New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 79

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✨ Meteorological Statistics



Sept. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2427

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, AUGUST, 1906.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 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 29·687 Fah. 45·8 Fah. 40·8 Fah. 43·3 86 38 61 498 6 S.
2 29·862 46·0 42·1 44·0 81 40 .. 487 9 S.E.
3 30·000 48·4 33·5 40·9 100 23 Trace 136 0 N.
4 29·709 48·6 40·0 44·3 100 39 11 357 4 N.W.
5 30·147 50·2 37·2 43·6 98 29 .. 322 0 N.E.
6 30·435 49·2 36·0 42·6 98 26 5 184 1 N.E.
7 30·828 51·0 38·6 44·8 98 36 2 464 5 S.E.
8 30·863 45·9 33·5 39·7 99 24 .. 167 2 N.W.
9 30·818 49·0 37·6 43·3 97 28 .. 184 5 S.
10 30·611 48·4 38·5 43·4 90 33 .. 211 2 Calm
11 30·303 53·8 38·6 46·2 86 34 2 27 4 Calm
12 30·097 52·2 44·8 48·5 85 44 51 12 10 S.E.
13 29·825 53·6 47·2 50·4 83 45 6 177 7 N.W.
14 29·839 55·8 47·8 51·8 86 46 79 529 10 N.
15 30·012 52·9 44·0 48·4 64 42 Trace 517 9 S.E.
16 30·198 46·5 43·3 44·9 81 40 Trace 444 1 S.
17 30·375 47·9 37·6 42·7 94 31 .. 193 6 N.E.
18 30·255 51·0 43·5 47·2 102 45 .. 505 9 N.W.
19 30·138 55·0 50·3 52·6 91 49 3 790 8 N.
20 30·070 65·5 50·0 52·7 101 49 .. 736 10 N.E.
21 30·080 58·3 48·8 53·5 109 45 Trace 343 4 N.E.
22 30·462 59·2 39·7 49·4 110 32 .. 95 0 N.
23 30·446 59·0 46·2 52·6 109 41 .. 244 0 N.
24 30·461 59·5 43·6 51·5 110 38 .. 175 0 N.
25 30·428 60·0 44·8 52·4 96 41 .. 34 10 Calm
26 30·322 59·2 48·7 53·9 94 43 .. 81 3 N.W
27 30·252 57·8 52·7 55·2 107 49 .. 450 7 N.W.
28 30·089 60·2 53·6 56·9 115 51 60 510 10 N.W.
29 29·986 56·5 49·5 53·0 86 47 .. 664 7 N.
30 30·104 54·8 41·5 48·1 107 31 .. 451 0 N.W.
31 30·126 58·0 45·6 51·8 112 47 .. 377 1 N.W.
* 30·220 53·3 43·2 48·2 96 39 280 334 5
† 29·974 .. .. 48·5 95 38 500 .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—Weather on the whole very pleasant, especially in the latter part of the month. The barometer was unusually high, and the maximum on the 8th has only been once exceeded. The mean dew point was 42°, and mean humidity 76 per cent. of saturation. The mean daily range of temperature was 10° F. The 10th and 11th were remarkably calm. Bright sunshine was recorded for 136 hours 56 min. which gives a daily average of 4 hours 19 min.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 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).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND 52·1 56·9 47·3 176
T. F. Cheeseman
925 ROTORUA 46·7 56·0 37·5 337
G. A. Cormack
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 52·9 62·1 43·7 413
G. W. Palmer
250 MOMOHAKE 47·6 54·7 40·5 271
F. Gillanders
119 LEVIN 46·8 55·5 38·3 252
D. M. Cole
377 MASTERTON 47·4 57·6 37·2 146
A. G. Wise
.. TAURANGA 50·1 59·1 41·2 366
Dr. D. Gault
.. GISBORNE 49·8 .. .. 143
Rev. H. W. Williams
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER.. 48·6 57·4 39·8 122
Rev. Dr. Kennedy
140 WELLINGTON 48·2 53·3 43·2 280
Rev. D. C. Bates
Averages 49·0 56·9 40·9 250
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON 47·6 54·6 40·6 215
J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson
.. HANMER SPA 44·3 53·6 34·9 128
J. B. Gould
1218 CHRISTCHURCH 44·2 52·7 35·8 158
H. F. Skey
25 LINCOLN 45·2 52·9 37·6 151
G. Gray
42 TIMARU 43·1 51·5 34·7 57
R. Furgusson
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN 43·6 49·8 37·4 166
H. Skey
12 HOKITIKA 47·2 55·5 38·9 1061
A. D. Macfarlane
.. INVERCARGILL 43·4 49·8 37·1 256
D. G. Gilmour
Averages 44·8 52·5 37·1 274

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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🏥 New Zealand Meteorological Returns for August 1906

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Meteorological data, Weather observations, Temperature, Barometric pressure, Rainfall, Wind velocity, Cloud cover, Solar radiation, Wellington observations

🏥 Climatological Table of Means and Totals from Chief Stations

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Climatological statistics, Weather stations, Temperature averages, Rainfall totals, Observer names, Regional weather data
19 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland station
  • G. A. Cormack, Observer at Rotorua station
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth station
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Momohake station
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin station
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton station
  • D. Gault (Doctor), Observer at Tauranga station
  • H. W. Williams (Reverend), Observer at Gisborne station
  • Kennedy (Reverend Doctor), Observer at Meeanee, Napier station
  • D. C. Bates (Reverend), Observer at Wellington station
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson station
  • Hudson (Doctor), 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
  • R. Furgusson, Observer at Timaru station
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin station
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika station
  • D. G. Gilmour, Observer at Invercargill station

🏥 Averages from Climatological Tables for Year 1905

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Annual climatological averages, Monthly temperature data, Annual rainfall totals, Rainy days statistics, North Island weather, South Island weather