New Zealand Gazette – 1905 – No. 13

Page 495

✨ Meteorological Data



Feb. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 495

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1905. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9 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 Inches. Veloc. Wind, in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·076 60·0 51·0 55·5 125 49 0·54 292 9 S.
2 29·100 63·0 41·9 52·4 118 37 .. 143 5 S.
3 29·237 58·8 49·5 54·1 113·5 46 0·005 301 10 S.
4 29·404 57·9 49·5 53·7 113 46 0·06 262 10 S.
5 29·740 53·2 48·6 50·9 118·5 45 .. 188 6 S.
6 29·780 64·0 49·9 56·9 120·5 45 0·105 108 7 E.
7 29·778 69·5 55·0 62·2 139 51 0·13 64 10 S.W.
8 30·050 64·8 51·0 57·9 110 48 0·20 37 10 S.W.
9 30·123 62·8 52·0 57·4 124 49 .. 132 10 Calm
10 30·120 68·6 54·2 61·4 124 47·5 .. 205 0 N.
11 30·032 72·0 57·2 64·6 125 52 .. 233 9 N.
12 30·195 71·0 53·0 62·0 123 50 .. 193 10 S.E.
13 30·026 58·0 46·9 52·4 120 41 .. 148 10 N.
14 30·042 65·6 50·2 57·9 123 46 .. 99 8 N.
15 30·030 68·1 57·6 62·8 119·5 51 .. 319 0 N.
16 30·104 74·0 54·0 64·0 125 48 .. 164 0 Calm
17 30·044 75·6 58·1 66·8 128 51·5 .. 217 10 N.W.
18 29·861 65·0 57·2 61·1 100 56 .. 444 10 N.W.
19 29·752 65·6 58·5 62·0 115 56 .. 494 1 N.W.
20 29·903 68·0 51·2 59·6 122 45 .. 246 1 N.
21 29·766 68·2 58·2 63·2 125·5 55 .. 401 10 N.
22 30·080 73·9 58·0 65·9 134 42 .. 117 0 S.
23 30·006 65·4 45·3 55·3 122 39 .. 134 1 N.
24 29·931 68·5 57·6 63·0 123·5 54 .. 250 10 N.E.
25 29·775 62·3 54·0 58·1 79 52 0·06 132 10 S.
26 29·844 58·6 51·2 54·9 72 49 0·45 230 10 S.
27 29·865 58·0 53·5 55·7 90 51 .. 66 10 S.
28 29·912 64·9 52·6 58·7 119 47 0·005 89 9 S.
29 30·016 65·1 54·0 59·5 123 52 0·54 257 10 S.
30 29·939 57·8 50·1 53·9 94 45 0·01 217 10 S.
31 29·862 60·3 51·0 55·6 123·5 45 0·01 185 10 S.
* 29·848 64·8 52·6 58·7 116·5 48·1 2·315 205 7·3 ..
† 29·896 .. .. 62·8 127·0 48·3 3·54 234 .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous forty-one years.

NOTE.—Temperature of air in shade, 4·1° Fahr. below the usual mean for the month. Maximum, 75·6°; minimum, 41·9°. Mean daily range of temperature, 12·1° Fahr. Several calm periods and light S. winds prevailed. Morning skies mostly cloudy, and at times inclined to drizzle, but the afternoons were generally fine and bright. Hailstorm at 3.40 p.m. on 1st. Terrific seas at the Heads on the 2nd, but only moderate gale followed in the night. Mean elastic force of vapour, 0·364 in. Mean temperature of the dew-point, 50·2° Fahr. Relative humidity, 74 per cent. Earthquake at 4.9 a.m. on 10th: dull shake, accompanied by noise as of a heavy thud in the earth.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE, JANUARY, 1905.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Total Rainfall. Days with Rain.
Deg. Deg. Deg. In.
125 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheesman 61·6 78·5 48·0 2·79 12
1130 CAMBRIDGE .. Miss Rochfort .. 81·0 41·0 4·205 15
925 ROTORUA .. Dr. A. S. Wohlmann 63·0 89·0 42·0 1·53 7
200 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. W. Palmer 59·8 73·0 43·0 2·775 15
250 MOMOHAKE .. F. Gillanders 58·6 74·0 44·4 2·17 14
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 57·2 72·0 35·3 1·36 9
.. TAURANGA .. Dr. W. Brown 64·3 86·0 46·0 1·63 13
.. GISBORNE .. Rev. H. W. Williams 64·5 91·0 42·0 2·38 10
140 WELLINGTON .. Rev. D. C. Bates 58·7 75·6 41·9 2·315 12
Means .. 60·9 .. .. 2·35 12
SOUTH ISLAND.
.. NELSON .. J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson 62·1 87·0 43·0 1·77 12
50 KAIKOURA .. Dr. Gunn 57·6 76·0 42·0 5·72 10
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 58·6 94·0 40·7 1·86 13
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN .. H. Skey 53·6 80·0 40·0 5·91 21
12 HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane 59·4 80·0 37·0 3·80 10
.. INVERCARGILL .. D. G. Gilmour 57·5 80·0 40·0 6·15 20
Means .. 58·1 .. .. 4·20 14·3

New Zealand Rainfall for January, 1905.

Station. Observer. Total Fall, in Inches. Days with Rain. Maximum Fall, and Date.
NORTH ISLAND.
(A.) NORTH-EAST ASPECT—NORTH CAPE TO EAST CAPE.
Mangonui .. H. G. Hunt .. .. .. ..
Pakaraka, Ohaeawai .. Hon. H. Williams, M.I.C. .. 1·21 6 0·88 on 30th
Mount Eden, Auckland .. C. Cooper .. 3·07 9 1·30 on 29th
Cuvier Island (a) .. Lightkeeper .. 2·08 9 0·64 on 30th
Turua, Thames .. L. J. Bagnall .. 3·64 14 0·90 on 1st
Waihi, Thames .. H. B. Devereux .. 2·12 10 1·00 on 6th
Athenree, Tauranga County .. Captain H. Stewart (late R.A.) .. 3·49 15 1·34 on 6th
Omaio, Bay of Plenty .. H. Young .. 1·27 5 0·70 on 6th
State Forest, Rotorua .. A. Gordon .. 2·04 7 0·79 on 28th
Waimangu .. Stuart C. Allen .. 2·15 8 0·55 on 29th
Waiotapu .. J. Scanlon .. 2·13 9 0·51 on 28th
Late returns—
(a) December, 1904 .. .. .. 1·64 11


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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1905

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weather, temperature, rainfall, wind, barometric pressure, solar radiation, cloud cover, Wellington, climate data
  • D. C. Bates (Rev.), Observer at Wellington station

🎓 Climatological Table for January 1905 Across New Zealand Stations

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climate, temperature, rainfall, weather stations, North Island, South Island, observers, monthly averages, regional data
15 names identified
  • T. F. Cheesman, Observer at Auckland station
  • Miss Rochfort, Observer at Cambridge station
  • A. S. Wohlmann (Dr.), Observer at Rotorua station
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth station
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Momohake station
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin station
  • W. Brown (Dr.), Observer at Tauranga station
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer at Gisborne station
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson station
  • Dr. Hudson, Observer at Nelson station
  • Dr. Gunn, Observer at Kaikoura station
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln station
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin station
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika station
  • D. G. Gilmour, Observer at Invercargill station

🎓 New Zealand Rainfall Data for January 1905 by Station

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
rainfall, precipitation, daily maximum, rainy days, North Island, North Cape, East Cape, regional weather, observers
11 names identified
  • H. G. Hunt, Observer at Mangonui station
  • Hon. H. Williams (Honourable), Observer at Pakaraka, Ohaeawai station
  • C. Cooper, Observer at Mount Eden, Auckland station
  • Lightkeeper , Observer at Cuvier Island station
  • L. J. Bagnall, Observer at Turua, Thames station
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi, Thames station
  • H. Stewart (Captain (late R.A.)), Observer at Athenree, Tauranga County station
  • H. Young, Observer at Omaio, Bay of Plenty station
  • A. Gordon, Observer at State Forest, Rotorua station
  • Stuart C. Allen, Observer at Waimangu station
  • J. Scanlon, Observer at Waiotapu station