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Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1169
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of February, 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 | 29·839 | 67·2 | 57·0 | 62·1 | 114 | 53 | 360 | 4 | N.E. | .. |
| 2 | 29·939 | 71·0 | 58·2 | 64·6 | 123 | 48 | 200 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 29·639 | 67·6 | 59·0 | 63·3 | 116 | 56 | 558 | 2 | N. | 48 |
| 4 | 29·929 | 69·8 | 49·8 | 59·8 | 115 | 47 | 658 | 7 | S. | 2 |
| 5 | 30·030 | 63·0 | 46·6 | 54·8 | 116 | 40 | 280 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 6 | 30·311 | 59·8 | 50·2 | 55·0 | 115 | 47 | 578 | 8 | S. | 1 |
| 7 | 30·289 | 61·8 | 51·4 | 56·6 | 115 | 47 | 358 | 4 | S. | .. |
| 8 | 30·239 | 64·8 | 51·4 | 58·1 | 112 | 47 | 258 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 9 | 30·332 | 64·2 | 53·6 | 58·9 | 111 | 50 | 390 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 10 | 30·179 | 64·8 | 50·8 | 57·8 | 113 | 42 | 200 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 11 | 29·902 | 74·0 | 51·2 | 62·6 | 119 | 44 | 100 | 5 | S. | 1 |
| 12 | 30·021 | 72·4 | 57·0 | 64·7 | 123 | 54 | 578 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 13 | 30·059 | 62·2 | 50·0 | 56·1 | 105 | 41 | 462 | 2 | S. | .. |
| 14 | 29·999 | 66·2 | 47·4 | 56·8 | 115 | 39 | 200 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 15 | 29·969 | 68·0 | 51·2 | 59·6 | 116 | 44 | 262 | 1 | E. | .. |
| 16 | 29·889 | 73·0 | 53·0 | 63·0 | 119 | 45 | 160 | 3 | E. | .. |
| 17 | 29·919 | 73·6 | 55·2 | 64·4 | 117 | 48 | 162 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 18 | 29·909 | 74·6 | 60·4 | 67·5 | 126 | 56 | 200 | 10 | Calm | .. |
| 19 | 30·130 | 71·0 | 58·2 | 64·6 | 126 | 57 | 380 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 20 | 30·019 | 70·4 | 57·0 | 63·7 | 129 | 50 | 270 | 10 | N. | 50 |
| 21 | 30·260 | 65·8 | 53·0 | 59·4 | 108 | 52 | 420 | 4 | S. | .. |
| 22 | 30·183 | 65·2 | 49·0 | 57·1 | 111 | 44 | 200 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 30·179 | 69·4 | 57·2 | 63·3 | 114 | 54 | 262 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 24 | 30·149 | 69·0 | 55·2 | 62·1 | 121 | 50 | 250 | 9 | N. | 22 |
| 25 | 29·922 | 64·0 | 57·6 | 60·8 | 85 | 56 | 200 | 10 | S. | 632 |
| 26 | 29·909 | 59·0 | 54·4 | 56·7 | 77 | 53 | 860 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 27 | 30·349 | 61·0 | 53·8 | 57·4 | 108 | 50 | 500 | 8 | E. | .. |
| 28 | 30·310 | 65·2 | 47·8 | 56·5 | 117 | 39 | 160 | 3 | E. | .. |
| * | 30·064 | 67·1 | 53·4 | 60·2 | 113·6 | 48·3 | 338 | 6·3 | .. | 758 |
| † | 29·980 | .. | .. | 62·4 | .. | .. | 379 | .. | .. | 333 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Last year.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
6 | 1 | 4 | .. | 15 | .. | .. | 2 | 2
NOTE.—The weather has been cooler than usual for the time of the year owing to the southerly winds that prevailed. The rainfall during the month was very light until the 25th, when a fall of 6·32 in. was registered, being the heaviest on record at Wellington for any twenty-four hours. Total bright sunshine, 221 hours 13 minutes; and two sunless days. The mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 63·6°, and 62·2° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·377 in.; and mean relative humidity, 72 per cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
February, 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 the Inch). | Days with Rain (⅜ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND.. T. F. Cheeseman | 65·9 | 73·4 | 58·4 | 176 | 7 | |
| .. | TE AROHA G. F. McGirr | 61·5 | 77·8 | 45·3 | 172 | 7 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson | 62·7 | 73·5 | 52·0 | 266 | 8 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux | 61·1 | 74·1 | 48·1 | 425 | 11 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 62·9 | 76·4 | 49·5 | 135 | 4 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher | 65·8 | 77·1 | 54·4 | 224 | 4 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. | 60·0 | 70·3 | 49·8 | 314 | 5 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 57·1 | 66·8 | 47·4 | 128 | 6 |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. | .. | .. | .. | 185 | 8 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. James Allan | 60·6 | 73·3 | 47·9 | 459 | 5 |
| 377 | MASTERTON, DITTON S. Mawley | 57·2 | 66·9 | 47·6 | 601 | 12 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris | 64·0 | 71·7 | 56·4 | 826 | 15 |
| 14 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 60·6 | 68·7 | 52·6 | 413 | 15 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON F. W. Simms | 60·2 | 67·1 | 53·4 | 758 | 9 |
| Averages .. | 61·5 | 72·1 | 50·9 | 363 | 8·3 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | 61·0 | 73·3 | 54·7 | 229 | 4 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA S. J. Collett | 58·8 | 70·3 | 47·3 | 540 | 7 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 58·7 | 66·1 | 51·3 | 237 | 5 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 60·0 | 68·1 | 52·0 | 228 | 5 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 58·7 | 66·3 | 51·1 | 148 | 7 |
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAI-MATE .. W. M. Hamilton | 58·2 | 65·3 | 51·2 | 123 | 8 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN-EDIN H. Skey | 57·7 | 66·0 | 49·5 | 49 | 8 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 59·0 | 71·6 | 46·4 | 44 | 7 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Maofarlane | 64·4 | 73·9 | 54·9 | 103 | 5 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 57·7 | 67·2 | 48·2 | 77 | 7 |
| Averages .. | 59·7 | 68·8 | 50·6 | 177 | 6·3 |
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, 27th March, 1911. D. C. BATES, Director.
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- 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
- A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
- James Allan, Observer at Levin
- S. Mawley, Observer at Masterton
- C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gisborne
- Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Meeanee, Napier
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- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Observer at Nelson
- S. J. Collett, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer at Gore
- A. D. Maofarlane, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
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