New Zealand Gazette – 1911 – No. 74

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✨ Meteorological Observations



SEPT. 21.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2841

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of August, 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 30·059 56·0 45·2 50·6 91 45 214 4 N. 1
2 29·930 57·2 46·4 51·8 94 39 196 6 N. 12
3 30·069 56·4 45·0 50·7 94 38 209 1 N. 9
4 30·369 55·8 45·4 50·6 91 42 303 8 S. ..
5 30·462 52·0 39·2 45·6 90 32 102 5 N. ..
6 30·552 55·0 39·0 47·0 94 32 28 8 Calm ..
7 30·609 54·8 41·2 48·0 93 35 110 4 S. 7
8 30·539 52·8 46·2 49·5 88 43 498 8 S. 50
9 30·369 49·2 41·0 45·1 68 35 268 1 N.E. 1
10 30·033 51·2 44·8 48·0 88 38 272 8 S. 1
11 29·939 49·0 36·6 42·8 80 29 244 2 N. ..
12 29·929 52·2 37·0 44·6 92 29 124 1 N.E. ..
13 29·910 55·0 38·2 46·6 90 30 88 5 N. ..
14 29·959 54·8 45·8 50·3 89 40 226 8 N. 6
15 30·091 54·6 49·0 51·8 92 47 362 6 N. ..
16 30·063 58·8 51·0 54·9 90 49 346 10 N. 4
17 29·983 61·2 53·2 57·2 99 51 403 8 N. 23
18 29·883 55·8 49·0 52·4 81 43 100 6 N.E. ..
19 29·939 59·8 40·8 50·3 96 33 101 3 N.E. ..
20 29·902 57·4 39·2 48·3 98 31 120 3 N.E. 1
21 30·059 55·8 42·8 49·3 99 39 322 4 S. ..
22 29·883 54·2 43·4 48·8 97 37 136 7 N. ..
23 29·859 55·6 41·2 48·4 95 32 193 2 N.E. ..
24 30·009 58·0 42·0 50·0 96 32 161 7 S. ..
25 30·099 52·8 44·0 48·4 98 38 294 7 S. 1
26 30·059 51·2 42·8 47·0 95 38 300 7 S. 1
27 29·811 51·2 44·8 48·0 84 40 241 10 S.E. 19
28 29·799 48·8 45·4 47·1 62 43 410 7 S. ..
29 30·079 50·2 40·2 45·2 99 32 266 4 N.E. ..
30 30·022 53·8 47·6 50·7 96 47 349 5 N.W. ..
31 30·029 57·8 53·2 55·5 96 50 527 8 N.W. ..
* 30·074 54·4 43·9 49·2 90·8 38·3 242 5·6 .. 136
† 29·944 .. .. 48·4 .. .. †469 .. .. †475
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. † Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
11 | 7 | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 1

Note.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, while the rainfall was considerably below the average for August. Total bright sunshine, 170 hours 23 minutes, and three sunless days. Frosts occurred on nine mornings. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 49·3°, and 50·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 37·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·224 in.; and mean relative humidity, 64 per cent.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall to the (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 52·4 58·6 46·3 323 20
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 51·8 60·0 48·6 280 10
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 47·5 57·9 37·1 292 10
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 47·5 59·1 35·9 927 20
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 46·9 58·6 35·2 238 9
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 54·7 65·0 44·4 147 12
250 MOUMAHAKI 49·2 56·2 42·2 192 20
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·5 50·0 36·9 102 15
.. PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon 48·3 56·7 40·0 242 11
119 LEVIN .. James Allan 49·1 59·4 38·8 166 13
377 MASTER TON Rev. A. Hodge 46·9 57·7 36·2 140 9
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 50·2 58·9 41·6 349 15
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 48·7 56·7 40·8 314 8
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 49·2 54·4 43·9 136 14
Averages .. 49·0 57·8 40·2 275 13·3

SOUTH ISLAND.

Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. J. Sharp and Rev. J. P. Kemphorne 48·7 57·1 40·3 166 8
1218 HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan -- 53·1 * 60 7
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 44·8 54·1 35·4 8 4
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 47·5 56·3 38·6 46 5
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 44·9 54·7 35·1 25 4
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 44·8 54·1 35·5 56 13
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN H. Skey 45·8 52·7 38·8 71 5
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 44·4 53·1 35·7 173 13
12 HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane 47·3 57·9 36·7 566 12
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 46·1 53·5 38·8 337 19
Averages .. 46·0 54·6 37·2 150 8
  • Thermometer out of order.

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 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 12·1 163 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 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 13·6 156 days.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 15th September, 1911. D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations Wellington August 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
15 September 1911
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Cloud, Wellington, August 1911
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table August 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, various stations
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. Simms, Observer for Wellington
  • J. Sharp, Observer for Nelson
  • Rev. J. P. Kemphorne (Reverend), Observer for Nelson
  • Dr. J. C. Duncan (Doctor), 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

🏛️ Averages Derived From Monthly Climatological Tables 1904-1910

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island