New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 121

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 121

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 41°. 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. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29·759 58·4 46·2 52·3 113·6 45·0 498 10 S. 28
2 30·189 48·2 43·4 45·8 85·8 39·0 417 5 S. ..
3 30·029 55·2 38·0 46·6 106·4 28·0 120 10 N. 6
4 29·789 55·4 50·6 53·0 108·6 48·4 368 10 N. 1
5 29·799 58·6 50·4 54·5 109·8 49·2 332 8 N. 19
6 29·879 57·4 51·2 54·3 114·8 42·6 451 2 N.W. ..
7 30·263 57·8 36·6 47·2 112·6 27·0 135 3 N. ..
8 30·429 58·0 34·8 46·4 111·8 24·2 75 0 N. ..
9 30·339 60·0 45·4 52·7 114·6 33·4 149 8 N. ..
10 30·149 58·0 52·4 55·2 117·4 49·0 298 8 N. 17
11 29·929 57·6 53·0 55·3 119·8 49·6 412 10 N.W. 1
12 30·079 58·4 53·6 56·0 110·6 50·0 370 5 N. ..
13 30·163 59·4 54·2 56·8 117·8 50·0 276 4 N. ..
14 29·882 60·0 55·4 57·7 110·6 52·4 285 8 N. 56
15 29·719 62·4 53·6 58·0 121·8 52·0 269 8 N.W. 5
16 29·829 61·4 54·0 57·7 122·6 52·0 424 10 N.W. 7
17 29·769 60·6 57·8 59·2 111·8 54·8 540 8 N.W. ..
18 29·829 61·6 53·4 57·5 117·6 48·6 407 8 N.W. ..
19 29·769 62·2 51·8 57·0 118·8 48·2 310 8 N. ..
20 29·870 58·6 49·2 53·9 116·4 42·0 290 8 S. 2
21 30·199 58·4 44·8 51·6 119·6 40·6 500 8 S. ..
22 30·111 55·8 47·2 51·5 114·2 40·2 219 6 N. ..
23 30·133 59·8 54·4 57·1 127·8 52·0 301 8 N. ..
24 30·299 59·6 50·0 54·8 105·6 49·0 240 10 S. 1
25 30·329 55·8 50·2 53·0 84·4 47·2 245 10 S. ..
26 30·349 66·4 44·2 55·3 126·6 32·0 52 4 E. ..
27 30·241 68·4 45·2 56·8 121·8 33·2 40 8 E. ..
28 29·820 68·8 52·0 60·4 124·2 42·4 70 10 Calm 19
29 29·649 61·8 55·6 58·7 109·6 53·0 440 10 N. ..
30 29·879 60·8 52·6 56·7 121·0 49·0 406 4 N. ..
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 30·016 59·5 49·4 54·4 113·9 44·1 298 7·2 .. 162
† 29·925 57·3 45·4 51·4 104·5 38·4 244 .. .. 424
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
15 | .. | 2 | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 6 | 1

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been fine but cloudy, and barometric pressure and temperatures have been well above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 156 hours 51 minutes, and one sunless day. Frost was recorded on the grass on four mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 53·9°, and 53·8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·325 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.

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

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 (4 Points or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
20 RUAWAI .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 57·6 65·5 49·7 462 10
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 57·3 62·6 52·1 532 20
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 55·0 64·5 45·6 548 12
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 53·9 61·6 46·3 551 17
340 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 55·7 64·1 47·3 749 20
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 56·1 64·7 47·5 657 20
63 NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith 56·2 62·7 49·8 459 19
250 MOUMAHAKI J. Kirkland 55·8 64·0 47·6 329 15
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 49·7 56·1 43·3 184 18
.. PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 54·5 62·1 47·0 165 14
186 GREYTOWN W. C. Davies 54·7 64·1 45·3 98 7
377 MASTER TON Wm. Hood 54·0 63·5 44·5 47 10
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 56·3 65·3 47·4 202 11
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Rev. W. B. Buckley 57·4 65·9 49·0 120 5
10 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 54·4 59·5 49·4 162 12
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kemp- thorne 53·0 60·0 46·0 257 12
1218 HANMER SPA J. F. Robieson 52·2 63·0 41·5 106 5
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 51·8 61·5 42·2 15 2
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 52·5 63·3 41·7 70 5
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 52·5 64·0 41·0 11 2
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 50·7 61·5 40·0 17 4
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 50·9 60·7 41·1 30 4
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 51·8 60·2 43·4 98 7
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 49·4 60·4 38·5 114 11
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 51·0 57·1 45·0 1266 22
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 49·2 59·9 38·6 254 13

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1915.

Except in the northernmost portion of the North Island and the West Coast of the South, rainfall was below the average. The East Coast districts again experienced very dry conditions, and many places report a serious deficiency in the amount of water in the streams.

Several westerly atmospheric disturbances passed over the Dominion, with centres to the southward, and a low-pressure area was also in evidence off East Cape on the 20th.

The latter was accountable for strong southerly winds generally. Fair weather predominated during the month, although cloudy skies were much in evidence, particularly in the northern half of the North Island.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, September 1915

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, September 1915

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
24 names identified
  • H. M. Levinge (Dr.), 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 (Rev.), Observer at Greenmeadows
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. P. Kempthorne (Rev.), 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