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Feb. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 567
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JANUARY, 1906.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1906. 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 | 29·954 | 70·0 | 58·0 | 64·0 | 124 | 54 | 51 | 448 | 8 | N.W. | |||
| 2 | 29·537 | 63·8 | 58·2 | 61·0 | 120 | 45 | 91 | 652 | 10 | N. | |||
| 3 | 29·912 | 63·0 | 53·0 | 58·0 | 115·5 | 49 | .. | 310 | 0 | N.W. | |||
| 4 | 29·946 | 61·9 | 53·8 | 57·8 | 118 | 47 | .. | 227 | 5 | N. | |||
| 5 | 29·866 | 68·8 | 57·0 | 62·9 | 120 | 54 | 249 | 296 | 9 | N.W. | |||
| 6 | 29·819 | 62·4 | 47·8 | 55·1 | 113 | 46 | 11 | 357 | 10 | S. | |||
| 7 | 29·939 | 58·0 | 49·1 | 53·5 | 106 | 48 | .. | 235 | 8 | S.E. | |||
| 8 | 29·574 | 60·6 | 49·9 | 55·2 | 122 | 45 | .. | 175 | 3 | S. | |||
| 9 | 29·764 | 63·4 | 51·2 | 57·3 | 130 | 47·5 | .. | 115 | 6 | S. | |||
| 10 | 29·839 | 63·2 | 47·6 | 55·4 | 127 | 43 | 1 | 147 | 10 | N. | |||
| 11 | 30·054 | 66·8 | 53·9 | 60·3 | 128 | 50 | .. | 182 | 5 | S.E. | |||
| 12 | 30·110 | 72·5 | 54·8 | 63·6 | 135 | 50 | .. | 93 | 4 | N. | |||
| 13 | 30·110 | 69·8 | 56·3 | 63·0 | 127 | 52 | .. | 255 | 4 | N. | |||
| 14 | 30·075 | 66·7 | 55·3 | 61·0 | 125 | 49 | .. | 230 | 2 | E. | |||
| 15 | 30·051 | 71·0 | 56·0 | 63·5 | 138 | 52 | 3 | 112 | 10 | S. | |||
| 16 | 30·083 | 60·2 | 50·8 | 55·5 | 109 | 46 | .. | 194 | 4 | S.E. | |||
| 17 | 29·934 | 64·8 | 45·0 | 54·9 | 120 | 40 | .. | 153 | 0 | N. | |||
| 18 | 29·854 | 71·0 | 54·5 | 62·7 | 123 | 47·5 | .. | 156 | 8 | N.E. | |||
| 19 | 29·819 | 71·2 | 58·9 | 65·0 | 126 | 55 | .. | 221 | 3 | S.E. | |||
| 20 | 29·734 | 75·0 | 57·0 | 66·0 | 132 | 51 | .. | 178 | 1 | N. | |||
| 21 | 29·661 | 74·8 | 60·0 | 67·4 | 128 | 56 | 7 | 335 | 10 | N.W. | |||
| 22 | 29·681 | 66·0 | 53·5 | 59·7 | 116 | 50 | .. | 237 | 3 | N. | |||
| 23 | 29·528 | 67·6 | 55·8 | 61·7 | 123 | 53 | Trace | 425 | 9 | N.W. | |||
| 24 | 29·844 | 64·0 | 48·0 | 56·0 | 127 | 44 | .. | 285 | 2 | S. | |||
| 25 | 29·850 | 64·9 | 56·0 | 60·4 | 119 | 53 | .. | 407 | 10 | N. | |||
| 26 | 29·757 | 66·0 | 61·0 | 63·5 | 92 | 59 | 6 | 227 | 10 | N. | |||
| 27 | 29·793 | 65·5 | 55·2 | 60·3 | 102 | 54 | .. | 333 | 8 | E. | |||
| 28 | 29·763 | 71·8 | 56·0 | 63·9 | 126 | 53 | 74 | 309 | 9 | N. | |||
| 29 | 29·858 | 68·5 | 53·5 | 61·0 | 117 | 50 | .. | 199 | 3 | S. | |||
| 30 | 29·914 | 65·3 | 52·8 | 59·0 | 128 | 52 | .. | 123 | 3 | S. | |||
| 31 | 29·934 | 63·0 | 47·6 | 55·3 | 122 | 43·5 | .. | 131 | 6 | S. | |||
| * | 29·857 | 66·5 | 53·8 | 60·1 | 120·6 | 49·6 | 493 | 250 | 5·9 | .. | |||
| † | 29·895 | .. | .. | 62·8 | 126·8 | 48·3 | 343 | 233 | 4·6 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
Note.—Temperature below the average for January in previous years, and bright sunshine less on account of haziness in skies. Barometer also lower, but fairly even; extreme range, ·582 in. Mean daily range of temperature, 12·7°, which is below usual; extreme maximum, 75°; minimum, 45°. Mean dew point, 51·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, ·378 in.; relative humidity, 72 per cent. Wind on 1st and rain on 5th exceptionally heavy.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE, JANUARY, 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 (½ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Deg. Max. Temp. | Deg. Min. Temp. | Points. | |||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 62·7 | 69·1 | 56·3 | 117 | 7 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 68·0 | 74·0 | 62·0 | 178 | 7 |
| T. F. McLaughlin | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 60·8 | 68·8 | 52·8 | 344 | 17 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOMOHA KI | 59·1 | 66·5 | 51·8 | 398 | 11 |
| F. Gilanders | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 59·3 | 67·8 | 50·9 | 314 | 10 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 59·8 | 71·7 | 48·0 | 171 | 10 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| .. | TAURANGA | 64·7 | 74·8 | 54·7 | 205 | 7 |
| Dr. W. Brown | ||||||
| .. | GISBORNE | 64·2 | 73·5 | 54·8 | 299 | 13 |
| A. Cuthbert | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 62·0 | 72·1 | 52·0 | 260 | 11 |
| Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 140 | WELLINGTON | 60·1 | 66·5 | 53·8 | 493 | 9 |
| Rev. D. C. Bates | ||||||
| Averages .. | 62·0 | 70·5 | 53·7 | 278 | 10·2 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | NELSON .. | 55·5 | 69·0 | 52·0 | 258 | 10 |
| J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | ||||||
| 50 | KAIKOURA | 58·6 | 69·3 | 48·0 | 284 | 11 |
| Dr. Gunn | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 57·3 | 68·3 | 46·3 | 393 | 14 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 57·9 | 68·2 | 47·6 | 257 | 13 |
| E. Kidson | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 59·5 | 71·2 | 47·9 | 352 | 13 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 54·5 | 62·4 | 46·6 | 399 | 17 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 57·8 | 66·9 | 48·6 | 1,058 | 16 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| .. | INVERCARGILL | 55·2 | 63·3 | 47·4 | 291 | 21 |
| D. G. Gilmour | ||||||
| Averages .. | 57·0 | 67·3 | 48·0 | 415 | 14·4 |
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 | 636 | 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 day |
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🏥 New Zealand Meteorological Observations for January 1906
🏥 Health & Social WelfareMeteorology, Weather observations, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind velocity, Cloud cover, Barometric pressure, Wellington
- Rev. D. C. Bates, Wellington
🏥 Climatological Data for Various New Zealand Stations, January 1906
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19 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
- T. F. McLaughlin, Observer at Rotorua
- G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
- F. Gilanders, Observer at Momoha Ki
- D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer at Master Ton
- W. Brown (Doctor), Observer at Tauranga
- A. Cuthbert, 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
- Gunn (Doctor), Observer at Kaikoura
- J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- E. Kidson, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
- D. G. Gilmour, Observer at Invercargill
🏥 Annual Climatological Averages for 1905
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