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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 4

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced in
and corrected to Lat. 45°.
Inches to 100. | 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 | 30·125 | 52·3 | 46·5 | 49·4 | 123·8 | 33·5 | 358 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 2 | 30·228 | 58·8 | 41·0 | 49·9 | 125·5 | 27·5 | 138 | 2 | N.E. | .. |
| 3 | 30·219 | 59·8 | 48·2 | 54·0 | 126·2 | 32·5 | 135 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 30·079 | 62·1 | 54·0 | 58·0 | 130·5 | 48·1 | 318 | 7 | N. | 17 |
| 5 | 30·033 | 65·5 | 49·0 | 57·2 | 138·0 | 35·5 | 179 | 4 | E. | .. |
| 6 | 29·940 | 66·3 | 54·1 | 60·2 | 131·1 | 41·0 | 169 | 7 | N.W. | 3 |
| 7 | 29·773 | 62·9 | 58·2 | 60·5 | 141·6 | 54·5 | 443 | 10 | N. | 161 |
| 8 | 29·807 | 61·5 | 58·2 | 59·8 | 93·9 | 54·5 | 613 | 10 | N. | 178 |
| 9 | 29·791 | 62·3 | 57·9 | 60·1 | 110·8 | 56·0 | 470 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·144 | 62·5 | 53·0 | 57·7 | 137·1 | 49·0 | 333 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 11 | 30·061 | 66·0 | 45·3 | 55·6 | 133·4 | 34·1 | 237 | 3 | Calm | .. |
| 12 | 29·952 | 68·5 | 49·5 | 59·0 | 133·0 | 38·5 | 148 | 10 | E. | .. |
| 13 | 29·721 | 67·0 | 55·1 | 61·0 | 144·8 | 45·1 | 74 | 8 | Calm | 1 |
| 14 | 29·622 | 73·5 | 58·4 | 65·9 | 148·0 | 47·5 | 107 | 10 | N. | 10 |
| 15 | 29·666 | 64·8 | 59·2 | 62·0 | 136·4 | 47·5 | 367 | 10 | N.W. | 4 |
| 16 | 29·523 | 66·0 | 60·0 | 63·0 | 139·0 | 56·4 | 260 | 10 | N.W. | 12 |
| 17 | 29·817 | 64·8 | 49·0 | 56·9 | 123·8 | 36·1 | 186 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 18 | 29·815 | 67·8 | 59·0 | 63·4 | 131·7 | 55·0 | 342 | 9 | N.W. | 21 |
| 19 | 29·716 | 64·0 | 54·5 | 59·2 | 133·0 | 52·0 | 217 | 10 | S. | 2 |
| 20 | 29·881 | 61·9 | 51·5 | 56·7 | 114·5 | 46·0 | 108 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 21 | 29·902 | 65·6 | 49·2 | 57·4 | 131·0 | 37·2 | 162 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 22 | 29·993 | 66·0 | 54·4 | 60·2 | 131·0 | 41·0 | 219 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 29·860 | 66·2 | 58·2 | 62·2 | 142·0 | 52·0 | 460 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 24 | 29·960 | 68·0 | 59·5 | 63·7 | 135·0 | 57·0 | 348 | 10 | NNW | 12 |
| 25 | 29·510 | 67·8 | 58·7 | 63·2 | 147·0 | 56·0 | 454 | 10 | N. | 35 |
| 26 | 29·801 | 63·0 | 53·0 | 58·0 | 147·5 | 51·5 | 274 | 9 | S.S.E | 14 |
| 27 | 29·673 | 63·5 | 59·0 | 61·3 | 140·0 | 57·3 | 542 | 10 | N. | 117 |
| 28 | 29·651 | 62·5 | 56·6 | 59·5 | 121·0 | 55·5 | 530 | 1 | NNW | .. |
| 29 | 29·837 | 63·5 | 54·1 | 58·8 | 129·0 | 50·4 | 515 | 1 | W. | 11 |
| 30 | 30·255 | 61·5 | 40·5 | 51·0 | 133·0 | 30·0 | 165 | 0 | N.W. | .. |
| * | 29·878 | 64·2 | 53·5 | 58·8 | 131·7 | 45·9 | 296 | 6·8 | .. | 598 |
| + | 29·873 | 63·5 | 50·3 | 56·8 | 120·2 | 43·6 | 271 | .. | .. | 338 |

• Means, &c.
  † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .. | 1 | 6 | 2

Note.—An unsettled month with rainfall 77 per cent.
above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine,
177 hours 35 minutes; and four sunless days. Frost was
recorded on the grass on one morning. Mean earth-
temperature at 1 ft. was 60·1°, and 59·0° at 3 ft. Mean
dew-point, 51·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·377 in.;
mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

November, 1916.

| Altitude above
Sea-level. | Name of Station and
Observer. | Absolute Mean
Temp. Air in
Shade. | Extremes. | | Total Rainfall
to the
(100 Points to 1
Inch). | Days with Rain
(3 Point or more) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | Deg. | Mean
Max. Temp. | Mean
Min. Temp. | Points. | Dys. |
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| 125 | AUCKLAND ..
F. A. F. Burnett | 61·7 | 67·2 | 56·3 | 774 | 22 |
| 46 | TE AROHA ..
G. F. McGirr | 56·8 | 67·6 | 46·0 | 753 | 18 |
| 925 | ROTORUA ..
S. R. Edwards | 59·1 | 66·7 | 51·5 | 837 | 19 |
| 340 | WAIHI ..
P. A. Clifford | 60·5 | 69·0 | 52·0 | 903 | 22 |
| .. | TAURANGA ..
C. J. Butcher | 59·4 | 67·0 | 51·9 | 1123 | 18 |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH
W. W. Smith | 61·4 | 67·7 | 55·1 | 825 | 18 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI
T. W. Lonsdale | 58·4 | 67·2 | 49·6 | 452 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin | 54·3 | 61·7 | 47·0 | 334 | 14 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH ..
J. E. Vernon | 58·5 | 66·2 | 50·8 | 484 | 13 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN
W. C. Davies | 58·8 | 69·2 | 48·5 | 248 | 12 |
| 377 | MASTER TON
Wm. Hood | 59·7 | 70·5 | 48·9 | 118 | 12 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-
PIER
W. B. Buckley | 62·7 | 71·3 | 54·2 | 151 | 11 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 58·8 | 64·2 | 53·5 | 598 | 15 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 34 | NELSON ..
J. R. Dart | 60·1 | 67·7 | 52·5 | 917 | 17 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA
J. W. McKinnon | 56·9 | 66·1 | 47·7 | 487 | 13 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey | 58·7 | 67·6 | 49·9 | 49 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN ..
L. J. Wild | 59·0 | 69·2 | 48·8 | 102 | 10 |
| .. | RAKAIA ..
Miss A. Hardy | 58·4 | 68·8 | 48·1 | 61 | 9 |
| 130 | TIMARU ..
Caretaker of Domain | 57·9 | 67·6 | 48·2 | 184 | 10 |
| 200 | WAIMATE ..
F. Akhurst | 55·5 | 64·4 | 46·7 | 168 | 14 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN ..
D. Tannock | 55·3 | 63·1 | 47·6 | 281 | 12 |
| 245 | GORE ..
H. Dolamore | 54·6 | 64·9 | 44·3 | 390 | 16 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA ..
F. T. Sandford | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL
L. Lennie | 53·9 | 62·5 | 45·3 | 475 | 17 |

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1916.

November proved a very unsettled month, and except in the Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury Districts the aggregate rainfall was everywhere above the average. North of Auckland, Taranaki, and Nelson experienced excessive rainfalls on several days, and an unusual number of wet days. The west coast of the South Island also had many wet days, but the falls were not particularly heavy except in the higher country. Central Otago reported excellent rains during the latter half of the month, while precipitation in Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury was of a showery nature only.

Some very interesting data is disclosed in the returns, of which the following are particularly notable:—
The total month’s rainfall at Auckland was 7·74 inches, which is the highest November fall recorded at that city. At Wekaweka (south of Hokianga Harbour), on the 8th, 8·05 inches of rain fell, while the month’s total was 18·68 inches. Okoke, Taranaki, recorded 10·94 inches on the 8th, and a total for the month of 21·96 inches; while Upper Mangorei on the 7th had 6·32 inches, on the 8th 6·72 inches, and 25·22 inches for the month.

At Bainham on the Aorere River, Nelson, 37·40 inches fell during the month. On the 6th, 7th, and 8th, 6·27 inches, 11·24 inches, and 1·78 inches fell respectively. The heavy rainfall about this time caused serious floods in many of the rivers in Nelson and Marlborough.

Endeavour Inlet recorded 11·20 inches on the 8th, the Observer stating that the rate of fall averaged between 0·55 and 0·72 inches per hour throughout the day.

Although the rainfall in Canterbury was small, isolated stations received some good falls accompanying local thunderstorms. At Coalgate, on the 16th, during a severe thunderstorm, 1·44 inches fell in half an hour between 12.30 and 1 p.m.

Otira, Westland, had an aggregate for the month of 30·03 inches.

The most intense storm during the month was one which passed on the 27th. The barometer fell as low as 28·85 at the Bluff, but although the conditions were particularly boisterous, especially in and southward of Cook Strait, the storm was not responsible for much rainfall, and the heaviest and most widespread falls were the result of a similar disturbance, but of less intensity, which ruled between the 6th and 10th.

A subtropical depression passing between the 11th and 14th also accounted for heavy downpours in the northernmost districts.

D. C. BATES, Director.