New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 57

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✨ Meteorological Data



THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

JULY 23.]

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JUNE, 1908.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 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, in and corrected, 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 | 30·390 | 50·0 | 40·0 | 45·0 | 94 | 28 | Trace | 438 | 8 | N. |
| 2 | 30·460 | 55·0 | 48·0 | 51·5 | 87 | 44 | ... | 658 | 3 | N. |
| 3 | 30·500 | 57·0 | 44·0 | 50·5 | 86 | 31 | ... | 241 | 0 | Calm |
| 4 | 30·402 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 53·0 | 83 | 43 | 4 | 326 | 9 | N. |
| 5 | 29·810 | 57·0 | 51·0 | 54·0 | 70 | 46 | 1 | 521 | 10 | Calm |
| 6 | 29·830 | 59·0 | 54·0 | 56·5 | 81 | 47 | ... | 295 | 8 | N. |
| 7 | 30·110 | 60·0 | 50·0 | 55·0 | 95 | 41 | ... | 312 | 8 | Calm |
| 8 | 29·690 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 53·0 | 81 | 36 | 38 | 42 | 9 | Calm |
| 9 | 29·542 | 61·0 | 51·0 | 56·0 | 68 | 47 | 34 | 597 | 10 | N.W. |
| 10 | 30·030 | 59·0 | 48·0 | 53·5 | 94 | 38 | ... | 306 | 4 | S. |
| 11 | 29·972 | 56·0 | 45·0 | 50·5 | 90 | 34 | 1 | 234 | 3 | N. |
| 12 | 29·920 | 57·0 | 50·0 | 53·5 | 87 | 41 | 13 | 378 | 10 | N. |
| 13 | 29·850 | 58·0 | 54·0 | 56·0 | 79 | 50 | ... | 773 | 1 | N.W. |
| 14 | 29·870 | 59·0 | 55·0 | 57·0 | 93 | 48 | Trace | 649 | 8 | N. |
| 15 | 29·714 | 59·0 | 51·0 | 55·0 | 87 | 43 | 10 | 618 | 5 | N.W. |
| 16 | 30·160 | 54·0 | 42·0 | 48·0 | 92 | 31 | 46 | 370 | 9 | S. |
| 17 | 30·323 | 45·0 | 39·0 | 42·0 | 83 | 34 | 26 | 589 | 9 | S. |
| 18 | 30·300 | 48·0 | 45·0 | 46·5 | 64 | 40 | 15 | 612 | 9 | S. |
| 19 | 30·180 | 48·0 | 44·0 | 46·0 | 86 | 38 | 7 | 519 | 8 | S. |
| 20 | 30·070 | 49·0 | 43·0 | 46·0 | 86 | 36 | 6 | 484 | 9 | S. |
| 21 | 30·060 | 49·0 | 39·0 | 44·0 | 86 | 28 | ... | 209 | 7 | N. |
| 22 | 30·080 | 50·0 | 43·0 | 46·5 | 66 | 32 | Trace | 235 | 10 | S. |
| 23 | 29·970 | 49·0 | 43·0 | 46·0 | 86 | 32 | 40 | 82 | 10 | N. |
| 24 | 29·380 | 55·0 | 46·0 | 50·5 | 67 | 41 | 13 | 263 | 10 | N. |
| 25 | 29·360 | 56·0 | 50·0 | 53·0 | 88 | 43 | 28 | 417 | 4 | N. |
| 26 | 29·450 | 56·0 | 48·0 | 52·0 | 87 | 42 | 6 | 399 | 9 | N. |
| 27 | 29·472 | 53·0 | 46·0 | 49·5 | 84 | 36 | 46 | 97 | 10 | S. |
| 28 | 29·590 | 52·0 | 46·0 | 49·0 | 77 | 39 | Trace | 34 | 7 | N. |
| 29 | 29·481 | 59·0 | 43·0 | 51·0 | 89 | 34 | 10 | 70 | 8 | S. |
| 30 | 29·441 | 55·0 | 48·0 | 49·5 | 84 | 33 | 140 | 50 | 10 | N. |
| — | 29·913 | 54·7 | 46·6 | 50·6 | 83 | 38·5 | 484 | 360 | 7·5 | — |
| † | 29·985 | ... | ... | 49·5 | ... | ... | 498 | ±267 | ... | — |

*Means, &c. † Monthly means previous years. † Last year.

NOTE.—Weather very changeable during the month. Barometer unsteady and somewhat below the mean of previous years, with a range of 1·14 in. Total bright sunshine, 86 hrs. 8 min.; five sunless days. Frost recorded on six mornings. Mean relative humidity, 79 per cent.; mean dew-point, 44° F.; mean elastic force of vapour, ·288 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS. June, 1908.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (½ Point or more). Dys.
125 AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman 53·3 57·9 48·7 379 20
... TE AROHA C. J. Todd 49·8 59·2 40·4 494 16
925 ROTORUA J. F. Robieson 46·9 55·6 37·8 486 15
390 WAIHI H. B. Devereux 48·0 58·2 37·9 718 23
130 RUAKURA C. Cussen 48·6 58·0 39·2 567 17
200 NEW PLYMOUTH G. W. Palmer 52·5 60·0 45·0 1273 21
250 MOUMAHAKI F. Gillanders 50·1 55·2 45·1 301 20
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin 48·0 57·0 38·9 379 21
119 LEVIN D. M. Cole 48·8 56·6 41·0 498 18
377 MASTERTON A. G. Wise 45·2 56·3 34·1 183 14
... GISBORNE Archd'n Williams 51·4 60·1 42·7 167 12
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy 48·2 57·5 39·0 80 10
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 50·6 54·7 46·6 484 19
... Averages ... 49·3 57·4 41·8 462 17
... NELSON J. Sharp and M. Kemphorne 47·6 56·5 38·8 588 15
490 MURCHISON Dr. Adams 43·0 48·7 37·4 1728 19
1218 HANMER SPA J. B. Gould 44·8 52·9 36·4 364 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 45·3 52·5 38·2 251 15
42 LINCOLN G. Gray 46·8 54·1 39·5 245 16
96 TIMARU R. Fergusson 43·9 48·5 39·4 390 16
90 INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE W. M. Hamilton 44·5 51·7 37·5 262 17
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey 44·8 50·0 39·6 587 18
350 GORE Captain A. A. Scott 41·8 49·9 33·8 208 15
12 HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane 48·6 56·6 40·6 1232 14
... Averages ... 45·1 52·1 38·1 586 16

SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 1908.

The weather during the month was on the whole milder than usual. The greater humidity of the atmosphere contributed both to a higher temperature and a good winter rainfall. This was over the average in the South Island and on the western aspects of the North Island, but on the east coast and in some of the southern parts of the North Island it was below the average of former years. The barometer was subject to considerable fluctuations, having a range in the extreme south of 1½ in. during the month. The most general rainfall was experienced during the last week, when a westerly area of low pressure of great extent prevailed everywhere. On the 5th and again on the 9th low pressures affected the North Island particularly, but a sudden fall in the South brought the heaviest wind, accompanied with considerable rain, on the 11th and 12th. From this date the barometer rose steadily in the South until the 17th. Pressure, however, did not increase so much in the North, and particularly off East Cape, probably on account of low-pressure areas passing eastward of New Zealand.

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. Annual.
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 56° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) 472 363 889 398 528 497 550 370 452 441 366 299 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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🏛️ New Zealand Meteorological Returns, June, 1908 - Wellington Observations

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23 July 1908
Meteorology, Weather observations, Wellington, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud, Solar radiation, Terrestrial radiation

🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, June, 1908

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Climatology, Weather data, Stations, Altitude, Temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain, Observers
24 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Auckland observer
  • C. J. Todd, Te Aroha observer
  • J. F. Robieson, Rotorua observer
  • H. B. Devereux, Waihi observer
  • C. Cussen, Ruakura observer
  • G. W. Palmer, New Plymouth observer
  • F. Gillanders, Moumaki observer
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin, Palmerston North observer
  • D. M. Cole, Levin observer
  • A. G. Wise, Masterton observer
  • Archd'n Williams, Gisborne observer
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy (Doctor), Meeanee, Napier observer
  • F. W. Simms, Wellington observer
  • J. Sharp, Nelson observer
  • M. Kemphorne, Nelson observer
  • Dr. Adams (Doctor), Murchison observer
  • J. B. Gould, Hanmer Spa observer
  • H. F. Skey, Christchurch observer
  • G. Gray, Lincoln observer
  • R. Fergusson, Timaru observer
  • W. M. Hamilton, Inglewood, Waimate observer
  • H. Skey, Leith Valley, Dunedin observer
  • Captain A. A. Scott, Gore observer
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Hokitika observer

🏛️ Summary of Weather and Averages for June, 1908

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23 July 1908
Weather summary, Climatology, Rainfall, Temperature, Barometer, Humidity, Sunshine, Frost, Averages, North Island, South Island