30 NOVEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3313

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for October 1978—continued

| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperatures in Degrees Celsius | | | | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | | | Rainfall in Millimetres | | | | | Bright Sunshine |
| | | Means of | | Mean of A and B | Differ-ence From Normal | | | | | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Differ-ence From Normal | Maximum Fall | | |
| | | A Max. | B Min. | | | Maxi-mum | Date | Mini-mum | Date | | | | Amount | Date | Hrs |
| | Metres | °C | °C | °C | °C | °C | | °C | | mm | | mm | mm | | |
|:---|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| Waiouru Military Camp | 823 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 6.8 | -1.2 | 19.0 | 3 | -4.5 | 25 | 85 | 12 | -24 | 26 | 20 | |
| Taihape | 433 | 15.7 | 3.4 | 9.6 | -1.6 | 20.7 | 3 | -1.7 | 25 | 84 | 14 | .. | 37 | 20 | |
| Kahui, Taihape | 518 | 14.4 | 4.1 | 9.3 | -1.6 | 18.8 | 31 | 1.0 | 1 | 56 | 10 | .. | 17 | 15 | |
| Wanganui | 22 | 15.9 | 7.6 | 11.8 | -1.2 | 21.1 | 14 | 2.9 | 1 | 93 | 8 | -+12 | 26 | 20 | 230 |
| Wanganui Aerodrome | 9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Farewell Spit | 3 | 17.1 | 7.8 | 12.5 | +0.4 | 21.5 | 31 | 3.1 | 2 | 120 | 11 | -+3 | 49 | 19 | |
| Totaranui | 10 | 16.5 | .. | .. | .. | 19.5 | 31 | .. | .. | 210 | 8 | .. | 104 | 19 | |
| Westport Aerodrome | 2 | 15.1 | 7.5 | 11.3 | -0.3 | 18.8 | 31 | 4.2 | 7 | 181 | 14 | -2 | 44 | 19 | 202 |
| Cobb Dam | 823 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 7.5 | -0.3 | 19.6 | 3 | -1.4 | 17 | 165 | 14 | -33 | 83 | 19 | |
| Arapito | 20 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 166 | 17 | .. | 54 | 19 | |
| Karamea | 5 | 14.7 | 8.3 | 11.5 | .. | 17.5 | 31 | 4.7 | 22 | 135 | 10 | .. | 42 | 19 | |
| Lake Rotoiti | 634 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 8.9 | +0.2 | 22.4 | 3 | -3.4 | 22 | 130 | 15 | -2 | 36 | 20 | |
| Hokitika Aerodrome | 39 | 15.3 | 6.8 | 11.1 | +0.2 | 18.1 | 31 | 1.2 | 22 | 213 | 14 | -44 | 89 | 19 | 205 |
| Reefton | 198 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 10.9 | -0.2 | 20.7 | 30 | -0.8 | 22 | 160 | 18 | -20 | 65 | 19 | |
| Totara Flat | 77 | 16.0 | 5.3 | 10.7 | -0.6 | 20.5 | 31 | -0.8 | 22 | 150 | 14 | -20 | 41 | 19 | |
| Greymouth | 4 | 15.1 | 8.0 | 11.6 | +0.0 | 18.1 | 31 | 4.0 | 7 | 234 | 16 | +10 | 89 | 19 | 186 |
| Otira Substation | 383 | 14.4 | 4.2 | 9.3 | .. | 19.9 | 28 | -1.6 | 23 | 482 | 18 | -11 | 187 | 14 | |
| Springs Junction | 421 | 15.3 | 3.6 | 9.5 | .. | 21.4 | 3 | -1.8 | 22 | 144 | 14 | -64 | 43 | 14 | |
| Hari Hari | 45 | 15.6 | 5.9 | 10.8 | +0.1 | 19.6 | 31 | -0.5 | 22 | 264 | 18 | -163 | 59 | 19 | |
| Franz Josef | 122 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Fox Glacier | 152 | 14.8 | 5.6 | 10.2 | .. | 18.0 | 31 | 1.5 | 6 | 268 | .. | --164 | .. | .. | |
| Milford Sound | 3 | 14.5 | 5.1 | 9.8 | -0.4 | 17.2 | 31 | 1.0 | 22 | 786 | 14 | -+240 | 310 | 13 | |
| Puysegur Point | 43 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Stephens Island | 187 | 13.4 | 8.6 | 11.0 | .. | 16.6 | 31 | 4.5 | 19 | 93 | 9 | -+17 | 46 | 19 | |
| Riwaka, Motueka | 8 | 16.7 | 6.5 | 11.6 | -0.4 | 21.6 | 14 | 1.8 | 22 | 171 | 10 | -+59 | 82 | 19 | 240 |
| Golden Downs Forest | 274 | 16.6 | 3.8 | 10.2 | -0.2 | 22.7 | 31 | -2.2 | 22 | 132 | 11 | +13 | 65 | 19 | |
| Appleby | 17 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 11.5 | -0.6 | 20.0 | 13 | 1.4 | 22 | 95 | 9 | +16 | 32 | 19 | |
| Nelson Aerodrome | 2 | 15.9 | 7.3 | 11.6 | -0.1 | 20.6 | 13 | 1.2 | 22 | 78 | 10 | -3 | 38 | 19 | 233 |
| Rai Valley | 79 | 17.2 | 5.7 | 11.5 | +0.1 | 21.0 | 30 | 0.9 | 12 | 252 | 8 | -+87 | 143 | 19 | |
| Moutere Hills | 101 | 15.4 | 7.8 | 11.6 | -0.5 | 20.1 | 14 | 3.9 | 7 | 99 | 10 | +10 | 31 | 19 | |
| Blenheim Aerodrome | 27 | 17.3 | 5.2 | 11.3 | -0.8 | 22.3 | 31 | 0.2 | 24 | 48 | 10 | -13 | 20 | 19 | |
| Blenheim | 4 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 11.8 | -0.7 | 22.4 | 10 | 0.7 | 22 | 42 | 9 | -11 | 17 | 19 | 236 |
| Waihopai Power Station | 262 | 16.3 | 4.6 | 10.5 | -1.1 | 21.7 | 31 | 1.4 | 22 | 90 | 10 | +14 | 26 | 19 | |
| Vernon Lagoons | 2 | 16.7 | 5.1 | 10.9 | -0.9 | 21.2 | 18 | -0.2 | 2 | 31 | 7 | .. | 14 | 19 | 212 |
| Lake Grassmere | 2 | 15.1 | 7.7 | 11.4 | -0.8 | 21.5 | 18 | 0.7 | 24 | 20 | 6 | -23 | 8 | 19 | 214 |
| Cape Campbell | 3 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 11.8 | +0.0 | 17.5 | 6 | 6.1 | 22 | 18 | 5 | -33 | 7 | 19 | |
| Hanmer Forest | 387 | 16.1 | 3.0 | 9.6 | -0.8 | 26.0 | 3 | -1.5 | 8 | 80 | 13 | -17 | 27 | 15 | 209 |
| Molesworth | 893 | 14.5 | 0.8 | 7.7 | -0.5 | 21.6 | 3 | -3.0 | 28 | 60 | 7 | +2 | 20 | 19 | |
| Kaikoura | 99 | 14.4 | 7.7 | 11.1 | -0.5 | 23.3 | 14 | 3.8 | 23 | 35 | 10 | -26 | 14 | 15 | 231 |
| Arthurs Pass | 738 | 11.6 | 1.7 | 6.7 | .. | 18.0 | 30 | -2.0 | 7 | 247 | 13 | -137 | 128 | 14 | |
| Balmoral Forest | 198 | 17.2 | 5.0 | 11.1 | +0.3 | 26.8 | 3 | -0.4 | 25 | 29 | 6 | -24 | 9 | 15 | |
| Hawarden | 244 | 16.1 | 4.7 | 10.4 | .. | 24.8 | 3 | -1.0 | 25 | 31 | 5 | .. | 14 | 20 | |
| Waiau | 137 | 17.4 | 5.2 | 11.3 | .. | 27.4 | 3 | -0.3 | 25 | 58 | 9 | .. | 26 | 15 | |
| The Hermitage, Mount Cook | 765 | 14.5 | 3.3 | 8.9 | +0.1 | 22.3 | 29 | -2.5 | 22 | 292 | 15 | -79 | 118 | 14 | 155 |
| Mount John | 1,027 | 12.6 | 3.0 | 7.8 | +0.0 | 21.0 | 3 | -2.8 | 22 | 48 | 7 | +5 | 19 | 19 | 246 |
| Craigieburn Forest | 914 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Lake Coleridge | 364 | 16.5 | 4.5 | 10.5 | -0.1 | 25.0 | 3 | -0.6 | 22 | 102 | 14 | -+26 | 38 | 19 | |
| Highbank Power Station | 336 | 15.2 | 5.3 | 10.3 | -0.4 | 27.8 | 5 | 0.4 | 16 | 110 | 12 | -+24 | 24 | 19 | 221 |
| Hororata Substation | 192 | 17.0 | 4.6 | 10.8 | +0.0 | 26.5 | 3 | -1.2 | 16 | 81 | 13 | -+15 | 26 | 20 | |
| Winchmore | 160 | 16.2 | 5.5 | 10.9 | +0.3 | 28.1 | 13 | 0.5 | 16 | 91 | 9 | -+30 | 37 | 20 | |
| Peel Forest | 274 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 10.4 | .. | 24.2 | 3 | -1.5 | 16 | 94 | 15 | .. | 20 | 19 | |
| Ashburton | 101 | 17.5 | 6.1 | 11.8 | +0.1 | 26.1 | 3 | 0.4 | 16 | 81 | 10 | -+20 | 36 | 20 | 200 |
| Waipara | 64 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 11.5 | .. | 26.0 | 3 | 0.6 | 22 | 53 | 7 | .. | 25 | 15 | |
| Ashley Forest | 107 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Rangiora | 46 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 10.9 | -0.4 | 26.0 | 3 | 0.1 | 17 | 45 | 10 | -+2 | 22 | 20 | |
| Darfield | 195 | 17.0 | 5.1 | 11.1 | -0.2 | 24.4 | 3 | 0.2 | 16 | 77 | 12 | -+11 | 31 | 20 | |
| Eyrewell Forest | 158 | 16.3 | 4.2 | 10.3 | -0.7 | 24.3 | 31 | -1.0 | 2 | 74 | 12 | -+0 | 21 | 20 | |
| Christchurch Airport | 30 | 16.0 | 5.9 | 11.0 | -0.5 | 24.6 | 14 | 1.0 | 16 | 47 | 9 | -+4 | 23 | 20 | 230 |
| Templeton | 46 | 15.6 | 5.6 | 10.6 | .. | 23.5 | 31 | 0.1 | 16 | 58 | 9 | .. | 35 | 20 | |
| Christchurch | 7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Lyttelton, Christchurch | 9 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 11.9 | +0.2 | 25.0 | 14 | 2.4 | 16 | 57 | 8 | -+14 | 26 | 20 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 137 | 15.4 | 7.5 | 11.5 | -0.4 | 22.6 | 14 | 3.5 | 16 | 68 | 9 | -+17 | 33 | 20 | |
| Lincoln D.S.I.R. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 59 | 12 | .. | 31 | 20 | |
| Lincoln | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Akaroa | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Lake Tekapo | 683 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 9.4 | -0.2 | 23.0 | 3 | -0.5 | 22 | 41 | 5 | -10 | 16 | 19 | 242 |
| Lake Pukaki | 556 | 15.1 | 4.3 | 9.7 | +0.1 | 21.6 | 29 | -1.3 | 16 | 40 | 8 | .. | 13 | 14 | |
| Twizel | 457 | 16.5 | 2.1 | 9.3 | -0.1 | 23.6 | 3 | -4.2 | 13 | 35 | 9 | .. | 14 | 14 | |
| Ikawai | 70 | 16.3 | 5.2 | 10.8 | +0.4 | 24.5 | 3 | 0.0 | 16 | 44 | 6 | .. | 15 | 14 | |
| Geraldine | 119 | 16.5 | 5.3 | 10.9 | .. | 25.5 | 3 | -0.1 | 16 | 64 | 9 | .. | 20 | 20 | |
| Orari Estate | 81 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 10.6 | -0.2 | 25.5 | 13 | 0.1 | 16 | 65 | 10 | -+4 | 20 | 19 | |
| Temuka | 24 | 16.5 | 5.2 | 10.9 | +0.1 | 25.7 | 13 | 0.0 | 16 | 57 | .. | -+4 | 19 | 19 | |
| Timaru Aerodrome | 26 | .. | 4.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | -0.1 | 16 | 48 | 9 | -+2 | 18 | 19 | |
| Adair | 85 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Timaru | 17 | 16.3 | 6.3 | 11.3 | -0.2 | 25.8 | 13 | 0.4 | 16 | 56 | 9 | -+8 | 20 | 19 | 182 |
| Waimate | 61 | 15.9 | 6.1 | 11.0 | -0.5 | 25.8 | 13 | 0.7 | 16 | 47 | 10 | -4 | 12 | 19 | |
| Oamaru Aerodrome | 30 | 14.8 | 6.0 | 10.4 | +0.1 | 25.2 | 13 | 2.0 | 17 | 40 | 8 | -1 | 10 | 19 | 182 |
| Tara Hills, Omarama | 488 | 15.7 | 3.3 | 9.5 | -0.3 | 22.5 | 30 | -1.9 | 24 | 54 | 7 | -+6 | 21 | 13 | 211 |