✨ Meteorological Data Tables
APRIL 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 989
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
month of February, 1909. 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. | Rainfall, in points (100 to 1 inch). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Veloc. Wind in Miles. | Amount of Cloud. 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·363 | 74·2 | 56·0 | 65·1 | 118 | 55 | 227 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 2 | 30·300 | 68·0 | 57·8 | 62·9 | 118 | 51 | 230 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 30·290 | 72·2 | 63·2 | 67·7 | 121 | 57 | 292 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 30·320 | 74·8 | 61·2 | 68·0 | 119 | 57 | 202 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 5 | 30·270 | 74·8 | 64·0 | 69·4 | 120 | 59 | 456 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30·420 | 73·0 | 58·0 | 65·5 | 119 | 51 | 402 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 7 | 30·360 | 64·2 | 56·0 | 60·0 | 124 | 54 | 438 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 8 | 30·340 | 68·0 | 55·8 | 61·9 | 119 | 48 | 150 | 7 | Calm | .. |
| 9 | 30·150 | 72·8 | 62·0 | 67·4 | 120 | 58 | 312 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 29·983 | 70·0 | 62·0 | 66·0 | 119 | 57 | 588 | 5 | N. | 19 |
| 11 | 30·050 | 70·4 | 54·4 | 62·4 | 121 | 52 | 550 | 10 | S. | 35 |
| 12 | 30·100 | 59·0 | 52·0 | 55·5 | 117 | 48 | 550 | 10 | S. | 116 |
| 13 | 30·150 | 62·6 | 52·0 | 57·3 | 118 | 50 | 624 | 10 | S. | 120 |
| 14 | 30·080 | 58·0 | 55·2 | 56·6 | 69 | 53 | 686 | 10 | S. | 8 |
| 15 | 29·943 | 59·2 | 53·2 | 56·2 | 103 | 50 | 592 | 5 | S. | Trace |
| 16 | 29·860 | 62·8 | 54·0 | 58·4 | 110 | 49 | 380 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 17 | 29·690 | 65·2 | 54·2 | 59·7 | 113 | 48 | 246 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 18 | 30·010 | 68·0 | 53·2 | 60·6 | 116 | 49 | 434 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 19 | 30·060 | 64·2 | 55·6 | 59·9 | 112 | 44 | 158 | 6 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 29·922 | 67·0 | 58·8 | 62·9 | 117 | 54 | 408 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 21 | 29·980 | 71·0 | 55·4 | 63·2 | 115 | 50 | 254 | 5 | S. | Trace |
| 22 | 30·240 | 64·0 | 51·0 | 57·5 | 115 | 41 | 188 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 23 | 30·414 | 65·6 | 53·0 | 59·3 | 113 | 47 | 292 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 24 | 30·411 | 60·0 | 47·8 | 53·9 | 108 | 40 | 316 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 25 | 30·350 | 61·2 | 47·2 | 54·2 | 109 | 41 | 144 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 26 | 30·391 | 66·4 | 51·2 | 58·8 | 109 | 41 | 104 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 27 | 30·382 | 73·0 | 51·2 | 62·1 | 117 | 45 | 142 | 5 | S. | .. |
| 28 | 30·220 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | 124 | 49 | 384 | 10 | S. | .. |
| * | 30·180 | 67·0 | 55·3 | 61·2 | 114 | 50 | 348 | 6 | .. | 299 |
| † | 29·975 | .. | .. | 62·3 | 124 | 48 | †358 | .. | .. | †322 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Means last year.
Note. — Dry and sunny, except for four days with
southerly mist and rain. Total bright sunshine, 251 hrs.
8 min., and two sunless days. Earth temperature means,
1 ft. 61·4, and 3 ft. 60·3. Mean dew-point, 59°; elastic
force of vapour, 0·403 in.; and relative humidity, 75 per
cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS
February, 1909.
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND .. | 67·3 | 74·0 | 60·7 | 0 | 0 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| .. | TE AROHA .. | 67·4 | 79·6 | 55·3 | 66 | 4 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI .. | 64·4 | 74·9 | 53·9 | 21 | 8 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 64·1 | 75·3 | 53·0 | 32 | 1 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. | 66·5 | 76·3 | 56·7 | 24 | 2 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAHI .. | 61·8 | 70·2 | 53·3 | 35 | 2 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 63·0 | 72·9 | 53·2 | 106 | 3 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN .. | 62·8 | 74·4 | 51·3 | 62 | 5 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERSTON .. | 60·2 | 72·9 | 47·5 | 178 | 6 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| .. | GISBORNE .. | 64·8 | 73·4 | 56·3 | 481 | 9 |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 14 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 61·7 | 70·1 | 53·4 | 360 | 6 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON .. | 61·2 | 67·0 | 55·3 | 299 | 6 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 63·8 | 73·4 | 54·2 | 139 | 4·3 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | NELSON .. | 65·7 | 76·7 | 54·8 | 9 | 2 |
| J. Sharp and Rev. | ||||||
| J. P. Kempthorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON .. | 64·7 | 78·7 | 50·8 | 7 | 1 |
| Dr. H. E. Howard | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. | 60·5 | 71·2 | 49·9 | 118 | 8 |
| S. J. Collett | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. | 60·1 | 67·5 | 52·6 | 56 | 5 |
| B. V. Pemberton | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 61·9 | 70·8 | 53·1 | 80 | 5 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU* .. | 60·2 | 69·1 | 51·3 | 13 | 2 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI- | 60·1 | 68·6 | 51·7 | 51 | 5 |
| MATE .. | ||||||
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- | 50·2 | 68·7 | 51·6 | 173 | 4 |
| EDIN .. | ||||||
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE .. | 60·5 | 72·9 | 48·1 | 100 | 8 |
| Captain A. A. Scott | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 64·7 | 73·6 | 55·8 | 119 | 3 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 61·9 | 71·8 | 52·0 | 73 | 43 |
- 25 days only.
AVERAGES DERIVED FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FROM AUGUST, 1904, TO DECEMBER, 1908 (INCLUSIVE).
| — | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Averages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 63·2 | 63·1 | 61·7 | 57·5 | 52·8 | 48·8 | 47·7 | 48·5 | 51·5 | 54·3 | 57·6 | 60·9 | Annual. 55·6° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 364 | 299 | 493 | 403 | 520 | 488 | 555 | 393 | 441 | 504 | 327 | 377 | 51·64 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 9·3 | 8·8 | 12·3 | 13·5 | 15·0 | 15·2 | 17·2 | 13·0 | 17·5 | 16·7 | 12·8 | 12·1 | 163 days. |
| SOUTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 60·1 | 60·1 | 58·4 | 52·9 | 48·3 | 44·1 | 42·3 | 43·9 | 48·5 | 51·7 | 55·3 | 58·3 | 52·0° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) | 287 | 291 | 481 | 346 | 403 | 435 | 433 | 354 | 515 | 434 | 323 | 402 | 47·04 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 10·6 | 8·6 | 13·3 | 13·9 | 12·0 | 13·2 | 14·0 | 14·3 | 17·6 | 17·3 | 14·0 | 15·1 | 164 days. |
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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
- C. 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 (Very Reverend Doctor), Observer for Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson
- Dr. H. E. Howard (Doctor), Observer for Murchison
- S. J. Collett, Observer for Hanmer Spa
- B. V. Pemberton, 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
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- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
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