New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 43

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1909. 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. Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall, in points (100 to 1 inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·890 60·2 54·2 57·2 115 50 460 8 N.W. 22
2 29·502 63·0 57·0 60·0 114 50 480 6 N.W. ..
3 29·561 64·0 58·0 61·0 107 51 612 9 N.W. ..
4 29·780 65·2 58·4 61·8 106 53 720 8 W. ..
5 29·740 65·2 60·0 62·6 95 57 710 9 N.W. ..
6 29·864 67·0 60·0 63·5 91 56 836 8 N.W. ..
7 30·150 66·8 53·4 60·1 108 45 322 2 N. ..
8 30·160 64·0 56·2 60·1 104 51 456 2 N. 61
9 29·930 64·2 57·0 60·6 105 52 596 8 N. ..
10 29·910 61·8 55·0 58·4 79 54 646 10 N.E. 211
11 29·710 62·8 58·6 60·7 84 57 512 10 Calm 11
12 29·960 60·0 52·0 56·0 74 45 456 7 S. 1
13 30·200 59·8 43·2 51·5 101 34 146 0 Calm ..
14 30·441 60·0 50·0 55·0 104 44 310 4 S.E. Trace
15 30·480 58·8 42·8 50·8 100 33 170 0 N. ..
16 30·501 60·0 51·0 55·5 100 46 302 7 N. ..
17 30·263 60·2 55·8 58·0 104 52 526 10 N. ..
18 30·140 62·8 53·2 58·0 97 42 628 2 S.E. ..
19 30·470 63·0 46·0 54·5 103 35 288 0 Calm ..
20 30·290 60·0 48·8 54·4 99 43 286 8 N. 1
21 30·000 63·0 58·0 60·5 98 55 818 10 N.W. Trace
22 29·744 62·2 58·0 60·1 77 49 556 8 N.W. 73
23 29·190 64·8 57·0 60·9 101 55 606 10 N.W. 10
24 29·803 65·8 48·0 56·9 89 37 588 7 S.W. 25
25 30·250 55·6 43·8 49·7 104 39 532 8 S. ..
26 30·521 52·0 38·2 45·1 98 29 164 0 N. ..
27 30·453 56·0 39·0 47·5 96 29 72 0 N. ..
28 30·360 59·2 47·0 53·1 99 36 130 1 N.E. ..
29 30·253 62·2 42·0 52·2 99 32 88 0 N. Trace
30 30·120 61·2 44·8 53·0 98 35 43 1 N. ..
* 30·038 61·7 51·5 56·6 98 44·9 436 5·4 .. 415
† 30·024 .. .. 60·5 .. .. ‡524 .. .. ‡411
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Means last year.

Note.—A fine and pleasant month on the whole. Total bright sunshine, 194 hours 55 minutes, and two days without recorded sunshine. Earth temperatures declined from 58° to 54°, with a mean of 57·3° at 1 ft., and from 59° to 57°, with a mean of 58·3°. Mean relative humidity, 72 per cent.; dew-point, 47·9; elastic force of vapour, 0·334 inches.

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

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. 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 60·4 66·5 54·3 1·20 11
.. T. F. Cheeseman .. .. .. .. ..
TE AROHA 58·4 69·7 47·3 1·83 11
G. F. McGirr .. .. .. .. ..
925 ROTORUA 55·0 65·5 44·6 2·88 8
J. F. Robieson .. .. .. .. ..
370 WAIHI 55·7 66·5 44·9 5·25 15
H. B. Devereux .. .. .. .. ..
130 RUAKURA .. 55·2 66·9 43·6 2·21 14
C. Cussen .. .. .. .. ..
63 NEW PLYMOUTH 62·4 72·7 52·1 5·69 12
C. G. W. Richards .. .. .. .. ..
250 MOUMAHAKI 56·2 63·9 48·5 4·94 12
F. Gillanders .. .. .. .. ..
103 PALMERSTON NORTH 56·4 65·0 47·8 5·89 14
Mrs. A. A. Martin .. .. .. .. ..
119 LEVIN 56·2 65·3 47·2 4·95 15
D. M. Cole .. .. .. .. ..
877 MASTERSTON 53·2 65·9 40·2 1·84 9
A. G. Wise .. .. .. .. ..
.. GISBORNE 60·9 69·1 52·4 5·06 11
Archd'n Williams .. .. .. .. ..
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. 57·5 66·7 48·4 1·62 6
Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy .. .. .. .. ..
110 WELLINGTON 56·6 61·7 51·5 4·15 9
F. W. Simms .. .. .. .. ..
Averages 57·2 66·5 47·9 3·62 11·3

SOUTH ISLAND.

Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
.. NELSON 54·9 65·4 44·5 1·93 10
J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne .. .. .. .. ..
490 MURCHISON 51·3 61·6 41·2 5·33 13
Dr. E. H. Howard .. .. .. .. ..
1218 HANMER SPA 52·5 63·9 41·2 1·33 7
S. J. Collett .. .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH 52·1 62·2 42·0 2·37 12
B. V. Pemberton .. .. .. .. ..
42 LINCOLN 54·3 64·2 44·5 2·85 5
G. Gray .. .. .. .. ..
130 TIMARU 52·0 61·5 44·0 1·66 8
R. Fergusson .. .. .. .. ..
90 INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE 51·7 61·7 41·7 1·64 9
W. M. Hamilton .. .. .. .. ..
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN 50·6 58·0 43·2 4·37 7
H. Skey .. .. .. .. ..
350 GORE 49·4 59·7 39·1 4·10 11
Captain A. A. Scott .. .. .. .. ..
12 HORITIKA 53·7 63·5 43·8 11·37 10
A. D. Macfarlane .. .. .. .. ..
Averages 52·3 62·1 42·5 3·69 9·2

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 13·8 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 Wellington, April 1909

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Meteorology, Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Cloud, Rainfall, Wellington
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🏛️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1909

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Climatology, Weather statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Observers
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
  • C. G. W. Richards, 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 Masterston
  • Archd'n Williams (Archdeacon), Observer for Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy (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. E. H. 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
  • Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer for Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika

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🏛️ Averages from Monthly Climatological Tables (1904-1908)

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Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Historical data
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