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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1918. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Inches to Lat. 45°. | 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. | |||||||
| 1 | 29·897 | 62·8 | 56·6 | 59·7 | 96·0 | 55·6 | 89 | 10 | N.E. | 23 |
| 2 | 30·091 | 64·2 | 56·8 | 60·5 | 119·0 | 49·9 | 162 | 5 | S.E. | 9 |
| 3 | 30·202 | 68·3 | 54·4 | 61·3 | 137·0 | 47·1 | 27 | 9 | NNE | .. |
| 4 | 30·151 | 67·6 | 57·2 | 62·4 | 135·0 | 51·4 | 139 | 1 | N.E. | 11 |
| 5 | 29·975 | 68·9 | 56·6 | 62·7 | 131·0 | 52·5 | 138 | 9 | Calm | 11 |
| 6 | 29·855 | 65·1 | 56·9 | 61·0 | 125·0 | 55·0 | 314 | 9 | NNW | 83 |
| 7 | 29·579 | 65·8 | 61·4 | 63·6 | 145·0 | 58·0 | 708 | 10 | NNW | 15 |
| 8 | 29·861 | 65·6 | 59·9 | 62·7 | 123·0 | 56·0 | 482 | 9 | WNW | 52 |
| 9 | 29·846 | 64·0 | 54·4 | 59·2 | 113·0 | 52·5 | 187 | 10 | NNW | 19 |
| 10 | 29·768 | 61·5 | 55·4 | 58·4 | 109·0 | 47·4 | 356 | 0 | NNW | .. |
| 11 | 29·854 | 65·7 | 49·0 | 57·3 | 135·0 | 38·2 | 191 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 12 | 29·988 | 61·0 | 47·8 | 54·4 | 92·0 | 34·9 | 234 | 9 | S.E. | 1 |
| 13 | 30·122 | 57·6 | 48·8 | 53·2 | 98·0 | 38·6 | 152 | 5 | N.E. | .. |
| 14 | 30·282 | 65·9 | 44·8 | 55·7 | 133·0 | 34·0 | 78 | 1 | N.E. | .. |
| 15 | 30·260 | 64·0 | 45·2 | 54·6 | 118·0 | 34·1 | 72 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 16 | 30·207 | 63·6 | 58·4 | 61·0 | 127·0 | 54·9 | 332 | 10 | N.W. | 11 |
| 17 | 30·228 | 64·1 | 59·0 | 61·5 | 116·0 | 57·5 | 370 | 6 | N.W. | Trace |
| 18 | 30·098 | 64·9 | 59·5 | 62·2 | 129·0 | 57·2 | 327 | 8 | NNW | .. |
| 19 | 29·980 | 66·7 | 53·4 | 60·0 | 130·0 | 44·3 | 112 | 10 | N.E. | 6 |
| 20 | 30·066 | 64·8 | 53·2 | 59·0 | 111·0 | 51·3 | 321 | 10 | S.E. | 1 |
| 21 | 29·986 | 57·0 | 52·1 | 54·5 | 103·0 | 49·4 | 332 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 22 | 29·890 | 57·8 | 41·2 | 49·5 | 113·0 | 29·8 | 136 | 6 | N. | 2 |
| 23 | 30·016 | 61·4 | 45·1 | 53·2 | 132·0 | 33·2 | 144 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 24 | 29·883 | 64·0 | 55·0 | 59·5 | 116·0 | 47·2 | 224 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 25 | 30·225 | 68·7 | 49·9 | 59·3 | 122·0 | 39·2 | 291 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 26 | 30·239 | 54·9 | 42·9 | 48·9 | 118·0 | 29·1 | 126 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 30·163 | 61·0 | 48·1 | 54·5 | 119·0 | 37·8 | 53 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 28 | 29·878 | 62·9 | 54·9 | 58·9 | 124·0 | 51·0 | 252 | 1 | N. | 61 |
| 29 | 29·441 | 64·9 | 59·2 | 62·0 | 119·0 | 54·9 | 446 | 6 | N.W. | 31 |
| 30 | 29·341 | 61·2 | 50·3 | 55·7 | 111·0 | 46·6 | 316 | 4 | WNW | 17 |
| * | 29·979 | 63·5 | 52·9 | 58·2 | 119·3 | 46·3 | 237 | 6·9 | .. | 353 |
| † | 30·044 | 62·7 | 51·1 | 56·9 | 106·7 | 43·9 | 230 | .. | .. | 399 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W Calm.
12 | 5 | .. | 5 | 2 | .. | 2 | 3 | 1
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been somewhat cloudy and showery, with temperatures above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 127 hours 10 minutes, and one sunless day. Two frosts were recorded on the grass. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 59·6°, and 61·3° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·379 in.; and mean relative humidity, 78 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1918
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (½ Point or more) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dy. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 62·8 | 68·3 | 57·4 | 496 | 18 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 56·0 | 67·0 | 45·0 | 560 | 21 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. Penno | 55·5 | 61·8 | 49·3 | 630 | 13 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 59·6 | 68·5 | 50·8 | 667 | 24 |
| .. | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 58·7 | 67·6 | 49·9 | 509 | 23 |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 60·6 | 68·9 | 52·3 | 905 | 21 |
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI T. W. Lonsdale | 57·0 | 66·2 | 47·8 | 614 | 15 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 53·2 | 61·0 | 45·4 | 402 | 15 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. E. Vernon | 56·8 | 65·2 | 48·4 | 358 | 13 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. C. Davies | 55·5 | 64·8 | 46·2 | 285 | 10 |
| 377 | MASTER TON Wm. Hood | 57·0 | 68·2 | 45·9 | 240 | 18 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER T. B. McBreen | 59·8 | 67·7 | 51·9 | 186 | 9 |
| .. | TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP Lieut.-Col. Leahy. | 56·5 | 64·5 | 48·6 | 489 | 8 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 58·2 | 63·5 | 52·9 | 353 | 16 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemphorne. | 63·2 | 72·2 | 54·3 | 694 | 8 | |
| .. | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 58·8 | 66·4 | 51·2 | 447 | 9 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA Miss M. Stewart | 52·3 | 61·3 | 43·4 | 395 | 15 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 53·4 | 61·7 | 45·0 | 87 | 10 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 53·9 | 64·3 | 43·5 | 79 | 7 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood | 50·6 | 60·2 | 41·1 | 179 | 8 |
| .. | RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 52·8 | 63·2 | 42·5 | 110 | 6 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 53·5 | 62·1 | 44·9 | 122 | 11 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 52·0 | 60·4 | 43·7 | 55 | 10 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 51·8 | 58·5 | 45·2 | 205 | 7 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 49·4 | 57·8 | 40·9 | 454 | 19 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 55·5 | 61·7 | 49·3 | 1026 | 21 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 51·0 | 58·7 | 43·3 | 486 | 22 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1918.
In the east-coast districts southwards of Napier the total rainfall for April was rather below the average, and in Canterbury it was considerably so. The remaining portion of the Dominion recorded an excessive rainfall, the greatest departure above the mean being in that portion of the North Island northwards of Wanganui and Gisborne.
Both Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury experienced fair and mild though somewhat dull weather, while generally elsewhere, as the records show, showery conditions were the rule.
The most unsettled periods were between the 5th and 10th, and the 28th and 30th, both being due to intense areas of westerly low pressure
About the 9th and 10th some extremely heavy rains were experienced in the Bay of Plenty district, apparently the result of a secondary “low” which also accounted for severe thunderstorms. The Town of Opotiki reported a serious flood on the 9th, the rainfall on that date at Opotiki being 9·5 inches for the twenty-four hours.
D. C. BATES, Director
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1918
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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26 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
- 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
- D. C. Bates, Director