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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 47
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, MAY, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1908. 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 | 30·210 | 58·0 | 47·0 | 52·5 | 100 | 33 | Trace | 197 | 8 | Calm |
| 2 | 30·190 | 61·0 | 46·0 | 53·5 | 100 | 34 | .. | 130 | 4 | Calm |
| 3 | 30·040 | 60·0 | 49·0 | 54·5 | 99 | 36 | .. | 206 | 4 | N. |
| 4 | 29·930 | 61·0 | 57·0 | 59·5 | 98 | 51 | .. | 715 | 4 | N.W. |
| 5 | 29·661 | 64·0 | 59·0 | 61·5 | 100 | 50 | 31 | 792 | 10 | N. |
| 6 | 29·453 | 63·0 | 51·0 | 57·0 | 73 | 45 | 24 | 546 | 10 | S. |
| 7 | 29·300 | 59·0 | 50·0 | 54·5 | 91 | 45 | 9 | 574 | 9 | N. |
| 8 | 29·500 | 61·0 | 54·0 | 57·5 | 82 | 46 | 10 | 700 | 6 | N.W. |
| 9 | 29·724 | 61·0 | 55·0 | 58·0 | 89 | 46 | 5 | 769 | 9 | N.W. |
| 10 | 30·090 | 61·0 | 49·0 | 55·0 | 98 | 42 | 1 | 640 | 10 | S. |
| 11 | 30·300 | 52·0 | 42·0 | 47·0 | 88 | 29 | .. | 224 | 1 | N. |
| 12 | 30·202 | 61·0 | 48·0 | 54·5 | 96 | 34 | .. | 207 | 9 | N. |
| 13 | 30·141 | 59·0 | 51·0 | 55·0 | 99 | 40 | Trace | 337 | 3 | N. |
| 14 | 30·283 | 62·0 | 46·0 | 54·0 | 102 | 33 | .. | 75 | 5 | Calm |
| 15 | 30·340 | 56·0 | 43·0 | 49·5 | 101 | 30 | Trace | 148 | 2 | N. |
| 16 | 30·180 | 60·0 | 51·0 | 55·5 | 89 | 46 | 31 | 717 | 9 | N. |
| 17 | 30·080 | 60·0 | 53·0 | 56·5 | 80 | 48 | 6 | 648 | 10 | S. |
| 18 | 30·320 | 54·0 | 46·0 | 50·0 | 72 | 34 | .. | 303 | 2 | N. |
| 19 | 30·211 | 60·0 | 48·0 | 54·0 | 89 | 36 | .. | 226 | 2 | N. |
| 20 | 30·562 | 61·0 | 43·0 | 52·0 | 94 | 31 | .. | 74 | 0 | Calm |
| 21 | 30·551 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 53·0 | 89 | 41 | .. | 170 | 5 | N. |
| 22 | 30·302 | 59·0 | 52·0 | 55·5 | 95 | 43 | .. | 350 | 8 | N. |
| 23 | 29·960 | 59·0 | 54·0 | 56·5 | 76 | 47 | 34 | 803 | 9 | N.W. |
| 24 | 30·100 | 60·0 | 50·0 | 55·0 | 77 | 40 | .. | 650 | 4 | Calm |
| 25 | 30·180 | 59·0 | 44·0 | 51·5 | 94 | 30 | 10 | 120 | 1 | Calm |
| 26 | 30·03 | 57·0 | 47·0 | 52·0 | 85 | 35 | Trace | 80 | 10 | S. |
| 27 | 29·664 | 53·0 | 44·0 | 48·5 | 79 | 33 | 2 | 90 | 8 | N. |
| 28 | 29·800 | 57·0 | 47·0 | 52·0 | 94 | 34 | 14 | 462 | 10 | S. |
| 29 | 29·960 | 50·0 | 43·0 | 46·5 | 63 | 31 | .. | 382 | 3 | Calm |
| 30 | 29·880 | 53·0 | 42·0 | 47·5 | 89 | 31 | .. | 259 | 6 | Calm |
| 31 | 30·110 | 59·0 | 44·0 | 51·5 | 92 | 35 | .. | 481 | 6 | S. |
| * | 30·040 | 58·6 | 48·5 | 53·6 | 89·5 | 38 | 177 | 389 | 6 | --- |
| † | 29·952 | .. | .. | 52·8 | .. | .. | 452 | 395† | .. | --- |
- Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years. † Last year.
Note.—Weather on the whole very mild and pleasant. Rainfall considerably below the average, but temperature and barometric pressure above the averages for previous years. Total sunshine, 144 hrs. 24 min.; two sunless days. Earth temperatures declined 5° at 1ft. and 4° at 3ft. Means, 1ft., 55·1°; 2ft., 57°. Mean relative humidity, 77 per cent.; mean dew point, 46·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·315 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 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 (Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | ||||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. |
| AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman | 58·1 | 62·6 | 53·7 | 588 | |
| TE AROHA .. C. J. Todd | 54·2 | 64·0 | 44·4 | 542 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson | 50·7 | 60·7 | 40·8 | 763 |
| 390 | WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux | 52·2 | 63·1 | 41·2 | 962 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 52·9 | 63·3 | 42·6 | 888 |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. W. Palmer | 55·5 | 63·6 | 47·4 | 758 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAHI .. F. Gillanders | 52·9 | 58·8 | 46·9 | 363 |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. Mrs. A. A. Martin | 52·4 | 60·5 | 44·4 | 337 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. D. M. Cole | 52·4 | 61·3 | 43·5 | 284 |
| 377 | MASTERION .. A. G. Wise | 48·2 | 61·2 | 35·2 | 127 |
| GISBORNE .. Archd’n Williams | 54·9 | 63·7 | 46·1 | 383 | |
| 10 | MEMANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 52·5 | 61·9 | 43·1 | 295 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms | 53·6 | 58·6 | 48·5 | 177 |
| Averages .. | 53·1 | 61·8 | 44·4 | 497 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | |||||
| NELSON .. J. Sharp and M. Kempthorne | 52·2 | 63·2 | 41·1 | 352 | |
| 490 | MURCHISON .. Dr. Adams | 46·5 | 54·4 | 38·7 | 2015 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. J. B. Gould | 48·0 | 58·7 | 38·0 | 540 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 48·9 | 58·7 | 39·1 | 91 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 50·7 | 60·7 | 40·7 | 105 |
| 96 | TIMARU .. R. Fergusson | 47·5 | 54·9 | 40·2 | 98 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 47·1 | 57·3 | 37·0 | 97 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN .. H. Skey | 47·8 | 54·8 | 40·9 | 193 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 45·2 | 55·3 | 36·2 | 177 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 52·0 | 60·7 | 43·3 | 1223 |
| Averages .. | 48·6 | 57·9 | 39·5 | 489 |
SUMMARY FOR MAY, 1908.
The weather during the month was on the whole mild and genial, but there were remarkable differences in the rainfall over both Islands. While parts having northerly and westerly aspects had a fall considerably above the average of former years, the rainfall was generally below the average on the eastern coast from East Cape southwards. The heaviest falls occurred on the western and northern parts of both Islands between the 5th and 10th, during which dates barometric pressure was low everywhere. Thunder, lightning, and hail were reported with the rising barometer in many places on the 9th and 10th. A small westerly wave of low pressure over the South Island on the 15th and 16th brought a heavy rainfall on the west coast at that time; but between the 10th and 22nd anti-cyclonic pressure was generally prevalent. The days were then mostly warm and bright, and the nights cold and frosty. During the last week of the month the weather was everywhere very unsettled, frequent showers and electrical disturbances being experienced, but on the morning of the 31st a hard frost was reported in many parts of the Dominion.
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24 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
- C. J. Todd, 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
- Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Observer at Memanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- M. Kempthorne, Observer at Nelson
- Dr. Adams, 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, Waimate
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
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