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Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4587
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1917. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. 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. | |||||||
| 1 | 29·877 | 59·7 | 54·0 | 56·8 | 124·0 | 50·5 | 257 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 2 | 29·984 | 63·7 | 50·7 | 57·2 | 137·0 | 41·4 | 126 | 6 | S. | .. |
| 3 | 30·154 | 66·9 | 49·3 | 58·1 | 132·0 | 38·2 | 114 | 6 | S. | .. |
| 4 | 30·325 | 63·5 | 50·3 | 56·9 | 133·0 | 40·0 | 209 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·280 | 61·1 | 45·6 | 53·3 | 130·0 | 35·0 | 134 | 2 | N.N.W. | Trace |
| 6 | 30·075 | 64·5 | 57·7 | 61·1 | 128·0 | 53·0 | 371 | 10 | N.W. | 99 |
| 7 | 30·093 | 61·6 | 51·2 | 56·4 | 126·0 | 50·4 | 485 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 8 | 30·064 | 61·9 | 50·5 | 56·2 | 126·0 | 48·6 | 188 | 1 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 9 | 30·177 | 66·0 | 54·1 | 60·0 | 128·0 | 42·0 | 224 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·177 | 68·1 | 57·0 | 62·5 | 135·0 | 50·4 | 188 | 6 | N.W. | Trace |
| 11 | 30·442 | 64·5 | 51·0 | 57·7 | 138·0 | 47·0 | 317 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 12 | 30·313 | 67·6 | 46·0 | 56·8 | 135·0 | 34·0 | 173 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 13 | 30·270 | 64·8 | 58·7 | 61·7 | 138·0 | 55·2 | 516 | 3 | N.W. | 27 |
| 14 | 30·201 | 64·1 | 59·3 | 61·7 | 140·0 | 55·0 | 453 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 15 | 30·341 | 64·2 | 52·2 | 58·2 | 140·0 | 49·6 | 357 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 16 | 30·216 | 58·9 | 50·6 | 54·7 | 137·0 | 45·5 | 387 | 3 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 17 | 30·037 | 63·3 | 45·9 | 54·6 | 134·0 | 35·4 | 184 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 18 | 29·812 | 68·0 | 49·0 | 58·5 | 133·5 | 36·0 | 87 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 19 | 29·754 | 70·2 | 57·9 | 64·0 | 132·0 | 51·5 | 210 | 9 | N.N.W. | .. |
| 20 | 29·754 | 65·3 | 58·3 | 61·8 | 121·0 | 53·3 | 232 | 10 | N.W. | 36 |
| 21 | 29·840 | 62·9 | 50·1 | 56·5 | 112·0 | 47·7 | 332 | 10 | S.S.E. | 17 |
| 22 | 29·992 | 54·3 | 48·3 | 51·3 | 115·0 | 44·0 | 518 | 4 | S.E. | .. |
| 23 | 30·088 | 57·0 | 49·1 | 53·0 | 131·0 | 44·8 | 424 | 7 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 24 | 30·122 | 61·9 | 45·8 | 53·8 | 138·0 | 32·3 | 194 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 25 | 30·103 | 67·5 | 45·5 | 56·5 | 130·0 | 30·0 | 74 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 26 | 30·047 | 69·0 | 55·9 | 62·4 | 134·0 | 46·8 | 198 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 27 | 30·117 | 70·0 | 57·3 | 63·6 | 143·0 | 50·3 | 267 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 28 | 30·234 | 70·3 | 49·7 | 60·0 | 150·0 | 35·7 | 95 | 0 | S. | .. |
| 29 | 30·225 | 70·7 | 53·9 | 62·3 | 130·0 | 40·4 | 128 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 30 | 30·223 | 70·9 | 54·6 | 62·7 | 137·0 | 41·7 | 187 | 8 | S. | Trace |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 30·111 | 64·7 | 52·0 | 58·3 | 132·2 | 44·2 | 254 | 5·3 | .. | 179 |
| + | 29·873 | 63·5 | 50·3 | 56·9 | 120·2 | 43·6 | 271 | .. | .. | 422 |
- Means, &c. + Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
6 | 1 | .. | 1 | 13 | .. | .. | 7 | 2
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with barometric pressure and temperature above the average, while precipitation was 58 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 244 hours 22 minutes, and two sunless days, averaging 8 hours 9 minutes per diem. Frost was recorded on the grass on the morning of the 25th. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 61·8°, and 60·8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·1°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·375 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 1917.
| 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. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 62·1 | 68·7 | 55·5 | 167 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 57·4 | 67·5 | 47·3 | 440 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. W. McKinna | 56·1 | 64·6 | 47·7 | 371 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 61·1 | 72·1 | 50·2 | 313 |
| .. | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 58·9 | 69·1 | 48·7 | 315 |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 60·8 | 68·7 | 53·0 | 138 |
| ~250 | MOUMAHAKI T. W. Lonsdale | 60·6 | 66·9 | 54·4 | 260 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 54·2 | 62·6 | 45·8 | 142 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. C. Davies | 58·6 | 70·0 | 47·2 | 274 |
| 377 | MASTER TON Wm. Hood | 59·1 | 71·0 | 47·2 | 229 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER T. B. McBreen | 60·4 | 68·5 | 52·3 | 303 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 58·3 | 64·7 | 52·0 | 179 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | |||||
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 61·7 | 71·4 | 52·0 | 24 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA Miss M. Stewart | 55·7 | 67·0 | 44·4 | 183 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 57·6 | 65·0 | 50·2 | 99 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 57·6 | 67·5 | 47·7 | 60 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. RAKAIA Miss A. Hardy | 56·6 | 68·0 | 45·3 | 24 |
| 58·2 | 68·2 | 48·3 | 45 | ||
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 58·1 | 67·7 | 48·6 | 84 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 55·2 | 63·3 | 47·1 | 74 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 56·2 | 64·8 | 47·7 | 155 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 55·2 | 66·4 | 44·0 | 226 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 56·8 | 63·9 | 49·7 | 140 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 55·0 | 63·9 | 46·1 | 227 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1917.
Anticyclonic pressure predominated during November, accounting for fine and bright weather generally. Only two disturbances of any intensity were in evidence.
On the 6th a westerly depression passed rapidly in the South, bringing boisterous and wet conditions along the west coast south of Cape Egmont.
Between the 19th and 23rd an ex-tropical disturbance ruled in the North, and during this period high south-east winds and dull wet weather prevailed over the North Island and in the north-east portion of the South. The latter disturbance was responsible for some heavy rainfall along the east coast of the North Island, causing floods in some of the rivers on the 22nd.
Except at a few stations in the latter district, precipitation was everywhere below the average.
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 Kisselton, 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