✨ Meteorological Observations
Oct. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3187
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 1916. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches to 1/100. | 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 | 29·835 | 56·5 | 44·5 | 50·5 | 70·2 | 42·1 | 472 | 8 | S. | 32 |
| 2 | 30·053 | 49·5 | 40·0 | 44·7 | 89·8 | 38·0 | 375 | 7 | S. | 28 |
| 3 | 29·573 | 46·6 | 40·0 | 43·3 | 63·0 | 38·1 | 382 | 10 | S. | 51 |
| 4 | 29·782 | 49·1 | 45·9 | 47·5 | 68·0 | 44·0 | 626 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 5 | 29·976 | 52·0 | 38·3 | 45·1 | 105·0 | 33·5 | 57 | 7 | Calm | 8 |
| 6 | 29·568 | 57·0 | 42·5 | 49·7 | 115·0 | 39·9 | 57 | 10 | Calm | 5 |
| 7 | 29·554 | 52·2 | 46·3 | 49·2 | 82·1 | 44·5 | 252 | 4 | S. | 37 |
| 8 | 29·914 | 52·6 | 47·5 | 50·0 | 82·7 | 44·0 | 156 | 10 | N. | 4 |
| 9 | 29·938 | 59·0 | 48·5 | 53·7 | 110·4 | 33·5 | 164 | 8 | Calm | .. |
| 10 | 30·016 | 52·2 | 42·7 | 47·4 | 71·3 | 43·3 | 208 | 7 | N. | 30 |
| 11 | 30·024 | 54·5 | 46·2 | 50·3 | 113·0 | 45·5 | 289 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 12 | 30·100 | 54·3 | 48·5 | 51·4 | 102·5 | 29·0 | 94 | 9 | Calm | 101 |
| 13 | 29·891 | 57·0 | 38·0 | 47·5 | 111·2 | 44·3 | 328 | 10 | S.W. | 5 |
| 14 | 29·634 | 50·5 | 45·5 | 48·0 | 59·5 | 41·5 | 343 | 6 | S. | 2 |
| 15 | 29·902 | 50·1 | 44·9 | 47·5 | 80·9 | 30·4 | 110 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 16 | 30·137 | 52·0 | 42·6 | 47·3 | 101·0 | 25·5 | 77 | 4 | N.E. | .. |
| 17 | 30·276 | 54·3 | 35·6 | 44·9 | 108·3 | 40·6 | 145 | 10 | Calm | 26 |
| 18 | 29·938 | 56·0 | 47·4 | 51·7 | 107·4 | 34·5 | 82 | 5 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 29·699 | 53·5 | 45·0 | 49·2 | 92·0 | 28·0 | 136 | 10 | N.E. | 43 |
| 20 | 29·587 | 56·2 | 37·5 | 46·8 | 111·2 | 47·0 | 460 | 10 | N. | 20 |
| 21 | 28·975 | 57·7 | 49·8 | 53·7 | 110·0 | 34·0 | 246 | 10 | S. | 3 |
| 22 | 29·321 | 58·0 | 39·4 | 48·7 | 120·5 | 30·5 | 474 | 1 | N.W. | .. |
| 23 | 29·472 | 51·5 | 38·3 | 44·9 | 100·0 | 42·6 | 323 | 1 | N.W. | .. |
| 24 | 29·737 | 55·2 | 48·3 | 51·7 | 107·3 | 24·5 | 121 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 25 | 30·281 | 58·1 | 36·0 | 47·0 | 108·1 | 32·0 | 187 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 26 | 30·556 | 57·0 | 35·0 | 46·0 | 111·0 | 23·0 | 99 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 30·583 | 56·0 | 42·0 | 49·0 | 109·0 | 48·0 | 124 | 4 | N.E. | .. |
| 28 | 30·406 | 59·0 | 42·9 | 50·9 | 109·9 | 51·2 | 240 | 8 | N. | 39 |
| 29 | 29·956 | 58·8 | 49·9 | 54·3 | 110·9 | 49·3 | 497 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 30 | 29·633 | 58·0 | 52·3 | 55·1 | 101·7 | 49·0 | 393 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 30·019 | 59·1 | 50·5 | 54·8 | 111·0 | 35·7 | 215 | .. | .. | 466 |
| * | 29·882 | 54·6 | 43·6 | 49·1 | 98·2 | 38·0 | 251 | 6·5 | .. | 435 |
| † | 29·948 | 54·2 | 42·7 | 48·5 | 94·9 | 35·7 | 215 | .. | .. | 466 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
9 | 4 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 3 | 5
Note.—Cloudy, showery, and unsettled weather prevailed during the greater part of the month. Total bright sunshine 132 hours 57 minutes, and five sunless days. Frost was recorded on nine mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 48·5°, and 50·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 43·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·280 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 1916.
| 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 (1 Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | 53·2 | 58·4 | 48·1 | 962 | 26 |
| AUCKLAND .. | ||||||
| F. A. F. Burnett | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA .. | 49·6 | 58·0 | 41·3 | 944 | 19 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 47·8 | 55·9 | 39·7 | 843 | 21 |
| S. R. Edwards | ||||||
| 340 | WAIHI .. | 50·7 | 58·5 | 42·9 | 1840 | 26 |
| P. A. Clifford | ||||||
| .. | TAURANGA .. | 50·2 | 59·2 | 41·3 | 864 | 22 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH* | 56·7 | 60·2 | 53·3 | 992 | 22 |
| W. W. Smith | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI | .. | .. | .. | 755 | 24 |
| T. W. Lonsdale | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 43·3 | 48·9 | 37·8 | 468 | 22 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. | 48·6 | 56·0 | 41·3 | 402 | 17 |
| J. E. Vernon | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN | 47·3 | 56·6 | 38·0 | 579 | 16 |
| W. C. Davies | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 47·3 | 56·0 | 38·7 | 587 | 19 |
| Wm. Hood | ||||||
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER | 50·5 | 58·0 | 43·0 | 828 | 9 |
| W. B. Buckley | ||||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 49·1 | 54·6 | 43·6 | 435 | 17 |
| A. Stretton | ||||||
| SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | ||
| 34 | NELSON .. | 47·7 | 53·6 | 41·8 | 310 | 15 |
| J. R. Dart | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| J. W. McKinn a | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 44·6 | 51·9 | 37·4 | 264 | 13 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 44·8 | 52·9 | 36·7 | 231 | 15 |
| L. J. Wild | ||||||
| .. | RAKAIA .. | 43·9 | 52·7 | 35·1 | 160 | 10 |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 44·8 | 52·5 | 37·1 | 111 | 11 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE .. | 43·8 | 51·3 | 36·4 | 145 | 12 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 45·0 | 50·8 | 39·2 | 396 | 13 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE .. | 41·3 | 49·7 | 33·0 | 294 | 14 |
| H. Dolamore | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 47·0 | 54·0 | 40·0 | 1127 | 22 |
| F. T. Sandford | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 42·7 | 50·9 | 34·5 | 285 | 14 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1916.
During August very unsettled, and at times stormy, weather prevailed. The total rainfall and the number of wet days were nearly everywhere above the average.
Between the 1st and the 4th an intense cyclone passed in the north causing very heavy rain and floods in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island.
Stormy conditions were also experienced between the 20th and 23rd during the passage of an extensive and intense westerly area of low pressure in the south.
The barometer rose considerably above normal on the 24th, but fell again on the 28th and 29th with the approach of a rapidly moving westerly “low” which passed in the south in the early hours of the 30th. Some strong winds prevailed about this time, but the rainfall was not excessive.
Other smaller disturbances were also in evidence. Three anti-cyclones passed over the country, but these were all of short duration—viz., between the 10th and 12th, 15th and 17th, and 25th and 28th. Fair weather prevailed about these dates.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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23 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- S. R. Edwards, Observer at Rotorua
- P. A. Clifford, Observer at Waihi
- C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
- W. W. Smith, Observer at New Plymouth
- T. W. Lonsdale, 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
- W. B. Buckley, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- A. Stretton, Observer at Wellington
- J. R. Dart, Observer at Nelson
- J. W. McKinn, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
- A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
- F. Akhurst, 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