New Zealand Gazette – 1915 – No. 93

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 93

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Mean Temp. Solar Radiation Terrestrial Radiation Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. in Shade. in Shade. in Shade. tion.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·029 54·6 47·8 51·2 98·6 46·0 290 8 S. 2
2 30·279 52·8 47·2 50·0 93·8 45·4 411 10 S.
3 30·509 52·0 47·4 49·7 93·0 45·2 400 8 S. 3
4 30·500 53·6 42·8 48·2 104·6 42·0 180 10 Calm
5 30·511 55·0 35·2 45·1 95·6 25·2 12 10 Calm
6 30·529 53·0 32·8 42·9 99·8 23·0 80 10 Calm
7 30·410 54·2 37·0 45·6 103·0 37·0 196 8 N.
8 30·229 53·0 46·8 49·9 96·8 44·4 261 8 N.
9 30·039 54·6 49·4 52·0 112·6 49·0 397 5 N.
10 30·033 57·8 52·4 55·1 104·8 50·0 276 8 N.
11 30·050 57·8 54·0 55·9 101·6 53·2 404 10 N. 14
12 29·549 57·4 51·2 54·3 65·0 49·4 190 10 N. 38
13 29·220 60·8 53·6 57·2 101·8 51·0 544 10 N. 28
14 29·660 57·8 38·4 48·1 78·8 30·2 274 6 S.
15 29·650 54·6 38·4 46·5 95·6 32·0 234 10 N.W.
16 29·959 60·2 36·0 48·1 103·8 27·4 201 4 N.
17 29·430 55·8 46·4 51·1 94·8 46·2 401 10 N. 11
18 29·140 57·4 47·2 52·3 73·6 43·4 464 5 N.W. 4
19 29·290 54·6 38·8 46·7 100·8 31·2 122 3 W. 7
20 29·501 53·0 31·2 42·1 99·6 23·4 128 3 W.
21 29·699 53·0 35·2 44·1 99·8 26·0 174 3 N.
22 29·699 53·8 35·6 44·7 99·0 35·0 254 10 S. 1
23 29·719 52·8 48·2 50·5 71·8 47·2 244 10 E. 44
24 29·589 55·4 48·8 52·1 64·6 44·2 124 10 Calm 17
25 29·589 51·8 49·6 50·7 58·8 47·4 100 10 S. 51
26 29·143 52·8 47·6 50·2 70·6 46·0 256 10 S. 4
27 29·320 53·6 48·0 50·8 74·8 41·4 143 8 Calm 1
28 29·489 55·2 49·4 52·3 96·4 47·2 267 8 S. 8
29 29·619 57·6 47·8 52·7 100·8 46·4 72 10 Calm 4
30 29·749 52·8 47·8 50·3 66·6 43·2 88 10 Calm
* 29·804 54·9 44·4 49·6 90·7 40·6 239 8·1 237
† 29·949 54·6 44·2 49·4 86·5 37·2 205 508
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
10 | .. | 1 | .. | 8 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and unsettled, and although rain fell on sixteen days precipitation was 53 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 79 hours 48 minutes, and six sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on eight mornings. Thunder, lightning, and hail on the 18th. Fog was reported on three mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 50·5°, and 52·2° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 43·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·287 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

June, 1915.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Mean Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to 1 Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
NORTH ISLAND.
20 RUAWAI 54·2 62·1 46·4 367 12
Dr. H. M. Levinge
125 AUCKLAND 53·8 59·4 48·2 448 21
T. F. Cheeseman
.. TE AROHA 48·0 59·1 36·9 632 17
G. F. McGirr
925 ROTORUA 47·6 55·5 39·8 766 17
L. J. Bayfield
370 WAIHI 50·0 58·6 41·4 1036 22
P. A. Clifford
.. TAURANGA 50·6 59·8 41·5 838 18
C. J. Butcher
63 NEW PLYMOUTH* 52·0 57·4 46·6 951 24
W. W. Smith
250 MOUMAHAKI 46·9 53·9 40·0 479 18
A. S. Huntington
2080 TAIHAPE 43·3 48·7 37·9 360 19
A. R. Fannin
PALMERSTON NORTH 47·3 55·8 38·8 408 21
J. E. Vernon
186 GREYTOWN 46·4 55·3 37·5 294 14
W. C. Davies
377 MASTERTON 46·1 54·8 37·4 313 17
Wm. Hood
.. GISBORNE 50·9 60·5 41·3 518 13
C. H. Ferris
14 GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER 50·3 58·2 42·5 456 8
Rev. L. Walsh
10 WELLINGTON 49·6 54·9 44·4 237 16
F. W. Simms
SOUTH ISLAND.
Deg. Deg. Deg. Points Dys
NELSON 46·9 54·0 39·7 216 10
Rev. J. P. Kemp-thorne
1218 HANMER SPA 41·6 50·4 32·8 249 10
Dr. J. C. Duncan
25 CHRISTCHURCH 43·0 51·0 35·1 129 11
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 43·3 51·2 35·4 112 12
G. Gray
.. RAKAIA 129
Miss A. Hardy 11
130 TIMARU 42·5 49·4 35·5 124 8
Caretaker of Domain
90 WAIMATE 41·7 47·5 35·9 128 10
W. M. Hamilton
300 DUNEDIN 43·1 49·0 37·3 218 11
D. Tannock
245 GORE 37·2 44·2 30·2 301 12
H. Dolamore
12 HOKITIKA 45·1 52·8 37·4 750 15
F. T. Sandford
18 INVERCARGILL 40·3 47·5 33·2 445 14
L. Lennie
  • ERRATA : New Plymouth for May

.. 659 16

SUMMARY FOR JUNE, 1915.

Until the 10th of the month anti-cyclonic pressure accounted for fair weather, but thereafter right on to the close of the month frequent and persistent areas of low pressure held sway. Consequently the weather was continuously unsettled during this period, and a considerable number of dull, misty, and wet days were experienced over the Dominion. However, on the whole, the weather was not unseasonable, and many parts of the country did not benefit to the extent required in the amount of rainfall. Hawke's Bay and the Bay of Plenty districts recorded considerably above the average rainfall, but most of the South Island and the west coast and southern portions of the North Island generally experienced less than the normal June rainfall.

In the North Island those of our chief climatological stations showing the greatest difference from the mean were Greenmeadows, near Napier, and Wellington, the former recording considerably over double its average rainfall, while the latter did not attain half its normal.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, June 1915

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, June 1915

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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
  • 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
  • William 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