New Zealand Gazette – 1912 – No. 64

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✨ Meteorological Observations and Statistics



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 64

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of June, 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. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean. Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Vel'c. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·300 56·6 51·4 54·0 70 50 315 10 N.W. 73
2 29·252 56·6 47·8 52·2 78 40 280 7 W. 1
3 29·460 56·0 42·2 49·1 88 35· 68 7 W. ..
4 29·360 56·0 47·8 51·9 82 42 324 6 W. ..
5 29·719 54·0 42·2 48·1 92 30 278 2 N.E. 1
6 29·819 58·0 42·6 50·3 91 34 207 10 W. 15
7 29·979 56·4 45·0 50·7 84 36 181 10 S. 12
8 29·870 54·0 40·2 47·1 79 33 111 6 N. 10
9 30·231 53·8 42·0 47·9 93 40 611 10 S.E. ..
10 30·329 50·2 43·6 46·9 86 45 465 8 S.E. ..
11 30·299 52·8 42·8 47·8 89 38 280 7 N.E. ..
12 30·119 52·8 44·6 48·7 74 48 367 8 N.W. 21
13 30·019 55·8 50·6 53·2 67 49 402 10 S. 25
14 30·369 52·0 43·8 47·9 72 41 378 6 S.E. 5
15 30·069 55·0 47·2 51·1 85 43 219 10 N. 107
16 29·380 57·0 51·4 54·2 63 52 565 10 N.W. 16
17 29·953 56·8 42·0 49·4 75 36 300 3 Calm ..
18 30·030 55·2 44·4 49·8 81 46 321 8 N.W. 54
19 29·919 56·8 50·6 53·7 86 49 598 10 N.W. 149
20 29·519 54·8 49·8 52·3 65 49 467 8 N. 8
21 29·789 53·6 43·0 48·3 85 37 90 7 N.E. 5
22 29·883 50·4 40·0 45·2 82 32 115 7 N.W. 17
23 30·111 54·6 38·8 46·7 81 37 435 10 S.E. 17
24 30·322 44·2 40·0 42·1 71 37 631 10 S.E. 3
25 30·331 47·0 36·0 41·5 83 29 173 6 N.E. ..
26 30·250 50·0 37·6 43·8 85 29 123 3 N. ..
27 30·019 52·0 44·8 48·4 87 47 363 10 N.W. 25
28 29·619 52·8 47·4 50·1 59 44 395 8 S. 1
29 29·541 51·4 42·6 47·0 95 36 297 4 N. 44
30 30·149 55·0 37·0 46·0 84 34 579 10 S. 24
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29·900 53·7 43·9 48·8 80·4 39·9 331 7·7 .. 683
† 29·949 54·6 44·2 49·3 86·4 37·2 242 .. .. 508
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
5 | 4 | .. | 5 | 4 | .. | 4 | 7 | 1

Note.—Weather very changeable during the month, with the rainfall considerably above the average for June. Barometer unsteady, and somewhat below the mean of previous years, with a range of 1·12 inches. Bright sunshine amounted to 77 hours 27 minutes, and five days without recorded sunshine. Frost was recorded on four mornings. Earth temperatures during the month declined 8° at 1 ft. and 5° at 3 ft.; the mean at the former being 48·8° and 51·4° at the latter depth. Mean dew-point, 38·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·233 inches; mean relative humidity, 68 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 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 (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
125 NORTH ISLAND.

AUCKLAND ..
T. F. Cheeseman | 52·3 | 57·5 | 47·2 | 546 | 24 |
| .. | TE AROHA ..
G. F. McGirr | 51·3 | 58·1 | 44·4 | 522 | 18 |
| 925 | ROTORUA ..
J. F. Robieson | 46·7 | 54·3 | 39·1 | 599 | 17 |
| 370 | WAIHI ..
H. B. Devereux | 48·3 | 56·7 | 40·0 | 623 | 21 |
| 130 | RUAKURA ..
C. Cussen | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH
W. D. Fletcher | 53·3 | 61·8 | 44·9 | 448 | 19 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKE
A. S. Huntington | 49·3 | 54·2 | 44·3 | 694 | 19 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin | 41·4 | 46·7 | 36·1 | 662 | 24 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH
J. E. Vernon | 47·5 | 55·1 | 39·9 | 681 | 18 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 377 | MASTERON
Wm. Hood | 46·0 | 54·5 | 37·6 | 390 | 20 |
| .. | GISBORNE ..
C. H. Ferris | 50·5 | 58·7 | 42·4 | 488 | 17 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER
Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 48·5 | 56·7 | 40·3 | 252 | 6 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON
F. W. Simms | 48·8 | 53·7 | 43·9 | 633 | 22 |
| | Averages .. | 48·6 | 55·6 | 41·6 | 545 | 18·7 |

SOUTH ISLAND.

Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON ..
Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne 46·5 54·9 38·1 581 15
1218 HANMER SPA
Dr. J. C. Duncan 41·6 50·2 33·1 258 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey 42·2 50·6 33·9 245 12
42 LINCOLN ..
G. Gray 43·7 51·4 36·1 203 16
180 TIMARU ..
Caretaker of Domain 42·3 50·5 34·1 250 13
90 WAIMATE ..
W. M. Hamilton 42·2 49·6 39·8 317 11
300 LEITH VALLEY, DUN-EDIN
H. Skey 42·8 48·4 37·3 652 18
350 GORE ..
Captain A. A. Scott 38·8 45·6 32·0 609 20
12 HOKITIKA ..
A. D. Macfarlane 45·3 54·3 36·4 1438 20
18 INVERCARGILL
L. Lennie 41·7 47·4 36·1 659 25
Averages .. 42·7 50·2 35·6 521 16·5

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, 24th July, 1912.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington - June 1912

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
24 July 1912
Meteorology, Weather observations, Wellington, Barometer, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Sunshine, Frost
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Climatological Table for Various Stations - June 1912

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24 July 1912
Climatology, Weather statistics, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Observer names
23 names identified
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • J. F. Robieson, Observer at Rotorua
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
  • C. Cussen, Observer at Ruakura
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. S. Huntington, Observer at Moumahake
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. E. Vernon, Observer at Palmerston North
  • Wm. Hood, Observer at Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth (Very Reverend Dean), Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne (Reverend), Observer at Nelson
  • Dr. J. C. Duncan (Doctor), Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • Caretaker, Observer at Timaru
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • H. Skey, Observer at Leith Valley, Dunedin
  • Captain A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
  • A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏛️ Averages of Meteorological Data from August 1904 to December 1911

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
24 July 1912
Meteorology, Averages, North Island, South Island, Temperature, Rainfall, Days with rain
  • D. C. Bates, Director