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 | Maximum | Date | Total Fall mm | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine Hrs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cherry Farm Hospital | 6 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 8.9 | +0.8 | 20.5 | 29 | -1.6 | 11 | 44 | 11 | -14 | 28 | 19 | .. |
| Taiaroa Head | 72 | 12.2 | 6.9 | 9.6 | +0.9 | 18.7 | 29 | 1.7 | 1 | 53 | 13 | -16 | 22 | 19 | .. |
| Invermay, Taieri | 24 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taieri Invermay No. 2 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 14.0 | 3.9 | 9.0 | +1.5 | 20.0 | 29 | -1.7 | 23 | 77 | 17 | +13 | 23 | 19 | .. |
| Dunedin Airport | 1 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 8.7 | +1.3 | 19.8 | 29 | -3.7 | 17 | 68 | 15 | +12 | 29 | 19 | 118 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 13.6 | 6.0 | 9.8 | +0.9 | 19.7 | 29 | 3.0 | 9 | 67 | 13 | -4 | 35 | 19 | 122 |
| Te Anau | 215 | 11.6 | 3.2 | 7.4 | +0.9 | 15.3 | 4 | -2.5 | 11 | 123 | 14 | +24 | 30 | 8 | 84 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 9.5 | 4.4 | 7.0 | +0.6 | 12.9 | 4 | 0.0 | 11 | 458 | 24 | .. | 112 | 28 | .. |
| Borland Burn | 183 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 6.1 | .. | 16.2 | 5 | -4.9 | 16 | 100 | 22 | .. | 22 | 18 | .. |
| Queenstown | 329 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 7.2 | +0.3 | 16.4 | 4 | -0.7 | 11 | 117 | 16 | +38 | 29 | 8 | 85 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 11.0 | 1.6 | 6.3 | +0.2 | 16.0 | 4 | -2.2 | 11 | 102 | 14 | +41 | 36 | 19 | .. |
| Mid Dome | 386 | 12.3 | 2.7 | 7.5 | +0.7 | 17.7 | 24 | -2.5 | 22 | 162 | 14 | +78 | 57 | 19 | .. |
| Cromwell | 213 | 12.1 | 2.1 | 7.1 | +0.6 | 17.9 | 29 | -4.0 | 11 | 57 | 9 | +21 | 23 | 25 | .. |
| Clyde | 183 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophir | 305 | 12.4 | 0.7 | 6.6 | +1.4 | 16.5 | 29 | -5.4 | 11 | 63 | 9 | +33 | 34 | 19 | .. |
| Moa Creek | 427 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 12.9 | 0.9 | 6.9 | +1.1 | 18.6 | 31 | -5.3 | 11 | 62 | 19 | +34 | 25 | 25 | .. |
| Alexandra | 141 | 12.5 | 1.6 | 7.1 | +0.8 | 18.4 | 29 | -3.3 | 11 | 59 | 14 | +31 | 22 | 25 | 114 |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 13.2 | 3.8 | 8.5 | +1.0 | 18.6 | 29 | -1.0 | 11 | 65 | 11 | +27 | 22 | 25 | .. |
| Moa Flat | 410 | 10.7 | 2.5 | 6.6 | +0.5 | 16.4 | 6 | -2.5 | 11 | 96 | 18 | +38 | 24 | 19 | .. |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 6.7 | +0.9 | 17.2 | 6 | -1.4 | 11 | 131 | 16 | +50 | 32 | 19 | .. |
| Tapanui | 226 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 7.6 | +0.0 | 16.3 | 5 | -0.6 | 13 | 122 | .. | +38 | 27 | 19 | .. |
| Rankleburn Forest | 255 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 7.6 | +0.7 | 16.4 | 29 | -1.8 | 23 | 116 | 20 | +25 | 19 | 19 | .. |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 13.3 | 4.6 | 9.0 | +1.1 | 19.5 | 29 | -1.0 | 23 | 76 | 13 | +2 | 27 | 19 | .. |
| Otautau | 55 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 7.9 | +0.7 | 17.6 | 4 | .. | .. | 132 | 22 | +35 | 21 | 19 | 80 |
| Winton | 44 | 12.4 | 4.2 | 8.3 | +0.9 | 17.4 | 6 | -0.1 | 11 | 102 | 21 | +36 | 22 | 19 | 76 |
| Gore D.S.I.R. | 123 | 11.7 | 3.4 | 7.6 | +0.8 | 16.1 | 4 | -1.4 | 22 | 72 | 23 | .. | 13 | 19 | 102 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 12.7 | 4.0 | 8.4 | +0.9 | 17.4 | 6 | -0.5 | 17 | 112 | 23 | +26 | 23 | 19 | .. |
| Woodlands | 47 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 8.3 | +1.3 | 16.6 | 6 | -0.1 | 22 | 137 | 26 | .. | 18 | 8 | .. |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 12.1 | 4.1 | 8.1 | +0.9 | 16.5 | 6 | -0.7 | 22 | 142 | 27 | +51 | 27 | 8 | 70 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 12.0 | 6.2 | 9.1 | +0.7 | 15.8 | 6 | 1.6 | 17 | 131 | 24 | .. | 38 | 8 | .. |
| Stewart Island | 3 | 11.9 | 5.4 | 8.7 | .. | 15.6 | 24 | 0.5 | 22 | 196 | .. | .. | 55 | 28 | .. |
| Milton | 18 | 13.0 | 3.6 | 8.3 | +1.1 | 18.4 | 29 | -2.0 | 23 | 76 | 15 | +10 | 32 | 19 | .. |
| Finegand, Balclutha | 6 | 12.6 | 4.0 | 8.3 | +0.7 | 17.8 | 4 | -1.7 | 8 | 47 | 21 | .. | 17 | 19 | 97 |
| Owaka | 5 | 12.7 | 3.8 | 8.3 | .. | 17.5 | 6 | -2.0 | 23 | 73 | 18 | .. | 15 | 19 | .. |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 11.4 | 5.4 | 8.4 | +0.5 | 16.6 | 6 | 1.5 | 23 | 93 | 24 | +17 | 21 | 19 | .. |
| Tautuku | 61 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 8.7 | .. | 16.5 | 28 | -0.2 | 23 | 125 | 24 | .. | 17 | 19 | .. |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 26.9 | 21.5 | 24.2 | +0.8 | 29.6 | 10 | 19.3 | 1 | 151 | 20 | -32 | 30 | 30 | 125 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 20.9 | 15.1 | 18.0 | -0.8 | 22.9 | 1 | 12.0 | 31 | 74 | 17 | -71 | 26 | 9 | 167 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Islands | 44 | 11.8 | 7.0 | 9.4 | -1.0 | 15.8 | 9 | 1.4 | 14 | 100 | 22 | -17 | 16 | 9 | 89 |
| Campbell Island | 15 | 8.3 | 3.4 | 5.9 | -0.2 | 11.2 | 17 | -0.9 | 1 | 148 | 31 | +8 | 14 | 26 | 15 |
| Nandi Airport, Fiji | 15 | 30.3 | 20.4 | 25.4 | +0.6 | 33.1 | 21 | 16.8 | 17 | 23 | 5 | .. | 17 | 4 | 239 |
| Totokoitu, Rarotonga | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -26.0 | -37.7 | -31.9 | -3.5 | -14.9 | 7 | -49.0 | 25 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS

| 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 | Maximum | Date | Total Fall mm | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall Amount | Date | Bright Sunshine Hrs |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Waipoua Forest, April 1976 | 88 | 20.3 | 11.7 | 16.0 | +0.6 | 24.5 | 5 | 6.5 | 5 | 164 | 17 | +14 | 36 | 10 | .. |
| Whatawahata, April 1976 | 104 | 19.6 | 10.2 | 14.9 | +0.5 | 23.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 16 | 139 | 15 | +4 | 41 | 10 | 140 |
| Wharite T.V. Station, April 1976 | 914 | 11.1 | 5.5 | 8.3 | +0.3 | 16.0 | 8 | 2.2 | 30 | 172 | 23 | +22 | 61 | 29 | .. |
| Haast, April 1976 | 4 | 17.5 | 8.2 | 12.9 | 1.1 | 21.3 | 9 | 5.1 | 13 | 257 | 9 | -20 | 72 | 28 | 147 |
| Black Birch Range, October 1975 | 1,396 | 8.1 | 0.5 | 4.3 | -0.2 | 15.7 | 8 | -7.4 | 20 | 160 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Black Birch Range, January 1976 | 1,396 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Black Birch Range, February 1976 | 1,396 | 12.0 | 3.9 | 8.0 | -3.1 | 20.0 | 19 | -2.5 | 14 | 45 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Black Birch Range, March 1976 | 1,396 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 110 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Te Anau, April 1976 | 215 | 15.8 | 5.0 | 10.4 | +0.9 | 19.5 | 2 | -0.5 | 21 | 70 | 7 | -29 | 33 | 28 | 145 |
| Totokoitu, Rarotonga, April 1976 | 9 | 27.9 | 22.3 | 25.1 | .. | 30.6 | 3 | 19.2 | 26 | 472 | 18 | .. | 126 | 20 | .. |

The “normal” refers to the present site of the instruments. Standard period for normals is 1941–70. 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.

Where the extremes of temperature and rainfall have occurred more than once during the month, the date of the first occurrence is given.