New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 21

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Mar. 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 795

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1910. 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. 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 29·829 65·0 50·6 57·8 107 41 382 3 N. ..
2 29·759 67·2 54·0 60·6 117 45 296 5 N. ..
3 29·872 69·0 57·4 63·2 117 49 320 3 N. ..
4 29·799 70·0 61·0 65·5 121 58 500 9 N.W. .. 8
5 30·069 66·2 52·2 59·2 108 49 586 5 S.E. ..
6 30·113 64·6 49·2 56·9 117 42 290 3 N. ..
7 30·009 69·0 59·0 64·0 114 55 410 8 N. .. 2
8 30·205 64·6 56·0 60·3 104 50 264 7 S.E. ..
9 29·889 70·0 54·0 62·0 121 46 290 8 N.W. ..
10 30·083 74·0 58·0 66·0 124 56 266 7 S.E. .. 4
11 29·999 75·0 63·8 69·4 123 63 366 10 N. .. 6
12 29·862 69·6 64·0 66·8 104 64 776 9 N. ..
13 29·963 68·0 60·0 64·0 110 57 580 8 N. ..
14 30·039 67·0 58·0 62·5 121 55 400 8 N. ..
15 30·122 70·0 59·4 64·7 119 56 392 10 S.E. ..
16 29·839 68·2 54·0 61·1 129 46 200 7 N. ..
17 29·823 68·2 57·2 62·7 116 53 280 10 N. .. 16
18 29·689 66·0 56·0 61·0 98 54 460 10 S. ..
19 29·962 68·2 58·6 63·4 126 54 260 9 N.E. .. 59
20 29·769 75·0 62·0 68·5 121 61 170 10 N. .. 36
21 29·891 74·2 61·0 67·6 122 60 360 9 S.E. .. 2
22 30·159 68·0 56·0 62·0 127 56 390 7 S.E. ..
23 30·099 64·6 49·8 57·2 119 42 286 1 N. ..
24 29·879 71·0 61·0 66·0 117 55 276 8 N. ..
25 29·759 70·6 64·8 67·7 121 63 590 9 N. .. 5
26 29·950 73·0 59·0 66·0 127 58 376 8 N. ..
27 30·013 74·8 60·8 67·8 125 58 400 8 S. ..
28 29·839 69·0 60·0 64·5 102 55 260 9 N. .. 42
29 30·100 71·0 54·0 62·5 124 53 520 10 S. .. 37
30 29·929 57·8 53·8 55·8 69 52 606 10 S.E. .. 235
31 29·383 58·0 55·0 56·5 69 55 400 10 S.E. .. 148
* 29·925 68·6 57·4 63·0 114·1 53·6 385 7·7 .. 600
† 29·886 .. .. 62·7 .. .. ‡471 .. .. ‡322
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
17 | 1 | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | ..

NOTE.—Warm and rather cloudy weather prevailed during the month with a rainfall of 6·00 in., most of which fell in the last four days. The total bright sunshine was 178 hours 41 minutes, and five sunless days. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 63·3°, and 61·6° at 3 ft. Mean relative humidity was 76 per cent. Dew-point, 55·3°; and mean elastic force of vapour, ·437 in.

N.B.—The barometer readings are now corrected for gravity.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 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 (½ Point or more)
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
125 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman Deg. 68·6 Deg. 74·9 Deg. 62·3 Points. 452 Dys. 15½
.. TE AROHA G. F. McGirr 67·5 80·1 55·0 381 14
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 68·4 79·3 57·4 894 13
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 67·6 77·0 58·1 495 19
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 66·8 77·2 56·4 521 14
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 66·6 73·8 59·4 803 14
250 MOUMAHAHI F. Gillanders 64·8 71·8 57·8 545 11
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin .. .. .. .. ..
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 65·4 74·6 56·2 681 15
377 MASTERSTON A. G. Wise 64·7 78·0 51·5 523 8
.. GISBORNE .. Archd’n Williams 69·6 78·5 60·7 324 9
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 66·7 75·2 58·3 329 8
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 63·0 68·6 57·4 600 13
Averages .. 66·6 75·7 57·5 545 12·9

SOUTH ISLAND.

Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne 67·3 76·2 58·5 456 11
490 MURCHISON Dr. E. H. Howard 64·4 75·3 53·4 519 14
1218 HANMER SPA S. J. Collett 62·6 72·5 52·7 592 11
25 CHRISTCHURCH B. V. Pemberton 61·7 69·0 54·4 421 12
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 63·1 71·9 54·4 363 10
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 56·6 61·1 52·2 371 18
90 INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE .. W. M. Hamilton 59·7 67·7 51·7 364 20
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey 58·5 65·9 51·1 857 12
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 59·2 69·1 49·3 250 11
12 HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane 61·7 69·1 54·2 1218 17
Averages .. 61·4 69·7 53·1 541 13·6

SUMMARY FOR JANUARY, 1910.

Except in Southland, the rainfall was everywhere above the average, though this was principally accounted for by a heavy rainfall accompanying a disturbance after the 28th. This, however, did not extend so far as Southland.

The weather conditions were very sultry all over the Dominion, and especially in the North, during the greater part of the month, though a cold and damp spell was experienced in Canterbury and parts of Otago about the third week of the month. Northerly winds prevailed northward of East Cape and Kawhia. Humid, hazy, and foggy weather was experienced generally, and thunder-storms at times. Two inches of rain fell in three hours during such a storm at Methven, in Canterbury, on the 21st. The first half of the month was on the whole windy and fine, the second half showery and changeable. Very unfavourable harvest weather was experienced in Canterbury in the latter half of the month. The muggy weather also caused blight in other parts, but promoted a good growth of feed for stock.

A smart westerly disturbance on the 11th and 12th caused rain, especially on the west coast south of Kawhia. From the 17th to the 20th the weather was very unsettled on the east coast of both Islands. Showery weather was reported in most parts between the 23rd and 27th. The disturbance between the 28th and 31st was of a mild cyclonic type, the centre passing over the North Island.

Meteorological Office, Wellington. D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1910

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

🏛️ Climatological Table for January 1910 - Chief Stations

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Meteorology, Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Stations
23 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
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
  • F. Gillanders, Observer at Moumahai
  • Mrs. A. A. Martin, Observer at Palmerston North
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
  • Archd’n Williams, Observer at Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Meeanee, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
  • Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer at Nelson
  • Dr. E. H. Howard, Observer at Murchison
  • S. J. Collett, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • B. V. Pemberton, Observer at Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Inglewood, Wai-Mate
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika

  • D. C. Bates, Director