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2350 ........... THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. ............ [No. 64
Government Meteorological Observatory. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
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. | ||
| Fah. | Fah. | ||
| 1 | 29·300 | 56·6 | 51·4 |
| 2 | 29·252 | 56·6 | 47·8 |
| 3 | 29·460 | 56·0 | 42·2 |
| 4 | 29·360 | 56·0 | 47·8 |
| 5 | 29·719 | 54·0 | 42·2 |
| 6 | 29·819 | 58·0 | 42·6 |
| 7 | 29·979 | 56·4 | 45·0 |
| 8 | 29·870 | 54·0 | 40·2 |
| 9 | 30·231 | 53·8 | 42·0 |
| 10 | 30·329 | 50·2 | 43·6 |
| 11 | 30·299 | 52·8 | 42·8 |
| 12 | 30·119 | 52·8 | 44·6 |
| 13 | 30·019 | 55·8 | 50·6 |
| 14 | 30·369 | 52·0 | 43·8 |
| 15 | 30·069 | 55·0 | 47·2 |
| 16 | 29·380 | 57·0 | 51·4 |
| 17 | 29·953 | 56·8 | 42·0 |
| 18 | 30·030 | 55·2 | 44·4 |
| 19 | 29·919 | 56·8 | 50·6 |
| 20 | 29·519 | 54·8 | 49·8 |
| 21 | 29·789 | 53·6 | 43·0 |
| 22 | 29·883 | 50·4 | 40·0 |
| 23 | 30·111 | 54·6 | 38·8 |
| 24 | 30·322 | 44·2 | 40·0 |
| 25 | 30·331 | 47·0 | 36·0 |
| 26 | 30·250 | 50·0 | 37·6 |
| 27 | 30·019 | 52·0 | 44·8 |
| 28 | 29·619 | 52·8 | 47·4 |
| 29 | 29·541 | 51·4 | 42·6 |
| 30 | 30·149 | 55·0 | 37·0 |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 29·900 | 53·7 | 43·9 |
| † | 29·949 | 54·6 | 44·2 |
- 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.
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 (Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | ||||
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. 125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman |
52·3 | 57·5 | 47·2 | 546 |
| .. | TEO-AROHA .. G. F. McGirr |
51·3 | 58·1 | 44·4 | 522 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson |
46·7 | 54·3 | 39·1 | 599 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux |
48·3 | 56·7 | 40·0 | 623 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen |
.. | .. | .. | .. |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher |
53·3 | 61·8 | 44·9 | 448 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKE A. S. Huntington |
49·3 | 54·2 | 44·3 | 694 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin |
41·4 | 46·7 | 36·1 | 662 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon |
47·5 | 55·1 | 39·9 | 681 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. .. |
.. | .. | .. | .. |
| 377 | MASTERTON Wm. Hood |
46·0 | 54·5 | 37·6 | 390 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris |
50·5 | 58·7 | 42·4 | 488 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth |
48·5 | 56·7 | 40·3 | 252 |
| 110 | WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms |
48·8 | 53·7 | 43·9 | 633 |
| Averages .. | 48·6 | 55·6 | 41·6 | 545 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| 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 (Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | ||||
| 34 | NELSON .. Roy. J. P. Kempthorne |
46·5 | 54·9 | 38·1 | 581 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan |
41·6 | 50·2 | 33·1 | 258 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey |
42·2 | 50·6 | 33·9 | 245 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray |
43·7 | 51·4 | 36·1 | 203 |
| 180 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain |
42·3 | 50·5 | 34·1 | 250 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton |
42·2 | 49·6 | 39·8 | 317 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUNEDIN H. Skey |
42·8 | 48·4 | 37·3 | 652 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott |
38·8 | 45·6 | 32·0 | 609 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane |
45·3 | 54·3 | 36·4 | 1438 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie |
41·7 | 47·4 | 36·1 | 659 |
| Averages .. | 42·7 | 50·2 | 35·6 | 521 |
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.. Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) Days with rain .. |
63·6 359 10·0 |
63·7 308 8·1 |
62·5 490 11·5 |
57·9 398 13·3 |
53·4 498 14·5 |
49·7 454 15·7 |
48·2 593 17·4 |
49·0 430 14·2 |
51·8 410 16·0 |
54·7 446 15·6 |
58·2 338 13·2 |
61·2 380 12·6 |
Annual. 56·2° F. 51·04 in. 162 days. |
| SOUTH ISLAND— Mean temperature.. Rainfall, in points (100 = 1 in.) Days with rain .. |
59·9 388 12·3 |
60·7 230 7·2 |
58·9 407 11·9 |
53·2 337 12·5 |
48·8 342 11·5 |
44·5 456 13·7 |
42·2 415 13·7 |
44·7 350 13·4 |
48·6 436 15·3 |
52·1 425 15·4 |
55·5 325 13·3 |
58·4 430 14·3 |
52·3° F. 45·41 in. 155 days. |
—Meteorological Office, Wellington, 24th July, 1912. D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏛️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington - June 1912
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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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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
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- D. C. Bates, Director