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Oct. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2765
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, SEPTEMBER, 1906.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1906. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 105 ft.
| 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. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·247 | Fah. 54·0 | Fah. 46·0 | Fah. 50·0 | 101 | 40 | .. | 430 | 2 | N. | ||||
| 2 | 30·004 | 53·6 | 48·5 | 51·0 | 99 | 45 | 43 | 558 | 3 | N.W. | ||||
| 3 | 29·886 | 55·5 | 47·6 | 51·5 | 93 | 47 | 11 | 734 | 3 | N.W. | ||||
| 4 | 30·194 | 58·0 | 45·8 | 51·9 | 115 | 45 | 2 | 468 | 10 | S. | ||||
| 5 | 30·462 | 51·1 | 42·5 | 46·8 | 105 | 33 | .. | 295 | 9 | E. | ||||
| 6 | 30·508 | 55·6 | 38·5 | 47·0 | 116 | 31 | .. | 90 | 9 | N.E. | ||||
| 7 | 30·468 | 57·8 | 47·7 | 52·7 | 115 | 40 | 20 | 218 | 2 | N.E. | ||||
| 8 | 30·163 | 58·8 | 51·0 | 54·9 | 114 | 46 | 3 | 449 | 10 | N.W. | ||||
| 9 | 30·199 | 56·0 | 46·5 | 51·2 | 111 | 44 | 27 | 525 | 10 | S.E. | ||||
| 10 | 30·230 | 49·2 | 44·8 | 47·0 | 81 | 41 | 10 | 387 | 9 | S.E. | ||||
| 11 | 30·134 | 49·5 | 42·8 | 46·1 | 117 | 41 | 20 | 463 | 10 | S. | ||||
| 12 | 30·000 | 51·0 | 41·9 | 46·4 | 100 | 34 | .. | 134 | 4 | N.W. | ||||
| 13 | 29·975 | 55·0 | 42·0 | 48·5 | 115 | 44 | .. | 368 | 3 | N.W. | ||||
| 14 | 29·778 | 55·0 | 46·2 | 50·6 | 117 | 41 | 42 | 331 | 8 | N. | ||||
| 15 | 29·386 | 56·9 | 48·6 | 52·7 | 83 | 45 | 12 | 145 | 8 | N. | ||||
| 16 | 29·800 | 61·1 | 41·4 | 51·2 | 130 | 41 | 12 | 390 | 7 | S. | ||||
| 17 | 30·158 | 47·0 | 40·5 | 43·7 | 110 | 31 | Trace | 464 | 10 | S.E. | ||||
| 18 | 30·113 | 57·8 | 39·4 | 48·6 | 113 | 30 | .. | 189 | 1 | N.E. | ||||
| 19 | 29·971 | 56·0 | 39·0 | 47·5 | 120 | 31 | .. | 93 | 0 | N.E. | ||||
| 20 | 29·900 | 60·0 | 54·0 | 57·0 | 116 | 34 | .. | 100 | 4 | Calm | ||||
| 21 | 29·945 | 60·0 | 52·0 | 56·0 | 122 | 36 | .. | 220 | 6 | S.E. | ||||
| 22 | 30·050 | 54·5 | 44·0 | 49·2 | 110 | 36 | .. | 314 | 6 | S.E. | ||||
| 23 | 30·109 | 51·7 | 38·9 | 45·3 | 121 | 31 | 11 | 177 | 9 | N.E. | ||||
| 24 | 30·213 | 57·5 | 39·0 | 48·2 | 119 | 43 | 10 | 157 | 10 | S. | ||||
| 25 | 30·096 | 52·5 | 39·6 | 46·0 | 112 | 32 | .. | 163 | 1 | N.W. | ||||
| 26 | 30·249 | 55·0 | 39·8 | 47·4 | 120 | 38 | .. | 379 | 8 | S.E. | ||||
| 27 | 30·418 | 52·0 | 40·3 | 46·1 | 119 | 31 | .. | 201 | 1 | E. | ||||
| 28 | 30·288 | 58·2 | 45·0 | 51·6 | 115 | 40 | .. | 296 | 0 | N. | ||||
| 29 | 30·109 | 57·8 | 49·9 | 53·8 | 115 | 47 | 50 | 516 | 9 | N.W. | ||||
| 30 | 29·854 | 55·3 | 43·8 | 49·5 | 121 | 44 | 31 | 625 | 10 | S. | ||||
| * | 30·097 | 55·1 | 42·2 | 49·6 | 111·5 | 39 | 304 | 327 | 6 | — | ||||
| + | 29·954 | .. | .. | 51·5 | 105 | 38 | 452 | .. | .. | — |
- Means, &c. + Monthly means previous years.
NOTE.—A very pleasant spring month. Total bright sunshine, 153 hours 46 minutes, with three sunless days. Mean dew point, 41·7. Mean elastic force of vapour, ·264 in. Mean relative humidity, 74 per cent. Mean daily range of temperature, 10·9 deg. Fahr.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 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. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | |||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman | 53·5 | 58·9 | 49·1 | 432 | 14 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA W. Hill | .. | 58·8 | .. | 715 | 14 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer | 52·7 | 62·6 | 42·8 | 347 | 16 |
| 250 | MOMOHA KI F. Gillanders | 49·5 | 57·0 | 41·2 | 203 | 14 |
| 119 | LEVIN D. M. Cole | 49·0 | 57·3 | 40·8 | 277 | 11 |
| 377 | MASTER TON A. G. Wise | 49·6 | 59·8 | 39·3 | 305 | 12 |
| .. | TAURANGA Dr. D. Gault | 52·6 | 61·2 | 44·3 | 607 | 16 |
| .. | GISBORNE Rev. H. W. Williams | 52·5 | 60·8 | 44·2 | 285 | 15 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 50·0 | 58·5 | 41·6 | 259 | 18 |
| 140 | WELLINGTON Rev. D. C. Bates | 49·6 | 55·1 | 44·2 | 304 | 15 |
| Averages .. | 51·0 | 59·0 | 43·0 | 373 | 14·5 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | NELSON J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson | 49·7 | 56·0 | 43·3 | 498 | 13 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA J. B. Gould | 47·1 | 57·8 | 36·5 | 436 | 15 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 48·3 | 56·8 | 39·7 | 131 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN G. Gray | 49·7 | 58·5 | 40·9 | 194 | 14 |
| 96 | TIMARU R. Furgusson | 47·5 | 56·0 | 39·0 | 223 | 9 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 47·3 | 54·5 | 40·2 | 362 | 11 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane | 49·8 | 58·4 | 41·3 | 827 | 11 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL D. G. Gilmour | 47·4 | 55·0 | 39·7 | 138 | 11 |
| Averages .. | 48·3 | 56·6 | 40·1 | 351 | 12 |
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 | 44·2 | 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 September 1906
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19 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer, Auckland
- W. Hill, Observer, Rotorua
- G. W. Palmer, Observer, New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer, Momohaki
- D. M. Cole, Observer, Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer, Masterton
- D. Gault (Dr.), Observer, Tauranga
- H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer, Gisborne
- Kennedy (Rev. Dr.), Observer, Meeanee, Napier
- D. C. Bates (Rev.), Observer, Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer, Nelson
- Hudson (Dr.), Observer, Nelson
- J. B. Gould, Observer, Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer, Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer, Lincoln
- R. Furgusson, Observer, Timaru
- H. Skey, Observer, Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer, Hokitika
- D. G. Gilmour, Observer, Invercargill