New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 84

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Aug. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3139

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of June, 1914. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45° Inches to 100. 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 29·482 60·0 53·2 56·6 104·6 50·0 522 8 N.W. 18
2 29·470 56·6 45·2 50·9 103·8 40·6 310 5 N.W. 8
3 29·390 54·6 36·8 45·7 103·6 29·0 226 8 N.W. 45
4 29·689 59·0 37·8 48·4 105·8 30·0 264 0 N. ..
5 30·099 56·2 40·0 48·1 101·6 32·0 191 7 S. ..
6 30·259 56·0 41·2 48·6 99·6 35·6 67 8 N. ..
7 30·259 56·2 38·6 47·4 104·8 30·0 33 0 Calm ..
8 30·229 56·8 36·8 46·8 98·0 27·0 30 8 N. ..
9 30·199 55·8 48·4 52·1 103·6 47·6 207 3 N.W. 3
10 30·202 60·0 48·8 54·4 106·4 46·2 90 8 N. 48
11 29·653 58·0 50·2 54·1 87·0 47·4 242 10 N. 1
12 29·669 58·2 46·0 52·1 72·0 39·0 390 8 Calm 48
13 29·979 58·0 43·6 50·8 105·6 42·6 360 8 S. 12
14 30·039 49·6 44·2 46·9 95·8 43·4 410 10 S. 3
15 30·013 51·2 44·6 47·9 85·6 39·6 108 8 S. 7
16 30·149 50·4 48·2 49·3 68·4 46·4 470 10 S. ..
17 30·163 53·2 38·8 46·0 91·6 31·0 156 8 N. ..
18 30·129 52·8 48·6 50·7 77·8 46·8 204 8 N. 60
19 29·899 52·6 46·8 49·7 77·4 45·6 213 10 S. ..
20 29·529 53·0 45·2 49·1 89·6 37·0 300 8 N.W. 26
21 29·851 58·8 38·4 48·6 109·4 33·2 430 8 W. ..
22 30·110 55·2 41·8 48·5 103·8 33·0 187 0 S.W. ..
23 29·999 54·6 38·0 46·3 97·8 31·0 130 8 N. 19
24 29·749 55·2 39·4 47·3 88·6 32·0 260 8 S.W. 4
25 29·910 50·4 42·2 46·3 96·8 38·4 454 6 S. 20
26 29·739 51·0 41·8 46·4 98·6 36·2 289 8 S. 60
27 30·169 48·6 42·8 45·7 92·6 40·8 490 8 S. ..
28 30·201 52·0 37·6 44·8 96·8 30·0 167 7 N. ..
29 30·229 52·6 33·8 43·2 90·6 26·0 53 8 N. ..
30 30·179 52·0 36·2 44·1 101·0 31·0 137 8 N. 2
* 29·954 54·6 42·5 48·5 95·3 37·3 244 7·0 .. 384
† 29·949 54·6 44·2 49·4 86·4 37·2 205 .. .. 508
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
11 | .. | .. | .. | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2

NOTE.—Weather during the month has been cloudy and showery, with the barometric pressure and temperatures about the mean and rainfall 21 per cent. below mean. The total bright sunshine, 96 h. 20 m., and two sunless days. Frost was recorded on eleven mornings. Mean temperature at 1 ft., 48·4°; and 51·0° at 3 ft. Relative humidity, 79 per cent. of saturation; mean dew-point, 42·2°; and mean elastic force of vapour, 0·269 in.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 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.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
20 DARGAVILLE .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 56·8 61·4 52·2 191 15
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 51·3 56·2 46·4 332 22
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 45·2 56·9 33·6 235 9
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 45·7 54·1 37·3 304 11
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 49·7 59·4 40·0 179 6
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. D. Fletcher 57·8 72·7 43·0 218 18
250 MOUMAHAHI A. S. Huntington 47·9 54·8 41·0 360 13
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 41·2 46·2 36·2 257 21
.. PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon 46·3 54·5 38·1 233 16
186 GREYTOWN W. C. Davies 44·7 52·8 36·6 345 17
377 MASTERSTON Wm. Hood 44·2 53·9 34·6 273 19
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 48·3 58·1 38·5 253 13
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Very Rev. Dean Smyth 47·9 55·5 40·4 12 2
10 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 48·5 54·6 42·5 384 17
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp- thorne 46·3 55·0 37·6 294 8
1218 HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan 39·9 49·1 30·8 376 16
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 42·5 51·3 33·7 274 16
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 44·1 51·9 36·3 195 14
349 RAKAIA .. G. S. Hardy 42·5 50·5 34·5 141 8
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·1 51·8 34·5 47 7
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 43·3 50·2 36·4 114 12
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 44·2 49·8 38·7 278 15
350 GORE .. H. Dolamore 40·2 47·3 33·1 468 20
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 43·7 51·9 35·5 575 18
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·7 49·1 36·3 440 28

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1914.

Although showery conditions were frequent, on the whole the weather was propitious for the season of the year. In both the East Coast districts especially, with the exception of a few short unsettled and squally periods, fair weather was the predominating feature. In consequence, in those parts vegetation has been plentiful, and everything has been favourable to agricultural and pastoral pursuits.

No severe storms were experienced, but numerous depressions of varying intensity passed over or in the neighbourhood of the Dominion. These were mostly of the westerly low-pressure type bringing westerly winds with their approach, and southerlies with the passing of the trough to the eastward. A lagging of the barometric minimum about East Cape after the passage of these depressions was also a factor in causing a prevalence of strong and cold southerly winds during the month.

The total rainfall was below normal in nearly all parts of the Dominion; in the North Island this deficiency averaged about 40 per cent., and in the South Island 26 per cent.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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  • D. C. Bates, Director