✨ Meteorological Observations and Climatological Table
2054
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 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 | 30·283 | 55·0 | 50·2 | 52·6 | 73 | 48 | 440 | 6 | N. | .. |
| 2 | 30·060 | 57·2 | 53·2 | 55·2 | 89 | 49 | 570 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 3 | 29·870 | 59·0 | 53·8 | 56·4 | 101 | 51 | 604 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 29·760 | 59·0 | 53·8 | 56·4 | 86 | 53 | 726 | 8 | N.W. | 19 |
| 5 | 29·890 | 60·2 | 50·2 | 55·2 | 61 | 52 | 1200 | 10 | N.W. | 2 |
| 6 | 29·690 | 59·4 | 49·8 | 54·6 | 94 | 43 | 480 | 4 | W. | .. |
| 7 | 29·973 | 57·0 | 46·0 | 51·5 | 90 | 37 | 330 | 1 | W. | .. |
| 8 | 30·270 | 56·8 | 46·0 | 51·4 | 89 | 36 | 450 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 9 | 30·452 | 52·0 | 40·0 | 46·0 | 88 | 29 | 168 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·300 | 52·2 | 48·0 | 50·1 | 84 | 43 | 302 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 11 | 30·214 | 55·0 | 44·0 | 49·5 | 90 | 33 | 152 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 12 | 30·420 | 55·2 | 44·0 | 49·6 | 83 | 33 | 150 | 10 | S.E. | 23 |
| 13 | 29·880 | 57·8 | 46·2 | 52·0 | 84 | 41 | 140 | 9 | N. | 9 |
| 14 | 29·450 | 60·2 | 56·8 | 58·5 | 81 | 54 | 750 | 10 | N. | 4 |
| 15 | 29·390 | 58·2 | 55·2 | 56·7 | 78 | 51 | 798 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 16 | 29·594 | 59·2 | 51·2 | 55·2 | 94 | 47 | 482 | 2 | N. | 58 |
| 17 | 29·694 | 55·2 | 49·0 | 52·1 | 87 | 47 | 478 | 10 | Calm | Trace |
| 18 | 29·761 | 55·0 | 44·2 | 49·6 | 76 | 34 | 190 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 30·430 | 60·2 | 42·2 | 51·2 | 94 | 33 | 312 | 6 | Calm | .. |
| 20 | 30·190 | 54·8 | 40·2 | 47·5 | 83 | 30 | 90 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 21 | 29·860 | 55·6 | 52·8 | 54·2 | 86 | 50 | 478 | 9 | N. | 6 |
| 22 | 29·594 | 57·0 | 54·0 | 55·5 | 89 | 50 | 602 | 6 | N.W. | 34 |
| 23 | 29·343 | 59·0 | 52·2 | 55·6 | 88 | 48 | 506 | 6 | S. | 26 |
| 24 | 29·902 | 56·8 | 40·2 | 48·5 | 83 | 32 | 244 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 25 | 30·080 | 49·0 | 40·0 | 44·5 | 89 | 32 | 366 | 10 | N. | 19 |
| 26 | 29·872 | 58·0 | 46·0 | 52·0 | 63 | 38 | 438 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 27 | 30·110 | 59·0 | 47·0 | 53·0 | 102 | 39 | 106 | 7 | Calm | 14 |
| 28 | 29·772 | 58·0 | 49·0 | 53·5 | 83 | 49 | 368 | 10 | N. | 26 |
| 29 | 30·110 | 59·8 | 47·8 | 53·8 | 86 | 42 | 690 | 5 | S. | 6 |
| 30 | 30·420 | 56·8 | 43·8 | 50·3 | 97 | 41 | 600 | 10 | S. | 4 |
| * | 29·938 | 56·9 | 47·9 | 52·4 | 85·7 | 42·1 | 440 | 7·3 | .. | 250 |
| † | 29·983 | .. | .. | 49·5 | .. | .. | †360 | .. | .. | †495 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Means last year.
Note.—A dry and sunny, but windy month. The highest velocity ever recorded in Wellington was at 9 a.m. on 5th, when 1,200 miles were registered for the previous twenty-four hours. Total bright sunshine, 122 hrs. 3 min.; and no sunless days. Last year’s June record was 86 hrs. 8 min. Frost recorded on four mornings. Earth temperatures declined two degrees during the month at 1 ft. and 3 ft., the mean at the former being 52·1°, and 53·9° at the latter depth in the soil. Means: Relative humidity, 71 per cent.; dew-point, 43·3°; and elastic force of vapour, 0·280 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 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 (¼ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 55·7 | 59·8 | 51·5 | 3·24 | 22 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 54·5 | 61·3 | 47·7 | 3·93 | 20 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 48·0 | 56·0 | 41·0 | 3·62 | 13 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 370 | WAIHI | 50·3 | 59·0 | 41·7 | 5·72 | 21 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 51·6 | 58·8 | 43·3 | 4·11 | 23 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 59·1 | 68·4 | 49·9 | 7·82 | 16 |
| C. G. W. Richards | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHIKI | 52·0 | 57·4 | 46·7 | 4·53 | 19 |
| F. Gillanders | ||||||
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 50·5 | 57·0 | 44·0 | 3·13 | 15 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN | 50·4 | 57·6 | 43·6 | 5·96 | 21 |
| D. M. Cole | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERON | 49·1 | 59·6 | 38·6 | 1·32 | 13 |
| A. G. Wise | ||||||
| GISBORNE | 52·3 | 62·2 | 42·5 | 0·61 | 15 | |
| Archd’n Williams | ||||||
| 14 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 49·8 | 59·5 | 40·2 | 0·30 | 10 |
| Very Rev. Dr. Kennedy | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 52·4 | 56·9 | 47·9 | 2·50 | 14 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages | 52·0 | 59·5 | 44·5 | 3·60 | 17 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| | NELSON | 48·8 | 56·8 | 40·9 | 4·33 | 12 |
| | J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | | | | | |
| 490 | MURCHISON | 44·3 | 50·4 | 38·2 | 10·50 | 22 |
| | Dr. E. H. Howard | | | | | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 46·6 | 55·7 | 37·6 | 1·29 | 9 |
| | S. J. Collett | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 45·1 | 54·8 | 35·3 | 1·82 | 14 |
| | B. V. Pemberton | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN | 46·8 | 56·0 | 37·7 | 1·70 | 11 |
| | G. Gray | | | | | |
| 130 | TIMARU | 44·2 | 52·1 | 36·3 | 3·01 | 9 |
| | R. Fergusson | | | | | |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE | 44·8 | 54·1 | 35·5 | 3·21 | 12 |
| | W. M. Hamilton | | | | | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 45·1 | 50·7 | 39·5 | 4·16 | 17 |
| | H. Skey | | | | | |
| 350 | GORE | 41·9 | 49·2 | 34·7 | 3·60 | 15 |
| | Captain A. A. Scott | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 48·3 | 56·9 | 39·7 | 19·14 | 17 |
| | A. D. Macfarlane | | | | | |
| | Averages | 45·5 | 53·5 | 37·5 | 5·20 | 13·2 |
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 | 13·3 | 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, Wellington, June 1909
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🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, June 1909
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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
- C. G. W. Richards, Observer for New Plymouth
- F. Gillanders, Observer for Moumahaki
- Mrs. A. A. Martin, 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, Observer for Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer for Nelson
- Dr. E. H. Howard, 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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