New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 36

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 36

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of March, 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. Direction of Wind. 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.
1 30·224 64·8 51·2 58·0 116 45 158 10 S. Trace
2 30·243 61·0 53·2 57·1 103 47 292 10 S. ..
3 30·294 59·4 50·4 54·9 111 44 258 8 S. ..
4 30·293 61·8 49·0 55·4 110 42 302 1 N. ..
5 30·360 65·0 52·0 58·5 108 45 190 1 N. ..
6 30·394 67·0 51·2 59·1 112 45 238 0 N.E. ..
7 30·250 70·8 59·2 65·0 112 56 322 8 N. ..
8 30·260 68·8 60·8 64·8 114 57 458 9 N. ..
9 30·250 68·0 60·0 64·0 121 56 522 8 N. ..
10 30·194 68·0 61·0 64·5 111 58 482 7 N. ..
11 29·980 71·0 58·0 64·5 114 51 326 7 N. ..
12 29·784 69·4 60·2 64·8 116 56 312 10 Calm 59
13 29·750 72·0 58·0 65·0 111 58 108 10 S. ..
14 29·923 62·6 56·0 59·3 113 51 398 10 S. 1
15 80·001 61·0 56·0 58·5 87 50 282 8 S. 1
16 30·220 65·2 55·6 60·4 114 52 450 10 S. 1
17 30·240 61·0 56·0 58·5 97 53 420 10 S. 8
18 30·140 61·0 56·2 58·6 104 55 282 10 Calm 64
19 29·700 66·4 58·4 62·4 108 59 158 10 Calm 5
20 29·660 75·0 60·6 67·8 111 58 260 10 N.W. ..
21 29·860 65·8 59·8 62·8 112 53 670 7 N. ..
22 30·040 66·8 61·8 64·3 114 58 480 8 N. 3
23 30·120 68·0 57·8 62·9 117 55 252 6 Calm Trace
24 30·240 69·8 56·2 63·0 108 49 218 10 S. ..
25 30·140 66·0 53·0 59·5 105 48 182 1 N. ..
26 29·950 72·0 61·0 66·5 112 56 346 6 N. 2
27 29·680 70·0 62·4 66·2 118 59 512 10 N.W. 5
28 29·930 70·0 53·0 61·5 123 46 260 9 S. 38
29 30·100 60·8 52·8 56·8 95 49 600 10 S. 172
30 29·580 56·0 45·2 50·6 96 42 862 8 S. 1
31 29·520 59·0 52·0 55·5 109 48 248 9 N. 15
* 30·042 65·9 56·6 61·0 109 51·6 350 7·7 .. 376
† 30·020 .. .. 60·5 .. .. †524 .. .. †363
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Means last year.

Note.—Average conditions prevailed. Total bright sunshine, 178 hrs. 28 min. One sunless day on 29th, when a southerly storm occurred, and 1·72 in. of rain fell. Mean earth temperatures, 1 ft. 60·8, and 3 ft. 60·0. Means: Dew-point, 53·6°; elastic force of vapour, 0·412"; relative humidity, 76 per cent of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
March, 1909.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (4 Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
125 NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 66·3 72·3 60·8 4·04 16
TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 65·5 77·0 54·0 10·00 16
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 64·0 74·5 53·6 6·65 12
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 62·8 72·9 52·8 20·00 19
190 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 63·2 74·7 51·7 3·30 10
200 NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. W. Palmer 64·8 74·2 55·4 5·54 11
250 MOUMAHA KI .. F. Gillanders 61·5 69·9 53·2 4·77 10
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin 62·5 72·0 53·0 2·18 8
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 62·7 72·7 52·8 1·70 14
377 MASTER TON .. A. G. Wise 59·4 71·7 47·1 4·36 10
GISBORNE .. Archd'n Williams 65·0 74·0 56·0 7·86 14
10 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy 61·5 69·5 53·6 9·16 11
110 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 61·0 65·9 56·6 3·76 15
Averages .. 63·1 72·4 53·8 6·41 12·7

| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 32 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | 62·9 | 71·6 | 54·2 | 4·17 | 12 |
| 490 | MURCHISON .. Dr. H. E. Howard | 61·4 | 73·6 | 49·3 | 2·57 | 12 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. S. J. Collett | 59·3 | 69·2 | 49·3 | 3·49 | 11 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. B. V. Pemberton | 59·4 | 67·2 | 51·6 | 6·46 | 9 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 61·1 | 70·3 | 51·8 | 4·39 | 11 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. R. Fergusson | 57·9 | 65·5 | 50·3 | 5·73 | 11 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 57·9 | 66·5 | 49·3 | 5·57 | 11 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN .. H. Skey | 56·8 | 64·1 | 49·5 | 4·79 | 15 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 57·7 | 69·9 | 45·5 | 1·27 | 7 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 61·8 | 70·3 | 53·2 | 4·32 | 6 |
| | Averages .. | 59·6 | 68·8 | 50·5 | 4·27 | 10·5 |

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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🌾 Meteorological Observations for March, 1909, Wellington (continued from previous page)

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Meteorology, Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Wellington
  • T. F. Cheeseman
  • G. F. McGirr
  • J. F. Robieson
  • H. B. Devereux
  • C. Cussen
  • G. W. Palmer
  • F. Gillanders
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin
  • D. M. Cole
  • A. G. Wise
  • Archd'n Williams
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy
  • F. W. Simms
  • J. Sharp
  • Rev. J.P. Kempthorne
  • Dr. H. E. Howard
  • S. J. Collett
  • B. V. Pemberton
  • G. Gray
  • R. Fergusson
  • W. M. Hamilton
  • H. Skey
  • Captain A. A. Scott
  • A. D. Macfarlane

🌾 Climatological Table of Means and Totals from Chief Stations for March, 1909

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Meteorology, Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather stations, North Island, South Island
  • T. F. Cheeseman
  • G. F. McGirr
  • J. F. Robieson
  • H. B. Devereux
  • C. Cussen
  • G. W. Palmer
  • F. Gillanders
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin
  • D. M. Cole
  • A. G. Wise
  • Archd'n Williams
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy
  • F. W. Simms
  • J. Sharp
  • Rev. J.P. Kempthorne
  • Dr. H. E. Howard
  • S. J. Collett
  • B. V. Pemberton
  • G. Gray
  • R. Fergusson
  • W. M. Hamilton
  • H. Skey
  • Captain A. A. Scott
  • A. D. Macfarlane

🌾 Averages Derived from Climatological Tables (August 1904 - December 1908)

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