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FEB. 28.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 637
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1918. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced and corrected to 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. | ||||||||
| 1 | 29·409 | 65·2 | 61·6 | 63·4 | 126·0 | 60·0 | 613 | 10 | N. | 51 |
| 2 | 29·733 | 63·5 | 53·7 | 58·6 | 124·0 | 48·0 | 264 | 0 | N.W. | 1 |
| 3 | 30·073 | 67·3 | 51·8 | 59·5 | 132·0 | 42·3 | 262 | 5 | S. | .. |
| 4 | 30·314 | 64·2 | 52·2 | 58·2 | 135·0 | 47·7 | 230 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·304 | 66·3 | 46·8 | 56·5 | 128·0 | 37·6 | 116 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30·193 | 71·0 | 58·7 | 64·8 | 135·0 | 55·5 | 227 | 10 | NNE | .. |
| 7 | 30·234 | 71·9 | 58·0 | 64·8 | 155·0 | 55·9 | 252 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 8 | 30·181 | 73·0 | 54·8 | 63·9 | 149·0 | 44·2 | 133 | 5 | E. | .. |
| 9 | 30·171 | 72·6 | 60·4 | 66·5 | 144·0 | 57·3 | 148 | 7 | N. | 2 |
| 10 | 30·088 | 72·1 | 62·2 | 67·1 | 145·0 | 59·8 | 196 | 10 | N. | 25 |
| 11 | 30·020 | 67·9 | 61·1 | 64·5 | 109·0 | 57·7 | 122 | 10 | S.E. | 13 |
| 12 | 29·956 | 68·3 | 58·6 | 63·4 | 113·0 | 58·1 | 200 | 10 | SSE | .. |
| 13 | 29·977 | 66·5 | 57·4 | 61·9 | 133·0 | 55·0 | 335 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 14 | 29·907 | 75·3 | 55·4 | 65·3 | 147·0 | 48·6 | 134 | 9 | Calm | 7 |
| 15 | 29·909 | 73·5 | 60·6 | 67·0 | 142·0 | 54·2 | 70 | 4 | ESE | .. |
| 16 | 29·852 | 74·5 | 59·5 | 67·0 | 143·0 | 50·0 | 116 | 1 | NNE | .. |
| 17 | 29·832 | 78·5 | 65·6 | 72·0 | 143·0 | 63·0 | 185 | 10 | N.W. | 7 |
| 18 | 29·777 | 73·8 | 64·5 | 69·1 | 154·0 | 63·0 | 190 | 9 | N.W. | 15 |
| 19 | 29·752 | 71·2 | 60·2 | 65·7 | 128·0 | 58·0 | 193 | 10 | S.E. | 38 |
| 20 | 30·019 | 62·8 | 57·0 | 59·9 | 128·0 | 54·0 | 281 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 21 | 30·100 | 68·2 | 56·6 | 62·4 | 131·5 | 51·0 | 96 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 22 | 30·289 | 67·8 | 57·8 | 62·8 | 136·0 | 43·0 | 158 | 0 | S.E. | .. |
| 23 | 30·201 | 72·5 | 53·7 | 63·1 | 131·5 | 42·5 | 154 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 24 | 29·933 | 70·4 | 61·8 | 66·1 | 150·0 | 59·0 | 405 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 25 | 30·058 | 71·6 | 63·0 | 67·3 | 138·0 | 60·0 | 414 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 26 | 30·145 | 69·9 | 50·9 | 60·4 | 138·4 | 38·8 | 198 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 30·101 | 74·5 | 63·5 | 69·0 | 138·5 | 60·5 | 252 | 6 | N. | .. |
| 28 | 29·860 | 76·2 | 65·8 | 71·0 | 138·0 | 63·5 | 322 | 5 | N.W. | 13 |
| 29 | 29·883 | 72·8 | 55·5 | 64·1 | 147·4 | 54·5 | 392 | 1 | S.E. | .. |
| 30 | 30·038 | 65·3 | 46·7 | 56·0 | 149·0 | 34·4 | 208 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 29·964 | 68·5 | 61·2 | 64·8 | 145·0 | 59·5 | 343 | 10 | N. | 1 |
| * | 30·009 | 70·2 | 58·0 | 64·1 | 137·1 | 52·8 | 233 | 5·9 | .. | 173 |
| † | 29·899 | 69·4 | 55·5 | 62·4 | 126·1 | 48·6 | 256 | .. | .. | 11 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
| N. | N.E. | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | Calm. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | .. | .. | 5 | 1 |
NOTE.-The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with barometric pressure and temperatures above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 206 hours 21 minutes, and three sunless days, giving an average of 6 hours 39 minutes per diem. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 67·6° and 66° at 3 ft.; mean dewpoint, 55·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·436 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1918.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes: Max. Temp. | Extremes: Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (·01 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dy. |
| 125 | AUCKLAND .. | 66·9 | 72·5 | 61·3 | 417 | 15 |
| F. A. F. Burnett | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA .. | 63·7 | 76·0 | 51·4 | 584 | 15 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 61·9 | 68·0 | 55·9 | 459 | 12 |
| W. Penno | ||||||
| 340 | WAIHI .. | 65·4 | 73·0 | 57·8 | 841 | 22 |
| P. A. Clifford | ||||||
| .. | TAURANGA .. | 63·9 | 71·7 | 56·2 | 633 | 19 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. | 64·5 | 74·7 | 54·4 | 434 | 9 |
| W. W. Smith | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. | .. | 73·1 | .. | 217 | 12 |
| T. W. Lonsdale | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 60·8 | 69·3 | 52·3 | 730 | 13 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH* | 65·3 | 73·5 | 57·2 | 377 | 7 |
| J. E. Vernon | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. | 63·9 | 74·4 | 53·4 | 224 | 10 |
| W. C. Davies | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON .. | 64·8 | 75·6 | 54·0 | 207 | 12 |
| Wm. Hood | ||||||
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| T. B. McBreen | ||||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. | 64·1 | 70·2 | 58·0 | 173 | 11 |
| Ft. | SOUTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dy. |
| 34 | NELSON .. | 66·0 | 74·7 | 57·4 | 283 | 7 |
| J. R. Dart | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPA .. | .. | .. | .. | 498 | 11 |
| Miss M. Stewart | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. | 60·9 | 67·4 | 54·5 | 237 | 12 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 57·3 | 70·8 | 43·9 | 123 | 8 |
| L. J. Wild | ||||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. | 59·7 | 69·9 | 49·6 | 67 | 6 |
| RAKAIA .. | 60·9 | 69·9 | 51·9 | 166 | 11 | |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 62·1 | 70·4 | 53·9 | 217 | 12 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE .. | 59·3 | 67·2 | 51·5 | 291 | 13 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 58·8 | 66·6 | 51·1 | 202 | 11 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE .. | 60·3 | 72·1 | 48·5 | 448 | 17 |
| H. Dolamore | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 61·1 | 68·0 | 54·2 | 937 | 13 |
| W. H. Fleming | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL† .. | 57·3 | 65·1 | 49·5 | 364 | 22 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1918.
The aggregate month's rainfall was below the average in most parts of the South Island and in the extreme south and central regions of the North, while in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island it was considerably above normal.
The cause of the excess in the two latter districts was the presence of an atmospheric depression northwards of the Dominion, which persisted between the 9th and the 16th. During this period frequent electrical disturbances were reported in the north, particularly about the 12th, 15th, and 19th.
On New Year's Day boisterous and wet conditions were experienced generally, owing to the passage of the centre of a disturbance in the vicinity of Cook Strait.
Several small westerly areas of low pressure were in evidence, passing in the south on the 17th, 24th, 28th, and 30th respectively. About these dates conditions were unsettled, with rainfall in many parts.
The weather for the month as a whole may be described as dull, warm, and humid.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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22 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
- 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
- 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
- D. C. Bates, Director