New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 101

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Aug. 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3043

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of July, 1915. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Max. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Min. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Mean Temp. in Shade. Fah. Solar Radiation. Fah. Terrestrial Radiation. Fah. Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
1 29·952 55·8 41·0 48·4 91·8 34·2 48 8 N. 2
2 30·082 59·6 44·2 51·9 98·6 37·4 72 10 S. ..
3 30·279 57·2 37·4 47·3 103·8 29·0 188 6 N. ..
4 30·479 54·8 41·6 48·2 106·6 36·4 208 3 Calm ..
5 30·509 54·0 39·2 46·6 85·8 32·0 48 10 Calm ..
6 30·260 57·6 43·2 50·4 106·4 38·2 98 7 N. 13
7 30·150 59·6 50·4 55·0 89·6 46·4 312 8 N. ..
8 30·180 59·0 52·6 55·8 110·8 50·2 302 10 N. 5
9 30·100 56·8 53·6 55·2 111·4 51·0 474 8 N. 38
10 29·879 59·0 54·8 56·9 97·2 52·4 364 10 N. 78
11 29·831 58·8 52·4 55·6 61·6 47·4 422 6 S. 30
12 30·239 58·6 44·2 51·4 101·0 39·2 197 10 S. 2
13 30·290 48·6 38·0 43·3 57·8 30·0 175 0 Calm ..
14 30·199 56·8 36·6 46·7 97·6 29·2 78 5 S. ..
15 30·339 51·6 38·2 44·9 74·8 36·4 214 6 S. ..
16 30·431 53·4 33·2 43·3 100·6 24·0 128 4 N. ..
17 30·509 52·2 39·6 45·9 98·4 32·0 132 8 N. 1
18 30·399 53·0 46·2 49·6 99·0 44·2 330 8 N. ..
19 30·199 55·6 50·0 52·8 76·6 48·0 420 10 N. 18
20 30·129 58·0 51·2 54·6 71·4 50·0 530 10 N. 173
21 29·869 59·8 57·0 58·4 66·8 55·4 600 10 N. 21
22 29·930 59·0 55·6 57·3 63·4 53·0 520 10 N. ..
23 29·971 57·4 50·8 54·1 98·6 45·4 168 8 S. 1
24 30·249 52·6 47·8 50·2 84·2 46·2 322 10 S. 6
25 30·371 51·6 44·2 47·9 87·8 39·0 244 6 S. ..
26 30·449 52·2 45·6 48·9 91·4 42·2 296 8 S. ..
27 30·449 51·2 33·4 42·3 102·6 24·0 148 0 E. ..
28 30·470 50·4 35·6 43·0 95·8 34·4 172 10 Calm ..
29 30·359 50·0 37·2 43·6 79·6 30·0 62 3 N. ..
30 30·139 51·6 42·8 47·2 105·4 41·0 228 8 N. ..
31 30·060 52·8 44·6 48·7 110·2 40·2 210 8 N. ..
* 30·218 55·1 44·6 49·8 91·2 39·9 249 7·3 .. 388
† 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.
17 | .. | 1 | .. | 9 | .. | .. | .. | 4

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been fair and mild, with temperatures and barometric pressure well above the average; while the rainfall was 33 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 84 hours 25 minutes, and 5 sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on 8 mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 50·4°, and 51·8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 44·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·296 in.; and mean relative humidity, 83 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 1915.

Altitude above Sea-level. Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Deg. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (4 Point or more). Dys.
Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg.
20 NORTH ISLAND.
RUAWAI .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 52·7 61·4 44·0 373 7
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 52·7 58·3 47·1 732 20
TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 49·0 60·1 38·0 756 13
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 48·6 56·4 40·8 561 11
370 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 49·4 60·0 38·8 812 16
TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 51·1 60·4 41·9 492 12
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith 51·7 58·0 45·4 996 14
250 MOUMAHAKI J. Kirkland 48·2 55·9 40·6 524 11
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 44·2 50·2 38·2 477 13
PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 48·8 56·1 41·5 642 11
186 GREYTOWN W. C. Davies 47·1 56·0 38·2 459 12
377 MASTER TON Wm. Hood 46·7 55·5 38·0 419 15
GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 52·0 59·3 44·7 335 16
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Rev. W. B. Buckley 50·3 56·7 44·0 238 5
10 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 49·8 55·1 44·6 388 13
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp- thorne 47·1 52·8 41·5 382 11
1218 HANMER SPA J. F. Robieson 44·5 55·4 33·5 33 5
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 45·3 54·6 36·0 23 12
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 45·4 55·5 35·4 56 10
RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy .. .. .. 68 4
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·4 51·8 35·0 46 6
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 44·4 51·7 37·1 47 6
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 45·5 51·9 39·2 75 10
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 41·2 49·4 33·0 137 15
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 46·7 53·9 39·5 1411 16
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·8 50·5 35·2 321 19

SUMMARY FOR JULY, 1915.

The only atmospheric depressions affecting the weather unfavourably were one of moderate intensity which passed in the South on the 10th, and an intense and extensive westerly “low” ruling between the 19th and 24th.

The latter was responsible for some very heavy rains in all the western districts, and on this account those portions of the Dominion had a total rainfall for the month much above the average.

In the eastern half of the Dominion conditions were dry, and the aggregate rainfall was below normal. On the whole the weather was mild and fair for a winter month.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1915

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

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1915

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
24 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
  • P. A. Clifford, Observer at Waihi
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. W. Smith, Observer at New Plymouth
  • J. Kirkland, 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
  • W. B. Buckley (Reverend), Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer at Nelson
  • J. F. Robieson, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
  • A. Hardy (Miss), 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