✨ Meteorological Statistics
May 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1303
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, APRIL, 1906.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1906. Altitude above the sea, 140 ft. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced and corrected, in Inches. | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29·938 | 56·0 | 48·0 | 52·0 | 90 | 44 | .. | 124 | 5 | S.E. |
| 2 | 30·031 | 57·5 | 43·0 | 52·7 | 108 | 44 | .. | 90 | 9 | S. |
| 3 | 29·882 | 57·0 | 39·0 | 48·0 | 109 | 35 | 78 | 139 | 5 | N.E. |
| 4 | 29·590 | 63·0 | 50·6 | 56·8 | 113 | 49 | .. | 201 | 8 | N. |
| 5 | 29·671 | 60·0 | 48·0 | 54·0 | 110 | 43 | .. | 212 | 1 | N. |
| 6 | 29·753 | 63·6 | 51·8 | 57·7 | 110 | 45 | .. | 244 | 0 | N.E. |
| 7 | 29·760 | 65·2 | 51·0 | 58·1 | 111 | 42 | .. | 395 | 3 | N.W. |
| 8 | 29·811 | 61·6 | 45·5 | 51·5 | 109 | 41 | .. | 203 | 6 | S.W. |
| 9 | 29·664 | 60·6 | 50·8 | 55·7 | 110 | 45 | 2 | 176 | 0 | N.W. |
| 10 | 29·490 | 61·8 | 51·6 | 56·7 | 111 | 47 | .. | 389 | 0 | N.W. |
| 11 | 29·794 | 60·6 | 40·0 | 50·3 | 115 | 36 | 57 | 186 | 0 | N.W. |
| 12 | 29·651 | 63·0 | 51·8 | 57·4 | 109 | 48 | 7 | 253 | 9 | N. |
| 13 | 30·134 | 59·0 | 40·6 | 49·8 | 102 | 36 | Trace | 154 | 0 | E. |
| 14 | 30·317 | 62·0 | 44·0 | 53·0 | 108 | 40 | .. | 65 | 9 | N. |
| 15 | 30·373 | 61·8 | 51·8 | 56·8 | 110 | 50 | .. | 297 | 4 | N. |
| 16 | 30·362 | 60·0 | 52·8 | 56·4 | 109 | 49 | .. | 232 | 4 | N.W. |
| 17 | 30·156 | 59·9 | 55·0 | 57·4 | 108 | 51 | 43 | 371 | 9 | N.W. |
| 18 | 30·161 | 59·2 | 55·8 | 57·5 | 89 | 54 | 9 | 388 | 9 | N. |
| 19 | 30·066 | 58·8 | 55·0 | 56·9 | 70 | 54 | 1 | 214 | 10 | N. |
| 20 | 29·958 | 61·0 | 58·0 | 59·5 | 82 | 57 | 8 | 320 | 10 | N. |
| 21 | 29·752 | 59·5 | 52·0 | 55·7 | 92 | 47 | 26 | 467 | 1 | N.W. |
| 22 | 30·023 | 58·2 | 44·4 | 51·3 | 106 | 42 | 3 | 410 | 10 | S.W. |
| 23 | 30·152 | 50·8 | 47·0 | 48·9 | 62 | 45 | Trace | 370 | 9 | S. |
| 24 | 29·968 | 57·0 | 46·8 | 51·9 | 102 | 42 | .. | 37 | 3 | N.E. |
| 25 | 29·897 | 56·5 | 46·3 | 51·4 | 95 | 41 | .. | 28 | 4 | N.W. |
| 26 | 29·763 | 60·0 | 52·0 | 56·0 | 106 | 49 | 2 | 397 | 8 | N.W. |
| 27 | 29·520 | 59·3 | 54·9 | 57·1 | 99 | 53 | .. | 508 | 4 | N. |
| 28 | 29·527 | 60·0 | 58·0 | 59·0 | 93 | 56 | 4 | 738 | 1 | N.W. |
| 29 | 29·579 | 61·0 | 54·0 | 57·5 | 98 | 51 | 14 | 635 | 0 | N.W. |
| 30 | 29·487 | 61·4 | 52·6 | 57·0 | 103 | 49 | .. | 532 | 1 | N.W. |
| * | 29·874 | 59·8 | 49·9 | 54·8 | 101 | 46 | 254 | 292 | 4·7 | .. |
| † | 30·060 | .. | .. | 56·9 | 107 | 44 | 382 | 202 | 5·1 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
REMARKS.—Mostly pleasant autumn weather in daytime, with showers in evening, and gales during the night on 20th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th. The wind was persistently strong N.W. during the last six days. Mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. Dew point, 46·6°. Elastic force of vapour, ·318. Maximum temperature, 65·2°; minimum, 40·0°. Mean daily range, 10° Fahr.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1906.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (3 Points or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | ||||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. |
| AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman | 58·8 | 65·1 | 52·7 | 310 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA T. F. McLaughlin | 53·0 | 63·2 | 43·0 | 376 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer | 58·4 | 66·9 | 49·9 | 631 |
| 250 | MOMOHA KI F. Gillanders | 54·2 | 60·3 | 48·1 | 424 |
| 119 | LEVIN D. M. Cole | 53·4 | 60·0 | 46·9 | 416 |
| 377 | MASTER TON A. G. Wise | 52·5 | 63·0 | 41·5 | 274 |
| .. | TAURANGA Dr. W. Brown | 58·1 | 66·4 | 49·7 | 256 |
| .. | GISBORNE A. Cuthbert | 58·5 | 68·4 | 48·7 | 386 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 54·9 | 65·8 | 44·1 | 160 |
| 140 | WELLINGTON Rev. D. C. Bates | 54·8 | 59·8 | 49·9 | 254 |
| Averages .. | 55·7 | 63·9 | 47·5 | 849 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| | NELSON J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | 53·1 | 61·1 | 45·2 | 151 | 16 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA J. B. Gould | 50·0 | 60·2 | 39·9 | 674 | 14 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 42 | LINCOLN G. Gray | 51·5 | 61·5 | 41·6 | 294 | 7 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 49·4 | 55·8 | 42·9 | 334 | 15 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane | 54·5 | 63·4 | 45·6 | 1160 | 20 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL D. G. Gilmour | 49·3 | 57·1 | 41·6 | 739 | 21 |
| | Averages .. | 51·3 | 59·8 | 42·8 | 335 | 15·5 |
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 days |
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NZ Gazette 1906, No 37
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🏥 New Zealand Meteorological Observations for April 1906
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- Government Meteorological Observatory
🏥 Climatological Data from Chief Stations for April 1906
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17 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland station
- T. F. McLaughlin, Observer at Rotorua station
- G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth station
- F. Gillanders, Observer at Momoha Ki station
- D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin station
- A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton station
- W. Brown (Dr.), Observer at Tauranga station
- A. Cuthbert, Observer at Gisborne station
- Kennedy (Rev. Dr.), Observer at Meeanee, Napier station
- D. C. Bates (Rev.), Observer at Wellington station
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson station
- Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson station
- J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa station
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln station
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin station
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika station
- D. G. Gilmour, Observer at Invercargill station
🏥 Annual Climatological Averages for 1905
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