New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 102

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Statistics



Nov. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4085

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1910. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.

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 29·999 58·0 53·2 55·6 103 51 870 10 N. .. ..
2 30·072 60·2 51·2 55·7 98 47 372 4 N. Trace 67
3 29·911 56·8 51·8 54·3 108 49 570 9 N. .. 10
4 29·549 61·2 54·8 58·0 84 53 890 9 N. .. ..
5 29·413 60·0 53·0 56·5 78 50 850 9 N. .. ..
6 29·529 59·2 48·6 53·9 94 38 690 3 W. .. ..
7 29·741 55·0 40·0 47·5 107 30 270 7 Calm .. ..
8 29·819 57·2 44·8 51·0 103 34 200 1 N. .. ..
9 29·969 60·2 52·4 56·3 103 49 582 6 N. .. ..
10 29·972 59·2 53·2 56·2 109 44 492 8 N. .. 40
11 29·749 62·0 52·4 57·2 104 50 290 8 N. .. 26
12 29·420 62·0 53·0 57·5 104 50 290 8 N. .. ..
13 29·213 59·8 50·0 54·9 106 47 876 8 N.W. .. 15
14 29·660 61·0 54·8 57·9 107 51 600 9 S. .. ..
15 30·000 63·0 50·2 56·6 116 48 178 4 N.E. .. ..
16 30·039 60·0 52·6 56·3 112 47 390 7 N. .. 2
17 30·419 58·8 46·8 52·8 109 43 586 9 S. .. ..
18 30·419 55·2 41·2 48·2 108 30 396 7 N. .. 1
19 30·233 58·0 54·8 56·4 95 53 878 10 N. Trace 2
20 30·249 58·4 55·0 56·7 98 54 672 10 N. .. 7
21 30·279 59·4 55·0 57·2 108 54 378 10 N. .. ..
22 30·359 60·8 52·2 56·5 107 52 662 10 S. .. ..
23 30·489 56·8 49·2 53·0 91 43 290 10 S.E. .. ..
24 30·449 59·0 49·8 54·4 91 43 90 10 Calm .. ..
25 30·259 65·0 54·0 59·5 114 45 100 7 N. .. 20
26 29·913 64·8 56·8 60·8 104 54 490 10 N. .. 78
27 29·889 60·6 57·2 58·9 82 56 860 10 N. .. 120
28 29·839 61·2 52·4 56·8 103 45 390 1 N. .. ..
29 30·119 61·6 50·2 55·9 106 42 570 4 S. .. ..
30 30·143 59·2 48·0 53·6 108 40 272 8 N. .. 1
31 29·731 59·8 53·0 56·4 103 49 772 9 N. .. 6
* 29·962 59·8 51·3 55·5 102·2 46·4 509 7·6 .. 395
† 29·882 .. .. +54·1 .. .. †457 .. .. †424
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
21 | 1 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 1 | 2

NOTE.—Warm and cloudy weather, with high northerly winds, prevailed during the month. Total bright sunshine, 153 hours 8 minutes, averaging 4 hours 56 minutes. There were three sunless days. On two mornings frosts were recorded. The mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 54·7°, and 54° at 3 ft. The mean dew-point 46·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·318″; and mean relative humidity, 72 per cent.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1910.

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 (1 Point or more).
125 NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
AUCKLAND.. 58·1 63·8 52·4 219
T. F. Cheeseman
TE AROHA 57·6 66·9 48·4 407
G. F. McGirr *
925 ROTORUA .. 55·1 64·8 45·4 327
J. F. Robieson
370 WAIHI .. 55·0 65·1 44·7 581
H. B. Devereux
130 RUA KURA .. 55·0 64·6 45·5 302
C. Cussen
63 NEW PLYMOUTH 60·4 69·5 51·4 572
W. D. Fletcher
250 MOUMA HAKI 56·9 64·4 49·4 418
F. Gillanders
103 PALMERSTON NORTH 55·3 63·7 46·9 348
Mrs. A. A. Martin
119 LEVIN .. 55·7 63·3 48·2 490
S. H. Huntington..
377 MASTER TON, DITTON 54·1 64·0 44·3 189
S. Mawley
GISBORNE .. 59·3 69·7 49·0 47
C. H. Ferris
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. 57·1 67·3 47·0 23
Very Rev. Dean Smyth
110 WELLINGTON 55·5 59·8 51·3 395
F. W. Simms
Averages .. 56·5 65·1 47·9 332

SOUTH ISLAND.

| 34 | NELSON .. | 55·6 | 63·6 | 47·7 | 528 | 18 |
| | J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | | | | | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 54·0 | 63·5 | 44·4 | 111 | 6 |
| | S. J. Collett | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 55·6 | 66·8 | 44·5 | 21 | 4 |
| | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 57·1 | 68·9 | 45·4 | 32 | 5 |
| | G. Gray | | | | | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | 4 |
| | Caretaker of Domain | | | | | |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE .. | 53·0 | 63·6 | 42·5 | 61 | 7 |
| | W. M. Hamilton | | | | | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN-EDIN | 52·6 | 61·3 | 43·9 | 178 | 7 |
| | H. Skey | | | | | |
| 350 | GORE .. | 50·8 | 61·8 | 39·9 | 355 | 12 |
| | Captain A. A. Scott | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 54·1 | 59·7 | 48·5 | 1639 | 25 |
| | A. D. Maofarlane | | | | | |
| | INVERCARGILL | 50·9 | 60·3 | 41·6 | 425 | 19 |
| | L. Lennie | | | | | |
| | Averages .. | 53·7 | 63·3 | 44·2 | 336 | 10·7 |

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.

D. C. BATES,
Director.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 21st November, 1910.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington - October 1910

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
21 November 1910
Meteorology, Weather, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Cloud, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table of Means and Totals from Chief Stations - October 1910

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Climatology, Weather Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
23 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 Rua Kura
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer for New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer for Mouma Haki
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin (Mrs.), Observer for Palmerston North
  • S. H. Huntington, Observer for Levin
  • S. Mawley, Observer for Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer for Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth (Very Reverend Dean), Observer for Meeanee, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
  • Rev. J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson
  • S. J. Collett, Observer for Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Inglewood, Wai-mate
  • H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer for Gore
  • A. D. Maofarlane, Observer for Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill

🏛️ Averages of Climatological Data from 1904-1908

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Climatology, Weather Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Historical Data
  • D. C. Bates, Director