New Zealand Gazette – 1979 – No. 115

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✨ Climatological Data

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 115

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for October 1979—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	mm		Hrs
Ruakura, Hamilton	40	17.8	8.5	13.2	+0.5	21.1	29	1.7	23	126	17	+19	25	2	167
Whatawhata	104	17.0	9.4	13.2	+0.4	20.7	29	3.7	7	170	15	+20	33	30	161
Rukuhia	66	17.7	9.0	13.4	+0.4	20.9	21	2.5	23	129	16	+17	26	2	160
Hamilton Airport	50	18.0	7.8	12.9	+0.6	21.2	21	-1.0	18	136	15	+27	27	2	..
Cambridge	76	17.7	8.5	13.1	..	21.3	21	1.6	23	107	16	..	22	30	..
Port Taharoa	27	17.3	11.3	14.3	+0.3	20.5	29	5.9	23	211	13	..	43	30	..
Mohakatino Station, Mokau	46	16.5	10.2	13.4	+0.4	19.9	26	4.4	24	189	..	+34	46	13	..
Arapuni Power Station	123	17.8	8.3	13.1	+0.1	22.0	21	1.6	25	185	15	+53	38	30	..
Waikeria	46	17.8	8.3	13.1	..	21.1	11	0.7	24	155	15	..	26	30	..
Te Kuiti	61	17.8	8.9	13.4	+0.6	21.5	11	3.0	7	265	15	+113	52	13	129
Pureora Forest	549	14.3	5.9	10.1	+0.3	19.4	11	-1.7	25	305	16	+127	59	8	..
Taumarunui	171	17.7	8.0	12.9	+0.1	24.6	20	1.2	23	190	17	+53	58	13	136
Omata	61	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
New Plymouth	55	16.6	9.9	13.3	..	20.2	18	4.1	23	162	22	..	49	30	..
New Plymouth Airport	27	16.3	9.7	13.0	+0.7	19.5	30	4.8	23	153	17	+18	36	30	163
Te Wera Forest	180	15.9	8.0	12.0	+0.6	20.4	11	2.3	23	216	18	+46	46	13	..
Lower Retaruke	223	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Turangi	366	16.1	7.2	11.7	+0.3	22.4	11	0.8	26	251	15	..	47	30	176
Chateau, Mount Ruapehu	1,119	11.3	1.7	6.5	+0.1	17.5	11	-6.7	24	361	..	+82	87	13	..
Mangamutu, Pahiatua	116	15.7	8.2	12.0	+0.4	20.5	30	-0.2	6	136	18	+4	25	14	..
Mount Bruce Reserve	305	14.9	6.9	10.9	+0.5	18.7	30	-0.5	6	348	18	..	53	14	..
Waingawa, Masterton	114	16.5	7.3	11.9	+0.1	21.8	21	0.6	6	183	17	+109	31	2	164
Kopua	311	15.3	7.6	11.5	+0.3	21.0	29	0.3	6	143	15	+64	34	2	..
Waipukurau	137	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Dannevirke	207	16.2	8.6	12.4	+0.6	20.9	29	0.5	6	140	14	+49	28	31	145
Castlepoint	3	15.7	10.1	12.9	-0.5	20.7	29	4.7	6	138	14	+74	33	3	..
Ngaumu Forest	244	16.3	6.8	11.6	+0.9	20.8	30	-0.3	6	144	16	+58	23	3	..
Tauherenikau, Alloa	43	16.9	7.8	12.4	+0.2	22.2	21	1.9	6	184	16	+95	39	14	..
Gladstone, Arahura	116	16.5	7.7	12.1	+0.6	21.2	21	2.6	7	146	15	+77	25	2	..
Waiorongomai	21	15.3	8.8	12.1	+0.3	19.9	30	3.1	6	295	18	+160	39	8	..
Cape Palliser	10	16.1	9.5	12.8	-0.6	22.7	21	5.0	6	159	20	+83	38	3	..
East Cape	17	17.4	10.1	13.8	-0.2	24.0	12	5.0	26	94	15	-13	27	3	..
Ruatoria	61	19.2	9.4	14.3	+0.5	23.5	26	0.7	26	185	15	+43	74	3	..
Mangatu Forest	182	18.0	8.3	13.2	+0.4	23.0	12	0.5	26	140	..	+38	33	14	..
Manutuke, Gisborne	9	18.3	9.3	13.8	+0.5	23.9	12	2.0	26	60	11	-11	11	31	..
Gisborne Airport	4	18.5	8.9	13.7	+0.2	23.4	12	1.6	26	58	11	-13	14	22	194
Onepoto, Waikaremoana	643	14.8	6.4	10.6	+0.0	22.8	21	1.5	23	229	15	+79	53	14	..
Wharerata Forest	439	14.8	6.7	10.8	..	21.0	12	0.5	20	196	10	..	58	22	..
Esk Forest	427	15.7	7.5	11.6	+0.2	21.1	27	0.9	23	136	12	+24	71	2	..
Kaweka Forest	414	16.4	8.9	12.7	+0.6	21.8	29	3.0	23	122	13	..	53	2	..
Napier Airport	2	17.9	9.2	13.6	..	25.1	28	2.3	26	46	12	-12	21	2	..
Napier	2	18.6	9.8	14.2	+0.4	28.4	14	4.5	6	58	10	+5	25	2	197
Hastings	12	18.5	9.4	14.0	+0.7	24.2	28	2.7	26	72	11	+26	52	2	..
Havelock North	9	18.3	8.1	13.2	+0.8	25.4	30	1.8	26	75	11	+24	53	2	183
Gwavas Forest	335	15.8	6.0	10.9	+0.2	22.5	29	-0.2	6	148	15	+64	84	2	..
Makaretu	335	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Mohaka Forest	286	16.9	8.1	12.5	+0.1	21.8	10	1.4	23	138	13	+25	40	3	..
Frasertown, Wairoa	8	18.6	9.3	14.0	+0.2	23.6	14	3.5	26	104	15	+5	24	22	..
Wairoa	20	..	9.4	..	..	..	..	3.8	26	78	11	..	24	22	185
Portland Island	78	15.6	10.7	13.2	+0.1	21.0	14	5.0	24	74	12	+16	24	2	..
Kapiti Island	16	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Paraparaumu Aerodrome	7	15.7	9.2	12.5	+0.2	21.1	30	4.5	6	169	18	+72	38	8	150
Flockhouse, Bulls	9	16.1	8.3	12.2	-0.1	20.7	29	2.7	6	99	16	+20	16	2	..
Ohakea	48	16.3	8.7	12.5	-0.2	20.8	29	4.5	24	88	14	+2	15	2	155
Wharite Peak	914	9.3	3.6	6.5	+0.1	14.4	31	-1.0	23	166	..	-14	44	2	..
Kairanga, Palmerston North	15	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Palmerston North Airport	45	16.5	8.0	12.3	+0.3	20.7	29	1.2	25	83	16	+2	12	14	..
Grasslands, Palmerston North	34	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Massey University	61	16.3	9.0	12.7	..	20.4	30	3.0	6	100	16	+9	18	14	..
Foxton	3	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Waitarere Forest	3	16.1	9.2	12.7	+0.2	19.9	30	3.0	6	114	14	+35	19	14	..
Levin	46	16.0	9.4	12.7	+0.3	19.7	30	4.1	6	123	14	+24	20	14	119
Porirua	94	15.0	8.6	11.8	-0.1	20.6	30	4.5	6	202	16	+105	44	12	..
Taita, Lower Hutt	65	15.3	8.8	12.1	+0.1	19.5	19	3.5	6	223	18	+101	42	12	154
Avalon, Lower Hutt	15	15.5	9.3	12.4	+0.0	19.7	30	4.5	6	228	18	+124	44	12	..
Kelburn, Wellington	125	14.5	8.7	11.6	-0.3	18.1	30	4.2	23	185	17	+73	42	12	144
Karori, Wellington	152	14.1	7.7	10.9	-0.1	19.3	19	1.5	16	209	16	+77	45	12	..
Somes Island	43	14.5	9.4	12.0	..	18.5	30	5.5	23	157	18	..	34	8	..
Gracefield, Lower Hutt	34	15.0	9.2	12.1	-0.3	19.0	30	4.8	6	212	17	+103	40	12	..
Wainuiomata	82	14.8	8.4	11.6	-0.1	20.0	19	3.1	6	270	18	..	37	12	..
Wellington Airport	6	15.2	9.4	12.3	-0.4	18.5	28	4.7	23	150	18	+61	35	12	..
Kaitoke	223	14.4	7.5	11.0	+0.6	19.1	30	0.1	6	366	20	+173	62	13	140
Wallaceville	56	15.7	8.1	11.9	+0.1	19.9	30	2.0	6	207	17	+90	37	13	145
Cape Egmont	8	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
Stratford Mountain House	846	11.9	4.3	8.1	+0.4	18.5	11	-0.2	7	829	19	+214	160	13	..
Stratford Dem. Farm	311	14.8	6.6	10.7	-0.1	19.5	11	1.9	6	271	19	+70	46	8	143
Manaia Dem. Farm	98	15.4	8.9	12.2	+0.4	18.9	8	3.1	23	121	15	+9	25	30	143

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