METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR AUGUST
Station Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) Air temperatures in degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfall in Inches Bright sunshine • hours Approx, mean Difference from normal Absolute maximum and minimum Total fall No. of days of rain Difference from normal Maximum fall Amount Date Maximum Minimum Kerlkeri 201 51.5 4- 0.9 66.5 34.5 5.95 20 1.34 27 156.7 Auckland .. .. 160 52.2 + 0.1 66.8 37.9 3.47 18 — 1.16 0.58 3 156.2 Tauranga .. 10 49.6 4- o.o 63.5 31.1 5.96 13 - r 1.22 2.95 18 191.3 Ruakura 131 46.9 — 1.5 63.3 24.7 4.28 15 - - 0.27 0.93 28 162.4 Rotorua .. 380 45.7 — 0.6 61.2 29.0 6.66 II - - 1.49 2.10 18 146.9 Gisborne 12 48.6 — 0.9 66.0 30.8 3.08 20 — 0.68 0.49 6 138.1 New Plymouth 160 49.0 — 0.6 64.2 34.1 3.88 10 — 1.73 1.00 21 173.7 •Napier 5 48.8 — 0.1 63.6 33.7 4.50 16 - 1.51 2.44 31 148.9 Talhape .. 2157 42.5 — 0.4 59.0 26.6 3.36 10 - 0.65 0.90 6 Wanganui .. 72 48.2 — 0.3 64.0 32.0 3.76 11 - 0.99 1.28 6 149.2 Palmerston North . ! 10 47.0 — 0.6 61.5 28.0 4.74 9 - 1.39 1.29 21 124.4 Walngawa .. 350 45.2 — 0.5 60.5 26.5 3.73 12 — 0.53 1.19 21 126.4 Wellington 415 46.8 — 8.4 56.8 33.9 5.40 16 - - 0.98 1.19 6 132.0 Nelson .. .. 24 46.4 — 0.6 61.6 32.8 4.96 II - 1.63 1.35 3 191.6 Blenheim . .. 12 45.4 — 1.6 61.9 — =* = ua jjj © o -? £" Q. x“ 28.4 3.95 8 - - 1.66 1.70 6 170.1 Hokitika ■ .. 12 44.2 — 0.8 57.0 27.6 9.01 13 — 0.29 3.21 20 164.8 Hanmer Springs .. 1225 38.3 — 3.1 61.8 19.0 6.52 14 - 3.04 1.64 31 143.9 Christchurch 22 42.8 — 1.4 61.6 24.3 4.41 12 - 2.36 2.19 30 169.6 Ashburton .. .. 323 41.0 — 2.1 67.0 24.2 5.81 11 - 3.58 1.46 17 179.8 Tlmaru 56 42.4 — 1.4 63.2 24.8 4.41 9 - 3.02 2.10 30 186.1 Alexandra ■ .. .. 520 39.5 — 1.7 61.6 21.7 0.98 8 - 9.33 0.27 30 178.5 Talerl = »> a Sj tn S w g” 5 ■"• o X3 O . . . . =r . .... c ..... . .... — . • • . Z. • . -f- • . • • • 3 © ar <« £ ar Station — M CR W NG — <»—»— »K3 ■ ui - n cn os ~~ co w cd a Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) GO — CO N2 — NO CO 4* O1 CD &> Ql M 00 W C© CO CO Ol CD <£> b0 “ Approx, mean a. (O “3 5 “H ® 2 = 3 CD S-cn « •C 3* SO £. 3 p S* 3° O ST ® CD 1 11 11! 11 11 1 11 i 1 H 11 1+++ P. r* ® r co co m 4* ‘—• 4*. — co as ©s bi a> w 4*»- gd co cd gh © ~ c© Difference from normal CSCDOSCSGiOSOSGnOCDGnOSCiOSCJlOCDGDaJOSGSOSCD hO •*“ CO M — — M — ----- CD O — CO CO 4- CD —> GO CO CTi G5 Maximum Absolute maximum and minimum bOMNOhObOM — N5h3tOCJON5N3WN)WWWN3N3O0WW fO ~ £. 4i. co M CO h© W a> 00 N> <55 W G3 CO — cobi Minimum M ~ CO > CJl ■!■* 05 CO GO 4* O1 CO ■£■ GO CO •£* CO CO ©5 4* o ’ co O1 qi©oo— ■—> ro — Total fail _ . — — — — fo — ro OTCOCOCO—‘N>45kCO«— ‘ObOCO — OCDOO — C1COOO® No. of days of rain 1 1 +++-H- 1-H-+ 1 -H-H- 1 I4-H-I ©©®GOC*»K9W©““®0“0©~ — ® — COCOW©GnW©h5a>©>b>blWC£»C3>CnM©4*?Qh3 0 --- «cncoroc»©Ac©05Cococo©c©Gn — co co com ns as Difference from normal ©®ON5“~b3-->CO»- — “‘--‘---''G9M > --®bOObO > 0 > — NO '— 4* ~ ©5 K> M k? CO O 4k — CO CO b» CO Amount Maximum fall — rococo— wwm cons =»bo— n? O)CjE>©©M»— © GO CO ©J “ — a> CT)-— — CD CO CO CO CO M Date —‘QiMC©M©54»©5M<©CON5b04* 4* M GO 4* ©5 <O O’! G» cn .£> GO ©5 CO co CO 4* G5- — w CD 4> CO CO GO CO ®> NO CD CD CO cebl GO CD CO CO — CD o 4*» 4* bO CO M — Bright sunshine hours 80 41.8 — 1.9 64.4 22.8 1.60 9 — 0.35 0.44 29 154.9 Invercargill 32 43.1 — 0.3 62.0 27.0 2.15 15 — 0.88 0.47 16 115.9
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 4, 16 October 1950, Page 368
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