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SEPT. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2805
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of August, 1912. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of New Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced 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 | 30·208 | 51·8 | 33·5 | 42·6 | 100·2 | 26·0 | 91 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 2 | 29·856 | 52·0 | 32·0 | 42·0 | 98·3 | 23·3 | 38 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 3 | 29·419 | 50·2 | 42·8 | 46·5 | 97·0 | 39·0 | 180 | 8 | N. | 46 |
| 4 | 29·909 | 51·0 | 37·2 | 44·1 | 90·8 | 33·2 | 360 | 0 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 29·849 | 49·2 | 43·0 | 46·1 | 97·8 | 40·0 | 216 | 10 | N. | 1 |
| 6 | 29·813 | 48·0 | 38·6 | 43·3 | 72·2 | 31·2 | 275 | 8 | S. | 1 |
| 7 | 29·939 | 50·7 | 39·0 | 44·8 | 103·2 | 26·8 | 228 | 0 | N. | Trace |
| 8 | 29·839 | 50·8 | 44·8 | 47·8 | 101·0 | 46·2 | 406 | 8 | N. | 9 |
| 9 | 29·979 | 52·7 | 46·0 | 49·3 | 111·6 | 43·2 | 443 | 0 | S. | .. |
| 10 | 30·029 | 57·0 | 45·6 | 51·3 | 101·0 | 40·0 | 203 | 4 | N. | 6 |
| 11 | 30·059 | 56·0 | 43·8 | 49·9 | 106·2 | 42·6 | 396 | 10 | S. | 14 |
| 12 | 30·289 | 48·2 | 36·0 | 42·1 | 106·0 | 35·0 | 491 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 13 | 30·312 | 46·4 | 32·8 | 39·6 | 97·0 | 24·8 | 288 | 0 | N.E. | Trace |
| 14 | 30·303 | 50·4 | 29·2 | 39·8 | 101·0 | 21·0 | 74 | 1 | N. | 2 |
| 15 | 30·119 | 53·2 | 42·0 | 47·6 | 108·0 | 43·0 | 176 | 10 | N. | 3 |
| 16 | 30·071 | 55·8 | 47·8 | 51·8 | 114·0 | 47·0 | 99 | 10 | S.E. | 2 |
| 17 | 30·129 | 54·0 | 39·0 | 46·5 | 102·0 | 31·0 | 157 | 4 | N.E. | Trace |
| 18 | 30·049 | 59·8 | 34·2 | 47·0 | 107·0 | 28·0 | 46 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 30·110 | 56·6 | 42·8 | 49·7 | 110·4 | 32·8 | 174 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 30·269 | 54·8 | 49·6 | 52·2 | 108·8 | 46·2 | 301 | 7 | N.W. | Trace |
| 21 | 30·329 | 56·8 | 49·0 | 52·9 | 111·8 | 46·8 | 270 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 22 | 30·249 | 56·0 | 47·6 | 51·8 | 109·6 | 43·0 | 240 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 30·509 | 61·0 | 49·8 | 55·4 | 109·2 | 46·6 | 198 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 24 | 30·570 | 60·8 | 36·0 | 48·4 | 118·0 | 27·0 | 76 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 25 | 30·459 | 62·0 | 35·8 | 48·9 | 110·2 | 27·0 | 49 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 26 | 30·273 | 59·2 | 34·4 | 46·8 | 107·0 | 24·0 | 46 | 0 | E. | Trace |
| 27 | 30·169 | 58·2 | 35·0 | 46·6 | 106·8 | 25·0 | 76 | 2 | N.E. | .. |
| 28 | 30·121 | 55·4 | 47·2 | 51·3 | 111·0 | 43·6 | 213 | 2 | N. | 1 |
| 29 | 30·002 | 58·4 | 49·2 | 53·8 | 115·6 | 45·2 | 189 | 10 | N.W. | 4 |
| 30 | 29·719 | 60·0 | 52·6 | 56·3 | 108·6 | 52·2 | 331 | 10 | N.W. | 41 |
| 31 | 29·522 | 61·6 | 51·4 | 56·5 | 83·8 | 48·0 | 237 | 10 | N.E. | 27 |
| * | 30·080 | 54·7 | 41·5 | 48·1 | 104·0 | 36·4 | 212 | 5·0 | .. | 157 |
| † | 29·948 | 54·2 | 42·7 | 48·4 | 94·9 | 35·7 | 242 | .. | .. | 475 |
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | .. | 3 | ..
NOTE.--The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, and although rain fell on 13 days, the total fall was considerably below the average for August. Bright sunshine on 29 days amounted to 168 hours 31 minutes. Earth temperatures during the month rose at 1 ft. from 44·5° to 51°, and from 48·2° to 50° at 3 ft., and the mean temperature at the former was 47·1°, and 48·1° at the latter depth. Frosts were recorded on twelve mornings. Mean dew-point, 40·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·253 inches; mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 1912.
| Name of Station and Observer. | Altitude above Sea-level. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (1 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. .. T. F. Cheeseman | 50·2 | 56·4 | 44·0 | 360 |
| .. | TE AROHA .. .. G. F. McGirr | 49·6 | 58·6 | 40·3 | 299 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. .. J. F. Robieson | 44·9 | 56·1 | 33·9 | 515 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. .. H. B. Devereux | 44·6 | 56·9 | 32·2 | 652 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. .. C. Cussen | 45·2 | 57·1 | 33·4 | 271 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher | 51·4 | 62·1 | 40·7 | 371 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. A. S. Huntington | 47·5 | 55·4 | 39·6 | 73 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. .. A. R. Fannin | 41·4 | 48·2 | 34·7 | 186 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | 44·9 | 55·3 | 34·6 | 133 |
| 119 | LEVIN .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 377 | MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood | 44·9 | 55·5 | 34·4 | 152 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris | 47·7 | 57·3 | 38·2 | 571 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 47·6 | 55·2 | 40·1 | 297 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms | 48·1 | 54·7 | 41·5 | 157 |
| Averages .. | 46·8 | 56·0 | 37·5 | 310 | 11·5 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 34 | NELSON .. .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne | 46·2 | 54·9 | 37·6 | 324 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan | 41·3 | 55·9 | 26·8 | 65 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 43·3 | 52·0 | 34·6 | 69 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. .. G. Gray | 46·2 | 55·1 | 37·2 | 72 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. .. Caretaker of Domain | 43·2 | 53·4 | 33·0 | 52 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. .. W. M. Hamilton | 42·9 | 52·2 | 33·6 | 49 |
| 300 | LEITH VALLEY, DUN- EDIN .. H. Skey | 44·8 | 52·1 | 37·4 | 175 |
| 350 | GORE .. .. Captain A. A. Scott | 43·0 | 53·1 | 32·9 | 283 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. A. D. Macfarlane | 45·8 | 55·1 | 36·5 | 914 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie | 44·0 | 52·1 | 35·9 | 357 |
| Averages .. | 44·0 | 53·5 | 34·5 | 236 | 10·4 |
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-- | Annual. | ||||||||||||
| 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 | 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, 29th September, 1912.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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