✨ Meteorological Data Tables
JUNE 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1899
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, MAY, 1907.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1907. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 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 | ||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 29·839 | 57·0 | 50·0 | 53·5 | 102 | 45 | 94 | 411 | 10 | S. |
| 2 | 29·692 | 57·2 | 53·5 | 55·3 | 65 | 53 | 51 | 365 | 10 | S.E. |
| 3 | 29·917 | 56·5 | 52·2 | 54·3 | 89 | 49 | 1 | 469 | 9 | S. |
| 4 | 29·789 | 56·0 | 46·0 | 51·0 | 94 | 39 | Trace | 286 | 1 | Calm |
| 5 | 29·784 | 58·0 | 45·0 | 51·5 | 99 | 36 | Trace | 782 | 1 | N. |
| 6 | 30·071 | 62·2 | 49·4 | 55·8 | 94 | 46 | .. | 312 | 10 | N. |
| 7 | 30·209 | 56·0 | 50·5 | 57·2 | 94 | 43 | .. | 109 | 6 | S. |
| 8 | 30·144 | 61·5 | 50·2 | 55·3 | 100 | 41 | 7 | 246 | 7 | N.W. |
| 9 | 29·986 | 59·5 | 54·5 | 57·0 | 97 | 51 | 164 | 836 | 10 | N.W. |
| 10 | 29·805 | 61·5 | 51·5 | 56·5 | 102 | 50 | 46 | 491 | 10 | S. |
| 11 | 29·674 | 53·0 | 47·0 | 50·0 | 77 | 40 | .. | 260 | 3 | N. |
| 12 | 29·580 | 58·8 | 51·5 | 55·1 | 95 | 43 | 19 | 298 | 6 | N.W. |
| 13 | 29·802 | 60·0 | 45·0 | 52·5 | 99 | 41 | 4 | 425 | 9 | S. |
| 14 | 30·275 | 50·0 | 43·0 | 46·5 | 98 | 89 | 3 | 498 | 5 | S. |
| 15 | 30·474 | 51·0 | 38·9 | 44·9 | 99 | 30 | .. | 226 | 1 | S. |
| 16 | 30·372 | 56·0 | 44·0 | 50·0 | 89 | 35 | 2 | 880 | 1 | S. |
| 17 | 30·274 | 58·0 | 44·5 | 51·2 | 93 | 35 | 7 | 392 | 5 | S. |
| 18 | 30·185 | 51·0 | 44·0 | 47·5 | 89 | 40 | 61 | 83 | 8 | S. |
| 19 | 30·090 | 50·5 | 45·5 | 43·0 | 76 | 42 | 1 | 182 | 9 | S. |
| 20 | 30·268 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 50·5 | 89 | 45 | 2 | 627 | 10 | S. |
| 21 | 30·096 | 50·0 | 41·0 | 45·5 | 66 | 33 | Trace | 724 | 7 | N. |
| 22 | 29·858 | 54·0 | 45·5 | 49·7 | 87 | 36 | Trace | 71 | 9 | N. |
| 23 | 29·722 | 57·0 | 46·0 | 51·5 | 99 | 38 | 22 | 120 | 5 | N. |
| 24 | 29·188 | 62·5 | 55·0 | 58·7 | 98 | 52 | 3 | 685 | 2 | N.W. |
| 25 | 29·022 | 59·0 | 50·0 | 54·5 | 95 | 43 | 43 | 418 | 4 | W. |
| 26 | 29·440 | 55·8 | 41·5 | 48·6 | 96 | 33 | .. | 250 | 6 | S.W. |
| 27 | 29·419 | 58·9 | 45·2 | 52·0 | 96 | 42 | 50 | 659 | 9 | S. |
| 28 | 29·985 | 55·0 | 39·0 | 47·0 | 62 | 36 | 52 | 735 | 9 | S. |
| 29 | 30·242 | 45·0 | 41·0 | 43·0 | 84 | 38 | 7 | 113 | 9 | S. |
| 30 | 30·272 | 48·5 | 44·2 | 46·3 | 68 | 42 | Trace | 521 | 8 | S. |
| 31 | 30·417 | 53·0 | 47·0 | 50·0 | 84 | 38 | Trace | 271 | 8 | N. |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| * | 29·929 | 55·6 | 46·7 | 51·1 | 89 | 41 | 639 | 395 | 6·7 | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| † | 29·952 | .. | .. | 52·8 | .. | .. | 466 | .. | 5·1 | — |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
NOTE.—After three weeks of unsettled weather the month closed under cold and stormy conditions. Slight hail occurred on the 13th, 1·5° frost on the ground on the 15th, and thunder and lightning on the 25th. Fogs were common at dawn and nightfall. Total bright sunshine, 93 hours 30 minutes; average, 3 hours 1 minute per day; seven sunless days. Earth temperatures declined from 59° to 52° at 1 ft., and from 61° to 55° at 3 ft., the means being 55·8° and 58·3° respectively. Mean dew point, 44·8°. Mean elastic force of vapour, ·297 in.; and mean relative humidity, 79 per cent. Southerly winds prevailed.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 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. Deg. | Mean Min. Temp. Deg. | Points. | |||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 55·5 | 61·2 | 49·9 | 397 | 16 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 49·0 | 58·0 | 40·0 | 441 | 10 |
| W. Hill | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI | 50·2 | 60·5 | 40·0 | 881 | 18 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA | 51·1 | 61·7 | 40·6 | 354 | 13 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 55·4 | 64·7 | 46·2 | 696 | 19 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOMOHAKE | 50·7 | 56·4 | 45·1 | 371 | 17 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 49·4 | 57·3 | 41·5 | 370 | 14 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON | 48·7 | 56·4 | 41·0 | 730 | 16 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| .. | TAURANGA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | GISBORNE | 54·0 | 60·5 | 47·5 | 771 | 19 |
| Rev. H. W. Williams | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER | 51·6 | 58·7 | 44·6 | 372 | 16 |
| Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 51·1 | 55·6 | 46·7 | 639 | 20 |
| Rev. D. C. Bates | ||||||
| Averages | 51·5 | 59·2 | 43·9 | 547 | 16·2 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | NELSON | 49·5 | 58·0 | 41·1 | 191 | 9 |
| J. Sharp and M. Kemphorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON | 45·2 | 53·8 | 36·7 | 483 | 12 |
| Dr. E. H. Howard | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 45·8 | 54·7 | 37·0 | 304 | 17 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 47·8 | 54·9 | 40·7 | 150 | 16 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN | 48·7 | 56·1 | 41·3 | 173 | 17 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 96 | TIMARU | 47·9 | 56·8 | 39·0 | 54 | 9 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 47·0 | 53·1 | 41·0 | 301 | 14 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 50·7 | 60·2 | 41·3 | 845 | 12 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| .. | INVERCARGILL | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Averages | 47·9 | 55·9 | 39·8 | 313 | 13·2 |
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 | 56·8 | 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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- H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
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