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✨ Meteorological Observations

JULY 28.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

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.
1	30·009	55·2	41·8	48·5	91	32	260	9 N.	Trace
2	30·159	55·8	42·0	48·9	90	32	194	5 N.
3	30·150	57·2	44·8	51·0	96	49	480	7 N.	1
4	30·089	57·2	53·8	55·5	87	49	400	10 N.	44
5	29·929	63·0	56·8	59·9	87	56	386	10 N.	22
6	29·909	61·4	58·4	59·9	76	56	560	8 N.
7	30·159	60·0	50·0	55·0	91	43	380	6 N.
8	30·241	58·0	51·0	54·5	79	45	200	9 N.	16
9	29·979	56·2	53·0	54·6	73	51	180	10 N.	93
10	29·280	60·0	53·0	56·5	61	52	290	10 N.	1
11	29·679	60·8	45·0	52·9	87	37	488	10 N.
12	29·699	57·0	48·0	52·5	89	43	500	4 N.W.
13	30·061	58·6	40·6	49·6	100	32	260	4 N.	6
14	29·803	54·8	48·8	51·8	89	49	500	10 N.	7
15	29·579	56·6	44·4	50·5	88	35	382	10 S.	100
16	29·863	48·0	43·0	45·5	53	39	672	5 S.	11
17	29·749	51·2	41·0	46·1	89	30	460	10 S.	135
18	30·120	43·8	41·8	42·8	77	35	870	9 S.	59
19	30·310	47·8	41·0	44·4	82	40	690	8	21
20	30·430	49·2	45·0	47·1	86	39	560	7 S.
21	30·389	50·2	43·6	46·9	89	38	182	8 N.
22	29·963	51·0	40·0	45·5	86	30	200	4 N.
23	29·849	54·0	42·0	48·0	87	32	200	0 N.
24	30·219	58·0	40·0	49·0	96	30	188	0 Calm
25	30·310	53·2	40·8	47·0	93	30	162	8 N.
26	30·209	52·8	47·0	49·9	73	46	250	9 N.	1
27	29·961	54·0	49·8	51·9	60	48	490	9 N.	167
28	29·889	58·2	46·0	52·1	87	46	660	10 S.	117
29	29·809	46·8	42·0	44·4	50	41	686	10 S.	8
30	29·703	46·8	43·8	45·3	79	41	486	10 S.
31	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...
*	29·983	54·5	45·9	50·2	82·3	40·8	407	7·6	809
†	29·983	...	...	+49·5	...	...	+440	...	+490

Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.

19 .. .. .. 9 .. .. 1 1 ·

NOTE.—The month has been wet, foggy, and windy. Total bright sunshine, 89 hours 26 minutes, and 6 sunless days. Frost was recorded on 8 mornings. Earth-temperature declined 4 degrees during the month at 1ft. and 3 ft.; the mean at the former being 51·6°, and 53·5° at the latter depth. The mean relative humidity was 70 per cent. Dew-point 41°, and the mean elastic force of vapour 0·257 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 1910.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet.	Name of Station and Observer.	Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade.	Mean Max. Temp.	Mean Min. Temp.	Total Rainfall (100 Points to an Inch).	Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
125	AUCKLAND... T. F. Cheeseman	54·7	59·3	50·1	510	22
...	TE AROHA... G. F. McGirr	54·2	60·5	47·8	392	17
925	ROTORUA... J. F. Robieson	52·7	57·3	48·2	450	12
370	WAIHI... H. B. Devereux	48·8	58·0	39·6	716	22
130	RUAKURA... C. Cussen	49·6	57·5	41·7	425	16
63	NEW PLYMOUTH... W. D. Fletcher	55·9	64·8	47·0	484	23
250	MOUMAHAKI... F. Gillanders	...	...	...	393	18
103	PALMERSTON NORTH... Mrs. A. A. Martin	49·9	57·9	42·0	380	15
119	LEVIN... D. M. Cole	51·0	57·7	44·4	436	19
377	MASTERTON... A. G. Wise	...	...	...	...	...
...	GISBORNE... C. H. Ferris	51·3	60·4	42·3	346	18
14	MEEANEE, NAPIER... Very Rev. Dean Smyth	48·9	58·1	39·8	134	8
110	WELLINGTON... F. W. Simms	50·2	54·5	45·9	809	17
	Averages	51·5	58·7	44·4	456	16·8
	SOUTH ISLAND.	Deg.	Deg.	Deg.	Points.	Dys.
34	NELSON... J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne	47·7	55·5	40·0	823	11
1218	HANMER SPA... S. J. Collett	43·5	52·9	34·1	474	13
25	CHRISTCHURCH... B. V. Pemberton	44·2	52·5	35·9	306	18
42	LINCOLN... G. Gray	45·9	54·1	37·7	382	17
130	TIMARU... Caretaker of Domain INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE... W. M. Hamilton	...	...	...	171	12
90	LEITH VALLEY, DUN-EDIN... H. Skey	44·1	53·1	35·2	204	14
300	...	46·2	53·1	39·4	228	12
350	GORE... Captain A. A. Scott	42·4	50·0	34·8	266	19
12	HOKITIKA... A. D. Macfarlane	49·0	57·4	40·7	1,236	22
...	INVERCARGILL... L. Lennie	43·9	51·2	36·6	437	24
	Averages	45·2	53·3	37·1	452	16·2

SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 1910.

The rainfall was, as usual in the month of June, higher in the North Island than in the South Island, but was over the average in most parts of the North Island and the northern districts of the South Island, but below the mean for the month in South Canterbury and Central Otago. Rainfall was excessive on the West Coast of the South Island.

The weather was on the whole very changeable and stormy at times. Northerly winds and very humid weather prevailed until the 9th, when the barometer went very low in the south, and was unsteady until the 15th. Heavy snow-storms then occurred in the South Island and on higher levels in the north. Snow fell also on the 16th, 17th, and 18th. High pressure followed, but gave way to another low-pressure area of small intensity on the 21st. A smart rise in barometric pressure took place on the 23rd, but a rapid fall succeeded on the 25th and 26th, and the month closed with stormy weather.

Meteorological Office, Wellington.

D. C. BATES, Director.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1910, No 71

After a massive fire destoyed the wooden Parliament complex in 1907, Old Government House (depicted) became the seat of Parliament until 1918. Demolished in 1969 to make way for the Beehive.

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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington - June 1910

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Wellington, Observations, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Cloud
👩‍💼 Officials

D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table - Chief Stations - June 1910

Domain🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
KeywordsClimatology, Weather Stations, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Observers
👱🏽 Names

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 Ruakura
W. D. Fletcher, Observer for New Plymouth
F. Gillanders, Observer for Moumahaki
Mrs. A. A. Martin, Observer for Palmerston North
D. M. Cole, Observer for Levin
A. G. Wise, Observer for Masterton
C. H. Ferris, Observer for Gisborne
Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer for Meeanee, Napier
F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer for Nelson
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
H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
Captain A. A. Scott, Observer for Gore
A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill

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