New Zealand Gazette – 1916 – No. 77

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✨ Meteorological Observations



2372 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 77

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected to inches to lat. 45°. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Max. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Min. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Mean Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Solar Radiation. From Self-registering Instruments for Twenty-four Hours previously. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29.770 56.0 49.8 52.9 59.8 42.6 90 10 Calm ..
2 29.811 58.0 44.4 51.2 82.6 34.8 55 10 N. 4
3 30.160 62.2 49.6 55.9 84.8 45.6 375 4 S. ..
4 30.109 58.0 40.4 49.2 70.2 29.2 170 8 N. ..
5 30.102 61.2 55.0 58.1 75.8 50.0 279 5 N. ..
6 30.019 65.6 52.4 59.0 85.4 44.4 100 6 N. ..
7 29.771 64.2 57.4 60.8 93.8 53.0 370 5 W. 7
8 30.059 62.6 47.8 55.2 66.6 42.2 297 3 S. ..
9 30.059 59.0 42.0 50.5 81.8 30.0 132 0 N.E. ..
10 30.132 61.2 40.0 50.6 81.6 28.4 70 4 S. ..
11 30.030 61.2 51.0 56.1 58.4 49.0 241 10 S.E. 23
12 29.963 57.2 55.0 56.1 56.8 52.6 520 10 S.E. 24
13 30.059 56.0 53.4 54.7 58.6 50.0 630 10 S. ..
14 30.080 59.8 50.4 55.1 87.8 41.4 173 4 Calm 1
15 30.080 64.2 50.8 57.5 88.4 41.6 70 3 N. 12
16 30.091 67.8 57.4 62.6 65.6 53.2 207 8 S. 2
17 30.421 59.8 51.2 55.5 78.4 46.4 487 6 S. ..
18 30.393 56.6 38.4 47.5 65.6 26.0 130 0 S. 2
19 30.249 57.2 45.4 51.3 57.6 43.0 210 10 S. 1
20 30.049 60.4 47.8 54.1 65.8 40.6 100 6 N. ..
21 29.979 58.0 50.4 54.2 88.6 42.8 130 4 N. ..
22 29.949 64.2 53.0 58.6 86.8 44.6 210 0 N. ..
23 29.819 62.8 54.4 58.6 88.4 53.2 490 8 N. ..
24 29.919 63.4 56.8 60.1 80.6 52.4 424 6 N. 1
25 30.299 63.0 50.6 56.8 60.8 46.0 196 8 S.E. 18
26 30.319 55.8 46.8 51.3 55.6 44.2 220 10 S. 56
27 30.141 59.4 50.0 54.7 53.8 43.4 120 10 S.E. 16
28 29.569 65.6 50.4 58.0 61.6 50.0 156 10 S. 135
29 29.680 58.0 47.6 52.8 51.4 46.2 444 10 S.E. 35
30 30.182 49.8 46.2 48.0 50.8 42.6 520 10 S.E. 11
31 29.963 59.6 49.0 54.3 65.6 44.8 123 10 N. 10
* 30.039 60.2 49.5 54.9 71.3 43.7 250 6.7 .. 358
† 29.965 58.3 47.3 52.8 95.2 39.9 218 .. .. 480
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
11 1 .. 6 10 .. 1 .. 2

NOTE.—Weather, on the whole, was unsettled. The rainfall was below the mean of previous years, but temperatures and barometric pressures were above the averages for previous years. Total bright sunshine, 131 hours 33 minutes, and six sunless days. Frost was recorded on four mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. and 3 ft. were both 56.7°. Mean dew-point, 49°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.348 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

May, 1916.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Mean Max. Temp. Extremes: Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1/4 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
125 AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett 58.6 63.1 54.1 501 19
*46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 49.2 60.8 37.7 863 17
925 ROTORUA .. S. R. Edwards .. .. .. .. ..
340 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 56.4 64.4 48.4 1621 19
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 58.2 67.3 49.2 655 16
160 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith 58.9 66.0 51.8 691 21
250 MOUMAHAKI .. T. W. Lonsdale 54.5 62.1 47.0 327 17
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 50.6 56.0 45.2 380 17
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 55.3 62.3 48.3 239 11
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 52.2 61.2 43.2 516 17
377 MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood 53.2 62.0 44.5 506 18
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER .. W. B. Buckley 56.5 63.0 50.0 674 16
10 WELLINGTON .. F. W. Simms 54.9 60.2 49.5 358 17
* TE AROHA (April) 56.2 68.0 44.5 433 11
SOUTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
34 NELSON .. A. E. Hedges 54.5 62.0 47.0 711 10
1220 HANMER SPA .. J. F. Robieson 46.1 54.7 37.6 704 14
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey 49.2 56.5 41.8 477 19
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 49.2 57.1 41.3 459 12
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 47.3 56.1 38.6 429 11
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 47.7 55.8 39.6 314 12
90 WAIMATE .. W. M. Hamilton 46.8 55.6 38.1 270 8
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 49.3 56.0 42.5 222 11
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 44.7 53.9 35.5 236 13
12 HOKITIKA .. F. T. Sandford 50.7 58.2 43.3 901 17
12 INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie .. .. .. .. ..

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1916.

There were at least two definite periods of unsettled weather during May—viz., between the 10th and 15th, and 25th and 31st.

In the former period very heavy rain and floods were experienced in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, which were due to an unusually intense sub-tropical low-pressure system. The most notable record was that for Pakihiroa, which shows that between the 10th and 15th 27.69 inches of rain fell, 11.02 inches falling on the 12th, and a total of 84.11 inches was returned for the month.

On the 25th, high atmospheric pressure ruled, but there was evidence of a cyclonic disturbance to the north-west. On the 27th, the centre of the latter was located between Cape Maria van Diemen and Norfolk Island, and by the 29th the Dominion was enveloped in the system. About these dates high easterly and south-easterly winds prevailed, and the last week was very wet and cold generally.

With the exception of these two periods the weather proved fair and mild. The greater part of the Dominion had more than the normal rainfall.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, May 1916

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, May 1916

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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
  • Miss A. Hardy, 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