New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 14

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Feb. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 731

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 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 29·999 70·0 54·8 62·4 120 54 360 8 S. .. 16
2 29·829 70·0 60·4 65·2 121 58 492 10 N. .. 8
3 29·779 67·6 58·0 62·8 116 53 700 4 W. .. ..
4 29·980 67·8 51·2 59·5 119 46 178 4 N. .. ..
5 30·059 69·2 57·0 63·1 116 53 160 4 N.E. .. ..
6 30·109 72·0 55·2 63·6 114 48 180 8 N. .. ..
7 30·082 70·0 58·2 64·1 115 55 368 2 N. .. ..
8 29·929 69·8 62·4 66·1 116 59 580 8 N. .. 26
9 29·719 68·2 59·0 63·6 112 58 880 10 N. .. ..
10 30·139 69·8 51·8 60·8 116 45 259 5 S. .. ..
11 30·259 69·0 52·0 60·5 118 46 100 0 N. .. ..
12 30·163 72·4 60·4 66·4 117 58 468 7 N. .. 8
13 30·019 66·6 53·2 59·9 119 53 500 10 S. .. 130
14 30·079 57·0 48·8 52·9 97 46 672 7 S. .. ..
15 29·850 61·8 47·2 54·5 115 41 180 10 N. .. ..
16 29·719 64·2 57·4 60·8 109 54 560 4 N. .. ..
17 29·999 69·0 57·2 63·1 114 53 252 10 Calm .. ..
18 29·911 70·0 60·0 65·0 118 58 470 8 N. .. ..
19 30·009 66·2 57·4 61·8 117 53 372 8 N. .. 11
20 29·799 69·0 62·8 65·9 108 62 760 10 N. .. ..
21 29·899 68·6 61·2 64·9 119 59 686 7 N. .. 1
22 30·149 68·0 55·2 61·6 124 59 360 8 W. .. ..
23 30·159 69·0 52·2 60·6 121 46 100 3 N.E. .. ..
24 30·213 76·0 55·6 65·8 120 48 162 1 N.W. .. ..
25 30·130 74·2 61·0 67·6 119 59 452 8 N. .. ..
26 30·059 67·4 57·6 62·5 121 52 280 10 Calm .. 99
27 30·189 69·0 51·8 60·4 119 50 480 10 S. .. ..
28 29·999 61·4 48·0 54·7 116 41 200 8 N. .. ..
29 29·859 70·4 55·6 63·0 114 56 180 7 S. .. ..
30 29·549 67·8 58·2 63·0 127 52 200 8 N. .. ..
31 29·772 67·2 55·0 61·1 124 54 298 8 N. .. ..
* 29·981 68·3 56·0 62·1 117·0 52·5 384 7·0 .. 299
+ 29·898 .. .. +62·4 .. .. +385 .. .. +338
  • 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 | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 2 | 1 | 2

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been dry, while northerly winds have prevailed. Total bright sunshine, 279 hours 31 minutes; and one sunless day. Earth temperatures during the month rose 5° at 1 ft., and 2° at 3 ft.; the mean at the former being 62·8°, and 61·1° at the latter depth. Mean dew-point, 52·8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·400 inches; mean relative humidity, 72 per cent.

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

Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to 1 Inch). Days with Rain (3 Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
NORTH ISLAND.
125 AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman 66·2 73·8 58·7 125 8
.. TE ARCHA G. F. McGirr 69·2 80·2 58·3 124 6
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 63·2 75·3 51·2 41 3
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux .. .. .. 267 10
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 62·8 76·0 49·7 61 4
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher 64·8 75·3 54·3 264 9
250 MOUMAHA KI 63·2 70·6 55·9 193 9
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 59·3 68·4 50·2 213 7
103 PALMERSTON NORTH .. .. .. 11 1
119 LEVIN .. James Allan 63·0 74·6 51·4 192 10
377 MASTER TON, DITTON S. Mawley 61·5 73·0 50·1 245 5
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 64·7 75·5 53·9 104 6
14 MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 63·3 73·7 53·0 121 6
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 62·1 68·3 56·0 299 8
Averages 63·6 73·7 53·5 161 6·6

SOUTH ISLAND.

| | | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 34 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | 64·3 | 74·8 | 53·8 | 94 | 7 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA S. J. Collett | 60·0 | 71·1 | 48·9 | 346 | 8 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 60·8 | 70·7 | 50·9 | 172 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 61·5 | 71·9 | 51·2 | 249 | 12 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 59·7 | 69·3 | 50·2 | 253 | 14 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 58·8 | 67·9 | 49·7 | 264 | 10 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey | 57·1 | 66·0 | 48·2 | 310 | 9 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 55·5 | 66·6 | 44·5 | 236 | 16 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 60·6 | 69·7 | 51·6 | 1408 | 7 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 56·4 | 64·5 | 48·4 | 337 | 16 |
| | Averages | 59·4 | 69·2 | 49·7 | 366 | 11 |

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 inch) 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 inch) 392 239 448 336 368 452 418 379 433 435 297 391 45·88 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, 16th February, 1911. D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington - January 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 February 1911
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud, Wellington, New Zealand
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table: January 1911 - Chief Stations

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 February 1911
Climatology, Weather stations, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
22 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer for Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer for Te Archa
  • 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
  • James Allan, Observer for Levin
  • S. Mawley, Observer for Masterton, Ditton
  • 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
  • H. F. Skey, 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

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Averages from Monthly Climatological Tables (Aug 1904 - Dec 1910)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
16 February 1911
Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
  • D. C. Bates, Director