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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 66

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced in
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 Radia-
tion. | Terrestrial
Radiation. | Veloc. Wind
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 30·359 | 52·2 | 46·0 | 49·1 | 93·8 | 46·0 | 224 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 2 | 30·089 | 56·2 | 49·2 | 52·7 | 96·8 | 49·2 | 246 | 10 | N. | 37 |
| 3 | 29·779 | 58·6 | 51·8 | 55·2 | 62·2 | 50·0 | 516 | 10 | N.W. | 14 |
| 4 | 29·811 | 59·2 | 47·2 | 53·2 | 106·4 | 46·2 | 182 | 10 | Calm | 1 |
| 5 | 29·561 | 55·2 | 48·0 | 51·6 | 94·6 | 46·2 | 82 | 10 | S.W. | 2 |
| 6 | 29·910 | 50·0 | 40·8 | 45·4 | 70·4 | 31·0 | 460 | 3 | N. | 2 |
| 7 | 30·179 | 52·2 | 44·0 | 48·1 | 106·0 | 39·8 | 38 | 7 | S.E. | 1 |
| 8 | 30·150 | 55·2 | 37·4 | 46·3 | 99·0 | 30·0 | 76 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 9 | 29·853 | 54·2 | 50·4 | 52·3 | 101·3 | 49·2 | 338 | 8 | N.W. | 48 |
| 10 | 29·752 | 54·4 | 46·6 | 50·5 | 86·2 | 39·8 | 154 | 3 | N.W. | 30 |
| 11 | 29·789 | 55·6 | 40·0 | 47·8 | 98·8 | 32·0 | 145 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 12 | 30·101 | 46·2 | 41·4 | 43·8 | 62·4 | 38·0 | 367 | 3 | S. | 1 |
| 13 | 30·031 | 48·8 | 34·4 | 41·6 | 92·2 | 24·0 | 120 | 3 | N. | 25 |
| 14 | 29·992 | 57·4 | 37·0 | 47·2 | 99·0 | 30·0 | 12 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 15 | 30·069 | 58·6 | 43·2 | 50·9 | 101·2 | 42·4 | 176 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 16 | 30·032 | 54·6 | 47·2 | 50·9 | 97·2 | 43·6 | 124 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 17 | 30·209 | 55·0 | 43·4 | 49·2 | 74·4 | 34·0 | 131 | 8 | N. | 3 |
| 18 | 30·249 | 59·4 | 48·2 | 53·8 | 100·4 | 48·2 | 155 | 10 | N.W. | 7 |
| 19 | 30·130 | 57·2 | 53·4 | 55·3 | 92·0 | 52·0 | 314 | 10 | N. | 8 |
| 20 | 29·549 | 56·6 | 48·2 | 52·4 | 68·0 | 41·0 | 158 | 8 | N.W. | 16 |
| 21 | 29·171 | 54·8 | 50·0 | 52·4 | 94·6 | 46·8 | 332 | 8 | N.W. | 64 |
| 22 | 29·529 | 55·8 | 45·2 | 50·5 | 101·4 | 43·4 | 228 | 10 | S. | 17 |
| 23 | 29·871 | 49·6 | 44·2 | 46·9 | 69·0 | 42·0 | 442 | 8 | S. | 31 |
| 24 | 30·062 | 56·6 | 41·2 | 48·9 | 94·0 | 33·2 | 90 | 8 | S. | 5 |
| 25 | 29·819 | 50·4 | 41·0 | 45·7 | 96·0 | 35·0 | 160 | 1 | N.W. | .. |
| 26 | 29·659 | 55·8 | 46·2 | 51·0 | 102·0 | 32·0 | 100 | 1 | N. | 1 |
| 27 | 29·910 | 61·2 | 38·4 | 49·8 | 104·0 | 30·0 | 106 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 28 | 29·919 | 57·2 | 50·4 | 53·8 | 104·6 | 47·0 | 236 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 29 | 30·351 | 61·6 | 41·0 | 51·3 | 101·0 | 31·0 | 138 | 8 | Calm | 1 |
| 30 | 30·381 | 52·8 | 35·8 | 44·3 | 97·2 | 26·0 | 26 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 30·029 | 52·0 | 44·6 | 48·3 | 91·6 | 43·2 | 274 | 10 | N. | 1 |
| * | 29·945 | 55·0 | 44·4 | 49·7 | 92·2 | 39·4 | 198 | 6·5 | .. | 315 |
| † | 29·906 | 52·9 | 42·1 | 47·4 | 86·5 | 34·9 | 232 | .. | .. | 584 |

• Means, &c.
  † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
13 | .. | .. | 2 | 5 | 1 | .. | 8 | 2

NOTE.—A mild winter month, with temperatures well
above the average. Precipitation occurred on 21 days, but
the total rainfall was considerably below the mean of former
years. Total bright sunshine, 108 hours 1 minute, and
4 sunless days. Nine frosts, were recorded on the grass.
Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 47·5°, and 49·5° at 3 ft.
Mean dew-point, 42·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·272
inches; mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 1913.

| Altitude above
Sea-level. | Name of Station and
Observer. | Absolute Mean
Temp. Air in
Shade. | Extremes. | | Total Rainfall
to the
(100 Points to the
Inch). | Days with Rain
(½ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Deg. | Deg.
Mean Max. Temp. | Deg.
Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. |
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| 20 | DARGAVILLE
Dr. H. M. Levinge | 57·0 | 63·4 | 50·7 | 198 | 16 |
| 125 | AUCKLAND ..
T. F. Cheeseman | 51·7 | 56·7 | 46·8 | 437 | 25 |
| .. | TE AROHA ..
G. F. McGirr | 52·1 | 59·3 | 45·0 | 561 | 19 |
| 925 | ROTORUA ..
J. F. Robieson | 47·7 | 54·1 | 41·2 | 547 | 14 |
| 370 | WAIHI ..
H. B. Devereux | 48·4 | 57·1 | 39·8 | 818 | 27 |
| .. | TAURANGA ..
C. J. Butcher | 49·8 | 59·1 | 40·6 | 372 | 18 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH
W. D. Fletcher | 56·2 | 67·7 | 44·6 | 496 | 23 |
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI
A. S. Huntington | 47·8 | 54·4 | 41·2 | 507 | 13 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin | 42·5 | 48·3 | 36·8 | 312 | 21 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH
J. E. Vernon | 48·5 | 58·5 | 38·4 | 452 | 12 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN *
W. C. Davies | 45·2 | 53·6 | 36·7 | 227 | 15 |
| 377 | MASTER TON
Wm. Hood | 45·6 | 55·8 | 35·4 | 148 | 14 |
| .. | GISBORNE ..
C. H. Ferris | 50·7 | 59·5 | 41·9 | 138 | 10 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-
PIER
Very Rev. Dean
Smyth | 48·7 | 57·4 | 40·1 | 105 | 4 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON
F. W. Simms | 49·7 | 55·0 | 44·4 | 315 | 21 |

SOUTH ISLAND.

| 34 | NELSON ..
Rev. J. P. Kemp-
thorne | 47·3 | 54·9 | 39·6 | 292 | 12 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA
Dr. J. C. Duncan | 43·1 | 52·8 | 33·5 | 233 | 9 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey | 43·5 | 51·7 | 35·2 | 259 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN ..
G. Gray | 45·6 | 53·2 | 38·0 | 274 | 12 |
| 130 | TIMARU ..
Caretaker of Domain | 42·9 | 50·9 | 35·0 | 180 | 10 |
| 90 | WAIMATE ..
G. V. Cochrane | 43·6 | 51·0 | 36·2 | 206 | 9 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN ..
D. Tannock | 44·9 | 50·6 | 39·1 | 447 | 10 |
| 350 | GORE ..
Captain A. A. Scott | 40·6 | 47·6 | 33·6 | 315 | 17 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA ..
F. T. Sandford | 45·6 | 51·8 | 39·5 | 1273 | 26 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL
L. Lennie | 43·0 | 49·0 | 37·0 | 508 | 23 |

SUMMARY FOR JULY.

Owing to the predominance of moderate westerly winds the east coast districts between East Cape and Oamaru were
favoured with exceptionally fair weather and a rainfall considerably below the average. The vicinity of Cook Strait also
returned a remarkably low rainfall, and besides experienced very fair and mild conditions, which were most favourable to
early vegetable growth. The Wanganui District was the only portion of the North Island where an excess of the normal
rainfall occurred, but in the South Island the whole of the west coast and southern districts suffered in this respect, and
were subject to unsettled weather.

There were no serious atmospheric disturbances during the month, the westerly low-pressure area ruling between the
19th and 23rd having the most effect on weather conditions. At this time many parts of the country recorded moderately
heavy rains.

Meteorological Office Wellington, 27th August, 1913.

D. C. BATES, Director.