NZ weather summary June 1965

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June 1965:  Will be remembered mainly for the very cold spell at the end of the month, with snow to low levels in many parts of the country. Apart from this, however, in most districts it was a satisfactory winter month for stock. The exception was Southland and South Otago, where rainfall was excessive and the ground was much too wet.

Rainfall: Over the greater part of the country rainfall was close to average. However, in Southland and in the Wellington district it was 30-100% above average. On the Canterbury Plains and over most of Hawkes Bay it was only 3/4 of average. Flooding was reported in parts of the Southland Plain following falls for the 22nd-23rd of up to 3.5”. At the same time flooding occurred around Opotiki after falls of over 4” on the 23rd and up to 7” for the period 22nd-24th.

Temperatures: In the South Island temperatures were mainly 1F-2F above average. In the North Island they were average or a little below. The last 4-5 days of the month were by far the coldest, with southerly winds and snow to low levels in many areas from the 26th-28th. Some districts in Nelson, Wairarapa, southern Hawkes Bay, Wanganui and South Taranaki had their first snow in many years. Snow also fell to low levels in parts of Southland, Otago and Canterbury on the 12th & 13th; and in Southland on the 24th.

Sunshine: The Auckland province and parts of Marlborough were favoured with 10-25 hours of sunshine above average. Elsewhere it was mainly a little below average, with deficiencies of 15-25 hours in Wairarapa, South Canterbury and parts of the West Coast.

[Some totals: Kaitaia 139, Kerikeri 136, Whangarei 132, Auckland 143, Tauranga 162, Whakatane 165, Taupo 132, Opotiki 150, Hamilton 131, New Plymouth 124, Masterton 101, Gisborne 134, Napier 143, Wairoa 136, Paraparaumu 107, Ohakea 111, Palmerston North 103, Levin 104, Wellington 102, Stratford 111, Ohakune 85, Wanganui 107, Westport 95, Hokitika 90, Greymouth 74, Haast 111, Riwaka 156, Nelson 151, Blenheim 167, Grassmere 162, Kaikoura 128, Mt Cook 64, Mt John 141, Methven 135, Christchurch 106, Tekapo 108, Timaru 89, Waimate 90, Dunedin Aero 97, Dunedin 96, Queenstown 66, Alexandra 91, Invercargill 60, Campbell Is 4.4, Chatham Is 70].

Sources: NZ Met. Misc. pub. 107 (Climatological table, NZ Gazette) and NZ Met. Misc. pub. 109 (Meteorological Observations) - additional comments by the poster.

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