New Zealand Gazette – 1909 – No. 54

Page 1744

✨ Meteorological Data



Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1909. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected, in Inches. 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).
1 30·120 62·2 51·8 57·0 100 44 262 3 N. ..
2 30·023 64·2 49·2 56·7 100 40 159 6 N. ..
3 29·760 65·2 53·8 59·5 103 45 62 8 N. 32
4 29·834 65·2 54·2 59·7 90 51 304 7 N. ..
5 29·960 63·0 49·4 56·2 103 40 234 6 N. ..
6 29·724 65·2 51·8 58·5 101 43 100 8 N. 38
7 29·530 63·0 53·8 58·4 105 48 342 9 N. 12
8 29·652 60·0 49·8 54·9 99 41 304 6 N. Trace
9 29·840 61·4 48·8 55·1 101 40 144 9 Calm 5
10 29·620 63·0 54·0 58·5 96 46 120 10 S. 15
11 29·744 64·2 52·0 58·1 105 49 462 10 S. 22
12 29·994 53·8 50·0 51·9 59 47 726 9 S. ..
13 30·220 53·2 50·8 52·0 79 45 474 8 S. ..
14 30·060 55·6 45·8 50·7 93 38 234 8 N. 23
15 30·183 57·0 47·8 52·4 87 44 402 9 S. 13
16 30·190 51·0 46·0 48·5 85 41 604 8 S. ..
17 30·410 54·6 44·6 49·6 95 35 280 8 N. ..
18 30·261 55·0 48·0 51·5 94 45 496 10 N. 17
19 30·163 60·2 53·2 56·7 78 52 882 8 N.W. 2
20 30·464 65·2 42·8 54·0 98 33 194 4 N. ..
21 30·190 57·2 47·0 52·1 95 45 356 10 N. 20
22 30·020 57·8 51·8 54·8 72 48 70 7 N. 16
23 29·880 62·8 55·0 58·9 81 57 490 10 N. 1
24 29·990 61·6 56·4 59·0 83 52 750 7 N. Trace
25 30·290 60·0 51·2 55·6 98 44 352 7 S. ..
26 30·460 57·2 46·2 51·7 98 37 298 2 S.E. ..
27 30·320 60·2 41·2 50·7 98 32 52 0 N. ..
28 30·210 57·0 44·0 50·5 98 34 158 1 N. Trace
29 30·200 57·0 42·8 49·9 90 34 120 1 N. ..
30 30·230 56·8 48·2 52·5 88 40 372 5 S.E. ..
31 30·350 57·0 42·8 49·9 90 38 158 9 N. ..
* 30·061 59·6 49·2 54·4 92 42·7 321 7 .. 216
+ 29·954 .. .. 52·8 .. .. +389 .. .. +489
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Means last year.

NOTE.--Sunny, warm, and pleasant for the time of the year. Total bright sunshine, 152 hrs. 52 min.; and two sunless days. Mean earth temperatures, 1 ft. 54·5°, and 3 ft. 55·9°. Means : Relative humidity, 75 per cent.; dew-point, 46·5°; and elastic force of vapour, 0·317 in.

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

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
125 AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman 58·6 63·1 54·1 4·72 18
.. TE AROHA G. F. McGirr 51·7 63·2 40·4 4·88 16
925 ROTORUA J. F. Robieson 51·8 60·6 49·1 5·47 15
370 WAIHI H. B. Devereux 52·3 62·8 41·9 6·87 20
130 RUAKURA C. Cussen 53·2 63·5 43·0 4·94 18
63 NEW PLYMOUTH C. G. W. Richards 61·0 71·5 50·5 3·26 14
250 MOUMAHAKI F. Gillanders 54·0 60·6 47·4 2·49 13
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin 53·3 63·3 43·3 2·03 8
119 LEVIN D. M. Cole 54·3 63·5 45·1 2·01 10
377 MASTERTON A. G. Wise 50·7 62·0 39·3 4·50 15
.. GISBORNE Archd'n Williams 56·0 63·0 49·0 4·92 16
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy 53·3 61·6 45·0 5·85 13
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 54·4 59·6 49·2 2·16 13
.. Averages 54·2 62·9 45·5 4·16 14

SOUTH ISLAND.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
34 NELSON J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne 52·8 61·3 44·3 5·27 13
490 MURCHISON Dr. E. H. Howard 49·0 56·7 41·3 6·00 14
1218 HANMER SPA S. J. Collett 48·4 58·6 38·1 3·04 11
25 CHRISTCHURCH B. V. Pemberton 49·4 57·8 41·0 1·61 18
42 LINCOLN G. Gray 51·5 60·3 42·7 1·22 8
130 TIMARU R. Fergusson 47·5 55·0 40·3 1·08 12
90 INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE W. M. Hamilton 48·0 56·9 39·3 0·94 21
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey 49·2 55·2 43·3 0·98 7
350 GORE Captain A. A. Scott 46·7 56·1 37·4 0·71 7
12 HOKITIKA A. D. Macfarlane 52·0 61·0 42·9 7·85 18
.. Averages 49·4 57·9 41·0 2·87 12·9

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-- Annual.
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 55·6° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 inch) 364 299 493 403 520 488 555 393 441 504 327 377 51·64in.
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 47·04in.
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 Wellington, May 1909

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, Weather, Wellington, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Cloud cover, Barometer, Solar radiation, Terrestrial radiation
  • Government Meteorological Observatory

🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, May 1909

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Weather statistics, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Observers
24 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer, Auckland station
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer, Te Aroha station
  • J. F. Robieson, Observer, Rotorua station
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer, Waihi station
  • C. Cussen, Observer, Ruakura station
  • C. G. W. Richards, Observer, New Plymouth station
  • F. Gillanders, Observer, Moumahaki station
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin, Observer, Palmerston North station
  • D. M. Cole, Observer, Levin station
  • A. G. Wise, Observer, Masterton station
  • Archd'n Williams, Observer, Gisborne station
  • Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy, Observer, Meeanee, Napier station
  • F. W. Simms, Observer, Wellington station
  • J. Sharp, Observer, Nelson station
  • Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer, Nelson station
  • Dr. E. H. Howard, Observer, Murchison station
  • S. J. Collett, Observer, Hanmer Spa station
  • B. V. Pemberton, Observer, Christchurch station
  • G. Gray, Observer, Lincoln station
  • R. Fergusson, Observer, Timaru station
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer, Inglewood, Waimate station
  • H. Skey, Observer, Leith Valley, Dunedin station
  • Captain A. A. Scott, Observer, Gore station
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer, Hokitika station

  • Government Meteorological Observatory

🏛️ Averages of Climatological Data from August 1904 to December 1908

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Averages, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain
  • Government Meteorological Observatory