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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 45
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of February, 1918. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 41°. | 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 | 30·371 | 65·4 | 53·0 | 59·2 | 145·0 | 52·8 | 351 | 8 | S.E. | |
| 2 | 30·402 | 65·1 | 57·1 | 61·1 | 148·5 | 55·5 | 277 | 9 | S.E. | |
| 3 | 30·261 | 74·0 | 56·0 | 65·0 | 148·8 | 49·0 | 228 | 6 | E. | |
| 4 | 30·272 | 74·8 | 56·2 | 65·5 | 154·0 | 50·0 | 103 | 6 | E. | |
| 5 | 30·244 | 77·2 | 58·1 | 67·6 | 152·5 | 51·2 | 82 | 10 | N E. | |
| 6 | 30·238 | 79·3 | 59·7 | 69·5 | 149·0 | 50·2 | 159 | 10 | N. | |
| 7 | 30·201 | 71·7 | 61·6 | 66·6 | 147·0 | 55·3 | 226 | 10 | N. | |
| 8 | 30·095 | 74·5 | 63·2 | 68·8 | 137·0 | 61·4 | 261 | 10 | NNW | 9 |
| 9 | 29·951 | 69·2 | 61·9 | 65·5 | 131·0 | 59·3 | 306 | 10 | N.W. | 9 |
| 10 | 29·768 | 68·0 | 63·0 | 65·5 | 144·0 | 62·0 | 417 | 9 | N. | 8 |
| 11 | 29·898 | 70·3 | 63·5 | 66·9 | 143·0 | 61·3 | 398 | 9 | S. | |
| 12 | 30·267 | 71·3 | 58·5 | 64·9 | 136·0 | 55·4 | 388 | 0 | S. | |
| 13 | 30·062 | 77·6 | 55·8 | 66·7 | 137·0 | 44·3 | 142 | 0 | N. | |
| 14 | 29·917 | 76·0 | 64·1 | 70·0 | 136·0 | 59·4 | 262 | 8 | E. | 13 |
| 15 | 29·771 | 76·4 | 58·0 | 67·2 | 134·0 | 57·1 | 418 | 10 | S. | 411 |
| 16 | 29·732 | 61·4 | 57·5 | 59·4 | 67·0 | 57·7 | 312 | 10 | Calm | 18 |
| 17 | 29·736 | 69·8 | 61·0 | 65·4 | 105·0 | 61·0 | 222 | 7 | N NW | 12 |
| 18 | 29·649 | 69·2 | 63·3 | 66·2 | 127·0 | 61·0 | 418 | 10 | Calm | |
| 19 | 30·047 | 66·8 | 57·2 | 62·0 | 115·0 | 56·4 | 312 | 9 | SSE | |
| 20 | 30·169 | 68·0 | 51·0 | 59·5 | 130·0 | 42·3 | 187 | 0 | Calm | |
| 21 | 30·102 | 73·8 | 63·2 | 68·5 | 137·0 | 59·6 | 203 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 22 | 30·084 | 70·1 | 63·7 | 66·9 | 138·0 | 59·8 | 265 | 3 | N NW | |
| 23 | 29·931 | 73·8 | 55·2 | 64·5 | 139·0 | 45·7 | 103 | 0 | N.E. | |
| 24 | 29·710 | 79·0 | 61·5 | 70·2 | 139·0 | 52·0 | 115 | 2 | NNE | Trace |
| 25 | 29·806 | 75·7 | 65·2 | 70·4 | 141·0 | 61·9 | 283 | 10 | N.W. | 24 |
| 26 | 29·740 | 70·4 | 63·4 | 66·9 | 145·0 | 59·7 | 455 | 5 | N.W. | |
| 27 | 29·935 | 69·3 | 62·0 | 65·6 | 145·0 | 56·9 | 544 | 1 | N.W. | |
| 28 | 30·322 | 72·9 | 53·3 | 63·1 | 139·0 | 50·9 | 377 | 10 | S. | |
| * | 30·024 | 71·8 | 59·5 | 65·6 | 136·0 | 55·3 | 277 | 6·8 | 504 | |
| + | 29·981 | 69·2 | 55·5 | 62·3 | 123·5 | 48·3 | 236 | ... | 327 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
8 2 3 2 5 . . 5 3
NOTE.-The weather during the month has been dull and cloudy, with precipitation 54 per cent. above the mean of previous years, the maximum rainfall for the month being 411 points on the 15th; total bright sunshine, 158 hours 27 minutes, and two sunless days; mean dew-point, 55·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·443in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
February, 1918.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Mean Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (3 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dy. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 68·0 | 73·4 | 62·6 | 441 | 18 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 62·2 | 75·3 | 49·1 | 669 | 16 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. Penno | 62·9 | 68·5 | 57·3 | 353 | 10 |
| 340 | WAHI .. P. A. Clifford | 66·6 | 73·7 | 59·5 | 952 | 16 |
| TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 65·3 | 72·8 | 57·9 | 736 | 13 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. W. W. Smith | 67·2 | 77·3 | 57·2 | 486 | 12 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI .. T. W. Lonsdale | 75·6 | 195 | 8 | ||
| TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 61·6 | 69·1 | 54·2 | 155 | 9 | |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH.. J. E. Vernon | 65·7 | 73·9 | 57·6 | 201 | 10 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies | 65·3 | 75·5 | 55·2 | 272 | 6 |
| 377 | MASTERTON .. Wm. Hood | 65·9 | 76·3 | 55·6 | 218 | 9 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS,* NA- PIER T. B. McBreen | |||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 65·6 | 71·8 | 59·5 | 504 | 8 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 66·2 | 74·5 | 57·9 | 556 | 10 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA .. Miss M. Stewart | 61·3 | 70·5 | 52·1 | 499 | 14 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 63·0 | 69·9 | 56·1 | 403 | 13 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 63·6 | 72·7 | 54·6 | 330 | 11 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood | 61·5 | 71·0 | 52·0 | 258 | 6 |
| RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 62·7 | 72·9 | 52·6 | 291 | 10 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 62·9 | 70·9 | 54·9 | 251 | 9 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 60·3 | 67·7 | 53·0 | 198 | 11 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 61·3 | 69·2 | 53·4 | 187 | 12 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 61·4 | 73·2 | 49·6 | 169 | 13 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 63·0 | 69·2 | 56·9 | 695 | 15 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie | 60·3 | 71·5 | 49·1 | 158 | 15 |
- No records taken.
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1918.
During the first week of February, and between the llth and 13th and the 19th and 25th, anticyclonic conditions ruled, with fair, though at times dull and hazy, weather.
Rainfall was experienced generally from the 14th to the 16th, while the centre of a cyclone passed down the western coast. On the 15th some very heavy downpours were recorded, particularly in the neighbourhood of Cook Strait, as the following totals will show:-
Name of Station.
Wellington .. Lower Hutt .. Motueka .. Cape Campbell .. Picton .. Endeavour Inlet .. Seddon ..
Rainfall on 15th (in Inches).
4·11 5·00 4·50 4·40 4·30 8·93 (on 16th) 5·76
Stormy and wet conditions prevailed in the West Coast and southernmost districts on the 25th and 26th, while a westerly low-pressure area passed in the south.
A disturbance of a similar type to the latter, but of slighter gradient, brought rain in many parts on the 9th. Except in the Wanganui and Southland districts, the total precipitation was everywhere well above the average.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- 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 Wahi
- 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
- 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
- A. R. Blackwood, Observer at Kisselton
- Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
- D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
- H. Dolamore, Observer at Gore
- W. H. Fleming, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill