✨ Meteorological Returns
Jan. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 127
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, DECEMBER, 1905.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 1905. 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 | 30·361 | 61·8 | 45·5 | 53·6 | 120 | 40 | .. | 208 | 9 | S. |
| 2 | 30·353 | 57·8 | 45·5 | 51·6 | 119 | 38 | .. | 127 | 0 | S. |
| 3 | 30·316 | 63·8 | 44·4 | 54·1 | 126 | 38 | .. | 112 | 3 | N.E. |
| 4 | 30·203 | 68·0 | 51·6 | 59·8 | 126 | 43 | .. | 143 | 4 | N.W. |
| 5 | 30·130 | 65·5 | 57·0 | 61·2 | 125 | 51 | 46 | 335 | 9 | N. |
| 6 | 30·307 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | 122 | 51 | 11 | 147 | 10 | S. |
| 7 | 30·203 | 56·0 | 48·8 | 52·4 | 80 | 45 | 12 | 117 | 10 | N. |
| 8 | 30·041 | 61·8 | 55·0 | 58·4 | 100 | 52 | .. | 75 | 10 | S. |
| 9 | 30·050 | 65·0 | 46·8 | 55·9 | 117 | 46 | 30 | 112 | 2 | Calm |
| 10 | 29·866 | 74·0 | 60·5 | 67·2 | 127 | 55 | 2 | 251 | 10 | N.E. |
| 11 | 30·067 | 65·1 | 58·0 | 61·5 | 114 | 35 | .. | 423 | 4 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·128 | 68·0 | 60·0 | 64·0 | 124 | 55 | .. | 215 | 9 | N. |
| 13 | 29·986 | 71·0 | 60·6 | 65·8 | 122 | 57 | 13 | 209 | 1 | N. |
| 14 | 29·806 | 76·2 | 57·4 | 66·8 | 132 | 54 | .. | 234 | 8 | N. |
| 15 | 29·720 | 65·8 | 54·5 | 60·1 | 126 | 47 | .. | 313 | 3 | N.W. |
| 16 | 29·730 | 63·8 | 54·0 | 58·9 | 127·5 | 49 | 6 | 379 | 2 | N.E. |
| 17 | 29·697 | 64·0 | 53·2 | 58·6 | 122 | 49 | 37 | 349 | 2 | N.W. |
| 18 | 30·060 | 70·0 | 52·6 | 61·3 | 129·5 | 48 | .. | 68 | 5 | S.E. |
| 19 | 30·015 | 64·0 | 46·6 | 55·3 | 119 | 40·5 | .. | 125 | 0 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·851 | 68·0 | 57·8 | 62·9 | 122 | 52 | 2 | 295 | 3 | N. |
| 21 | 29·494 | 67·8 | 57·2 | 62·5 | 122·5 | 52 | .. | 646 | 5 | N. |
| 22 | 29·451 | 63·9 | 51·6 | 57·7 | 121 | 48·5 | 8 | 358 | 0 | N. |
| 23 | 29·632 | 62·0 | 48·0 | 55·0 | 125 | 43 | 57 | 155 | 5 | N. |
| 24 | 29·958 | 62·6 | 45·5 | 54·0 | 122 | 40·5 | .. | 243 | 8 | S. |
| 25 | 29·884 | 62·8 | 41·6 | 52·2 | 127·5 | 35 | .. | 135 | 6 | S.W. |
| 26 | 29·862 | 64·5 | 49·5 | 57·0 | 127 | 43 | .. | 152 | 1 | S.W. |
| 27 | 29·668 | 64·6 | 50·8 | 57·7 | 122 | 45 | 57 | 170 | 10 | N.W. |
| 28 | 29·797 | 62·5 | 49·3 | 55·9 | 115 | 46 | 8 | 243 | 10 | S.W. |
| 29 | 29·883 | 60·5 | 42·8 | 51·6 | 112 | 36·5 | .. | 157 | 5 | N.W. |
| 30 | 30·083 | 67·0 | 44·8 | 55·9 | 125 | 39 | .. | 101 | 0 | N. |
| 31 | 30·070 | 65·6 | 55·6 | 60·6 | 121 | 50 | .. | 419 | 0 | N. |
| * | 29·957 | 65·1 | 51·6 | 58·4 | 120 | 46 | 289 | 226 | 5 | .. |
| † | 29·863 | .. | .. | 60·5 | 125 | 43 | 341 | 256 | 5 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
NOTE.—Days mostly fine and pleasant, but mornings and evenings cloudy. Very windy on 10th and 20th. Mean daily range of temperature, 13·5°. Dew point, 49·6°. Elastic force of vapour, ·356 inches, and relative humidity 72 per cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE, DECEMBER, 1905.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (⅓ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman | Deg. 61·9 | Deg. 67·9 | Deg. 55·8 | Points. 296 | 11 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. T. F. McLaughlin | 64·0 | 72·0 | 56·0 | 242 | 7 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. W. Palmer | 60·5 | 68·6 | 52·5 | 368 | 16 |
| 250 | MOMOHAKI .. F. Gillanders | 58·2 | 65·7 | 50·8 | 441 | 15 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. D. M. Cole | 57·5 | 67·0 | 48·2 | 316 | 12 |
| .. | TAURANGA .. Dr. W. Brown | 62·4 | 72·0 | 52·7 | 154 | 11 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. A. Cuthbert | 62·8 | 73·6 | 52·0 | 509 | 14 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 60·2 | 70·6 | 49·8 | 162 | 14 |
| 140 | WELLINGTON .. Rev. D. C. Bates | 58·4 | 65·1 | 51·6 | 289 | 13 |
| Means .. | 60·6 | 69·2 | 52·1 | 308 | 12·5 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| .. | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | 59·9 | 67·7 | 52·1 | 390 | 11 |
| 50 | KAIKOURA .. Dr. Gunn | 57·7 | 68·5 | 47·0 | 252 | 9 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 57·8 | 68·3 | 47·3 | 135 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 59·6 | 70·8 | 48·4 | 166 | 13 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN .. H. Skey | 55·1 | 63·0 | 47·1 | 549 | 15 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 58·9 | 66·5 | 51·3 | 870 | 20 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL .. D. G. Gilmour | 56·1 | 64·4 | 47·9 | 338 | 22 |
| Means .. | 57·9 | 67·0 | 48·7 | 385 | 14·5 |
Means from Climatological Table, December, 1904.
| Mean Temp. Deg. | Rainfall, Points. | D’ys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND .. | 56·4 | .. | 550 | 16 |
| SOUTH ISLAND .. | 56·3 | .. | 687 | 16·5 |
CLIMATOLOGICAL AVERAGES 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 days |
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 3
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1905
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🏗️ Climatological Table for December 1905
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17 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer for Auckland
- T. F. McLaughlin, Observer for Rotorua
- G. W. Palmer, Observer for New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer for Momohaki
- D. M. Cole, Observer for Levin
- W. Brown (Dr.), Observer for Tauranga
- A. Cuthbert, Observer for Gisborne
- Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Observer for Meeanee, Napier
- D. C. Bates (Rev.), Observer for Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
- Hudson (Dr.), Observer for Nelson
- Gunn (Dr.), Observer for Kaikoura
- H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
- H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
- D. G. Gilmour, Observer for Invercargill
🏗️ Climatological Averages for the Year 1905
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