METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR APRIL
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 E 5 E x 03 Minimum Kerikeri 201 58.8 - 1.2 76.5 36.0 5.03 18 1.33 20 173.8 Auckland T : sr Station 160 Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) 62.5 cn co - 1.3 Approx. mean £ * 4H-H- 1 1 77.0 Difference • temper irees (F o - aaoao 47.9 5.89 from normal bi © 19 Maximum IIUIUI IB ’ Abso maxi 'atures ahrenh C. b- 4- 2.05 Minimum 3 a. K 5 lute mum 3 1.08 27 Total fall OlWWCOrOmsiM’-OCO- 169.5 No. of of rain days Rain p Tauranga 1 1. Difference from normal 11 in in 10 Amount Maximum fall 59.6 Date - 1.2 SSESSSgS 73.8 ©k>b>k>c©wbico b bi Bright sunshine hours 41.2 3.78 19 - 0.94 0.62 22 178.3 Ruakura 131 57.6 - 1.0 75.2 30.1 4.52 23 + 0.80 0.39 22 157.9 Rotorua 969 56.6 - 1.5 75.5 37.1 3.33 19 - 1.18 0.70 3 5 39.2 Gisborne 12 58.6 - 0.2 76.2 37.5 3.46 16 - 0.03 1.13 4 154.9 New Plymouth 160 59.1 - 0.4 70.8 44.8 5.70 18 - 1.04 1.31 7 179.2 Napier 5 59.0 - 0.4 77.3 40.7 4.10 15 - 1.49 1.37 10 153.6 Karioi 2125 51.6 - 1.4 69.5 31.5 4.62 16 - 0.91 1.00 25 Wanganui . . 72 58.7 r 0.9 78.0 41.0 4.10 18 - - 0.86 0.78 7 175.9 Palmerston North . 1 10 57.8 - 1.0 75.0 37.5 5.16 17 - - 1.79 1.62 19 148.1 Waingawa . . 350 55.9 - 2.0 76.0 34.0 4.97 21 - - 2.06 1.69 19 118.9 Wellington 415 56.6 - 0.9 70.6 42.1 3.63 18 - - 0.09 1.12 7 141.7 Nelson 24 56.8 - 0.4 71.0 34.8 4.93 19 - 1.89 1.39 1 169.3 Blenheim 12 56.1 r 0.0 74.7 31.8 2.24 1 1 - 0.46 0.81 17 187.5 Hokitika 12 54.4 r I- 2 71.0 33.1 10.69 17 - 1.30 1.62 8 142.1 Hanmer Springs . . 1225 50.6 - 1.4 71.2 27.2 7.04 17 - 3.71 1.62 18 95.2 Christchurch 22 54.0 - 0.5 71.8 30.2 8.03 16 — -6.19 2.56 1 96.8 Ashburton .. 323 52.9 - 0.5 74.8 32.4 4.20 12 - 1.90 ! .20 17 108.9 Timaru 56 53.9 - - 0.7 74.5 32.4 3.13 8 - 1.52 1.33 1 95.6 Alexandra .. 520 51.3 - 0.2 74.2 28.7 2.12 13 - 0.59 0.68 25 121.0 Taieri 80 52.0 - 0.7 72.8 33.5 3.27 13 - 0.98 1.25 26 112.5 Invercargill 32 52.4 P 1.9 74.0 28.0 2.60 15 - 1.46 0.60 25 119.0
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 82, Issue 6, 15 June 1951, Page 490
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