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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 161
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1917. 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 of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | |||||||
| 1 | 29·615 | 58·2 | 51·5 | 54·8 | 118·0 | 47·6 | 374 | 8 | N. | 77 |
| 2 | 29·131 | 58·2 | 51·5 | 54·8 | 111·0 | 50·0 | 313 | 2 | N.W. | 9 |
| 3 | 29·538 | 60·1 | 47·0 | 53·5 | 137·0 | 44·0 | 251 | 10 | SSE | . |
| 4 | 29·753 | 51·2 | 34·3 | 42·7 | 100·0 | 25·2 | 171 | 0 | Calm | . |
| 5 | 29·928 | 56·1 | 39·3 | 47·7 | 117·0 | 29·2 | 151 | 1 | N.W. | 12 |
| 6 | 29·768 | 58·0 | 50·6 | 54·3 | 116·0 | 49·1 | 463 | 7 | NNW | . |
| 7 | 29·762 | 59·3 | 52·8 | 56·0 | 119·0 | 47·9 | 319 | 7 | NNW | 25 |
| 8 | 29·830 | 60·7 | 45·3 | 53·0 | 123·0 | 39·1 | 48 | 7 | Calm | Trace |
| 9 | 29·946 | 59·0 | 40·0 | 49·5 | 122·0 | 31·0 | 530 | 8 | NNE | 5 |
| 10 | 29·594 | 59·3 | 45·1 | 52·2 | 122·0 | 35·7 | 74 | 10 | Calm | 11 |
| 11 | 29·550 | 53·6 | 49·5 | 51·5 | 70·0 | 48·3 | 162 | 10 | S. | 10 |
| 12 | 30·122 | 59·7 | 47·5 | 53·6 | 123·0 | 45·0 | 444 | 10 | SSE | 3 |
| 13 | 30·466 | 54·8 | 47·2 | 51·0 | 107·0 | 42·6 | 341 | 1 | S. | . |
| 14 | 30·537 | 58·8 | 38·7 | 48·7 | 121·0 | 29·0 | 130 | 0 | Calm | . |
| 15 | 30·267 | 61·7 | 44·1 | 52·9 | 125·0 | 31·3 | 94 | 6 | N.W. | . |
| 16 | 30·322 | 58·0 | 41·0 | 49·5 | 124·0 | 29·1 | 130 | 10 | S. | . |
| 17 | 30·352 | 58·5 | 44·9 | 51·7 | 120·0 | 33·6 | 129 | 7 | N. | 58 |
| 18 | 30·404 | 59·9 | 53·0 | 56·4 | 128·0 | 49·6 | 360 | 10 | N.W. | Trace |
| 19 | 30·371 | 59·2 | 55·0 | 57·1 | 125·0 | 53·8 | 548 | 10 | N. | . |
| 20 | 30·595 | 59·0 | 56·5 | 57·7 | 98·0 | 54·6 | 423 | 7 | N. | . |
| 21 | 30·479 | 60·9 | 55·3 | 58·1 | 130·0 | 52·3 | 399 | 8 | N.W. | . |
| 22 | 30·414 | 61·3 | 56·5 | 58·9 | 125·0 | 54·7 | 500 | 8 | N. | . |
| 23 | 30·209 | 62·0 | 55·5 | 58·7 | 132·0 | 53·8 | 317 | 7 | N. | . |
| 24 | 29·982 | 59·3 | 55·4 | 57·8 | 128·0 | 53·2 | 518 | 6 | N.W. | 6 |
| 25 | 29·802 | 59·8 | 57·1 | 58·9 | 106·0 | 55·7 | 397 | 10 | N.W. | 152 |
| 26 | 29·358 | 60·9 | 57·0 | 58·9 | 105·0 | 55·5 | 526 | 10 | N. | 37 |
| 27 | 29·563 | 62·0 | 54·0 | 58·0 | 116·0 | 49·2 | 535 | 4 | N. | . |
| 28 | 29·836 | 60·0 | 51·8 | 55·9 | 135·0 | 47·0 | 308 | 4 | N.W. | 1 |
| 29 | 30·025 | 60·2 | 47·3 | 53·7 | 126·0 | 37·1 | 112 | 4 | Calm | 45 |
| 30 | 30·030 | 67·5 | 46·0 | 56·7 | 133·5 | 35·8 | 105 | 9 | N. | 5 |
| * | 29·985 | 59·2 | 49·0 | 54·1 | 118·7 | 43·6 | 306 | 6·7 | . | 456 |
| + | 29·925 | 57·3 | 45·4 | 51·5 | 104·5 | 38·4 | 244 | . | . | 414 |
- Means, &c.
- Means previous years.
Direction of Wind.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
12 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 8 | 5
Note.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and unsettled, with moderate to strong N. and N.W. winds predominating. Total bright sunshine, 128 hours 13 minutes; and three sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on six mornings. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. and 3 ft. was 53·5°; mean dew-point, 48°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·335 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 1917.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (3 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 55·3 | 60·1 | 50·5 | 703 | 18 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 56·5 | 65·1 | 48·0 | 600 | 11 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. W. McKinna | 49·8 | 56·5 | 43·1 | 425 | 16 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 54·0 | 64·0 | 44·0 | 771 | 18 |
| TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 53·4 | 62·4 | 44·4 | 583 | 15 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith | 54·1 | 62·5 | 45·7 | 575 | 18 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. T. W. Lonsdale | 58·0 | 61·4 | 54·6 | 242 | 11 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 48·5 | 55·4 | 41·7 | 335 | 16 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | 53·2 | 61·2 | 45·2 | 311 | 18 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies | 54·6 | 64·1 | 45·1 | 245 | 9 |
| 377 | MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood | 54·4 | 64·2 | 44·7 | 221 | 14 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER .. T. B. McBreen | 56·0 | 63·9 | 48·2 | 235 | 7 |
| WELLINGTON .. | 54·1 | 59·2 | 49·0 | 456 | 15 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | ||
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 53·8 | 60·8 | 46·9 | 371 | 9 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA .. Miss M. Stewart | 49·7 | 58·9 | 40·6 | 930 | 16 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 51·8 | 58·8 | 44·8 | 259 | 14 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 51·2 | 59·2 | 43·3 | 253 | 11 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. | 49·2 | 57·7 | 40·7 | 578 | 11 |
| RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 50·0 | 58·1 | 42·0 | 521 | 9 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 50·5 | 58·9 | 42·2 | 547 | 13 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 48·6 | 55·9 | 41·3 | 527 | 12 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 50·3 | 57·2 | 43·4 | 718 | 13 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 48·4 | 58·3 | 38·6 | 347 | 14 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 50·7 | 58·1 | 45·3 | 1,798 | 20 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie | 48·9 | 58·8 | 39·0 | 291 | 14 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1917.
September proved a mild but changeable month. With the exception of the east coast of the North Island most parts of the Dominion recorded a total rainfall in excess of the average; and, owing to some extremely heavy downpours, particularly about the 1st and 2nd, 11th and 25th, the difference above the mean was considerable over the greater portion of the South Island.
Of the three principal disturbances, two which ruled between the 1st and 3rd and the 24th and 28th respectively were westerly cyclones with centres passing over the South Island; the other, whose effects were chiefly felt between the 10th and 12th, was an extrropical cyclone, the centre of which passed in the northern districts—this disturbance was responsible for heavy rain in various parts and for phenomenal floods in the Kaikoura district.
Between the 13th and 23rd an anticyclone ruled, with an exceptionally high barometer, in the north, but on the night of the 18th and again on the 21st depressions passed in the south bringing high north-west winds in and southward of Cook Strait and rain in the west coast and southern parts of the South Island. There was a remarkable prevalence of strong westerly winds, but on the whole the weather during the month was favourable to rapid vegetable growth. This is shown in the marked increase in the earth-temperatures at a depth of 1 ft., the mean at the Wellington Observatory for the first week being 51·3° F. and for the last week 56·8° F,
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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21 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- J. W. McKinna, 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
- T. B. McBreen, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- J. R. Dart, Observer at Nelson
- Miss M. Stewart, Observer at Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
- L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
- Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
- D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
- H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
- W. H. Fleming, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director
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