METEOROLOGICAL RECORDS FOR JANUARY
' Station ' '■ ' Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) Air temperatures in 1 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 Kerikeri .. ■ 201 63.2 — 1.7 83.9 42.9 2.02 9 — 2.48 0.93 8 245.8 Auckland .. 160 64.2 — 2.2 75.3 50.0 1.53 14 — 1.65 0.50 8 239.2 Tauranga .. 10 64.4 — 0.2 89.2 47.0 2.25 9 — 1.69 0.75 8 242.2 Ruakura '.. 131 59.4 — 3.7 79.0 27.3 2.52 13 — 0.96 1.54 8 223.3 Rotorua 969 61.4 — 1.4 92.5 40.3 2.73 9 — 1.63 l.l 1 8 231.3 Gisborne 12 64.9 — 0.4 85.9 44.7 2.97 6 + 0.43 1.42 14 268.4 New Plymouth 160 59.3 — 2.9 78.3 45.4 4.37 13 — 0.10 1.00 12 213.8 Napier 5 66.8 + 1.3 96.0 49.2 1.89 6 — 0.72 0.96 16 276.6 Karioi .. 2125 55.6 — 1.4 80.0 34.0 3.07 1 1 — 0.61 1.26 17 Wanganui .. 72 61.4 — 2.1 74.2 49.0 2.72 1 1 — 0.06 1.30 16 217.1 Palmerston North . 110 60.2 — 2.2 76.5 47.0 - 3.12 17 — 0.08 0.68 13 178.4 Waingawa .. 350 60.2 — 2.2 80.8 37.0 3.20 II + 0.80 1.74 13 224.2 Wellington .. .. 415 59.4 — .1.6 77.9 45.5 1.89 9 — 1.19 0.79 8 216.4 Nelson . .. .. 5 60.4 — 1.2 78.0 41.3 2.71 II — 0.13 1.17 16 264.7 Blenheim Station Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) gggggggg2gggg2ggg.£2g££g co co ro o o co co o cn '-£>. k) k> '■£> o> co co co n> ro Approx, mean Air temperatures in 1 degrees (Fahrenheit) 1 11 1 11 11 11 11 11l+l 11 1 11 1 N> « — rQ — N)W > ———rQbO^ > — — hOO-W®N) > — — a/hoa/roks — Difference from normal O O O - NJ O N b b CO C-l M O C W b Cl Q M w b Maximum Absolute maximum and . minimum bcocbbwb - CL ci o c cb m 4 n w « c bs Minimum ctn)- ro — wcororo— wwrow- — ro Total fall Rainfall in inches 12 61.5 — 1.6 88.4 40.2 2.03 7 4- 0.04 0.68 8 250.7 Hokitika ‘M CD — No. of days of rain ++I + I 1 IHI l + l 1 1 1 l + l 1 1 1 1 -aO-OG>OOOO-OOOOOOO~O“--M Difference from normal OOO o — — 0 — 0— o o ooo Amount Maximum fall 12 55.0 — 3.1 73.7 40.1 10.32 22 + 0.60 1.96 .5 172.3 Hanmer Springs .. 1225 56.9 — 2.8 82.0 34.0 3.50 10 — 0.03 1.26 8 226.5 Christchurch .. 22 59.8 — 1.6 82.4 39.3 1.73 9 — 0.50 0.87 8 227.0 Ashburton ,. ... 323 59.0 — 2.0 85.2 38.2 2.15 8 — 0.48 1.21 8 225.4 Timaru 56 59.0 — 1.6 94.1 36.0 4.00 9 + E63 1.19 3 199.5 Alexandra .. .. 520 60.2 — 1.5 89.6 40.0 1.13 12 — 0.71 0.30 . 3 223.3 Taieri .. 80 55.8 — 1.9 80.9 36.8 2.95 17 4- 0.57 0.73 3 169.1 Invercargill .. S.’ sl Date — CO CH 4Jb O Cn CO M M +• TO = O CO W CO k> W CO Bright sunshine hours 32 55.8 — 2.5 77.0 37.0 5.45 21 4- 1-60 0.64 7, 172.4 28
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 84, Issue 3, 15 March 1952, Page 174
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