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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 31
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 in and corrected to Lat. 45°. 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 | 29·582 | 63·5 | 55·9 | 59·7 | 132·0 | 53·2 | 417 | 10 | NNW | Trace |
| 2 | 29·424 | 67·8 | 50·2 | 59·0 | 143·0 | 43·1 | 286 | 3 | WNW | .. |
| 3 | 29·917 | 64·8 | 46·9 | 55·8 | 137·0 | 37·1 | 283 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 4 | 29·643 | 62·0 | 56·6 | 59·3 | 141·0 | 55·3 | 547 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 5 | 29·496 | 65·1 | 56·6 | 60·8 | 141·0 | 53·0 | 505 | 1 | N.W. | 40 |
| 6 | 29·831 | 67·3 | 48·0 | 57·6 | 133·0 | 47·2 | 225 | 4 | S. | .. |
| 7 | 29·852 | 62·6 | 47·7 | 55·1 | 134·0 | 40·6 | 152 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 8 | 29·440 | 64·0 | 56·5 | 60·2 | 140·0 | 54·7 | 445 | 10 | N.W. | 7 |
| 9 | 29·896 | 67·5 | 54·0 | 60·7 | 132·0 | 52·1 | 276 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 10 | 29·660 | 66·6 | 55·6 | 61·1 | 137·0 | 51·8 | 284 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 11 | 29·603 | 63·8 | 51·3 | 57·5 | 133·0 | 46·2 | 294 | 10 | N.W. | 7 |
| 12 | 29·784 | 64·6 | 43·5 | 54·0 | 137·0 | 32·1 | 217 | 8 | NNW | .. |
| 13 | 29·815 | 66·5 | 56·0 | 61·2 | 135·0 | 49·9 | 307 | 5 | N.W. | .. |
| 14 | 29·849 | 68·3 | 59·2 | 63·7 | 141·0 | 57·5 | 250 | 8 | N. | Trace |
| 15 | 29·745 | 67·8 | 58·4 | 63·1 | 143·0 | 57·7 | 503 | 10 | N.W. | 6 |
| 16 | 29·646 | 62·9 | 59·8 | 61·3 | 130·0 | 59·0 | 466 | 10 | N. | 201 |
| 17 | 29·322 | 65·3 | 59·0 | 62·1 | 140·0 | 57·7 | 555 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 18 | 29·598 | 62·3 | 53·9 | 58·1 | 134·0 | 47·2 | 354 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 19 | 29·971 | 63·6 | 55·8 | 59·7 | 127·0 | 50·1 | 319 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 30·057 | 65·9 | 57·7 | 61·8 | 129·0 | 54·9 | 468 | 8 | NNW | .. |
| 21 | 29·997 | 64·7 | 60·3 | 62·5 | 139·0 | 58·3 | 522 | 7 | N.W. | 1 |
| 22 | 29·874 | 65·0 | 60·1 | 62·5 | 128·0 | 60·0 | 431 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 29·911 | 64·1 | 58·2 | 61·1 | 128·0 | 54·0 | 390 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 24 | 29·866 | 67·8 | 58·2 | 63·0 | 130·0 | 52·7 | 392 | 0 | WNW | .. |
| 25 | 29·975 | 70·3 | 56·5 | 63·4 | 135·0 | 51·2 | 303 | 6 | NNW | .. |
| 26 | 29·946 | 64·8 | 59·1 | 61·9 | 135·0 | 57·5 | 458 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 27 | 29·839 | 68·6 | 62·5 | 65·5 | 140·0 | 60·0 | 483 | 10 | N.W. | 43 |
| 28 | 29·721 | 71·8 | 55·2 | 63·5 | 141·0 | 55·0 | 282 | 10 | SSE | 44 |
| 29 | 29·725 | 58·0 | 53·2 | 55·6 | 81·0 | 52·0 | 447 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 30 | 29·532 | 60·5 | 53·8 | 57·1 | 122·0 | 49·0 | 166 | 6 | N.W. | 2 |
| 31 | 29·677 | 64·2 | 59·0 | 61·6 | 137·0 | 55·0 | 492 | 10 | N.W. | 23 |
| * | 29·748 | 65·2 | 55·4 | 60·3 | 133·4 | 51·8 | 372 | 7·1 | .. | 374 |
| † | 29·863 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 124·6 | 46·9 | 277 | .. | .. | 329 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
10 | .. | .. | 1 | 3 | .. | 2 | 15 | ..
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and unsettled, with strong N.W. winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine, 179 hours 30 minutes, and five sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 64·1°, and 62·7° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 52°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·388 in.; and mean relative humidity, 74 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1919.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. 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. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 62·8 | 69·6 | 56·0 | 170 | 13 | |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 62·4 | 72·7 | 52·1 | 220 | 16 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. R. Cummins | 59·0 | 66·6 | 51·5 | 308 | 7 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 62·6 | 72·1 | 53·2 | 206 | 11 |
| TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 61·5 | 73·3 | 49·7 | 103 | 7 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 59·5 | 67·5 | 51·5 | 701 | 20 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAkI T. W. Lonsdale | 60·8 | 71·3 | 50·3 | 318 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 56·1 | 64·8 | 47·4 | 198 | 14 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley | 59·1 | 65·0 | 53·2 | 291 | 16 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies | 62·4 | 72·3 | 52·5 | 198 | 10 |
| 377 | MASTER TON Wm. Hood | 62·9 | 74·3 | 51·5 | 169 | 10 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER T. B. McBreen | 65·2 | 75·7 | 54·8 | 144 | 3 |
| TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP Lieut.-Col. Leahy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 60·3 | 65·2 | 55·4 | 374 | 10 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 61·7 | 72·0 | 51·5 | 408 | 7 | |
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 61·8 | 72·1 | 51·5 | 303 | 10 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA Miss M. Stewart | 59·8 | 69·5 | 50·2 | 557 | 10 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 59·5 | 69·2 | 49·8 | 309 | 13 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 58·9 | 70·7 | 47·1 | 450 | 14 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood | 56·6 | 66·4 | 46·9 | 390 | 9 |
| RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 58·7 | 69·7 | 47·8 | 471 | 10 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 58·3 | 67·9 | 48·8 | 643 | 16 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 56·3 | 66·0 | 46·6 | 495 | 17 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 55·2 | 63·0 | 47·4 | 712 | 25 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 53·4 | 62·0 | 44·8 | 803 | 28 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 55·4 | 60·8 | 50·0 | 1426 | 27 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 53·9 | 61·7 | 46·1 | 775 | 27 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1919.
The weather of January was unseasonable, being mostly unsettled with strong westerly winds prevailing. There was again a remarkable frequency of westerly low-pressure areas, and in consequence the west coast of the North Island and the whole of the South Island had an aggregate rainfall considerably in excess of the average, while in the East Coast and northern portion of the North Island the fall was below the mean of previous years.
The worst storm effects were those experienced in Otago from the 26th to the end of the month. During this period, as the result of heavy continuous rain, many of the rivers overflowed their banks and inundated much of the country and some of the towns. Our Naseby observer reports “that the floods were the heaviest known in Central Otago,” while the observer at Nightcaps says “the worst January weather in the thirty-four years I have kept records.”
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1918
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, January 1919
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24 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- J. R. Cummins, 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. 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
- Kempthorne (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
- 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