✨ Climatological Summary
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 62
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for May 1979
| 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. | Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | mm | mm | |||||
| Cape Reinga | 191 | 18.0 | 11.4 | 14.7 | +0.2 | 22.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 20 | 116 | 19 | -36 |
| Kaitaia Aerodrome | 80 | 17.8 | 12.3 | 15.1 | +0.0 | 21.8 | 10 | 7.4 | 21 | 118 | 15 | -17 |
| Aupouri Forest | 69 | 19.3 | 11.1 | 15.2 | +0.7 | 24.0 | 10 | 3.0 | 20 | 108 | 17 | -42 |
| Kerikeri Aerodrome | 150 | 17.4 | 9.6 | 13.5 | 23.0 | 10 | 4.6 | 21 | 99 | 18 | ||
| Kaitaia | 50 | 17.9 | 9.9 | 13.9 | +0.1 | 23.6 | 10 | 1.7 | 22 | 74 | 19 | |
| Kaikohe | 204 | 16.7 | 10.5 | 13.6 | 23.1 | 10 | 5.3 | 20 | 73 | 19 | ||
| Waiotemarama | 229 | 16.3 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 22.0 | 10 | 5.4 | 22 | 101 | 22 | ||
| Waipoua Forest | 88 | 17.9 | 7.7 | 12.8 | -0.4 | 25.0 | 10 | -0.5 | 22 | 92 | 15 | -86 |
| Dargaville | 55 | 18.2 | 10.4 | 14.3 | +0.0 | 22.9 | 10 | 4.0 | 19 | 88 | 15 | -64 |
| Waitangi Forest | 107 | 17.4 | 8.0 | 12.7 | +0.4 | 23.2 | 10 | -1.0 | 20 | 88 | 19 | -103 |
| Glenbervie Forest | 37 | 17.9 | 10.5 | 14.2 | +0.0 | 24.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 21 | 62 | 18 | -83 |
| Whangarei Aerodrome | 29 | 18.5 | 10.2 | 14.4 | +0.6 | 25.3 | 10 | 3.0 | 22 | 78 | 17 | |
| Whangarei | 3 | 18.4 | 10.2 | 14.3 | +0.0 | 23.8 | 11 | 3.5 | 21 | 42 | 20 | |
| Marsden Power Station | 102 | 17.2 | 13.1 | 15.2 | -0.1 | 20.0 | 4 | 7.6 | 16 | 33 | 20 | -71 |
| Mokohinau | 10 | 45 | 14 | -62 | ||||||||
| Te Hana | 27 | 17.4 | 11.9 | 14.7 | +0.1 | 20.6 | 7 | 6.1 | 19 | 87 | 18 | |
| Leigh | 72 | 17.3 | 8.7 | 13.0 | +0.2 | 21.8 | 10 | 0.8 | 21 | 102 | 13 | -35 |
| Warkworth | 30 | 17.5 | 9.1 | 13.4 | -0.4 | 23.5 | 10 | 0.2 | 20 | 94 | 14 | -61 |
| Oyster Point | 0 | 17.6 | 8.0 | 12.8 | +0.3 | 23.0 | 10 | 0.0 | 21 | 71 | 14 | -71 |
| Woodhill Forest | 28 | 17.4 | 8.2 | 12.8 | +0.2 | 22.5 | 10 | 0.0 | 20 | 87 | 14 | -56 |
| Whangapoua Forest | 26 | 17.4 | 8.5 | 13.0 | +0.2 | 22.6 | 10 | 0.5 | 21 | 71 | 13 | -73 |
| Whenuapai Aerodrome | 49 | 17.3 | 11.3 | 14.3 | +0.2 | 21.5 | 10 | 1.8 | 21 | 78 | 14 | -59 |
| Albert Park, Auckland | 41 | 17.0 | 9.5 | 13.3 | +0.1 | 22.1 | 10 | -0.2 | 21 | 108 | 16 | -87 |
| Oratia, Auckland | 4 | 18.4 | 11.1 | 14.8 | +0.5 | 22.6 | 8 | 0.8 | 20 | 83 | 15 | |
| Owairaka, Auckland | 43 | 17.8 | 9.1 | 13.5 | 22.2 | 10 | 1.5 | 21 | 103 | 20 | -82 | |
| Port Fitzroy | 3 | 17.0 | 8.1 | 12.6 | -0.1 | 23.1 | 10 | 0.7 | 21 | 112 | 13 | -40 |
| Tairua Forest | 91 | 16.5 | 7.2 | 11.9 | +0.2 | 21.0 | 10 | 2.5 | 30 | 112 | 11 | |
| Thames | 4 | 17.1 | 7.0 | 12.1 | +0.3 | 23.9 | 10 | 0.4 | 30 | 113 | 10 | -24 |
| Paeroa | 12 | 16.9 | 7.8 | 12.4 | +0.1 | 20.8 | 4 | 2.0 | 30 | 126 | 10 | -57 |
| Te Aroha | 91 | 16.5 | 6.5 | 11.5 | -0.3 | 20.5 | 5 | -2.0 | 19 | 106 | 10 | |
| Tauranga | 2 | 5.2 | -1.0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Te Puke | 72 | 16.9 | 6.4 | 9.6 | -0.1 | 21.4 | 10 | 0.6 | 31 | 177 | 10 | +31 |
| Rotoehu Forest | 5 | 13.8 | 5.4 | 9.6 | +0.0 | 19.4 | 10 | -1.7 | 19 | 120 | 10 | -43 |
| Edgecumbe | 2 | 17.0 | 7.0 | 12.0 | -0.3 | 20.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 30 | 148 | 10 | -18 |
| Whakatane | 6 | 16.4 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 8 | -0.8 | 31 | 125 | 9 | ||
| Whakatane Aerodrome | 9 | 16.7 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 20.5 | 7 | 2.0 | 30 | 155 | 11 | -38 | |
| Port Ohope | 383 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 10.4 | 18.7 | 11 | 0.5 | 30 | 120 | 10 | -46 | |
| Kinloch | 338 | 16.8 | 6.4 | 11.6 | -0.6 | 21.5 | 10 | -0.8 | 26 | 132 | 11 | -18 |
| Tokoroa | 30 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 10.1 | -0.3 | 19.4 | 11 | -1.9 | 31 | 129 | 13 | -28 |
| Tikitere | 61 | 16.3 | 4.4 | 10.4 | -0.1 | 22.5 | 15 | -2.3 | 30 | 193 | 10 | -31 |
| Kawerau | 307 | 14.6 | 5.8 | 10.2 | -0.2 | 19.6 | 11 | -0.8 | 26 | 145 | 13 | +5 |
| Whakarewarewa | 253 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 9.8 | -0.3 | 19.7 | 5 | -1.4 | 19 | 138 | 12 | +10 |
| Atiamuri Power Station | 544 | 12.6 | 3.7 | 8.2 | -0.6 | 18.0 | 11 | -3.2 | 26 | 106 | 12 | -26 |
| Rotorua Aerodrome | 198 | 15.0 | 3.6 | 9.3 | +0.0 | 20.9 | 11 | -3.3 | 30 | 119 | 14 | -18 |
| Murupara | 305 | 104 | 14 | -53 | ||||||||
| Broadlands | 437 | 13.6 | 0.7 | 7.2 | -1.0 | 18.7 | 11 | -2.6 | 31 | 155 | 12 | -25 |
| Wairapukao Forest | 376 | 14.1 | 4.8 | 9.5 | +0.1 | 21.1 | 11 | 1.6 | 21 | 86 | 14 | -38 |
| Taupo | 342 | 14.0 | 4.7 | 9.4 | -0.4 | 18.2 | 10 | -0.1 | 21 | 73 | 15 | -33 |
| Wairakei Power Station | 407 | 14.4 | 3.6 | 9.0 | +0.0 | 19.8 | 2 | -4.0 | 26 | 98 | 14 | -19 |
| Wairakei Research Station | 743 | 10.8 | 2.7 | 6.8 | -0.3 | 16.0 | 8 | -4.0 | 31 | 87 | 13 | -22 |
| Waimihia Forest | 6 | 103 | 15 | +5 | ||||||||
| Opotiki | 37 | 16.7 | 4.0 | 10.4 | -0.5 | 21.5 | 5 | -2.6 | 31 | 113 | 15 | |
| Waimana | 4 | 17.0 | 9.8 | 13.4 | +0.2 | 21.1 | 11 | 1.6 | 21 | 112 | 13 | |
| Mangere, Auckland | 12 | 17.5 | 8.4 | 13.0 | +0.3 | 21.9 | 11 | -0.1 | 21 | 104 | 18 | |
| Otara, Auckland | 30 | 16.6 | 9.1 | 12.9 | 19.9 | 5 | 2.1 | 20 | 53 | 13 | ||
| Orere Point | 8 | 17.1 | 9.9 | 13.5 | +0.2 | 22.0 | 10 | 3.2 | 21 | 103 | 15 | -27 |
| Auckland Airport | 30 | 17.1 | 7.9 | 12.5 | +0.1 | 21.0 | 5 | -1.2 | 20 | |||
| Ardmore | 82 | |||||||||||
| Pukekohe | 52 | 17.3 | 9.0 | 13.2 | 22.8 | 10 | 1.7 | 20 | ||||
| Maioro Forest | 122 | 16.1 | 7.0 | 11.6 | 20.2 | 12 | -1.5 | 21 | ||||
| Hunua | 35 | 16.8 | 7.9 | 12.4 | 22.3 | 10 | 0.9 | 20 | ||||
| Mercer | 38 | 16.7 | 6.7 | 11.7 | +0.2 | 22.5 | 10 | -1.8 | 19 |
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