Meteorological Records for January

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 94, Issue 3, 15 March 1957, Page 256

Meteorological Records for January

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 5 — £72 No. of days of rain Difference from normal Maximum fail Amount Date Maximum Minimum Kerikeri 201 66.2 + 1.3 84.0 47.2 0.50 8 — 4.00 0.23 24 313 Auckland 160 67.6 + 1.2 80.5 52.9 0.31 3 — 2.87 0.26 1 316 Tauranga 10 65.4 + 0.8 82.4 48.6 0.33 4 — 3.61 0.15 1 313 Ruakura 131 62.7 — 0.4 81.0 38.2 1.26 3 — 2 22 0.93 1 285 Rotorua 975 63.8 + 1.0 82.0 43 3 0.70 4 — 3.66 0.41 1 282 Gisborne .. .. 12 65.4 + 06 84.6 44.8 1.29 6 — 1.25 0.58 12 288 New Plymouth 160 63.2 + 1.0 80.3 44.5 0.54 6 — 3.93 0.22 1 309 Karioi 2125 59.0 + 2.0 82.9 32.4 1.17 8 — 2.51 0.50 1 Napier 5 67.0 + 1.5 87.0 49.5 0.88 7 — 1.73 0.29 13 301 Wanganui 72 64.6 + 1 • 1 81.8 46.9 2.25 5 — 0.53 1.30 5 303 Palmerston North no 64.4 + 2.0 83.0 43.8 1.96 8 — 1.24 1.40 5 302 Waingawa 340 63.2 + 0.8 83.8 39.0 2.00 9 — 1 05 0.45 18 306 = '<2ra='2. ::rsJo ra c! ’o» s) M' 1>SICD ~2 c 2 =:n> £S oS 3 »2.= eS « =“= =H.=.S 2- — — • -J = <a re o o -> M 2. zr » S = = -> « 2 3 «“ | - ~ “tj = § * = 2 ® 3 —j Q. r+ 3- ftj t. CO 3 _ 3 <-* aj (Q 3 _, Wellington 415 63.7 + 2.7 78.7 46.3 1.25 7 — 1.83 0.41 2 300 3 “ 3 3= 3 S2»O~ *< » Nelson airfield . 5 62.2 + 0.6 81.6 45.5 1.07 6 — 1.77 0.55 4 326 Blenheim 12 64.9 + 2.3 88.6 43 5 0.42 5 — 1.57 0.14 2, 4 335 — = o -n 3 3 GO 3- 3) O ST2. 2.. z. . = 0.3 a -. . o. . . 3-. . . . . . Hokitika 15 57.4 — 0.7 68.9 40.0 6.42 13 t- 3.30 2.88 27 230 Hanmer 1270 61.4 + 1.7 85.5 34.0 1.01 6 — 2.52 0.60 6 294 Christchurch 22 63.8 +.2 4 87.8 45.0 1.84 6 — 0.39 1.08 . 6 288 Ashburton 323 63.8 + 2.8 96.0 40.6 1.39 5 — 1.24 0.77 6 263 Timaru .. 56 63.2 + 2.6 86.8 44.8 0.64 6 — 1.73 0.26 27 232 Alexandra 520 63.8 + 2.1 88.9 41 2 1.08 9 — 0.76 0.61 27 232 Taieri • .. 80 59.0 + 1.2 84.6 42.5 2.66 13 + 0.28 0.90 6 186 Invercargill airfield .. Station — NJ — Cn CO NJ CO— CO— — NJ Ji. 00 NJ CJ1 NJ NJ M — — — 4^— M NJ OO — M CO — 05 0 OCJOOOJCONJOOlNJOlCHOCONJoiCnONJCn — O O — Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) 05CnCJ10505050>C50100JC5C5C50505CHO>C50>Cr505GJCi OCJCOCOCOCOCO — Approx, mean Air temperatures in degrees (Fahrenheit) ++++++++ | +++++++++++ | 4-++ COO — NJNONJNJ — ONJ®NJON3 — — NJ— O — ©O — — *Ji. O NJ — CJ M M CO 05 MOO O ~C1 o 0*05 CO b* CO NJ b) Difference from normal M M CO CO CO CO CO CO CT5 CO CO M 00 CO CO CO 00 CO OO CO CO CO CO 00 NJCH4^00O5O5MCnC000— OOCOCO — — Maximum Absolute maximum and minimum 4i.4i.4i.4i 05 O NJ — 00 NJ , *U O CO bl*NJ 00 05 O 0*0*01 bl W O CO C£> O1 O1 00*00 NO 05 O NJ Minimum — CJ1 NJ — O — — — 05 O NJ — NJO — O— O — OOO — biNJMNobobobi — NJNJMCn005GHCOM4^C0005W— O Total fall Rainfall in inches 0DMCAJO05010505 CA)0105M00001M00 05 No. of days of rain 1++ 1! 1 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 — — O O — — O NO 00 — — — — — O — NJ W - W NJ co NJ CO NJ k| "4 NJ OJ Crt CO bl bj bj’o NJ bl *sj O1 CO NJ *05 *N0 05 00 O — CO O1 05 NO — MO Difference from normal o — oopo — ONJOOOO — — OOOOOOOOO CO W CO 05 NJ M O 05 CO — bl b- b- b* CO NJ bl NJ bl O — NJ NO Ji. M O — OJMCOOCOjiOl — OlOOCOONOOJ — CO O1 05 CO Amount Maximum fall NJ NJ NJ N0-° — — — NJ Cl 05 05 M M 05 05 C5 M NO OJ CH CJl CO — — NJ — — — — Date — —■ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ NJ CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO NO NJ NJ CO CO CO C£JOOWC0 0500CC>COCONJa>0000 o co CO co M 05 NO NO CO CO GJ O1 05 © 05 NJ CO — CO CO NJ CJ1 CO 05 CO Bright sunshine hours 0 56.2 + 0.0 75.6 40.3 5.65 17 + 1.92. 1.37 26 197 Chatham Islands 140 60.7 + 3.4 72.4 46.0 1.35 8 — 1.43 . 0.34 5