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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 28
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the Month of February, 1913. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of New Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in 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. | Velo. Wind in Miles. | Amount of Cloud. 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 29·933 | 71·0 | 57·2 | 64·1 | 131·6 | 51·6 | 304 | 5 | S. | .. |
| 2 | 30·159 | 71·8 | 55·0 | 63·4 | 128·0 | 51·6 | 214 | 3 | E. | .. |
| 3 | 29·979 | 68·6 | 58·6 | 63·6 | 126·2 | 54·4 | 204 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 30·149 | 65·8 | 59·0 | 62·4 | 129·6 | 55·6 | 302 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·233 | 75·0 | 56·2 | 65·6 | 126·0 | 43·2 | 124 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30·239 | 70·0 | 60·6 | 65·3 | 130·0 | 56·2 | 308 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 7 | 30·192 | 68·4 | 60·2 | 64·3 | 127·6 | 57·4 | 424 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 8 | 30·119 | 67·2 | 61·4 | 64·3 | 138·8 | 56·8 | 381 | 7 | N. | 7 |
| 9 | 30·109 | 70·0 | 61·4 | 65·7 | 140·2 | 59·6 | 137 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·039 | 75·2 | 57·0 | 66·1 | 129·4 | 47·8 | 103 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 11 | 29·849 | 67·6 | 61·2 | 64·4 | 135·0 | 58·8 | 473 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 12 | 29·532 | 69·8 | 61·0 | 65·4 | 138·6 | 57·4 | 432 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 13 | 29·589 | 68·4 | 48·6 | 58·5 | 126·8 | 33·6 | 362 | 7 | N.W. | 1 |
| 14 | 29·489 | 64·8 | 51·0 | 57·9 | 126·0 | 48·8 | 482 | 2 | S.W. | 7 |
| 15 | 29·899 | 65·8 | 46·8 | 56·3 | 126·8 | 39·0 | 190 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 16 | 29·983 | 63·2 | 56·4 | 59·8 | 124·8 | 54·0 | 270 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 17 | 29·953 | 65·8 | 59·2 | 62·5 | 125·8 | 57·6 | 420 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 18 | 29·969 | 65·2 | 62·0 | 63·6 | 128·0 | 60·2 | 426 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 29·931 | 73·6 | 57·4 | 65·5 | 137·0 | 49·0 | 112 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 29·802 | 78·2 | 64·4 | 71·3 | 140·0 | 62·8 | 216 | 8 | N. | 7 |
| 21 | 29·552 | 68·4 | 62·2 | 65·3 | 135·6 | 59·6 | 222 | 8 | N. | 113 |
| 22 | 29·639 | 70·0 | 51·8 | 60·9 | 135·0 | 50·4 | 62 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 23 | 29·709 | 61·6 | 53·4 | 57·5 | 101·6 | 50·2 | 135 | 7 | N. | 34 |
| 24 | 29·349 | 65·4 | 47·8 | 56·6 | 129·0 | 41·0 | 218 | 8 | S. | 1 |
| 25 | 30·089 | 65·2 | 50·8 | 58·0 | 123·8 | 42·8 | 138 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 26 | 30·122 | 64·0 | 54·2 | 59·1 | 128·6 | 52·0 | 170 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 30·053 | 65·2 | 58·6 | 61·9 | 135·0 | 56·2 | 274 | 5 | N. | 1 |
| 28 | 30·291 | 70·0 | 55·2 | 62·6 | 122·2 | 53·6 | 342 | 5 | S. | .. |
| * | 29·948 | 68·4 | 56·7 | 62·5 | 129·5 | 52·2 | 266 | 6·5 | .. | 171 |
| † | 29·981 | 69·2 | 55·4 | 60·4 | 123·2 | 48·3 | 273 | .. | .. | 333 |
- Means, &c.
† Means previous years.
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright
and sunny, with moderate northerly winds prevailing. The
total rainfall was considerably below the mean for February.
Total bright sunshine, 219 hours 20 minutes, and no sunless
days. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 65·2°, and 64·8°
at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 52·8°; mean elastic force of
vapour 0·4 inches; mean relative humidity, 71 per cent.
of saturation.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
18 | .. | 1 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | 2 | ..
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
February, 1913.
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. Max. Temp. | Deg. Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. | |
| NORTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| .. | DARGAVILLE .. Dr. H. M. Levinge | 71·3 | 80·7 | 62·0 | 132 | 8 |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman | 65·4 | 72·1 | 58·8 | 138 | 9 |
| .. | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 62·7 | 76·6 | 48·7 | 126 | 11 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson | 62·2 | 73·1 | 51·3 | 31 | 3 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux | 63·3 | 74·4 | 52·3 | 165 | 11 |
| 130 | RUAKURA .. C. Cussen | 62·8 | 75·0 | 50·7 | 117 | 8 |
| .. | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 65·7 | 76·4 | 54·9 | 99 | 7 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher | 62·7 | 71·6 | 53·7 | 248 | 17 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI A. S. Huntington | 60·7 | 67·9 | 53·4 | 401 | 7 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 58·3 | 68·0 | 48·7 | 100 | 7 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon | 61·9 | 70·4 | 53·5 | 139 | 9 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies | 66·0 | 77·1 | 54·9 | 378 | 9 |
| 377 | MASTERSTON Wm. Hood | 62·4 | 75·2 | 49·6 | 111 | 8 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris | 65·5 | 78·7 | 52·3 | 13 | 4 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth | 65·9 | 76·5 | 55·4 | 65 | 3 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON F. W. Simms | 62·5 | 68·4 | 56·7 | 171 | 8 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne | 64·1 | 73·9 | 54·3 | 242 | 4 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan | 60·4 | 73·0 | 47·8 | 350 | 6 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 59·8 | 69·4 | 50·3 | 219 | 7 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. G. Gray | 60·5 | 70·7 | 50·4 | 283 | 8 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 58·4 | 66·8 | 50·0 | 433 | 11 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. G. V. Cochrane | 56·9 | 65·3 | 48·5 | 214 | 12 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 56·8 | 65·2 | 48·4 | 180 | 12 |
| 350 | GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott | 53·8 | 63·7 | 44·0 | 427 | 16 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford | 57·0 | 64·1 | 49·9 | 474 | 17 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 53·8 | 64·0 | 43·6 | 478 | 20 |
The most remarkable feature of the month is the number of westerly disturbances which have passed southwards of New Zealand, and though the weather has in consequence been very unsettled in the southern province, yet only one disturbance of this nature, between the 10th and 14th, enveloped the whole Dominion. Snow fell on the 13th and 14th on high levels in the south. The wireless reports received daily from Macquarie Island have thrown quite a flood of light upon this occurrence of storms in high latitudes. A cyclonic movement which passed through Cook Strait on the 21st brought heavy rain in and southwards of Cook Strait, as well as snow in the Mackenzie County, and some beneficial rain also fell in the north. During the month conditions were unusually warm and sultry in the north, but also misty and foggy at times in all parts of the Dominion.
Meteorological Office, Wellington, 2nd March, 1913.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
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26 names identified
- H. M. Levinge (Doctor), Observer at Dargaville
- 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
- C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
- 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
- W. C. Davies, Observer at Greytown
- 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
- J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer at Nelson
- J. C. Duncan (Doctor), Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
- Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
- G. V. Cochrane, Observer at Waimate
- D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
- A. A. Scott (Captain), Observer at Gore
- F. T. Sandford, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director