New Zealand Gazette – 1906 – No. 95

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✨ Meteorological Returns



Nov. 15.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2953

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, OCTOBER, 1906.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1906. Observations taken at 9 a.m.

Altitude of new observatory, 105 ft.

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 30·250 48·8 46·2 47·5 93 41 2 924 9 S.E.
2 30·457 50·0 47·0 48·5 119 41 .. 498 5 S.E.
3 30·322 52·8 45·0 48·9 122 31 .. 171 0 N.W.
4 30·366 55·0 49·0 52·0 121 45 .. 581 6 N.W.
5 30·395 56·3 39·6 47·9 120 31 .. 211 0 N.
6 30·376 63·0 47·9 55·4 119 40 .. 234 0 N.W.
7 30·244 63·5 44·5 54·0 120 37 .. 186 2 N.W.
8 30·175 60·5 44·5 52·5 132 36 .. 128 1 N.
9 30·156 61·2 45·0 53·1 120 36 .. 106 3 N.
10 30·172 59·6 42·9 51·2 120 34 .. 128 1 N.
11 30·182 61·0 49·5 55·2 121 46 .. 238 3 N.
12 30·171 61·6 41·6 51·6 125 39 Trace 179 5 S.E.
13 30·018 63·1 56·8 59·9 128 45 21 238 7 N.
14 29·814 62·8 54·0 58·4 132 52 Trace 646 5 N.W.
15 29·836 60·0 53·2 56·6 120 49 1 545 1 N.W.
16 29·790 60·2 51·8 56·0 120 49 .. 794 5 N.W.
17 29·888 60·2 44·5 52·3 129 33 12 394 0 N.W.
18 29·704 57·6 49·0 53·3 116 46 8 685 5 N.W.
19 29·809 56·8 44·5 50·6 129 34 .. 295 0 N.
20 29·880 61·5 50·0 55·7 122 45 .. 453 2 N.W.
21 29·955 62·2 53·2 57·7 121 46 .. 431 9 W.
22 29·916 60·2 54·0 57·1 116 51 .. 624 9 N.W.
23 29·629 59·2 55·2 57·2 92 54 .. 774 10 N.W.
24 29·086 63·0 46·8 54·9 121 43 .. 324 7 S.
25 29·723 59·5 51·0 55·2 121 49 .. 183 4 N.E.
26 29·874 64·0 52·5 58·2 123 49 .. 59 8 N.E.
27 29·602 60·0 52·5 56·2 122 50 2 740 7 N.E.
28 29·888 65·2 52·0 58·6 128 50 .. 659 0 N.
29 30·042 63·5 52·5 58·0 123 49 .. 542 10 N.E.
30 29·906 60·2 52·8 56·5 99 50 .. 557 9 N.W.
31 29·500 63·0 56·5 59·7 117 55 25 645 6 N.W.
* 29·972 59·9 49·2 54·5 120 44 71 425 4·5
+ 29·884 .. .. 54·3 114 41 432 .. 5
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE. — A dry month, with prevailing N.W. winds. Bright sunshine, 201 hours 38 minutes; two sunless days. Earth temperatures—1 ft., on 1st, 51·2°; on 31st, 57·8°; mean for month, 54·6°: 3 ft., on 1st, 52·5°; 31st, 56·5°: mean, 54·1°. Means—dew point, 45·2°; elastic force of vapour, ·302 in.; relative humidity, 70 per cent.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

October, 1906.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
125 AUCKLAND 57·2 63·2 51·2 97 9
T. F. Cheeseman
925 ROTORUA 52·8 65·0 42·0 182 10
W. Hill
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 56·5 65·3 47·8 417 18
G. W. Palmer
250 MOMOHAKI 52·5 59·2 45·7 300 13
F. Gillanders
119 LEVIN 53·0 60·5 45·5 218 12
D. M. Cole
377 MASTERTON 54·1 64·8 43·4 141 9
A. G. Wise
TAURANGA 57·6 66·1 49·0 60 8
Dr. D. Gault
GISBORNE 57·8 67·4 48·2 239 7
Rev. H.W. Williams
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER 55·8 66·0 45·6 96 7
Rev. Dr. Kennedy
140 WELLINGTON 54·5 59·9 49·2 71 7
Rev. D. C. Bates
Averages 55·2 63·7 46·8 182 10
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON 54·6 63·0 46·3 89 10
J. Sharp and Dr. Hudson
1218 HANMER SPA 52·5 62·7 42·4 104 6
J. B. Gould
25 CHRISTCHURCH 53·4 63·4 43·3 25 8
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 54·8 65·1 44·5 103 4
G. Gray
96 TIMARU 52·7 63·7 41·7 209 5
R. Fergusson
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN 51·3 60·3 42·4 156 8
H. Skey
12 HOKITIKA 53·7 62·2 45·2 1043 16
A. D. Macfarlane
INVERCARGILL 51·0 60·4 41·7 151 14
D. G. Gilmour
Averages 53·0 62·6 43·4 235 8·2

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
Rainfall, in points (100=1 inch) 235 91 278 294 562 829 517 337 482 636 365 308
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
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
Rainfall, in points (100=1 inch) 420 274 327 312 343 523 393 240 598 534 442 385
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


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1906

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🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1906

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19 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
  • W. Hill, Observer at Rotorua
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Momohaki
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
  • D. Gault (Dr.), Observer at Tauranga
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer at Gisborne
  • Kennedy (Rev. Dr.), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
  • D. C. Bates (Rev.), Observer at Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
  • Hudson (Dr.), Observer at Nelson
  • J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • D. G. Gilmour, Observer at Invercargill

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