✨ Meteorological Report
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, NOVEMBER, 1905.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1905. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9.30 a.m.
| Date. | Barometer reduced and corrected, in Inches. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Rainfall, in points (100 to 1 inch). | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | |||||||
| 1 | 29·950 | 63·5 | 53·4 | 58·4 | 119 | 48 | 74 | 297 | 2 | N. | |
| 2 | 29·410 | 65·0 | 52·2 | 58·6 | 118 | 49·5 | .. | 242 | 10 | N. | |
| 3 | 29·619 | 61·5 | 46·9 | 54·2 | 121 | 45·5 | .. | 266 | 7 | S. | |
| 4 | 29·900 | 62·1 | 52·9 | 57·5 | 125 | 47 | .. | 194 | 4 | N. | |
| 5 | 29·859 | 65·2 | 52·6 | 58·9 | 118 | 50 | 10 | 358 | 10 | N. | |
| 6 | 29·822 | 60·0 | 47·6 | 53·8 | 110 | 43 | .. | 340 | 2 | S. | |
| 7 | 29·705 | 62·9 | 48·7 | 55·8 | 117 | 41 | .. | 108 | 2 | S.E. | |
| 8 | 29·552 | 66·0 | 51·8 | 58·9 | 118·5 | 44 | 52 | 170 | 9 | N. | |
| 9 | 29·585 | 66·0 | 43·8 | 54·9 | 118 | 43 | 40 | 239 | 10 | S. | |
| 10 | 29·631 | 57·5 | 45·5 | 51·5 | 106 | 41 | 8 | 382 | 10 | S.W. | |
| 11 | 29·667 | 54·9 | 48·0 | 51·4 | 97 | 44 | 7 | 395 | 9 | S.W. | |
| 12 | 29·718 | 57·8 | 46·0 | 51·9 | 118 | 40 | 2 | 114 | 10 | S.W. | |
| 13 | 29·983 | 58·5 | 49·0 | 53·7 | 120 | 45 | .. | 318 | 8 | S. | |
| 14 | 29·880 | 62·3 | 46·5 | 54·4 | 124 | 39 | 7 | 113 | 1 | N. | |
| 15 | 29·774 | 67·9 | 54·0 | 60·9 | 127 | 48 | 7 | 176 | 10 | N. | |
| 16 | 29·847 | 61·0 | 50·4 | 55·7 | 127 | 44 | .. | 301 | 5 | N. | |
| 17 | 29·958 | 65·3 | 47·0 | 56·1 | 121 | 40 | .. | 110 | 3 | S. | |
| 18 | 29·922 | 71·8 | 50·8 | 61·3 | 125 | 44 | Trace | 174 | 3 | N. | |
| 19 | 29·960 | 63·8 | 53·5 | 58·6 | 117 | 49 | .. | 443 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 20 | 30·056 | 65·6 | 45·3 | 55·4 | 115 | 40 | .. | 211 | 3 | N. | |
| 21 | 30·048 | 66·1 | 54·5 | 60·3 | 120 | 49 | 32 | 350 | 9 | N. | |
| 22 | 29·724 | 61·1 | 54·5 | 57·8 | 109 | 51 | 18 | 517 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 23 | 29·360 | 60·0 | 54·3 | 57·1 | 108 | 51 | .. | 693 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 24 | 29·681 | 62·2 | 47·8 | 55·0 | 122 | 41 | .. | 322 | 10 | N. | |
| 25 | 29·598 | 58·1 | 51·0 | 54·5 | 98 | 48 | 3 | 532 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 26 | 29·523 | 61·5 | 55·0 | 58·2 | 117 | 51 | .. | 581 | 4 | N. | |
| 27 | 29·802 | 64·5 | 50·0 | 57·2 | 132 | 44 | 8 | 241 | 2 | N.W. | |
| 28 | 29·767 | 61·8 | 55·0 | 58·4 | 120 | 51 | 56 | 567 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 29 | 29·774 | 59·1 | 56·6 | 57·8 | 98 | 55 | Trace | 601 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 30 | 30·024 | 59·3 | 50·9 | 55·1 | 114 | 44 | 8 | 366 | 3 | N.W. | |
| * | 29·770 | 62·4 | 50·5 | 56·4 | 116 | 45·7 | 332 | 324 | 6·7 | .. | |
| † | 29·867 | .. | .. | 57·0 | 120·5 | 46·0 | 352 | 246 | 4·8 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
Note.—Dull month, very windy in the latter part. Temperatures lower than usual, but with smaller range. Absolute range in month 28°, and mean daily range 11·9° — average for previous years being 13·5°. Mean relative humidity, 68 per cent. Mean vapour tension, ·318 in. Mean dew point, 46·6°.
[Errata.—October 31, barometric pressure was 29·979 in., and the mean for the month 29·827 in.]
Climatological Table, November, 1905.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (3 Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| AUCKLAND | 59·3 | 64·9 | 53·7 | 220 | 14 | |
| 925 | T. F. Cheeseman | |||||
| ROTORUA | 59·8 | 67·5 | 52·2 | 311 | 11 | |
| T. F. McLaughlin | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 57·3 | 64·3 | 50·2 | 662 | 22 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOMOHA KI | 55·3 | 61·9 | 48·8 | 454 | 17 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 55·5 | 62·1 | 49·0 | 290 | 21 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| TAURANGA | 59·0 | 8·8 | 49·2 | 350 | 9 | |
| Dr. W. Brown | ||||||
| GISBORNE | 60·8 | 70·1 | 51·5 | 338 | 12 | |
| A. Cuthbert | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 58·2 | 67·5 | 49·0 | 324 | 14 |
| Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 140 | WELLINGTON | 56·4 | 62·4 | 50·5 | 332 | 15 |
| Rev. D. C. Bates | ||||||
| Means | 58·0 | 65·5 | 50·5 | 365 | 17 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| | NELSON | 56·8 | 65·2 | 48·4 | 382 | 17 |
| | J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | | | | | |
| 50 | KAIKOURA | 55·1 | 65·0 | 45·3 | 191 | 10 |
| | Dr. Gunn | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 54·3 | 64·2 | 44·3 | 229 | 9 |
| | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN | 56·6 | 66·6 | 46·7 | 215 | 12 |
| | G. Gray | | | | | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN | 52·1 | 59·9 | 44·2 | 596 | 15 |
| | H. Skey | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 55·3 | 63·3 | 47·2 | 1056 | 20 |
| | A. D. Macfarlane | | | | | |
| | INVERCARGILL | 53·7 | 61·9 | 45·5 | 426 | 21 |
| | D. G. Gilmour | | | | | |
| | Means | 54·8 | 63·7 | 45·9 | 442 | 15 |
Means from Climatological Table, November, 1904.
| Mean Temp. Deg. | Rainfall, Points. | D'ys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND .. | 55·3 | .. | 348 | 16 |
| SOUTH ISLAND .. | 53·8 | .. | 406 | 15 |
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