New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 64

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JUNE 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1873

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1916. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45° 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 30·209 68·6 50·2 59·4 100·6 41·2 106 8 N. ..
2 30·119 69·8 52·8 61·3 74·8 42·4 107 8 N. ..
3 30·159 68·4 49·6 59·0 91·6 39·6 85 3 E. ..
4 30·061 69·8 49·2 59·5 95·8 37·8 152 5 N. ..
5 30·220 67·6 60·4 64·0 75·6 56·4 356 8 N. ..
6 30·239 66·6 62·8 64·7 95·4 56·8 484 6 N. 12
7 30·003 70·2 63·6 66·9 69·6 58·0 520 10 N. 2
8 29·849 66·4 60·2 63·3 89·8 55·0 434 8 S. 35
9 30·099 61·6 40·2 50·9 98·0 30·4 289 5 N. ..
10 30·141 62·6 48·8 55·7 92·6 40·2 160 6 N. ..
11 30·309 64·8 46·8 55·8 95·8 38·6 137 6 N. ..
12 30·253 67·6 58·8 63·2 94·2 55·4 313 6 N. ..
13 30·139 66·2 61·8 64·0 101·6 56·0 520 8 N.W. 2
14 29·920 67·0 62·2 64·6 67·8 59·0 520 10 N. 42
15 29·701 64·6 58·4 61·5 60·4 57·6 317 10 Calm 98
16 29·519 58·4 52·6 55·5 70·6 49·2 100 6 N. ..
17 29·579 65·6 58·4 62·0 63·8 50·0 260 10 S. 3
18 30·069 59·8 52·0 55·9 86·4 46·4 513 5 S. ..
19 30·183 61·2 42·0 51·6 87·0 30·0 140 5 N. ..
20 30·229 63·4 42·6 53·0 74·6 31·4 90 0 Calm ..
21 30·199 66·6 43·4 55·0 100·8 32·0 57 5 N. ..
22 30·119 64·0 50·2 57·1 96·4 40·6 143 4 N. 1
23 30·011 65·6 60·2 62·9 68·2 55·0 380 10 N. 11
24 30·280 64·8 54·0 59·4 69·6 50·2 380 8 S. ..
25 30·419 59·6 50·4 55·0 92·0 46·2 390 4 S. 1
26 30·400 59·6 52·6 56·1 62·8 49·4 267 10 S. ..
27 30·300 60·4 50·2 55·3 80·6 43·0 103 0 Calm ..
28 30·061 65·8 55·6 60·7 85·8 53·6 240 8 N. ..
29 29·879 65·0 59·6 62·3 71·4 55·4 390 10 N. 103
30 29·429 67·2 54·8 61·0 57·6 53·2 150 10 S. 59
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 30·070 64·9 53·5 59·2 82·4 47·0 270·1 6·5 .. 369
† 30·044 62·7 51·1 56·8 106·7 43·9 230 .. .. 402
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
18 | .. | 1 | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 3

NOTE.—A good autumn month, with northerly winds prevailing, and rainfall slightly below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 160 hours 8 minutes, and six sunless days. Thunder and lightning occurred on the 8th, and hail fell on the same date. Frost was recorded on four mornings, and fog on the 27th. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 61·3°, and 62·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 55·0°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·388 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

April, 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. 61·7 67·6 55·9 588 12
AUCKLAND ..
F. A. F. Burnett .. .. .. .. ..
46 TE AROHA .. .. .. .. .. ..
G. F. McGirr
925 ROTORUA .. 57·2 68·4 46·0 338 10
S. R. Edwards
340 WAIHI .. .. .. .. 608 8
P. A. Clifford
.. TAURANGA .. 59·9 71·8 48·1 453 9
C. J. Butcher
160 NEW PLYMOUTH 59·8 68·3 51·3 756 13
W. W. Smith
250 MOUMAHAHI 58·2 67·5 49·0 379 8
T. W. Lonsdale
2080 TAIHAPE .. 53·3 61·5 45·1 278 9
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. 57·3 67·0 47·7 232 9
J. E. Vernon
186 GREYTOWN 56·1 67·6 44·6 171 9
W. C. Davies
377 MASTER TON 57·2 69·8 44·7 255 10
Wm. Hood
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA- 61·6 71·1 52·1 303 5
PIER
W. B. Buckley
10 WELLINGTON 59·2 64·9 53·5 369 12
F. W. Simms
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. 59·3 68·2 50·4 506 6
A. E. Hedges
1220 HANMER SPA 52·5 63·0 42·1 175 7
J. F. Robieson
25 CHRISTCHURCH 54·5 64·1 44·9 168 12
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 56·0 65·4 46·7 201 8
L. J. Wild
.. RAKAIA .. 54·4 64·7 44·1 319 8
Miss A. Hardy
130 TIMARU .. 55·2 65·4 44·9 187 5
Caretaker of Domain
90 WAIMATE .. 54·9 63·7 46·0 266 5
W. M. Hamilton
300 DUNEDIN .. 55·2 64·0 46·5 125 13
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. 51·2 61·7 40·8 156 14
H. Dolamore
12 HOKITIKA .. 55·3 62·7 48·0 1352 13
F. T. Sandford
12 INVERCARGILL 53·0 62·2 43·8 283 15
L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1916.

During the month of April atmospheric pressure was chiefly anticyclonic, this type prevailing between the 1st and 7th, 10th and 13th, and the 19th and 28th.

In consequence the weather generally was fine and calm with mild days and cool nights.

Unsettled conditions were experienced on the 7th and 8th, with the passage of a small depression in the south.

Between the 14th and 17th a more intense westerly held sway, and this was followed by an extra tropical cyclone the centre of which passed over the North Island during the night of the 17th. Heavy rain fell on the 14th over the South Island, and general rains were reported on the 15th.

On the 29th, and again on the 30th, when the centre of a disturbance passed in the vicinity of Cook Strait, heavy rain was recorded and caused floods in some of the rivers in the northern districts.

Most of the northern districts of the North Island and the whole of the western coast had more than the average rainfall, while the remaining portions of the Dominion recorded slightly below or about the average.

D. C. BATES, Director,



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1916

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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1916

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
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
  • 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

🏗️ Summary of Weather for April 1916

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Weather Summary, Atmospheric Pressure, Rainfall
  • D. C. Bates, Director