New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 63

Page 2153

✨ Meteorological and Climatological Statistics



July 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2153

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JUNE, 1907.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 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 30·573 56·5 39·0 47·7 90 31 4 42 1 Calm
2 30·420 53·0 41·5 47·2 89 33 .. 65 10 N.
3 30·454 51·0 46·0 48·5 58 46 13 221 9 N.
4 30·359 55·0 50·0 52·5 73 47 112 594 10 N.
5 30·456 55·0 48·5 51·7 61 46 16 267 10 N.
6 30·352 57·0 49·2 53·1 87 49 1 410 10 N.
7 30·570 55·5 44·0 49·7 69 40 Trace 528 8 S.
8 30·469 47·5 34·0 40·7 74 26 Trace 131 0 N.
9 30·360 50·8 37·2 44·0 84 29 Trace 66 1 N.
10 30·323 51·9 41·0 46·4 83 39 .. 160 9 N.
11 30·061 52·5 48·9 50·7 87 46 .. 587 5 N.
12 29·536 55·9 50·2 53·0 92 46 134 386 10 S.
13 29·766 54·0 48·0 51·0 62 46 21 309 10 S.
14 29·522 56·0 48·5 52·2 65 46 35 301 10 S.
15 29·671 50·0 40·0 45·0 55 36 20 637 10 S.
16 29·800 42·0 33·0 37·5 75 26 1 194 2 N.
17 30·087 48·0 35·5 41·7 85 28 Trace 103 0 N.
18 30·081 52·0 35·0 43·5 85 27 6 67 8 N.
19 30·124 48·5 40·0 44·2 86 37 10 366 9 S.E.
20 30·385 46·8 45·2 46·0 69 37 7 589 7 S.E.
21 30·473 48·0 45·2 46·6 85 33 .. 419 2 S.
22 30·225 50·0 44·0 47·0 83 34 Trace 239 2 N.
23 30·160 54·0 38·0 46·0 87 29 Trace 190 5 N.
24 30·183 52·0 42·0 47·0 86 32 Trace 58 3 N.
25 30·152 51·0 37·0 44·0 88 29 Trace 64 1 N.E.
26 29·359 50·0 39·0 44·5 76 35 49 22 10 Calm
27 29·362 48·9 40·9 44·9 50 34 Trace 291 10 S.
28 29·622 48·2 37·0 42·6 67 28 .. 173 1 N.
29 29·964 56·0 45·0 50·5 93 36 .. 231 1 N.E.
30 30·000 58·5 48·5 53·5 90 41 .. 312 2 N.
* 30·095 51·8 42·4 47·1 78 36 429 267 5·9
† 29·949 .. .. 49·5 .. .. 500 .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

Note.—Rather raw and unsettled weather was experienced. Total sunshine, 92 hours 10 minutes, on twenty-one days; nine sunless days; average sunshine, 3 hours 43 minutes per diem. Northerly winds prevailed. Mean relative humidity, 81 per cent. Mean elastic force of vapour, ·266 in. Mean dew point, 41·9°.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 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 (⅓ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg.
AUCKLAND 52·4 58·1 46·7 361
925 ROTORUA 45·0 56·0 34·0 272
390 WAIHI 45·6 57·6 33·7 671
H. B. Devereux
130 RUAKURA .. 46·3 56·8 35·9 259
C. Cussen
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 51·8 60·6 43·0 514
G. W. Palmer
250 MOUMAHAKI 46·6 52·9 40·4 515
F. Gilanders
119 LEVIN 44·7 52·9 36·8 622
D. M. Cole
377 MASTER TON 43·3 53·5 33·0 619
A. G. Wise
GISBORNE 49·8 58·2 41·4 325
Rev. H. W. Williams
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. 46·3 55·7 37·0 279
Rev. Dr. Kennedy
110 WELLINGTON 47·1 51·8 42·4 429
F. W. Simms
Averages 47·2 55·8 38·5 442
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON 44·1 51·5 36·7 221
J. Sharp and M. Kemphorne
490 MURCHISON 40·3 46·3 34·4 350
1218 Dr. E. H. Howard
HANMER SPA 39·7 49·1 30·6 192
25 J. B. Gould
42 CHRISTCHURCH 42·2 49·9 34·5 92
H. F. Skey
96 LINCOLN 43·5 51·1 35·9 80
G. Gray
300 TIMARU 41·7 49·3 34·1 41
R. Fergusson
LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN 42·6 47·7 37·5 171
12 H. Skey
HOKITIKA 46·0 55·4 36·6 230
A. D. Macfarlane
Averages 42·5 50·0 35·0 172

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.
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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🌾 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, June 1907

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Meteorology, Weather, Statistics, Wellington, June 1907

🌾 Climatological Table for New Zealand, June 1907

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Climatology, Weather, Statistics, New Zealand, June 1907
18 names identified
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
  • C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
  • F. Gilanders, Observer at Moumahaki
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Master Ton
  • H. W. Williams (Rev.), Observer at Gisborne
  • Kennedy (Rev. Dr.), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
  • M. Kemphorne, Observer at Nelson
  • E. H. Howard (Dr.), Observer at Murchison
  • 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

🌾 Average Climatological Data for 1905 and 1906

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