New Zealand Gazette – 1907 – No. 82

Page 2865

✨ Meteorological Statistics



SEPT. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2865

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, AUGUST, 1907.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 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 30·880 56·5 41·8 49·1 100 31 .. 99 5 E.
2 30·444 56·2 40·5 48·3 91 30 .. 119 4 E.
3 30·328 54·0 35·5 44·7 96 27 1 151 0 N.E.
4 30·210 52·2 33·0 42·6 89 27 Trace 50 1 N.
5 30·286 51·8 33·8 42·8 87 24 Trace 29 7 N.
6 30·152 52·0 38·2 45·1 76 28 Trace 19 2 Calm
7 29·975 58·0 39·0 48·5 93 29 13 22 7 Calm
8 29·752 58·8 42·8 50·8 98 38 6 18 10 N.E.
9 29·515 55·0 49·0 52·0 70 42 Trace 129 8 N.
10 29·630 59·0 47·0 53·0 98 39 32 52 10 S.
11 29·800 50·0 45·5 47·7 65 41 1 614 10 S.
12 29·860 49·0 42·0 45·5 81 38 Trace 224 7 N.
13 29·723 51·0 38·0 44·5 94 29 Trace 50 8 S.
14 29·672 53·0 46·0 49·5 83 40 8 274 9 S.
15 29·672 51·0 46·0 48·5 83 42 16 232 10 S.
16 29·857 48·8 44·8 46·8 66 38 .. 476 7 S.
17 29·980 50·0 44·0 47·0 99 37 Trace 314 4 S.
18 29·800 50·5 43·0 46·7 94 36 30 241 10 N.
19 29·411 50·5 47·2 48·8 72 36 65 432 8 N.W.
20 29·771 55·8 43·0 49·4 100 39 14 351 8 S.
21 29·933 48·0 39·8 43·9 94 35 8 610 7 S.
22 29·777 50·8 43·0 46·9 90 38 35 256 6 N.
23 29·417 53·2 46·0 49·6 100 42 Trace 255 8 N.W.
24 29·519 56·0 45·0 50·5 103 36 2 250 5 S.
25 29·720 52·0 45·0 48·5 102 39 14 149 6 N.
26 29·926 56·2 44·0 50·1 102 36 Trace 111 8 Calm
27 29·944 55·0 42·0 48·5 96 32 .. 161 1 N.
28 29·991 57·0 49·2 53·1 96 45 .. 463 7 N.
29 29·866 57·0 52·0 54·5 100 47 20 662 10 N.W.
30 29·827 56·8 49·2 53·0 81 43 67 653 9 N.W.
31 29·648 55·5 48·0 51·7 84 45 81 238 10 S.
* 29·864 53·6 43·3 48·4 90 36 413 248 .. ..
† 29·980 .. .. 48·5 95 38 495 .. .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.

NOTE.—In the early part of the month the weather was calm and pleasant, except for very cold nights. It was afterwards very unsettled and showery. Thick fogs were experienced during two nights. The minimum on the grass on the 5th was the lowest this winter, and the earth temperatures were also 47° at 1 ft. and 49° at 3 ft. on that date. The mean earth temperatures were 49° at 1 ft. and 50° at 3 ft. The 1 ft. temperature increased 3° and the 3 ft. 1° during the month. The mean dew point was 42·1°, mean humidity 79 per cent., and mean elastic force of vapour ·278 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1907.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (¼ Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman 52·3 57·2 47·5 644
925 ROTORUA W. Hill 46·5 55·4 37·6 393
390 WAIHI H. B. Devereux 48·5 57·6 39·5 1432
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 51·7 61·6 41·8 747
200 NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer 51·7 60·3 43·1 716
250 MOUMAHA KI F. Gillanders 48·5 54·5 42·5 453
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 48·0 55·7 40·3 215
377 MASTER TON A. G. Wise 46·9 56·4 37·5 313
.. GISBORNE Archd’n Williams 50·2 57·7 42·6 269
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy 48·6 56·5 40·8 169
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 48·4 53·6 43·3 413
Averages .. 49·2 56·9 41·4 524
SOUTH ISLAND.
.. NELSON .. J. Sharp and M. Kemphorne 47·5 55·0 40·0 382
490 MURCHISON Dr. E. H. Howard 44·1 54·4 34·8 377
1218 HANMER SPA J. B. Gould 41·0 49·8 32·2 224
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 43·7 51·0 36·5 289
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 44·8 51·6 38·0 388
96 TIMARU .. R. Fergusson 42·8 49·0 36·6 523
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey 42·5 48·0 37·1 545
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 41·5 50·6 32·4 138
12 HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane 47·8 57·1 38·4 482
Averages .. 43·9 51·7 36·2 372

SUMMARY FOR AUGUST, 1907.

THE month was ushered in with fine weather under anticylonic conditions everywhere, but afterwards the weather was very unsettled, especially in the North. The rainfall was unusually irregular. In the North Island in the Province of Wellington it was generally somewhat below the average. On the north-west side of the Island in many places nearly double, but on the opposite side south of East Cape the rainfall was much less than usual. In the South Island the principal feature is the break-up of the prolonged drought which has prevailed in South Canterbury and North Otago: little rain, however, fell in Central Otago. On the West Coast nearly all the stations are 2 in. below the average for the month. Canterbury had bountiful rains in the latter half of the month, and in some cases the fall was three times the usual. Nelson and Marlborough Provinces, with the exception of some places open to the easterly rains, had about the average for the month. The easterly rains were very heavy in many places, as may be seen from the tables herewith. Southland and Stewart Island were much below the usual, but on the east coast of Otago the rainfall was in many places above the average.

The barometer was below the normal for most of the month, and dipped for the passage of five consecutive disturbances, two of which were of a distinctly cyclonic character, though in most places accompanied by remarkably little wind, and the rain, as above shown, of a partial or patchy nature.

After the first week, with its warm days and frosty or foggy nights, the more humid conditions which prevailed nearly every day brought moderate temperatures with little range, and spring growth commenced well and early in most parts.

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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