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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 109

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, NOVEMBER, 1906.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of November, 1906. Observations taken at 9
a.m.

Altitude of new observatory, 105 ft.

| 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
points (100 to
1 inch). | Veloc. Wind.
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. |
| 1 | 29·906 | Fah. 64·8 | Fah. 45·2 | Fah. 55·0 | Fah. 132 | Fah. 48 | .. | 549 | 8 | S.E. |
| 2 | 29·979 | 59·2 | 42·0 | 50·6 | 125 | 34 | .. | 238 | 8 | S.E. |
| 3 | 29·897 | 59·0 | 47·0 | 53·0 | 125 | 46 | .. | 361 | 6 | N.W. |
| 4 | 29·831 | 59·8 | 52·0 | 55·9 | 126 | 49 | 17 | 613 | 9 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·641 | 61·0 | 55·0 | 58·2 | 115 | 53 | 145 | 839 | 10 | N.W. |
| 6 | 29·450 | 63·0 | 54·0 | 58·5 | 120 | 52 | 9 | 623 | 4 | N.W. |
| 7 | 29·971 | 61·0 | 48·5 | 54·7 | 127 | 47 | 7 | 509 | 8 | N.W. |
| 8 | 29·799 | 60·0 | 53·2 | 56·6 | 118 | 47 | 152 | 864 | 7 | N.W. |
| 9 | 29·955 | 59·2 | 45·6 | 52·4 | 122 | 43 | 3 | 557 | 9 | S. |
| 10 | 30·004 | 53·2 | 45·5 | 49·3 | 127 | 40 | .. | 657 | 5 | S. |
| 11 | 29·938 | 55·9 | 47·7 | 51·8 | 125 | 41 | .. | 354 | 7 | S.E. |
| 12 | 29·660 | 61·0 | 50·6 | 55·8 | 132 | 45 | 9 | 542 | 7 | N. |
| 13 | 29·371 | 67·0 | 52·0 | 59·5 | 137 | 48 | 36 | 261 | 10 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·495 | 60·0 | 47·3 | 53·6 | 117 | 41 | 1 | 120 | 2 | N.W. |
| 15 | 29·772 | 60·0 | 47·0 | 53·5 | 122 | 44 | .. | 612 | 4 | S.E. |
| 16 | 29·910 | 60·0 | 41·0 | 50·5 | 122 | 34 | .. | 279 | 0 | N.E. |
| 17 | 29·929 | 63·0 | 48·2 | 55·6 | 125 | 39 | .. | 177 | 9 | S.E. |
| 18 | 30·017 | 58·8 | 33·3 | 46·0 | 127 | 44 | .. | 456 | 0 | S.E. |
| 19 | 29·817 | 58·8 | 43·5 | 51·1 | 120 | 35 | .. | 223 | 1 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·920 | 64·5 | 49·8 | 57·1 | 122 | 43 | .. | 221 | 7 | S. |
| 21 | 29·849 | 63·0 | 53·2 | 58·1 | 138 | 46 | 1 | 321 | 2 | N. |
| 22 | 30·086 | 67·0 | 55·0 | 61·0 | 125 | 51 | 1 | 283 | 10 | N. |
| 23 | 30·040 | 67·5 | 55·2 | 61·3 | 143 | 52 | Trace | 292 | 5 | N. |
| 24 | 29·935 | 66·5 | 56·5 | 61·5 | 140 | 54 | 80 | 479 | 9 | N.W. |
| 25 | 30·032 | 63·7 | 50·4 | 57·0 | 105 | 48 | .. | 565 | 10 | S.E. |
| 26 | 30·109 | 61·2 | 46·2 | 53·7 | 116 | 42 | .. | 378 | 0 | N. |
| 27 | 29·771 | 65·2 | 53·5 | 59·3 | 128 | 49 | 4 | 540 | 8 | N.W. |
| 28 | 30·086 | 62·1 | 44·2 | 53·1 | 130 | 37 | .. | 360 | 10 | S.E. |
| 29 | 30·044 | 56·3 | 43·5 | 49·9 | 124 | 37 | 4 | 262 | 8 | N.W. |
| 30 | 30·260 | 60·8 | 50·0 | 55·4 | 135 | 42 | .. | 336 | 4 | S.E. |
| * | 29·882 | 61·4 | 48·5 | 55·0 | 126 | 44 | 469 | 429 | 6·2 | .. |
| † | 29·865 | .. | .. | 57·0 | 121 | 46 | 356 | .. | .. | .. |

Means, &c.
† Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—The rain in the early part of the month was very
welcome, and the weather afterwards mostly agreeable.
Bright sunshine amounted to 220 hours 21 minutes, and
two days were without recorded sunshine. The average
cloudiness at 9 a.m. was 6·2. The mean relative humidity
was 73 per cent.; mean dew point, 47·2°; and the mean elastic
force of vapour, ·325 in. The mean temperatures of the earth
were at 1 ft. depth 57·4°, and at 3 ft. 57°.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

November, 1906.

| 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
(¼ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Deg. | Mean
Max. Temp. | Mean
Min. Temp. | Points. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND
T. F. Cheeseman | 59·8 | 66·0 | 53·7 | 562 | 12 |
| 925 | ROTORUA
W. Hill | 56·2 | 67·1 | 45·3 | 439 | 14 |
| 390 | WAIHI
H. B. Devereux | 56·8 | 66·7 | 46·0 | 824 | 14 |
| 130 | RUAKURA ..
C. Cussen | 56·7 | 67·4 | 46·0 | 455 | 13 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH
G. W. Palmer | 58·6 | 69·0 | 48·1 | 398 | 16 |
| 250 | MOMOHIKI
F. Gillanders | 55·2 | 62·9 | 47·6 | 309 | 8 |
| 119 | LEVIN
D. M. Cole | 54·3 | 63·1 | 45·5 | 424 | 11 |
| 377 | MASTERON
A. G. Wise | 55·1 | 68·2 | 42·3 | 382 | 13 |
| .. | TAURANGA
Dr. D. Gault | 59·0 | 68·2 | 49·8 | 455 | 15 |
| .. | GISBORNE
Rev. H. W. Williams | 57·6 | 67·7 | 47·6 | 548 | 10 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER ..
Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 56·1 | 65·5 | 46·7 | 423 | 11 |
| 140 | WELLINGTON
Rev. D. C. Bates | 55·0 | 61·4 | 48·5 | 469 | 14 |
| | Averages | 56·7 | 66·1 | 47·3 | 474 | 12·3 |

SOUTH ISLAND.


..	NELSON ..

J. Sharp and Dr.
Hudson | 60·2 | 68·6 | 51·9 | 321 | 14 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA
J. B. Gould | 54·3 | 65·5 | 43·1 | 374 | 14 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey | 53·5 | 62·4 | 44·6 | 231 | 7 |
| 42 | LINCOLN ..
G. Gray | 55·7 | 65·3 | 46·1 | 120 | 7 |
| 96 | TIMARU ..
R. Furgusson | 53·8 | 64·0 | 43·6 | 123 | 8 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN-
EDIN
H. Skey | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | HOKITIKA
A. D. Macfarlane | 55·9 | 64·1 | 47·7 | 860 | 17 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL | 52·8 | 61·6 | 44·0 | 191 | 11 |
| | Averages | 55·1 | 64·5 | 45·8 | 317 | 11·1 |

AVERAGES FROM THE CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FOR THE YEAR 1905.

| — | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Averages &
Totals. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature .. | 60·9 | 63·4 | 61·8 | 57·0 | 53·8 | 49·8 | 48·2 | 49·9 | 52·5 | 55·2 | 58·0 | 60·6 | 55·9° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 235 | 91 | 278 | 294 | 562 | 829 | 517 | 337 | 482 | 686 | 365 | 308 | 49·34 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 12·0 | 5·6 | 8·0 | 11·7 | 14·2 | 19·6 | 14·3 | 14·5 | 20·0 | 19·0 | 17·0 | 12·5 | 168 days |
| SOUTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature .. | 58·1 | 60·5 | 58·7 | 52·0 | 48·5 | 43·9 | 43·6 | 44·9 | 48·0 | 51·1 | 54·8 | 57·9 | 51·9° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 420 | 274 | 327 | 312 | 343 | 523 | 393 | 240 | 598 | 534 | 442 | 385 | 47·91 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 14·3 | 7·7 | 12·2 | 14·0 | 10·0 | 14·0 | 13·7 | 11·6 | 18·0 | 16·5 | 15·0 | 14·5 | 161·5 days |

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1906, No 109

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1906

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, November 1906

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsClimatology, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
👱🏽 Names

20 names identified

T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
W. Hill, Observer at Rotorua
H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura
G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
F. Gillanders, Observer at Momohiki
D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
D. Gault (Doctor), Observer at Tauranga
H. W. Williams (Reverend), Observer at Gisborne
Kennedy (Reverend Doctor), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
D. C. Bates (Reverend), Observer at Wellington
J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
Hudson (Doctor), Observer at Nelson
J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa
H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
R. Furgusson, Observer at Timaru
H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika

🎓 Averages from Climatological Tables for the Year 1905

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
KeywordsClimatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Annual Averages

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