New Zealand Gazette – 1908 – No. 93

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 93

NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, OCTOBER, 1908.

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1908. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected, in Inches. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Direction of Wind.
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.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·321 61·2 54·0 57·6 106 48 .. 426 8 N.
2 30·453 60·0 50·0 55·0 114 43 12 230 10 Calm
3 30·214 56·3 52·5 54·4 .84 49 6 110 10 N.E.
4 29·940 58·8 53·0 55·9 .83 47 .. 148 10 N.
5 29·780 61·0 54·0 57·5 110 50 3 506 7 N.
6 29·700 59·8 52·4 56·1 111 47 128 540 10 N.W.
7 30·133 60·0 47·0 53·5 112 44 .. 676 10 S.
8 30·110 52·2 39·8 46·0 102 31 .. 350 1 N.E.
9 30·170 60·0 51·0 55·5 111 46 1 286 1 N.
10 30·250 63·8 49·8 56·8 109 49 .. 356 8 S.
11 29·920 64·0 52·0 58·0 105 50 53 500 10 N.
12 29·614 59·0 45·0 52·0 105 43 7 512 10 S.
13 29·740 53·0 40·0 46·5 112 32 9 340 10 S.
14 29·850 51·0 39·6 45·3 107 32 .. 190 3 N.
15 29·894 55·0 43·0 49·0 108 35 .. 130 7 N.
16 29·990 57·2 48·0 52·6 109 40 .. 410 8 S.
17 30·220 58·0 46·0 52·0 108 36 .. 220 2 N.
18 30·040 60·8 52·2 56·5 109 48 .. 552 7 N.
19 29·840 58·2 52·8 55·1 111 48 Trace 428 10 N.
20 29·794 60·2 54·8 57·5 116 51 4 620 10 N.
21 29·690 60·2 49·2 54·7 88 48 61 290 10 N.
22 29·270 62·0 48·6 55·3 104 46 56 490 10 N.
23 29·420 58·2 45·8 52·0 109 42 67 538 10 N.
24 29·540 57·2 46·8 52·0 104 46 .. 340 7 S.
25 29·720 56·2 48·0 52·1 109 41 15 372 7 N.W.
26 29·803 61·0 44·2 52·6 114 42 Trace 276 6 S.
27 29·694 53·6 43·0 48·3 115 35 44 214 7 N.
28 30·100 57·0 41·8 49·4 110 34 .. 382 4 N.
29 30·072 55·0 44·0 49·5 104 39 .. 234 5 N.
30 29·940 58·0 53·0 55·5 106 48 12 540 10 S.
31 30·080 54·0 46·0 50·0 108 38 31 300 10 N.
* 29·913 58·1 48·0 53·0 106·5 43·4 509 371 7·7 —
† 29·885 .. .. 54·2 .. .. 423 †445 .. —
  • Means, &c. † Previous years. † Last year.

Note. — Frequent but not extreme changes were experienced in the weather during the month. Total bright sunshine, 167 hr. 24 min.; and two sunless days. The mean earth temperatures at the depths of both 1 ft. and 3 ft. were 52·9°. Hail fell on the 27th at 2.20 p.m. Mean relative humidity, 76 per cent.; the mean dew-point, 45·6°; and the mean elastic force of vapour, ·306 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 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).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
125 NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
AUCKLAND 55·9 61·5 50·3 402 19
T. F. Cheeseman
TE AROHA 55·5 65·9 45·4 398 19
G. F. McGirr
925 ROTORUA 53·2 63·1 43·4 540 16
J. F. Robieson
390 WAIHI 54·0 63·8 44·1 697 25
H. B. Devereux
130 RUA KURA 54·0 64·8 43·3 444 16
C. Cussen
200 NEW PLYMOUTH 55·5 64·0 47·0 581 23
G. W. Palmer
250 MOUMAHAKI 53·0 59·9 46·2 538 20
F. Gillanders
103 PALMERSTON NORTH .. .. .. .. ..
Mrs. A. A. Martin
119 LEVIN 52·9 61·4 44·4 339 17
D. M. Cole
377 MASTER TON .. .. .. .. ..
A. G. Wise
GISBORNE 55·1 65·5 44·7 251 16
Archd’n Williams
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER 52·9 62·0 43·8 194 16
Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy
110 WELLINGTON 53·0 58·1 48·0 509 16
F. W. Simms
Averages 54·2 62·7 45·5 440 17·5
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON 54·4 64·6 44·1 399 17
J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne
490 MURCHISON 54·6 64·2 45·0 473 22
Dr. A. Adams
1218 HANMER SPA 53·8 61·6 45·9 546 17
J. B. Gould
25 CHRISTCHURCH 51·2 59·6 42·8 219 14
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 53·1 61·7 44·5 230 12
G. Gray
96 TIMARU 51·0 58·6 43·5 230 16
R. Fergusson
90 INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE 50·4 59·9 40·9 257 15
W. M. Hamilton
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN 50·7 58·3 43·6 682 19
H. Skey
350 GORE 51·0 61·0 41·0 280 17
Captain A. A. Scott
12 HOKITIKA 54·3 62·8 45·7 934 18
A. D. Macfarlane
Averages 52·5 61·2 43·7 425 16·7

SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER, 1908.

The weather during the month was on the whole unsettled, cold, and cloudy; showers were frequent, but mostly light. Between the 20th and 27th most parts of the country experienced two or more thunderstorms, whose rainfall accounts for the leading differences in the reports from various stations, and in many cases these visitations were accompanied with hail, and in some were followed by frost. South of Mounts Egmont and Ruapehu and west of the Ruahine Range the rainfall in the North Island was, with the exception of Levin, considerably above the average; and elsewhere, excepting at Auckland itself, it was everywhere below it—in some cases being over 2 in. less than the mean for the month in previous years. In the South Island the differences are also very remarkable. On the West Coast south of Cape Farewell, and also in the western parts of Otago and Southland, the total falls were below the mean, but in other parts they were generally above it, and in some cases over 2½ in. higher than usual. Barometric pressure during the month was subject to frequent fluctuations; the highest pressure, 30·46 in., was recorded at East Cape Lighthouse on the 2nd, and the lowest, 28·98 in., at Bluff on the 22nd. Several instances of low pressure were in evidence, and occurred as follows: The first between the 3rd and 6th, the second between the 11th and 16th, and the third between the 20th and 27th, and in which a westerly area of low pressure, principally affecting the South Island, was succeeded by and united with a cyclonic movement which had its greatest effects in the North Island and also on the east coast of the South Island.

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, October 1908 - Wellington Observations

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Meteorology, Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud, Humidity, Wellington

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

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Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, North Island, South Island
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
  • C. Cussen, Observer for Rua Kura
  • G. W. Palmer, Observer for New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer for Moumahaki
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin, 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. A. 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, Waimate
  • H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott, Observer for Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika

🏛️ Summary of Weather for October 1908

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Weather summary, Rainfall, Thunderstorms, Hail, Frost, Barometric pressure, Cyclonic movement

🏛️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables (1905-1907)

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Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain, North Island, South Island