New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 57

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JUNE 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1693

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1910. Observations taken at 9 a.m.

Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected, in inches. Max. Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) Min. Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) Mean Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) Solar Radiation. (Fah.) Terrestrial Radiation. (Fah.) Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in points (100 to 1 inch).
1 30.009 59.0 51.0 55.0 107 49 570 6 S.E. ..
2 30.189 64.2 54.0 59.1 106 47 290 9 S. ..
3 30.009 63.6 53.0 58.3 118 44 290 10 N. 1
4 29.869 64.8 57.8 61.3 110 56 550 10 N. 1
5 29.929 62.0 48.0 55.0 112 38 280 0 N.E. ..
6 30.219 65.0 48.2 56.6 107 39 188 4 E. ..
7 30.259 63.6 50.6 57.1 106 43 278 2 N. 1
8 30.472 66.0 49.0 57.5 104 40 190 0 N. ..
9 30.299 66.6 55.0 60.8 105 47 320 3 N. ..
10 29.879 63.6 56.6 60.1 105 51 674 5 N. 64
11 29.829 63.8 49.4 56.6 105 43 560 2 S.E. ..
12 29.563 61.0 55.0 58.0 101 51 572 8 N. 35
13 29.859 63.0 45.0 54.0 108 35 470 1 N. ..
14 29.563 61.0 56.6 58.8 85 52 770 8 N. 6
15 29.439 60.8 53.0 56.9 83 45 778 8 N. 16
16 29.499 61.2 50.2 55.7 81 40 679 8 N. ..
17 29.669 63.0 55.0 59.0 102 49 760 1 S. ..
18 30.159 64.6 44.8 54.7 104 36 176 0 N. ..
19 30.049 61.0 55.0 58.0 101 50 500 5 N. ..
20 30.289 63.2 51.8 57.5 108 42 290 7 S. Trace
21 30.379 62.6 46.6 54.6 108 37 168 1 N. ..
22 30.221 64.0 54.0 59.0 103 46 288 5 N. ..
23 29.932 62.0 57.0 59.5 100 52 470 8 N. 9
24 30.099 63.8 45.6 54.7 99 42 860 8 S. 14
25 30.141 51.2 46.2 48.7 90 43 780 10 S. 8
26 30.149 52.0 47.0 49.5 83 44 670 10 S. 33
27 30.149 51.0 47.6 49.3 65 46 478 10 S. ..
28 30.233 54.0 47.8 50.9 89 43 280 6 N.E. ..
29 30.289 60.0 45.0 52.5 98 35 178 7 N. ..
30 30.329 57.8 50.0 53.9 98 49 476 4 N. ..
* 30.032 61.3 50.8 56.1 99.8 44.4 461 4.5 .. 188
† 30.000 .. .. †60.3 .. .. ‡436 .. .. †411
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
18 2 1 2 7 .. .. .. ..

NOTE.—The weather during the month was mild and dry. The total bright sunshine, 200 hours 3 minutes; and two sunless days. Earth-temperatures declined from 59.0° to 54.0° at 1 ft., with a mean of 57.2°; and from 61.0° to 56.0° at 3 ft., with a mean of 58.5°. Mean dew-point was 46.4°; mean relative humidity, 70 per cent.; and the mean elastic force of vapour, 0.316 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

April, 1910.

Altitude above sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. (Deg.) Mean Max. Temp. (Deg.) Mean Min. Temp. (Deg.) Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (0.01 Point or more).
NORTH ISLAND. Points. Dys.
125 AUCKLAND—T. F. Cheeseman 59.5 65.7 53.3 202 18
.. TE AROHA—G. F. McGirr 56.5 67.3 45.7 151 9
925 ROTORUA—J. F. Robieson 54.7 64.8 44.5 111 4
370 WAIHI—H. B. Devereux 55.5 66.5 44.4 352 22
130 RUAKURA—C. Cussen 55.3 65.8 44.8 166 11
63 NEW PLYMOUTH—W. D. Fletcher 60.7 70.3 51.1 164 14
250 MOUMAHAKI—F. Gillanders .. .. .. 242 8
103 PALMERSTON NORTH—Mrs. A. A. Martin 55.9 64.5 47.3 216 7
119 LEVIN—D. M. Cole 55.6 66.4 44.9 102 8
377 MASTERTON—A. G. Wise 53.2 65.7 40.5 228 8
.. GISBORNE—C. H. Ferris 56.9 65.5 48.3 325 9
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER—Very Rev. Dean Smyth 54.9 64.8 45.1 140 8
110 WELLINGTON—F. W. Simms 56.1 61.3 50.8 188 11
Averages 56.2 65.7 46.7 199 10.5
SOUTH ISLAND. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON—J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne 56.0 66.5 45.4 60 6
1218 HANMER SPA—S. J. Collett 51.4 62.2 40.7 368 8
25 CHRISTCHURCH—B. V. Pemberton 51.7 61.6 41.8 23 7
42 LINCOLN—G. Gray 53.5 63.9 43.2 72 7
130 TIMARU—Caretaker of Domain .. .. .. 56 7
90 INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE—W. M. Hamilton 51.2 62.1 40.4 87 9
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN—H. Skey 49.8 59.1 40.4 195 9
350 GORE—Captain A. A. Scott 48.3 59.1 37.6 256 12
12 HOKITIKA—A. D. Macfarlane 53.6 63.6 43.5 1234 19
Averages 51.9 62.3 41.6 261 9.3

SUMMARY FOR APRIL, 1910.

THE rainfall was everywhere below the average, except on the west coast of the South Island and in Southland. In most parts the rainfall was generally about 42 per cent. below the mean.

The outstanding feature in the meteorological records is an Antarctic low pressure, which reached a minimum of 28.64 in. at the Bluff on the 15th. Low pressure prevailed with westerly gales in the South between the 9th and the 19th. A cyclonic storm also passed off East Cape between the 22nd and 25th, and brought rain on the east coast of the North Island and heavy weather in those parts.

The temperature was below the average for the month, but on the whole the weather was not unfavourable, though the dry autumn in most parts prevented ploughing.

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



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1910

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1910

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Climate, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
22 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 Moumahaki
  • A. A. Martin (Mrs), Observer at Palmerston North
  • D. M. Cole, Observer at Levin
  • A. G. Wise, Observer at Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, 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
  • 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
  • A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Summary for April 1910

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Summary, Rainfall, Temperature, April 1910
  • D. C. Bates, Director