New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 38

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APRIL 25.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1437

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the
Month of March, 1912. Observations taken at 9 a.m.

Altitude of observatory, 110 ft.

Date. Barometer
reduced, in
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).
1 30·080 73·2 61·6 67·4 118 58 212 10 N.E. 2
2 30·011 73·2 63·0 68·1 112 58 170 10 N.W. 108
3 30·230 64·4 51·6 58·0 79 50 546 10 S. 20
4 30·269 54·2 50·4 52·3 87 49 672 10 S.E. 12
5 30·032 60·0 53·2 56·6 101 53 278 6 N.E. ..
6 29·710 72·2 59·2 65·7 115 53 134 7 N.E. 25
7 29·331 75·2 58·4 66·8 119 54 178 9 N.W. ..
8 29·410 65·8 56·2 61·0 115 53 462 2 N.W. ..
9 29·509 66·2 57·4 61·8 97 53 524 6 N.W. 3
10 29·653 64·8 46·4 55·6 113 37 286 8 S. 35
11 29·989 57·0 46·8 51·9 106 42 300 7 S.E. ..
12 29·749 61·2 53·2 57·2 118 47 350 7 N.W. 31
13 30·102 60·0 52·2 56·1 88 48 464 4 S.E. ..
14 29·982 66·2 56·2 61·2 111 51 216 7 N.W. 5
15 29·730 64·0 58·2 61·1 116 55 524 10 N.W. 1
16 29·829 64·8 51·8 58·3 106 45 442 3 W. ..
17 30·119 62·2 43·0 52·6 109 33 135 3 N. ..
18 29·979 61·0 55·2 58·1 107 52 429 3 N. 31
19 30·249 62·8 50·4 56·6 84 47 460 8 S.E. ..
20 30·189 60·6 46·2 53·4 107 36 288 10 S.E. 6
21 30·109 56·0 50·0 53·0 86 48 423 7 S.E. ..
22 29·759 60·2 44·6 52·4 107 35 149 4 N.E. 1
23 29·899 61·8 47·2 54·5 105 37 218 8 S. ..
24 29·989 61·2 46·0 53·6 107 37 162 3 N. ..
25 29·929 61·4 54·6 58·0 109 52 540 5 N. ..
26 29·839 62·8 57·8 60·3 97 56 556 10 N. 9
27 29·761 62·8 58·0 60·4 101 56 552 6 N.W. ..
28 29·789 64·2 56·2 60·2 112 52 442 3 W. ..
29 30·110 66·2 52·0 59·1 112 43 120 5 S.E. ..
30 30·279 64·2 48·0 56·1 114 39 110 8 N.E. ..
31 30·352 65·2 48·4 56·8 111 39 64 5 N. ..
* 29·934 63·7 52·7 58·2 105·4 47·3 336 6·6 .. 289
† 30·027 .. .. +60·4 .. .. +439 .. .. +346
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Last year.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
6 5 .. 7 3 .. 2 8 ..

NOTE.—The rainfall during the month was below the mean for March. Of the total fall the greater portion fell between the 1st and 7th, while the latter part of the month was sunny. Total bright sunshine 192 hours 23 minutes, and 2 sunless days. Earth temperatures during the month fell at 1 ft. from 64° to 59°, and at 3 ft. from 61° to 59°, the average temperatures at both depths being 59·7°; mean dew-point, 47·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·328 inches; and mean relative humidity, 68 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
March, 1912.

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
(½ Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
125 NORTH ISLAND. 61·9 67·8 56·0 612
AUCKLAND ....
T. F. Cheeseman
.. TE AROHA ....
G. F. McGirr		 61·1 70·9 51·4 825
925 ROTORUA ....
J. F. Robieson		 58·2 66·4 50·1 656
370 WAIHI ....
H. B. Devereux		 58·9 67·7 50·1 994
130 RUAKURA ....
C. Cussen		 58·7 68·5 49·0 357
63 NEW PLYMOUTH ..
W. D. Fletcher		 62·7 72·8 52·6 401
250 MOUMAHAKI ..
A. S. Huntington		 58·5 66·2 50·9 462
2080 TAIHAPE ....
A. R. Fannin		 53·7 61·1 46·4 450
.. PALMERSTON NORTH
J. E. Vernon		 57·6 66·1 49·1 485
119 LEVIN ........
C. H. Ferris
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA-
PIER
Very Rev. Dean
Smyth		 60·5 68·9 52·2 245
110 WELLINGTON ..
F. W. Simms		 58·2 63·7 52·7 289
Averages .. 59·1 67·5 50·7 496
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
34 NELSON ....
Rev. J. P. Kemp-
thorne		 59·1 68·3 49·9 128
1218 HANMER SPA ..
Dr. J. C. Duncan		 58·0 68·7 47·3 192
25 CHRISTCHURCH ..
H. F. Skey		 54·5 63·2 45·8 222
42 LINCOLN ..
G. Gray		 55·9 65·8 46·0 273
130 TIMARU ....
Caretaker of Domain		 53·6 62·7 44·6 328
90 WAIMATE ....
W. M. Hamilton		 52·5 61·3 43·7 217
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN-
EDIN
H. Skey		 51·2 59·1 43·3 510
350 GORE ....
Captain A. A. Scott		 51·2 61·7 40·7 480
12 HOKITIKA ....
A. D. Macfarlane		 54·8 64·0 45·7 798
18 INVERCARGILL ..
L. Lennie		 51·2 59·5 43·0 598
Averages .. 54·2 63·4 45·0 374

AVERAGES DERIVED FROM THE MONTHLY CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLES FROM AUGUST, 1904, TO DECEMBER, 1911 (INCLUSIVE).

Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Averages.
NORTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature..		 63·6 63·7 62·5 57·9 53·4 49·7 48·2 49·0 51·8 54·7 58·2 61·2 Annual.
56·2° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) 359 308 490 398 498 454 593 430 410 446 338 360 51·04 in.
Days with rain .... 10·0 8·1 11·5 13·3 14·5 15·7 17·4 14·2 16·0 15·6 13·2 12·6 162 days.
SOUTH ISLAND—
Mean temperature..		 59·9 60·7 58·9 53·2 48·8 44·5 42·2 44·7 48·6 52·1 55·5 58·4 52·3° F.
Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) 388 230 407 337 342 456 415 350 436 425 325 430 45·41 in.
Days with rain .... 12·3 7·2 11·9 12·5 11·5 13·7 13·7 13·4 15·3 15·4 13·3 14·3 155 days.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 24th April, 1912. D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations Wellington March 1912

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24 April 1912
Meteorology, Weather, Observations, Wellington, March 1912, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table of Chief Stations March 1912

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24 April 1912
Meteorology, Climate, Weather, Stations, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
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. S. Huntington, Observer for Moumahaki
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer for Taihape
  • J. E. Vernon, Observer for Palmerston North
  • Wm. Hood, Observer for Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer for Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer for Greenmeadows
  • F. W. Simms, Observer for Wellington
  • Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne, Observer for Nelson
  • Dr. J. C. Duncan, Observer for Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer for Lincoln
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer for Timaru
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer for Waimate
  • H. Skey, Observer for Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott, Observer for Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer for Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Averages from Monthly Climatological Tables (Aug 1904 - Dec 1911)

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Meteorology, Climate, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Historical Data
  • D. C. Bates, Director