Meteorological Records for December
Air temperatures in /•S degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfal in inches o Absolute Maximum <X) e maximum fall J and . Station tA> . E minimum o E c Height CJ u above M.S.L. (ft.) Air temperatures in degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfall in inches Bright sunshine >< = o E O ■ ■ o e E E *- c <U E <» u s =3 o cs Heig hours Approx, mean Difference from normal Absolute maximum and minimum abov Total s fall No. of days Diffe rain Difference from normal . Maximum fall from Amount Maxim Date Maximum Minim Tota fall o_ 2 o 2E — o O E "cS Q ■= = CQa i Minimum Kerikeri .. 201 60.0 + 0.9 75.2 38.9 5.30 18 + 1.46 1.45 30 199 Auckland .. 160 62.0 + 1.6 74.3 47.9 3.15 17 — 0.15 0.52 26 198 Tauranga .. 10 59.0 + 0.2 74.0 38.9 3.80 18 + 0.36 1.16 10 220 Ruakura .. .. 131 58.0 + 0.6 76.9 38.4 5.09 20 + 1.41 0.99 27 196 Rotorua .. .. 975 57.1 + 0.3 75.8 34.7 4.89 16 + 0.91 1.65 10 204 Gisborne 12 60.4 + 1.4 76.0 42.0 2.79 19 + 0.20 0.50 23 206 New Plymouth 160 57.6 + 0.8 74.0 44.6 10.17 17 + 5.46 2.68 26 224 Karioi 2125 52.2 + 0.3 71.1 31.4 6.06 22 + 2.20 1.16 26 Napier .. 5 62.4 + 2.8 79.1 45.0 1.58 13 — 0.51 0.38 26 222 Wanganui 1 72 59.1 + 0.9 76.8 45.5 4.26 17 + 1.64 0.69 12 221 Palmerston North .. 110 59.0 + 2.1 76.8 43.5 3.26 20 + 0.40 0.71 6 194 Waingawa .. .. 340 57.0 + 0.9 78.4 37.9 3.83 20 + 1.13 - 1.13 0.75 0.75 6 6 209 209 Wellington .. .. 415 57.6 + 1.8 71.2 43.4 5.28 16 + 1.91 - 1.91 1.16 1.16 7 7 226 226 Nelson airfield 5 56.4 + 0.9 70.0 41.2 4.20 16 + 1.47 0.96 6, 10 217 Blenheim 12 58.7 + 1.8 78.0 39.1 2.34 13 + 0.63 - 0.63 0.45 0.45 24 24 235 235 Hokitika 15 54.6 + 0.8 66.8 42.0 14.79 27 + 4.86 - 4.86 2.61 2.61 4 4 135 135 Hanmer 1270 53.8 + 0.0 75.0 32.0 4.97 15 + 1.49 - 1.49 1.35 1.35 24 24 189 189 Christchurch 22 57.4 + 1-1 76.5 33.6 2.78 8 + 0.96 1.30 5 202 Ashburton 323 56.9 + 1.2 76.6 31.8 4.47 10 + 2.02 1.48 5 170 Timaru 56 57.5 + 2.0 79.8 36.2 1.29 14 - 0.66 0.29 5,28 169 Alexandra .. .. 520 56.8 + 0.4 79.3 32.0 3.76 13 + 2.68 1.60 20 154 Taieri .. | 80 ( 54.7 + 1.3 76.8 30.3 3.52 18 + 1.24 0.72 30 131 Invercargill airfield . . 0 53.5 + 1.7 71.0 29.4 4.77 20 + 1.13 1.22 8 155 Chatham Islands 140 53.8 + 1.8 65.0 38.0 5.95 20 + 3.72 1.40 19
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 1, 15 January 1957, Page 32
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418Meteorological Records for December New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 1, 15 January 1957, Page 32
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