New Zealand Gazette – 1910 – No. 81

Page 3323

✨ Meteorological Observations



SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3323

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of new observatory, 110 ft.

From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.

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. Rainfall, in points (100 to 1 inch).
1 29·600 50·2 40·6 45·4 87 34 90 9 Calm 6
2 29·404 56·8 44·4 50·6 94 46 270 10 N.E. 6
3 29·410 53·0 50·6 51·8 57 48 460 10 S.E. 6
4 29·442 52·2 50·4 51·3 61 48 460 10 S.E. ..
5 29·579 53·2 41·0 47·1 68 32 178 10 N. 1
6 29·330 53·0 43·6 48·3 77 46 468 6 N. ..
7 29·360 56·8 41·8 49·3 94 32 266 8 Calm 1
8 29·509 54·2 43·4 48·8 94 35 186 8 S. ..
9 29·713 49·0 37·0 43·0 87 38 284 4 N. ..
10 29·580 50·2 41·0 45·6 85 33 382 6 N. 11
11 30·009 52·0 38·8 45·4 86 30 80 8 N. ..
12 29·989 52·8 41·2 47·0 93 36 178 8 N.E. 74
13 29·761 55·0 46·0 50·5 87 39 188 8 S. 8
14 29·741 53·2 48·0 50·6 65 43 166 9 S. 20
15 29·609 52·0 49·0 50·5 66 46 368 10 Calm 24
16 29·541 58·8 47·6 53·2 92 41 180 10 S. 2
17 29·719 50·2 43·8 47·0 81 35 160 7 N. ..
18 29·932 55·0 41·6 48·3 95 32 90 6 N. ..
19 30·029 57·8 42·8 50·3 92 32 170 1 N. ..
20 30·029 56·0 42·2 49·1 89 36 182 10 W. 20
21 29·913 49·8 44·0 46·9 61 43 204 10 S. 11
22 29·919 50·0 44·2 47·1 68 42 560 10 S. 44
23 29·600 47·0 41·6 44·3 60 38 596 10 S. 20
24 29·686 45·0 39·2 42·1 74 36 670 7 S. 1
25 29·610 46·8 36·0 41·4 93 29 160 6 S. 20
26 29·772 49·8 39·0 44·4 87 30 196 7 S. ..
27 29·889 47·0 36·2 41·6 85 28 272 7 S. ..
28 30·019 47·0 40·2 43·6 86 34 382 8 W. ..
29 30·019 52·0 36·0 44·0 88 27 160 8 N. ..
30 30·159 51·0 37·8 44·4 89 29 258 7 N. ..
31 30·152 51·0 42·8 46·9 89 40 330 8 N. 1
* 29·742 51·8 42·3 47·1 81·6 36·7 279 8·0 .. 276
† 29·906 .. .. +47·7 .. .. 336 .. .. †596
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
11 | 2 | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | 2 | .. | 3

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been dull and showery, but the total rainfall was considerably below the average. Total bright sunshine, 116 hours 40 minutes. There were 9 sunless days. Ten frosts occurred, and fogs were reported on 10 mornings. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 48·4°, and 50·5° at 3 ft., which was lower than last year’s record, and it may be noted that the growth of grass, &c., was very small indeed compared with last year. Mean relative humidity, 69 per cent. Dew-point, 37·4°; and mean elastic force of vapour, 0·224 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 1910.

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
125 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman Deg. 52·2 Deg. 57·5 Deg. 46·9 632
.. TE AROHA G. F. McGirr 50·8 57·7 43·9 883
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 51·8 55·9 47·6 611
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 46·8 56·3 37·2 1,297
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 47·7 54·7 40·8 738
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 53·2 62·6 43·8 499
250 MOUMAHAKI F. Gillanders .. .. .. 420
103 PALMERSTON NORTH Mrs. A. A. Martin .. .. .. 229
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 46·7 54·6 38·9 299
377 MASTER TON A. G. Wise .. .. .. ..
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 49·1 58·2 40·0 1,415
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 46·6 54·6 38·7 1,021
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 47·1 51·8 42·3 276
Averages 49·2 56·3 42·0 693

SOUTH ISLAND.

| 34 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J.P. Kempthorne | Deg. 45·8 | Deg. 53·1 | Deg. 38·5 | 238 | 15 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA S. J. Collett | 38·4 | 45·3 | 31·5 | 532 | 16 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH B. V. Pemberton | 41·8 | 48·5 | 35·1 | 604 | 20 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 42·4 | 49·6 | 35·3 | 397 | 16 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | .. | .. | .. | 227 | 13 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 41·5 | 48·3 | 34·8 | 288 | 14 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 40·2 | 44·8 | 35·7 | 325 | 15 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 36·4 | 42·4 | 30·4 | 185 | 16 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 46·0 | 55·5 | 36·5 | 341 | 15 |
| .. | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 39·7 | 45·5 | 34·0 | 309 | 17 |
| | Averages | 41·3 | 48·1 | 34·6 | 344 | 15·7 |

SUMMARY FOR JULY, 1910.

The rainfall was considerably above the average on the eastern aspects of both Islands northward of Timaru, but generally below the average further south and on the western aspects southward of Kawhia. Snowfalls were frequent and heavy at times on higher levels in the south.

Barometric pressure was below the normal during the greater part of the month, and especially in the North Island.

The weather was generally wet and squally between the 1st and the 10th. There were floods on the East Coast southward of East Cape and in Marlborough and Canterbury on the 3rd and 4th, and again on the 12th and 13th. A cyclonic disturbance passed over the North Island on the 23rd, and heavy rain fell. Cold and damp weather succeeded generally until the end of the month.

Meteorological Office, Wellington.

D. C. BATES,
Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1910

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1910

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
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
  • J. P. Kempthorne (Rev.), Observer at Nelson
  • S. J. Collett, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • 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
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Summary for July 1910

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather Summary, Rainfall, Barometric Pressure
  • D. C. Bates, Director