New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 58

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2275

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of June, 1913. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45° 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. Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·259 52·8 40·0 46·4 98·0 42·6 209 8 N. 50
2 29·539 58·6 48·0 53·3 82·6 45·0 324 10 N. 9
3 29·709 58·8 54·4 56·6 80·2 51·6 456 2 N. ..
4 30·171 62·2 40·8 51·5 101·6 32·0 36 5 N. 2
5 30·049 56·4 44·6 50·5 101·0 43·4 218 10 N. 33
6 29·689 56·6 46·0 51·3 105·0 37·8 400 2 N. 2
7 29·769 56·0 43·2 49·6 101·4 36·0 106 1 W. ..
8 30·060 56·2 48·8 52·5 98·8 44·6 240 6 N.W. ..
9 29·929 56·6 52·4 54·5 108·9 50·8 540 8 N. 9
10 29·910 58·8 39·4 49·1 107·8 28·6 240 3 N. 3
11 30·159 54·8 41·8 48·3 97·8 39·2 421 8 S. 7
12 30·269 47·6 42·8 45·2 80·4 40·2 395 8 S.E. 16
13 30·319 51·8 45·6 48·7 89·4 43·8 234 7 S.E. ..
14 30·179 54·0 39·4 46·7 99·0 29·0 98 7 S. 3
15 29·999 52·8 36·8 44·8 98·0 28·0 102 5 Calm ..
16 29·639 52·6 41·4 47·0 96·0 38·2 160 2 N. ..
17 29·902 54·8 43·8 49·3 98·0 36·8 136 7 N. ..
18 29·939 54·8 46·2 50·5 98·6 46·2 252 10 N. 1
19 30·060 57·6 52·2 54·9 100·0 50·2 338 8 N. 1
20 30·249 59·8 43·2 51·5 99·0 33·6 10 0 E. ..
21 30·189 60·0 48·4 54·2 100·8 44·6 142 7 N.W. 1
22 30·160 53·6 47·0 50·3 90·6 45·2 370 10 S. 42
23 30·329 48·6 41·6 45·1 62·0 40·2 466 8 S.E. 21
24 30·359 46·8 41·4 44·1 88·0 40·2 566 8 S.E. ..
25 30·209 48·2 37·8 43·0 75·6 28·0 240 7 N. ..
26 30·160 52·8 43·8 48·3 97·2 34·6 91 7 S.E. ..
27 30·173 51·0 39·4 45·2 72·0 30·0 50 8 Calm ..
28 30·299 52·2 41·0 46·6 89·0 33·6 19 3 N. 1
29 30·409 52·8 35·8 44·3 95·4 27·0 78 7 Calm 1
30 30·401 53·4 35·0 44·2 97·8 26·0 12 7 N. ..
* 30·083 54·4 43·4 48·9 93·6 38·2 232 6·3 .. 202
† 29·949 54·6 44·2 49·4 86·5 37·2 242 .. .. 508
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

Note.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with moderate northerly winds prevailing, while the rainfall was 60 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 115 hours 5 minutes, and 2 sunless days. Frost was recorded on 8 mornings. Hail fell on the 22nd and 23rd. Earth temperatures during the month declined 6° at 1 ft. and 3° at 3 ft., the mean at the former being 48·0°, and 50·5° at the latter depth. The mean relative humidity was 77 per cent. of saturation; dew-point, 41·7°; and the mean elastic force of vapour, 0·264 inches.

Direction of Wind.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
15 | .. | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 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 (½ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys
20 NORTH ISLAND.
DARGAVILLE .. Dr. H. M. Levinge .. .. .. .. ..
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 50·8 57·2 44·4 147 14
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr .. .. .. 226 12
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 45·4 54·5 36·3 164 5
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 45·2 56·9 33·5 213 13
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 48·0 59·3 36·8 198 9
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher 54·3 67·2 41·4 256 12
250 MOUMAHAKEI .. A. S. Huntington 46·3 53·8 46·3 177 7
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 41·2 47·3 35·1 125 14
.. PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 48·9 57·5 40·4 180 7
186 GREYTOWN* .. W. C. Davies 43·9 62·2 35·7 185 13
377 MASTERSTON .. Wm. Hood 44·4 54·9 33·8 107 13
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 47·8 56·7 38·9 174 12
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA PIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 48·0 56·2 39·8 86 5
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 48·9 54·4 43·4 202 17
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne 45·6 54·8 36·4 194 11
1218 HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan 40·2 50·5 29·9 200 9
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 41·0 50·9 31·2 106 12
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 42·4 51·8 33·1 96 12
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·0 52·3 33·7 114 10
90 WAIMATE .. G. V. Cochrane 43·3 51·5 35·1 65 7
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 44·4 50·6 38·2 91 8
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 39·8 47·6 32·1 219 18
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 43·0 50·1 35·9 913 17
.18 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 42·7 49·3 36·1 391 25

SUMMARY FOR JUNE.

June, meteorologically the first month of winter, was on the whole favoured with fair, though during the first half somewhat changeable, weather. Consequently the rainfall was nearly everywhere lower than the normal. In the North Island this deficiency averaged 57 per cent., while in the South the difference was about 41 per cent. Southland was the only district that approximated the mean to any extent, and a few stations here exceeded it slightly. During the month New Zealand was affected by four well-defined types of pressure-distribution, each accounting for different weather conditions. A cyclonic system passed in the South on the night of the 2nd, bringing general rain about this date. Two moderate westerly low-pressure areas ruled, the first between the 4th and 10th, and the second from the 15th to the 19th. Squally and changeable conditions were experienced while they lasted, with passing showers, especially in western districts. The remaining types were anti-cyclones, two between the 10th and 14th and the 22nd and 25th respectively being centred further south than usual, on account of which cold easterly winds prevailed. From the 25th to the close of the month normal anti-cyclonic conditions, with fine and bright weather, prevailed.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 22nd July, 1913. D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, June 1913

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Meteorological, Weather, Observations, Wellington, June 1913
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, June 1913

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Climatological, Weather, Statistics, June 1913
25 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. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. S. Huntington, Observer at Moumahakei
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. E. Vernon, Observer at Palmerston North
  • W. C. Davies, Observer at Greytown
  • William Hood, Observer at Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Greenmeadows
  • 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

🏗️ Summary of Weather for June 1913

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Weather, Summary, June 1913
  • D. C. Bates, Director