Meteorological Records for October
Station Height above (ft.) Air temperatures In degrees (Fahrenheit) Rainfall in Inches Bright hours mean Difference normal from Absolute maximum and minimum Total fall of days rain Difference from normal Maximum fall Amount Date E S E . Maximum Minimum X .s Minimum Kerikerl .. .. 201 55.6 — 1.2 71.6 41.7 3.80 20 — 0.71 1.12 17 202 Auckland .. .. 160 56.4 — 1.0 68.0 45.1 5.12 22 -1- 1.03 1.61 17 191 Tauranga - 10 54.6 — 1.4 69.3 38.0 3.44 18 — 1.53 0.92 17 211 Ruakura 131 52.8 — 1.5 66.4 32.4 5.39 25 + 1.26 1.06 17 172 Whakarewarewa 1006 51.4 — 1.6 68.6 32.8 4.38 18 — 1.02 1.19 17 185 Gisborne .. .. 13 54.9 — 0.6 72.6 35.5 1.83 10 — 0.60 0.61 20 229 New Plymouth 160 53.4 — 1.0 62.6 38.0 6.94 28 + 1.31 0.98 II 153 Karlo! 2125 47.2 — 1.0 61.6 29.2 9.33 24 + 5.08 3.20 (1 Napier .. 5 55.8 — 0.7 76.0 37.4 1.98 8 + 0.08 1.06 26 243 Wanganui 72 53.6 — 1.2 67.9 39.4 5.10 21 + 1.88 1.03 II 173 Palmerston North .. 10 52.8 — 1.1 68.5 35.2 5.01 22 + 1.45 0.87 II 152 Walngawa ... .. 340 51.6 — 1.1 67.0 32.2 2.54 16 — 0.42 0.55 2 (99 Wellington 415 52.5 — 0.3 65.4 40.8 4.19 17 — 0.04 1.03 3 186 Nelson airfield > .. 5 52.1 — 0.1 68.2 29.9 3.62 18 + 0.28 0.84 12 224 Blenheim .. .. 12 53.2 — 0.5 69.4 31.3 2.74 10 + 0.54 0.70 9 234 Hokitika 15 49.4 — 1.6 61.7 31.7 14.53 23 + 3.51 1.63 16 135 Hanmer .. .. 1270 49.2 — 1.4 71.0 27.0 4.06 19 + 0.16 0.91 2 202 Christchurch .. 22 52.9 — 0.2 74.2 31.2 1.05 10 — 0.90 0.25 14 225 Ashburton .. 323 52.4 4- 0.0 75.0 33.0 1.67 I4| — 0.75 | 0.58 | 4, 19 4, 19 205 205 Timaru 56 52.2 — 0.5 75.9 33.7 2.24 I! + 0.3! 0.70 10 188 Alexandra .. 520 50.4 — 2.0 72.8 30.5 1.83 15 + 0.61 0.65 1 166 Taleri 80 49.4 — 1.7 68.4 30.2 1.98 15 — 0.08 0.46 13 124 Invercargill airfield .. 0 47.6 — 1.4 68.9 31.3 6.24 24 + 2.76 0.84 30 122 Chatham Islands 140 50.2 + 0.3 61.2 34.1 1.68 . 14 — 0.25 0.34 4
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New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 6, 16 December 1957, Page 544
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343Meteorological Records for October New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 95, Issue 6, 16 December 1957, Page 544
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