New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 97

Page 3437

✨ Meteorological Observations



SEPT. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3437

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced to 32° F. and corrected 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 30.089 54.8 49.2 52.0 105.0 47.6 392 10 N. 2
2 30.399 53.6 47.4 50.5 103.6 45.2 340 8 S. ..
3 30.499 53.6 44.6 49.1 100.8 41.4 230 8 N. 14
4 30.609 53.8 44.8 49.3 104.6 43.1 270 8 S.E. 1
5 30.550 51.0 31.2 41.1 100.8 23.0 98 4 N. ..
6 30.390 52.0 44.6 48.3 100.4 43.0 213 3 N.W. ..
7 30.191 55.0 49.8 52.4 101.8 45.4 251 4 N.W. ..
8 30.139 57.4 51.2 54.3 105.6 50.1 409 8 N.W. 15
9 29.789 55.6 51.2 53.4 88.6 48.0 250 10 N.W. 39
10 29.720 56.6 52.2 54.4 70.6 49.1 320 10 N. 5
11 29.620 57.0 53.6 55.3 105.6 50.4 350 8 N. 6
12 29.449 56.8 50.4 53.6 104.8 47.4 410 8 N. ..
13 29.609 56.6 42.6 49.6 105.6 34.1 200 4 Calm 3
14 29.810 44.6 42.6 43.6 103.8 40.2 190 10 S. 5
15 29.940 47.6 38.6 43.1 91.6 34.4 277 8 S. 3
16 30.069 48.2 38.0 43.1 100.0 34.0 223 8 Calm ..
17 29.789 47.8 40.6 44.2 92.0 31.4 177 7 S. ..
18 29.660 49.8 32.6 41.2 98.6 24.0 393 3 N.W. 12
19 29.613 52.6 37.8 45.2 101.8 29.0 217 10 S. 32
20 29.909 47.8 35.2 41.5 78.6 27.0 270 5 N.E. ..
21 29.699 51.6 37.4 44.5 106.8 29.2 273 5 N. ..
22 29.809 54.8 40.0 47.4 100.6 31.0 225 8 Calm ..
23 29.749 56.0 40.6 48.3 106.6 36.4 182 2 N. ..
24 29.749 56.4 43.2 49.8 104.8 38.6 203 8 N. 32
25 29.552 55.6 42.6 49.1 108.6 41.8 387 10 S. 24
26 29.899 47.6 31.8 39.7 94.8 24.0 316 .. N. ..
27 30.122 55.2 32.0 43.6 101.6 23.0 42 .. N. ..
28 30.129 53.8 36.4 45.1 75.6 43.6 196 8 N. ..
29 30.202 54.0 46.4 50.2 80.6 44.8 266 8 N. ..
30 30.091 54.8 47.2 51.0 58.6 46.2 250 8 N. 56
31 29.969 54.2 49.8 52.0 60.8 47.6 210 8 N.W. ..
29.962 53.1 42.7 47.9 95.6 38.5 259 6.7 .. 249
29.906 52.9 42.1 47.5 86.4 34.9 198 .. .. 584
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 1 .. 1 6 .. .. 6 3

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and showery, but, on the whole mild for the time of the year. Moderate northerly winds prevailed, and precipitation was considerably below the mean of previous years. Bright sunshine amounted to 117 h. 45 m., and two days were without recorded sunshine. Nine degrees of frost were recorded on the grass on the 5th; nine frosts were recorded. Thunder and lightning with hail occurred on the 25th. Mean temperature at 1 ft. was 47.7°, and 49.9° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 41.3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.260 in.; and mean relative humidity, 78 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

July, 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 (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
20 NORTH ISLAND. DARGAVILLE .. Dr. H. M. Levinge .. .. .. .. ..
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 50.2 55.9 44.6 408 23
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 46.9 57.7 36.2 366 15
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 44.4 53.2 35.5 378 13
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 47.7 56.8 38.7 324 15
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. D. Fletcher .. .. .. 316 21
250 MOUMAHAKI .. A. S. Huntington 47.0 53.5 40.5 275 12
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 40.4 46.1 34.8 270 16
.. PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 45.7 53.9 37.5 221 15
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 43.6 52.9 34.3 123 10
377 MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood 43.2 54.9 31.5 114 14
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 47.3 58.2 36.4 89 9
14 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER .. Very Rev. Dean Smyth 47.4 55.9 39.0 24 3
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 47.9 53.1 42.7 249 15
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kempthorne 45.9 54.5 37.3 313 7
1218 HANMER SPA .. Dr. J. C. Duncan .. .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 42.0 50.9 33.0 51 12
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 43.0 51.7 34.4 52 7
349 RAKAIA .. G. S. Hardy 42.7 52.0 33.5 59 4
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 41.8 50.6 33.1 25 7
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 42.8 51.1 34.6 38 6
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 43.8 49.4 38.2 213 15
350 GORE .. H. Dolamore 40.0 47.2 32.8 217 18
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 45.6 52.2 39.1 798 21
18 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 42.5 50.0 35.0 344 17

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1914.

In the northernmost districts and on the western coast of both Islands dull and showery conditions prevailed, but as a whole the weather was extremely mild for July and the total rainfall was everywhere below the average, the deficiency being greatest in the East Coast districts.

Two persistent westerly low-pressure systems were in evidence during the month, but no storms of a serious character were experienced.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1914

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1914

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
24 names identified
  • H. M. Levinge (Doctor), Observer at Dargaville
  • 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 Moumahaki
  • 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
  • Very Rev. Dean Smyth, Observer at Greenmeadows
  • 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
  • W. M. Hamilton, Observer at Waimate
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
  • F. T. Sandford, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill