✨ Meteorological Returns
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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 12
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JANUARY, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1908. 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 | 29·820 | 67·0 | 59·0 | 63·0 | 108 | 51 | .. | 283 | 2 | N.W. |
| 2 | 29·780 | 70·0 | 59·0 | 64·5 | 114 | 51 | .. | 435 | 1 | N. |
| 3 | 29·980 | 75·0 | 60·0 | 67·5 | 118 | 53 | .. | 391 | 4 | S. |
| 4 | 30·130 | 69·5 | 52·0 | 60·7 | 127 | 41 | .. | 299 | 1 | N. |
| 5 | 29·940 | 70·0 | 60·0 | 65·0 | 118 | 54 | 9 | 439 | 9 | S. |
| 6 | 30·162 | 66·0 | 53·0 | 59·5 | 103 | 44 | .. | 411 | 10 | S. |
| 7 | 30·180 | 62·0 | 49·0 | 55·5 | 110 | 48 | .. | 329 | 6 | N. |
| 8 | 30·210 | 66·0 | 55·0 | 60·5 | 105 | 46 | .. | 434 | 9 | S. |
| 9 | 30·141 | 66·0 | 52·0 | 59·0 | 118 | 40 | .. | 299 | 3 | N. |
| 10 | 30·070 | 68·0 | 59·0 | 63·5 | 118 | 52 | .. | 596 | 2 | N. |
| 11 | 29·962 | 69·0 | 60·0 | 64·5 | 117 | 55 | .. | 670 | 8 | N. |
| 12 | 29·930 | 68·0 | 62·5 | 65·2 | 115 | 57 | .. | 668 | 9 | N.W. |
| 13 | 29·952 | 70·0 | 56·0 | 63·0 | 121 | 43 | .. | 474 | 1 | N. |
| 14 | 30·044 | 75·0 | 54·0 | 64·5 | 121 | 41 | .. | 245 | 0 | N. |
| 15 | 30·080 | 75·0 | 55·0 | 65·0 | 119 | 42 | 31 | 207 | 7 | S. |
| 16 | 29·916 | 67·0 | 53·0 | 60·0 | 116 | 41 | .. | 300 | 7 | N. |
| 17 | 30·040 | 68·0 | 51·0 | 59·5 | 118 | 44 | Trace | 638 | 9 | S. |
| 18 | 30·160 | 60·0 | 45·0 | 52·5 | 114 | 31 | Trace | 382 | 2 | Calm |
| 19 | 30·040 | 64·0 | 47·0 | 55·5 | 112 | 34 | .. | 198 | 1 | N. |
| 20 | 29·932 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | 118 | 41 | Trace | 250 | 1 | S. |
| 21 | 29·910 | 75·0 | 60·0 | 67·5 | 121 | 54 | .. | 445 | 10 | S. |
| 22 | 30·040 | 65·0 | 49·0 | 57·0 | 100 | 36 | Trace | 335 | 10 | N. |
| 23 | 29·982 | 68·0 | 55·0 | 61·5 | 101 | 50 | .. | 640 | 10 | S. |
| 24 | 29·910 | 68·0 | 55·0 | 61·5 | 117 | 48 | .. | 320 | 1 | N. |
| 25 | 29·884 | 73·0 | 59·0 | 66·0 | 122 | 52 | .. | 331 | 1 | N. |
| 26 | 29·950 | 71·0 | 58·0 | 64·5 | 117 | 46 | .. | 399 | 7 | S. |
| 27 | 30·030 | 71·0 | 61·0 | 66·0 | 122 | 56 | .. | 293 | 10 | N. |
| 28 | 30·130 | 70·0 | 60·0 | 65·0 | 119 | 50 | Trace | 219 | 10 | N. |
| 29 | 30·050 | 70·0 | 63·0 | 66·5 | 121 | 57 | 2 | 566 | 9 | N. |
| 30 | 29·950 | 67·0 | 58·0 | 62·5 | 100 | 54 | 19 | 382 | 9 | N. |
| 31 | 29·860 | 69·0 | 55·0 | 62·0 | 110 | 51 | 3 | 686 | 10 | S. |
| * | 30·005 | 68·6 | 55·7 | 62·2 | 115 | 47 | 64 | 405 | 5·8 | |
| † | 29·897 | .. | .. | 62·8 | 127 | 48 | 346 | 384 | 4·6 |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years. ‡ Last year.
NOTE.—A dry and windy month. Considerable haze from bush fires was very noticeable during the month. Bright sunshine, 227 hrs. 1 min.; and three sunless days. Mean daily range of temperature, 12·9°. Earth temperatures: Means—1 ft., 63·1°, and at 3 ft., 61·3°. Mean relative humidity, 75 per cent.; mean dew point, 54°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·418 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 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 (¼ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 67·4 | 74·7 | 60·1 | 45 | 3 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 69·5 | 81·8 | 57·3 | 40 | 3 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 66·6 | 81·3 | 52·0 | 5 | 1 |
| W. Hill | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI | 66·0 | 78·5 | 59·6 | Nil | .. |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 63·4 | 76·9 | 49·9 | 25 | 2 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 63·9 | 73·7 | 54·1 | 45 | 5 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI | 62·0 | 70·4 | 53·6 | 25 | 3 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 63·2 | 72·0 | 54·4 | 107 | 6 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 61·6 | 70·5 | 52·6 | 63 | 6 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 63·1 | 80·1 | 46·2 | 59 | 4 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| GISBORNE | 68·3 | 79·5 | 57·0 | 20 | 3 | |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 63·4 | 74·2 | 52·6 | 8 | 4 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 62·2 | 68·6 | 62·2 | 64 | 5 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 64·7 | 75·5 | 54·3 | 40 | 3 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| NELSON .. | 66·2 | 75·4 | 57·1 | 6 | 1 | |
| J. Sharp and M. Kemphthorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON | 62·0 | 77·3 | 46·8 | 86 | 3 |
| Dr. E. H. Howard | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 63·6 | 77·9 | 49·2 | 107 | 6 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 62·7 | 73·4 | 51·9 | 55 | 6 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 64·4 | 75·4 | 53·3 | 84 | 4 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 96 | TIMARU .. | 61·9 | 73·9 | 49·9 | 199 | 9 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 60·0 | 70·0 | 50·0 | 358 | 9 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE .. | 59·8 | 69·1 | 50·6 | 163 | 7 |
| Captain A. A. Scott | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 61·8 | 70·2 | 53·3 | 265 | 6 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 62·5 | 73·6 | 51·3 | 147 | 5·6 |
SUMMARY FOR JANUARY, 1908.
In nearly every part of the North Island the rainfall has been so low that it constitutes a record for any month since returns have been generally made. In the northern parts of the South Island the dryness has also been most remarkable; but in the southern parts the rainfall, though below the average everywhere, has not been so deficient. On the whole there can be no doubt that the past month has generally been the driest since the country was settled, and as this follows as a second very dry month in the eastern parts of the North Island, and Marlborough and Canterbury in the South, the experience is all the more unusual in New Zealand.
The temperature, though subject to considerable range, had a higher mean than usual in all parts; and the barometer was also higher, with only very moderate fluctuations from westerly depressions which passed quickly on the 10th, 20th, 22nd, and 30th, with but little influence on the weather.
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 12
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, January 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, January 1908
23 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- W. Hill, Observer at Rotorua
- H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
- C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura
- G. W. Palmer, Observer at New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer at Moumahaki
- Mrs. A. A. Martin, Observer at Palmerston North
- D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
- Archd’n Williams, Observer at Gisborne
- Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Observer at Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- M. Kemphthorne, Observer at Nelson
- Dr. E. H. Howard, 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
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
🏗️ Summary for January 1908
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather Summary, Rainfall, Temperature, January 1908
🏗️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables, 1905-1907
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, 1905-1907