New Zealand Gazette – 1913 – No. 85

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Nov. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3541

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of October, 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 Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·899 60·8 51·2 56·0 127·6 48·0 150 10 S. 3
2 29·769 62·6 47·2 54·9 121·8 39·2 118 7 N. 1
3 29·919 60·6 47·8 54·2 119·2 38·6 168 10 S. 1
4 30·089 53·6 35·4 44·5 107·8 34·0 148 5 N. ..
5 30·169 57·6 50·0 53·8 114·6 47·2 202 10 N. ..
6 30·199 57·6 52·8 55·2 102·6 52·0 184 8 N. ..
7 30·029 57·4 52·2 54·8 128·0 50·0 330 5 N.W. 1
8 29·751 58·6 52·6 55·6 124·0 49·2 238 8 N.W. ..
9 29·559 59·2 52·0 55·6 125·2 48·0 326 8 S. 59
10 29·869 61·6 42·0 51·8 126·0 40·0 177 10 S. 38
11 30·040 50·2 45·6 47·9 122·0 44·2 629 10 S. 1
12 30·171 55·2 49·6 52·4 99·2 49·2 492 8 S. 1
13 29·999 58·2 44·6 51·4 127·2 38·2 84 2 Calm 1
14 29·879 71·0 50·8 60·9 122·8 42·6 28 10 N. 18
15 29·731 60·6 52·6 56·6 126·6 49·2 94 8 N. 8
16 29·719 58·8 53·6 56·2 123·0 51·0 348 10 N. 26
17 29·732 59·6 55·4 57·5 74·8 55·2 355 8 N. 28
18 29·499 61·6 56·0 58·8 114·2 55·0 307 10 S. 176
19 29·789 55·6 45·2 50·4 94·2 43·2 593 10 S. 1
20 29·979 54·6 46·0 50·3 114·0 43·8 263 8 S. 1
21 29·961 58·0 46·6 52·3 119·6 41·0 102 10 N. 1
22 29·919 61·8 52·2 57·0 126·8 49·4 72 10 N. 70
23 29·849 65·2 51·4 58·3 125·6 50·0 150 10 S. 32
24 30·109 61·0 49·6 55·3 110·4 48·2 190 2 Calm ..
25 30·050 56·0 54·2 55·1 122·6 52·0 820 10 N. 2
26 29·923 58·0 52·2 55·1 120·0 51·0 446 10 N.W. ..
27 30·000 60·0 50·8 55·4 123·6 44·6 206 4 N.W. ..
28 30·002 57·8 55·6 56·7 130·0 53·0 380 10 N. ..
29 29·922 59·0 56·2 57·6 116·2 55·0 472 10 N.W. 2
30 30·089 61·0 53·2 57·1 94·0 52·4 228 10 N.W. ..
31 29·919 66·2 58·0 62·1 118·0 56·0 198 8 N. 15
* 29·920 59·3 50·4 54·8 116·8 47·4 258 8·3 .. 486
† 29·884 60·3 48·0 54·1 113·4 41·2 283 .. .. 421
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
13 | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | 6 2

NOTE.—A seasonable month, with temperatures and rainfall about normal. Cloudy skies were frequent, and moderate northerly winds prevailed. Total bright sunshine, 140 hours, and 5 sunless days. Earth temperatures during the month rose at 1 ft. from 53·2° to 60·0°, and at 3 ft. from 55·0° to 58·6°, while the mean at the former was 56·1° and 56·0° at the latter depth. Thunder occurred on the 9th. Mean dew-point, 49·0°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·348 in.; and mean relative humidity, 81 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

October, 1913.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (4 Points or more).
Max. Temp. Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys
20 NORTH ISLAND.
DARGAVILLE .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 61·4 66·6 56·3 289 15
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 57·5 63·0 52·0 369 15
TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 58·2 70·9 45·5 290 13
925 ROTORUA .. J. F. Robieson 55·0 64·9 45·1 385 11
370 WAIHI .. H. B. Devereux 57·0 66·0 48·1 373
TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 57·2 67·6 46·9 242 12
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher 59·2 69·4 48·9 590 21
250 MOUMAHAKE .. A. S. Huntington 54·4 61·6 47·2 456 11
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 49·8 56·9 42·7 712 19
PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 54·9 62·6 47·2 481 17
186 GREYTOWN * .. W. C. Davies 55·2 64·9 45·5 692 10
377 MASTERSTON .. Wm. Hood 54·0 64·9 43·1 599 12
GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 57·2 67·5 46·9 238 14
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 58·4 67·2 49·6 404 8
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 54·8 59·3 50·4 486 22
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne 57·2 66·9 47·5 393 14
1218 HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan 52·4 63·1 41·8 378 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 53·4 63·1 43·7 162 12
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 54·6 64·7 44·5 157 11
349 RAKAIA .. G. S. Hardy 54·8 65·2 44·5 55 7
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 52·7 62·9 42·5 94 10
90 WAIMATE .. G. V. Cochrane 51·0 60·3 41·8 163 11
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 52·1 60·4 43·8 361 16
350 GORE .. Captain A. A. Scott 50·8 59·9 41·8 566 16
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 53·0 59·1 46·9 962 19
18 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 50·7 59·0 42·5 616 19

SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER.

The month was one of seasonable weather, for although dull skies were frequent, both precipitation and temperature were about the normal, the greatest positive difference in the former was accounted for in the southern extreme of the South Island, this owing to the heavy rains on the 29th and 30th.

None of the atmospheric disturbances were of remarkable intensity such as to cause storms of a severe character.

Westerly areas of low pressure passed in the south on the 3rd, 8th, and 16th, and immediately following these dates cold southerly winds were experienced. The strongest southerly, however, in the east coast districts occurred on the night of the 18th in connection with a depression centred off East Cape, and between the 15th and the 19th of the month conditions were generally very unsettled.

Meteorological Office, Wellington, 26th November, 1913. D. C. BATES, Director.



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26 November 1913
Weather, Statistics, Meteorology, Rainfall, Temperature, Wellington
26 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
  • H. B. Devereux, Observer at Waihi
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. S. Huntington, Observer at Moumahake
  • 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
  • Dean Smyth (Very Rev.), Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. P. Kempthorne (Rev.), Observer at Nelson
  • J. C. Duncan (Dr.), Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • G. Gray, Observer at Lincoln
  • G. S. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • Caretaker , 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