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MAY 2.] • THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1399
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, MARCH, 1907.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of March, 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 | 30·358 | 68·2 | 61·2 | 64·7 | 123 | 54 | .. | 255 | 9 | N.W. |
| 2 | 30·282 | 71·0 | 65·6 | 68·3 | 121 | 61 | 2 | 573 | 10 | N.W. |
| 3 | 30·321 | 68·4 | 58·0 | 63·2 | 86 | 55 | 7 | 631 | 10 | S. |
| 4 | 30·358 | 62·6 | 56·4 | 59·5 | 113 | 53 | 5 | 269 | 10 | S. |
| 5 | 30·490 | 63·0 | 54·0 | 58·5 | 115 | 57 | .. | 431 | 3 | S.E. |
| 6 | 30·371 | 66·8 | 53·5 | 60·1 | 118 | 45 | .. | 136 | 5 | N.E. |
| 7 | 30·300 | 70·0 | 58·0 | 64·0 | 115 | 50 | .. | 245 | 1 | N. |
| 8 | 30·214 | 72·0 | 62·0 | 67·0 | 119 | 51 | .. | 330 | 6 | N.W. |
| 9 | 30·176 | 71·0 | 65·0 | 68·0 | 123 | 60 | .. | 510 | 8 | N.W. |
| 10 | 30·280 | 72·2 | 64·4 | 68·3 | 116 | 59 | .. | 360 | 3 | N.W. |
| 11 | 30·290 | 77·0 | 64·6 | 70·8 | 126 | 54 | .. | 220 | 2 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·232 | 77·5 | 58·6 | 68·0 | 121 | 46 | .. | 220 | 4 | N. |
| 13 | 30·152 | 75·0 | 60·2 | 67·7 | 123 | 50 | 87 | 170 | 4 | N. |
| 14 | 29·896 | 72·6 | 53·6 | 63·1 | 117 | 55 | .. | 430 | 8 | W. |
| 15 | 30·044 | 68·0 | 58·0 | 63·0 | 118 | 49 | .. | 390 | 9 | S.E. |
| 16 | 30·065 | 64·5 | 52·5 | 58·5 | 118 | 43 | 47 | 240 | 6 | N. |
| 17 | 30·038 | 66·5 | 56·8 | 61·6 | 116 | 55 | 69 | 610 | 10 | S.E. |
| 18 | 30·130 | 61·0 | 52·9 | 56·9 | 80 | 49 | 167 | 435 | 10 | S.E. |
| 19 | 29·923 | 57·0 | 52·0 | 54·5 | 76 | 50 | Trace | 615 | 10 | S.E. |
| 20 | 30·168 | 58·0 | 51·0 | 54·5 | 104 | 46 | .. | 600 | 9 | S.E. |
| 21 | 30·146 | 62·0 | 47·6 | 54·8 | 102 | 44 | .. | 160 | 6 | N. |
| 22 | 30·000 | 66·0 | 58·8 | 62·4 | 113 | 55 | 39 | 439 | 9 | N. |
| 23 | 30·003 | 65·0 | 59·8 | 62·4 | 103 | 57 | .. | 781 | 3 | N. |
| 24 | 30·120 | 68·0 | 56·0 | 62·0 | 115 | 52 | 4 | 310 | 3 | N. |
| 25 | 30·248 | 63·0 | 57·0 | 60·0 | 115 | 53 | Trace | 220 | 10 | S. |
| 26 | 30·350 | 61·0 | 58·5 | 59·8 | 102 | 38 | .. | 300 | 3 | S. |
| 27 | 30·112 | 61·4 | 54·0 | 57·7 | 101 | 51 | 79 | 211 | 10 | N. |
| 28 | 29·775 | 63·5 | 57·0 | 60·2 | 81 | 56 | 43 | 390 | 10 | N.W. |
| 29 | 29·450 | 71·0 | 61·4 | 66·2 | 102 | 60 | .. | 390 | 8 | N.W. |
| 30 | 29·812 | 71·8 | 58·0 | 64·9 | 104 | 52 | .. | 620 | 0 | N. |
| 31 | 29·710 | 70·6 | 60·0 | 65·3 | 117 | 57 | .. | 330 | 2 | N.W. |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| * | 30·123 | 67·2 | 57·5 | 62·2 | 109 | 52 | 549 | 382 | 6 | —— |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| † | 30·026 | .. | .. | 60·4 | 118 | 47 | 340 | .. | .. | —— |
- Means. &c. † Monthly means previous years.
NOTE.—Northerly winds prevailed, and the weather was warmer and hazier than usual. Total bright sunshine, 132 hours 20 minutes; five days without recorded sunshine. Daily average for month, 4 hours 16 minutes. Mean daily range of temperature, 9·6° F. Mean dew point, 54·6. Mean relative humidity, 74 per cent.; and mean elastic force of vapour, 427.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
March, 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 (½ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | ||||
| AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman | 66·8 | 72·0 | 61·7 | 97 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA W. Hill | 61·8 | 70·0 | 54·0 | 452 |
| 390 | WAIHI H. B. Deverenx | 63·6 | 71·6 | 55·7 | 578 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 67·0 | 72·8 | 61·3 | 307 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer | 64·6 | 71·8 | 57·5 | 1377 |
| 250 | MOMOHIKI F. Gillanders | 63·0 | 69·6 | 56·5 | 738 |
| 119 | LEVIN D. M. Cole | 62·3 | 70·4 | 54·0 | 645 |
| 377 | MASTER TON A. G. Wise | 61·3 | 71·4 | 51·2 | 655 |
| .. | TAURANGA Dr. D. Gault | 67·5 | 74·1 | 60·9 | 451 |
| .. | GISBORNE Rev. H. W. Williams | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 62·7 | 70·3 | 55·2 | 519 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON Rev. D. C. Bates | 62·2 | 67·2 | 57·5 | 549 |
| Averages .. | 63·9 | 71·0 | 56·9 | 579 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | |||||
| .. | NELSON J. Sharp and M. Kempthorne | 62·3 | 69·0 | 56·0 | 917 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA J. B. Gould | 60·4 | 68·9 | 52·1 | 318 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 61·5 | 69·0 | 54·0 | 180 |
| 42 | LINCOLN G. Gray | 62·3 | 70·1 | 54·5 | 185 |
| 96 | TIMARU R. Furgusson | 59·7 | 69·1 | 50·3 | 195 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 57·4 | 64·1 | 50·7 | 232 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane | 61·9 | 68·4 | 55·3 | 2911 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL J. Howie | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Averages .. | 60·8 | 68·4 | 53·3 | 704 |
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. 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 days |
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