New Zealand Gazette – 1918 – No. 168

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Dec. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 4041

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1918. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in Inches to Lat. 45°. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
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 29·111 59·8 53·2 56·5 116·0 50·0 321 8 N.W. 43
2 23·936 62·3 52·0 57·1 130·0 49·7 476 3 N.W. ..
3 30·244 60·1 53·2 56·6 125·0 51·5 367 6 N. ..
4 30·087 63·0 52·2 57·6 128·0 42·0 190 10 NNW 147
5 29·894 61·8 52·4 57·1 112·0 48·9 398 3 N. Trace
6 30·200 61·4 46·4 53·7 122·0 34·2 180 10 S. ..
7 30·284 58·4 43·0 50·7 128·0 31·9 138 4 Calm ..
8 30·187 66·0 45·8 55·9 141·0 33·6 71 7 N.E. ..
9 30·051 69·6 54·7 62·1 138·0 47·2 54 9 N.E. 32
10 30·285 63·9 51·5 57·7 133·0 50·5 266 10 S. 2
11 30·468 57·3 48·0 52·6 118·0 42·8 440 1 ESE ..
12 30·278 59·5 38·2 48·8 122·0 26·8 105 0 N. ..
13 30·052 59·9 53·3 56·6 124·0 49·9 337 8 NNW ..
14 29·792 58·8 53·6 56·2 131·0 50·4 375 10 N.W. 15
15 29·252 63·5 56·2 59·8 128·0 55·5 356 7 N.W. 10
16 29·353 60·6 50·5 55·5 126·0 46·2 433 10 N.W. ..
17 29·754 63·6 52·2 57·9 123·0 45·2 260 0 NNW ..
18 29·525 62·2 55·3 58·7 126·0 51·1 566 10 N.W. 18
19 29·475 58·0 47·8 52·9 108·0 33·8 292 9 W. 27
20 29·802 57·8 41·9 49·8 125·0 32·8 240 5 S. ..
21 29·696 58·5 47·6 53·0 122·0 39·8 246 6 NNW 39
22 29·486 57·4 53·0 55·2 126·0 50·9 584 1 N.W. Trace
23 29·936 58·7 47·6 53·1 126·0 40·9 349 8 S. 20
24 29·745 54·0 43·8 48·9 108·0 41·3 643 10 S.E. 69
25 29·556 48·2 42·2 45·2 86·0 40·9 519 10 S. Trace
26 29·452 58·4 46·2 52·3 130·0 45·1 289 4 N.W. 2
27 29·574 63·0 53·9 58·4 127·0 49·9 386 10 NNW 31
28 29·695 58·7 49·2 53·9 119·0 45·7 100 3 N.W. 67
29 29·641 60·7 48·0 54·3 125·0 46·8 422 10 N. 100
30 29·401 62·5 52·0 57·2 130·0 47·6 439 4 N.W. 20
31 29·713 62·7 45·8 54·2 137·0 46·0 188 10 S. 6
* 29·804 60·3 49·4 54·8 123·9 44·3 325 6·6 .. 648
† 29·884 60·3 48·0 54·2 113·7 41·1 283 .. .. 420
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .. | 1 | 10 | 1

NOTE.—A wet month, with strong N. and N.W. winds prevailing, and precipitation 54 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 160 hours 11 minutes, and four sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on two mornings, hail on 24th, thunder and lightning on 28th and 29th, and Aurora Australis on 16th. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 56°, and 55·6° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 46·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·319 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

October, 1918.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points. Dys.
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
125 AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett 57·0 62·6 51·4 808 23
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 54·0 61·9 46·1 1209 22
925 ROTORUA .. W. Penno 53·0 60·6 45·5 693 15
340 WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford 55·8 63·7 48·0 1749 21
.. TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 54·1 63·1 45·2 925 21
160 NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith 53·3 61·4 45·3 965 26
250 MOUMAHAkI T. W. Lonsdale 54·5 64·0 45·0 483 18
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 49·1 56·3 42·0 579 20
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon .. .. .. .. ..
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley 53·9 60·5 47·3 407 19
186 GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies 53·7 62·5 44·9 437 21
377 MASTER TON Wm. Hood 54·3 64·9 43·8 409 21
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER T. B. McBreen 56·6 64·8 48·4 530 11
.. TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP* Lieut.-Col. Leahy .. .. .. .. ..
10 WELLINGTON 54·8 60·3 49·4 648 17
.. SOUTH ISLAND.
.. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemphorne 52·8 61·8 43·9 627 19
34 NELSON .. J. R. Dart 53·8 62·6 45·0 633 16
1220 HANMER SPA Miss M. Stewart 50·4 59·6 41·3 495 17
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 53·7 63·1 44·3 131 12
42 LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild 53·6 64·1 43·1 97 11
1220 KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood 50·0 58·3 41·8 554 14
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 53·6 64·0 43·3 110 4
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 52·4 62·3 42·5 79 8
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 51·5 60·8 42·3 80 11
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 51·2 59·5 43·0 188 15
245 GORE .. H. Dolamore 49·1 59·9 38·4 237 13
12 HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming 51·7 58·5 45·0 1551 21
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·0 59·1 40·9 248 17
* September .. 49·6 57·7 41·6 484 15

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1918.

October proved an extremely wet month over the North Island and in the north-west portion of the South. Elsewhere the total rainfall was below the average. High winds and stormy weather were frequently experienced, and, on account of the low temperatures, especially during the nights, the growth in vegetation was deficient in most parts of the Dominion.

Atmospheric disturbances were numerous during the latter half of the month. The most intense were two westerly areas of low pressure, one ruling between the 13th and 20th, and the other between the 25th and 30th. On the 23rd and 24th a cyclone passed in the North, and on the latter date a cold south-east gale was responsible for some serious losses of shorn sheep in the East Coast districts of the North Island.

Although changeable, some fine days and mild conditions were experienced during the first fortnight,

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1918

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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1918

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
27 names identified
  • F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • W. Penno, 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
  • J. Beverley, Observer at Central Development Farm, Weraroa
  • W. C. Davies, Observer at Greytown
  • Wm. Hood, Observer at Masterton
  • T. B. McBreen, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
  • Leahy (Lieut.-Col.), Observer at Trentham Military Camp
  • Kemphorne (Ven. Archdeacon), Observer at Brightwater
  • J. R. Dart, Observer at Nelson
  • M. Stewart (Miss), Observer at Hanmer Spa
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • L. J. Wild, Observer at Lincoln
  • A. R. Blackwood, Observer at Kisselton
  • A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
  • , Caretaker of Domain at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
  • W. H. Fleming, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

🏗️ Summary for the Month of October 1918

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Weather Summary, Rainfall, Wind, Temperature, New Zealand