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July 10.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2355
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1919. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches | 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 | 30·331 | 62·4 | 56·2 | 59·3 | 123·0 | 51·8 | 334 | 0 | NNW | .. |
| 2 | 30·059 | 67·5 | 58·4 | 62·9 | 125·0 | 55·2 | 384 | 9 | N. | 6 |
| 3 | 29·847 | 64·0 | 57·4 | 60·7 | 143·0 | 54·7 | 368 | 10 | N. | 110 |
| 4 | 30·001 | 63·4 | 52·2 | 57·8 | 93·0 | 51·1 | 285 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·036 | 58·3 | 49·3 | 53·8 | 109·0 | 41·5 | 112 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30·073 | 65·3 | 56·0 | 60·6 | 128·0 | 49·8 | 224 | 6 | NNW | .. |
| 7 | 30·155 | 61·5 | 57·7 | 59·6 | 132·0 | 53·3 | 472 | 10 | N.W. | 12 |
| 8 | 30·096 | 62·7 | 59·9 | 61·3 | 111·0 | 58·0 | 487 | 7 | N.W. | 4 |
| 9 | 30·018 | 65·3 | 56·3 | 60·8 | 132·0 | 55·3 | 472 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 10 | 30·128 | 62·4 | 49·5 | 55·9 | 133·0 | 45·0 | 346 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 11 | 30·345 | 55·5 | 38·5 | 47·0 | 113·0 | 26·6 | 253 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 12 | 30·177 | 59·4 | 51·0 | 55·2 | 126·0 | 45·1 | 260 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 13 | 30·042 | 59·9 | 51·8 | 55·8 | 127·0 | 48·0 | 308 | 6 | N.E. | .. |
| 14 | 29·940 | 61·6 | 51·3 | 57·9 | 126·0 | 49·3 | 279 | 3 | N. | 13 |
| 15 | 29·986 | 63·7 | 48·8 | 56·2 | 122·0 | 42·2 | 294 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 16 | 29·918 | 55·0 | 38·2 | 46·6 | 93·0 | 26·3 | 255 | 7 | N.W. | 26 |
| 17 | 30·034 | 59·5 | 44·1 | 51·8 | 122·0 | 42·5 | 418 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 18 | 29·829 | 54·5 | 38·9 | 46·7 | 123·0 | 27·5 | 306 | 3 | NNW | 1 |
| 19 | 29·939 | 58·0 | 46·8 | 52·4 | 124·0 | 44·0 | 376 | 10 | SSE | .. |
| 20 | 29·952 | 59·8 | 43·4 | 51·6 | 126·0 | 30·4 | 165 | 4 | NNW | .. |
| 21 | 29·699 | 62·0 | 56·8 | 59·4 | 119·0 | 52·1 | 322 | 10 | N.W. | 2 |
| 22 | 29·687 | 60·5 | 49·1 | 54·8 | 95·0 | 47·0 | 334 | 8 | SSE | .. |
| 23 | 29·879 | 59·8 | 43·0 | 51·4 | 114·0 | 31·4 | 106 | 8 | N.E. | .. |
| 24 | 29·806 | 60·0 | 53·0 | 56·5 | 120·0 | 46·8 | 366 | 10 | S.W. | 13 |
| 25 | 30·338 | 58·4 | 39·8 | 49·1 | 92·0 | 27·5 | 239 | 1 | S.E. | .. |
| 26 | 30·213 | 57·3 | 51·1 | 54·2 | 115·0 | 46·0 | 279 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 30·201 | 59·4 | 52·8 | 56·1 | 116·0 | 45·8 | 245 | 0 | NNE | 2 |
| 28 | 30·108 | 63·4 | 56·0 | 59·7 | 115·0 | 30·2 | 353 | 10 | NNW | 3 |
| 29 | 30·490 | 58·6 | 42·4 | 50·5 | 96·0 | 29·8 | 175 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 30 | 30·529 | 62·1 | 40·1 | 51·1 | 112·0 | 28·0 | 60 | 4 | N. | .. |
| * | 30·062 | 60·7 | 49·7 | 55·2 | 117·5 | 42·7 | 296 | 6·5 | .. | 193 |
| † | 30·044 | 62·7 | 51·2 | 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.
15 | 3 | .. | 1 | 6 | 1 | .. | 4 | ..
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been bright and sunny, with rainfall considerably below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 147 hours 30 minutes; and one sunless day. Frost was recorded on the grass on nine mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 57·4°, and 59·5° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·333 in.; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1919.
| 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. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND .. F. A. F. Burnett | 58·4 | 65·0 | 51·8 | 112 | 15 | |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 54·5 | 63·8 | 45·2 | 80 | 8 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. J. R. Cummins | 53·4 | 64·5 | 42·8 | 69 | 4 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. P. A. Clifford | 55·0 | 66·2 | 43·9 | 72 | 11 |
| TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | ·1 | 66·9 | 43·3 | 65 | 3 | |
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH W. W. Smith | 59·0 | 66·0 | 52·1 | 352 | 10 |
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI T. W. Lonsdale | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 49·3 | 57·4 | 41·3 | ·104 | 14 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhon | 53·6 | 62·9 | 44·3 | 88 | 7 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley | 53·7 | 61·4 | 46·0 | 89 | 13 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. C. Davies | 52·9 | 64·4 | 41·4 | 331 | 8 |
| 377 | MASTER TON Wm. Hood | 53·5 | 68·3 | 38·8 | 130 | 9 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER T. B. McBreen | 55·8 | 66·5 | 45·2 | 68 | 4 |
| TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP Lieut.-Col. Leahy | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 55·2 | 60·7 | 49·7 | 193. | 12 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 55·9 | 65·9 | 45·9 | 54 | 6 | |
| 34 | NELSON .. J. R. Dart | 55·2 | 64·5 | 46·0 | 53 | 5 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA Miss M. Stewart | 51·8 | 63·3 | 40·3 | 205 | 10 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 52·5 | 62·2 | 42·8 | 183 | 10 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. L. J. Wild | 53·7 | 65·0 | 42·4 | 204 | 9 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood | 53·2 | 62·4 | 44·1 | 123 | 7 |
| RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 53·2 | 65·3 | 41·2 | 191 | 7 | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 52·2 | 62·5 | 42·0 | 248 | 9 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 51·9 | 62·0 | 41·8 | 255 | 8 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 50·4 | 57·4 | 43·5 | 557 | 16 |
| 245 | GORE .. H. Dolamore | 48·6 | 57·4 | 39·8 | 579 | 19 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. W. H. Fleming | 52·2 | 58·7 | 45·7 | 789 | 17 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 50·2 | 58·1 | 42·4 | 709 | 25 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1919.
In most parts of the Dominion fair weather ruled during April, and the rainfall was once again considerably below the normal.
Along the east coast south of Banks Peninsula, and in Otago, however, the total rainfall was considerably in excess of the average, some Observers remarking that it was the wettest April on record.
Numerous disturbances passed in the south during the month, but as they were apparently of slight intensity they were not responsible for such a widespread rainfall as was desired.
B V. PEMBERTON, Acting-Director.
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- B V. Pemberton, Acting-Director
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27 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer for Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer for Te Aroha
- J. R. Cummins, Observer for Rotorua
- P. A. Clifford, Observer for Waihi
- C. J. Butcher, Observer for Tauranga
- W. W. Smith, Observer for New Plymouth
- T. W. Lonsdale, Observer for Moumahaki
- A. R. Fannin, Observer for Taihape
- J. A. Colquhon, Observer for Palmerston North
- J. Beverley, Observer for Central Development Farm, Weraroa
- W. C. Davies, Observer for Greytown
- Wm. Hood, Observer for Masterton
- T. B. McBreen, Observer for Greenmeadows, Napier
- Leahy (Lieut.-Col.), Observer for Trentham Military Camp
- Kempthorne (Ven. Archdeacon), Observer for Brightwater
- J. R. Dart, Observer for Nelson
- M. Stewart (Miss), Observer for Hanmer Spa
- H. F. Skey, Observer for Christchurch
- L. J. Wild, Observer for Lincoln
- A. R. Blackwood, Observer for Kisselton
- A. Hardy (Miss), Observer for Rakaia
- (Caretaker of Domain), Observer for Timaru
- F. Akhurst, Observer for Waimate
- D. Tannock, Observer for Dunedin
- H. Dolamore, Observer for Gore
- W. H. Fleming, Observer for Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer for Invercargill
- B V. Pemberton, Acting-Director