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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 6
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the Month of December, 1915. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45° | Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Veloc. Wind in Miles. | Amount cf Cloud, 0 to 10 | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | |||||
| 1 | 29·863 | 63·2 | 53·0 | 58·1 | 127·8 | 48·6 | 413 | 5 | N. | 2 |
| 2 | 30·141 | 63·8 | 45·6 | 54·7 | 131·6 | 34·4 | 147 | 5 | N. | |
| 3 | 30·069 | 61·6 | 54·0 | 57·8 | 127·8 | 49·0 | 408 | 8 | N. | |
| 4 | 30·109 | 63·4 | 57·2 | 60·3 | 132·0 | 52·6 | 382 | 8 | N. | |
| 5 | 30·019 | 64·8 | 57·6 | 61·2 | 133·8 | 54·8 | 460 | 5 | S. | |
| 6 | 30·119 | 67·4 | 47·8 | 57·6 | 132·4 | 33·6 | 150 | 3 | Calm | |
| 7 | 29·819 | 71·0 | 56·4 | 63·7 | 130·0 | 52·6 | 335 | 10 | N. | 1 |
| 8 | 29·579 | 64·6 | 56·2 | 60·4 | 123·8 | 51·2 | 485 | 4 | N.W. | 2 |
| 9 | 29·359 | 67·8 | 52·6 | 60·2 | 130·6 | 47·4 | 340 | 4 | S. | |
| 10 | 29·969 | 68·0 | 55·8 | 61·9 | 132·8 | 50·0 | 265 | 6 | N. | |
| 11 | 30·033 | 67·8 | 56·6 | 62·2 | 132·4 | 53·4 | 262 | 8 | N. | |
| 12 | 30·039 | 65·0 | 57·2 | 61·1 | 130·2 | 53·6 | 353 | 10 | N. | |
| 13 | 30·103 | 68·2 | 55·8 | 59·5 | 131·6 | 53·8 | 270 | 8 | S. | |
| 14 | 30·099 | 70·0 | 58·2 | 64·1 | 137·8 | 55·6 | 140 | 5 | S. | |
| 15 | 30·070 | 74·2 | 57·8 | 66·0 | 131·6 | 45·4 | 240 | 6 | N. | |
| 16 | 30·070 | 68·2 | 62·6 | 65·4 | 137·4 | 58·0 | 420 | 10 | N. | 5 |
| 17 | 29·969 | 70·2 | 63·4 | 66·8 | 143·6 | 60·2 | 460 | 10 | N. | |
| 18 | 29·950 | 67·8 | 61·2 | 64·5 | 118·0 | 58·8 | 450 | 10 | S. | |
| 19 | 30·133 | 67·4 | 55·8 | 61·6 | 123·4 | 52·4 | 233 | 10 | Calm | |
| 20 | 30·089 | 76·0 | 56·6 | 66·3 | 147·0 | 45·2 | 107 | 10 | N. | |
| 21 | 30·059 | 72·8 | 63·4 | 68·1 | 138·6 | 61·6 | 283 | 10 | N. | |
| 22 | 30·020 | 65·6 | 58·4 | 62·0 | 137·8 | 56·4 | 367 | 10 | S. | |
| 23 | 29·959 | 62·4 | 57·8 | 60·1 | 137·4 | 56·0 | 130 | 10 | N. | 4 |
| 24 | 29·809 | 71·8 | 59·4 | 65·6 | 138·2 | 56·2 | 105 | 10 | N.E. | 32 |
| 25 | 29·972 | 65·6 | 57·2 | 61·4 | 128·6 | 55·4 | 225 | 10 | S. | |
| 26 | 30·012 | 69·8 | 49·6 | 59·7 | 135·8 | 40·0 | 180 | 5 | N. | |
| 27 | 29·539 | 77·6 | 61·4 | 69·5 | 138·0 | 59·0 | 129 | 10 | N. | 70 |
| 28 | 29·869 | 72·0 | 48·4 | 60·2 | 135·6 | 46·4 | 271 | 8 | S. | 5 |
| 29 | 30·129 | 59·6 | 47·2 | 53·4 | 118·4 | 44·0 | 320 | 8 | S. | |
| 30 | 30·113 | 59·4 | 49·0 | 54·2 | 115·0 | 45·4 | 270 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 31 | 29·989 | 62·8 | 56·6 | 59·7 | 112·6 | 50·2 | 310 | 5 | N. | |
| * | 29·986 | 67·2 | 55·8 | 61·5 | 131·3 | 51·0 | 287 | 7·7 | .. | 121 |
| † | 29·863 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·4 | 124·3 | 46·9 | 277 | .. | .. | 333 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
17 | 1 | .. | .. | 9 | .. | .. | 2 | 2
Note.—A bright sunny month, with moderate to strong northerly winds prevailing, and the rainfall considerably below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 218 hours 16 minutes, averaging 7 hours 2 minutes per day, and one sunless day. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 60·3°, and 64·5° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 52·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·401 in.; mean relative humidity, 74 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 1915.
| Name of Station and Observer | Altitude above Sea-level. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in shade. | Extremes. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the inch). | Days with Rain (3 point or more. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUAWAI Dr. H. M. Levinge | 20 Ft. | Deg. 64·8 | Deg. 75·4 | Deg. 54·3 | Points. 86 | Dya. 4 | |
| AUCKLAND T. F. Cheeseman | 125 | 63·5 | 70·1 | 56·8 | 54 | 5 | |
| TE AROHA G. F. McGirr | 46 | 61·8 | 71·2 | 52·4 | 34 | 3 | |
| ROTORUA L. J. Bayfield | 925 | 60·8 | 70·5 | 51·2 | 143 | 9 | |
| WAIHI P. A. Clifford | 840 | 63·6 | 74·1 | 53·1 | 279 | 9 | |
| TAURANGA C. J. Butcher | .. | 62·9 | 72·9 | 52·9 | 174 | 6 | |
| NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 160 | 61·0 | 68·2 | 53·8 | 230 | 9 | |
| MOUMAHAKI J. Kirkland | 250 | 59·8 | 68·8 | 50·9 | 271 | 8 | |
| TAIHAPE A. R. Fanuin | 2080 | 57·7 | 66·6 | 48·8 | 199 | 13 | |
| PALMERSTON NORTH J. E. Vernon | 100 | 62·4 | 71·8 | 53·0 | 196 | 12 | |
| GREYTOWN W. C. Davies | 186 | 62·9 | 73·9 | 51·9 | 201 | 7 | |
| MASTERTON Wm. Hood | 377 | 63·2 | 74·9 | 51·6 | 197 | 8 | |
| GIBBORNE C. H. Ferris | 20 | 64·5 | 76·2 | 52·8 | 193 | 5 | |
| GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER Rev. W. B. Buckley | 70 | 66·4 | 77·8 | 55·6 | 152 | 8 | |
| WELLINGTON F. W. Simms | 10 | 61·5 | 67·2 | 55·8 | 121 | 8 |
SOUTH ISLAND.
NELSON Rev. J. P. Kempthorne | 34 | 62·8 | 70·9 | 54·7 | 166 | 6
HANMER SPA J. F. Robieson | 1220 | 58·0 | 67·8 | 48·3 | 228 | 7
CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 25 | 60·7 | 70·4 | 51·0 | 175 | 14
LINCOLN L. J. Wild | 42 | 62·2 | 72·7 | 51·7 | 105 | 10
RAKALA Miss A. Hardy | 130 | 60·0 | 71·1 | 49·0 | 182 | 10
TIMARU Caretaker of Domain | 130 | 60·2 | 70·3 | 50·2 | 105 | 11
WAIMATE W. M. Hamilton | 90 | 58·6 | 68·3 | 48·9 | 113 | 11
DUNEDIN D. Tannock | 300 | 56·9 | 64·8 | 49·1 | 265 | 10
GORE H. Dolamore | 245 | 55·8 | 65·2 | 46·4 | 260 | 15
HOKITIKA F. T. Sanford | 12 | 57·3 | 63·2 | 51·5 | 1272 | 18
INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 12 | 55·4 | 63·0 | 47·8 | 500 | 17
ERRATA.
.. | Gisborne (November) | 61·5 | .. | 52·0 | .. | ..
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1915.
The west coast of the South Island and also a small portion of the Wanganui district again experienced more than the average rainfall, but elsewhere there was a deficiency in the total for the month.
The various atmospheric disturbances were mostly of slight intensity, and therefore not favourable to general rains.
Fair and warm weather prevailed generally, and between the 15th and 20th many districts experienced particularly high temperatures.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1915
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1915
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
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
- J. Kirkland, Observer at Moumahaki
- A. R. Fanuin, Observer at Taihape
- J. E. Vernon, Observer at Palmerston North
- W. C. Davies, Observer at Greytown
- Wm. Hood, Observer at Masterton
- C. H. Ferris, Observer at Gibborne
- W. B. Buckley (Reverend), Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- F. W. Simms, Observer at Wellington
- J. P. Kempthorne (Reverend), 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. Sanford, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill