New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 46

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 46

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of April, 1912. 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 30·332 69·2 53·4 61·3 115 44 133 7 N. ..
2 30·389 64·4 54·0 59·2 105 46 250 4 E. ..
3 30·339 69·8 51·2 60·5 113 42 88 4 N. ..
4 30·249 68·6 51·2 59·9 109 41 95 1 Calm ..
5 30·259 69·0 50·2 59·6 114 41 74 7 E. ..
6 30·219 67·8 52·4 60·1 107 44 56 8 E. ..
7 30·109 68·8 54·6 61·7 120 45 113 10 N. 7
8 29·859 64·8 58·4 61·6 101 57 428 10 N. 21
9 29·653 63·2 60·0 61·6 67 58 580 10 N.W. 1
10 29·922 64·6 51·6 58·1 88 45 188 6 N.E. 3
11 30·232 66·8 50·6 58·7 105 43 146 8 N. ..
12 30·129 63·8 51·8 57·8 105 42 178 8 N. ..
13 29·889 61·2 54·0 57·6 106 51 447 5 N. 2
14 29·859 58·8 52·6 55·7 102 48 449 10 S. 1
15 29·849 58·8 47·6 53·2 111 37 246 7 S. ..
16 29·759 62·8 51·0 56·9 104 42 262 7 W. 21
17 30·222 64·2 48·0 56·1 108 45 400 3 S. ..
18 30·272 60·2 45·6 52·9 101 35 122 6 N.E. ..
19 30·141 61·0 53·2 57·1 108 50 360 10 N. ..
20 30·019 59·0 55·2 57·1 100 53 446 7 N. 1
21 29·959 61·2 56·8 59·0 99 55 444 7 N.W. ..
22 30·041 63·2 57·0 60·1 108 52 378 7 N. ..
23 29·803 64·6 52·6 58·6 105 48 150 10 Calm 154
24 29·230 59·2 54·0 56·6 65 52 101 8 S. 44
25 29·550 58·4 48·6 53·5 83 44 367 10 N. ..
26 29·499 60·4 53·2 56·8 90 44 370 3 W. 24
27 29·539 58·8 42·8 50·8 99 34 233 9 N.W. 46
28 29·214 59·0 44·8 51·9 63 43 559 8 S. 70
29 29·561 52·0 43·0 47·5 87 36 378 2 N. 16
30 29·254 55·2 46·8 51·0 96 39 322 7 W. 7
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29·911 62·6 51·5 57·1 99·4 45·2 278 6·9 .. 418
† 30·047 .. .. +56·8 .. .. +280 .. .. +404
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
12 | 2 | 3 | .. | 5 | .. | 3 | 3 | 2

NOTE.—The weather during the earlier part of April was bright and sunny, but the latter portion of the month was very showery. The rainfall was slightly above the average. Total bright sunshine 152 hours 25 minutes, and 4 sunless days. Earth temperatures during the month fell from 59° at 1 ft. to 54°, and from 59° at 3 ft. to 56°, while the average temperature at the former depth was 58°, and 58·3° at the latter depth; mean dew-point, 47·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·334 inches; and mean relative humidity, 71 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 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 (3 Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
125 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 60·4 65·7 55·1 558 22
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 56·0 66·8 45·2 630 20
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 55·8 64·0 47·8 539 18
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 56·6 65·0 48·2 1124 25
130 RUAKURA .. C. Cussen 56·8 65·1 48·6 614 18
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 60·2 68·7 51·6 586 21
250 MOUMAHAKI A. S. Huntington 57·1 65·0 49·2 528 18
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 51·6 59·0 44·2 464 19
.. PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon 56·0 64·7 47·4 470 16
119 LEVIN .. .. .. .. .. ..
377 MASTER TON Wm. Hood 55·8 66·9 44·7 341 11
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 58·0 68·6 47·4 360 9
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 57·4 66·5 48·4 214 5
110 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 57·1 62·6 51·5 418 15
Averages .. 56·8 65·3 48·4 526 16·7
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne 56·0 64·3 47·7 231 10
1218 HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan 51·5 63·1 39·9 458 6
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 52·4 61·2 43·6 523 11
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 55·5 65·8 45·2 641 10
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 51·8 60·1 43·5 198 9
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 49·8 59·1 40·6 253 12
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN H. Skey 50·1 57·2 42·9 178 12
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 50·3 61·1 39·5 256 14
12 HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane 54·4 62·6 45·9 1187 19
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·3 58·8 41·9 435 16
Averages .. 52·2 61·3 43·0 436 12

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.) 359 308 490 398 498 454 593 430 410 446 338 380 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, 20th May, 1912. D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1912

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20 May 1912
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1912

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Climatology, Weather Statistics, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island, Stations
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  • 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, Napier
  • 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
  • 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

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🏛️ Averages of Climatological Data from 1904-1911

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Climatology, Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
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