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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 10

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced in
and corrected to Lat. 45°.
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 Radia-
tion. | Terrestrial
Radiation. | Veloc. Wind
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 29·731 | 59·6 | 48·0 | 53·8 | 121·6 | 42·2 | 271 | 6 | S. | 16 |
| 2 | 29·912 | 58·8 | 42·0 | 50·4 | 132·8 | 31·0 | 197 | 7 | Calm | .. |
| 3 | 30·069 | 60·2 | 52·4 | 56·3 | 126·0 | 48·0 | 233 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 29·899 | 57·6 | 53·4 | 55·5 | 126·4 | 51·4 | 567 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 5 | 29·983 | 62·6 | 51·4 | 57·0 | 120·6 | 42·2 | 374 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 29·969 | 63·4 | 54·0 | 58·7 | 127·8 | 51·4 | 509 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 7 | 29·589 | 61·4 | 56·8 | 59·1 | 131·6 | 56·0 | 650 | 10 | N.W. | 14 |
| 8 | 29·679 | 61·4 | 54·6 | 58·0 | 132·8 | 51·4 | 537 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 9 | 29·862 | 70·0 | 50·4 | 60·2 | 134·4 | 38·2 | 193 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 29·609 | 63·4 | 56·6 | 60·0 | 127·0 | 55·4 | 509 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 11 | 29·739 | 62·4 | 56·6 | 59·5 | 127·4 | 51·2 | 401 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 12 | 29·730 | 64·6 | 55·2 | 59·9 | 136·8 | 52·0 | 555 | 4 | N.W. | 20 |
| 13 | 29·662 | 64·2 | 55·6 | 59·9 | 127·6 | 54·4 | 614 | 10 | N.W. | 12 |
| 14 | 29·609 | 62·0 | 56·2 | 59·1 | 119·8 | 52·0 | 576 | 4 | N.W. | 1 |
| 15 | 29·972 | 65·2 | 43·6 | 54·4 | 143·0 | 31·4 | 185 | 6 | N.W. | 70 |
| 16 | 29·300 | 63·6 | 51·4 | 57·5 | 132·6 | 47·2 | 489 | 5 | N.W. | .. |
| 17 | 29·539 | 67·0 | 55·2 | 61·1 | 127·8 | 47·4 | 381 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 18 | 29·639 | 65·2 | 54·8 | 60·0 | 125·6 | 51·2 | 470 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 19 | 30·161 | 72·0 | 46·4 | 59·2 | 144·8 | 36·4 | 227 | 4 | N. | 1 |
| 20 | 30·099 | 66·0 | 54·6 | 60·3 | 136·6 | 52·6 | 392 | 10 | N.W. | 53 |
| 21 | 29·449 | 61·6 | 54·4 | 58·0 | 116·8 | 52·0 | 551 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 22 | 29·709 | 64·6 | 42·4 | 53·5 | 120·6 | 31·4 | 229 | 4 | W. | .. |
| 23 | 29·969 | 63·6 | 44·2 | 53·9 | 132·8 | 31·2 | 221 | 6 | N. | .. |
| 24 | 29·779 | 62·0 | 54·2 | 58·1 | 126·6 | 52·0 | 537 | 8 | N.W. | 10 |
| 25 | 29·672 | 60·4 | 48·0 | 54·2 | 134·8 | 46·4 | 543 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 26 | 29·823 | 56·6 | 43·0 | 49·8 | 135·4 | 29·2 | 205 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 29·961 | 61·2 | 54·0 | 57·6 | 128·6 | 51·4 | 334 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 28 | 30·169 | 63·2 | 55·0 | 59·1 | 118·8 | 53·2 | 156 | 6 | S. | 1 |
| 29 | 30·169 | 68·4 | 54·2 | 61·3 | 134·0 | 44·4 | 154 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 30 | 30·220 | 64·0 | 46·2 | 55·1 | 132·6 | 31·0 | 176 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 30·162 | 70·2 | 56·4 | 63·3 | 134·8 | 52·2 | 278 | 3 | N. | 1 |
| * | 29·833 | 63·4 | 51·6 | 57·5 | 129·6 | 45·7 | 378 | 6·1 | .. | 199 |
| † | 29·863 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 124·3 | 46·9 | 277 | .. | .. | 333 |

• Means, &c.
  † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
13 | .. | .. | .. | 4 | .. | 1 | 12 | 1

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright
and sunny, with strong northerly and north-westerly winds
prevailing. Total bright sunshine, 273 hours 30 minutes,
averaging 8 hours 49 minutes per day; one sunless day.
Frost was recorded on six mornings. Earth-temperatures
rose at 1 ft. from 60·4° to 66·6°, and at 3 ft. from 60° to 63·8°
during the month, and the average temperatures at these
depths were 62·9° and 62·4°. Mean dew-point, 48·3°; mean
elastic force of vapour, 0·339 in.; mean relative humidity,
72 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 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
(½ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Deg. | Mean
Max. Temp. | Mean
Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. |
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| 20 | RUAWAI .. ..
Dr. H. M. Levinge | 61·1 | 69·3 | 53·0 | 127 | 6 |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. ..
T. F. Cheeseman | 60·5 | 67·2 | 53·9 | 177 | 12 |
| .. | TE AROHA .. ..
G. F. McGirr | 59·7 | 69·5 | 50·0 | 235 | 9 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. ..
L. J. Bayfield | 57·2 | 67·6 | 46·8 | 209 | 7 |
| 370 | WAIHI .. ..
P. A. Clifford | 60·1 | 70·0 | 50·2 | 286 | 13 |
| .. | TAURANGA .. ..
C. J. Butcher | 61·0 | 71·9 | 50·2 | 192 | 7 |
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. ..
W. D. Fletcher | .. | .. | .. | 522 | 15 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. ..
A. S. Huntington | 57·9 | 67·3 | 48·5 | 386 | 13 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. ..
A. R. Fannin | 52·1 | 60·8 | 43·4 | 278. | 13 |
| .. | PALMERSTON NORTH .. ..
J. E. Vernon | 55·4 | 63·6 | 47·3 | 341 | 16 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. ..
W. C. Davies | 58·4 | 69·8 | 47·1 | 200 | 7 |
| 377 | MASTERSTON .. ..
Wm. Hood | 57·1 | 68·9 | 45·3 | 189 | 11 |
| .. | GISBORNE .. ..
C. H. Ferris | 61·9 | 73·8 | 50·0 | 26 | 3 |
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-
PIER
Rev. L. Walsh | 63·1 | 75·1 | 51·1 | 65 | 4 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. ..
F. W. Simms | 57·5 | 63·4 | 51·6 | 199 | 11 |

SOUTH ISLAND.

| 34 | NELSON .. ..
Rev. J. P. Kemp-
thorne | 58·8 | 69·8 | 47·9 | 185 | 10 |
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. ..
Dr. J. C. Duncan | 54·3 | 65·2 | 43·5 | 503 | 9 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. ..
H. F. Skey | 57·0 | 68·4 | 45·7 | 234 | 10 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. ..
G. Gray | 58·1 | 69·8 | 46·4 | 212 | 13 |
| .. | RAKAIA .. ..
Miss A. Hardy | .. | .. | .. | 229 | 6 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. ..
Caretaker of Domain | 57·2 | 68·5 | 45·8 | 165 | 9 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. ..
W. M. Hamilton | 56·7 | 68·6 | 44·9 | 205 | 9 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. ..
D. Tannock | 53·6 | 62·0 | 45·2 | 392 | 15 |
| 245 | GORE .. ..
H. Dolamore | 51·6 | 61·0 | 42·2 | 344 | 15 |
| 12 | HORITIKA .. ..
F. T. Sandford | 51·9 | 58·4 | 45·5 | 1473 | 21 |
| 18 | INVERCARGILL .. ..
L. Lennie | 51·5 | 59·0 | 44·0 | 520 | 23 |

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1914.

With the exception of the Taranaki district, and also the west coast and southernmost portions of the South Island,
the rainfall was again generally much below normal. From the beginning until about the 25th, strong north-westerly to
south-westerly winds prevailed, and the weather was very changeable. During this period the winds occasionally attained
gale force, particularly between the 7th and 21st, when westerly low-pressure areas passed frequently in the south. From
the 26th until the close of the month, anticyclonic conditions, with fair and warm weather, were experienced.

D. C. BATES, Director.