Meteorological Records for May

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 87, Issue 1, 15 July 1953, Page 44

Meteorological Records for May

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 Kerikeri 201 58.1 h 1.8 72.2 39.5 7.56 18 + 0.37 3.10 26 75.9 Auckland 160 58.4 - 1.8 71.2 42.1 7.39 17 - 2.60 1.84 1 101.6 Tauranga g”=3“8‘®S:»=g?®»-*Tj3£“ s = 10 “S“2 => 9 3 » ,7 54.5 3 3. « - 0.9 68.9 33.8 5.16 12 - 0.03 1.88 1 120.1 Ruakura 131 52.3 - 0.9 68.3 24.7 6.73 13 - 2.13 1.82 1 103.4 Rotorua 969 51.4 - 1.2 65.4 30.0 7.02 12 - 1.74 1.76 1 1 10.1 Gisborne 12 53.4 - 0.0 71.0 33.0 1.73 12 - 3.04 1.10 1 92.9 New Plymouth 160 54.8 - 1.1 68.0 37.2 5.60 12 - 0.47 1.32 13 123.1 Napier 5 54.0 - 1.2 72.4 35.0 2.21 11 - 1.13 1.40 1 124.0 Karioi 2125 46.8 - 1.3 67.0 27.0 6.00 16 + 1.98 0.84 28 Wanganui . . 72 53.6 - 0.6 69.8 32.9 3.01 13 - 0.11 0.56 14 91.7 Palmerston North . 5 1 10 51.6 - 0.6 65.1 32.2 4.17 14 - 0.85 0.78 14 97.8 Waingawa . . 350 49.9 - 0.4 68.5 28.0 4.38 18 - 0.33 1.30 16 85.7 Wellington . . 415 51.2 - 0.1 63.5 38.4 6.27 14 - 1.71 1.36 15 87.1 Nelson airfield 5 50.1 - 1.6 66.0 28.0 5.01 13 - 1.97 1.56 26 131.0 Blenheim 12 50.4 - 0.3 67.1 29.8 3.46 11 r- 0.93 0.78 13 126.2 Hokitika 12 49.4 - 1.2 69.4 31.0 12.79 19 - 3.51 3.47 23 95.3 Hanmer 1225 46.4 - 1.6 67.0 22.0 2.24 13 - 2.24 0.54 2 108.7 'Christchurch 22 49.0 - 1.4 70.8 30.8 2.22 12 - 0.63 0.79 16 107.3 Ashburton 323 47.2 - 0.5 69.0 26.8 1.27 9 - 1.28 0.47 13 119.0 Timaru 56 46.8 - 0.0 67.8 27.4 1.33 9 - 0.20 0.48 14 126.1 Alexandra 520 43.2 - 0.4 66.0 20.6 0.67 5 - 0.24 0.46 26 148.8 Taieri 80 44.6 - 1.3 63.3 24.7 0.79 13 - 1.30 0.28 26 99.7 (Invercargill airfield Station — NO QI Q0 hO 4* CO — — — C© — — NO oo no cn no no no — — — cn — mno oo — oo oo — o> o 0 Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) 43.6 - co — W <X W - NO 4* CO 00 *4* bl NO — 05 .05 - 1.7 Approx, mean Air temperatures in degrees (Fahrenheit) 1 1 1 60.6 OCDOO op — 21.8 00 O O 00 2.95 Difference from normal 0505050505M05050505050505050)MO**J05 05 16 — NO 05WOC0OC0O4S*’— NO - 0.79 Maximum Absolute maximum and minimum 0.55 (DCOCOOO — 27 — bi Minimum FQO0- NC5C1NM — 94.6 boMooboko b bo Totalfall Rainfall in inches No. of days of rain NO NO 00 l-H-HH- 1-1 1 bo 05 Difference from normal 004*000004* CO — COM co 000 — — pppppppwpbo bi — M 4* Maximum fall Amount NONONO NO — CO — — M05O4*CA005N0C0U0OQlC54*4*C0— Date ONOOM NO NO — Ql 00 MCJlM— 4*OONOOCOp Bright sunshine hours boMoo — obokibokoo — moom bb - b - co b