New Zealand Gazette – 1981 – No. 91

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✨ Climatological Data



27 JULY THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2097

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for May 1981—continued

Station Height of Station Above M.S.L. Air Temperature 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 Hrs
A Max. B Min. °C Maximum Date mm mm Amount
°C °C °C mm
Ikawai 70 13.3 1.5 7.4 -0.1 23.0 8 -4.0 26 14 17
Geraldine 119 13.7 2.7 8.2 +0.7 23.5 8 -3.0 27 26 11
Orari Estate 81 13.6 2.7 8.2 +0.7 23.9 8 -2.3 26 25 9
Temuka 24 14.2 3.5 8.9 +1.0 24.4 8 -1.1 26 13 5
Timaru Airport 26 13.4 2.4 7.9 +0.3 23.7 8 -2.1 29 9 4
Adair 85 13.2 4.7 9.0 +0.5 23.0 8 0.7 26 13 5
Timaru 17 13.1 3.7 8.4 +0.0 21.8 8 -0.7 30 16 7
Waimate 61 14.1 3.8 9.0 +0.1 23.5 8 -0.4 28 17 5
Kurow 207 12.5 2.3 7.4 +0.4 26.5 8 -2.5 29 26 7
Oamaru Airport 30 12.7 3.6 8.2 +0.4 21.3 8 -0.1 16 11 4
Tara Hills, Omarama 488 9.2 -1.3 4.0 -1.4 19.8 8 -8.6 29 24 6
Lake Hāwea 350 9.9 2.6 6.3 -0.9 18.3 8 -1.5 20 46 8
Wanaka 296 10.8 1.0 5.9 -0.6 19.7 10 -3.2 20 36 8
Queensberry 277 10.2 1.5 5.9 .. 20.4 8 -3.1 20 37 12
Naseby Forest 610 9.6 -1.4 4.1 -0.8 19.6 8 -6.3 25 18 7
Ranfurly 427 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Herbert Forest 61 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Palmerston 21 14.0 1.0 7.5 +0.1 22.1 8 -4.1 26 9 4
Cherry Farm Hospital 6 13.4 3.1 8.3 +0.2 21.3 8 -1.5 16 6 6
Taiaroa Head 72 12.2 7.1 9.7 +1.0 21.3 8 3.7 20 16 11
Invermay, Taieri 30 12.9 1.9 7.4 .. 23.5 8 -3.5 20 15 9
Berwick Forest 18 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Borland Burn 183 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Queenstown 329 10.7 2.2 6.5 -0.4 17.6 9 -2.3 28 54 6
Queenstown Airport 349 10.8 0.3 5.6 -0.5 19.7 8 -3.3 20 41 9
Otama 183 10.9 2.8 6.9 .. 20.4 8 -2.3 20 51 19
Cromwell 213 11.0 1.1 5.7 -0.8 21.0 8 -3.7 20 10 7
Clyde Dam 160 10.1 1.2 5.7 .. 22.1 8 -3.5 20 9 11
Ophir 305 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Moa Creek 427 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Earnscleugh 152 10.7 -0.1 5.3 -0.5 22.8 8 -6.1 20 11 6
Alexandra 141 10.7 0.9 5.8 -0.5 23.3 8 -4.5 20 13 7
Roxburgh Power Station 110 11.5 2.4 7.0 -0.5 22.2 9 -4.0 20 27 10
Musselburgh, Dunedin 2 12.6 5.0 8.8 -0.1 21.5 8 0.0 20 20 12
Te Anau 215 11.0 2.9 7.0 +0.5 16.4 3 -2.8 19 48 10
West Arm, Manapouri 232 8.4 3.0 5.7 -0.7 13.2 3 -4.4 21 205 16
Taieri Mouth 15 12.9 4.0 8.5 +0.6 23.5 8 -3.2 20 22 16
Mahinerangi Dam 396 11.2 2.1 6.7 +0.9 20.0 8 -4.0 20 36 10
Tapanui 226 12.5 4.0 8.3 +0.3 18.7 8 0.1 25 100 17
Tuatapere 44 12.1 3.3 7.7 +0.3 19.8 8 -1.5 27 61 15
Ōtāutau 55 12.2 2.8 7.5 +0.3 19.5 8 -3.2 25 65 21
Winton 123 11.0 3.4 7.2 +0.4 20.7 8 -1.6 27 17 10
Hokonui Forest 46 12.7 3.4 8.1 +0.6 20.9 8 -2.6 27 79 15
Woodlands 47 12.5 3.7 8.1 +1.1 20.6 8 -0.6 27 63 22
Invercargill Airport 0 12.2 3.6 7.9 +0.7 19.6 8 -3.2 25 60 16
Tiwai Point, Bluff 5 12.3 5.5 8.9 +0.5 19.6 8 0.6 25 49 21
Stewart Island 3 12.1 4.5 8.3 .. 19.5 8 0.2 27 66 23
Milton 18 12.2 1.7 7.0 -0.2 23.2 8 -4.5 20 17 10
Finegand, Balclutha 6 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Owaka 5 12.7 3.1 7.9 .. 23.0 8 -4.0 26 54 14
Nugget Point 129 11.2 5.3 8.3 +0.4 20.4 8 1.9 21 70 18
Tauruku 61 12.7 .. .. .. 22.8 8 .. .. 87 14
Nandi Airport, Fiji 19 29.6 20.3 25.0 +0.2 31.5 28 16.5 24 107 8
Rarotonga Airport 7 26.1 20.2 23.2 -0.2 28.4 24 17.0 18 79 16
Totokotu, Rarotonga 9 25.9 19.5 22.7 .. 28.2 30 16.2 5 93 17
Raoul Island 38 21.4 16.6 20.2 +1.4 24.6 9 12.7 25 142 16
Campbell Island 15 8.8 4.8 6.8 0.7 13.0 8 -1.3 19 58 27
Waitangi, Chatham Island 44 12.7 7.2 10.0 -0.4 16.9 13 3.3 21 82 20
Scott Base, Antarctica 16 -20.3 -30.9 -25.6 +2.8 -10.6 7 -41.5 17 .. ..

LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS

Station Height A Max. B Min. Mean of A and B Difference From Normal Absolute Maximum Date Absolute Minimum Date Total Fall No. of Rain Days Difference From Normal Maximum Fall Date Bright Sunshine
Edgecumbe 04/1981 5 21.4 10.2 15.8 +1.3 24.1 14 2.4 28 161 8 +17 47 11 13
Opotiki 04/1981 6 21.2 11.1 16.2 +1.4 23.4 4 5.1 28 134 8 .. 47 11 210
Huntly 04/1981 34 .. 10.8 .. .. .. .. 7.1 25 86 .. .. .. .. ..
Port Taharoa 04/1981 27 21.4 14.3 17.9 +1.5 24.2 3 10.9 25 82 .. .. .. .. ..
North Egmont 04/1981 955 13.6 6.7 10.2 .. 18.1 4 1.5 25 414 19 .. 78 14 ..
Chateau, Mt Ruapehu 04/1981 1119 14.1 .. .. .. 19.0 4 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
Wharerata Forest 04/1981 439 18.4 10.5 14.5 .. 23.0 10 6.6 1 174 10 -113 83 12 ..
Manaia Dem. Farm 04/1981 98 18.8 10.9 14.9 +1.6 21.9 11 4.0 25 85 17 -12 33 11 163
Ahu Ahu Valley 04/1981 85 20.7 9.0 14.9 .. 25.8 14 5.2 20 54 15 .. 22 11 ..
Kahui, Taihape 04/1981 518 18.2 9.3 13.8 +2.0 22.1 16 5.3 4 34 7 .. 9 11 ..


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