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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 63
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, JULY, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of July, 1908. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced, 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 | 29·290 | 53·0 | 44·0 | 48·5 | 89 | 36 | 4 | 183 | 8 | N. |
| 2 | 29·610 | 51·0 | 45·0 | 48·0 | 86 | 39 | 20 | 377 | 9 | S. |
| 3 | 29·992 | 48·0 | 41·0 | 44·5 | 75 | 34 | 30 | 430 | 9 | S. |
| 4 | 30·170 | 45·0 | 33·0 | 39·0 | 76 | 23 | Trace | 577 | 0 | Calm |
| 5 | 29·930 | 48·0 | 37·0 | 42·5 | 84 | 29 | .. | 215 | 10 | S.E. |
| 6 | 29·440 | 50·0 | 46·0 | 48·0 | 58 | 41 | 84 | 351 | 10 | E. |
| 7 | 29·314 | 51·0 | 48·0 | 49·5 | 58 | 44 | 9 | 314 | 10 | W. |
| 8 | 29·550 | 51·0 | 47·0 | 49·0 | 76 | 35 | 44 | 340 | 7 | N. |
| 9 | 29·630 | 51·0 | 42·0 | 46·5 | 61 | 35 | 87 | 238 | 7 | S. |
| 10 | 29·961 | 50·0 | 43·0 | 46·5 | 82 | 39 | 5 | 582 | 10 | S. |
| 11 | 30·214 | 46·0 | 42·0 | 44·0 | 81 | 36 | 1 | 490 | 7 | S. |
| 12 | 30·070 | 49·0 | 33·0 | 41·0 | 87 | 23 | 1 | 72 | 7 | Calm |
| 13 | 29·844 | 46·0 | 36·0 | 41·0 | 72 | 26 | Trace | 23 | 1 | Calm |
| 14 | 29·605 | 54·0 | 40·0 | 47·0 | 88 | 28 | 139 | 206 | 4 | N. |
| 15 | 29·870 | 54·0 | 43·0 | 48·5 | 87 | 39 | .. | 510 | 10 | S. |
| 16 | 29·900 | 46·0 | 39·0 | 42·5 | 86 | 26 | 9 | 505 | 0 | N. |
| 17 | 29·930 | 51·0 | 42·0 | 46·5 | 87 | 36 | 66 | 615 | 7 | S. |
| 18 | 30·010 | 46·0 | 40·0 | 43·0 | 78 | 35 | 29 | 730 | 10 | S. |
| 19 | 30·110 | 46·0 | 43·0 | 44·5 | 73 | 40 | Trace | 830 | 8 | S. |
| 20 | 30·222 | 47·0 | 44·0 | 45·5 | 60 | 41 | .. | 440 | 8 | S. |
| 21 | 30·050 | 50·0 | 40·0 | 45·0 | 88 | 33 | 5 | 210 | 10 | N. |
| 22 | 29·560 | 54·0 | 44·0 | 49·0 | 65 | 44 | 1 | 594 | 7 | N.W. |
| 23 | 29·550 | 58·0 | 48·0 | 53·0 | 95 | 40 | 28 | 360 | 8 | N. |
| 24 | 29·650 | 55·0 | 46·0 | 50·5 | 89 | 43 | 54 | 300 | 10 | S. |
| 25 | 29·670 | 51·0 | 37·0 | 44·0 | 83 | 28 | 5 | 96 | 9 | N. |
| 26 | 29·870 | 53·0 | 38·0 | 45·5 | 86 | 30 | Trace | 173 | 8 | N. |
| 27 | 30·024 | 51·0 | 35·0 | 43·0 | 86 | 27 | .. | 94 | 0 | Calm |
| 28 | 30·060 | 52·0 | 39·0 | 45·5 | 86 | 35 | 7 | 180 | 4 | N. |
| 29 | 30·260 | 54·0 | 39·0 | 46·5 | 95 | 34 | 1 | 480 | 7 | S. |
| 30 | 30·223 | 47·0 | 37·0 | 42·0 | 88 | 29 | .. | 294 | 4 | S. |
| 31 | 30·223 | 49·0 | 36·0 | 42·5 | 96 | 27 | .. | 136 | 0 | Calm |
| — | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| * | 29·865 | 50·2 | 40·9 | 45·6 | 81 | 34 | 629 | 353 | 7 | —— |
| — | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| † | 29·903 | .. | .. | 47·6 | 86 | 34·6 | 592 | †307 | .. | —— |
- Means, &c. † Previous years. ‡ Last year.
Note.—Southerly winds prevailed during the month, and the mean temperature was 2° below the average of former years. Total bright sunshine, 109 hrs. 58 min.; five sunless days. Eleven frosts occurred. Earth temperatures declined 5° at 1 ft., and 3° at 3 ft.; mean earth temperature being at 1 ft. 47·1°, and at 3 ft. 49·9°. Mean relative humidity, 79 per cent.; mean dew-point, 39·4°; and mean elastic force of vapour, ·241 in. A prolonged and unusual thunderstorm occurred on the 24th, with much lightning and hail.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 1908.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to 1 Inch). | Days with Rain (⅓ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | 49·8 | 54·6 | 44·9 | 563 | 24 |
| AUCKLAND | ||||||
| T. F. Cheeseman | 46·5 | 54·5 | 38·7 | 659 | 21 | |
| TE AROHA | ||||||
| G. F. McGirr | 43·3 | 52·6 | 34·1 | 412 | 15 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA | |||||
| J. F. Robieson | 45·1 | 54·9 | 35·3 | 1534 | 20 | |
| 390 | WAIHI | |||||
| H. B. Devereux | 44·3 | 53·6 | 35·0 | 489 | 16 | |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | |||||
| O. Cussen | 48·4 | 57·3 | 39·6 | 362 | 21 | |
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | |||||
| G. W. Palmer | 44·3 | 50·5 | 38·1 | 363 | 18 | |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI | |||||
| F. Gillanders | 45·1 | 53·0 | 37·2 | 411 | 12 | |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | |||||
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | 44·1 | 53·0 | 35·2 | 331 | 14 | |
| 119 | LEVIN | |||||
| D. M. Cole | .. | 52·0 | .. | 573 | 16 | |
| 377 | MASTERSTON | |||||
| A. G. Wise | 48·0 | 55·2 | 40·8 | 647 | 21 | |
| .. | GISBORNE | |||||
| Archd’n Williams | 45·5 | 53·5 | 37·5 | 440 | 13 | |
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | |||||
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | 45·6 | 50·2 | 40·9 | 629 | 21 | |
| 110 | WELLINGTON | |||||
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 45·8 | 53·5 | 38·1 | 571 | 18 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | 45·2 | 55·4 | 35·0 | 119 | 6 | |
| .. | NELSON | |||||
| J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | 39·1 | 47·8 | 30·5 | 581 | 10 | |
| 490 | MURCHISON | |||||
| Dr. Adams | 36·0 | 43·5 | 28·8 | 670 | 16 | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | |||||
| J. B. Gould | 40·0 | 46·8 | 33·2 | 788 | 20 | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | |||||
| H. F. Skey | 41·4 | 47·7 | 35·1 | 674 | 17 | |
| 42 | LINCOLN | |||||
| G. Gray . | 40·6 | 47·7 | 33·6 | 719 | 10 | |
| 96 | TIMARU | |||||
| R. Fergusson | 40·2 | 47·7 | 32·7 | 764 | 12 | |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE | |||||
| W. M. Hamilton | 39·9 | 44·1 | 35·8 | 899 | 20 | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | |||||
| H. Skey | 38·4 | 46·0 | 30·8 | 186 | 14 | |
| 350 | GORE | |||||
| Captain A. A. Scott | 44·7 | 54·8 | 34·6 | 593 | 10 | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA | |||||
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 40·5 | 48·1 | 33·0 | 599 | 13·5 |
SUMMARY FOR JULY, 1908.
The weather was generally cold and moist. Several disturbances accounted for an unsettled state of the atmosphere during the greater part of the month, and barometric pressure only rose above the normal for four brief periods. The rainfall was heaviest on all the eastern coast, especially in South Canterbury, also in Northern and Central Otago, where between the 5th and 9th snow fell heavily inland; rain and sleet caused floods in the Taieri Plains. Rainfall was below the average on the west coast of the South Island, also in Taranaki and in parts of the Wellington Provincial Districts. Nelson and Southland escaped the heavy rains. A cyclonic disturbance of small intensity prevailed over the Dominion on the 1st, and a more extensive and remarkable area of low pressure held sway between the 5th and 10th. On the 14th a centre of low pressure was off East Cape: this caused a second fall of snow and rain over the greater part of the eastern coast, causing considerable damage. From the 20th to the 27th low pressure prevailed generally, and brought unsettled weather. On the 29th an area of low pressure passed over the most northern part of the country, but the last four days of the month were generally fine and cold with anticyclonic pressure.
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 | 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 63
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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1908
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- F. W. Simms, Government Meteorological Observatory
🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, July 1908
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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
- O. Cussen, Observer for Ruakura
- G. W. Palmer, Observer for New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer for Moumahaki
- Mrs. 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. 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, Wai-Mate
- H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer for Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
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