New Zealand Gazette – 1980 – No. 10

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✨ Climatological Table



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CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 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
Stratford Dem. Farm 311 18.6 9.2 13.9 -0.1 22.8 10 4.2 20 227 17 +57 47 26 217
Manaia Dem. Farm 98 19.0 11.1 15.1 +0.2 23.9 25 7.0 28 89 15 -10 22 6 222
Normanby 122 19.3 10.7 15.0 .. 24.8 10 6.4 16 130 15 .. 30 26 ..
Patea 43 19.7 13.0 16.4 +0.7 25.0 24 9.5 13 177 15 +101 60 25 ..
Turoa, Mount Ruapehu 1,628 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Ohakune Junction 629 18.1 8.3 13.2 .. 24.0 11 2.2 5 261 19 .. 52 26 ..
Karioi 648 18.7 7.6 13.2 -0.2 24.5 10 1.0 5 209 17 +100 75 30 ..
Waiouru 823 17.2 6.3 11.8 -0.1 23.0 10 -1.8 5 159 17 +52 37 26 ..
Waiouru Military Camp 823 16.9 6.5 11.7 +0.1 22.5 24 -0.9 5 169 16 +47 34 26 ..
Taihape 433 20.5 8.3 14.4 +0.1 25.6 25 -0.6 8 108 16 .. 35 26 ..
Kahui, Taihape 518 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wanganui 22 20.7 12.7 16.7 +0.2 27.0 25 9.4 16 142 17 +53 46 26 210
Wanganui Airport 9 20.8 12.3 16.6 .. 27.1 25 8.6 30 123 15 .. 48 26 ..
Farewell Spit 3 19.8 12.0 15.9 +0.1 22.5 14 8.0 5 133 19 +44 22 25 ..
Totaranui 10 20.1 11.4 15.8 .. 22.4 16 6.5 8 186 16 .. 66 6 ..
Westport Airport 2 18.2 11.1 14.7 +0.2 21.7 29 7.3 9 230 20 +45 33 17 191
Cobb Dam 823 16.0 6.4 11.2 -0.3 21.3 24 0.8 8 200 20 +37 55 2 ..
Arapito 20 18.7 10.6 14.7 .. 22.3 24 4.3 8 340 18 .. 45 2 151
Karamea 5 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Lake Rotoroa 443 18.4 7.9 13.2 .. 24.1 16 1.7 8 237 20 .. 40 2 ..
Lake Rotoiti 634 17.7 7.0 12.4 -0.6 23.8 16 0.8 5 211 20 +94 38 2 ..
Hokitika Airport 39 17.8 10.1 14.0 +0.1 22.5 29 3.7 8 360 20 +126 54 2 213
Reefton 198 20.1 9.1 14.6 -0.4 26.6 31 2.0 8 262 19 +97 101 2 ..
Totara Flat 77 20.1 9.4 14.8 +0.0 25.4 30 1.5 8 259 19 +102 67 2 ..
Greymouth 4 18.2 10.9 14.6 +0.0 23.6 30 7.1 5 379 22 +166 57 2 180
Otira Substation 383 17.5 7.7 12.6 .. 26.2 31 4.0 21 937 21 +505 249 2 ..
Springs Junction 421 18.7 7.7 13.2 .. 26.8 31 -2.0 21 322 22 +137 85 2 ..
Hari Hari 45 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Franz Josef 122 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Fox Glacier 152 17.3 8.3 12.8 .. 22.0 30 4.2 4 843 20 +455 272 24 ..
Milford Sound 3 17.0 8.3 12.7 -0.6 23.4 28 3.2 8 728 20 +174 113 2 ..
Puysegur Point 43 15.4 9.0 12.2 .. 21.0 5 5.0 2 222 23 +37 41 19 ..
Stephens Island 187 16.8 12.2 14.5 .. 20.7 10 5.4 31 44 14 -17 10 2 ..
Riwaka, Motueka 8 21.7 10.6 16.2 +0.3 27.1 24 5.8 9 126 11 +35 36 11 250
Tapawera 146 21.2 8.9 15.1 .. 25.6 24 2.5 8 134 15 .. 31 14 ..
Golden Downs Forest 274 20.3 8.3 14.3 +0.0 25.2 23 3.0 9 116 17 +4 26 2 ..
Appleby 17 20.8 10.8 15.8 -0.2 25.4 18 6.2 9 75 12 +9 24 11 ..
Nelson Airport 2 20.5 11.2 15.9 +0.3 24.2 30 6.5 9 66 8 -8 15 13 229
Rai Valley 79 20.5 10.6 15.6 +0.5 24.0 31 3.4 5 258 13 +113 65 6 ..
Moutere Hills 101 20.4 11.4 15.9 +0.0 23.9 25 7.7 9 95 11 +14 34 11 ..
Blenheim Airport 27 21.5 11.1 16.3 -0.2 26.4 10 3.4 9 120 11 +67 44 27 ..
Blenheim 4 22.1 11.7 16.9 +0.5 27.0 10 5.1 9 101 9 +50 40 27 239
Waihopai Power Station 262 21.0 9.6 15.3 -0.3 27.2 17 3.5 8 93 11 +17 30 27 ..
Vernon Lagoons 2 21.5 10.2 15.9 +0.4 25.7 23 2.0 9 81 10 .. 37 27 234
Lake Grassmere 2 21.0 13.0 17.0 +1.1 26.5 24 5.3 9 88 7 +40 60 27 233
Cape Campbell 3 19.0 12.8 15.9 +1.2 21.1 18 8.5 8 83 8 +35 50 27 ..
Hanmer Forest 387 20.7 8.6 14.7 +0.6 30.0 17 1.2 5 121 13 +22 43 27 199
Molesworth 893 17.5 5.2 11.4 -0.9 24.7 17 0.4 5 111 .. +55 .. .. ..
Kaikoura 99 20.1 12.0 16.1 +1.4 31.5 24 6.7 8 139 9 +65 101 27 217
Arthurs Pass 738 15.1 5.7 10.4 .. 24.5 31 0.9 8 812 22 +474 248 2 ..
Balmoral Forest 198 21.7 10.3 16.0 +0.3 30.5 17 2.5 9 35 8 -29 11 27 ..
Hawarden 244 21.7 9.6 15.7 +0.9 30.5 17 1.3 9 42 9 .. 15 2 ..
Waiau 137 22.8 10.1 16.5 .. 33.3 17 2.2 9 49 10 .. 18 27 ..
The Hermitage, Mount Cook 765 16.0 6.2 11.1 -1.4 26.8 16 2.1 21 1,447 25 +61 537 2 131
Mount John 1,027 15.0 5.8 10.4 -1.3 24.2 16 -0.3 4 106 17 +63 34 24 236
Craigieburn Forest 914 16.9 5.3 11.1 -0.5 25.0 16 -1.2 8 268 23 +149 84 2 ..
Lake Coleridge 364 19.4 8.5 14.0 +0.0 26.0 17 0.6 8 118 21 +47 35 2 ..
Highbank Power Station 336 18.8 9.6 14.2 +0.3 26.4 17 1.5 8 97 14 +3 25 7 253
Hororata Substation 192 22.0 9.8 15.9 +1.4 29.6 17 2.6 13 55 15 -21 13 27 ..
Winchmore 160 20.6 9.1 14.9 +0.7 28.4 17 2.5 8 49 10 -27 14 7 ..
Peel Forest 274 20.1 7.5 13.8 .. 27.8 17 0.4 8 93 18 .. 21 24 ..
Ashburton 101 22.0 9.8 15.9 +0.7 31.7 17 3.5 8 68 11 -6 28 12 238
Waipara 64 22.8 11.1 17.0 .. 31.5 17 3.5 9 27 7 .. 9 27 ..
Ashley Forest 107 20.6 10.8 15.7 +0.9 31.0 17 4.8 9 94 7 +8 62 27 243
Rangiora 46 21.5 9.9 15.7 +0.6 32.1 17 3.5 13 37 10 -27 18 27 ..
Darfield 195 22.2 9.4 15.8 +0.7 29.2 17 3.1 9 41 10 -35 11 2 ..
Eyrewell Forest 158 21.9 9.5 15.7 +0.9 31.4 24 3.0 13 52 8 -39 21 27 ..
Christchurch Airport 30 22.2 10.4 16.3 +1.1 31.4 24 3.1 13 26 8 -22 10 27 263
Templeton 46 21.5 9.7 15.6 .. 29.7 24 4.2 13 37 9 .. 10 2 ..
Christchurch 7 22.0 11.4 16.7 +1.2 31.0 24 5.5 13 21 7 -35 9 2 ..
Bromley, Christchurch 9 21.4 12.3 16.9 +1.6 30.3 24 6.7 8 12 5 -41 8 2 ..
Mount Pleasant 137 20.5 11.9 16.2 +1.5 28.4 24 5.5 8 20 8 -28 8 27 ..
Lincoln 11 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Broadfield, Lincoln 12 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Akaroa 3 22.3 11.2 16.8 .. 30.9 17 6.6 13 21 6 .. 9 27 ..
Lake Tekapo 683 17.6 7.5 12.6 -1.1 27.0 16 -0.5 8 119 14 +68 42 24 229


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