New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 17

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 17

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JANUARY, 1907.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of January, 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 30·143 Fah. 74·6 Fah. 54·1 Fah. 64·3 Fah. 130 Fah. 52 .. 258 5 N.
2 29·950 74·5 57·5 66·0 189 57 trace 321 10 S.
3 29·941 63·0 55·0 59·0 136 51 .. 368 10 S.E.
4 30·034 64·8 55·0 59·9 128 50 .. 407 0 S.E.
5 30·097 68·5 53·8 61·1 118 44 .. 200 0 N.
6 30·060 75·3 63·0 69·1 123 59 .. 350 7 N.
7 30·018 73·2 63·0 68·1 123 59 .. 508 7 N.W.
8 30·016 73·8 62·5 68·1 117 58 .. 421 1 N.W.
9 29·961 77·3 64·1 70·7 121 57 trace 283 3 N.
10 29·932 80·2 65·0 72·6 124 62 1 199 10 W.
11 29·876 75·0 63·5 69·2 121 57 .. 102 4 S.
12 29·882 76·5 60·2 68·3 123 57 41 298 10 S.
13 29·908 77·8 61·0 69·4 124 58 73 225 9 S.
14 29·737 68·0 60·0 64·0 129 58 122 373 10 S.
15 29·696 69·0 62·4 65·7 102 60 73 164 10 N.W.
16 29·649 74·0 64·5 69·2 114 53 .. 362 0 N.
17 29·714 78·5 60·0 69·2 122 59 14 319 7 N.
18 29·787 70·0 55·5 62·7 122 59 9 319 7 N.
19 30·192 55·4 46·0 50·7 114 40 1 737 10 S.
20 30·411 60·0 49·0 54·5 110 46 .. 443 4 S.
21 30·115 67·0 54·6 60·8 114 48 .. 281 3 N.W.
22 29·948 66·0 58·5 62·2 119 55 .. 690 3 N.W.
23 29·868 68·5 61·6 65·0 119 58 .. 955 5 N.W.
24 29·958 71·5 60·5 66·0 118 45 .. 633 0 S.
25 29·866 71·5 58·6 65·0 118 58 .. 342 1 S.
26 29·965 67·5 55·0 61·2 114 49 .. 358 1 S.E.
27 29·927 65·0 55·6 60·3 113 57 .. 207 3 S.E.
28 30·168 63·8 55·0 59·4 119 49 .. 519 2 S.E.
29 30·391 63·0 57·0 60·0 117 46 .. 461 4 S.E.
30 30·367 63·5 48·5 56·0 118 37 .. 274 3 N.
31 30·229 65·5 60·0 62·7 118 56 .. 554 9 N.W.
* 29·994 69·7 58·1 63·9 120 54 334 384 5
† 29·894 .. .. 62·8 127 48 346 .. 4·6
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—Early part of month very warm and muggy; latter
part very dry. The highest temperature (80·2° F.) occurred
on 9th, and the lowest (46°) on 19th. Mean daily range, 11·6°.
Mean relative humidity, 70 per cent; mean elastic force of
vapour, 418 in.; mean dew point, 54°. Total bright sun-
shine recorded, 247 hours 41 minutes—54 per cent. of
possible. Two days without recorded sunshine. Gales on
18th, 21st, 22nd, and 23rd.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS

January, 1907.

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 (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg.
AUCKLAND 67·5 73·2 61·8 745
925 T. F. Cheeseman .. .. .. ..
ROTORUA 62·7 74·4 51·1 1384
H. A. Goudie .. .. .. ..
390 WAIHI 64·4 73·3 55·6 2490
H. B. Devereux .. .. .. ..
130 RUAKURA .. 63·5 73·1 54·0 1242
C. Cussen .. .. .. ..
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 66·2 75·5 57·0 720
G. W. Palmer .. .. .. ..
250 MOMOHA KI 64·0 72·3 55·7 431
F. Gillanders .. .. .. ..
119 LEVIN 63·2 73·0 53·5 418
D. M. Cole .. .. .. ..
377 MASTER TON 65·2 78·1 51·9 447
A. G. Wise .. .. .. ..
.. TAURANGA 68·4 76·2 60·8 2094
Dr. D. Gault .. .. .. ..
.. GISBORNE 66·1 75·1 57·1 210
Rev. H. W. Williams .. .. .. ..
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. 64·5 72·7 56·3 316
Rev. Dr. Kennedy .. .. .. ..
140 WELLINGTON 63·9 69·7 58·1 334
Rev. D. C. Bates .. .. .. ..
Averages .. 65·0 73·9 56·1 903
SOUTH ISLAND.
.. NELSON .. 64·2 72·9 55·5 394
J. Sharp and Dr. .. .. .. ..
Hudson .. .. .. ..
1218 HANMER SPA 62·9 74·1 51·7 196
J. B. Gould .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH 62·2 71·4 53·2 93
H. F. Skey .. .. .. ..
42 LINCOLN .. 63·2 72·9 53·5 104
G. Gray .. .. .. ..
96 TIMARU .. 63·2 74·6 51·9 81
R. Furgusson .. .. .. ..
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN- 59·2 68·2 49·9 83
EDIN .. .. .. ..
H. Skey .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA 63·8 72·9 54·7 214
A. D. Maofarlane .. .. .. ..
.. INVERCARGILL .. .. .. ..
Averages .. 62·7 72·6 52·9 166

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 55·6° F.
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 day


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🏥 New Zealand Meteorological Returns for January 1907

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🏥 Climatological Table for Chief Stations in January 1907

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20 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Rotorua
  • H. A. Goudie, Observer at Rotorua
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
  • C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Momoha Ki
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Master Ton
  • 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. Furgusson, Observer at Timaru
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • A. D. Maofarlane, Observer at Hokitika

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