New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 106

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✨ Meteorological Statistics



Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3563

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, NOVEMBER, 1907.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1907. Observations taken at 9.a.m.

Altitude of new observatory, 110 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 29·913 60·0 54·0 57·0 99·0 48·0 3 720 10 N.
2 30·154 59·0 47·0 53·0 108·0 51·0 .. 500 4 N.
3 30·140 63·0 47·0 55·0 113·0 35·0 .. 115 3 N.E.
4 30·232 69·0 52·0 60·5 118·0 37·0 .. 180 2 N.
5 30·190 66·0 55·0 60·5 111·0 38·0 .. 327 2 N.
6 30·224 67·0 58·0 62·5 114·0 51·0 3 530 4 N.
7 30·353 65·0 51·0 58·0 110·0 46·0 3 338 10 S.
8 30·321 56·0 50·0 53·0 110·0 47·0 .. 122 10 S.
9 30·170 63·0 53·0 58·0 109·0 47·0 13 493 6 N.
10 29·940 66·0 55·0 60·5 120·0 48·0 26 86 10 E.
11 29·772 63·0 52·0 57·5 112·0 49·0 251 370 10 S.E.
12 29·711 53·0 49·0 51·0 67·0 45·0 Trace 664 10 S.
13 29·940 54·0 47·0 50·5 78·0 40·0 Trace 550 10 S.
14 30·080 54·0 47·0 50·5 102·0 42·0 Trace 265 10 S.
15 30·121 55·0 48·0 49·0 100·0 34·0 .. 125 9 N.W.
16 30·120 60·2 53·0 56·6 113·0 46·0 .. 486 5 N.W.
17 30·100 60·0 55·0 57·5 111·0 49·0 .. 700 8 N.
18 29·990 61·0 55·0 58·0 110·0 50·0 .. 911 9 N.W.
19 30·210 62·0 50·0 56·0 107·0 45·0 .. 529 3 S.
20 30·230 63·0 52·0 57·5 117·0 45·0 .. 429 2 N.W.
21 30·260 62·0 54·0 58·0 107·0 47·0 .. 410 4 N.W.
22 30·302 65·0 50·0 57·5 115·0 41·0 .. 152 9 N.
23 30·091 64·0 56·0 60·0 116·0 50·0 .. 431 8 N.W.
24 30·140 66·0 55·0 60·5 117·0 48·0 .. 230 9 N.W.
25 30·050 65·0 56·0 60·5 119·0 51·0 .. 447 8 N.W.
26 29·783 65·0 57·0 61·0 115·0 51·0 Trace 459 3 N.W.
27 29·952 68·0 52·0 60·0 119·0 46·0 Trace 337 8 S.
28 29·742 62·5 55·2 58·8 122·0 46·0 3 340 8 N.
29 29·730 65·0 56·0 60·5 106·0 49·0 .. 857 4 N.W.
30 30·163 67·0 53·0 60·0 122·0 47·0 .. 300 7 S.
* 30·071 62·3 52·3 57·3 109·6 45·6 302 410 6·8
† 29·865 .. .. 57·0 121 46 359 .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—Dry month except for heavy rain on the 11th. Bright sunshine, 186 hrs. 20 min., averaging 6 hrs. 13 min. per day; two sunless days. Earth temperatures: Means—1 ft., 55°; 3 ft., 54·5°. The temperature rose 4° at 1 ft. and 3° at 3 ft. during the month. Mean dew point, 49·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·353 in.; mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS
November, 1907.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the 1 Inch). Days with Rain (4 Point or more).
Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND. 62·6 69·0 56·2 109
AUCKLAND
T. F. Cheeseman
.. TE AROHA 64·6 72·0 57·3 229
G. F. McGirr
925 ROTORUA 60·0 70·0 50·0 453
W. Hill
390 WAIHI 60·5 69·2 51·8 597
H. B. Devereux
180 RUAKURA .. 59·6 70·2 49·1 304
C. Cussen
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 60·8 70·2 51·4 336
G. W. Palmer
250 MOUMAHAHI 58·1 65·4 50·9 347
F. Gillanders
103 PALMERSTON NORTH 58·5 67·1 49·9 193
Mrs. A. A. Martin
119 LEVIN 58·1 65·4 50·9 167
D. M. Cole
377 MASTERSTON 56·6 69·2 43·9 157
A. G. Wise
.. GISBORNE 62·6 72·6 52·7 124
Archd'n Williams
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. 60·0 68·7 51·3 53
Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy
110 WELLINGTON 57·3 62·3 52·3 302
F. W. Simms
Averages 59·9 68·5 51·3 259
SOUTH ISLAND. 58·7 66·5 50·9 150
.. NELSON
J. Sharp and M. Kemphorne
490 MURCHISON 58·3 69·6 47·1 204
Dr. E. H. Howard
1218 HANMER SPA 56·5 66·8 46·2 152
J. B. Gould
25 CHRISTCHURCH 57·4 66·9 48·0 96
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 58·6 68·5 48·6 62
G. Gray
96 TIMARU 55·9 65·2 46·6 142
R. Fergusson
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN 54·7 63·4 46·1 255
H. Skey
350 GORE 53·9 64·6 43·2 119
Captain A. A. Scott
12 HOKITIKA 57·3 65·1 49·5 1195
A. D. Macfarlane
Averages 56·9 66·3 47·4 264

SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER, 1907.

Fine and dry weather was experienced in most parts of the Dominion during the greater part of the month. A cyclonic disturbance of small intensity brought the heaviest rains between the 9th and 14th, particularly over the North Island. Barometric pressure was fairly even during the month, and above the usual average for same period in former years. After the 14th the weather was generally fine and genial over the North Island; but in the South two passing disturbances, bringing wind and rain, were experienced about the 17th and 28th. The temperature was above the average, and the winds were moderate and generally between the N.W. and S.W.

AVERAGES FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FOR THE YEARS 1905 AND 1906.

--- Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Averages & Totals.
NORTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature .. 61·4 62·4 60·3 56·3 53·3 49·2 48·8 49·4 51·7 55·2 57·3 61·3 Annual.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) 256 269 294 321 518 524 568 293 427 409 419 284 45·85 in.
Days with rain .. 11·1 9·0 9·7 13·7 14·8 16·0 17·6 12·9 17·2 14·5 14·6 10·7 162 days
SOUTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature .. 57·8 58·8 57·2 51·6 48·2 44·4 43·3 44·9 48·1 52·0 54·9 58·4 51·7° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) 417 375 310 323 405 490 450 257 474 384 379 271 45·39 in.
Days with rain .. 14·3 10·4 11·3 14·7 12·2 13·5 15·3 11·0 15·0 12·3 13·0 10·7 154 days


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🌾 New Zealand Meteorological Returns for November 1907

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🌾 Climatological Data from Chief Stations for November 1907

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23 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland station
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha station
  • W. Hill, Observer at Rotorua station
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi station
  • C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura station
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth station
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Moutamahahi station
  • A. A. Martin (Mrs.), Observer at Palmerston North station
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin station
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton station
  • Archd'n Williams, Observer at Gisborne station
  • Kennedy (Very Reverend Dr.), Observer at Meeanee, Napier station
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington station
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson station
  • M. Kemphorne, Observer at Nelson station
  • E. H. Howard (Dr.), Observer at Murchison station
  • J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa station
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch station
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln station
  • R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru station
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin station
  • A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore station
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika station

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