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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
M ETEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of October, 1912. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of New Observatory, 8 ft.
Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected Inches. Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Velrc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 29·849 | 56·8 | 50·4 | 53·6 | 113·0 | 47·0 | 443 | 8 | N. | 16 |
| 30·079 | 62·8 | 39·6 | 51·2 | 106·0 | 30·0 | 280 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 29·931 | 56·8 | 53·0 | 54·9 | 120·0 | 50·8 | 502 | 10 | N.W. | 1 |
| 30·011 | 58·2 | 52·4 | 55·3 | 107·8 | 51·0 | 312 | 8 | N.W. | 2 |
| 30·191 | 58·8 | 54·6 | 56·7 | 125·0 | 52·4 | 376 | 10 | N.W. | 1 |
| 30·022 | 57·8 | 55·0 | 56·4 | 100·0 | 53·0 | 488 | 10 | N.W. | 16 |
| 30·069 | 60·6 | 49·8 | 55·2 | 128·0 | 48·8 | 558 | 10 | S.E. | 1 |
| 30·063 | 60·0 | 40·8 | 50·4 | 123·8 | 29·0 | 110 | 0 | E. | .. |
| 29·909 | 61·0 | 53·2 | 57·1 | 117·6 | 50·0 | 351 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 29·843 | 60·0 | 54·0 | 57·0 | 122·0 | 50·2 | 424 | 5 | N. | .. |
| 29·740 | 63·8 | 51·6 | 57·7 | 125·0 | 44·8 | 100 | 8 | Calm | 1 |
| 29·581 | 66·8 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 121·2 | 51·0 | 404 | 5 | N.W. | 16 |
| 29·959 | 63·0 | 44·2 | 53·6 | 129·6 | 42·0 | 231 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 29·919 | 60·4 | 53·8 | 57·1 | 117·0 | 50·6 | 350 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 29·879 | 60·2 | 54·4 | 57·3 | 121·4 | 52·0 | 634 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 29·840 | 59·8 | 55·8 | 57·8 | 120·8 | 54·2 | 586 | 10 | N. | 40 |
| 29·779 | 62·2 | 53·8 | 58·0 | 135·6 | 47·8 | 264 | 10 | S. | 69 |
| 29·679 | 55·8 | 49·0 | 52·4 | 97·2 | 48·2 | 248 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 29·320 | 60·4 | 50·0 | 55·2 | 112·0 | 41·0 | 119 | 5 | N.W. | 1 |
| 29·751 | 62·8 | 52·0 | 57·4 | 123·6 | 46·0 | 87 | 10 | S. | 4 |
| 29·792 | 62·6 | 44·2 | 53·4 | 137·8 | 32·0 | 132 | 1 | N. | 45 |
| 29·839 | 63·2 | 48·4 | 55·8 | 126·8 | 41·0 | 178 | 10 | S. | 8 |
| 29·769 | 54·0 | 48·0 | 51·0 | 100·8 | 45·2 | 502 | 10 | S. | 15 |
| 29·599 | 55·8 | 45·6 | 50·7 | 120·0 | 43·0 | 451 | 10 | S. | 18 |
| 29·580 | 53·8 | 41·0 | 47·4 | 114·8 | 33·0 | 375 | 10 | N.W. | 5 |
| 29·499 | 58·6 | 43·0 | 50·8 | 126·0 | 39·2 | 324 | 10 | S. | 88 |
| 30·141 | 56·6 | 40·2 | 48·4 | 106·8 | 38·8 | 494 | 3 | S. | 1 |
| 30·212 | 59·8 | 40·0 | 49·9 | 119·6 | 33·0 | 82 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 30·061 | 60·8 | 52·0 | 56·4 | 119·0 | 49·6 | 298 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 30·030 | 58·8 | 53·0 | 55·9 | 121·0 | 51·0 | 462 | 7 | N. | Trace |
| 30·050 | 60·0 | 47·0 | 53·5 | 129·0 | 39·8 | 168 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 29·870 | 59·7 | 49·1 | 54·4 | 118·9 | 44·7 | 333 | 63 | .. | 349 |
| 29·884 | 60·2 | 48·0 | 54·1 | 113·7 | 41·1 | 337 | .. | .. | 426 |
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
11 | .. | 1 | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 9 | 1
Note. Changeable weather was experienced during the month, but the mean rainfall and pressure were below the average for the same month in former years. Total bright sunshine 180 hours 16 minutes, and no sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 54·6° and 54·4° at 3 ft. Frosts were recorded on three mornings. Hail occurred on the 26th, at 2 p.m. Mean dew point, 46·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·322 inches; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1912.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Deg. | Mean Min. Temp. | Deg. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Points. | Days With Rain (3 Points or more). | Dys. |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | | | | | |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. .. T. F. Cheeseman | 56·1 | 61·9 | 50·2 | 209 | 17 |
| | TE AROHA .. .. G. F. McGirr | 58·8 | 65·4 | 52·2 | 416 | 16 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. .. J. F. Robieson | 53·7 | 63·1 | 44·2 | 556 | 13 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. .. H. B. Devereux | 54·4 | 63·3 | 45·4 | 436 | 22 |
| | RUAKURA .. .. C. Cussen | 53·7 | 63·2 | 44·3 | 372 | 17 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. .. W. D. Fletcher | 58·0 | 67·5 | 48·4 | 312 | 19 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. .. A. S. Huntington | 54·0 | 60·2 | 47·8 | 247 | 13 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. .. A. R. Fannin | 48·5 | 55·5 | 41·4 | 615 | 21 |
| | PALMERSTON NORTH .. .. J. E. Vernon | 54·3 | 63·1 | 45·5 | 630 | 18 |
| | LEVIN .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 377 | MASTERTON .. .. Wm. Hood | 54·0 | 65·4 | 42·6 | 467 | 12 |
| | GISBORNE .. .. C. H. Ferris | 57·0 | 67·3 | 46·7 | 394 | 13 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER .. .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 55·7 | 64·3 | 47·2 | 605 | 14 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. .. F. W. Simms | 54·4 | 59·7 | 49·1 | 349 | 20 |
| | Averages .. | 54·8 | 63·0 | 46·5 | 431 | 16·5 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | | | | |
| 34 | NELSON .. .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne | 55·4 | 65·3 | 45·5 | 148 | 6 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. .. Dr. J. C. Duncan | 51·4 | 62·3 | 40·4 | 313 | 15 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. .. H. F. Skey | 52·3 | 60·9 | 43·7 | 293 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. .. G. Gray | 54·0 | 63·0 | 45·0 | 411 | 13 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. .. Caretaker of Domain | 51·8 | 61·4 | 42·3 | 405 | 16 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. .. W. M. Hamilton | 51·0 | 60·4 | 41·7 | 380 | 15 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. .. | 49·8 | 56·0 | 43·6 | 572 | 17 |
| 350 | GORE .. .. Captain A. A. Scott | 49·2 | 59·7 | 38·7 | 460 | 17 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. .. A. D. Macfarlane | 51·8 | 58·9 | 44·7 | 1112 | 16 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL .. .. L. Lennie | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Averages .. | 51·8 | 60·8 | 42·8 | 455 | 14·1 |
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 | 56·2° F. |
| 51·04 in. | |||||||||||||
| Rainfall, in points (100=1 in.) | 359 | 308 | 490 | 398 | 498 | 454 | 593 | 430 | 410 | 446 | 338 | 380 | 162 days. |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 26th October, 1912.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1912
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works26 October 1912
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1912
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works26 October 1912
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
22 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 Moumahaki
- 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, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne, Observer at Nelson
- Dr. J. C. Duncan, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
- W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
- Captain A. A. Scott, Observer at Gore
- A. D. Macfarlane, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Averages Derived from Monthly Climatological Tables, August 1904 to December 1911
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works26 October 1912
Climate Averages, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
- D. C. Bates, Director