New Zealand Gazette – 1977 – No. 104

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✨ Climatological Summary



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 104

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for August 1977—continued

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine Hrs.
Metres Means of A Max. °C B Min. °C Mean of A and B °C Difference From Normal °C Absolute Maximum and Minimum Total Fall mm No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal mm Maximum Fall Amount mm Date
Taieri, Invermay 30 12.4 0.5 6.5 +0.2 19.5 14 -3.0 2 13 6 -28 5 29 125
Berwick Forest 18 12.7 -0.3 6.2 +0.1 20.0 13 -4.3 14 21 14 -69 5 29 113
Dunedin Airport 2 10.9 3.8 7.4 19.0 13 -0.5 14 17 7 9 27 137
Musselburgh, Dunedin 215 10.2 1.5 4.6 +0.4 13.5 12 -2.7 4 113 13 -54 7 28 6
Te Anau 329 7.6 -1.6 4.4 -0.5 16.7 13 -3.6 4 7 1 -38 7 28 137
West Arm, Manapouri 213 10.3 -2.3 4.8 16.4 13 -8.0 4 1 1 1 28
Borland Burn 183 12.0 -1.7 5.6 -0.4 17.1 16 -6.5 4 4 2 -19 2 28
Queenstown Aerodrome 305 11.5 -4.1 3.7 -0.6 15.8 13 -8.8 4 2 4 -18 2 28
Cromwell 427
Clyde 152 12.8 -3.2 4.8 +0.0 18.4 16 -8.0 4 1 5 -17 1 8 162
Ophir 141 12.5 0.8 5.5 +0.2 17.7 13 -6.6 4 16 5 -42 7 29
Roxburgh Power Station 110 11.9 0.4 6.2 -0.2 17.0 7 -5.0 4 4 4 -21 2 29
Moa Flat 410
Mahinerangi Dam 396 10.2 0.2 5.2 +1.0 16.6 12 -6.5 4 23 7 -28 7 30
Tapanui 226 11.4 2.2 6.8 +0.5 17.3 12 -2.1 4 15 7 -36 5 28
Rankleburn Forest 255 10.5 0.8 5.7 +0.0 19.3 13 -3.7 2 16 5 -46 7 28
Taieri Mouth 15 11.1 1.6 6.4 +0.0 17.3 12 -1.2 6 11 4 -27 6 29
Otatua 55
Winton 44 12.0 0.8 6.4 +0.0 18.8 12 -3.6 4 12 9 -36 5 28 147
Gore D.S.I.R. 123 10.5 1.0 5.8 +0.2 17.9 12 -3.4 4 15 12 -41 5 16 136
Hokonui Forest 47 11.5 0.9 6.6 +0.0 18.2 12 -1.4 4 25 14 7 28
Woodlands 3 11.8 0.5 6.2 +0.0 19.2 12 -3.6 5 30 11 -22 6 29 136
Invercargill Aerodrome 0 11.4 2.5 6.8 -0.2 16.9 12 -0.7 2 21 14 -31 5 29
Tiwai Point, Bluff 61 11.6 0.4 6.0 +0.1 18.6 13 -3.6 19 16 8 6 29 122
Stewart Island 18 11.5 0.9 6.2 +0.1 18.1 13 -2.2 21 13 8 7 29
Milton 129 9.7 3.8 6.8 +0.1 16.0 12 -0.7 2 20 16 4 29 168
Finegand, Balclutha 6 11.2 0.1 5.7 17.4 12 -4.5 19 26 12 7 29 150
Owaka 5 11.1 2.5 6.8 18.0 27 21 14 5 2 73
Rarotonga Airport 38 18.4 13.0 21.6 +0.6 28.7 1 14.2 3 58 13 -64 21 27 29
Raoul Island 15 10.9 6.5 8.7 +0.6 12.8 29 2.0 1 44 22 -45 7 4 240
Campbell Island 9 28.5 18.3 23.4 -0.2 32.4 2 12.8 31 59 6 -26 15 13
Nandi Airport, Fiji 16 -20.6 -33.0 -26.8 +4.4 -7.8 9 -46.7 18
Totokotu, Rarotonga
Scott Base, Antarctica

LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) Rainfall in Millimetres Bright Sunshine Hrs.
Metres Means of A Max. °C B Min. °C Mean of A and B °C Difference From Normal °C Absolute Maximum and Minimum Total Fall mm No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal mm Maximum Fall Amount mm Date
Purukohukohu, July 1977 631 11.7 2.6 7.2 15.0 28 -5.0 25 187 19 42 19
Broadlands, June 1977 305 11.3 1.7 6.5 14.2 21 -3.8 5 114 5 64 31 105
Pukekohe, July 1977 82 13.9 7.0 10.5 +1.0 17.0 1 3.0 5 163 23 +13 37 1 88
Whatawhata, May 1977 104 14.5 5.1 9.8 -1.9 17.2 23 -1.2 19 255 21 +64 42 22 149
Whatawhata, June 1977 104 14.6 6.6 10.6 +1.0 20.4 18 0.2 11 217 19 +54 38 17 98
Whatawhata, July 1977 347 13.8 5.6 9.7 +0.9 16.4 20 -0.6 7 88 12 2
Ballantrae No. 1, Woodville, July 1977 171 93 12 2
Ballantrae No. 2, Woodville, July 1977
Ngaumu Forest, July 1977 244 11.0 2.1 6.6 +0.5 15.2 1 -8.0 24 213 21 +76 64 20
Hastings, July 1977 12 13.2 4.4 8.8 +0.3 18.4 2 -1.7 17 73 18 +9 14 20
Kapiti Island, July 1977 16 10.6 7.3 9.1 +1.2 13.7 1 4.2 4 130 14 +23 25 1
Wharite Peak, July 1977 914 5.7 3.8 7.0 +0.7 14.8 1 -1.0 10 74 -9 16 4 20
Kahur, Taihape, July 1977 122 12.1 4.9 8.5 15.0 1 -0.6 9 134 22 43 18
Franz Josef, July 1977 122 10.2 2.2 7.4 +0.7 15.3 20 -1.1 15 157 13 -186 71 1
Molesworth, July 1977 893 5.7 -2.6 1.6 +1.5 11.2 26 -8.0 5 75 +14 6 2 79
Ski Basin, July 1977 1,554 1.1 -3.4 -1.2 -0.7 6.8 7 -6.5 3 32 16 -92 6 26
Craigieburn Forest, July 1977 914 6.6 -0.6 3.0 +0.1 18.2 1 -3.5 14 73 13 -32 12 1
Rangiora, June 1977 46 10.9 1.1 6.0 14.7 1 -4.8 16 67 17 18 2
Ranfurly, July 1977 427
Taieri, Invermay, July 1977 30 9.3 2.1 5.7 14.7 7 -4.2 31 22 12 -54 5 7 73
Clyde, July 1977 183 8.2
Otatua, July 1977 55 9.1 0.7 4.9 +0.2 14.2 7 -4.2 31 14.0 1 -1.0 5 10 26
Tautuku, July 1977 61 8.9 3.4 6.2 64 18 -10 25 14 58
Waitangi, Chatham Islands, July 1977 44 10.3 5.7 8.0 +0.3 12.8 22 0.8 31 165 16 55
Nandi Airport, Fiji, July 1977 15 29.0 18.7 23.9 +0.3 31.9 14 14.2 28 12 4 10 12 206
Totokotu, Rarotonga, July 1977 9 23.5 18.1 20.8 26.2 4 13.4 26

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.



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🎓 Climatological Summary for August 1977 (continued from previous page)

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Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, Weather, Statistics

🎓 Late Returns and Corrections for Climatological Data

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Sunshine, Weather, Statistics, Corrections