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Dec. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3787
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1916. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches | 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 | 30·041 | 56·2 | 46·9 | 51·5 | 121·0 | 43·9 | 315 | 8 | S. | 3 |
| 2 | 30·238 | 55·9 | 45·2 | 50·8 | 109·5 | 37·0 | 323 | 3 | S.E. | .. |
| 3 | 30·275 | 57·8 | 36·9 | 47·3 | 116·1 | 42·0 | 86 | 3 | Calm | .. |
| 4 | 30·467 | 60·0 | 37·0 | 48·5 | 126·0 | 42·7 | 75 | 4 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·519 | 60·1 | 43·0 | 51·5 | 121·0 | 55·1 | 196 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 6 | 30·482 | 60·0 | 46·0 | 53·0 | 124·1 | 37·3 | 244 | 3 | E. | 2 |
| 7 | 30·354 | 62·3 | 47·9 | 55·1 | 125·2 | 37·2 | 76 | 10 | Calm | 5 |
| 8 | 30·274 | 61·0 | 52·5 | 56·7 | 107·0 | 49·0 | 56 | 8 | N. | 8 |
| 9 | 30·221 | 68·0 | 51·8 | 59·9 | 137·3 | 49·0 | 110 | 10 | Calm | 3 |
| 10 | 29·834 | 62·0 | 51·4 | 56·7 | 124·7 | 42·0 | 78 | 10 | N. | 60 |
| 11 | 29·894 | 61·5 | 50·0 | 55·7 | 88·0 | 46·9 | 259 | 10 | S. | 11 |
| 12 | 29·861 | 53·4 | 48·5 | 50·9 | 73·0 | 45·9 | 282 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 13 | 29·984 | 57·5 | 46·4 | 51·9 | 109·5 | 38·5 | 263 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 14 | 30·040 | 59·4 | 44·2 | 51·8 | 120·8 | 33·0 | 218 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 15 | 29·955 | 60·0 | 54·5 | 57·2 | 122·0 | 53·0 | 430 | 6 | N. | 17 |
| 16 | 29·707 | 58·0 | 54·0 | 56·0 | 133·5 | 51·0 | 474 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 17 | 29·950 | 62·4 | 46·8 | 54·6 | 129·0 | 35·9 | 88 | 3 | Calm | .. |
| 18 | 29·620 | 66·0 | 54·0 | 60·0 | 134·0 | 52·0 | 498 | 10 | N.W. | 4 |
| 19 | 29·923 | 59·5 | 49·7 | 54·6 | 110·0 | 43·3 | 419 | 0 | S.W. | .. |
| 20 | 30·043 | 62·2 | 39·6 | 50·9 | 121·0 | 27·2 | 233 | 10 | NNW | 184 |
| 21 | 29·169 | 56·5 | 49·3 | 52·9 | 100·4 | 47·8 | 123 | 10 | S. | 164 |
| 22 | 29·826 | 54·0 | 47·0 | 50·5 | 111·0 | 44·0 | 394 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 23 | 30·148 | 57·2 | 40·8 | 49·0 | 120·8 | 28·2 | 308 | 5 | N. | .. |
| 24 | 30·018 | 59·0 | 53·8 | 56·4 | 129·1 | 51·5 | 562 | 10 | NNW | 8 |
| 25 | 29·611 | 57·9 | 55·4 | 56·6 | 115·8 | 52·8 | 592 | 10 | NNW | 32 |
| 26 | 29·724 | 58·0 | 51·0 | 54·5 | 102·6 | 49·8 | 284 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 27 | 29·783 | 58·8 | 43·4 | 51·1 | 128·3 | 31·8 | 57 | 4 | NNW | .. |
| 28 | 29·748 | 62·5 | 52·6 | 57·5 | 129·8 | 50·0 | 360 | 9 | NNW | 2 |
| 29 | 29·890 | 59·0 | 52·0 | 55·5 | 118·5 | 44·0 | 396 | 9 | S.E. | 1 |
| 30 | 29·784 | 60·3 | 46·5 | 53·4 | 112·8 | 37·8 | 122 | 7 | Calm | 6 |
| 31 | 29·900 | 61·0 | 43·0 | 52·0 | 126·9 | 40·0 | 472 | 6 | S. | 13 |
| * | 29·977 | 59·6 | 47·8 | 53·7 | 117·7 | 43·2 | 271 | 7·0 | .. | 523 |
| † | 29·884 | 60·3 | 48·0 | 54·1 | 113·7 | 41·2 | 283 | .. | .. | 421 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
10 | .. | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5
Note.—The weather during the month has been wet and changeable, with rainfall 24 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 139 hours 14 minutes; and six sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on three mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 54·9°, and 55·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·327 in.; and mean relative humidity, 79 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 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 (½ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 58·0 | 63·2 | 52·8 | 600 | 21 | |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 56·1 | 66·3 | 45·9 | 357 | 21 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. S. R. Edwards | 55·0 | 62·6 | 47·5 | 688 | 23 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 56·9 | 64·4 | 49·4 | 2155 | 25 |
| TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 56·0 | 64·1 | 48·0 | 1405 | 24 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 57·7 | 64·6 | 50·9 | 612 | 16 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI T. W. Lonsdale | .. | .. | .. | 458 | 19 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 50·1 | 57·2 | 43·1 | 351 | 18 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | 55·3 | 62·8 | 47·8 | 169 | 12 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. C. Davies | 53·6 | 62·6 | 44·6 | 519 | 13 |
| 377 | MASTERSTON Wm. Hood | 54·1 | 63·9 | 44·4 | 385 | 14 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER W. B. Buckley | 58·2 | 65·8 | 50·6 | 295 | 10 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON A. Stretton | 53·7 | 59·6 | 47·8 | 523 | 17 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 55·8 | 64·0 | 47·7 | 333 | 15 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA J. W. McKinnna | .. | .. | .. | 146 | 6 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 52·4 | 60·6 | 44·2 | 84 | 9 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 53·3 | 62·4 | 44·2 | 64 | 8 |
| RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 51·9 | 61·6 | 42·2 | 76 | 8 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 52·4 | 61·6 | 43·1 | 64 | 12 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 50·3 | 59·2 | 41·5 | 85 | 12 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 51·2 | 59·1 | 43·4 | 143 | 10 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 49·9 | 60·8 | 39·0 | 231 | 15 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford | 53·3 | 60·5 | 46·1 | 1034 | 16 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 50·3 | 59·7 | 40·9 | 223 | 17 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1916.
Very changeable weather characterized the month of October. Over the North Island and in the northernmost districts of the South the total rainfall was everywhere above the average, but nearly all parts of the South recorded a deficiency.
Showers were frequent during the month, but about the 10th and the 21st some heavy downpours occurred in and northward of Cook Strait. About the former date a disturbance passed in the south, and this was followed by one in the north which ruled until the 12th.
The most notable atmospheric depression was a cyclone of sub-tropical origin, the centre of which apparently passed down the west coast of the North Island and through Cook Strait on the 21st.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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22 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. McKinnna, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
- A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
- 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