✨ Climatological Table
584 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 19
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for December 1981—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. | Air Temperature in Degrees Celsius | Rainfall in Millimetres | Bright Sunshine Hrs | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metres | Means of | Difference From Normal | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Total Fall | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall | |||||
| A Max. | B Min. | Mean of A and B | °C | Max°m | Date | Min°m | Date | mm | Amount | |||
| Kerikeri M A F 10/1981 | 79 | 17.7 | 8.4 | 13.1 | .. | 20.6 | 31 | 4.0 | 9 | 81 | 7 | .. |
| Kerikeri M A F 11/1981 | 79 | 18.7 | 11.2 | 15.0 | .. | 21.9 | 30 | 7.4 | 5 | 280 | 8 | .. |
| Kerikeri Downs 10/1981 | 79 | 17.7 | 8.3 | 13.0 | .. | 20.4 | 3 | 4.3 | 9 | 81 | 8 | .. |
| Kerikeri Downs 11/1981 | 79 | 18.8 | 11.1 | 15.0 | .. | 21.9 | 13 | 7.0 | 5 | 261 | 8 | .. |
| Waipoua Forest 10/1981 | 88 | 17.5 | 7.6 | 12.6 | -0.7 | 24.0 | 16 | 3.3 | 10 | 101 | 14 | -49 |
| Marsden Power Station 11/1981 | 3 | 20.2 | .. | .. | .. | 26.0 | .. | .. | .. | 143 | 17 | .. |
| Port Fitzroy 11/1981 | 4 | 19.3 | 12.1 | 15.7 | -0.3 | 24.3 | 30 | 8.0 | 25 | 236 | 22 | +109 |
| Huntly 10/1981 | 34 | 17.8 | 8.7 | 13.3 | .. | 21.5 | 25 | 4.1 | 29 | 75 | .. | .. |
| Huntly 11/1981 | 34 | 20.3 | 12.1 | 16.2 | -0.2 | 24.9 | 30 | 8.7 | 18 | 62 | .. | .. |
| Port Taharoa 10/1981 | 27 | 17.1 | 10.5 | 13.8 | -0.2 | 21.6 | 23 | 5.0 | 29 | 103 | .. | .. |
| Port Taharoa 11/1981 | 27 | 19.5 | 12.9 | 16.2 | -0.6 | 24.3 | 30 | 7.9 | 24 | 94 | .. | .. |
| Omata 08/1981 | 61 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Waingawa, Masterton 10/1981 | 114 | 16.9 | 7.2 | 12.1 | +0.3 | 22.0 | 31 | 1.5 | 12 | 128 | 18 | +54 |
| Waingawa, Masterton 11/1981 | 114 | 18.8 | 8.8 | 13.8 | +0.1 | 24.0 | 13 | 3.4 | 2 | 78 | 11 | +9 |
| Manutuke Gisborne 11/1981 | 9 | 20.1 | 10.3 | 15.2 | +0.0 | 26.1 | 5 | 5.0 | 26 | 66 | 8 | +5 |
| Wharerata Forest 11/1981 | 439 | 16.8 | 8.4 | 12.6 | .. | 22.2 | 5 | 4.4 | 24 | 109 | 11 | .. |
| Portland Island 11/1981 | 78 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 14.6 | -0.5 | 22.4 | 6 | 8.8 | 2 | 26 | 9 | -17 |
| Wharite Peak 10/1981 | 914 | 9.0 | 3.1 | 6.1 | -0.3 | 13.8 | 5 | -1.6 | 29 | 162 | .. | -18 |
| Wharite Peak 11/1981 | 914 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 8.2 | +0.0 | 15.8 | 16 | 0.7 | 2 | 100 | .. | -63 |
| Kairanga Palmerston North 11/1981 | 15 | 18.8 | 10.4 | 14.6 | +0.4 | 22.6 | 16 | 3.9 | 2 | 36 | 9 | -45 |
| Foxton 11/1981 | 3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 8 | -9 |
| Titahi Bay 11/1981 | 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 71 | 12 | .. |
| Stratford Dem. Farm 07/1981 | 311 | 11.0 | 3.4 | 7.2 | +0.2 | 13.7 | 3 | -1.2 | 21 | 236 | 19 | +15 |
| Stratford Dem. Farm 08/1981 | 311 | 11.7 | .. | .. | .. | 14.0 | 24 | .. | .. | 181 | 20 | -32 |
| Maniaia Dem. Farm 11/1981 | 98 | 17.4 | 8.9 | 13.2 | -0.1 | 23.5 | 30 | 3.6 | 19 | 90 | 17 | -1 |
| Normanby 11/1981 | 122 | 17.3 | 8.9 | 13.1 | .. | 21.0 | 8 | 3.0 | 19 | 47 | 13 | .. |
| Kahui, Taihape 11/1981 | 518 | 18.2 | 7.7 | 13.0 | +0.2 | 23.9 | 30 | 3.4 | 3 | 43 | 8 | .. |
| Wanganui Airport 11/1981 | 9 | 19.0 | 9.8 | 14.4 | .. | 24.0 | 29 | 3.8 | 24 | 73 | 9 | .. |
| Arapito 11/1981 | 20 | 17.6 | 10.6 | 14.1 | .. | 25.8 | 30 | 8.0 | 19 | 160 | 14 | -201 |
| Otira Substation 11/1981 | 383 | 16.6 | .. | .. | .. | 25.0 | 30 | .. | .. | 343 | 16 | -115 |
| Puysegur Point 11/1981 | 43 | 14.2 | 8.9 | 11.6 | -0.2 | 26.8 | 5 | 3.1 | 2 | 120 | 12 | +44 |
| Stephens Island 11/1981 | 187 | 14.5 | 10.4 | 12.5 | +0.3 | 25.0 | 3 | -0.2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | -32 |
| Moutere Hills 11/1981 | 110 | 17.6 | 10.4 | 14.0 | +0.2 | 21.2 | 29 | 7.8 | 19 | 68 | 8 | +2 |
| Waihopai Power Station 11/1981 | 262 | 18.7 | 8.1 | 13.4 | -0.2 | 26.8 | 19 | -1.0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | -27 |
| Mt John 11/1981 | 1027 | 14.7 | 5.6 | 10.2 | +0.7 | 27.4 | 3 | 1.8 | 10 | 27 | 8 | -60 |
| Ashley Forest 10/1981 | 107 | 16.7 | 6.6 | 11.7 | +0.3 | 25.2 | 5 | 2.0 | 8 | 33 | 10 | -39 |
| Ashley Forest 11/1981 | 107 | 18.1 | 7.9 | 13.0 | -0.3 | 28.0 | 5 | 4.2 | 9 | 68 | 8 | +2 |
| Berwick Forest 10/1981 | 72 | 15.0 | 9.4 | 12.2 | +0.9 | 24.4 | 5 | 5.8 | 8 | 30 | 9 | .. |
| Tairaroa Head 11/1981 | 61 | 18.1 | 6.5 | 12.3 | +0.8 | 27.4 | 3 | 1.8 | 10 | 27 | 8 | .. |
| Lauder 10/1981 | 370 | 16.9 | 5.0 | 11.0 | .. | 23.0 | 3 | -1.2 | 12 | 33 | 10 | .. |
| Lauder 11/1981 | 370 | 19.7 | 6.4 | 13.1 | .. | 28.0 | 30 | -1.6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | .. |
| Nandi Airport, Fiji 11/1981 | 19 | 32.0 | 21.2 | 26.6 | +0.6 | 35.3 | 10 | 18.0 | 3 | 125 | 9 | .. |
| Totokotu, Rarotonga 10/1981 | 9 | 26.0 | 20.9 | 23.5 | .. | 29.1 | 29 | 17.7 | 10 | 181 | 17 | .. |
| Totokotu, Rarotonga 11/1981 | 9 | 27.4 | 22.2 | 24.8 | .. | 29.4 | 11 | 20.6 | 20 | 245 | 22 | .. |
| Raoul Island 11/1981 | 38 | 20.5 | 15.9 | 18.2 | -0.6 | 22.6 | 11 | 13.0 | 1 | 140 | 13 | +59 |
| Campbell Island 11/1981 | 15 | 10.2 | 4.6 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 13.7 | 30 | -0.9 | 23 | 104 | 22 | -3 |
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 rainday 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.
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