New Zealand Gazette – 1917 – No. 29

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 29

Government Meteorological Observatory.

MEteOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 1916. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced | and corrected in | Inches to Lat. 45°. | Min. Temp. | in Shade. | Mean Temp. | in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial | Wind | Veloc. | Miles. | Amount of Cloud. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall, in Points | (100 to 1 Inch). |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | 30·346 | 65·8 | 44·2 | 55·0 | 126·0 | 33·8 | 74 | 0 | N.W. | | | | | |
| 2 | 30·430 | 65·7 | 49·9 | 57·8 | 126·0 | 40·5 | 101 | 1 | S.S.E | | | | | |
| 3 | 30·504 | 68·5 | 51·0 | 59·7 | 128·5 | 40·0 | 158 | 3 | S. | | | | | |
| 4 | 30·455 | 67·2 | 48·6 | 57·9 | 130·0 | 38·2 | 131 | 7 | N. | | | | | |
| 5 | 30·300 | 70·3 | 59·3 | 64·8 | 145·0 | 55·2 | 187 | 9 | N. | | | | | |
| 6 | 30·029 | 67·9 | 60·4 | 64·1 | 153·0 | 58·1 | 374 | 7 | NNW | | | | | |
| 7 | 29·779 | 67·1 | 61·2 | 64·1 | 141·0 | 60·0 | 536 | 8 | N.W. | | | | | |
| 8 | 29·911 | 69·0 | 60·0 | 64·5 | 137·0 | 51·4 | 380 | 1 | S. | | | | | |
| 9 | 30·189 | 71·9 | 50·3 | 61·1 | 131·0 | 35·3 | 109 | 0 | Calm | | | | | |
| 10 | 30·055 | 71·0 | 59·5 | 65·2 | 138·0 | 51·0 | 186 | 0 | N. | | | | | |
| 11 | 29·941 | 70·0 | 61·1 | 65·5 | 136·0 | 59·0 | 310 | 9 | N.W. | | | | | |
| 12 | 29·910 | 69·3 | 54·5 | 61·9 | 145·0 | 42·7 | 164 | 10 | S.S.E | | | | | |
| 13 | 29·894 | 65·1 | 56·2 | 60·6 | 114·0 | 52·2 | 204 | 10 | Calm | | | | | |
| 14 | 29·906 | 69·1 | 53·1 | 61·1 | 137·0 | 40·0 | 114 | 9 | N. | | | | | |
| 15 | 29·903 | 71·5 | 63·0 | 67·2 | 158·0 | 61·7 | 408 | 5 | NNW | | | | | |
| 16 | 30·159 | 70·2 | 58·6 | 64·4 | 151·0 | 54·5 | 389 | 10 | S. | Trace | | | | |
| 17 | 30·072 | 66·5 | 57·0 | 61·7 | 133·0 | 50·0 | 154 | 9 | N. | | | | | |
| 18 | 30·015 | 69·7 | 59·9 | 64·8 | 126·0 | 56·2 | 206 | 1 | N.W. | | | | | |
| 19 | 29·931 | 74·6 | 62·0 | 68·3 | 133·0 | 59·9 | 221 | 2 | N. | | | | | |
| 20 | 30·034 | 70·2 | 58·2 | 64·2 | 141·0 | 55·0 | 303 | 10 | S. | | | | | |
| 21 | 30·077 | 72·9 | 56·3 | 64·6 | 139·0 | 47·2 | 174 | 10 | S. | | | | | |
| 22 | 30·125 | 69·7 | 60·1 | 64·9 | 119·0 | 58·2 | 331 | 10 | S.E. | | | | | |
| 23 | 29·997 | 75·7 | 54·7 | 65·2 | 150·0 | 43·8 | 111 | 0 | Calm | | | | | |
| 24 | 29·944 | 79·5 | 64·5 | 72·0 | 143·5 | 61·5 | 199 | 3 | N.W. | Trace | | | | |
| 25 | 30·059 | 78·0 | 60·0 | 69·0 | 142·0 | 58·0 | 259 | 10 | S. | | | | | |
| 26 | 29·999 | 70·5 | 57·0 | 63·7 | 138·0 | 54·0 | 258 | 9 | Calm | Trace | | | | |
| 27 | 30·109 | 74·3 | 56·6 | 65·4 | 145·0 | 54·2 | 292 | 4 | S. | | | | | |
| 28 | 30·117 | 65·6 | 55·4 | 60·5 | 140·0 | 52·5 | 404 | 9 | S.E. | | | | | |
| 29 | 30·185 | 67·8 | 53·3 | 60·5 | 138·0 | 48·0 | 246 | 6 | S. | | | | | |
| 30 | 30·062 | 70·4 | 47·8 | 59·1 | 139·0 | 34·0 | 166 | 0 | N. | | | | | |
| 31 | 29·945 | 75·0 | 56·5 | 65·7 | 140·0 | 50·0 | 167 | 0 | NNW | | | | | |
| | 30·077 | 70·3 | 56·4 | 63·3 | 137·5 | 50·2 | 236 | 5·5 | | Nil | | | | |
| | 29·863 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 124·6 | 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.

10 . . | . . | 2 | 10 | . . | . . | 5 | 4

NOTE.—A fine summer month, with barometric pressure and temperature considerably above the mean of previous years, while precipitation was nil. Total bright sunshine, 268 hours 53 minutes, giving an average of 8 hours 40 minutes per diem. Earth-temperature during the month rose 11·2° at 1 ft. and 7·1° at 3 ft., while the mean temperature at the former was 68·5° and 65·2° at the latter depth. Mean dew-point, 53·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·412 in.; and mean relative humidity, 71 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

December, 1916.

Altitude above 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 (5 Point or more).
Sea-level. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Ds.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
125 AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett 66·0 71·9 60·0 859 10
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 65·9 76·4 55·5 527 12
925 ROTORUA .. S. R. Edwards 64·0 72·6 55·5 630 12
340 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 64·7 76·0 53·5 915 10
TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 63·4 72·0 54·9 645 12
160 NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith 64·1 72·7 55·5 115 8
250 MOUMAHAKI .. T. W. Lonsdale 61·4 71·5 51·3 49 3
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 59·7 68·2 51·2 341 8
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon 63·1 72·7 53·6 47 3
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 63·5 76·9 50·1 18 1
377 MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood 63·3 76·3 50·4 33 3
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER W. B. Buckley 67·4 76·2 58·6 233 8
10 WELLINGTON .. H. F. Skey 63·3 70·3 56·4 Nil ..
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. J. R. Dart 66·1 76·4 55·9 3 1
1220 HANMER SPA .. J. W. McKinna 63·1 75·1 51·1 90 1
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. Miss A. Hardy 64·1 74·0 54·3 65 2
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 63·4 75·8 51·0 37 5
RAKAIA .. D. Tannock 62·2 71·7 52·8 29 4
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 61·4 71·5 51·4 72 7
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 60·4 69·2 51·7 182 7
300 DUNEDIN .. L. Lennie 60·0 72·6 47·5 87 7
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 59·7 67·7 51·8 204 4
12 HOKITIKA* .. F. T. Sandford 58·3 67·9 48·8 136 8
  • Hokitika, Nov., 1916 .. 57·5 64·0 50·9 1311 21

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1916.

An excessive rainfall was experienced during December in the northernmost districts, while all other parts of the Dominion had a total fall less than the average, and quite a number of stations in the vicinity of Cook Strait recorded a total absence of rainfall.

Anticyclonic conditions were the most prevalent, accounting for a considerable amount of fair and bright weather.

A fast-moving and rather intense disturbance passed in the south on the 15th, but was responsible for rain only in the West Coast and southernmost districts of the South Island and heavy westerly gales in parts southward of Cook Strait.

Between the 20th and 23rd a subtropical depression was in evidence in the north, and during this period heavy rain fell in the Auckland Province. Auckland City reported 4·51 inches on the 20th.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1916

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1916

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Statistics, 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
  • William Hood, Observer at Masterton
  • W. B. Buckley, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Wellington
  • J. R. Dart, Observer at Nelson
  • J. W. McKinna, Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Christchurch
  • L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Rakaia
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Dunedin
  • H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
  • F. T. Sandford, Observer at Hokitika

  • D. C. Bates, Director