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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 97
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of October, 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 | 30·030 | 55·4 | 47·0 | 51·2 | 104 | 43 | 259 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 2 | 30·069 | 57·0 | 50·8 | 53·9 | 104 | 47 | 376 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 30·029 | 60·0 | 46·8 | 53·4 | 103 | 43 | 232 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 30·150 | 59·2 | 47·2 | 53·2 | 106 | 40 | 228 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·113 | 59·8 | 45·2 | 52·5 | 106 | 36 | 140 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30·211 | 62·0 | 45·0 | 53·5 | 106 | 37 | 130 | 5 | N.E. | .. |
| 7 | 30·299 | 64·8 | 45·8 | 55·3 | 109 | 38 | 144 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 8 | 30·319 | 58·8 | 47·0 | 52·9 | 106 | 47 | 130 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 9 | 30·399 | 58·6 | 43·6 | 51·1 | 108 | 35 | 156 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 10 | 30·319 | 63·6 | 46·2 | 54·9 | 109 | 38 | 98 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 11 | 30·179 | 63·0 | 49·8 | 56·4 | 108 | 44 | 192 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 12 | 29·819 | 59·2 | 53·6 | 56·4 | 108 | 52 | 432 | 6 | N. | 31 |
| 13 | 29·380 | 61·0 | 50·8 | 55·9 | 113 | 48 | 342 | 7 | N. | 1 |
| 14 | 29·440 | 59·2 | 50·6 | 54·9 | 107 | 43 | 410 | 5 | W. | 25 |
| 15 | 29·619 | 57·0 | 39·2 | 48·1 | 102 | 30 | 280 | 5 | W. | 1 |
| 16 | 29·340 | 55·8 | 51·6 | 53·7 | 97 | 48 | 521 | 9 | N.W. | 1 |
| 17 | 29·410 | 59·8 | 43·0 | 51·4 | 110 | 34 | 331 | 8 | N.W. | 17 |
| 18 | 29·220 | 58·0 | 48·6 | 53·3 | 96 | 42 | 578 | 5 | N.W. | 23 |
| 19 | 29·392 | 55·6 | 41·6 | 48·6 | 104 | 36 | 318 | 10 | S. | 12 |
| 20 | 29·902 | 54·8 | 42·8 | 48·8 | 107 | 34 | 408 | 5 | N. | .. |
| 21 | 30·043 | 60·2 | 46·4 | 53·3 | 104 | 36 | 226 | 3 | S. | .. |
| 22 | 30·030 | 59·2 | 50·0 | 54·6 | 108 | 42 | 264 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 29·859 | 59·8 | 54·4 | 57·1 | 108 | 51 | 564 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 24 | 29·899 | 62·0 | 54·8 | 58·4 | 118 | 51 | 450 | 10 | N. | 8 |
| 25 | 29·829 | 60·0 | 56·0 | 58·0 | 76 | 55 | 818 | 10 | N. | 17 |
| 26 | 29·709 | 59·8 | 55·2 | 57·5 | 68 | 53 | 750 | 10 | N. | 20 |
| 27 | 29·642 | 57·2 | 49·8 | 53·5 | 89 | 45 | 262 | 10 | N.E. | 41 |
| 28 | 29·839 | 57·0 | 45·0 | 51·0 | 98 | 43 | 240 | 5 | S. | .. |
| 29 | 30·021 | 59·8 | 45·0 | 52·4 | 106 | 36 | 230 | 4 | S.W. | .. |
| 30 | 30·171 | 62·8 | 42·8 | 52·8 | 111 | 35 | 208 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 30·091 | 62·2 | 53·8 | 58·0 | 106 | 50 | 428 | 2 | N. | .. |
| * | 29·395 | 59·4 | 48·0 | 53·7 | 103·4 | 42·3 | 327 | 5·6 | .. | 197 |
| + | 29·882 | .. | .. | +54·1 | .. | .. | +509 | .. | .. | +426 |
- Means, &c. + Means previous years. † Last year.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
15 | 3 | .. | .. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ..
NOTE.—The weather has been bright and sunny, with the rainfall considerably below the average for October. Total bright sunshine, 245 hours 10 minutes, averaging 7 hours 55 minutes per day; two sunless days. Frost was recorded on one morning. Earth temperatures rose at 1 ft. from 51° to 54°, and at 3 ft. from 52° to 54°, during the month, and the average temperatures at these depths were 53·1° and 53°, which is one degree less than last year, although the sunshine was this year ninety-two hours longer. Mean dew-point, 42·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·274 in.; and mean relative humidity, 67 per cent.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1911.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (4 Points or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND .. | 56·2 | 62·3 | 50·1 | 467 | 20 | |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA .. | *57·1 | 65·1 | 49·2 | 364 | 15 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 53·1 | 62·8 | 43·4 | 381 | 8 |
| J. F. Robieson | ||||||
| 370 | WAIHI .. | 53·7 | 63·7 | 43·8 | 589 | 19 |
| H. B. Devereux | ||||||
| 130 | RUAKURA .. | 53·1 | 62·7 | 43·6 | 404 | 15 |
| C. Cussen | ||||||
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 58·8 | 69·3 | 48·3 | 370 | 15 |
| W. D. Fletcher | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKE | 53·6 | 60·8 | 46·4 | 472 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 48·0 | 55·5 | 40·5 | 401 | 14 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| PALMERSTON NORTH | 52·6 | 61·8 | 43·4 | 368 | 12 | |
| J. E. Vernon | ||||||
| 119 | LEVIN .. | 54·0 | 63·3 | 44·8 | 338 | 16 |
| James Allan | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 52·9 | 64·5 | 41·4 | 198 | 13 |
| Rev. A. Hodge | ||||||
| GISBORNE .. | 54·8 | 66·2 | 43·4 | 96 | 6 | |
| C. H. Ferris | ||||||
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- | 55·0 | 64·9 | 45·1 | 168 | 5 |
| PIER | ||||||
| Very Rev. Dean | ||||||
| Smyth | ||||||
| 110 | WELLINGTON | 53·7 | 59·4 | 48·0 | 197 | 12 |
| F. W. Simms | ||||||
| Averages .. | 54·0 | 63·0 | 45·1 | 344 | 13·1 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| | NELSON .. | 54·1 | 62·8 | 45·4 | 262 | 13 |
| | J. Sharp and Rev. | | | | | |
| | J. P. Kemphorne | | | | | |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA | 51·2 | 61·6 | 40·8 | 372 | 11 |
| | Dr. J. C. Duncan | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 51·8 | 61·9 | 41·7 | 100 | 7 |
| | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 52·3 | 62·8 | 41·8 | 172 | 8 |
| | G. Gray | | | | | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 51·9 | 61·5 | 42·3 | 91 | 10 |
| | Caretaker of Domain | | | | | |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. | 51·1 | 61·1 | 41·1 | 96 | 9 |
| | W. M. Hamilton | | | | | |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- | 50·6 | 59·1 | 42·1 | 232 | 11 |
| | EDIN | | | | | |
| | H. Skey | | | | | |
| 350 | GORE .. | 49·8 | 60·6 | 39·1 | 301 | 18 |
| | Captain A. A. Scott | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 51·2 | 59·8 | 42·6 | 1410 | 17 |
| | A. D. Macfarlane | | | | | |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL | 50·4 | 58·6 | 42·2 | 470 | 20 |
| | L. Lennie | | | | | |
| | Averages .. | 51·4 | 60·9 | 41·9 | 350 | 12·2 |
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 | 45·8 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, 21st November, 1911.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1911
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration21 November 1911
Meteorology, Weather, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, October 1911
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏛️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1911
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Climatology, Weather, Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, New Zealand, October 1911
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
- D. C. Bates, Director
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- D. C. Bates, Director