New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 145

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DEC. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4127

Government Meteorological Observatory

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected in 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 29·450 61·0 49·2 55·1 133·6 47·6 275 6 N.W. ..
2 29·749 64·6 48·2 56·4 126·8 36·4 194 5 N.W. 1
3 29·710 63·0 52·4 57·7 128·0 40·2 281 8 N. 44
4 29·203 66·6 53·0 59·8 135·6 51·0 350 10 N. 7
5 29·519 61·2 47·6 54·4 121·8 36·4 169 4 N. 230
6 29·240 62·1 45·8 54·1 129·6 45·0 478 10 S. ..
7 29·499 60·4 44·6 52·5 122·8 35·4 263 8 N.W. 3
8 29·134 62·8 53·6 58·2 136·6 50·2 430 5 N.W. ..
9 29·870 61·6 44·2 52·9 130·2 37·6 229 5 N. 7
10 29·703 60·4 42·0 51·2 138·8 33·8 171 8 N.W. 8
11 29·619 63·2 56·4 59·8 124·6 49·4 400 10 N.W. ..
12 29·679 65·4 56·8 61·1 130·4 54·2 470 4 N.W. ..
13 29·869 65·6 54·8 60·2 126·6 50·4 425 11 N. ..
14 29·739 59·6 54·8 57·2 114·4 50·0 465 10 N. 1
15 29·749 62·8 56·2 59·5 110·0 55·4 460 10 N. 13
16 29·510 64·6 60·2 62·4 124·6 53·0 650 10 N. 41
17 29·923 62·8 52·4 57·6 125·8 45·8 370 8 S. ..
18 30·280 60·0 45·4 52·7 129·6 35·4 177 0 N. 75
19 30·030 61·8 54·6 58·2 123·8 49·8 420 8 N. 56
20 29·779 60·6 54·4 57·5 137·0 52·0 555 10 N. ..
21 29·969 54·8 47·6 51·2 102·8 44·2 537 10 S. ..
22 29·839 53·4 48·2 50·8 101·6 44·0 693 10 S. ..
23 29·879 56·8 43·8 50·3 127·8 35·4 297 5 N.E. ..
24 29·671 63·0 54·2 58·6 124·4 51·6 273 8 N. 25
25 29·571 63·2 53·0 58·1 136·2 48·6 430 5 N.W. 5
26 29·629 60·4 52·6 56·5 124·8 49·2 480 4 W. 6
27 29·743 63·8 54·6 59·2 127·6 51·6 460 8 N. ..
28 29·979 63·6 54·2 58·9 128·8 47·0 370 2 N. ..
29 29·862 62·8 54·6 58·7 132·6 51·6 290 10 N. 28
30 29·579 65·4 58·2 61·8 119·8 54·0 380 10 N. ..
* 29·684 61·9 51·6 56·7 126·0 46·4 381 7·3 .. 550
† 29·893 63·5 50·3 56·8 120·0 43·6 271 .. .. 338
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
16 1 .. .. 4 .. .. 9 ..

NOTE.—Although the rainfall was considerably above the mean of previous years, bright and sunny days were experienced, precipitation generally taking place during the night. Total bright sunshine, 200 hours 11 minutes, averaging 6 hours 40 minutes per day, and three sunless days. Thunder and lightning occurred on the 6th. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 60·2°, and 59·9° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 48·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·342 in.; and mean relative humidity, 74 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 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 (½ Point or more).
Deg. Deg. Max. Temp. Deg. Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
20 NORTH ISLAND.
RUAWAI ..
Dr. H. M. Levinge		 61·3 69·2 53·5 419 19
125 AUCKLAND ..
T. F. Cheeseman		 59·9 65·9 54·0 532 23
46 TE AROHA ..
G. F. McGirr		 58·3 67·4 49·2 668 15
925 ROTORUA ..
L. J. Bayfield		 56·8 65·6 48·1 643 21
340 WAIHI ..
P. A. Clifford		 59·4 67·8 51·1 724 22
.. TAURANGA ..
C. J. Butcher		 59·1 68·9 49·3 444 18
160 NEW PLYMOUTH ..
W. W. Smith		 55·7 62·1 49·3 775 21
250 MOUMAHAKI ..
J. Kirkland		 54·8 62·9 46·8 720 19
2080 TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin		 51·1 58·4 43·9 596 23
100 PALMERSTON NORTH ..
J. E. Vernon		 57·1 67·8 46·4 495 16
186 GREYTOWN ..
W. C. Davies		 57·4 68·1 46·7 326 15
377 MASTERTON ..
Wm. Hood		 56·8 67·7 45·9 383 11
20 GISBORNE ..
C. H. Ferris		 61·2 71·0 51·4 620 10
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER ..
Rev. W. B. Buckley		 61·7 71·3 52·1 323 8
10 WELLINGTON ..
F. W. Simms		 56·7 61·9 51·5 550 16
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON ..
Rev. J. P. Kempthorne		 56·9 66·0 47·8 400 19
1220 HANMER SPA ..
J. F. Robieson		 52·7 61·4 44·1 437 10
25 CHRISTCHURCH ..
H. F. Skey		 55·6 66·4 44·9 129 11
42 LINCOLN ..
L. J. Wild		 57·0 68·2 45·9 143 11
.. RAKAIA ..
Miss A. Hardy		 57·1 69·5 44·8 173 7
130 TIMARU ..
Caretaker of Domain		 56·4 68·2 44·6 189 12
90 WAIMATE ..
W. M. Hamilton		 55·9 66·7 45·2 204 11
300 DUNEDIN ..
D. Tannock		 54·1 62·3 45·9 301 15
245 GORE ..
H. Dolamore		 53·4 64·1 42·8 486 18
12 HOKITIKA ..
F. T. Sandford		 53·0 58·6 47·4 1521 24
12 INVERCARGILL ..
L. Lennie		 52·7 61·8 43·6 495 21

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1915.

On account of an unusual number of atmospheric depressions passing over or within effective distance of the Dominion the weather of November proved very unsettled.

The principal disturbances may be briefly mentioned.

A triple-centred westerly area of low pressure prevailed between the 3rd and the 10th, during which period, at times, stormy conditions prevailed.

In conjunction with the second centre a secondary “low,” passing in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait in the early morning of the 6th, was productive of thunderstorms accompanied with heavy rain in various districts, and these were particularly severe about Cook Strait.

Antarctic depressions also passed in the south on the 11th, 15th, 19th, 25th, and 30th, and on the 22nd a cyclone passed off East Cape.

All these disturbances accounted for more or less unsettled weather with rain, but owing to a predominance of westerly winds South Canterbury experienced less than the average rainfall.

The east coast of the North Island, owing to heavy rain accompanying the cyclone off East Cape, had an excessive rainfall, and above the average was also recorded in all other parts of the Dominion, with the exception of South Canterbury before mentioned.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1915

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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, November 1915

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25 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
  • 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
  • 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

  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Summary of Weather for November 1915

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Weather Summary, Atmospheric Depressions, Rainfall
  • D. C. Bates, Director