New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 76

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JULY, 1907.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of July, 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. Direction of Wind.
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.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·148 55·5 50·0 52·7 89 44 .. 483 3 N.
2 29·964 56·0 48·5 52·2 90 45 .. 432 5 N.
3 29·613 54·0 44·0 49·0 82 38 8 193 9 S.E.
4 29·747 55·0 46·0 50·5 94 42 1 344 9 S.
5 30·016 48·0 40·5 44·2 59 31 .. 63 4 N.
6 29·969 55·5 44·0 49·7 91 42 6 40 4 N.
7 29·430 54·5 51·5 53·0 88 47 44 350 10 N.W.
8 29·407 54·0 46·2 50·1 70 42 70 413 10 N.
9 29·520 52·0 41·5 46·7 86 37 67 365 9 S.
10 29·924 45·2 40·0 42·6 75 37 Trace 539 3 S.
11 29·652 50·0 34·0 42·0 86 26 3 113 9 N.W.
12 29·553 53·0 45·5 49·2 87 38 .. 218 1 N.
13 29·570 55·5 47·5 51·5 94 38 .. 380 2 N.
14 29·650 57·0 41·2 49·1 89 32 76 202 2 N.W.
15 29·854 55·2 40·5 47·8 87 36 .. 241 4 S.
16 29·894 51·0 44·0 47·0 85 32 .. 536 0 S.
17 30·174 53·5 37·5 45·5 93 28 .. 174 8 N.
18 30·431 52·0 42·0 47·0 90 31 Trace 309 2 S.
19 30·422 49·2 35·0 42·1 87 27 .. 110 1 N.
20 30·322 50·0 39·0 44·5 86 30 .. 201 10 S.E.
21 29·970 49·0 46·0 47·5 61 43 2 434 10 S.E.
22 30·062 48·5 43·0 45·7 60 36 .. 330 7 S.
23 30·149 49·8 39·0 44·4 86 29 Trace 165 2 S.
24 30·261 49·0 37·0 43·0 94 27 Trace 134 5 S.E.
25 30·089 49·0 35·2 42·1 89 26 14 136 8 N.
26 30·083 48·5 42·0 45·2 86 39 2 349 9 S.
27 30·207 48·0 43·2 45·6 80 39 8 571 7 S.
28 30·240 47·0 41·8 44·4 89 37 48 623 9 S.E.
29 30·286 45·0 42·0 43·5 76 38 26 736 10 S.E.
30 30·257 51·0 42·0 46·5 76 33 Trace 224 4 N.E.
31 30·316 59·0 40·0 49·5 89 30 .. 100 1 N.E.
* 29·973 51·6 42·2 46·9 84 35·5 375 307 ..
† 29·901 .. .. 47·6 86 34·6 600 .. ..
  • Means, &c.
    † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—An unsettled month, with a tendency to lower temperatures than usual. Thunder and lightning were experienced on the 8th, with heavy rain. Six degrees of frost were recorded on the grass on the 11th; twelve frosts recorded, and fog on several mornings and evenings. Mean humidity, 76 per cent.; mean dew point, 38·2°; mean elastic force of vapour ·231 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 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).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman 51·1 55·9 46·4 633 19
925 ROTORUA W. Hill 44·6 53·9 35·3 254 12
890 WAIHI H. B. Devereux 46·3 55·0 37·7 1112 22
180 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 48·8 57·8 39·9 420 17
200 NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer 51·6 61·2 42·1 504 17
250 MOUMAHAKI F. Gillanders 45·8 52·8 39·5 447 14
119 LEVIN D. M. Cole 45·2 53·6 37·1 267 13
377 MASTERON A. G. Wise 43·7 53·7 33·7 339 15
.. GISBORNE Archd’n Williams 48·8 56·7 41·0 879 16
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy 46·3 54·7 37·9 436 14
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 46·9 51·6 42·2 375 14
Averages .. 47·2 55·1 39·3 515 15·7

SOUTH ISLAND.
.. NELSON J. Sharp and M. Kemphthorne 44·8 52·4 37·3 160 14
490 MURCHISON Dr. E. H. Howard 40·3 48·2 32·5 343 10
1218 HANMER SPA J. B. Gould 39·6 47·8 31·5 338 13
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 42·0 49·9 34·2 172 13
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 43·2 51·5 34·9 175 13
96 TIMARU .. R. Fergusson 40·9 49·7 32·1 28 5
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey 42·6 47·9 37·3 104 12
350 GORE Captain A. A. Scott 40·0 48·0 31·9 144 9
12 HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane 45·6 53·7 37·5 644 16
Averages .. 42·1 49·9 34·3 234 11·7

SUMMARY FOR JULY, 1907.

The average conditions of the weather in midwinter were this year more pronounced than usual. In July the climate is usually drier in the south and wet in the north, only the conditions were extreme this year, for north of latitude 39° the rainfall was excessive, while from the average it fell away in the south to as low as one-sixth of the mean, and remarkable droughts held sway in North Canterbury and Central Otago.

In the first half of the month the weather was very unsettled from the passage of three extensive areas of low pressure from the westward. Between the 20th and 23rd heavy rains came along with a cyclonic area over the North Island, and some remarkable rainfalls may be noted in the returns for about this time.

The winds were generally light and variable. The temperature was not so warm, but more even in the north, and in the south it was at times very cold, with a greater number of frosts than usual.

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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🏛️ Meteorological Observations, Wellington, July 1907

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Meteorology, Weather observations, Wellington, July 1907, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind
  • Government Meteorological Observatory

🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, July 1907

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Climatology, Weather statistics, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Observers
21 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer, Auckland
  • W. Hill, Observer, Rotorua
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer, Waihi
  • C. Cussen, Observer, Ruakura
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer, New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer, Moumahaki
  • D. M. Cole, Observer, Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer, Masterton
  • Archd’n Williams, Observer, Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy (Doctor), Observer, Meeanee, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer, Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer, Nelson
  • M. Kemphthorne, Observer, Nelson
  • Dr. E. H. Howard (Doctor), Observer, Murchison
  • J. B. Gould, Observer, Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer, Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer, Lincoln
  • R. Fergusson, Observer, Timaru
  • H. Skey, Observer, Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott, Observer, Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer, Hokitika

🏛️ Summary for July, 1907

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Weather summary, July 1907, New Zealand climate, Rainfall, Temperature, Wind, Droughts

🏛️ Averages from Monthly Climatological Tables for 1905 and 1906

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