Meteorological Records for September

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 5, 16 November 1959, Page 408

Meteorological Records for September

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 .... 240 54.6 + 0.8 74.3 37.0 4.67 12 — 0.47 1.79 1 27 1 185 Auckland 160 56.2 + 1.7 67.9 43.0 1.63 13 — 2.16 0.61 | 27 182 Tauranga .. 12 52.4 — 0.2 67.7 35.0 4.14 12 — 0.08 1.52 | 27 | 181 Ruakura 131 51.8 + 0.9 68.9 32.1 4.06 13 + 0.38 1.47 28 168 Whakarewarewa .. 1,006 50.1 + l.l 68.9 31.4 4.28 10 — 0.46 1.35 19 141 Gisborne 14 53.2 + l.l 73.8 35.2 2.34 II — 0.28 0.95 27 172 New Plymouth 160 53.6 + 1.9 65.2 38.9 5.01 12 + 0.11 1.42 18 131 Karioi .. .. 2,125 46.5 + 1.5 66.5 29.5 2.72 II — 1.55 0.51 30 Napier .. .. 5 53.8 + 1.8 73.0 33.3 2.22 7 + 0.25 1.35 27 176 Wanganui 72 53.8 + 1.7 69.8 37.1 2.59 12 + 0.05 0.62 30 140 Palmerston North .. 110 52.9 + 2.4 66.5 32.0 2.69 16 — 0.32 0.79 19 124 Waingawa 340 50.8 + 1.5 69.0 26.9 3.82 12 + 0.55 1.35 27 128 5-2 ® x S ct -• E — = « = Z" g => 2.— S CT p 2. 5 2- - Wellington " 5 3 w »S | 415 g" a ■* ST ® ® z - S. < « ,T ™ 2 3 O = 2 I 52.0 + 2.1 61.7 36.6 J 5.85 13 + 2.01 1.55 28 138 Nelson airfield 5 50.2 + 2.0 65.4 32.2 3.63 14 + 0.47 1.02 30 155 Blenheim 12 52.2 + 2.0 70.1 30.1 2.71 12 + 0.43 0.64 17 180 Hokitika . .. 15 49.4 + 1.6 62.8 33.5 11.73 20 3 S + 3.11 «r= ct 3> = = o “ ® a> — z 5- ® = =■ a. . o ... S'. ... . ‘ • 5 ■ • ’ P ’ • ■ ’ :::::::::::::::::::::::: Station 7“ T° "* — ci w b ©kCo — " o — — m 2.56 15 106 Hanmer .. M CO Height of station above M.S.L. (ft.) — — Approx, mean Air temperatures In degrees (Fahrenheit) +H—F4-+++H— 1-+ 4- 4~+ + H— F4-4-4-4-4- | 4-4-OMO — MMMM — MM?q — N3 — ‘-“©©“O Difference from normal — =« 09 O o 00 09 b> CO ~ b* M O bl bo O bl k> bo U> cr> M b> GO Maximum Absolute maximum and minimum CO CO N N w to W N CO W W w N w CO W ro W W W W W £ w — b>toM4»btobbb- iobbb- wbb tob-bbb Minimum = 4* b>b>MbobkbkMboMMb)boCobobiMMob>MO — bob> cn toNWN© Wot to©co to Total fall Rainfall In Inches _ K) —— — — — — —— - to - O W to W to No. of days of rain 1 1 1 4- 1 1 I | 4-4-4-4-4- I 4-4- | 4- 1 | 4- 1 | | © — — o 7*to-owooto0oc>o;“pooo©too NW - co — bo co — bfcbfcobicoorobi~tobk.bool-.bk 0OOO~C©4fcrOO — COM — QirOQlOiQi — ooCOOOOOOM Difference from normal oooopoo — too-- — OO — O-— CD —— o — bTboobiboMbjcobibfccobobfcbiajM ocoMro’ a ‘ = oooo4i»roQiQi©rocn— ‘totnoiMro — co Amount Maximum fall ro-= co w w —* co — — co ro to —* co ro co — to — ro ro to to QI Qi — o® ©W© WNO05NOONO W\j©coNsj\j Date CO M 4fc-cn co oo co QI 00 O to co <O © QI ©0 co .£fc O ©> “ tO “ 00 M Qi Bright sunshine hours 1,270 48.1 + 2.0 67.0 27.4 3.63 12 — 0.80 1.19 30 158 Christchurch 22 50.9 + 2.2 73.8 31.4 0.24 5 — 1.82 0.08 13 172 Ashburton .. .. 323 50.6 + 2.7 74.8 28.2 0.48 7 — 2.14 0.21 30 160 Timaru .. .. 56 49.9 + 2.0 72.7 32.0 0.47 6 — 1.48 0.21 30 166 Alexandra .. 520 48.4 + 1.3 67.0 26.4 0.83 9 + 0.01 0.42 30 208 Taieri . . .. 80 48.2 + 0.5 70.0 25.7 0.77 9 — 1.16 0.37 1 186 Invercargill airfield .. 0 47.8 + 2.1 67.8 30.2 1.92 15 — 1.30 0.38 15 165 Chatham Islands 150 49.0 + 0.8 59.1 34.4 1.65 II — 0.78 0.76 25