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✨ Meteorological Data and Statistics

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 60

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JUNE, 1906.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 1906. 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.

Sydney Street Observatory, Altitude 140 ft.
1	30·137	51·0	47·2	49·1	59	45	..	320	4	S.E.
2	30·192	53·6	41·7	47·6	88	40	..	104	10	Calm
3	30·083	55·9	43·0	49·4	96	44	..	108	5	N.E.
4	30·062	54·3	43·8	49·0	86	39	..	119	3	N.E.
5	29·976	57·4	49·4	53·4	100	44	..	325	1	N.W.
6	29·975	58·5	48·8	53·6	91	45	41	399	8	N.W.
7	29·556	55·6	50·4	53·0	83	47	38	620	10	N.
8	29·831	58·0	48·0	53·0	80	44	..	552	0	N.
9	30·400	53·5	43·5	48·5	101	42	14	206	3	S.
10	30·426	47·0	41·0	44·0	74	38	..	231	9	S.E.
11	30·183	51·0	38·8	44·9	92	34	..	86	1	N.E.
12	30·116	50·5	40·8	45·6	92	36	..	86	0	S.
13	30·044	53·8	35·0	44·4	86	31	..	48	10	S.
14	29·983	50·8	39·4	45·1	90	35	34	133	2	N.
15	30·172	58·0	39·5	48·7	95	37	8	228	6	S.
16	30·292	46·9	42·0	44·4	88	38	..	353	9	S.
17	30·339	49·5	39·0	44·2	86	32	..	188	6	N.
18	30·380	53·6	41·0	47·3	86	35	..	78	1	N.

Alexandra Observatory, Altitude 105 ft.


19	30·250	55·0	45·0	50·0	90	46	..	244	2	N.
20	30·194	55·0	49·6	52·6	97	47	..	600	4	N.W.
21	30·125	58·0	50·5	54·2	97	48	..	610	9	N.
22	30·105	56·0	51·0	53·5	98	50	..	752	8	N.W.
23	30·231	57·8	48·0	52·9	99	47	12	641	9	N.W.
24	29·764	55·0	49·7	52·3	88	49	5	553	10	N.W.
25	29·730	56·5	44·0	50·2	74	37	26	640	2	S.
26	29·989	56·5	34·5	45·5	97	25	3	167	2	N.E.
27	29·725	50·0	40·1	45·0	93	39	10	584	10	N.
28	29·388	56·6	48·2	52·4	84	47	..	651	1	N.W.
29	29·561	55·3	42·0	48·6	100	30	46	143	0	N.
30	29·133	54·0	45·0	49·5	97	44	5	310	10	N.E.
*	30·114	54·2	44·0	49·1	89·4	40·5	242	336	5·2	..
†	29·945	..	..	49·5	..	..	507	..	..	..

Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—Weather mild and dry until latter part of month, when it became raw, humid, and windy. Mean relative humidity, 78 per cent.; mean dew point, 42·7° F.; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·274 in.; mean daily range, 10·1° F. New observatory in a more open site. Three days’ simultaneous observations before removal showed similar temperatures of air in shade, but lower terrestrial radiation and higher velocity of wind.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 1906.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet.	Name of Station and Observer.	Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Extremes.	Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch).	Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
			Mean Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	\|
		Deg.	Deg.	Deg.	Points. \|
125	NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman	51·9	56·7	47·1	154 \| 11
925	ROTORUA G. F. McGirr	45·9	55·4	36·4	258 \| 8
200	NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer	51·6	60·8	42·5	490 \| 22
250	MOMOHIKI F. Gillanders	47·2	53·1	41·2	279 \| 15
119	LEVIN D. M. Cole	46·7	53·2	40·3	292 \| 17
377	MASTER TON A. G. Wise	46·0	56·5	35·2	261 \| 11
..	TAURANGA Dr. D. Gault	50·8	59·0	43·0	74 \| 7
..	GISBORNE A. Cuthbert	50·3	58·4	42·2	117 \| 11
10	MEEANEE, NAPIER.. Rev. Dr. Kennedy	47·3	57·3	37·2	29 \| 10
140	WELLINGTON Rev. D. C. Bates	49·1	54·2	44·0	242 \| 12
	Averages	48·7	56·5	41·7	220 \| 12·4

SOUTH ISLAND.



1218	NELSON J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson	45·9	54·4	37·5	336	8
	HANMER SPA J. B. Gould	45·1	54·8	35·9	315	12
25	CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey	43·9	51·5	36·3	348	13
42	LINCOLN G. Gray	45·9	53·3	38·5	334	10
300	LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey	44·9	51·3	38·6	247	9
12	HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane	46·3	54·9	37·8	1352	20
..	INVERCARGILL D. G. Gilmour	43·3	49·2	37·5	257	18
	Averages	45·0	52·8	37·4	457	13

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

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1906, No 60

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🌾 New Zealand Meteorological Observations for June 1906

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KeywordsMeteorology, Weather observations, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind velocity, Barometric pressure, Cloud cover, Solar radiation, Terrestrial radiation, Climate data, Wellington, Alexandra Observatory

🌾 Climatological Table of Means and Totals from Chief Stations

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KeywordsClimatology, Weather stations, Mean temperature, Rainfall totals, Days with rain, Station data, Auckland, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hokitika, Invercargill
👱🏽 Names

18 names identified

T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland station
G. F. McGirr, Observer at Rotorua station
G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth station
F. Gillanders, Observer at Momoiki station
D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin station
A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton station
D. Gault (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
H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch 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

Domain🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
KeywordsAnnual climate averages, Monthly temperature, Monthly rainfall, Rainy days, North Island climate, South Island climate, 1905 weather data

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