New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 44

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 44

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected 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 30·209 56·8 54·4 55·6 133·0 43·2 280 10 S. 1
2 30·069 68·0 47·6 57·8 121·6 33·4 270 2 S.E. ..
3 29·989 78·6 52·8 65·7 134·4 41·2 68 0 Calm ..
4 29·899 75·0 52·2 63·6 132·0 40·4 154 8 N.E. ..
5 29·809 77·4 58·0 67·7 136·4 51·2 112 10 N.E. 1
6 29·859 75·0 60·2 67·6 152·0 56·4 272 10 N. ..
7 29·942 66·4 60·0 63·2 129·4 56·0 480 10 N.W. 1
8 30·003 66·6 62·8 64·7 123·0 60·0 414 10 N. ..
9 29·899 66·0 63·2 64·6 91·6 60·0 344 10 N. 83
10 29·909 66·2 55·4 60·8 89·4 54·4 382 10 S. ..
11 30·050 60·4 56·2 58·3 122·6 53·2 158 10 N. ..
12 29·939 69·4 59·2 64·3 133·8 55·2 224 5 N. ..
13 29·759 64·0 58·2 61·1 137·4 54·0 486 8 N. ..
14 29·629 66·0 58·4 62·2 134·0 55·4 380 7 N. 28
15 29·869 66·0 52·4 59·2 128·4 49·0 373 5 S. ..
16 29·969 66·0 49·4 57·7 129·6 39·2 219 4 N. ..
17 30·009 69·2 57·0 63·1 130·0 54·4 218 8 N. ..
18 29·649 68·6 58·4 63·5 137·6 53·0 432 5 N. ..
19 29·729 66·6 53·0 59·8 132·8 50·0 404 4 S. ..
20 29·909 69·0 55·2 62·1 131·4 50·4 254 4 N.W. ..
21 29·852 63·6 57·0 60·3 125·6 53·0 510 5 N.W. 23
22 29·639 67·6 63·0 65·3 126·0 59·4 498 10 N. 22
23 29·649 66·4 58·8 62·6 116·4 55·0 575 3 N.W. ..
24 29·899 69·8 56·2 63·0 128·6 49·4 303 5 S. ..
25 29·969 69·8 58·6 64·2 135·6 52·0 384 8 N.W. ..
26 29·992 68·6 58·4 63·5 135·8 53·4 340 6 N.W. ..
27 29·989 71·0 60·4 65·7 131·6 55·0 312 4 N.W. ..
28 30·189 75·0 58·2 66·6 137·8 50·4 164 0 N. ..
29 30·039 84·0 61·4 72·7 134·4 53·2 134 8 N. ..
30 29·949 77·0 60·6 68·8 133·6 55·4 252 10 S.W. 14
31 30·159 64·0 53·2 58·6 115·8 44·2 272 3 Calm 14
* 29·917 69·0 57·1 63·0 128·4 51·3 312 6·5 .. 173
† 29·899 69·4 55·5 62·4 125·9 48·6 256 .. .. 331
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
13 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | 1 | .. | 7 | 2

Note.—A bright sunny month, with moderate northerly winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine, 232 hours 44 minutes, and four sunless days. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 66·8°, and 65·7° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 54·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·428 in.; relative humidity, 74 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 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 (¼ Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Point Dys.
20 NORTH ISLAND.
RUAWAI .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 65·5 77·2 58·8 330 5
125 AUCKLAND .. T. F. Cheeseman 66·2 73·2 59·2 309 6
.. TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 66·5 77·6 55·4 286 5
925 ROTORUA .. L. J. Bayfield 62·7 75·9 49·5 286 8
370 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 65·8 77·0 54·6 593 9
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 66·7 77·8 55·6 322 6
63 NEW PLYMOUTH .. .. .. .. .. ..
250 MOUMAHAKI A. S. Huntington 59·2 68·7 49·7 227 4
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 60·5 70·9 50·1 165 9
.. PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 62·7 72·0 53·4 210 6
186 GREYTOWN W. C. Davies 65·8 77·8 53·9 182 6
377 MASTERTON Wm. Hood 65·9 80·4 51·4 35 5
.. GISBORNE .. C. H. Ferris 67·9 80·5 55·4 133 7
14 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER Rev. L. Walsh 69·4 81·3 57·6 72 5
10 WELLINGTON F. W. Simms 63·0 69·0 57·1 173 8
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. Rev. J. P. Kempthorne 64·7 73·9 55·6 144 8
1218 HANMER SPA Dr. J. C. Duncan .. .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 61·4 70·7 52·1 175 8
42 LINCOLN .. G. Gray 63·0 73·4 52·6 195 8
.. RAKAIA Miss A. Hardy .. .. .. .. ..
180 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 61·4 71·0 51·8 199 10
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 59·1 69·7 48·6 275 13
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 57·6 65·9 49·3 185 13
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 56·9 67·7 46·2 471 17
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 57·7 63·2 52·1 1393 24
18 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 56·7 65·7 47·8 647 17

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1915.

The general character of the weather was, on the whole, seasonable, warm and fair conditions predominating. Rainfall was excessive on the west coast and in the southern half of the South Island, but, except at a few isolated stations in the northernmost districts where the average was also exceeded owing to heavy falls on the 28th and 29th, elsewhere the total was below normal.

The atmospheric depressions, which were more numerous in the latter half of the month, were chiefly centred in higher latitudes, and were therefore responsible for a prevalence of westerly winds. Between the 28th and 30th, however, a subtropical “low” passed in the north, and, as before mentioned, this principally affected the northern districts of the North Island.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1915

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

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, January 1915

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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
  • A. S. Huntington, 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
  • L. Walsh (Reverend), Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), Observer at Nelson
  • J. C. Duncan (Doctor), Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • G. Gray, 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