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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 69
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JULY, 1906.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of July, 1906. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 104 ft.
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 | 29·264 | Fah. 53·0 | Fah. 43·5 | Fah. 48·2 | Fah. 71 | Fah. 42 | .. | 418 | 10 | N.E. |
| 2 | 29·244 | 49·0 | 45·0 | 47·0 | 87 | 36 | 51 | 410 | 2 | N.W. |
| 3 | 29·209 | 51·0 | 46·0 | 46·5 | 86 | 43 | .. | 350 | 2 | N.W. |
| 4 | 29·479 | 58·0 | 44·0 | 51·0 | 103 | 32 | .. | 430 | 1 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·464 | 54·0 | 49·6 | 51·8 | 92 | 40 | .. | 610 | 6 | N. |
| 6 | 29·657 | 59·0 | 49·5 | 54·2 | 98 | 43 | .. | 591 | 5 | N.W. |
| 7 | 29·304 | 58·0 | 50·0 | 54·0 | 100 | 49 | 32 | 924 | 8 | N.W. |
| 8 | 29·557 | 50·2 | 42·8 | 46·5 | 76 | 36 | 15 | 454 | 10 | S. |
| 9 | 29·990 | 54·8 | 35·0 | 44·9 | 76 | 29 | .. | 340 | 1 | N. |
| 10 | 29·425 | 54·0 | 43·0 | 48·5 | 90 | 49 | 1 | 633 | 10 | N.W. |
| 11 | 29·733 | 55·0 | 38·6 | 46·8 | 60 | 33 | .. | 365 | 0 | N.W. |
| 12 | 29·926 | 53·0 | 38·5 | 45·7 | 89 | 31 | 4 | 294 | 10 | N. |
| 13 | 29·738 | 58·4 | 47·2 | 52·8 | 70 | 45 | .. | 59 | 0 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·728 | 58·2 | 47·8 | 53·0 | 99 | 43 | 5 | 398 | 10 | N. |
| 15 | 30·004 | 50·5 | 40·5 | 45·5 | 63 | 39 | 18 | 433 | 10 | S. |
| 16 | 30·099 | 45·5 | 40·0 | 42·7 | 56 | 38 | 72 | 832 | 10 | S. |
| 17 | 29·966 | 52·5 | 43·0 | 47·7 | 54 | 38 | 5 | 784 | 10 | S.E. |
| 18 | 30·039 | 55·2 | 49·8 | 52·5 | 67 | 49 | 12 | 340 | 9 | S.E. |
| 19 | 29·961 | 53·7 | 48·5 | 51·1 | 81 | 48 | 7 | 78 | 10 | N.W. |
| 20 | 29·900 | 54·4 | 49·0 | 51·7 | 78 | 47 | .. | 212 | 4 | N.W. |
| 21 | 30·062 | 53·7 | 38·8 | 46·2 | 96 | 32 | .. | 183 | 3 | S.W. |
| 22 | 29·929 | 56·2 | 45·1 | 50·6 | 98 | 39 | 1 | 77 | 5 | Calm |
| 23 | 29·885 | 59·5 | 51·6 | 55·5 | 109 | 48 | .. | 171 | 5 | E. |
| 24 | 29·911 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 53·0 | 103 | 40 | 4 | 180 | 9 | S.E. |
| 25 | 29·879 | 59·2 | 48·9 | 54·0 | 77 | 48 | 10 | 190 | 4 | N. |
| 26 | 29·765 | 54·0 | 47·5 | 50·7 | 91 | 42 | 4 | 374 | 6 | N.W. |
| 27 | 29·660 | 53·0 | 39·1 | 46·4 | 105 | 35 | 8 | 169 | 5 | Calm |
| 28 | 29·401 | 49·5 | 42·0 | 45·7 | 103 | 39 | 2 | 471 | 2 | S. |
| 29 | 29·423 | 47·6 | 33·5 | 40·5 | 95 | 24 | .. | 114 | 0 | Calm |
| 30 | 29·478 | 49·5 | 36·8 | 43·6 | 94 | 26 | 9 | 109 | 0 | N.W. |
| 31 | 29·473 | 49·0 | 36·8 | 42·9 | 93 | 29 | 6 | 58 | 10 | S. |
| * | 29·695 | 53·7 | 44·0 | 48·9 | 86 | 39·1 | 266 | 356 | 5·7 | |
| † | 29·906 | .. | .. | 47·6 | 86·6 | 34·5 | 609 | .. | .. |
- Means, &c.
† Monthly means previous years.
NOTE.—In the early part of month the weather was boisterous, but the temperature was mild and the rainfall small for the middle of winter. Gales occurred on the 4th, 5th, 6th, 9th, and 15th. Mean daily range of temperature, 9·7° F.; mean dew point, 41·6° F.; mean relative humidity, 78 per cent.; mean elastic force of vapour, ·263 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | |||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. 51·7 | Deg. 56·9 | Deg. 46·5 | 680 |
| 925 | AUCKLAND | ||||
| T. F. Cheeseman | 47·0 | 54·2 | 39·9 | 770 | |
| 200 | ROTORUA | ||||
| G. F. McGirr | 52·5 | 60·8 | 44·3 | 657 | |
| 250 | NEW PLYMOUTH | ||||
| G. W. Palmer | 47·8 | 53·5 | 42·1 | 448 | |
| 119 | MOMOHAKE | ||||
| F. Gilanders | 48·0 | 54·2 | 42·0 | 237 | |
| 377 | LEVIN | ||||
| D. M. Cole | 46·3 | 55·1 | 37·5 | 588 | |
| .. | MASTERON | ||||
| A. G. Wise | 51·1 | 58·0 | 44·1 | 549 | |
| .. | TAURANGA | ||||
| Dr. D. Gault | 51·3 | 58·1 | 44·6 | 1266 | |
| 10 | GISBORNE | ||||
| Rev. H. W. Williams | 49·0 | 56·7 | 41·4 | 779 | |
| 140 | MEEANEE, NAPIER | ||||
| Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 48·9 | 53·7 | 44·0 | 266 | |
| WELLINGTON | |||||
| Rev. D. C. Bates | |||||
| Averages | 49·4 | 56·1 | 42·6 | 619 | |
| .. | SOUTH ISLAND. | 45·6 | 52·8 | 38·5 | 243 |
| NELSON | |||||
| J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | 41·1 | 48·5 | 33·7 | 442 | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | ||||
| J. B. Gould | 43·1 | 50·0 | 36·1 | 394 | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | ||||
| H. F. Skey | 44·0 | 50·7 | 37·3 | 323 | |
| 42 | LINCOLN | ||||
| G. Gray | 41·6 | 46·3 | 36·9 | 263 | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | ||||
| H. Skey | 45·9 | 54·0 | 37·8 | 1515 | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA | ||||
| A. D. Macfarlane | 40·0 | 46·0 | 34·0 | 364 | |
| .. | INVERCARGILL | ||||
| D. G. Gilmour | |||||
| Averages | 43·0 | 49·8 | 36·3 | 507 |
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 69
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🏥 New Zealand Meteorological Returns for July 1906
🏥 Health & Social WelfareMeteorological data, Weather observations, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind velocity, Cloud cover, Solar radiation, Wellington
- Government Meteorological Observatory
🏥 Climatological Table of Means and Totals from Chief Stations
🏥 Health & Social WelfareClimatological data, Station averages, Temperature extremes, Rainfall totals, Observer names, North Island, South Island
18 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Rotorua
- G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
- F. Gilanders, Observer at Momohake
- D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
- D. Gault (Doctor), Observer at Tauranga
- H. W. Williams (Reverend), 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
- J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, 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
🏥 Health & Social WelfareAnnual weather averages, Monthly temperature, Monthly rainfall, Rainy days, North Island, South Island