✨ Climatological Summary
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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for March 1977—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | Rainfall (in millimetres) | Bright Sunshine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | 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. °C | B Min. °C | °C | °C | Maximum °C | Date | mm | mm | Amount mm | Date | |||
| Taieri Invermay No. 2 | 30 | 18.9 | 7.2 | 13.1 | +0.4 | 27.3 | 6 | 38 | 10 | -48 | 13 | 16 |
| Berwick Forest | 18 | 19.5 | 7.7 | 13.6 | +0.1 | 25.2 | 18 | 23 | 9 | -48 | 6 | 16 |
| Dunedin Airport | 2 | 19.2 | 6.7 | 13.0 | +0.6 | 26.0 | 18 | 16 | 10 | -45 | 7 | 7 |
| Musselburgh, Dunedin | 2 | 18.4 | 10.1 | 14.3 | +0.1 | 26.0 | 18 | 31 | 12 | -49 | 17 | 16 |
| Te Anau | 215 | 18.9 | 6.5 | 12.7 | -0.1 | 22.9 | 5 | 36 | 13 | -63 | 14 | 16 |
| West Arm, Manapouri | 232 | 16.7 | 8.2 | 12.5 | +1.2 | 22.6 | 6 | 261 | 10 | -49 | 54 | 16 |
| Borland Burn | 183 | 18.8 | 4.7 | 11.8 | +0.2 | 22.3 | 6 | 45 | 6 | -46 | 17 | 16 |
| Queenstown | 329 | 21.2 | 8.8 | 15.0 | +0.2 | 27.0 | 5 | 27 | 4 | .. | 18 | 16 |
| Queenstown Aerodrome | 349 | 19.9 | 6.5 | 13.2 | +0.2 | 24.1 | 6 | 23 | 4 | .. | 18 | 16 |
| Cromwell Substation | 213 | 22.3 | 7.9 | 15.1 | +0.2 | 27.7 | 5 | 13 | 2 | -33 | 8 | 16 |
| Ophir | 305 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | 2 | -33 | 9 | 16 |
| Moa Creek | 427 | 20.8 | 2.8 | 11.8 | -0.1 | 25.3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | -21 | 12 | 16 |
| Earnscleugh | 152 | 22.5 | 6.5 | 14.5 | +0.7 | 26.8 | 15 | 20 | 3 | -22 | 10 | 16 |
| Roxburgh Power Station | 110 | 21.5 | 7.7 | 14.6 | +0.4 | 27.0 | 6 | 24 | 5 | -24 | 9 | 16 |
| Mahinerangi Dam | 396 | 17.2 | 6.8 | 12.0 | +0.6 | 26.0 | 6 | 31 | 12 | -60 | 13 | 16 |
| Tapanui | 255 | 17.8 | 7.6 | 12.7 | +0.5 | 24.0 | 6 | 34 | 11 | -50 | 15 | 13 |
| Rankleburn Forest | 141 | 18.3 | 6.2 | 12.3 | +0.1 | 23.2 | 6 | 16 | 8 | -39 | 13 | 16 |
| Taieri Mouth | 15 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 13.0 | -0.5 | 23.9 | 28 | 30 | 13 | -50 | 13 | 16 |
| Winton | 44 | 18.9 | 6.6 | 12.6 | +0.5 | 23.3 | 15 | 52 | 11 | -39 | 9 | 13 |
| Gore D.S.I.R. | 123 | 18.0 | 7.4 | 12.7 | +0.0 | 23.4 | 6 | 38 | 12 | -50 | 10 | 16 |
| Hokonui Forest | 46 | 18.8 | 6.6 | 12.7 | -0.3 | 22.3 | 15 | 44 | 17 | -66 | 5 | 18 |
| Invercargill Aerodrome | 0 | 17.5 | 6.6 | 12.1 | +0.4 | 22.3 | 6 | 28 | 11 | -32 | 13 | 16 |
| Tiwai Point, Bluff | 5 | 17.4 | 9.3 | 13.4 | -0.0 | 22.1 | 6 | 39 | 14 | .. | 10 | 18 |
| Milton | 18 | 19.4 | 7.8 | 13.6 | +0.2 | 25.2 | 6 | 14 | 11 | .. | 4 | 16 |
| Owaka | 5 | 18.1 | 6.6 | 12.4 | +0.1 | 25.5 | 6 | 26 | 13 | .. | 9 | 18 |
| Nugget Point | 129 | 16.8 | 9.4 | 13.1 | +0.3 | 23.0 | 6 | 35 | 15 | -34 | 7 | 16 |
| Tautuku | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Rarotonga Airport | 7 | 30.7 | 24.9 | 27.8 | +2.1 | 33.6 | 18 | 307 | 27 | +61 | 72 | 21 |
| Raoul Island | 38 | 23.9 | 19.6 | 22.8 | +0.9 | 25.8 | 10 | 69 | 18 | -63 | 22 | 10 |
| Waitangi, Chatham Island | 44 | 16.6 | 11.4 | 14.0 | -0.2 | 20.1 | 1 | 16 | 15 | -57 | 12 | 14 |
| Campbell Island | 15 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 8.6 | +0.1 | 12.8 | 4 | 108 | 23 | -22 | 18 | 12 |
| Totokotu, Rarotonga | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Scott Base, Antarctica | 16 | -17.5 | -29.0 | -23.3 | +3.1 | -4.8 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees (Celsius) | Rainfall (in millimetres) | Bright Sunshine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | 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. °C | B Min. °C | °C | °C | Maximum °C | Date | mm | mm | Amount mm | Date | |||
| Kaitaia, February 1977 | 8 | 25.8 | 14.7 | 20.3 | +0.3 | 27.8 | 17 | 24 | 10 | -69 | 10 | 23 |
| Woodhill Forest, February 1977 | 30 | 23.5 | 13.0 | 18.3 | -0.4 | 27.4 | 20 | 41 | 14 | -50 | 14 | 10 |
| Mercer, February 1977 | 35 | 24.6 | 12.4 | 18.5 | .. | 27.0 | 19 | 39 | 7 | .. | 15 | 21 |
| Omata, February 1977 | 61 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 18.4 | +0.3 | 25.2 | 13 | 151 | 6 | .. | 65 | 20 |
| Ballantrae No. 1 Woodville, February 1977 | 347 | 20.0 | .. | .. | .. | 25.9 | 14 | 41 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ballantrae No. 2 Woodville, February 1977 | 171 | 21.4 | 11.5 | 16.5 | -0.2 | 27.8 | 14 | 36 | .. | .. | 11 | 21 |
| Wharite Peak, February 1977 | 914 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 11.6 | -0.1 | 23.0 | 14 | 77 | 13 | -58 | 23 | 11 |
| Massey University, February 1977 | 61 | .. | 12.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44 | 6 | -25 | 25 | 21 |
| Stratford Dem. Farm, February 1977 | 311 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 15.5 | -0.2 | 25.5 | 14 | 142 | 10 | -5 | 79 | 20 |
| Otira Substation, February 1977 | 383 | 21.0 | 9.4 | 15.2 | .. | 30.0 | 14 | 260 | 10 | -157 | 68 | 2 |
| Franz Josef, February 1977 | 122 | 20.4 | 10.3 | 15.4 | +0.5 | 23.9 | 20 | 394 | 12 | -101 | 118 | 27 |
| Waihopai Power Station, February 1977 | 262 | 23.9 | 9.8 | 16.9 | -0.2 | 31.5 | 15 | 90 | 4 | +26 | 47 | 21 |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook, February 1977 | 765 | 21.0 | 8.8 | 14.9 | +0.9 | 30.1 | 13 | 187 | 11 | -204 | 45 | 1 |
| Ski Basin, February 1977 | 1554 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 10.1 | +0.6 | 23.2 | 14 | 111 | 8 | -6 | 41 | 21 |
| Craigieburn Forest, February 1977 | 914 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 13.8 | +0.3 | 31.7 | 14 | 66 | 7 | -38 | 27 | 21 |
| Lincoln, February 1977 | 11 | 22.4 | 9.8 | 16.1 | -0.3 | 31.9 | 19 | 50 | 7 | .. | 34 | 21 |
| Otiaki Farm, January 1977 | 183 | 19.4 | 8.9 | 14.2 | .. | 26.7 | 27 | 60 | 7 | .. | 29 | 18 |
| Otiaki Farm, February 1977 | 183 | 21.9 | 8.9 | 15.4 | .. | 31.0 | 18 | 17 | 8 | .. | 6 | 20 |
| Ranfurly, February 1977 | 427 | 23.0 | 6.6 | 14.8 | -0.1 | 32.3 | 13 | 23 | 5 | .. | 7 | 20 |
| Te Anau, February 1977 | 215 | 19.7 | 7.9 | 13.8 | +0.0 | 27.7 | 15 | 85 | 8 | +1 | 26 | 20 |
| Ophir, February 1977 | 305 | .. | 8.4 | .. | .. | 24.3 | 15 | 53 | 11 | -19 | 6 | 20 |
| Tautuku, February 1977 | 61 | 18.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 | 15 | -34 | 25 | 10 |
| Raoul Island, December 1976 | 38 | 22.3 | 16.7 | 19.5 | -1.0 | 25.2 | 29 | 55 | 15 | +5 | 44 | 8 |
| Raoul Island, February 1977 | 38 | 23.4 | 19.1 | 21.5 | +0.0 | 27.1 | 28 | 96 | 8 | -38 | 28 | 24 |
| Totokotu, Rarotonga, January 1977 | 9 | 27.9 | 21.5 | 24.7 | .. | 30.2 | 30 | 218 | 15 | .. | 55 | 6 |
| Totokotu, Rarotonga, February 1977 | 9 | 29.1 | 23.7 | 26.4 | .. | 31.4 | 12 | 382 | 23 | .. | 157 | 17 |
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