New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 4

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 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. Velos Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·644 63·0 57·2 60·1 103 55 718 10 N. 11
2 30·040 61·0 48·0 54·5 100 39 452 5 S. ..
3 29·960 58·0 42·0 50·0 108 35 224 7 N. ..
4 29·990 65·0 47·0 56·0 120 38 116 5 N. ..
5 29·783 63·4 51·0 57·2 112 43 218 4 N. ..
6 29·622 65·0 47·0 56·0 116 39 100 7 N. 10
7 29·570 62·0 48·0 55·0 111 46 568 9 S. ..
8 29·920 58·0 45·0 51·5 115 36 678 10 N. ..
9 29·920 61·0 56·0 58·5 109 50 700 10 N. ..
10 29·943 64·4 52·0 58·2 109 51 710 4 N. ..
11 29·880 66·0 57·0 61·5 117 56 490 7 N. ..
12 29·770 65·8 55·8 60·8 103 49 560 8 N. ..
13 29·540 64·8 57·8 61·3 112 52 766 7 N.W. ..
14 29·700 64·0 51·0 57·5 118 44 490 9 N. ..
15 30·021 62·0 49·0 55·5 106 41 290 5 N. 2
16 29·990 65·0 51·2 58·1 121 42 180 10 N. 8
17 30·002 65·2 58·2 61·7 111 56 372 9 N.W. 17
18 29·630 64·0 57·0 60·5 105 55 582 10 N. 2
19 29·730 64·0 55·0 59·5 113 49 570 7 N. 8
20 29·930 61·0 51·0 56·0 106 49 502 9 S. 52
21 29·660 59·2 50·6 54·9 113 48 300 10 N. 9
22 29·870 62·2 50·2 56·2 114 49 590 10 S. 1
23 29·874 57·2 52·8 55·0 80 51 402 9 N. ..
24 29·860 64·0 56·0 60·0 118 51 500 3 N. 2
25 30·210 65·0 55·0 60·0 117 50 500 5 S. ..
26 30·394 59·2 50·0 54·6 116 46 498 1 S.E. ..
27 30·220 64·6 50·6 57·6 109 46 380 3 S.E. ..
28 29·890 71·0 50·2 60·6 116 43 170 5 S. ..
29 30·036 70·2 55·8 63·0 122 50 200 8 S.E. ..
30 30·200 65·2 55·6 60·4 103 56 420 10 S.E. ..
* 29·893 63·3 52·1 57·7 110·7 47·1 441 7·2 .. 122
† 29·878 .. .. 57·0 .. .. †388 .. .. †357
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year’s mean.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
18 | .. | .. | 4 | 6 | .. | .. | 2 | ..

NOTE.—Rainfall light, and chiefly after the middle of the month. Barometer about normal, with an absolute range of one inch. Total bright sunshine, 215 hours 11 minutes, and one sunless day. Earth-temperatures: 56·8° @ 1 ft., 56·0° @ 3 ft., increasing 3° at each depth during the month. Means, relative humidity, 76 per cent. Dew-point, 50·2°; and elastic force of vapour, ·364 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 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 (½ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
125 AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman 61·5 68·0 55·0 344 16
.. TE AROHA G. F. McGirr 62·0 70·9 53·4 549 14
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 60·1 70·0 50·3 345 12
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 60·4 69·4 51·5 505 16
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 59·1 68·3 50·0 417 16
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 60·8 68·3 52·7 360 18
250 MOUMAHIKI F. Gillanders 58·2 65·4 51·0 284 7
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin .. .. .. .. ..
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 58·2 66·7 49·7 288 15
377 MASTER TON A. G. Wise 57·8 70·8 44·8 288 11
.. GISBORNE .. Archd’n Williams 62·4 71·5 53·3 562 12
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 59·9 68·3 51·5 322 14
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 57·7 63·3 52·1 122 11
Averages 59·8 68·4 51·2 365 13·5

| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 34 | NELSON .. J, Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | 60·3 | 71·1 | 49·5 | 120 | 9 |
| 490 | MURCHISON Dr. E. H. Howard | 56·8 | 67·8 | 45·8 | 299 | 16 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA S. J. Collett | 56·0 | 66·3 | 45·4 | 281 | 7 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH B. V. Pemberton | 56·2 | 65·0 | 47·4 | 220 | 11 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 57·3 | 66·8 | 47·8 | 252 | 9 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI- MATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 55·3 | 63·5 | 47·1 | 123 | 12 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN H. Skey | 54·5 | 62·0 | 46·9 | 288 | 13 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 55·6 | 66·5 | 44·7 | 333 | 13 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Maofariane | 57·1 | 65·7 | 48·5 | 357 | 15 |
| | Averages | 56·5 | 66·0 | 47·0 | 253 | 11·6 |

SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER, 1909.

Except in the Hawke’s Bay district, the rainfall was below the average in nearly all parts of the Dominion. Although over the South Island westerly winds prevailed during the first half of the month, the rainfall on the West Coast was only about one-third of the average. In the latter part of the month easterly winds prevailed over the South Island, and the East Coast had showery weather, while the West Coast was remarkably dry. Rainfalls were generally heaviest on the 1st and about the 20th, and in the last week of the month over the Hawke’s Bay district. The month was free from great storms, but there were several short gales in parts of the country.

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.

Meteorological Office, Wellington.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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  • 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
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Inglewood, Wai-Mate
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