✨ Meteorological Data Tables
Jan. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 143
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 1910. Observations taken at a.m.
Altitude of 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. | Rainfall, in points (100 to 1 inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·059 | 71·8 | 56·2 | 64·0 | 117 | 49 | 196 | 5 N. | .. | .. |
| 2 | 29·930 | 66·8 | 56·8 | 61·8 | 116 | 50 | 400 | 8 S. | .. | .. |
| 3 | 29·949 | 64·8 | 52·0 | 58·4 | 120 | 49 | 500 | 8 S. | .. | .. |
| 4 | 29·959 | 60·0 | 44·6 | 52·3 | 113 | 37 | 292 | 3 N. | .. | .. |
| 5 | 30·013 | 66·2 | 52·6 | 59·4 | 114 | 58 | 153 | 3 N. | .. | .. |
| 6 | 29·889 | 67·2 | 55·6 | 62·9 | 114 | 62 | 392 | 8 N. | .. | .. |
| 7 | 29·739 | 66·2 | 60·4 | 63·3 | 119 | 58 | 566 | 8 N. | .. | .. |
| 8 | 29·700 | 66·8 | 58·0 | 62·4 | 121 | 53 | 350 | 7 S. | .. | 10 |
| 9 | 29·779 | 68·4 | 53·0 | 60·7 | 125 | 52 | 190 | 10 S. | .. | 108 |
| 10 | 29·739 | 58·0 | 52·2 | 55·1 | 98 | 51 | 490 | 9 S. | .. | 100 |
| 11 | 29·662 | 58·8 | 52·2 | 55·5 | 100 | 51 | 320 | 9 S. | .. | 11 |
| 12 | 29·529 | 65·8 | 56·8 | 61·3 | 132 | 51 | 282 | 5 N.W. | .. | 2 |
| 13 | 29·769 | 67·2 | 52·0 | 59·6 | 115 | 50 | 498 | 7 S. | .. | 1 |
| 14 | 29·889 | 62·2 | 51·2 | 55·7 | 116 | 45 | 266 | 6 S. | .. | 6 |
| 15 | 29·749 | 63·8 | 53·0 | 58·4 | 116 | 50 | 188 | 10 E. | .. | .. |
| 16 | 29·680 | 69·8 | 56·2 | 63·0 | 114 | 53 | 566 | 5 E. | .. | .. |
| 17 | 29·811 | 72·0 | 57·2 | 64·6 | 122 | 52 | 190 | 2 E. | .. | .. |
| 18 | 29·899 | 71·0 | 54·3 | 62·9 | 117 | 51 | 580 | 8 N. | .. | .. |
| 19 | 29·900 | 71·6 | 60·4 | 66·0 | 125 | 56 | 190 | 3 N. | .. | 16 |
| 20 | 29·719 | 72·8 | 61·2 | 67·0 | 121 | 59 | 468 | 10 N. | .. | 1 |
| 21 | 29·829 | 68·2 | 60·0 | 64·1 | 113 | 58 | 772 | 8 N. | .. | 6 |
| 22 | 29·522 | 67·4 | 57·2 | 62·3 | 119 | 54 | 656 | 7 N. | .. | 20 |
| 23 | 29·842 | 65·0 | 53·0 | 59·0 | 124 | 48 | 586 | 9 N. | .. | 18 |
| 24 | 29·572 | 65·8 | 59·0 | 62·4 | 115 | 56 | 960 | 10 N. | .. | .. |
| 25 | 29·561 | 68·0 | 59·4 | 63·7 | 116 | 56 | 800 | 8 N. | .. | .. |
| 26 | 29·750 | 66·0 | 56·2 | 61·1 | 123 | 51 | 480 | 7 E. | .. | .. |
| 27 | 30·009 | 68·2 | 54·4 | 61·3 | 125 | 49 | 100 | 7 S. | .. | .. |
| 28 | 29·989 | 66·2 | 50·0 | 58·1 | 123 | 44 | 268 | 1 N. | .. | 28 |
| 29 | 29·979 | 67·8 | 51·6 | 59·7 | 114 | 51 | 490 | 10 S. | .. | 31 |
| 30 | 30·080 | 60·0 | 49·0 | 54·5 | 117 | 47 | 480 | 9 S. | .. | .. |
| 31 | 29·949 | 63·2 | 53·2 | 58·2 | 117 | 48 | 388 | 1 S. | .. | 1 |
| * | 29·821 | 66·3 | 54·9 | 60·6 | 117·1 | 51·6 | 421 | 7·0 | .. | 359 |
| † | 29·871 | .. | .. | 60·4 | .. | .. | 443 | .. | .. | 321 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. : Last year.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 | .. | 4 | .. | 12 | .. | .. | 1 | ..
NOTE.—Humid conditions have prevailed during the month, the weather being seasonable for the time of the year, with rainfall only 0·38 of an inch above the average. Total bright sunshine, 258 hours 31 minutes. There was one sunless day. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 61·5°, and 60° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 52·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·401 inches; relative humidity, 76 per cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 1910.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. in Shade. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to 1 Inch). | Days with Rain (½ Point or 1/100 inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND.. | 63·5 | 69·9 | 57·1 | 283 | 19 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 64·0 | 73·4 | 54·5 | 493 | 15 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 59·2 | 68·6 | 49·7 | 318 | 14 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 370 | WAIHI .. | 60·9 | 70·3 | 51·5 | 620 | 19 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 180 | RUAKURA .. | 60·8 | 71·6 | 50·1 | 468 | 12 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 63·6 | 73·4 | 53·9 | 679 | 18 |
| W. D. Fletcher | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAHI | 63·2 | 71·4 | 53·0 | 223 | 16 |
| 103 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 60·7 | 70·9 | 50·6 | 325 | 10 |
| Mrs. A. A. Martin | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN .. | 62·4 | 72·9 | 52·0 | 262 | 16 |
| S. H. Huntington.. | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON, DITTON | 59·8 | 69·3 | 50·3 | 402 | 14 |
| S. Mawley | ||||||
| GISBORNE .. | 62·3 | 71·4 | 53·2 | 209 | 11 | |
| C. H. Ferris | ||||||
| 14 | MEEANEE, NAPIER .. | 61·8 | 70·9 | 52·7 | 205 | 13 |
| Very Rev. Dean Smyth | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 60·6 | 66·3 | 54·9 | 359 | 15 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages | 61·7 | 70·8 | 52·6 | 373 | 14·8 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. | 62·4 | 72·3 | 52·6 | 226 | 14 |
| J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kemphorne | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 59·2 | 69·2 | 49·2 | 536 | 11 |
| S. J. Collett | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 60·1 | 68·2 | 52·0 | 294 | 11 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 61·0 | 70·0 | 52·1 | 288 | 10 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 59·6 | 69·1 | 50·2 | 185 | 12 |
| Carstaker of Domain | ||||||
| 90 | INGLEWOOD, WAIMATE .. | 58·7 | 68·2 | 49·3 | 236 | 12 |
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN | 58·2 | 66·7 | 49·7 | 402 | 12 |
| H. Skey | ||||||
| 350 | GORE .. | 59·4 | 71·7 | 47·2 | 356 | 13 |
| Captain A. A. Scott | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 62·1 | 71·1 | 53·0 | 1019 | 11 |
| A. D. Macfarlane | ||||||
| INVERCARGILL | 58·2 | 69·1 | 47·3 | 239 | 14 | |
| L. Lennie | ||||||
| Averages | 59·8 | 69·5 | 50·2 | 378 | 12·0 |
AVERAGES DERIVED FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FROM AUGUST, 1904, TO DECEMBER, 1908 (INCLUSIVE)
| Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | April. | May. | June. | July. | Aug. | Sept. | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Averages. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 63·2 | 63·1 | 61·7 | 57·5 | 52·8 | 48·8 | 47·7 | 48·5 | 51·5 | 54·3 | 57·6 | 60·9 | Annual, |
| Rainfall, in points (100=1 inch) | 364 | 299 | 493 | 403 | 520 | 488 | 555 | 393 | 441 | 504 | 327 | 377 | 55·6° F. |
| Days with rain .. | 9·3 | 8·8 | 12·3 | 13·5 | 15·0 | 15·2 | 17·2 | 13·0 | 17·5 | 16·7 | 12·8 | 12·1 | 51·64 in. |
| 163 days. | |||||||||||||
| SOUTH ISLAND— | |||||||||||||
| Mean temperature .. | 60·1 | 60·1 | 58·4 | 52·9 | 48·3 | 44·1 | 42·3 | 43·9 | 48·5 | 51·7 | 55·3 | 58·3 | 52·0° F. |
| Rainfall, in points (100=1 inch) | 287 | 291 | 481 | 346 | 403 | 435 | 433 | 354 | 515 | 484 | 323 | 402 | 47·04 in. |
| Days with rain .. | 10·6 | 8·6 | 13·3 | 13·9 | 12·0 | 13·2 | 14·0 | 14·3 | 17·6 | 17·3 | 14·0 | 15·1 | 164 days. |
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 12th January, 1911. D. C. BATES,
Director.
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🏛️ Wellington Meteorological Observations for December 1910
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration12 January 1911
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏛️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations - December 1910
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration12 January 1911
Meteorology, Climatology, Weather statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
23 names identified
- T. F. Cheeseman, Observer for Auckland station
- G. F. McGirr, Observer for Te Aroha station
- J. F. Robieson, Observer for Rotorua station
- H. B. Devereux, Observer for Waihi station
- C. Cussen, Observer for Ruakura station
- W. D. Fletcher, Observer for New Plymouth station
- Mrs. A. A. Martin (Mrs.), Observer for Palmerston North station
- S. H. Huntington, Observer for Levin station
- S. Mawley, Observer for Masterton, Ditton station
- C. H. Ferris, Observer for Gisborne station
- Very Rev. Dean Smyth (Very Reverend), Observer for Meeanee, Napier station
- F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington station
- J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson station
- Rev. J. P. Kemphorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson station
- S. J. Collett, Observer for Hanmer Spa station
- H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch station
- G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln station
- Carstaker, Observer for Timaru station
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Inglewood, Waimate station
- H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin station
- Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer for Gore station
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika station
- L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill station
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏛️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables (August 1904 - December 1908)
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Meteorology, Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
- D. C. Bates, Director