New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 71

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✨ Meteorological Observations



SEPT. 25.]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Government Meteorological Observatory,

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1913.

| Name of Station and Observer. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND. |
| 20 DA~GAVILLE, Dr. H. M. Levinge |
| 126 AUCI~LAND, T. F. Cheeseman |
| TE A~OHA, G. F. McGirr |
| 925 ROTORUA, J. F. Robieson |
| OPOURIKI, Rev. J. V. Kemp |
| WAIHI, H. B. Devereux |
| TAURANGA, E. S. W. D. Fletcher |
| NEW PLYMOUTH, A. S. Huntington |
| MOUMAHAKI, A. R. Fannin |
| TAIHAPE, J. E. Verrall |
| ~REXTON, W. C. Davies |
| MASTERTON, Wm. Hood |
| GISBORNE, C. H. Ferris |
| NAPIER (GREENMEADOWS), Very Rev. Dean Smyth |
| 10 WELLINGTON, F. W. Simms |
| SOUTH ISLAND. |
| 34 NELSON, J. V. Kemp |
| 1215 HANMER SPA, Dr. J. C. Duncan |
| CHRISTCHURCH, H. F. Skey |
| LINCOLN, G. Gray |
| 130 TIMARU, Caretaker of Domain |
| 90 WAIMATE, G. V. Cochrane |
| 500 DUNTROON, D. Tannock |
| GORE, Captain A. A. Scot |
| HOKITIKA, F. T. Sandford |
| 18 INVERCARGILL, L. Lennie |

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been fair to cloudy, except towards the close, when unsettled conditions were experienced. Moderate southerly and south-easterly winds have prevailed. Total bright sunshine, 115 hours, and 6 sunless days. Six frosts were recorded on the grass. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 49.1°, and 48.8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 43.8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.286 inches ; mean relative humidity, 80 per cent of saturation.

  • Means previous years.

SUMMARY FOR AUGUST.

The month of August was notable for three extensive cyclonic systems, two whose centres passed over the South Island—viz., on the 12th and 24th respectively. The third passed in the north on the night of the 15th. About these three dates extensive rains were experienced, the heaviest occurring in the south-eastern portion of the South Island, where the total exceeded the average considerably.

There was, however, a predominance of fair and mild weather during the month, except towards the close, when very cold southerly winds prevailed.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 23rd September, 1913.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, August 1913

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23 September 1913
Meteorology, Weather, Climatological Table, Observations, Wellington
25 names identified
  • H. M. Levinge (Dr.), Observer at Dargaville
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • J. F. Robieson, Observer at Rotorua
  • J. V. Kemp (Rev.), Observer at Opouriki
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
  • E. S. W. D. Fletcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • A. S. Huntington, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Moumahaki
  • J. E. Verrall, Observer at Taihape
  • W. C. Davies, Observer at Feilding
  • William Hood, Observer at Masterton
  • C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gisborne
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Napier (Greenmeadows)
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. V. Kemp, Observer at Nelson
  • J. C. Duncan (Dr.), 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 Duntroon
  • A. A. Scot (Captain), Observer at Gore
  • F. T. Sandford, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director