NZ Historic Weather Events Catalogue
January 1932 Northland and Canterbury Storm
(
1932-01-10
)
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 2 days - From the 10th till the 11th of January.
Northland
Heavy Rain
at
Pipiwai
Heavy rain fell in Pipiwai on the night of the 10th.
The Te Horo School gauge recorded 2 in (5.1 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
The Hikurangi River had only risen slightly the next morning and was practicaly back to normal in a few hours.
Lightning
at
Ruatangata West
There was an electrical storm in Ruatangata West on the night of the 10th.
A flash of lightning came into contact with a length of private telephone wire leading from a homestead. For 10 chains (200 m) the line was destroyed, the front of the house was scorched and blackened and every window shattered.
Canterbury
Snow / Ice
at
Harman Pass
Two men died while tramping in Harman Pass. On the afternoon of the 10th three trampers walked into a blizzard near the summit of Harman Pass. There was sleet and snow, driven by a raging wind, and poor visibility. They became separated, and two died, the cause of death found to be exposure, following exhaustion, in a storm. The storm abated on the night of the 11th.
References
- Headline: Tramping tradgedy.
- The Northern Advocate, 10 January 1932.
- Headline: Local and general.
- The Northern Advocate, 14 January 1932.
- Headline: Pipiwai.
- The Northern Advocate, 14 January 1932.
January 1932 Northland and Canterbury Storm
(
1932-01-10
)
New Zealand
Multi Hazard
at
New Zealand
Duration: 2 days - From the 10th till the 11th of January.
Northland
Heavy Rain
at
Pipiwai
Heavy rain fell in Pipiwai on the night of the 10th.
The Te Horo School gauge recorded 2 in (5.1 cm) of rain in 24 hours.
The Hikurangi River had only risen slightly the next morning and was practicaly back to normal in a few hours.
Lightning
at
Ruatangata West
There was an electrical storm in Ruatangata West on the night of the 10th.
A flash of lightning came into contact with a length of private telephone wire leading from a homestead. For 10 chains (200 m) the line was destroyed, the front of the house was scorched and blackened and every window shattered.
Canterbury
Snow / Ice
at
Harman Pass
Two men died while tramping in Harman Pass. On the afternoon of the 10th three trampers walked into a blizzard near the summit of Harman Pass. There was sleet and snow, driven by a raging wind, and poor visibility. They became separated, and two died, the cause of death found to be exposure, following exhaustion, in a storm. The storm abated on the night of the 11th.
References
- Headline: Tramping tradgedy.
- The Northern Advocate, 10 January 1932.
- Headline: Local and general.
- The Northern Advocate, 14 January 1932.
- Headline: Pipiwai.
- The Northern Advocate, 14 January 1932.