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✨ Climatological Summary

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 96

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for July 1976—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 | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference 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 |
| Dunedin Airport | 1 | 10.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | +1.2 | 16.6 | 26 | -5.8 | 6 | 41 | 17 | -5 | 8 | 20 | 107 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 6.9 | +0.6 | 15.2 | 14 | -1.0 | 13 | 74 | 15 | +18 | 11 | 17 | 107 |
| Te Anau | 215 | 8.4 | 0.6 | 4.5 | +0.6 | 12.4 | 26 | -5.6 | 17 | 145 | 19 | +56 | 35 | 15 | 83 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 4.0 | +0.8 | 9.5 | 25 | -1.0 | 17 | 288 | 23 | .. | 70 | 14 | .. |
| Borland Burn | 183 | 7.7 | -1.8 | 3.0 | .. | 13.6 | 28 | -7.2 | 6 | 97 | 21 | .. | 14 | 20 | .. |
| Queenstown | 329 | 8.0 | 0.1 | 4.1 | +0.4 | 14.6 | 28 | -3.8 | 17 | 60 | 15 | -4 | 14 | 14 | 85 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 7.8 | -1.0 | 3.4 | +0.6 | 14.7 | 28 | -5.1 | 1 | 60 | 14 | +10 | 13 | 20 | .. |
| Mid Dome | 386 | 8.5 | -1.3 | 3.6 | +0.1 | 14.1 | 26 | -7.2 | 19 | 194 | 18 | +143 | 41 | 29 | .. |
| Cromwell Substation | 213 | 8.0 | -1.1 | 3.5 | .. | 14.6 | 28 | -5.4 | 6 | 26 | 6 | .. | 9 | 14 | .. |
| Cromwell | 213 | 8.1 | -1.3 | 3.4 | +0.5 | 14.7 | 20 | -6.0 | 6 | 30 | 11 | +7 | 10 | 14 | .. |
| Clyde | 183 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ophir | 305 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Moa Creek | 427 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 35 | 12 | +20 | 11 | 14 | .. |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 8.9 | -1.0 | 4.0 | +1.7 | 17.1 | 20 | -7.3 | 6 | 24 | 16 | +6 | 5 | 14 | .. |
| Alexandra | 141 | 8.3 | -0.6 | 3.9 | +1.3 | 16.1 | 20 | -6.4 | 6 | 23 | 11 | +8 | 4 | 7 | 100 |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 9.1 | 1.1 | 5.1 | +0.8 | 15.0 | 20 | -3.5 | 17 | 34 | 12 | +9 | 9 | 14 | .. |
| Moa Flat | 410 | 6.8 | -0.2 | 3.3 | +0.3 | 12.0 | 26 | -4.6 | 17 | 80 | 19 | +39 | 15 | 20 | .. |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 3.6 | +0.3 | 13.3 | 26 | .. | .. | 110 | 19 | +49 | 18 | 20 | .. |
| Tapanui | 226 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rankleburn Forest | 255 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 4.7 | +0.4 | 13.7 | 27 | -2.7 | 17 | 103 | 20 | +34 | 24 | 20 | .. |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 9.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | +0.5 | 14.1 | 26 | -1.6 | 6 | 81 | 16 | +28 | 15 | 1 | .. |
| Otautau | 55 | 9.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 | +0.5 | 14.1 | 26 | -3.0 | 7 | 162 | 21 | +86 | 18 | 20 | 95 |
| Winton | 44 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 5.4 | +0.2 | 14.6 | 26 | -2.3 | 6 | 100 | 21 | +52 | 14 | 20 | 96 |
| Gore D.S.I.R. | 123 | 8.1 | 0.9 | 4.5 | +0.5 | 11.8 | 27 | -3.0 | 17 | 83 | 21 | .. | 14 | 14 | 88 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 9.4 | 1.4 | 5.4 | +0.5 | 14.4 | 26 | -3.5 | 6 | 108 | 21 | +42 | 14 | 14 | .. |
| Woodlands | 47 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 5.4 | +0.3 | 13.2 | 31 | -1.2 | 6 | 97 | 20 | .. | 12 | 14 | .. |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 5.6 | +0.7 | 13.2 | 25 | -1.9 | 6 | 116 | 25 | +47 | 17 | 20 | 73 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 9.6 | 3.7 | 6.7 | +0.9 | 12.8 | 25 | -0.8 | 6 | 129 | 24 | .. | 25 | 20 | .. |
| Stewart Island | 3 | 9.4 | 2.9 | 6.2 | .. | 13.1 | 26 | -1.6 | 6 | 148 | 28 | .. | 24 | 20 | .. |
| Milton | 18 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 5.0 | +0.7 | 13.0 | 20 | -3.6 | 6 | 70 | 20 | +19 | 9 | 29 | .. |
| Finegand, Balclutha | 6 | 8.9 | 1.7 | 5.3 | +0.7 | 13.1 | 20 | -2.7 | 6 | 78 | 24 | .. | 16 | 20 | 90 |
| Owaka | 5 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 5.8 | .. | 15.2 | 27 | -5.1 | 6 | 109 | 23 | .. | 17 | 28 | .. |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 8.3 | 2.9 | 5.6 | +0.0 | 12.8 | 27 | -0.2 | 19 | 128 | 23 | +67 | 14 | 28 | .. |
| Tautuku | 61 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .. | 14.9 | 27 | -1.1 | 17 | 218 | 24 | .. | 28 | 21 | .. |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 24.5 | 16.7 | 20.6 | -1.1 | 27.4 | 6 | 12.0 | 28 | 43 | 14 | -54 | 14 | 12 | 182 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 18.5 | 12.8 | 15.7 | -0.5 | 21.7 | 8 | 9.7 | 15 | 132 | 26 | -31 | 41 | 6 | 138 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Island | 44 | 10.4 | 5.8 | 8.1 | +0.4 | 13.4 | 30 | 1.2 | 23 | 82 | 22 | +3 | 18 | 17 | 105 |
| Campbell Island | 15 | 6.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | -0.5 | 8.9 | 26 | -5.2 | 23 | 147 | 28 | +40 | 32 | 28 | 10 |
| Nandi Airport, Fiji | 15 | 29.0 | 18.5 | 23.8 | +0.2 | 32.0 | 23 | 14.3 | 20 | 7 | 4 | .. | 4 | 17 | 233 |
| Totokoitu, Rarotonga | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -20.0 | -33.5 | -26.8 | +3.0 | -10.1 | 6 | -48.5 | 14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |

LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS


Woodhill Forest, May 1976	30	16.8	8.7	12.8	-0.4	18.9	6	-1.5	24	126	18	-11	26	12	..
Woodhill Forest, June 1976	30	14.5	7.5	11.0	-0.1	17.8	1	-1.3	24	149	21	+4	24	29	..
Riverhead Forest, June 1976	28	14.6	4.9	9.8	-0.7	18.1	3	-3.0	14	62	12	-101	16	29	..
Minginui Forest, May 1976	366	15.1	0.5	7.8	-0.9	19.8	6	-6.8	24	90	5	-65	63	25	..
Palmerston North Aerodrome, May 1976	45	14.4	5.0	9.7	-0.8	17.4	6	-2.8	23	92	12	+13	28	12	..
Kahui, Taihape, June 1976	518	9.3	3.0	6.2	-0.6	16.1	3	-2.7	7	109	..	..	26	18	..
Wither Hills, Blenheim, June 1976	32	12.6	1.9	7.3	-0.4	20.4	2	-2.5	7	35	9	-26	16	8	..
Molesworth, June 1976	893	6.1	-3.2	1.5	-0.8	17.0	2	-10.2	26	32	7	-16	12	2	..
Ski Basin, June 1976	1,554	0.5	-4.8	-2.2	-1.9	7.3	1	-10.0	21	236	..	..	85	14	..
Craigieburn Forest, June 1976	914	5.6	-2.5	1.6	-0.8	14.4	1	-6.5	7	174	10	+62	63	2	..
Eyrewell Forest, June 1976	158	10.0	-0.6	4.7	-0.6	21.7	2	-7.2	14	66	16	+8	25	21	..
Clyde, May 1976	183	12.5	2.5	7.5	..	18.1	29	-2.4	11	73	5	..	24	25	..
Ophir, June 1976	305	6.5	-2.1	2.2	-0.1	18.1	2	-8.2	30	35	11	+10	14	3	..
Woodlands, June 1976	47	8.4	1.1	4.8	-0.9	16.2	1	-3.5	16	150	21	..	33	2	..
Raoul Island, June 1976	38	19.0	13.6	16.3	-1.0	21.3	4	10.3	27	69	17	-81	32	18	150

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.

NOTES ON THE WEATHER FOR JULY 1976

General—July was marked by a greater frequency of south-westerly winds than normal, with cloudy weather in the west but unusually sunny conditions in most eastern districts. In Southland and parts of Otago and also in some southern and western districts of the North Island farmers have been finding the ground too wet. On the other hand, parts of South Canterbury have had comparatively little rain for the last six months and are finding conditions too dry. A small intense local disturbance around Kaikoura on the 15th caused winds averaging 60 kt with gusts to 91 kt.

Rainfall—Rainfall was above normal over the greater part of the country, mainly by about 50 percent. Over a considerable area of western Southland it was more than double the normal value. The main areas with rainfall below normal were: northern Northland; Hawke's Bay with eastern Bay of Plenty and parts of Taupo; Westland and Fiordland with Central and South Canterbury.

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🎓 Climatological Summary for July 1976 (continued from previous page)

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🎓 Late Returns and Corrections for Weather Data

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🎓 Notes on the Weather for July 1976

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