✨ Meteorological Observations
JUNE 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2055
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of April, 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. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 29·953 | 65·2 | 57·4 | 61·3 | 118·6 | 53·4 | 310 | 3 | N.W. |
| 2 | 29·429 | 65·8 | 57·4 | 61·6 | 121·4 | 54·2 | 620 | 10 | N. |
| 3 | 29·720 | 63·6 | 48·4 | 56·0 | 122·6 | 42·0 | 326 | 4 | S. |
| 4 | 29·941 | 59·8 | 38·4 | 49·1 | 115·4 | 27·4 | 82 | 0 | N. |
| 5 | 30·030 | 60·2 | 43·8 | 52·0 | 114·8 | 29·2 | 144 | 0 | Calm |
| 6 | 30·119 | 61·6 | 46·0 | 53·8 | 117·4 | 32·4 | 161 | 5 | N. |
| 7 | 30·233 | 62·0 | 52·2 | 57·1 | 124·0 | 48·0 | 240 | 0 | N.E. |
| 8 | 30·382 | 67·2 | 43·4 | 55·3 | 118·8 | 29·4 | 67 | 4 | S. |
| 9 | 30·429 | 63·0 | 51·2 | 57·1 | 112·2 | 47·2 | 250 | 10 | S. |
| 10 | 30·330 | 57·2 | 51·4 | 54·3 | 87·0 | 50·0 | 250 | 8 | S. |
| 11 | 30·299 | 57·8 | 48·6 | 53·2 | 97·6 | 48·4 | 243 | 5 | S. |
| 12 | 30·302 | 59·0 | 38·4 | 48·7 | 115·2 | 23·0 | 117 | 6 | N. |
| 13 | 30·209 | 61·8 | 53·4 | 57·6 | 115·0 | 49·4 | 290 | 10 | N. |
| 14 | 30·049 | 62·0 | 57·2 | 59·6 | 98·8 | 56·2 | 410 | 10 | N. |
| 15 | 30·109 | 63·2 | 51·8 | 57·5 | 118·6 | 49·4 | 412 | 6 | S. |
| 16 | 30·179 | 60·6 | 40·2 | 50·4 | 117·8 | 27·0 | 110 | 6 | Calm |
| 17 | 30·009 | 61·8 | 49·6 | 55·7 | 116·4 | 38·6 | 102 | 5 | N. |
| 18 | 30·019 | 65·0 | 54·2 | 59·6 | 118·6 | 48·4 | 162 | 4 | N. |
| 19 | 30·022 | 70·2 | 56·6 | 63·4 | 119·8 | 49·2 | 260 | 4 | N. |
| 20 | 29·969 | 66·0 | 57·4 | 61·7 | 120·0 | 54·4 | 400 | 8 | N. |
| 21 | 30·139 | 64·2 | 55·0 | 59·6 | 119·8 | 54·0 | 355 | 8 | N. |
| 22 | 30·149 | 64·6 | 50·2 | 57·4 | 124·6 | 40·2 | 122 | 10 | S. |
| 23 | 30·319 | 58·8 | 46·4 | 52·6 | 100·4 | 43·4 | 413 | 6 | S. |
| 24 | 30·210 | 56·2 | 36·0 | 46·1 | 112·6 | 21·2 | 197 | 2 | N. |
| 25 | 30·189 | 58·4 | 46·2 | 52·3 | 113·4 | 42·4 | 213 | 8 | N. |
| 26 | 30·179 | 59·6 | 46·2 | 52·9 | 119·6 | 33·2 | 167 | 6 | N. |
| 27 | 30·113 | 61·0 | 51·6 | 56·3 | 117·8 | 49·0 | 223 | 5 | S. |
| 28 | 29·569 | 59·6 | 52·2 | 55·9 | 102·4 | 47·4 | 110 | 10 | Calm |
| 29 | 29·659 | 61·0 | 46·8 | 53·9 | 100·6 | 38·2 | 120 | 4 | W. |
| 30 | 29·859 | 57·8 | 42·4 | 50·1 | 109·8 | 34·0 | 157 | 5 | N.W. |
| * | 30·070 | 61·8 | 49·0 | 55·4 | 113·7 | 42·0 | 234 | 5·7 | .. |
| 68 | |||||||||
| † | 30·044 | 62·7 | 51·2 | 56·9 | 106·7 | 43·9 | 28 | .. | .. |
| 402 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
Direction of Wind.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | 1 | 2 | 3
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with rainfall 83 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 188 hours 35 minutes, and no sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on six mornings. The mean temperature at 1 ft. was 57·3°, and 58·6° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·0°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·323 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 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 Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Max. Temp. Deg. | Min. Temp. Deg. | Point | Dys. | ||
| 20 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| RUAWAI .. | 57·1 | 64·8 | 50·0 | 196 | 7 | |
| Dr. H. M. Levinge | ||||||
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. | 58·9 | 64·9 | 52·9 | 445 | 16 |
| T. F. Cheeseman | ||||||
| TE AROHA .. | 55·1 | 65·8 | 44·5 | 334 | 7 | |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA* .. | 54·5 | 65·0 | 44·1 | 245 | 6 |
| L. J. Bayfield | ||||||
| 370 | WAIHI .. | 55·5 | 66·7 | 44·3 | 526 | 9 |
| P. A. Clifford | ||||||
| TAURANGA .. | 57·2 | 68·5 | 46·0 | 398 | 6 | |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 63 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| W. W. Smith | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAHI .. | 53·2 | 62·7 | 43·7 | 217 | 8 |
| A. S. Huntington | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 50·1 | 58·8 | 41·4 | 180 | 10 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| PALMERSTON NORTH .. | 53·5 | 65·6 | 41·4 | 171 | 8 | |
| J. E. Vernon | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. | 53·0 | 65·0 | 41·1 | 51 | 6 |
| W. C. Davies | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERON .. | 52·4 | 64·9 | 40·0 | 90 | 8 |
| Wm. Hood | ||||||
| GISBORNE .. | 56·6 | 69·0 | 44·2 | 85 | 7 | |
| C. H. Ferris | ||||||
| 14 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER | 57·6 | 66·6 | 48·6 | 29 | 2 |
| Rev. L. Walsh | ||||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. | 55·4 | 61·8 | 49·0 | 68 | 8 |
| F. W. Simms |
SOUTH ISLAND.
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | NELSON .. | 54·9 | 64·0 | 45·9 | 130 | 6 |
| Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne | ||||||
| 1218 | HANMER SPA .. | 50·3 | 62·6 | 38·0 | 64 | 5 |
| Dr. J. C. Duncan | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. | 51·7 | 61·9 | 41·6 | 77 | 12 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 52·5 | 63·4 | 41·6 | 85 | 7 |
| G. Gray | ||||||
| RAKAIA .. | 47·2 | 63·8 | 30·6 | 82 | 3 | |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 52·0 | 61·8 | 42·2 | 28 | 6 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 90 | WAIMATE .. | 52·2 | 61·6 | 42·8 | 50 | 9 |
| W. M. Hamilton | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 50·7 | 57·9 | 43·5 | 142 | 12 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE .. | 48·1 | 57·2 | 39·0 | 194 | 19 |
| H. Dolamore | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 50·9 | 58·3 | 43·6 | 629 | 18 |
| F. T. Sandford | ||||||
| 18 | INVERCARGILL .. | 50·1 | 57·8 | 42·4 | 416 | 20 |
| L. Lennie |
- March .. | 58·7 | 68·0 | 49·4 | 521 | 11
SUMMARY FOR APRIL, 1915.
In the beginning and towards the close of the month conditions were unsettled, rain falling generally between the 1st and 3rd, and the 26th and 29th. The remainder of the month was characterized by fair weather.
On the night of the 2nd the centre of a depression passed in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait, in conjunction with an intense antarctic storm.
On the 26th a sub-tropical “low” was noted in course of development. This approached the Dominion from the north-west, being centred off Cape Egmont on the 28th. Its centre passed through Cook Strait on the evening of the latter date. The above two disturbances were the most important in influencing weather-conditions.
Two storms passed to the southward—viz., between the 13th and 15th and the 19th and 21st. These, however, had but slight effect.
Between the 5th and the 12th an anticyclone held sway, and it was during this period that some of the most settled weather prevailed.
The whole of the Dominion, with the exception of some stations north of Auckland, recorded a total rainfall below the average, and this deficiency was the most pronounced in the east coast districts.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director