✨ Meteorological Observations
JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1827
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 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 | 30·089 | 72·0 | 60·0 | 66·0 | 113 | 53 | 262 | 9 N. | 6 | |
| 2 | 30·259 | 67·0 | 58·2 | 62·6 | 96 | 51 | 196 | 10 S. | 1 | |
| 3 | 30·102 | 61·0 | 57·2 | 59·1 | 90 | 55 | 368 | 10 Calm | 19 | |
| 4 | 30·002 | 66·8 | 58·2 | 62·5 | 94 | 58 | 196 | 10 S. | 5 | |
| 5 | 29·930 | 63·4 | 59·0 | 61·2 | 97 | 59 | 278 | 9 S. | .. | |
| 6 | 29·881 | 64·0 | 60·0 | 62·0 | 95 | 60 | 200 | 9 N. | 2 | |
| 7 | 29·769 | 67·8 | 62·8 | 65·3 | 103 | 58 | 630 | 4 N. | .. | |
| 8 | 30·039 | 70·0 | 59·2 | 64·6 | 110 | 51 | 480 | 5 S. | .. | |
| 9 | 30·202 | 68·2 | 55·6 | 61·9 | 111 | 50 | 266 | 5 N. | .. | |
| 10 | 30·129 | 70·6 | 59·6 | 65·1 | 112 | 55 | 480 | 8 N. | .. | |
| 11 | 30·060 | 66·2 | 61·8 | 64·0 | 101 | 60 | 690 | 8 N. | .. | |
| 12 | 30·163 | 68·0 | 56·2 | 62·1 | 101 | 50 | 380 | 6 N. | .. | |
| 13 | 30·099 | 67·8 | 60·2 | 64·0 | 108 | 57 | 360 | 10 N. | 16 | |
| 14 | 29·939 | 67·8 | 62·8 | 65·3 | 98 | 62 | 680 | 10 N. | 31 | |
| 15 | 29·989 | 68·2 | 61·6 | 64·9 | 82 | 59 | 600 | 10 Calm | 14 | |
| 16 | 30·109 | 63·0 | 54·8 | 58·9 | 72 | 50 | 296 | 8 S. | .. | |
| 17 | 30·033 | 62·2 | 56·4 | 59·3 | 107 | 54 | 580 | 8 S. | .. | |
| 18 | 30·091 | 62·8 | 53·4 | 58·1 | 106 | 49 | 600 | 6 S. | .. | |
| 19 | 30·093 | 60·8 | 45·0 | 52·9 | 103 | 37 | 382 | 3 Calm | .. | |
| 20 | 29·899 | 66·8 | 48·2 | 57·5 | 109 | 39 | 196 | 7 Calm | 5 | |
| 21 | 29·739 | 65·8 | 57·0 | 61·4 | 89 | 54 | 136 | 8 E. | 4 | |
| 22 | 29·453 | 70·8 | 61·2 | 66·0 | 112 | 54 | 426 | 7 Calm | 2 | |
| 23 | 29·522 | 73·8 | 62·4 | 68·1 | 106 | 60 | 780 | 8 N. | 18 | |
| 24 | 29·681 | 66·2 | 54·0 | 60·1 | 108 | 53 | 600 | 10 S. | 16 | |
| 25 | 29·801 | 55·0 | 51·6 | 53·3 | 64 | 48 | 566 | 10 N.E. | 1 | |
| 26 | 29·789 | 62·2 | 54·0 | 58·1 | 102 | 51 | 680 | 10 N. | 62 | |
| 27 | 29·629 | 66·0 | 60·0 | 63·0 | 76 | 56 | 860 | 10 N. | 48 | |
| 28 | 29·639 | 65·0 | 56·2 | 60·6 | 88 | 53 | 680 | 3 N. | .. | |
| 29 | 29·862 | 64·0 | 53·0 | 58·5 | 106 | 47 | 460 | 10 S. | 2 | |
| 30 | 30·192 | 61·2 | 51·8 | 56·5 | 108 | 48 | 366 | 10 S. | 1 | |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| * | 29·939 | 65·8 | 57·0 | 61·4 | 98·9 | 53·0 | 456 | 8·0 | .. | 253 |
| † | 30·047 | .. | .. | +56·8 | .. | .. | +461 | .. | .. | +404 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
13 | 1 | 1 | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | 5
NOTE.—Dry, but cloudy, weather has prevailed during the month, with the mean temperature 5° above the average of former years. Total bright sunshine, 118 hours 37 minutes; and three sunless days. The mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 61·5°, and 61·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 53·6°; mean elastic force of aqueous vapour, 0·412 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1911.
| Altitude above Sea-level in Feet. | 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. | |||||
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points | Dys. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND.. | 65·5 | 71·1 | 59·9 | 743 | 21 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| .. | TE AROHA | 58·7 | 71·7 | 45·8 | 651 | 14 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 61·0 | 69·0 | 53·1 | 1057 | 15 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 370 | WAIHI .. | 60·2 | 70·2 | 50·3 | 1482 | 25 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUA KURA .. | 59·0 | 69·0 | 49·0 | 566 | 13 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. | 65·0 | 73·1 | 56·9 | 772 | 22 |
| W. D. Fletcher | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMA HAKI .. | 62·5 | 69 9 | 5·1 | 250 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 58·2 | 65·7 | 50·7 | 416 | 16 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| .. | FITZHERBERT WEST, | .. | .. | .. | 258 | 16 |
| PALMERSTON N. | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN .. | 63·3 | 71·6 | 55·1 | 505 | 16 |
| James Allan | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON, DITTON | 59·1 | 66·5 | 51·8 | 381 | 18 |
| S. Mawley | ||||||
| .. | GISBORNE .. | 63·5 | 72·6 | 54·4 | 752 | 16 |
| C. H. Ferris | ||||||
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- | 62·5 | 70·1 | 55·0 | 490 | 17 |
| PIER | ||||||
| Very Rev. Dean | ||||||
| Smyth | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON .. | 61·4 | 65·8 | 57·0 | 253 | 18 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 61·5 | 69·7 | 53·4 | 1 | 17·2 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 34 | NELSON .. | 61·8 | 69·7 | 53·8 | 377 | 13 |
| | J. Sharp and Rev. | | | | | |
| | J. P. Kemphorne | | | | | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. | 56·3 | 64·6 | 48·0 | 398 | 14 |
| | S. J. Collett | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. | 57·6 | 65·9 | 49·4 | 179 | 13 |
| | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 58·4 | 66·8 | 50·0 | 81 | 11 |
| | G. Gray | | | | | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 56·6 | 63·8 | 49·4 | 260 | 15 |
| | Caretaker of Domain | | | | | |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. | 55·3 | 63·0 | 47·5 | 300 | 12 |
| | W. M. Hamilton | | | | | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- | 53·8 | 60·4 | 47·2 | 425 | 11 |
| | EDIN | | | | | |
| | H. Skey | | | | | |
| 350 | GORE .. | 54·6 | 64·8 | 44·5 | 332 | 13 |
| | Captain A. A. Scott | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 59·4 | 67·7 | 51·2 | 791 | 15 |
| | A. D. Macfarlane | | | | | |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL .. | 54·8 | 62·8 | 46·8 | 303 | 19 |
| | L. Lennie | | | | | |
| | Averages .. | 56·8 | 64·9 | 48·7 | 344 | 13·6 |
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 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, 24th May, 1911. D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1911
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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1911
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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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 Rua Kura
- W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
- A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
- James Allan, Observer at Levin
- S. Mawley, Observer at Masterton, Ditton
- C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gisborne
- Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. Sharp, Observer at Nelson
- Rev. J. P. Kemphorne, Observer at Nelson
- S. J. Collett, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
- H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director
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