METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR AUGUST

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 81, Issue 4, 16 October 1950, Page 368

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