New Zealand Gazette – 1979 – No. 102

Page 3255

✨ Climatological Data and Weather Notes



8 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for September 1979—continued
LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS—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. B Min. °C °C Maxi- mum Date Mini- mum Date mm mm
Lower Retaruke, May 1979 223 14.6 5.2 9.9 +0.3 19.7 11 -2.2 30 177 14 ..
Lower Retaruke, June 1979 223 14.3 3.2 8.8 +1.6 19.4 25 -2.2 5 34 9 ..
Lower Retaruke, July 1979 223 12.1 3.2 7.7 +1.1 16.9 7 -5.4 7 90 20 ..
Lower Retaruke, August 1979 223 12.9 3.6 8.3 +0.5 17.2 1 -2.9 17 126 21 ..
Gladstone, Arahura, August 1979 116 12.1 3.9 8.0 +0.0 17.1 1 -3.5 11 149 17 +37
Ruatoria, August 1979 61 15.4 4.6 10.0 -0.1 18.4 31 -2.0 10 255 22 +37
Wharerata Forest, August 1979 439 11.1 4.4 7.8 .. 14.6 13 1.2 10 228 26 ..
Makaretu, August 1979 335 12.3 3.6 8.0 +0.4 16.9 13 -2.7 17 124 20 ..
Ohakea, August 1979 48 12.8 5.7 9.3 +0.0 17.4 2 0.4 17 119 22 +38
Foxton, August 1979 3 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 101 22 +20
Porirua, August 1979 94 .. 5.2 .. .. .. .. 0.4 10 195 23 -77
Taita, Lower Hutt, August 1979 65 11.6 4.8 8.2 -0.6 14.7 13 -1.3 11 164 26 +32
Wanganui Airport, August 1979 9 13.5 6.0 9.8 .. 19.0 23 .. .. 97 21 ..
Springs Junction, August 1979 421 9.4 0.0 4.7 .. 15.6 28 -6.0 16 160 20 -28
Puysegur Point, August 1979 43 .. 4.8 .. .. .. .. 0.5 8 141 24 -37
Balmoral Forest, August 1979 198 11.1 0.5 5.8 -0.1 16.4 31 -6.6 16 113 15 +55
Mount John, August 1979 1,027 4.8 -1.7 1.6 -1.4 17.7 31 -7.5 8 87 12 +49
Winchmore, August 1979 160 9.6 1.5 5.6 -0.6 16.4 31 -2.4 8 113 16 +52
Eyrewell Forest, August 1979 158 9.9 1.0 5.5 +0.5 16.5 18 -3.7 22 51 16 +32
Fairlie, August 1979 304 9.8 -2.0 3.9 .. 19.9 31 -8.8 8 102 15 ..
Invermay, Taieri, August 1979 30 10.1 1.2 5.7 .. 18.9 29 -2.9 14 91 17 ..
Cromwell, August 1979 213 9.6 -2.1 3.8 -1.4 17.7 31 -6.6 21 30 13 +7
Milton, June 1979 18 10.3 0.5 5.4 +0.5 15.6 22 -4.0 27 22 4 -44
Milton, August 1979 18 9.8 0.3 5.1 -0.8 16.0 31 -4.5 21 70 17 +0
Tautuku, August 1979 61 10.0 2.5 6.3 .. 16.5 31 -1.4 15 94 21 +19
Rarotonga Airport, August 1979 7 24.8 18.8 21.8 +0.3 27.0 29 14.1 14 141 19 ..
Raoul Island, June 1979 38 20.2 16.1 18.2 +0.9 22.3 14 12.3 1 122 20 -28
Raoul Island, July 1979 38 19.1 13.6 16.4 +0.2 21.5 29 11.4 6 290 24 +127
Raoul Island, August 1979 38 19.6 13.6 16.6 +0.6 21.5 2 11.2 12 129 23 -8
Nandi Airport, Fiji, August 1979 15 28.1 18.1 23.1 -0.5 31.8 1 14.4 7 25 7 ..
Totokoitu, Rarotonga, August 1979 9 24.1 18.5 21.3 .. 27.1 22 14.6 14 .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, February 1979 16 -7.1 -12.5 -9.8 +0.8 -1.8 16 -19.3 24 .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, March 1979 16 -15.9 -27.1 -20.7 -0.5 -3.8 4 -39.6 27 .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, April 1979 16 -18.3 -34.5 -29.3 +2.1 -8.4 24 -45.0 19 .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, May 1979 16 -24.0 -39.4 -33.3 -3.5 .. .. -52.7 30 .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, June 1979 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Scott Base, Antarctica, July 1979 16 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

The “normal” refers to the present site of the instruments. Standard period for normals is 1941–1970. 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.

WEATHER NOTES FOR SEPTEMBER 1979

General—In September pressures were below normal over the whole of New Zealand for the second month in succession. There was a greater frequency of westerly winds throughout the country, and in central districts a high frequency of gusts was recorded. At Kelburn, Wellington, there were 12 days in the month with gusts of at least 96 km/h (52 knots), and this is the greatest number recorded in any September since records began at this station in 1953. Cloudy conditions prevailed in most districts with above normal temperatures.

Ground conditions were still wet and muddy until late in the month, and cooler temperatures during the last week prevented good grass growth in most areas. Although lambing progressed fairly well, lack of sunshine and cooler wet conditions did cause some lamb losses in Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay. Stock on the whole was reported to be in good condition, but waterlogged ground in some districts has had its effect on cattle and dairy cows.

Rainfall—The only areas with below normal rainfall for the month were Nelson, Marlborough, and Canterbury, and parts of Northland, Waikato, Taranaki, and Manawatu. In Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa some places were above average by more than 100



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