93417,E04991,1937,06,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,STATS CODE 132 (wind speed & direction at 0900 local). Anemometer installed BEFORE stn-opened/wind-data-began - any charts/rolls?
93417,E04991,1945,01,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,STATS CODE 00 (monthly rainfall total) began before station opened in  February 1945.
93417,E04991,1945,02,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Station opened to record rainfall.
93417,E04991,1947,10,09,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,A pressure tube anemometer was installed. The raingauge was in good condition but was only 4.5 m from the road and it was frequently covered in 50-80 mm of water. A barometer and microbarograph were in the forecast room. The barometer had to be inverted to clear mercury that was sticking to the sides.
93417,E04991,1949,07,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Raingauge leaking; replaced.
93417,E04991,1951,05,09,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Raingauge moved temporarily.
93417,E04991,1952,08,29,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Sunshine recorder installed on balcony of air traffic control tower. Good exposure.
93417,E04991,1953,01,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,A screen with maximum; minimum; dry and wet bulb thermometers installed in temporary enclosure. Grass minimum thermometer also installed. Good exposure. Manual raingauge resited in temporary enclosure.
93417,E04991,1955,01,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Dines recording raingauge installed in new enclosure. Good exposure.
93417,E04991,1955,03,09,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,All instruemnts moved to new enclosure to join Dines gauge. Screen repainted. Several holes in outer can of manual raingauge were resoldered. Good exposure. Photos taken.
93417,E04991,1957,08,19,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Anemometer cleaned and overhauled. Mast repainted.
93417,E04991,1958,06,13,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine anemometer inspection and overhaul. Many pipes were badly corroded and needed replacing. There was an error of about 2 knots on all readings.
93417,E04991,1959,09,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Anemometer mast painted and steps replaced.
93417,E04991,1960,03,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Screen repainted.
93417,E04991,1960,10,10,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Dines anemometer inspection and overhaul. Velocity low. Fin perforated with bullet holes; replaced.
93417,E04991,1966,07,19,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Leaking float in Dines recording raingauge replaced.
93417,E04991,1970,01,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Sunshine recorder moved to concrete stand in SE corner of enclosure.
93417,E04991,1970,04,07,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Manual raingauge replaced; leaking funnel.
93417,E04991,1971,07,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Munro anemometer installed.
93417,E04991,1972,07,27,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Dines anemometer removed. Cup anemometer and anemograph installed. Screen to be painted.
93417,E04991,1973,01,10,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Photos taken. All instruments in good order.
93417,E04991,1974,03,26,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Leaking float in Dines raingauge replaced.
93417,E04991,1975,04,04,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Sketch drawn and photos taken. Screen in need of paint.
93417,E04991,1978,06,26,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Visit to correct anemometer fault.
93417,E04991,1978,10,28,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Funnel of Dines gauge unsoldered; new gauge installed.
93417,E04991,1979,07,30,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Anemometer replaced.
93417,E04991,1985,01,14,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,New large screen with thermometers and thermograph installed at site of new enclosure. A set of 5 earth thermometers also installed.
93417,E04991,1987,08,17,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Equipment moved to new enclosure. New barometer installed in Observatory. New cup counter and anemograph 70 m E of Observatory building. Sunshine recorder put on tubular stand in NE corner of enclosure. Raised pan evaporimeter installed. New enclosure is on flat open grassland with good exposure.
93417,E04991,1987,11,09,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Solar radiation sensors installed in enclosure with recorders in Observatory.
93417,E04991,1988,04,07,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Direct radiation sensor faulty; replaced.
93417,E04991,1988,05,18,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection.
93417,E04991,1991,05,05,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Inspection as part of training. No problems.
93417,E04991,1992,03,11,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Barometer faulty; replace.
93417,E04991,1993,10,20,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Inspection as part of training course. No problems.
93417,E04991,1994,05,18,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Inspection as part of training course. Tree to east grown to 6 m; exposure still good. Mesh installed over grass minimum thermometer; earth plot and evaporimeter because of pukekos. New evaporimeter installed in hope they will use that for bath rather than officical one. Sketch amended. Screen in need of paint. All other instruments in good condition.
93417,E04991,1996,03,20,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Level of earth plot a bit low - sand gets blown away after weeding! - topped up earth plot. Dines required some attention but is recording OK.
93417,E04991,1996,05,02,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Instruments been rearranged in enclosure. Evaporimeter; manual raingauge and Dines moved to N side of enclosure. Small screen installed and 2 large old screen removed. Milos AWS visibility meter installed to E side. IRL container is 50 m to N of enclosure.  Sketch amended. Excellent station.
93417,E04991,1997,12,22,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. No problems. Grass in surrounding paddocks being allowed to grow for hay. Will be cut before cold weather so will not be a problem of holding cold air on frosty nights.
93417,E04991,1998,06,19,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. No change to exposure but instruments have been moved in enclosure to accommodate 2 Hydra raingauges. Large screen replaced with small screen. All instruments moved about 20 m N to allow for proposed building extensions to S of enclosure. All instruments checked and cleaned; no problems. General maintenance at a lower level than previously because of cost cutting.
93417,E04991,1998,08,17,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Moved small thermometer screen; raingauges and evap tank back into enclosure to their original locations prior to the move of 2 May 1996.
93417,E04991,1998,08,22,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Station ceased reporting metars from 22/8/98. 1800Z upper air sounding also stopped.
93417,E04991,1999,12,01,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Solar radiation recorders removed. Data now available on E04995 located at the same site with same sensors being used.
93417,E04991,2001,01,28,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine Inspection.Dines serviced. 10cm earth thermometer replaced.
93417,E04991,2003,02,23,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Minimum thermometer replaced. No other problems.
93417,E04991,2005,01,31,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Rabbits dug up the 5; 10 and 20 cm earth thermometers. None broken. Cage to be constructed to prevent re-occurrence.
93417,E04991,2005,03,15,93417,E04991,40,54,19,S,174,59,03,E,New Zealand Meteorological Service,PARAPARAUMU AERO,5,Routine inspection. Dines raingauge cleaned & adjusted. Screen paint starting to peel. New photos taken. Good site.