New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 106

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✨ Meteorological Observations



(Oct. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3673

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of August, 1914. 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.
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.
1 29·842 56·2 49·6 52·9 85·8 44·2 250 .. N.
2 29·951 56·2 36·0 46·1 100·6 28·0 100 8 N.
3 29·812 55·6 37·4 46·5 102·8 28·0 158 8 Calm.
4 29·979 55·6 41·6 48·6 101·4 41·6 347 8 S.
5 30·121 50·6 45·4 48·0 75·6 42·6 300 4 S.
6 29·889 54·8 38·4 46·6 102·8 28·0 230 7 N.W.
7 29·689 54·4 48·2 51·3 107·6 44·6 482 5 N.W.
8 29·929 56·2 36·0 46·1 105·4 28·0 190 .. N.E.
9 29·599 53·6 42·8 48·2 102·8 38·4 188 8 N.W.
10 29·783 56·8 50·0 53·4 109·6 46·0 350 3 N.
11 29·559 57·6 34·8 46·2 106·4 26·0 112 2 N.W.
12 29·619 52·8 46·8 49·8 106·8 43·6 500 8 N.W.
13 29·699 52·8 44·6 48·7 82·6 42·4 340 8 S.
14 29·909 48·6 43·2 45·9 74·8 41·6 498 8 S.
15 29·959 49·6 31·4 40·5 98·6 22·4 112 8 Calm.
16 29·829 50·0 34·8 42·4 102·8 26·2 140 4 N.
17 30·029 54·8 49·4 52·1 109·4 43·6 228 10 N.W.
18 30·229 58·8 38·4 48·6 107·6 31·0 92 4 Calm.
19 30·289 62·8 40·4 51·6 116·4 31·2 78 3 E.
20 30·382 62·0 40·4 51·2 112·6 32·4 130 4 S.E.
21 31·473 57·8 48·8 53·3 112·8 46·6 342 8 S.E.
22 30·523 54·6 40·4 47·5 109·6 33·0 224 4 S.
23 30·469 55·8 34·2 45·0 102·8 24·4 86 .. Calm.
24 30·309 56·6 35·4 46·0 105·6 26·4 98 8 N.W.
25 30·260 54·8 40·4 47·6 113·8 32·0 278 .. N.
26 30·539 58·8 36·0 47·4 115·4 26·4 125 .. Calm.
27 30·399 57·8 44·6 51·2 109·6 43·6 227 8 N.W.
28 30·402 56·6 40·2 48·4 110·6 32·0 182 6 N.
29 30·130 55·8 47·6 51·7 113·8 47·0 324 7 N.W.
30 30·149 59·2 52·0 55·6 117·0 50·4 397 10 S.
31 30·089 54·6 48·6 51·6 63·6 47·2 70 10 N.
* 30·075 55·5 41·8 48·7 102·8 36·1 231 5·5 ..
† 29·948 54·2 42·7 48·4 94·9 35·7 215 .. ..
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .. | .. | 9 | 5

Note.—A bright sunny month, with the rainfall 75 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 180 hours 40 minutes, and one sunless day. Nine point six degrees of frost were recorded on the grass on the 15th; fourteen frosts were recorded. Mean temperature at 1 ft. was 48·2°, and 49·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 41·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·262 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1914.

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 (1 Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
20 NORTH ISLAND.
RUAWAI .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 52·7 59·8 45·7 404 14
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 50·7 56·5 45·0 116 20
TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 49·0 58·6 39·4 169 10
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 45·3 55·9 34·7 94 5
TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 48·8 59·4 38·3 56 6
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher .. .. .. 161 17
250 MOUNAHAKI .. A. S. Huntington .. .. .. 148 8
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 41·5 48·0 35·0 95 12
PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 47·0 55·1 39·0 182 9
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 45·3 55·8 34·9 141 9
377 MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood 45·1 57·4 32·8 115 14
GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 49·0 59·0 39·0 360 10
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 49·5 57·9 41·1 105 8
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 48·7 55·5 41·8 116 8
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne 46·5 56·2 36·8 55 7
1218 HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan .. .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 43·6 53·3 33·9 82 12
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 45·4 55·2 35·5 54 7
RAKAIA .. G. S. Hardy .. .. .. .. ..
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 44·6 54·1 35·2 73 7
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 44·5 53·4 35·7 52 7
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 45·8 53·0 38·5 74 8
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 43·3 51·4 35·2 256 14
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 45·1 53·0 37·3 600 16
18 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 43·9 52·5 35·4 460 21

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1914.

In the western districts and also in the southernmost portion of the South Island the weather was changeable and showery during the first half of the month, but improved thereafter.

The East Coast provinces experienced almost continuous fair and dry weather, and some places reported the driest August for many years. Three westerly disturbances of moderate intensity passed in the south on the 7th, 13th, and 30th respectively, but the month was free from severe storms. Between the 18th and 28th an anticyclone accounted for fair weather, and some severe frosts occurred at inland stations.

All parts of the country recorded a total rainfall below the normal, the deficiency being strikingly low over the North Island and in the East Coast and northern districts of the South Island.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, August 1914

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, August 1914

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climatology, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations, New Zealand
23 names identified
  • H. M. Levinge (Doctor), Observer at Ruawai
  • T. F. Cheeseman, Observer at Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • L. J. Bayfield, Observer at Rotorua
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. D. Fletcher, Observer at New Plymouth
  • A. S. Huntington, Observer at Mounahaki
  • 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, 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
  • G. S. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
  • F. T. Sandford, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director