New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 59

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 20.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of June, 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.
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 29·999 61·2 58·0 59·6 76 55 378 7 N. .. 1
2 29·852 61·4 57·6 59·5 96 54 453 5 N. .. 1
3 30·249 62·0 50·2 56·1 97 45 288 8 S. .. 1
4 30·269 55·8 48·2 52·0 95 45 323 7 S.E. .. 1
5 30·189 55·0 47·2 51·1 99 42 226 9 S. .. ..
6 30·039 55·2 44·0 49·6 76 38 60 8 Calm .. ..
7 29·669 58·8 45·6 52·2 85 39 50 4 Calm .. 1
8 29·352 60·6 50·4 55·5 91 47 187 10 N.E. .. 38
9 29·561 56·6 47·2 51·9 97 41 138 5 N.W. .. ..
10 29·522 59·2 50·0 54·6 93 45 238 10 Calm .. 29
11 29·052 58·0 50·2 54·1 75 47 103 8 N.W. .. 67
12 29·340 55·6 48·2 51·9 86 45 160 10 Calm .. 61
13 29·480 54·2 48·8 51·5 71 45 546 7 S. .. ..
14 29·569 52·0 45·6 48·8 89 45 418 4 W. .. 16
15 29·839 53·0 42·0 47·5 89 39 454 7 S. .. 9
16 30·089 52·8 35·4 44·1 87 29 67 8 Calm .. 23
17 30·211 47·6 37·6 42·6 69 30 57 0 N. .. ..
18 30·089 51·4 41·2 46·3 84 34 162 1 N. .. 10
19 29·813 53·8 46·6 50·2 87 43 269 3 N. .. ..
20 29·741 57·0 49·2 53·1 90 47 237 4 N. .. 45
21 29·200 59·2 52·6 55·9 86 50 494 8 N. .. 10
22 29·384 59·2 50·8 55·0 77 52 584 3 N.W. .. 68
23 29·692 59·4 44·2 51·8 91 42 468 8 S. .. 1
24 29·899 50·6 45·0 47·8 85 33 286 4 S. .. ..
25 30·139 55·0 44·0 49·5 91 41 406 8 S. .. 8
26 30·231 48·6 42·6 45·6 89 39 290 8 S. .. 26
27 30·299 50·2 47·8 49·0 87 41 198 8 S. .. 20
28 30·389 50·0 42·0 46·0 87 39 380 8 S. .. 31
29 30·369 47·2 42·2 44·7 81 39 473 8 S. .. 11
30 30·189 48·6 43·6 46·1 89 41 381 9 S.E. .. 4
* 29·857 54·9 46·6 50·7 86·5 42·4 292 6·5 .. 481
† 29·951 .. .. 49·4 86·5 37·1 407 .. .. 508
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | .. | 1 | 3 | 5

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been very unsettled, with rain on twenty-two days, but the total fall was below the mean for previous years. Total bright sunshine, 119 hours 21 minutes, and one sunless day. Frosts occurred on two mornings. Fogs were common at dawn and nightfall. Earth-temperatures during the month declined 8° at a depth of 1 ft., and 6° at 3 ft., while the mean temperature at the former depth was 52·5°, and 54·4° at the latter. Mean dew-point, 38·8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·236 in.; and mean relative humidity, 63 per cent.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 53·3 59·0 47·6 539 19
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 48·8 59·4 38·3 407 13
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 48·4 57·2 39·5 379 11
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 47·4 58·1 36·7 620 19
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 47·8 57·9 37·8 567 14
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 54·7 64·1 45·2 310 12
250 MOUMAHAKI 48·3 55·1 41·5 416 16
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·4 48·5 38·2 264 15
.. PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon 48·5 56·5 40·6 364 16
119 LEVIN .. James Allan 48·8 58·7 39·0 314 13
377 MASTER TON Rev. A. Hodge 47·4 56·3 38·5 331 20
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 50·5 58·2 42·8 483 18
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 49·4 56·5 42·3 237 11
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Sims 50·7 54·9 46·6 481 22
Averages .. 49·1 57·2 41·0 408 15·6

SOUTH ISLAND.

Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. KemPTHORNE 48·8 56·3 41·2 494 9
1218 HANMER SPA J. Campbell Duncan 40·7 50·1 31·3 410 14
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 44·9 52·1 37·8 752 16
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 46·1 53·4 38·8 784 15
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 44·5 52·2 36·7 353 11
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 44·4 52·0 36·9 308 10
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN H. Skey 43·7 48·5 38·9 630 18
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 40·1 47·2 33·1 185 14
12 HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane 47·2 56·5 37·8 629 13
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·9 49·8 36·0 225 15
Averages .. 44·3 51·8 36·8 477 13·5

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
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
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
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) 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

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 17th July, 1911.
D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, June 1911

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Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Barometer, Wind, Rainfall, Cloud, Humidity, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, June 1911

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Climatology, Weather Stations, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Averages
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
  • James Allan, 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. Sims, Observer for Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
  • Rev. J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson
  • J. Campbell Duncan, 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 of Climatological Data from August 1904 to December 1910

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
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Climatology, Averages, Mean Temperature, Rainfall, Days with Rain, North Island, South Island
  • D. C. Bates, Director