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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 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. | 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 | 30·279 | 61·0 | 57·0 | 59·0 | 103 | 55 | 680 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 2 | 30·324 | 62·0 | 58·0 | 60·0 | 109 | 56 | 560 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 30·321 | 62·0 | 57·0 | 59·5 | 99 | 57 | 474 | 10 | N. | 2 |
| 4 | 30·221 | 62·0 | 57·0 | 59·5 | 103 | 55 | 470 | 9 | N.W. | 19 |
| 5 | 30·283 | 65·2 | 59·0 | 62·1 | 106 | 57 | 490 | 10 | N. | 1 |
| 6 | 30·430 | 62·0 | 53·0 | 57·5 | 81 | 50 | 280 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 7 | 30·411 | 60·0 | 50·2 | 55·1 | 102 | 41 | 260 | 6 | N.E. | Trace |
| 8 | 30·169 | 61·0 | 47·6 | 54·3 | 95 | 39 | 100 | 10 | N. | 6 |
| 9 | 29·949 | 58·8 | 53·6 | 56·2 | 71 | 50 | 92 | 10 | S. | 43 |
| 10 | 30·119 | 55·0 | 52·6 | 53·8 | 61 | 50 | 590 | 10 | S. | 51 |
| 11 | 29·979 | 54·0 | 50·0 | 52·0 | 60 | 50 | 586 | 10 | S. | 5 |
| 12 | 29·589 | 56·8 | 51·2 | 54·0 | 88 | 50 | 100 | 9 | N. | 3 |
| 13 | 29·489 | 65·0 | 53·8 | 59·4 | 107 | 51 | 188 | 8 | N. | 10 |
| 14 | 29·219 | 63·0 | 52·0 | 57·5 | 101 | 49 | 388 | 10 | N. | 49 |
| 15 | 29·379 | 59·0 | 46·8 | 52·9 | 83 | 41 | 492 | 6 | N. | 3 |
| 16 | 29·503 | 58·0 | 50·2 | 54·1 | 90 | 41 | 476 | 5 | N.W. | 106 |
| 17 | 29·981 | 55·0 | 42·8 | 48·9 | 98 | 37 | 400 | 5 | S. | .. |
| 18 | 30·359 | 52·8 | 37·8 | 45·3 | 89 | 29 | 102 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 30·380 | 57·0 | 43·0 | 50·0 | 93 | 32 | 170 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 30·300 | 54·4 | 48·8 | 51·6 | 95 | 48 | 490 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 21 | 30·109 | 56·2 | 43·0 | 49·6 | 90 | 34 | 170 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 22 | 29·889 | 57·0 | 46·8 | 51·9 | 89 | 46 | 462 | 6 | N. | 3 |
| 23 | 30·219 | 60·2 | 46·6 | 53·4 | 96 | 44 | 388 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 24 | 30·305 | 55·6 | 48·6 | 52·1 | 90 | 45 | 302 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 25 | 30·155 | 57·2 | 48·2 | 52·7 | 92 | 37 | 360 | 8 | N. | 1 |
| 26 | 30·089 | 60·0 | 46·8 | 53·4 | 95 | 38 | 262 | 4 | Calm | .. |
| 27 | 29·983 | 61·0 | 47·8 | 54·4 | 98 | 38 | 170 | 7 | N.E. | .. |
| 28 | 29·879 | 61·0 | 52·2 | 56·6 | 93 | 50 | 370 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 29 | 30·059 | 62·0 | 47·0 | 54·5 | 98 | 38 | 290 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 30 | 29·949 | 60·0 | 45·0 | 52·5 | 94 | 35 | 200 | 9 | N. | 33 |
| 31 | 29·683 | 57·0 | 50·4 | 53·7 | 77 | 47 | 588 | 6 | S. | .. |
| * | 30 032 | 59·1 | 49·8 | 54·4 | 91·8 | 45 | 353 | 7·2 | .. | 335 |
| † | 29·943 | .. | .. | +52·8 | .. | .. | +321 | .. | .. | +488 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
17 | 3 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 3 | 1
Note.—The weather for the time of the year has been fairly warm and dry. Total bright sunshine, 122 hours 6 minutes. There were 4 sunless days. Frosts were recorded on 2 mornings. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 54·7°, and 56·2° at 3 ft. Mean relative humidity 72 per cent. Dew-point 45·6°, and the mean elastic force of vapour 0·306 in.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 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 (¼ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 125 | AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman | 57·7 | 63·0 | 52·3 | 503 | 18 |
| .. | TE AROHA G. F. McGirr | 57·6 | 63·7 | 51·5 | 547 | 14 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson | 52·4 | 60·4 | 44·5 | 422 | 10 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux | 52·6 | 61·8 | 43·4 | 1,197 | 23 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 53·3 | 62·3 | 44·4 | 1,075 | 13 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher | 58·8 | 66·9 | 50·8 | 326 | 21 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI F. Gillanders | .. | .. | .. | 249 | 14 |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin | 55·4 | 63·5 | 47·3 | 330 | 10 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. D. M. Cole | 54·1 | 62·0 | 46·3 | 321 | 17 |
| 377 | MASTERON A. G. Wise | 51·8 | 63·7 | 39·9 | 226 | 14 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris | 55·1 | 64·1 | 46·1 | 478 | 14 |
| 14 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 53·2 | 62·7 | 43·7 | 208 | 6 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON F. W. Simms | 54·4 | 59·1 | 49·8 | 335 | 15 |
| Averages .. | 54·7 | 62·8 | 46·6 | 478 | 14·5 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 34 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | 52·9 | 60·5 | 45·3 | 292 | 13 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA S. J. Collett | 50·0 | 58·6 | 41·4 | 312 | 11 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH B. V. Pemberton | 49·5 | 58·6 | 40·4 | 136 | 10 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 52·1 | 61·3 | 43·0 | 148 | 10 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | .. | .. | .. | 57 | 8 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton | .. | .. | .. | 158 | 9 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 50·3 | 56·8 | 43·8 | 206 | 11 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 48·4 | 57·8 | 39·1 | 109 | 12 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 52·3 | 60·9 | 43·7 | 1,379 | 20 |
| Averages .. | 50·8 | 59·2 | 42·4 | 311 | 11·5 |
SUMMARY FOR MAY, 1910.
The rainfall was considerably above the average in the far north and in parts of the West Coast of the South Island, but elsewhere it was below the mean for the month, and especially in South Canterbury and Otago. Up to the 7th the weather was fairly fine, but a monsoonal depression between the 7th and 12th brought very heavy rains in the far north, particularly about the 8th of the month, and was followed by an extensive westerly area of low pressure in the south, which ultimately enveloped the whole country. These disturbances accounted for very stormy weather. Strong southerly winds on the 16th and 17th brought anticyclonic pressure, which lasted from the 17th to the 21st. The weather was mild and changeable from then till the end of the month, with prevailing westerly winds.
The weather was generally mild for the time of the year.
Meteorological Office, Wellington.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, May 1910
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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20 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
- Smyth (Very Rev. Dean), Observer at Meeanee, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- J. P. Kempthorne (Rev.), Observer at Nelson
- B. V. Pemberton, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
- D. C. Bates, Director