✨ Climatological Data
2532 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE No. 90
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE—Summary of the Records of Temperature, Rainfall, and Sunshine for April 1986—continued
| Station | Height of Station Above M.S.L. Metres | Air Temperature in Degrees Celsius | Rainfall in Millimetres | Bright Sunshine Hrs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means of | Mean of A and B °C | Difference From Normal °C | Absolute Maximum and Minimum | Total Fall mm | No. of Rain Days | Difference From Normal | Maximum Fall mm | ||||
| A Max. °C | B Min. °C | Maxi- mum °C | Date | Mini- mum °C | Date | Amount | Date | ||||
| Tuatapere | 27 | 17.3 | 7.4 | 12.4 | +1.7 | 22.7 | 26 | 2.7 | 8 | 153 | 21 |
| Otautau | 55 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 12.1 | +1.7 | 23.0 | 26 | 1.8 | 1 | 149 | 18 |
| Winton | 44 | 17.4 | 7.4 | 12.4 | +1.7 | 23.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 29 | 102 | 18 |
| Gore | 123 | 17.2 | 7.4 | 12.3 | +1.5 | 23.7 | 26 | 2.4 | 1 | 138 | 18 |
| Hokonui Forest | 47 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 12.5 | +2.0 | 23.1 | 26 | 2.0 | 1 | 174 | 23 |
| Woodlands | 0 | 16.9 | 8.0 | 12.5 | +2.0 | 22.7 | 26 | 4.1 | 1 | 165 | 21 |
| Invercargill Airport | 5 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 12.8 | +1.7 | 22.4 | 26 | 4.5 | 1 | 187 | 21 |
| Tiwai Point. Bluff | 3 | 15.5 | 8.8 | 12.2 | +2.0 | 21.8 | 26 | 3.6 | 29 | 254 | 29 |
| Stewart Is | 120 | 16.8 | 24.3 | 26 | 120 | 20 | |||||
| Finegand Balclutha | 6 | 17.8 | 7.8 | 12.8 | +2.1 | 25.0 | 26 | 3.6 | 28 | 50 | 16 |
| Clinton School | 5 | 17.7 | 7.1 | 12.4 | +2.1 | 24.8 | 26 | 1.5 | 1 | 103 | 21 |
| Owaka | 129 | 15.9 | 8.7 | 12.3 | +1.8 | 21.6 | 26 | 4.7 | 29 | 88 | 24 |
| Nugget Point | 40 | ||||||||||
| Tautuku | 15 | 29.7 | 22.3 | 26.0 | -0.1 | 32.2 | 7 | 19.3 | 26 | 580 | 19 |
| Nadi Airport Fiji | 7 | 28.1 | 23.4 | 25.8 | +0.6 | 29.8 | 12 | 19.5 | 28 | 344 | 23 |
| Rarotonga Airport | 38 | 23.1 | 18.1 | 20.6 | +0.0 | 24.8 | 8 | 16.1 | 6 | 25 | 15 |
| Tokoiku. Rarotonga | 15 | 10.9 | 5.9 | 8.4 | +1.1 | 15.4 | 25 | 1.1 | 13 | 142 | 27 |
| Campbell Is | 44 | 16.0 | 10.9 | 13.5 | +1.0 | 18.7 | 6 | 6.2 | 20 | 66 | 19 |
| Waitangi. Chatham Is | 16 | -16.7 | -29.1 | -22.9 | +1.2 | -6.5 | 30 | -45.0 | 16 | ||
| Kaingaroa. Chatham Is | |||||||||||
| Scott Base Antarctica |
LATE RETURNS AND CORRECTIONS
| Waiotemarama 03/1986 | 229 | 21.3 | 13.7 | 17.5 | -0.4 | 23.8 | 11 | 9.0 | 31 | 60 | 12 | 18 | 3 | ||
| Pouto 03/1986 | 97 | 22.1 | 15.0 | 18.6 | 14 | 11.7 | 31 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 3 | ||||
| Matawai Maf Edl 06/1985 | 580 | 11.6 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 15.8 | 14 | -7.3 | 25 | 169 | 16 | 41 | 25 | |||
| Matawai Maf Edl 07/1985 | 580 | 11.0 | 0.4 | 5.7 | 15.6 | 22 | -8.9 | 25 | 117 | 13 | 51 | 25 | |||
| Matawai Maf Edl 08/1985 | 580 | 13.2 | 0.9 | 7.1 | 17.9 | 9 | -12.3 | 5 | 128 | 17 | 57 | 3 | |||
| Matawai Maf Edl 09/1985 | 580 | 15.9 | 3.3 | 9.6 | 24.9 | 7 | -11.6 | 26 | 82 | 15 | 21 | 25 | |||
| Whatawhata 07/1985 | 104 | 14.3 | 6.4 | 10.4 | +1.6 | 17.5 | 13 | 1.4 | 11 | 129 | 21 | -44 | 27 | 24 | 77 |
| Whatawhata 08/1985 | 104 | 14.0 | 4.3 | 9.2 | -0.7 | 16.0 | 7 | -2.4 | 16 | 120 | 14 | -38 | 27 | 25 | 146 |
| Ruatoria 03/1986 | 61 | 22.7 | 12.6 | 17.7 | +0.1 | 27.5 | 17 | 5.0 | 27 | 66 | 14 | -104 | 14 | 11 | |
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 02/1985 | 244 | 22.4 | 9.7 | 16.1 | 29.6 | 1 | -1.9 | 21 | 148 | 9 | 65 | 17 | |||
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 03/1985 | 244 | ||||||||||||||
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 04/1985 | 244 | 17.5 | 9.8 | 13.7 | 20.3 | 21 | 4.5 | 27 | 207 | 17 | 45 | 15 | |||
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 05/1985 | 244 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 11.1 | 19.8 | 6 | 4.1 | 8 | 130 | 15 | 24 | 3 | |||
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 09/1985 | 244 | 15.4 | 7.2 | 11.3 | 19.4 | 27 | 3.9 | 8 | |||||||
| Tokomaru Bay Maf Edl 03/1986 | 244 | 21.1 | 12.2 | 16.7 | 28.0 | 15 | 8.1 | 27 | 82 | 13 | 26 | 4 | |||
| Hastings 03/1986 | 16 | 22.4 | 10.9 | 16.7 | 27.5 | 16 | 4.0 | 27 | 70 | 7 | 42 | 13 | |||
| Gwawas Forest 03/1986 | 335 | 19.9 | 8.6 | 14.3 | -0.2 | 25.5 | 15 | 1.7 | 26 | 102 | 12 | -21 | 44 | 4 | |
| Wharite Peak 02/1986 | 914 | 16.4 | 9.4 | 12.9 | +1.0 | 20.5 | 25 | 7.0 | 9 | 174 | 11 | +25 | 83 | 15 | |
| Wharite Peak 03/1986 | 914 | 14.2 | 7.4 | 10.8 | -0.1 | 20.0 | 10 | 4.0 | 22 | 74 | 11 | -128 | 27 | 12 | |
| Springs Junction 03/1986 | 421 | 19.1 | 5.2 | 12.2 | -1.1 | 24.6 | 7 | 0.5 | 29 | 55 | 9 | -92 | 9 | 3 | |
| Cape Campbell 03/1986 | 3 | 19.4 | 13.9 | 16.7 | +1.1 | 23.7 | 16 | 9.7 | 31 | 94 | 9 | +33 | 39 | 31 | |
| Boyle River Lodge 03/1986 | 600 | 18.5 | 6.6 | 12.6 | 22.2 | 11 | 0.0 | 26 | 84 | 13 | 18 | 12 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 10/1985 | 1554 | 5.5 | -1.0 | 2.3 | 13.4 | 30 | -7.9 | 26 | 69 | 29 | 16 | 13 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 11/1985 | 1554 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 4.7 | 15.9 | 14 | -4.9 | 6 | 82 | 23 | 11 | 21 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 12/1985 | 1554 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 7.9 | 15.3 | 13 | -1.5 | 3 | 205 | 25 | 32 | 22 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 01/1986 | 1554 | 13.7 | 7.4 | 10.6 | 19.1 | 6 | -2.0 | 29 | 103 | 10 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 02/1986 | 1554 | 11.3 | 5.1 | 8.2 | 17.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 13 | 175 | 15 | 43 | 20 | |||
| Ski Basin Edl 03/1986 | 1554 | 10.0 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 16.5 | 27 | -1.4 | 31 | 98 | 17 | 37 | 12 | |||
| Craigieburn Forest 03/1986 | 914 | 16.7 | 5.9 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 22.4 | 8 | 3.4 | 25 | 101 | 15 | +10 | 35 | 12 | 189 |
| Lake Coleridge 03/1986 | 364 | 19.5 | 9.8 | 14.7 | +0.7 | 27.2 | 27 | 4.2 | 26 | 105 | 12 | +136 | 124 | 12 | |
| Lincoln 03/1986 | 11 | 19.6 | 9.4 | 14.5 | -0.4 | 27.0 | 9 | 3.4 | 26 | 145 | 12 | +82 | 53 | 13 | 136 |
| Adair 03/1986 | 85 | 18.3 | 10.8 | 14.6 | +0.4 | 26.3 | 16 | 5.7 | 26 | 196 | 12 | +136 | 31 | 13 | |
| Ranfurly 03/1986 | 427 | 15.9 | 10.7 | 13.3 | +0.1 | 21.9 | 9 | 5.0 | 18 | 106 | 19 | +48 | 31 | 13 | |
| Taiaroa Head 03/1986 | 72 | ||||||||||||||
| Etrick No 2 03/1986 | 91 | 19.7 | 8.6 | 14.2 | 27.0 | 8 | 0.8 | 18 | 39 | 11 | 11 | 24 | |||
| Totokaitu. Rarotonga 02/1986 | 9 | 29.3 | 23.0 | 26.2 | +0.4 | 32.0 | 10 | 20.6 | 10 | 250 | 20 | 56 | 24 | ||
| Totokaitu. Rarotonga 03/1986 | 9 | 29.0 | 23.1 | 26.1 | +0.6 | 31.0 | 2 | 19.2 | 10 | 118 | 20 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Kaingaroa. Chatham Is 02/1986 | 41 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 6 | 101 | 19 | 27 | 16 | |||||||
| Kaingaroa. Chatham Is 03/1986 | 41 | 18.9 | 12.9 | 15.9 | 21.5 | 4 | 8.0 | 22 | 165 | 25 | 36 | 14 |
The “normal” refers to the present site of the instruments. Standard period for normals is 1951–1980. 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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