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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of March, 1905. Altitude above the sea,
140 ft. Observations taken at 9 a.m.

| Date. | Barometer reduced, in
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 Radia-
tion. | Terrestrial
Radiation. | Rainfall, in
Inches. | Veloc. Wind,
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud.
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 29·872 | 62·0 | 53·3 | 57·6 | 110 | 49·5 | 0·72 | 175 | 10 | S. |
| 2 | 29·859 | 61·8 | 54·3 | 58·0 | 118 | 51·5 | 0·28 | 123 | 10 | S. |
| 3 | 29·815 | 60·1 | 54·0 | 57·0 | 102 | 51 | .. | 187 | 7 | S.W. |
| 4 | 29·811 | 64·5 | 49·0 | 56·7 | 115 | 44 | .. | 110 | 4 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·765 | 70·5 | 55·0 | 62·7 | 116 | 49 | 0·14 | 110 | 1 | N. |
| 6 | 29·686 | 72·0 | 61·0 | 66·6 | 115 | 58 | 1·01 | 396 | 10 | N. |
| 7 | 29·936 | 63·0 | 47·1 | 55·0 | 102·5 | 43 | .. | 107 | 0 | N.E. |
| 8 | 29·962 | 64·8 | 50·5 | 57·6 | 113 | 45 | .. | 111 | 4 | Calm |
| 9 | 30·165 | 68·0 | 51·0 | 59·5 | 123 | 45 | .. | 88 | 3 | N.W. |
| 10 | 30·314 | 68·0 | 51·1 | 59·5 | 116 | 53 | .. | 258 | 8 | N.W. |
| 11 | 30·312 | 65·0 | 59·0 | 62·0 | 110 | 57 | .. | 251 | 6 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·227 | 68·0 | 58·0 | 63·0 | 112 | 53 | 0·005 | 202 | 1 | N. |
| 13 | 30·289 | 73·2 | 56·5 | 64·8 | 118 | 51 | 0·175 | 172 | 10 | S.E. |
| 14 | 30·255 | 65·2 | 56·9 | 61·0 | 83 | 54 | 0·125 | 258 | 10 | S. |
| 15 | 30·094 | 60·0 | 55·8 | 57·9 | 80 | 54 | 0·05 | 267 | 10 | S. |
| 16 | 29·990 | 61·8 | 56·1 | 58·9 | 90 | 55 | 0·01 | 177 | 10 | S. |
| 17 | 30·209 | 61·0 | 52·5 | 56·7 | 115 | 49 | 0·02 | 105 | 6 | S. |
| 18 | 30·432 | 61·5 | 52·0 | 56·7 | 94 | 47 | .. | 121 | 8 | S.E. |
| 19 | 30·441 | 64·0 | 45·8 | 54·9 | 111 | 42 | .. | 113 | 0 | Calm |
| 20 | 30·222 | 64·0 | 49·5 | 56·7 | 113 | 44 | .. | 140 | 4 | N. |
| 21 | 30·338 | 71·0 | 52·2 | 61·6 | 115 | 48 | .. | 104 | 4 | Calm |
| 22 | 30·196 | 71·2 | 59·6 | 65·4 | 116 | 55 | .. | 397 | 5 | S.W. |
| 23 | 29·835 | 67·7 | 59·9 | 63·8 | 110 | 52 | .. | 476 | 0 | Calm |
| 24 | 30·127 | 73·0 | 54·0 | 63·5 | 116 | 50 | .. | 171 | 8 | S. |
| 25 | 30·176 | 68·6 | 52·0 | 60·3 | 111 | 47 | .. | 93 | 3 | N. |
| 26 | 30·285 | 69·0 | 56·0 | 62·5 | 116 | 53 | .. | 100 | 6 | N.W. |
| 27 | 30·359 | 66·2 | 59·0 | 62·6 | 115 | 56·5 | .. | 421 | 9 | N. |
| 28 | 30·340 | 65·8 | 60·0 | 62·9 | 103 | 58 | 0·27 | 263 | 10 | N. |
| 29 | 30·271 | 65·1 | 58·0 | 61·5 | 85 | 56 | 0·68 | 227 | 10 | N. |
| 30 | 30·091 | 63·8 | 58·8 | 61·3 | 76 | 58 | 0·75 | 342 | 10 | N. |
| 31 | 30·006 | 65·0 | 62·0 | 63·5 | 84 | 60 | 1·15 | 557 | 10 | N.W. |
| * | 30·119 | 65·9 | 54·8 | 60·3 | 106·5 | 51·2 | 5·385 | 213 | 6·3 | .. |
| † | 30·024 | 67·0 | 53·9 | 60·5 | 117·9 | 46·4 | 3·16
11 dys. | 218 | 4·8 | .. |

• Means, &c.
  † Monthly means previous forty-one years.

NOTE.—Mean elastic force of vapour, 0·399 in. ; dew-point,
52·7° Fahr. ; relative humidity, 76 per cent. Gale on night
of 30th and 31st. Very agreeable weather during the greater
part of the month.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE, MARCH, 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 | 64·5 | 78·0 | 53·0 | 2·54 | 6 |
| 1130 | CAMBRIDGE
Miss Rochfort | .. | .. | .. | 1·45 | .. |
| 925 | ROTORUA
Dr. A. S. Wohlmann | 61·0 | 78·0 | 41·0 | 0·42 | 5 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH
G. W. Palmer | 62·5 | 76·0 | 47·0 | 1·255 | 10 |
| 250 | MOMOHAKI
F. Gillanders | 60·5 | 75·1 | 41·0 | 2·04 | 6 |
| 119 | LEVIN
D. M. Cole | 59·2 | 73·0 | 36·5 | 2·75 | 5 |
| .. | TAURANGA
Dr. W. Brown | 64·3 | 81·0 | 48·0 | 0·98 | 7 |
| .. | GISBORNE
A. Cuthbert | 63·1 | 82·0 | 46·0 | 2·274 | 14 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER ..
Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 61·0 | 82·0 | 45·0 | 1·685 | 11 |
| 140 | WELLINGTON
Rev. D. C. Bates | 60·3 | 73·2 | 45·8 | 5·385 | 14 |
| | Means | 61·8 | .. | .. | 2·78 | 8 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| .. | NELSON ..
J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | 61·8 | 75·0 | 48·0 | 2·45 | 11 |
| 50 | KAIKOURA
Dr. Gunn | 57·7 | 76·0 | 42·0 | 4·93 | 12 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey | 57·5 | 77·2 | 36·8 | 1·785 | 11 |
| 42 | LINCOLN ..
G. Gray | 59·2 | 81·3 | 39·0 | 1·695 | 11 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN-
EDIN
H. Skey | 56·6 | 82·0 | 42·0 | 2·314 | 14 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA
A. D. Macfarlane | 60·4 | 76·0 | 44·5 | 7·46 | 10 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL
D. G. Gilmour | 57·6 | 78·0 | 42·0 | 2·235 | 17 |
| | Means | 58·7 | .. | .. | 3·27 | 12·2 |

New Zealand Rainfall for March, 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 | 1·00 | 1 | 1·00 on 30th |
| Pakaraka, Ohaeawai | Hon. H. Williams, M.L.C. | 0·31 | 1 | 0·31 on 2nd |
| Mount Eden, Auckland | C. Cooper | 1·69 | 4 | 1·11 on 1st |
| Cuvier Island (a) | Lightkeeper | .. | .. | .. |
| Turua, Thames | L. J. Bagnall | 0·95 | 8 | 0·48 on 1st |
| Waihi, Thames | H. B. Devereux | 1·59 | 15 | 0·53 on 1st |
| Athenree, Tauranga County | Captain H. Stewart (l·te R.A.) | 1·27 | 7 | 0·60 on 17th |
| Omaio, Bay of Plenty | H. Young | 1·48 | 7 | 0·40 on 29th |
| State Forest, Rotorua | H. A. Goudie | 0·63 | 6 | 0·27 on 29th |
| Waimangu | Stuart C. Allen | 0·26 | 6 | 0·15 on 29th |
| Waiotapu | J. Scanlon | 0·46 | 6 | 0·12 on 28th |

Late return—
(a) February | .. | .. | 0·54 | 6 | 0·40 on 7th |