New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 103

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Dec. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3793

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of November, 1911. Observations taken at 9 a.m.

Altitude of 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 30·032 66·8 52·2 59·5 110 46 224 8 N. ..
2 29·911 62·2 51·6 56·9 111 46 278 2 N. ..
3 29·689 63·2 55·0 59·1 108 52 430 7 N. ..
4 29·851 63·2 54·2 58·7 115 51 478 8 N.W. 78
5 29·410 60·0 46·6 53·3 111 45 312 10 S. 2
6 29·649 49·8 44·4 47·1 82 38 492 10 S.E. ..
7 29·719 57·2 42·8 50·0 114 35 140· 7 N. 1
8 29·619 62·2 53·6 57·9 115 51 510 5 N.W. 1
9 29·519 65·6 54·6 60·1 115 51 496 10 N. 3
10 29·282 61·6 53·0 57·3 93 46 510 8 N.W. ..
11 29·572 61·2 48·6 54·9 117 39 382 5 E. 8
12 29·474 62·0 54·2 58·1 109 52 494 5 W. ..
13 29·511 65·0 54·8 59·9 114 51 404 7 N.W. ..
14 29·393 60·8 54·2 57·5 112 49 354 8 N.W. 9
15 29·283 60·2 51·0 55·6 104 45 608 7 W. ..
16 29·742 61·0 47·2 54·1 116 36 270 5 S. ..
17 29·752 62·2 53·0 57·6 110 50 422 10 N.W. 2
18 29·699 61·6 54·0 57·8 107 50 546 3 N. ..
19 29·722 64·6 54·0 59·3 104 50 440 3 N.W. 1
20 29·763 62·2 54·2 58·2 109 50 444 2 W. 26
21 29·489 61·2 53·4 57·3 104 51 521 10 N. 28
22 29·533 60·0 51·4 55·7 103 46 409 5 N.W. 1
23 29·434 58·0 45·2 51·6 103 39 454 6 N.W. 12
24 29·922 57·2 47·0 52·1 114 42 314 10 S. 13
25 30·033 55·0 41·2 48·1 107 33 242 5 N.W. ..
26 29·829 60·0 51·8 55·9 112 46 344 3 N. ..
27 29·799 64·0 52·8 58·4 112 48 216 4 N.E. ..
28 29·789 67·0 50·2 58·6 118 43 126 8 N.W 12
29 29·440 63·6 50·2 56·9 103 50 522 10 S. 13
30 29·451 60·2 47·6 53·9 110 46 112 5 S.E. 3
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29·627 61·3 50·8 56·0 108·7 45·9 383 6·5 .. 213
† 29·876 .. .. +56·9 .. .. +408 .. .. +345
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .. | 3 | 11 | ..

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been sunny, and although rain fell on seventeen days, yet the total fall was considerably below the average for November. Total bright sunshine, 232 hours 10 minutes, averaging 7 hours 44 minutes per day, and no sunless days. Earth temperatures; 56·1° at 1 ft., 55·4° at 3 ft., increasing 3° at each depth during the month. Mean dew-point, 44·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·293 inches; and mean relative humidity, 65 per cent.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 1911.

Altitude above Sea-level. 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.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
125 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 58·5 64·6 52·4 414 21
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 62·0 66·1 57·8 456 21
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 55·4 64·8 46·0 542 15
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 56·4 65·1 47·8 603 24
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 55·4 64·1 46·8 550 19
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 59·9 69·3 50·5 396 25
250 MOUMAHAKI 55·9 61·8 50·0 480 20
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 49·6 57·7 41·6 532 18
.. PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon 54·7 62·1 47·4 471 19
119 LEVIN .. D. M. Cole 55·9 63·3 48·5 387 23
377 MASTER TON Rev. A. Hodge 54·7 64·9 44·5 363 16
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 59·9 69·9 49·0 142 9
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 58·4 68·8 48·0 119 9
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 56·0 61·3 50·8 213 17
Averages .. 56·6 64·5 48·6 405 18·3

| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 34 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | 56·8 | 67·4 | 46·3 | 488 | 19 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan | 52·0 | 61·4 | 42·6 | 482 | 11 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 55·1 | 66·0 | 44·0 | 248 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 55·7 | 66·9 | 44·6 | 252 | 14 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 54·4 | 65·2 | 43·6 | 192 | 12 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 52·0 | 62·3 | 41·7 | 257 | 18 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN H. Skey | 51·0 | 59·4 | 42·7 | 647 | 16 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 49·3 | 57·3 | 41·3 | 469 | 24 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 52·4 | 60·6 | 44·2 | 1484 | 24 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 49·8 | 57·2 | 42·4 | 736 | 26 |
| | Averages .. | 52·8 | 62·3 | 43·3 | 525 | 17·6 |

AVERAGES DERIVED FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FROM AUGUST, 1904, TO DECEMBER, 1910 (INCLUSIVE).

--- Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Averages.
NORTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature.. 63·6 64·0 62·3 57·3 53·4 49·8 48·3 49·0 51·8 54·9 58·4 61·6 Annual. 56·2° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) 392 299 550 362 496 461 600 452 423 460 328 358 51·81 in.
Days with rain .. 10·5 8·0 12·4 12·6 14·8 15·8 17·8 14·4 16·3 16·0 12·5 12·1 163 days.
SOUTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature.. 59·9 60·9 58·7 52·6 48·9 44·5 42·3 44·5 48·7 52·2 55·8 59·0 52·3° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) 392 239 448 336 368 452 418 379 433 435 297 391 45·58 in.
Days with rain .. 12·5 7·4 12·6 12·3 12·1 13·7 14·0 14·2 15·5 15·9 12·6 13·6 156 days.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 20th December, 1911. D. C. BATES, Director,
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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 December 1911
Meteorology, Weather observations, Wellington, November 1911, Barometer, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table: Means and Totals from Chief Stations, November 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 December 1911
Climatology, Weather statistics, North Island, South Island, Mean temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain
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
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer for Taihape
  • J. E. Vernon, Observer for Palmerston North
  • D. M. Cole, Observer for Levin
  • Rev. A. Hodge (Reverend), Observer for Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer for Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth (Very Reverend Dean), Observer for Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
  • Rev. J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson
  • Dr. J. C. Duncan (Doctor), Observer for Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Waimate
  • H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer for Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Averages from Climatological Tables (August 1904 - December 1910)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
20 December 1911
Climatology, Averages, North Island, South Island, Mean temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain
  • D. C. Bates, Director