Meteorological Records for December

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 2, 15 February 1957, Page 168

Meteorological Records for December

Station Height above (ft.) Air temperatures in degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfall in inches sunshine Bright hours Approx, Difference normal Absolute maximum and minimum Total fall of days rain of Difference normal Maximum fall Amount © "S Q Maximum Minimum Kerikeri .. 201 64.0 + 1.3 82.4 44.5 4.61 14 + 0.76 2.09 26 257 Auckland 160 64.5 + 0.8 77.2 50.3 4.43 15 + 1.50 0.83 15 265 Tauranga .. .. 1 10 I 62.5 + 0.4 82.1 42.8 4.92 16 + 1.39 1.05 16 248 Ruakura 131 61.0 + 0.3 77.8 39.1 4.58 17 + 1.50 0.81 II 228 Rotorua 975 61.2 + 1.2 83.5 38.2 6.14 14 + 2.16 2.75 17 220 Gisborne 12 63.7 + 1.0 83.8 41.9 4.22 14 + 2.31 2.45 17 239 New Plymouth 160 60.2 + 0.2 72.5 44.3 4.52 13 — 0.07 0.83 15 220 Karioi .. 160 2125 60.2 56.5 + 0.2 + 1.3 72.5 77.2 44.3 33.8 4.52 6.32 13 15 — 0.07 + 2.41 0.83 1.62 15 12 220 Napier .. 5 64.6 + 1-4 83.2 42.8 4.48 13 + 2.50 1.39 17 229 Wanganui 72 61.0 — 0.4 77.2 45.2 5.62 1 1 + 2.76 2.26 12 241 Palmerston North . 110 60.8 + 0.4 76.9 42.0 7.57 14 + 4.29 2.14 12 193 Waingawa .. 340 60.4 + 0.2 79.0 36.3 4.23 12 + 1.72 1.96 12 207 Wellington .. 415 60.5 + 1.5 71.4 45.0 2.69 12 — 0.77 0.86 2 212 Nelson airfield 5 60.0 + 0.6 76.2 41.7 3.19 10 + 0.35 1.01 16 215 Blenheim 12 62.2 + 1.4 83.8 41.9 1.98 12 — 0.02 0.54 16 232 Hokitika 15 57.6 + 1.5 69.6 41.9 8.23 19 — 1.73 1.08 25 182 Hanmer .. 1270 57.7 — 0.1 82.0 36.0 2.97 14 — 0.74 0.78 12 188 Christchurch .. 22 60.6 + 0.8 84.2 42.2 2.81 II + 0.27 0.70 1 201 Ashburton 323 60.4 + 1.3 85.2 39.2 2.33 9 — 0.68 0.97 12 178 Timaru .. . - 56 59.6 + 0.9 85.8 39.7 2.04 10 — 0.62 0.49 12 167 Alexandra 520 60.6 + 0.4 84.2 37.3 2.22 12 + 0.92 0.71 25 183 Taieri 80 57.6 + 1.6 79.2 39.0 3.80 15 + 1.24 0.69 27 151 Invercargill airfield .. 0 56.8 + 1.8 76.8 39.2 4.35 16 + 0.75 1.01 25 160 Chatham Islands 0 140 56.8 57.0 + 1.8 + 2.0 76.8 67.0 39.2 44.8 4.35 4.74 16 18 + 0.75 + 2.45 1.01 1.31 25 2 160