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Sept. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2457
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, AUGUST, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 1908. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.
| Date. | Barometer 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 | 30·240 | 48·0 | 33·0 | 40·5 | .87 | 26 | .. | 154 | 1 | Calm |
| 2 | 30·090 | 51·0 | 33·0 | 42·0 | 87 | 36 | .. | 208 | 6 | N. |
| 3 | 30·116 | 54·0 | 39·0 | 46·5 | 90 | 29 | .. | 143 | 8 | N. |
| 4 | 30·080 | 53·0 | 45·0 | 49·0 | 89 | 38 | .. | 270 | 2 | N. |
| 5 | 29·590 | 54·0 | 44·0 | 49·0 | 88 | 36 | 6 | 236 | 10 | S. |
| 6 | 29·990 | 49·0 | 42·0 | 45·5 | 55 | 39 | 14 | 960 | 10 | S. |
| 7 | 30·330 | 49·0 | 42·0 | 45·5 | 88 | 38 | 1 | 882 | 9 | S. |
| 8 | 30·400 | 48·0 | 36·0 | 42·0 | 93 | 27 | Trace | 352 | 6 | N. |
| 9 | 30·410 | 52·0 | 35·0 | 43·5 | 88 | 27 | Trace | 118 | 4 | Calm |
| 10 | 30·333 | 52·0 | 35·0 | 43·5 | 86 | 26 | 1 | 42 | 10 | Calm |
| 11 | 30·340 | 48·0 | 40·0 | 44·0 | 81 | 38 | 1 | 450 | 7 | S. |
| 12 | 30·350 | 48·0 | 41·0 | 44·5 | 88 | 33 | .. | 359 | 6 | S. |
| 13 | 30·450 | 50·0 | 36·0 | 43·0 | 93 | 27 | 1 | 169 | 1 | N. |
| 14 | 30·500 | 52·0 | 35·0 | 43·5 | 86 | 26 | .. | 62 | 6 | Calm |
| 15 | 30·430 | 50·0 | 39·0 | 44·5 | 87 | 30 | 1 | 130 | 7 | N. |
| 16 | 30·250 | 52·0 | 43·0 | 47·5 | 98 | 42 | 4 | 330 | 10 | N. |
| 17 | 29·994 | 54·0 | 47·0 | 50·5 | 96 | 43 | 12 | 366 | 10 | N. |
| 18 | 29·590 | 58·0 | 51·0 | 54·5 | 94 | 48 | 28 | 660 | 10 | N. |
| 19 | 29·690 | 57·0 | 45·0 | 51·0 | 97 | 43 | 154 | 612 | 5 | N. |
| 20 | 29·670 | 53·0 | 46·0 | 49·5 | 94 | 41 | 82 | 516 | 10 | Calm |
| 21 | 30·180 | 48·0 | 42·0 | 45·0 | 60 | 37 | .. | 534 | 10 | S. |
| 22 | 30·350 | 48·0 | 35·0 | 41·5 | 85 | 27 | Trace | 208 | 0 | Calm |
| 23 | 30·250 | 51·0 | 38·0 | 44·5 | 91 | 29 | .. | 134 | 3 | N. |
| 24 | 30·020 | 52·0 | 45·0 | 48·5 | 93 | 42 | .. | 417 | 4 | N. |
| 25 | 29·910 | 54·0 | 47·0 | 50·5 | 97 | 40 | 17 | 349 | 10 | S. |
| 26 | 29·940 | 49·0 | 41·0 | 45·0 | 67 | 40 | 17 | 482 | 10 | S. |
| 27 | 29·800 | 44·0 | 34·0 | 39·0 | 73 | 27 | .. | 169 | 8 | N. |
| 28 | 29·491 | 52·0 | 42·0 | 47·0 | 93 | 40 | Trace | 383 | 8 | N. |
| 29 | 29·970 | 52·0 | 39·0 | 45·5 | 95 | 30 | .. | 260 | 1 | N. |
| 30 | 30·330 | 56·0 | 47·0 | 51·5 | 96 | 39 | .. | 377 | 6 | S. |
| 31 | 30·461 | 52·0 | 36·0 | 44·0 | 97 | 28 | .. | 181 | 0 | Calm |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| * | 30·114 | 51·3 | 40·4 | 45·9 | 87·5 | 34·6 | 338 | 339 | 6·4 | |
| —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— | —— |
| † | 29·878 | .. | .. | 48·5 | .. | 38·0 | 493 | ‡248 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Previous years. ‡ Last year.
NOTE.—Weather colder and finer than usual. Total bright sunshine, 152 hrs. 29 min.; four sunless days. Thunder and lightning on 18th. Earth temperatures rose 2° at 1 ft., and were fairly stationary at 3 ft.; means, 1 ft. 46·4°, 3 ft. 48·5°. Mean relative humidity, 75 per cent.; dew-point, 38·4°; elastic force of vapour, ·232 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. Deg. | Mean Min. Temp. Deg. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 50·7 | 56·4 | 45·1 | 378 | 13 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 47·8 | 58·3 | 37·3 | 415 | 13 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 44·7 | 55·2 | 34·3 | 474 | 11 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI | 45·2 | 57·6 | 32·9 | 751 | 19 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 45·0 | 56·3 | 33·7 | 360 | 11 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 50·3 | 60·4 | 40·3 | 409 | 16 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKE | 45·8 | 53·1 | 38·4 | 401 | 13 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 46·0 | 55·3 | 36·7 | 289 | 10 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 45·3 | 55·8 | 34·9 | 288 | 10 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON | .. | .. | .. | 234 | 11 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| GISBORNE | 48·5 | 56·9 | 40·1 | 379 | 18 | |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 46·3 | 55·3 | 37·3 | 235 | 13 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 45·9 | 51·3 | 40·4 | 338 | 14 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 46·8 | 56·0 | 37·6 | 381 | 13 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| NELSON .. | 45·3 | 54·7 | 35·9 | 334 | 11 | |
| J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON | 41·7 | 52·0 | 31·4 | 1319 | 12 |
| Dr. A. Adams | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 40·6 | 49·5 | 32·1 | 218 | 11 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 42·3 | 51·2 | 33·4 | 74 | 8 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 43·7 | 52·9 | 34·4 | 107 | 8 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 96 | TIMARU .. | 42·3 | 51·0 | 33·5 | 74 | 5 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. | 41·9 | 52·0 | 31·7 | 88 | 7 |
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 42·6 | 48·4 | 36·7 | 515 | 9 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE .. | 40·9 | 50·1 | 31·8 | 235 | 13 |
| "Captain A. A. Scott" | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 46·7 | 56·4 | 36·9 | 669 | 10 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 42·8 | 51·8 | 33·8 | 363 | 9·4 |
SUMMARY FOR AUGUST, 1908.
ALTHOUGH some exceptionally heavy rainfalls were recorded in many parts of the North Island and also in some places in the South Island, yet, with the exception of the southern part of the Wellington Province, the totals recorded were everywhere below the average for the month in previous years. Anticyclonic conditions prevailed, and, generally speaking, the atmosphere was dry and clear, bright and sunny by day with cold and frosty nights; but the weather was somewhat unsettled and showery between the 23rd and 30th in most parts of the Dominion. The southern part of a cyclone passed over the North Island on the 4th and 5th, and a westerly area of low pressure, which prevailed from the 16th to the 20th, caused the heaviest and most general rains.
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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🌾 New Zealand Meteorological Returns, August, 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 Moumahake
- Mrs. 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 (Very Reverend Doctor), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- Rev. J.P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer at Nelson
- Dr. A. Adams (Doctor), 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
- Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika