✨ Climatological Observations
568 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 13
ABSTRACT OF CLIMATOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR YEAR 1905, as made at KAIKOURA, Marlborough, New Zealand, at 9 a.m.; situated ten miles south of Kaikoura Ranges, the altitude of which is 8,000 ft.
Latitude .. .. .. 42° 26' 30" S. Longitude .. .. 173° 45' E.
Height above sea-level .. 50 ft. Distance from sea .. One-quarter of a mile.
JOHN St. C. GUNN, M.B., C.M., F.R.Met.S., Observer.
| Month. | Temperature. | Rainfall. | Relative Humidity. | Amount of Cloud. | Local Wind. | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means. | Extremes, 1905. | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 a.m. | Mean. | Max. | Min. | Range | High't | Lowest | Mean Temperature for Previous Eight Years. | Difference. | Total. | Greatest Fall in One Day. | Days of Rain. | % | 0-10 | N.W. | N.E. | S.E. | S.W. | Calm. | ||
| January .. | 60·2 | 57·6 | 65·5 | 49·7 | 15·8 | 76 | 42 | 61·7 | -4·1 | 5·72 | 2·45 | 10 | 76 | 5 | 1 | 4½ | 6 | 10½ | 9 | |
| February .. | 61·9 | 58·9 | 68·5 | 49·8 | 19·2 | 78 | 41 | 59·2 | -0·3 | 2·34 | 0·85 | 7 | 82 | 5 | .. | 7½ | 6 | 3 | 11½ | |
| March .. | 61·4 | 57·7 | 66·4 | 49·0 | 17·4 | 76 | 42 | 57·1 | +0·6 | 4·93 | 2·76 | 12 | 83 | 3·7 | 1½ | 3½ | 4½ | 8½ | 13 | |
| April .. | 55·0 | 50·4 | 62·8 | 38·0 | 24·8 | 75 | 31 | 54·0 | -3·6 | 2·33 | 0·65 | 10 | 73 | 3·8 | ½ | 3 | .. | 16½ | 10 | |
| May .. | 49·6 | 48·1 | 58·0 | 38·2 | 19·8 | 70 | 29 | 48·7 | -0·6 | 4·59 | 2·98 | 9 | 76 | 5·0 | 1½ | 1½ | 2 | 16½ | 9½ | |
| June .. | 45·0 | 44·0 | 52·8 | 35·5 | 17·3 | 68 | 26 | 45·0 | -1·0 | 6·49 | 1·65 | 11 | 78 | 5·0 | 6 | 2½ | 4 | 14½ | 3 | |
| July .. | 46·2 | 43·7 | 53·2 | 34·1 | 19·1 | 61 | 24 | 43·6 | +0·1 | 3·44 | 0·90 | 12 | 78 | 4·6 | 4½ | 3 | 3½ | 14 | 6 | |
| August .. | 46·3 | 44·2 | 53·2 | 35·1 | 18·0 | 60 | 26 | 44·6 | -0·4 | 2·60 | 0·97 | 13 | 78 | 5·0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | |
| September | 50·5 | 48·2 | 55·1 | 41·3 | 15·0 | 62 | 31 | 48·1 | +0·1 | 6·09 | 1·73 | 17 | 76 | 7·0 | 7½ | 1 | 8 | 11½ | 2 | |
| October .. | 53·4 | 50·5 | 59·1 | 41·9 | 17·2 | 67 | 32 | 52·8 | -2·3 | 5·18 | 3·11 | 13 | 76 | 6·2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 6 | |
| November.. | 58·7 | 55·1 | 65·0 | 45·3 | 19·7 | 76 | 34 | 55·9 | -0·8 | 1·91 | 0·46 | 10 | 71 | 3·8 | 13½ | 4½ | 1 | 6 | 5 | |
| December .. | 63·0 | 57·7 | 68·5 | 47·0 | 21·5 | 81 | 35 | 58·4 | -0·7 | 2·52 | 0·86 | 9 | 60 | 3·0 | 20 | 3 | 2½ | 3½ | 2 | |
| Year .. | 54·3 | 51·3 | 60·7 | 42·0 | 18·7 | 81 | 24 | .. | .. | 48·14 | 3·11 | 133 | 75·5 | 4·7 | 63 | 42 | 47½ | 130½ | 72 | |
| Previous yrs. | .. | 52·4 | 62·6 | 42·6 | 20·4 | 94 | 21 | 52·4 | .. | 37·15 | 6·67 | 99 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| Difference.. | .. | -1·1 | -1·9 | -0·6 | -1·7 | -13 | +3 | .. | .. | +10·99 | -3·56 | +34 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
SEASONAL RESULTS OF OBSERVATIONS AT KAIKOURA.
Summer: 1st October, 1904, to 31st March, 1905.
Winter: 1st April to 30th September, 1905.
| — | — | Previous Eight Years. |
|---|---|---|
| Mean maximum for summer .. .. | 65° | 68° |
| Mean minimum for winter .. .. | 37° | 37·1° |
| Maximum summer temperature was on 3rd November | 82° | 94° |
| Minimum winter temperature was on 11th July | 24° | 21° |
| Mean summer temperature .. .. | 55·7° | 57·7° |
| Mean winter temperature .. .. | 46·4° | 47·3° |
| Total rainfall for summer .. .. | 30·30 in. | 18·14 in. |
| „ winter .. .. | 25·54 in. | 16·95 in. |
| Greatest rainfall for year was on 25th October .. | 3·11 in. | 6·67 in. |
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 13
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🏥 Abstract of Climatological Observations for Year 1905 at Kaikoura
🏥 Health & Social WelfareWeather data, Temperature, Rainfall, Humidity, Cloud cover, Wind direction, Kaikoura, Marlborough
- John St. C. Gunn (M.B., C.M., F.R.Met.S.), Observer at Kaikoura station
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