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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 17

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for January 1978—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 | Differ-ence From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Differ-ence 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 | | Hrs |
| Mohakatino Station, Mokau | 46 | 21.5 | 14.7 | 18.1 | +0.6 | 26.5 | 24 | 8.0 | 2 | 34 | 5 | -68 | 17 | 8 | .. |
| Arapuni Power Station | 123 | 26.5 | 12.8 | 19.7 | +1.4 | 30.6 | 16 | 6.0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -76 | 3 | 8 | .. |
| Waikeria | 46 | 24.9 | 11.5 | 18.2 | .. | 29.8 | 16 | 4.0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | .. | 5 | 31 | .. |
| Te Kuiti | 61 | 25.7 | 13.2 | 19.5 | +1.7 | 30.2 | 16 | 6.6 | 2 | 16 | 6 | -75 | 9 | 30 | 244 |
| Pureora Forest | 549 | 22.6 | 10.4 | 16.5 | +1.5 | 27.5 | 16 | 2.2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | -98 | 8 | 8 | .. |
| Taumarunui | 171 | 26.8 | 12.3 | 19.6 | +1.5 | 31.4 | 17 | 4.2 | 2 | 14 | 7 | -75 | 4 | 30 | 250 |
| Omata | 61 | 21.7 | 14.6 | 18.2 | +0.8 | 26.6 | 10 | 9.7 | 2 | 17 | 7 | .. | 5 | 19 | .. |
| New Plymouth | 55 | 22.7 | 13.4 | 18.1 | .. | 27.3 | 10 | 8.0 | 3 | 26 | 8 | .. | 8 | 19 | .. |
| New Plymouth Aerodrome | 27 | 22.5 | 13.1 | 17.8 | +0.9 | 26.6 | 10 | 7.0 | 2 | 24 | 8 | -83 | 9 | 19 | 284 |
| Te Wera Forest | 180 | 23.7 | 10.7 | 17.2 | +1.4 | 28.5 | 24 | 3.8 | 2 | 18 | 4 | -104 | 11 | 20 | .. |
| Lower Retaruke | 223 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Turangi | 366 | 25.3 | 11.7 | 18.5 | +1.6 | 31.4 | 17 | 3.2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | 3 | 9 | 260 |
| The Chateau, Tongariro | 1119 | 19.8 | 7.3 | 13.6 | +1.9 | 25.0 | 17 | 0.8 | 2 | 29 | 8 | -159 | 11 | 8 | .. |
| Mangamutu, Pahiatua | 116 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 17.5 | +0.8 | 29.2 | 26 | 4.0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | -86 | 6 | 20 | .. |
| Mount Bruce Reserve | 305 | .. | 10.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4.5 | 1 | 19 | .. | .. | 9 | 13 | .. |
| Waingawa, Masterton | 114 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 18.9 | +1.8 | 32.5 | 26 | 6.3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | -54 | 10 | 12 | 275 |
| Kopua | 311 | 22.3 | 12.1 | 17.2 | +1.0 | 27.0 | 18 | 4.8 | 1 | 63 | 8 | -28 | 55 | 23 | .. |
| Waipukurau | 137 | 24.6 | 11.7 | 18.2 | +0.8 | 31.2 | 18 | 6.1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | -62 | 3 | 12 | 240* |
| Dannevirke | 207 | 22.9 | 12.2 | 17.6 | +0.8 | 29.4 | 26 | 4.9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -69 | 5 | 12 | 256 |
| Castlepoint | 3 | 21.9 | 14.9 | 18.4 | +0.6 | 28.0 | 29 | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 2 | -58 | 6 | 12 | .. |
| East Taratahi | 91 | 25.2 | 11.5 | 18.4 | +1.8 | 31.9 | 26 | 3.8 | 3 | 11 | 1 | .. | 11 | 12 | .. |
| Ngaumu Forest | 244 | 24.4 | 11.0 | 17.7 | +1.8 | 30.1 | 18 | 5.0 | 2 | 17 | 2 | -57 | 17 | 12 | .. |
| Tauherenikau, Alloa | 43 | 25.0 | 12.3 | 18.7 | +1.5 | 31.0 | 26 | 7.0 | 3 | 17 | 3 | -59 | 16 | 12 | .. |
| Gladstone, Arahura | 116 | 24.7 | 11.4 | 18.1 | +1.4 | 30.5 | 26 | 4.0 | 3 | 11 | 2 | -47 | 11 | 12 | .. |
| Waiorongomai | 21 | 22.6 | 13.3 | 18.0 | +1.4 | 30.0 | 26 | 7.5 | 13 | 19 | 3 | -75 | 15 | 12 | .. |
| Cape Palliser | 10 | 22.4 | 14.3 | 18.4 | +1.3 | 30.4 | 17 | 9.8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | -60 | 7 | 12 | .. |
| East Cape | 17 | 22.4 | 14.9 | 18.7 | -0.1 | 26.3 | 14 | 8.9 | 1 | 45 | 8 | -44 | 25 | 10 | .. |
| Ruatoria | 61 | 26.1 | 13.3 | 19.7 | +1.1 | 32.7 | 17 | 6.8 | 1 | 58 | 6 | -69 | 36 | 10 | .. |
| Mangatu Forest | 182 | 25.6 | 12.3 | 19.0 | +0.8 | 33.1 | 17 | 2.0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | -52 | 14 | 22 | .. |
| Waerenga-o-Kuri | 314 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 17.0 | +0.2 | 30.1 | 17 | 6.6 | 1 | 62 | 9 | -32 | 35 | 10 | .. |
| Manutuke, Gisborne | 9 | 24.0 | 12.8 | 18.4 | +0.1 | 32.1 | 17 | 6.2 | 2 | 37 | 6 | -34 | 17 | 10 | .. |
| Gisborne Aerodrome | 4 | 25.1 | 12.8 | 19.0 | +0.4 | 35.1 | 17 | 7.1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | -62 | 7 | 10 | 285 |
| Onepoto, Waikaremoana | 643 | 23.5 | 11.5 | 17.5 | +1.6 | 30.0 | 17 | 5.4 | 1 | 78 | 9 | -72 | 24 | 22 | .. |
| Esk Forest | 427 | 22.8 | 12.3 | 17.6 | +1.1 | 30.5 | 17 | 4.3 | 2 | 67 | 6 | -50 | 37 | 21 | .. |
| Kaweka Forest | 414 | 23.0 | 12.6 | 17.8 | +0.9 | 32.1 | 17 | 5.5 | 13 | 34 | 6 | .. | 9 | 21 | .. |
| Napier Aerodrome | 2 | 23.0 | 14.0 | 18.5 | .. | 31.0 | 19 | 7.0 | 2 | 19 | 5 | -37 | 9 | 21 | .. |
| Napier | 2 | 24.6 | 14.5 | 19.6 | +0.7 | 29.7 | 19 | 7.4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | -34 | 12 | 10 | 272 |
| Hastings | 12 | 24.5 | 14.2 | 19.4 | +0.6 | 31.7 | 17 | 7.1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | -57 | 7 | 10 | .. |
| Havelock North | 9 | 24.1 | 12.4 | 18.3 | +0.6 | 31.5 | 17 | 5.2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | -48 | 6 | 10 | 256 |
| Gwavas Forest | 335 | 23.1 | 10.3 | 16.7 | +0.8 | 31.5 | 17 | 2.4 | 1 | 31 | 6 | -68 | 20 | 21 | .. |
| Makaretu | 335 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mohaka Forest | 286 | 23.5 | 12.7 | 18.1 | +1.0 | 32.6 | 17 | 3.3 | 2 | 44 | 6 | -56 | 14 | 30 | .. |
| Frasertown, Wairoa | 8 | 24.5 | 13.8 | 19.2 | +0.4 | 33.1 | 17 | 8.2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | -88 | 6 | 21 | .. |
| Wairoa | 20 | 24.2 | .. | .. | .. | 30.5 | 15 | .. | .. | 40 | 4 | .. | 25 | 22 | 280 |
| Portland Island | 78 | 21.6 | 15.9 | 18.8 | +0.7 | 26.0 | 21 | 9.9 | 2 | 25 | 7 | -33 | 10 | 7 | .. |
| Kapiti Island | 16 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Paraparaumu Aerodrome | 7 | 21.2 | 12.9 | 17.1 | +0.3 | 26.6 | 26 | 5.6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -60 | 4 | 12 | 261 |
| Ohakea | 48 | 22.7 | 12.9 | 17.8 | +0.3 | 28.6 | 27 | 7.9 | 1 | 13 | 4 | -58 | 9 | 20 | 287 |
| Wharite Peak | 914 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Kairanga, D.S.I.R. | 15 | 23.0 | 11.3 | 17.2 | +0.2 | 29.0 | 27 | 5.1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | .. | 7 | 20 | 279 |
| Palmerston North Aerodrome | 45 | 22.9 | 11.9 | 17.4 | +0.5 | 28.8 | 25 | 4.4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | -67 | 11 | 20 | .. |
| Palmerston North D.S.I.R. | 34 | 23.1 | 13.1 | 18.1 | +0.8 | 29.0 | 25 | 5.7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | -74 | 8 | 20 | 246 |
| Massey University | 61 | 22.7 | 12.5 | 17.6 | .. | 28.5 | 25 | 5.1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | -78 | 7 | 20 | .. |
| Foxton | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 17 | 4 | -47 | 8 | 4 | 261 |
| Waitarere Forest | 3 | 21.4 | 12.6 | 17.0 | -0.2 | 25.5 | 25 | 5.3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -56 | 5 | 20 | .. |
| Levin | 46 | 21.8 | 12.8 | 17.3 | +0.5 | 27.8 | 24 | 5.6 | 1 | 9 | 5 | -67 | 6 | 20 | 252 |
| Porirua | 94 | 20.9 | 13.2 | 17.1 | +0.3 | 26.0 | 10 | 6.4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | -65 | 13 | 12 | .. |
| Taita, Lower Hutt | 65 | 21.3 | 12.6 | 17.0 | +0.3 | 26.5 | 26 | 7.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | -64 | 12 | 12 | 265 |
| Avalon, Lower Hutt | 15 | 21.9 | 13.7 | 17.8 | +0.9 | 27.7 | 25 | 7.8 | 1 | 27 | 4 | -47 | 14 | 12 | .. |
| Pauatahanui | 30 | 21.9 | 13.1 | 17.5 | +0.6 | 26.5 | 24 | 6.0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | -66 | 10 | 12 | .. |
| Kelburn, Wellington | 125 | 20.8 | 13.3 | 17.1 | +0.7 | 27.0 | 25 | 6.9 | 1 | 22 | 3 | -59 | 12 | 12 | 274 |
| Karori, Wellington | 152 | 20.2 | 12.0 | 16.1 | +0.6 | 26.1 | 24 | 4.7 | 1 | 23 | 3 | -60 | 12 | 12 | .. |
| Somes Island | 43 | 21.5 | 14.0 | 17.8 | .. | 29.5 | 25 | 9.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | .. | 10 | 12 | .. |
| Gracefield, Lower Hutt | 34 | 21.2 | 13.7 | 17.5 | +0.5 | 27.5 | 25 | 5.9 | 2 | 20 | 4 | -61 | 11 | 12 | .. |
| Wainuiomata | 82 | 21.8 | 12.2 | 17.0 | +0.8 | 27.2 | 26 | 7.0 | 13 | 18 | 5 | .. | 8 | 12 | .. |
| Wellington Airport | 6 | 21.6 | 14.1 | 17.9 | +0.7 | 27.9 | 25 | 9.3 | 1 | 21 | 4 | -45 | 12 | 12 | .. |
| Kaitoke | 223 | 21.9 | 10.6 | 16.3 | +1.1 | 28.4 | 27 | 4.6 | 2 | 21 | 7 | -119 | 16 | 12 | 278 |
| Wallaceville | 56 | 22.4 | 11.9 | 17.2 | +0.1 | 27.8 | 26 | 6.3 | 2 | 22 | 4 | -64 | 14 | 12 | 272 |
| Cape Egmont | 8 | 21.9 | 13.4 | 17.7 | +0.6 | 26.0 | 31 | 7.5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | -88 | 6 | 20 | .. |
| Stratford Mountain House | 846 | 19.8 | 7.9 | 13.9 | +1.2 | 24.0 | 17 | 2.5 | 3 | 32 | 7 | -385 | 12 | 20 | .. |
| Stratford Dem. Farm | 311 | 22.3 | 10.1 | 16.2 | +0.7 | 27.0 | 24 | 5.4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | -114 | 9 | 24 | 267 |
| Manaia Dem. Farm | 98 | 21.4 | 11.7 | 16.6 | +0.4 | 25.5 | 26 | 5.9 | 1 | 16 | 7 | -63 | 4 | 24 | 305 |
| Normanby | 122 | 22.1 | 11.4 | 16.8 | .. | 25.9 | 25 | 5.7 | 1 | 20 | 12 | .. | 10 | 20 | .. |
| Patea | 43 | 21.5 | 13.6 | 17.6 | +0.5 | 25.5 | 25 | 7.8 | 2 | 16 | 3 | -78 | 13 | 20 | .. |
| Ohakune Junction | 629 | 22.6 | 9.8 | 16.2 | .. | 27.0 | 17 | 3.1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | 4 | 24 | .. |
| Karioi | 648 | 23.1 | 9.4 | 16.3 | +1.6 | 28.2 | 27 | 2.0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -71 | 2 | 12 | .. |
| Waiouru | 823 | 21.2 | 8.4 | 14.8 | +1.5 | 25.5 | 17 | 0.5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | -68 | 4 | 24 | .. |