New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 30

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✨ Meteorological Observations



MAR. 9.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 735

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the Month of January, 1916. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. Max. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Min. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Mean Temp. in Shade. Fah. Solar Radiation. Fah. Terrestrial Radiation. Fah. Velocity Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
1 29.951 65.8 59.2 62.5 83.6 54.2 400 8 N. ..
2 29.699 66.6 59.2 62.9 127.4 56.4 650 5 N. 2
3 29.821 68.6 55.4 62.0 117.6 46.2 320 3 3 N.W. 7
4 29.869 64.8 50.8 57.8 98.8 46.6 290 4 S. ..
5 29.799 63.6 55.2 59.4 68.8 49.4 260 10 S. 1
6 29.652 66.0 50.8 58.4 120.4 41.2 140 4 N.W. ..
7 29.859 71.2 50.4 60.8 63.8 46.4 320 8 S. ..
8 29.890 60.4 52.2 56.3 114.6 48.2 320 8 S. ..
9 29.739 65.6 54.8 60.2 67.8 51.0 170 10 S. ..
10 29.729 64.4 47.8 56.1 105.6 36.6 221 6 N. ..
11 29.749 64.6 52.0 58.3 84.6 40.0 179 6 N. ..
12 29.789 68.8 50.2 59.5 113.8 38.4 150 4 N. ..
13 29.779 65.0 56.4 60.7 118.6 50.6 400 3 N. ..
14 29.899 70.2 59.6 64.9 119.8 54.0 390 4 N. ..
15 30.049 69.8 56.2 63.0 121.6 45.4 320 5 E. ..
16 30.169 73.8 56.4 65.1 112.8 46.6 190 5 N. ..
17 30.112 70.8 58.6 64.7 118.4 54.2 290 6 N. ..
18 30.129 68.2 59.6 63.9 119.2 56.0 320 5 N. ..
19 30.061 74.0 62.4 68.2 89.6 58.6 270 6 N. ..
20 30.023 69.6 62.4 66.0 93.8 59.6 421 10 N. 7
21 30.039 66.8 58.6 62.7 93.0 54.0 326 10 N. 3
22 30.161 68.6 57.0 62.8 65.6 55.6 223 10 S. ..
23 30.279 69.2 53.6 61.4 121.8 46.8 199 4 S. ..
24 30.159 77.2 61.0 69.1 122.6 51.2 160 3 N. ..
25 30.089 75.6 65.8 70.7 129.0 63.4 360 10 N. ..
26 29.882 79.0 67.4 73.2 138.4 63.0 220 6 N. 12
27 30.119 78.8 56.0 67.4 138.0 55.4 320 10 S. 26
28 30.172 64.6 55.6 60.1 79.8 54.4 247 10 S.E. ..
29 30.151 76.2 62.6 69.4 135.6 54.8 43 3 N. ..
30 30.189 85.0 65.2 75.1 135.8 57.0 90 3 N. ..
31 30.189 82.6 60.4 71.5 138.6 57.4 90 10 S. ..
* 29.976 70.2 57.2 63.7 108.3 51.4 268 6.4 .. 58
† 29.899 69.4 55.5 62.5 126.1 48.6 256 .. .. 340
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
18 .. 1 1 9 .. .. 2 ..

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with the rainfall considerably below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 263 hours 26 minutes, averaging 8 hours 30 minutes per day, and one sunless day. Thunder and lightning occurred on the 3rd, and hail fell on the same date. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 68.1°, and 67.1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 53.4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.409 in.; mean relative humidity, 69 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

January, 1916.

Altitude above Sea-level. Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Max. Temp. Deg. Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (1/2 Point or more). Dys.
NORTH ISLAND.
20 RUAWAI .. Dr. H. M. Levinge 67.3 77.2 57.4 293 8
125 AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett 65.5 71.8 59.3 204 15
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 64.8 75.2 54.5 403 11
925 ROTORUA .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
340 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 65.5 76.1 55.0 200 15
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 64.5 74.4 54.6 299 9
160 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith 62.6 70.7 54.5 274 12
250 MOUMAHAKI .. J. Kirkland 61.9 70.6 53.2 295 7
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 58.4 66.9 49.9 181 15
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 61.7 71.2 52.2 185 7
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 64.5 76.8 52.2 218 9
377 MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood 64.4 76.2 52.6 224 8
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER .. W. B. Buckley .. .. .. .. ..
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 63.7 70.2 57.2 58 7
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. A. E. Hedges 65.4 73.9 56.8 116 6
1220 HANMER SPA .. J. F. Robieson 59.2 69.5 49.0 205 9
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 61.2 70.8 51.6 136 9
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 61.6 72.5 50.8 142 6
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 60.5 72.2 48.8 143 9
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 61.1 71.4 51.0 117 8
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 60.1 70.5 49.7 115 9
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 57.6 66.2 49.0 100 13
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 57.7 69.1 46.4 303 18
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 59.4 66.1 52.8 781 12
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie 56.6 65.5 47.7 439 13

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1916.

Over the country generally very warm weather was experienced, with an absence of high winds.

The rainfall was nearly everywhere below the average, the greatest deficiency being in the East Coast districts of the South Island. North of Auckland there was an excessive precipitation, which was accounted for by the passage of a depression to the northwards between the 24th and the end of the month.

Three westerly "lows" passed in the south—viz., on the 1st, 12th, and 26th—and these were responsible for rain in various districts.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1916

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, January 1916

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, North Island, South Island
23 names identified
  • H. M. Levinge (Doctor), Observer at Ruawai
  • F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • P. A. Clifford, Observer at Waihi
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • W. W. Smith, Observer at New Plymouth
  • J. Kirkland, 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
  • W. B. Buckley, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
  • A. E. Hedges, Observer at Nelson
  • J. F. Robieson, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • L. J. Wild, 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