7 0.5 6.1 +0.7 17.5 3 -4.3 11 56 7 +15
Lake Hawea 350 12.0 2.8 7.4 +0.2 17.2 4 -0.8 11 71 8 +0
Wanaka Post Office 296 12.8 1.9 7.4 +0.9 17.1 4 -2.3 11 81 10 +20
Naseby Forest 610 10.5 0.1 5.3 +0.4 16.6 29 -5.0 23 98 12 +52
Ranfurly 427 0.8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 12 ...
Herbert Forest 61 15.3 2.6 9.0 +1.0 21.7 30 -1.8 12 34 7 -19
Palmerston 21 14.5 2.1 8.3 +0.9 20.3 29 -4.1 23 42 9 ...


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