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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 138
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of October, 1915. 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 Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Veloc. Wind in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·079 | 63·6 | 50·4 | 57·0 | 119·4 | 43·2 | 218 | 10 | N. | .. 5 |
| 2 | 29·969 | 59·4 | 54·6 | 57·0 | 116·8 | 51·0 | 434 | 5 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 29·812 | 64·2 | 52·8 | 58·5 | 130·0 | 51·0 | 356 | 10 | N. | .. 1 |
| 4 | 29·979 | 61·2 | 53·8 | 57·5 | 126·6 | 50·0 | 392 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 5 | 29·972 | 59·6 | 55·2 | 57·4 | 122·8 | 50·0 | 440 | 10 | N. | .. 9 |
| 6 | 30·229 | 60·4 | 54·6 | 57·5 | 100·4 | 53·0 | 320 | 10 | S. | 33 |
| 7 | 30·431 | 58·0 | 50·4 | 54·2 | 91·8 | 49·6 | 421 | 10 | S. | 24 |
| 8 | 30·089 | 58·8 | 51·4 | 55·1 | 69·6 | 51·0 | 255 | 10 | Calm | 2 |
| 9 | 29·969 | 63·0 | 56·2 | 59·6 | 104·8 | 53·4 | 150 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·079 | 61·8 | 52·4 | 57·1 | 124·4 | 52·0 | 285 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 11 | 30·069 | 62·4 | 49·6 | 56·0 | 122·6 | 46·4 | 187 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 12 | 30·061 | 62·6 | 53·4 | 58·0 | 121·8 | 48·2 | 180 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 13 | 30·013 | 64·8 | 54·6 | 59·7 | 125·2 | 50·6 | 253 | 8 | N. | .. 1 |
| 14 | 29·843 | 63·0 | 55·4 | 59·2 | 129·4 | 52·0 | 297 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 15 | 29·659 | 67·0 | 57·8 | 62·4 | 130·6 | 55·8 | 493 | 10 | N. | .. 6 |
| 16 | 29·829 | 63·2 | 44·4 | 53·8 | 104·8 | 32·0 | 230 | 3 | E. | 17 |
| 17 | 29·320 | 63·8 | 53·6 | 58·7 | 122·6 | 50·4 | 323 | 10 | N. | 9 |
| 18 | 29·373 | 60·4 | 45·6 | 53·0 | 118·8 | 35·2 | 252 | 3 | N.W | .. |
| 19 | 29·280 | 61·6 | 58·8 | 60·2 | 122·6 | 42·6 | 365 | 4 | W. | .. |
| 20 | 29·549 | 57·6 | 43·4 | 50·5 | 118·4 | 35·4 | 190 | 3 | S.W. | .. |
| 21 | 29·869 | 60·4 | 36·8 | 48·6 | 119·6 | 32·0 | 157 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 22 | 30·152 | 62·0 | 44·6 | 53·3 | 120·8 | 31·4 | 283 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 30·119 | 62·2 | 55·4 | 58·8 | 121·6 | 49·4 | 420 | 6 | N. | .. 50 |
| 24 | 29·869 | 63·6 | 55·0 | 59·3 | 122·4 | 52·0 | 303 | 8 | N. | 9 |
| 25 | 29·310 | 64·8 | 56·2 | 60·5 | 127·2 | 50·0 | 232 | 10 | N. | 26 |
| 26 | 29·549 | 63·4 | 52·0 | 57·7 | 110·4 | 49·4 | 175 | 8 | N. | 21 |
| 27 | 29·612 | 61·8 | 50·6 | 56·2 | 127·8 | 46·6 | 240 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 28 | 29·889 | 62·0 | 51·2 | 56·6 | 129·4 | 46·0 | 170 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 29 | 29·832 | 63·4 | 45·6 | 54·5 | 121·6 | 35·4 | 90 | 4 | Calm | .. |
| 30 | 29·719 | 66·6 | 56·0 | 61·3 | 131·2 | 53·0 | 305 | 10 | N. | .. 37 |
| 31 | 29·759 | 60·8 | 54·0 | 57·4 | 118·6 | 48·6 | 435 | 6 | N. | .. |
| * | 29·848 | 62·2 | 51·8 | 57·0 | 118·5 | 46·7 | 285 | 7·1 | .. | 250 |
| † | 29·884 | 60·3 | 48·0 | 54·1 | 113·7 | 41·2 | 283 | .. | .. | 421 |
- Means, &c.
† Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
20 | .. | 2 | .. | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2
NOTE.—A fair and mild month, with moderate northerly winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine, 181 hours 5 minutes, and four sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on three mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1ft. was 58·7°, and 58·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 49·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·258 in.; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1915.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 20 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| RUAWAI .. .. Dr. H. M. Levinge | 61·4 | 70·0 | 52·9 | 357 | 13 | |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. .. T. F. Cheeseman | 59·1 | 64·9 | 53·4 | 362 | 20 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. .. G. F. McGirr | 58·6 | 69·4 | 47·8 | 842 | 18 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. .. L. J. Bayfield | 56·3 | 65·6 | 47·1 | 508 | 18 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. .. P. A. Clifford | 58·6 | 67·1 | 50·1 | 1106 | 19 |
| TAURANGA .. .. C. J. Butcher | 58·4 | 67·9 | 49·0 | 578 | 19 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith | 56·4 | 63·4 | 49·4 | 589 | 21 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAHI .. J. Kirkland | 55·8 | 64·5 | 47·2 | 334 | 13 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. .. A. R. Fannin | 51·8 | 59·5 | 44·1 | 386 | 19 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | 55·8 | 63·4 | 48·3 | 373 | 15 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. .. W. C. Davies | 57·0 | 68·6 | 45·5 | 249 | 15 |
| 377 | MASTER TON .. Wm. Hood | 56·8 | 68·9 | 44·8 | 223 | 15 |
| 20 | GISBORNE .. .. C. H. Ferris | 59·2 | 68·3 | 50·1 | 435 | 12 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER Rev. W. B. Buckley | 60·0 | 69·5 | 50·6 | 148 | 8 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms | 57·0 | 62·2 | 51·8 | 250 | 15 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. .. Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne | 56·8 | 64·8 | 48·9 | 312 | 17 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA .. J. F. Robieson | 53·6 | 62·4 | 44·8 | 188 | 13 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 55·0 | 64·4 | 45·7 | 156 | 15 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. .. L. J. Wild | 56·7 | 67·4 | 46·1 | 135 | 12 |
| RAKAIA .. .. Miss A. Hardy | 55·7 | 66·3 | 45·1 | 121 | 9 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. .. Caretaker of Domain | 56·5 | 66·9 | 46·0 | 137 | 12 |
| 90 | WAIMATE .. .. W. M. Hamilton | 55·6 | 65·5 | 45·8 | 212 | 12 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. .. D. Tannock | 54·2 | 61·8 | 46·7 | 419 | 12 |
| 245 | GORE .. .. H. Dolamore | 52·4 | 61·3 | 43·5 | 429 | 17 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. .. F. T. Sandford | 54·1 | 59·7 | 48·5 | 1193 | 27 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie | 52·4 | 61·1 | 43·8 | 539 | 21 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1915.
In the east coast districts between Napier and Timaru the total rainfall for the month was below the average, but elsewhere there was an excess, except at a few stations, more particularly along the west coast of the North Island.
Atmospheric pressure was high between the 6th and 13th, although on the 6th and 7th relatively low pressure ruled in the north, accounting for rain in the east coast districts.
From the 16th to the 19th, and again between the 26th and 28th, westerly areas of low pressure held sway, and very unsettled, and in parts stormy, weather was experienced. On the latter date a secondary “low” in the north was responsible for some severe thunderstorms in the northernmost districts.
Generally the weather was dull and showery in the west coast districts, but fair and mild in the east coast districts, especially in the first half of the month.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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