✨ Meteorological Returns
Dec. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3165
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, NOVEMBER, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1908. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced, in and corrected, 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 | 29·930 | 56·4 | 50·0 | 53·2 | 109 | 47 | .. | 694 | 6 | S. | ||
| 2 | 30·001 | 59·0 | 45·0 | 52·0 | 110 | 38 | .. | 180 | 3 | Calm | ||
| 3 | 29·980 | 62·0 | 46·2 | 54·1 | 114 | 39 | .. | 266 | 5 | N. | ||
| 4 | 29·850 | 63·0 | 55·0 | 59·0 | 111 | 53 | 6 | 472 | 5 | N. | ||
| 5 | 29·670 | 63·8 | 48·4 | 56·1 | 112 | 44 | .. | 598 | 5 | N. | ||
| 6 | 29·534 | 62·2 | 50·0 | 56·1 | 107 | 45 | 15 | 502 | 4 | S. | ||
| 7 | 29·860 | 59·8 | 43·2 | 51·5 | 120 | 36 | .. | 134 | 3 | N. | ||
| 8 | 29·890 | 60·8 | 54·8 | 57·8 | 107 | 50 | .. | 614 | 10 | N. | ||
| 9 | 29·934 | 58·2 | 50·8 | 54·5 | 97 | 48 | .. | 572 | 10 | Calm | ||
| 10 | 30·000 | 58·0 | 44·0 | 51·0 | 103 | 36 | .. | 228 | 3 | N. | ||
| 11 | 30·283 | 62·0 | 50·0 | 56·0 | 109 | 43 | Trace | 322 | 5 | S. | ||
| 12 | 30·500 | 58·0 | 44·0 | 51·0 | 110 | 36 | .. | 262 | 1 | Calm | ||
| 13 | 30·581 | 60·0 | 44·4 | 52·2 | 107 | 38 | .. | 166 | 4 | Calm | ||
| 14 | 30·420 | 63·0 | 50·8 | 56·9 | 112 | 44 | .. | 210 | 8 | N. | ||
| 15 | 30·240 | 64·0 | 54·0 | 59·0 | 112 | 49 | Trace | 422 | 3 | N. | ||
| 16 | 30·410 | 66·0 | 49·2 | 57·6 | 114 | 43 | .. | 262 | 10 | S. | ||
| 17 | 30·320 | 63·0 | 47·4 | 55·2 | 113 | 41 | .. | 207 | 7 | N. | ||
| 18 | 30·241 | 66·0 | 57·0 | 61·5 | 113 | 51 | 49 | 255 | 7 | N. | ||
| 19 | 30·042 | 68·0 | 57·0 | 62·5 | 124 | 55 | 50 | 534 | 10 | N. | ||
| 20 | 29·844 | 60·0 | 55·4 | 57·7 | 100 | 51 | Trace | 842 | 9 | N. | ||
| 21 | 30·040 | 64·0 | 47·0 | 55·5 | 116 | 40 | .. | 390 | 3 | N. | ||
| 22 | 30·040 | 62·4 | 54·0 | 58·2 | 116 | 48 | .. | 450 | 7 | N. | ||
| 23 | 29·974 | 62·0 | 56·0 | 59·0 | 111 | 51 | 44 | 442 | 10 | N. | ||
| 24 | 30·030 | 63·0 | 51·0 | 57·0 | 94 | 50 | .. | 458 | 10 | S. | ||
| 25 | 30·133 | 56·6 | 48·6 | 52·6 | 114 | 44 | Trace | 452 | 4 | S. | ||
| 26 | 30·130 | 58·2 | 44·8 | 51·5 | 106 | 41 | .. | 226 | 0 | S. | ||
| 27 | 30·200 | 62·0 | 46·2 | 54·1 | 110 | 41 | .. | 272 | 2 | Calm | ||
| 28 | 30·221 | 70·0 | 56·0 | 63·0 | 118 | 50 | .. | 288 | 10 | N. | ||
| 29 | 30·160 | 65·0 | 56·2 | 60·6 | 118 | 55 | 3 | 482 | 10 | S. | ||
| 30 | 30·300 | 58·2 | 49·8 | 54·0 | 105 | 45 | .. | 442 | 1 | S. | ||
| 30·092 | 61·8 | 50·2 | 56·0 | 110·4 | 45 | 167 | 388 | 5·8 | ||||
| 30·875 | .. | .. | 57·0 | .. | .. | +361 | +410 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Previous years. ‡ Last year.
NOTE.—Weather on the whole sunny and dry. Bright sunshine, 229 hr. 22 min.; and two sunless days. Earth temperatures rose—at 1 ft. from 52° to 56°, and at 3 ft. from 53° to 55° during the month, and the average temperatures at these depths were 54·9° and 54·4°, which is 0·1° less than last year, although the sunshine was 43 hours longer this year. Light hail fell on the 6th. Mean relative humidity, 74 per cent.; mean dew-point, 47·8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·333 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 1908.
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| AUCKLAND | 59·8 | 65·2 | 54·5 | 195 | 6 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 60·8 | 69·8 | 51·7 | 169 | 9 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 58·9 | 68·9 | 49·0 | 226 | 11 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI | 58·6 | 67·1 | 50·1 | 232 | 16 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 57·8 | 66·0 | 49·6 | 176 | 10 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 59·9 | 68·6 | 51·2 | 311 | 11 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI | 57·7 | 65·6 | 49·9 | 156 | 6 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 55·6 | 64·1 | 47·0 | 280 | 12 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON | 53·1 | 68·5 | 38·1 | 200 | 7 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| GISBORNE | 60·2 | 71·8 | 48·7 | 60 | 4 | |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 57·7 | 68·1 | 47·3 | 104 | 5 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 56·0 | 61·8 | 50·2 | 167 | 6 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 58·0 | 67·1 | 49·0 | 190 | 8·6 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| NELSON | 59·1 | 71·7 | 46·5 | 213 | 10 | |
| J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON | 55·7 | 67·7 | 43·8 | 272 | 11 |
| Dr. A. Adams | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 56·5 | 67·5 | 45·5 | 50 | 7 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 56·2 | 67·0 | 45·3 | 72 | 6 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN | 57·8 | 69·1 | 46·6 | 47 | 5 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 96 | TIMARU | 56·0 | 67·1 | 45·0 | 66 | 4 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE | 54·4 | 65·6 | 43·3 | 58 | 6 |
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 54·7 | 64·2 | 45·1 | 161 | 7 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE | 53·5 | 64·2 | 43·0 | 168 | 12 |
| Captain A. A. Scott | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 55·7 | 62·8 | 48·6 | 739 | 13 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 56·0 | 66·7 | 45·3 | 185 | 8·1 |
SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER, 1908.
Except in the extreme north of the Dominion, the rainfall was everywhere below the average for the month in previous years, and in most cases from 40 to 60 per cent. less than the normal rainfall at the various stations. In Canterbury the returns show totals generally smaller than have been recorded for thirty years for November, and complaints were general as to the effects of dry weather. Barometric pressure was on the whole higher than usual and was somewhat free from disturbances, but during the first ten days a westerly area of low pressure caused some high winds and unsettled weather generally. At the Bluff on the 9th the barometer read 29·20 in. This low pressure was followed by an anticyclone, and on the 13th the barometer reached 30·50 in. at the Bluff and 30·61 in. at Cape Egmont. A small westerly area of low pressure with rain was experienced about the 19th, but more settled weather, with light and variable winds, succeeded until the end of the month. Some very high temperatures for November were recorded at different places and times, and sunshine records were remarkably high.
AVERAGES DERIVED FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FOR THE YEARS 1905 TO 1907 (INCLUSIVE).
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Averages & Totals. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 62·6 | 63·0 | 61·5 | 57·5 | 52·7 | 48·6 | 48·6 | 49·7 | 51·6 | 54·8 | 58·2 | 62·7 | Annual. 56° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 472 | 363 | 389 | 398 | 528 | 497 | 550 | 370 | 452 | 441 | 366 | 299 | 51·25 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 11·4 | 10·0 | 10·8 | 14·4 | 15·3 | 14·6 | 17·0 | 15·0 | 18·2 | 15·7 | 13·2 | 10·5 | 166 days. |
| SOUTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 59·5 | 60·0 | 58·4 | 52·9 | 48·1 | 43·8 | 42·9 | 44·5 | 47·7 | 51·6 | 55·6 | 59·7 | 52° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 334 | 352 | 442 | 320 | 374 | 384 | 378 | 295 | 500 | 418 | 341 | 290 | 44·28 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 12·2 | 9·9 | 12·6 | 14·2 | 12·5 | 12·3 | 14·1 | 11·7 | 15·7 | 12·9 | 12·7 | 10·2 | 151 days. |
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NZ Gazette 1908, No 102
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksMeteorological, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, November 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimatological, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, North Island, South Island
24 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer for Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer for Te Aroha
- J. F. Robieson, Observer for Rotorua
- H. B. Devereux, Observer for Waihi
- C. Cussen, Observer for Ruakura
- G. W. Palmer, Observer for New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer for Moumahaki
- A. A. Martin (Mrs.), Observer for Palmerston North
- D. M. Cole, Observer for Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer for Masterton
- Archd’n Williams, Observer for Gisborne
- Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Observer for Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer for Nelson
- Dr. A. Adams, Observer for Murchison
- J. B. Gould, Observer for Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
- R. Fergusson, Observer for Timaru
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Inglewood, Waimate
- H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer for Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
🏗️ Summary for November 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Rainfall, Barometric Pressure, Temperature, Sunshine
🏗️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables for 1905 to 1907
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimatological, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island