NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
December 1967 New Zealand Flooding ( 1967-12-13 )
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
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New Zealand
Duration: 4 days - From the 13th till the 16th of December.
Northland
Multi Hazard
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Kaikohe
Kaikohe airport was closed all day on the 16th due to low cloud.
Multi Hazard
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Kaitaia
Kaitaia airport was closed for the morning on the 16th due to low cloud.
Heavy Rain
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Whangarei
Whangarei recorded 1.5 in (3.8 cm) of rain overnight on the 15th.
Some farmers lost cut hay.
Multi Hazard
Whangarei airport was closed all day on the 16th because of low cloud and poor visibility.
Auckland
Heavy Rain
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Auckland Airport
An Auckland-Wellington service was cancelled on the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
at
Auckland City
Albert Park received 0.94 in (2.4 cm) of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on the 16th, most of it in the early hours of the morning.
Bay of Plenty
Multi Hazard
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Rotorua
Rotorua airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility, and flights were diverted to Hamilton.
Multi Hazard
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Tauranga
Tauranga airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility, and flights were diverted to Hamilton.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Landslide
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Manawatu-Wanganui
The limited from Wellington was an hour late arriving at Auckland due to a slip, which blocked the line between Raumiri and National Park stations.
Multi Hazard
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Ohakea
Ohakea airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility.
Multi Hazard
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Palmerston North
Palmerston North airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility.
Heavy Rain
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Whakapapa Village
The Chateau received 2.60 in (6.6 cm) of rain overnight on the 15th.
Wellington
Multi Hazard
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Wellington Airport
Wellington airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility. One flight was unable to land at Wellington and returned to Christchurch.
Otago
Flooding
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Gibbston
The Kawarau River at Chard's Road had a peak discharge of 30,400 cusecs (861 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 1686 square miles (4366.72 km^2).
The Kawarau River at Chard's Road recorded a gauge height of 999.77 ft (304.73 m) on the 14th.
Southland
Heavy Rain
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Southland
Heavy rain fell in Southland during the week of the 11th.
The rain caused a lot of damage to newly sown grass and fodder crops.
Multi Hazard
Weather on the 16th: "Situation: A shallow depression and its associated frontal zone is moving slowly northeastwards across northeastern parts of the North Island. A weak ridge of high pressure lies over the South Island. A cold front is approaching Fiordland. Forecast (to midnight tomorrow): Light to moderate noth to northwest winds, scattered showers at times near the western ranges, otherwise weather partly cloudy. Becoming milder. Outlook (for Monday): Similar weather should continue."
Heavy Rain
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Invercargill
Invercargill received 1.56 in (4.0 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Flooding
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Monowai
The Waiau River at Monowai Powerhouse had a peak discharge of 57,300 cusecs (1623 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 2738 square miles (7091.39 km^2).
The Waiau River at Monowai Powerhouse recorded a guage height of 8.37 ft (2.55 m) on the 14th.
Flooding
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Otapiri
The Otapiri Stream at McBride's Bridge had a peak discharge of 1870 cusecs (53 cumecs) on the 13th, with a catchment area of 42 square miles (108.78 km^2).
The Otapiri Stream at McBride's Bridge recorded a gauge height of 7.55 ft (2.30 m) on the 13th.
Flooding
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Tuatapere
The Waiau River at Tuatapere had a peak discharge of 60,050 cusecs (1700 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 3112 square miles (8060.04 km^2).
The Waiau River at Tuatapere recorded a gauge height of 8.9 ft (2.71 m) on the 14th.
References
- Headline: Heavy rain overnight.
- The Northern Advocate, 16 December 1967.
- Shearer, A.R. (1970). Hydrology Annual, No. 15, 1967, Part 1. Government Printer, Wellington, Water and Soil Division, New Zealand.
- Headline: Downpour deluges Auckland.
- The Southland Daily News, Source: P.A., 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Forecast.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Rain hit grass and fodder.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Recordings.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.
December 1967 New Zealand Flooding ( 1967-12-13 )
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 4 days - From the 13th till the 16th of December.
Northland
Multi Hazard
at
Kaikohe
Kaikohe airport was closed all day on the 16th due to low cloud.
Multi Hazard
at
Kaitaia
Kaitaia airport was closed for the morning on the 16th due to low cloud.
Heavy Rain
at
Whangarei
Whangarei recorded 1.5 in (3.8 cm) of rain overnight on the 15th.
Some farmers lost cut hay.
Multi Hazard
Whangarei airport was closed all day on the 16th because of low cloud and poor visibility.
Auckland
Heavy Rain
at
Auckland Airport
An Auckland-Wellington service was cancelled on the morning of the 16th.
Heavy Rain
at
Auckland City
Albert Park received 0.94 in (2.4 cm) of rain in the 24 hours to 9am on the 16th, most of it in the early hours of the morning.
Bay of Plenty
Multi Hazard
at
Rotorua
Rotorua airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility, and flights were diverted to Hamilton.
Multi Hazard
at
Tauranga
Tauranga airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility, and flights were diverted to Hamilton.
Manawatu-Wanganui
Landslide
at
Manawatu-Wanganui
The limited from Wellington was an hour late arriving at Auckland due to a slip, which blocked the line between Raumiri and National Park stations.
Multi Hazard
at
Ohakea
Ohakea airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility.
Multi Hazard
at
Palmerston North
Palmerston North airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility.
Heavy Rain
at
Whakapapa Village
The Chateau received 2.60 in (6.6 cm) of rain overnight on the 15th.
Wellington
Multi Hazard
at
Wellington Airport
Wellington airport was closed on the morning of the 16th because of low cloud and bad visibility. One flight was unable to land at Wellington and returned to Christchurch.
Otago
Flooding
at
Gibbston
The Kawarau River at Chard's Road had a peak discharge of 30,400 cusecs (861 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 1686 square miles (4366.72 km^2).
The Kawarau River at Chard's Road recorded a gauge height of 999.77 ft (304.73 m) on the 14th.
Southland
Heavy Rain
at
Southland
Heavy rain fell in Southland during the week of the 11th.
The rain caused a lot of damage to newly sown grass and fodder crops.
Multi Hazard
Weather on the 16th: "Situation: A shallow depression and its associated frontal zone is moving slowly northeastwards across northeastern parts of the North Island. A weak ridge of high pressure lies over the South Island. A cold front is approaching Fiordland. Forecast (to midnight tomorrow): Light to moderate noth to northwest winds, scattered showers at times near the western ranges, otherwise weather partly cloudy. Becoming milder. Outlook (for Monday): Similar weather should continue."
Heavy Rain
at
Invercargill
Invercargill received 1.56 in (4.0 cm) of rain in 24 hours on the 13th.
Flooding
at
Monowai
The Waiau River at Monowai Powerhouse had a peak discharge of 57,300 cusecs (1623 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 2738 square miles (7091.39 km^2).
The Waiau River at Monowai Powerhouse recorded a guage height of 8.37 ft (2.55 m) on the 14th.
Flooding
at
Otapiri
The Otapiri Stream at McBride's Bridge had a peak discharge of 1870 cusecs (53 cumecs) on the 13th, with a catchment area of 42 square miles (108.78 km^2).
The Otapiri Stream at McBride's Bridge recorded a gauge height of 7.55 ft (2.30 m) on the 13th.
Flooding
at
Tuatapere
The Waiau River at Tuatapere had a peak discharge of 60,050 cusecs (1700 cumecs) on the 14th, with a catchment area of 3112 square miles (8060.04 km^2).
The Waiau River at Tuatapere recorded a gauge height of 8.9 ft (2.71 m) on the 14th.
References
- Headline: Heavy rain overnight.
- The Northern Advocate, 16 December 1967.
- Shearer, A.R. (1970). Hydrology Annual, No. 15, 1967, Part 1. Government Printer, Wellington, Water and Soil Division, New Zealand.
- Headline: Downpour deluges Auckland.
- The Southland Daily News, Source: P.A., 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Forecast.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Rain hit grass and fodder.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.
- Headline: Recordings.
- The Southland Daily News, 16 December 1967.