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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 5
NEW ZEALAND METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS, DECEMBER, 1908.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 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. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 30·200 | 62·0 | 48·0 | 55·0 | 118 | 43 | Trace | 188 | 2 | S. | |
| 2 | 30·113 | 67·0 | 49·0 | 58·0 | 115 | 45 | .. | 138 | 7 | Calm | |
| 3 | 30·140 | 70·2 | 52·2 | 61·2 | 115 | 49 | .. | 112 | 4 | Calm | |
| 4 | 30·332 | 64·2 | 49·8 | 57·0 | 113 | 45 | .. | 382 | 2 | S. | |
| 5 | 30·210 | 64·4 | 52·0 | 58·2 | 113 | 49 | .. | 240 | 2 | N. | |
| 6 | 30·030 | 68·0 | 58·0 | 63·0 | 114 | 55 | 2 | 540 | 4 | N. | |
| 7 | 29·572 | 66·2 | 57·0 | 61·6 | 114 | 55 | 19 | 688 | 10 | N. | |
| 8 | 29·510 | 62·2 | 50·0 | 56·1 | 97 | 47 | Trace | 502 | 9 | S. | |
| 9 | 29·564 | 57·0 | 47·2 | 52·1 | 110 | 43 | 11 | 400 | 8 | S. | |
| 10 | 29·250 | 59·0 | 52·0 | 55·5 | 116 | 46 | 2 | 410 | 8 | S. | |
| 11 | 29·393 | 68·0 | 54·8 | 61·4 | 117 | 47 | .. | 328 | 5 | N.W. | |
| 12 | 29·680 | 71·0 | 46·4 | 58·7 | 119 | 37 | 1 | 284 | 5 | S. | |
| 13 | 29·830 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 114 | 49 | .. | 336 | 8 | S. | |
| 14 | 29·770 | 60·0 | 50·4 | 55·2 | 120 | 44 | Trace | 300 | 8 | S. | |
| 15 | 29·664 | 63·0 | 55·2 | 59·1 | 125 | 48 | 47 | 170 | 9 | Calm | |
| 16 | 29·590 | 71·0 | 52·0 | 61·5 | 117 | 50 | 31 | 160 | 10 | S. | |
| 17 | 29·753 | 56·8 | 50·2 | 53·5 | 110 | 46 | .. | 790 | 8 | S. | |
| 18 | 29·890 | 64·8 | 49·0 | 56·9 | 117 | 40 | .. | 210 | 1 | N. | |
| 19 | 29·940 | 67·4 | 59·2 | 63·3 | 118 | 58 | .. | 608 | 10 | N. | |
| 20 | 29·980 | 63·0 | 58·8 | 60·9 | 99 | 57 | 7 | 720 | 10 | N. | |
| 21 | 30·063 | 65·2 | 55·4 | 60·3 | 111 | 49 | .. | 504 | 4 | S. | |
| 22 | 30·121 | 67·2 | 54·0 | 60·6 | 116 | 47 | 18 | 158 | 10 | S. | |
| 23 | 30·070 | 65·0 | 50·0 | 57·5 | 123 | 46 | 145 | 380 | 9 | S. | |
| 24 | 30·030 | 58·2 | 49·8 | 54·0 | 109 | 47 | .. | 672 | 10 | S. | |
| 25 | 29·930 | 58·0 | 51·0 | 54·5 | 112 | 46 | 4 | 508 | 10 | S. | |
| 26 | 29·722 | 61·0 | 48·2 | 54·6 | 105 | 41 | .. | 290 | 4 | N. | |
| 27 | 29·690 | 64·8 | 57·0 | 60·9 | 114 | 54 | .. | 600 | 8 | N. | |
| 28 | 29·802 | 65·0 | 55·4 | 60·2 | 114 | 50 | .. | 642 | 3 | N.W. | |
| 29 | 29·720 | 64·2 | 55·8 | 60·0 | 102 | 52 | Trace | 670 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 30 | 29·650 | 62·4 | 57·2 | 59·8 | 112 | 52 | .. | 610 | 10 | N.W. | |
| 31 | 29·410 | 63·2 | 56·8 | 60·0 | 114 | 52 | .. | 580 | 5 | N.W. | |
| * | 29·826 | 63·9 | 52·7 | 58·3 | 113 | 48 | 287 | 423 | 6·9 | ||
| + | 29·788 | .. | .. | 60·5 | .. | .. | +340 | +451 | .. |
- Means, &c. † Previous years. † Last year.
Note.—Cool and dry weather prevailed. Total bright sunshine, 237 hrs., with sunshine every day. Earth temperatures rose from 56° at both 1 ft. and 3 ft. depths to 59° and 58°, the means being 59·8° at 1 ft. and 56·8° at 3 ft. Mean relative humidity, 72 per cent.; mean dew-point, 49·4°; and mean elastic force of vapour, 0·353 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 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 (4 Points or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 62·1 | 68·1 | 56·1 | 449 | 14 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| .. | TE AROHA | 62·8 | 73·3 | 52·3 | 512 | 12 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 60·4 | 71·4 | 49·5 | 639 | 13 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 390 | WAIHI | 60·6 | 70·5 | 50·8 | 750 | 21 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 59·3 | 69·2 | 49·5 | 374 | 11 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 200 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 61·6 | 70·7 | 52·5 | 377 | 15 |
| G. W. Palmer | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI | 58·8 | 66·1 | 51·5 | 400 | 13 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 58·4 | 67·3 | 49·6 | 227 | 10 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 58·4 | 66·9 | 50·1 | 228 | 18 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 58·7 | 71·9 | 45·5 | 270 | 13 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| .. | GISBORNE | 62·1 | 71·7 | 52·5 | 549 | 9 |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 10 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 59·3 | 67·8 | 50·8 | 603 | 10 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 58·3 | 63·9 | 52·7 | 287 | 11 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 60·0 | 69·2 | 60·1 | 436 | 13 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | NELSON | 61·8 | 73·3 | 50·3 | 172 | 9 |
| J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | ||||||
| 490 | MURCHISON* | 56·5 | 67·4 | 45·6 | 652 | 17 |
| Dr. H. E. Howard | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 55·8 | 65·6 | 46·0 | 209 | 13 |
| J. B. Gould | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 57·1 | 66·8 | 47·4 | 350 | 17 |
| B. V. Pemberton | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN | 56·7 | 66·7 | 46·7 | 393 | 13 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU | 55·8 | 64·6 | 47·0 | 369 | 12 |
| R. Fergusson | ||||||
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE | 54·0 | 63·9 | 44·2 | 332 | 14 |
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 53·6 | 61·6 | 45·7 | 529 | 10 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE* | 53·5 | 65·4 | 41·6 | 306 | 14 |
| Captain A. A. Scott | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 58·2 | 66·2 | 50·1 | 1219 | 16 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| Averages .. | 56·3 | 66·2 | 46·5 | 453 | 13·5 |
- Means for twenty-six days only.
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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NZ Gazette 1909, No 5
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🏛️ New Zealand Meteorological Returns for December 1908 (Wellington)
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationMeteorology, Weather observations, Wellington, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud cover, Sunshine, Humidity, Dew-point
- Government Meteorological Observatory
🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations for December 1908
🏛️ Governance & Central AdministrationClimatology, Weather data, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, North Island, South Island, Observers
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 Moumahakki
- 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 (Doctor), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer at Nelson
- Dr. H. E. Howard (Doctor), Observer at Murchison
- J. B. Gould, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- B. V. Pemberton, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- R. Fergusson, Observer at Timaru
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Inglewood, Wai-Mata
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
🏛️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables (1905-1907)
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