✨ Meteorological Returns
May 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1551
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, APRIL, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1908. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.
| Date. | Parometer reduced, in and corrected, 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 | 29·780 | 67·0 | 60·0 | 63·5 | 108 | 53 | Trace | 605 | 9 | N. |
| 2 | 29·830 | 66·0 | 59·0 | 62·5 | 107 | 49 | .. | 535 | 3 | N. |
| 3 | 29·753 | 65·0 | 59·0 | 62·0 | 111 | 51 | .. | 607 | 2 | N.W. |
| 4 | 29·810 | 67·0 | 57·0 | 62·0 | 108 | 48 | .. | 448 | 3 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·880 | 64·0 | 56·0 | 60·0 | 106 | 47 | 37 | 570 | 10 | S. |
| 6 | 30·210 | 58·0 | 47·0 | 52·5 | 84 | 39 | 17 | 528 | 10 | S. |
| 7 | 30·310 | 52·0 | 45·0 | 48·5 | 96 | 36 | 4 | 794 | 5 | S. |
| 8 | 30·130 | 52·0 | 46·0 | 49·0 | 102 | 37 | 5 | 546 | 9 | S. |
| 9 | 30·010 | 54·0 | 43·0 | 48·5 | 100 | 30 | .. | 194 | 8 | S. |
| 10 | 30·010 | 55·0 | 47·0 | 51·0 | 101 | 36 | .. | 280 | 3 | N. |
| 11 | 29·911 | 61·0 | 53·0 | 57·0 | 100 | 49 | .. | 568 | 10 | N.W. |
| 12 | 30·130 | 65·0 | 54·0 | 59·5 | 105 | 40 | Trace | 352 | 7 | S. |
| 13 | 30·250 | 61·0 | 50·0 | 55·5 | 105 | 37 | .. | 228 | 7 | N. |
| 14 | 30·230 | 62·0 | 57·0 | 59·5 | 105 | 49 | .. | 490 | 8 | N. |
| 15 | 30·360 | 63·0 | 53·0 | 58·0 | 81 | 41 | .. | 410 | 7 | S. |
| 16 | 30·391 | 60·0 | 53·0 | 56·5 | 106 | 44 | .. | 158 | 8 | N. |
| 17 | 30·170 | 66·0 | 58·0 | 62·0 | 105 | 51 | 95 | 342 | 9 | N.W. |
| 18 | 30·230 | 65·0 | 51·0 | 58·0 | 102 | 46 | 14 | 742 | 10 | S. |
| 19 | 30·240 | 55·0 | 49·0 | 52·0 | 87 | 41 | .. | 498 | 5 | S.E. |
| 20 | 30·190 | 56·0 | 43·0 | 49·5 | 106 | 29 | 15 | 248 | 3 | N. |
| 21 | 29·680 | 62·0 | 53·0 | 57·5 | 105 | 43 | 29 | 211 | 10 | N. |
| 22 | 29·904 | 63·0 | 55·0 | 59·0 | 101 | 46 | 17 | 611 | 10 | S. |
| 23 | 30·191 | 55·0 | 45·0 | 50·0 | 95 | 32 | Trace | 270 | 1 | N. |
| 24 | 30·004 | 60·0 | 52·0 | 56·0 | 103 | 45 | .. | 345 | 3 | N.W. |
| 25 | 30·112 | 62·0 | 51·0 | 56·5 | 104 | 39 | .. | 297 | 5 | N. |
| 26 | 29·880 | 61·0 | 55·0 | 58·0 | 103 | 48 | 1 | 432 | 6 | N. |
| 27 | 29·700 | 63·0 | 54·0 | 58·5 | 113 | 41 | 3 | 224 | 8 | N. |
| 28 | 29·703 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 104 | 46 | .. | 403 | 9 | S.W. |
| 29 | 29·840 | 57·0 | 48·0 | 52·5 | 100 | 35 | .. | 177 | 7 | Calm |
| 30 | 30·130 | 58·0 | 46·0 | 52·0 | 93 | 32 | Trace | 284 | 5 | N. |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 30·032 | 60·6 | 51·7 | 56·1 | 101·5 | 42 | 237 | 413 | 6·7 | |
| † | 30·055 | .. | .. | 56·9 | .. | .. | 279 | .. | .. |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years.
Note.—Seasonable and mild autumn weather. Total sunshine, 145 hrs. 6 min.; 1 sunless day. Frost recorded on four mornings. Earth temperatures declined 2° at 1 ft. and 2 ft.; at the former depth the mean was 57·9°, and at the latter 58·9°. Mean relative humidity, 79 per cent. mean dew point, 49·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·357 in.
OLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Deg. Max. Temp. | Deg. Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman | 61·4 | 67·0 | 55·8 | 337 | 12 |
| .. | TE AROHA G. F. McGirr | 58·0 | 68·4 | 47·7 | 425 | 13 |
| 925 | ROTORUA J. F. Robieson | 55·5 | 65·3 | 45·8 | 454 | 14 |
| 390 | WAIHI H. B. Devereux | 56·8 | 67·4 | 46·3 | 658 | 22 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 56·8 | 67·4 | 46·2 | 415 | 15 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer | 59·4 | 68·7 | 50·1 | 627 | 22 |
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI F. Gillanders | 56·1 | 62·8 | 49·4 | 392 | 11 |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin | 56·0 | 63·9 | 48·1 | 222 | 13 |
| 119 | LEVIN D. M. Cole | 56·3 | 64·7 | 48·0 | 360 | 13 |
| 377 | MASTER TON A. G. Wise | 54·6 | 67·7 | 41·5 | 246 | 10 |
| .. | GISBORNE Archd’n Williams | 59·2 | 68·9 | 49·6 | 663 | 8 |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 57·3 | 66·4 | 48·2 | 395 | 9 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON F. W. Simms | 56·1 | 60·6 | 51·7 | 237 | 11 |
| Averages .. | 57·2 | 66·1 | 48·3 | 418 | 12 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| .. | NELSON J. Sharp and M. Kempthorne | 56·6 | 68·4 | 44·8 | 324 | 13 |
| 490 | MURCHISON Dr. Adams | 53·3 | 61·6 | 45·1 | 1388 | 20 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA J. B. Gould | 52·6 | 62·1 | 43·3 | 408 | 16 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 52·8 | 61·2 | 44·3 | 185 | 13 |
| 42 | LINCOLN G. Gray | 54·1 | 63·1 | 45·1 | 227 | 13 |
| 96 | TIMARU R. Fergusson | 50·7 | 58·2 | 43·2 | 133 | 11 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE W. M. Hamilton | 51·2 | 60·1 | 42·5 | 130 | 10 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN-EDIN H. Skey | 50·3 | 57·7 | 42·9 | 288 | 11 |
| 350 | GORE Captain A. A. Scott | 49·2 | 60·7 | 37·8 | 285 | 16 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane | 55·6 | 63·7 | 47·5 | 886 | 12 |
| Averages .. | 52·6 | 61·7 | 43·6 | 425 | 13 |
SUMMARY FOR APRIL, 1908.
Rainfall and other reports show that the weather conditions throughout the Dominion were fairly normal. The fluctuations of the barometer were moderate and disturbances lasted only for a short time. Heavy rains fell on the 5th and 6th, between the 17th and 20th, and on the 26th and 27th in the North Island especially.
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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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1908
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24 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- J. F. Robieson, 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
- A. A. Martin (Mrs.), Observer at Palmerston North
- D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
- A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
- Archd’n Williams, Observer at Gisborne
- Kennedy (Very Rev. Dr.), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- M. Kempthorne, Observer at Nelson
- Adams (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
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Inglewood, Wai-Mate
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
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