✨ Meteorological Observations
FEB. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 549
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the month of December, 1919. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.
From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | Mean Temp. | Solar Radia- | Terrestrial | Veloc. Wind, | Amount of Cloud, | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall, in Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and corrected In | in Shade. | in Shade. | in Shade. | tion. | Radiation. | in Miles. | 0 to 10. | (100 to 1 Inch). | ||
| Inches to Lat. 45° | ||||||||||
| 1 | 29·794 | 59·3 | 43·8 | 51·5 | 126·0 | 32·8 | 164 | 2 | N. | 1 |
| 2 | 29·703 | 61·8 | 52·0 | 56·9 | 132·0 | 44·9 | 365 | 9 | SSW | 56 |
| 3 | 30·098 | 57·3 | 39·3 | 48·3 | 129·0 | 32·9 | 446 | 6 | S. | |
| 4 | 30·254 | 56·0 | 38·4 | 47·2 | 133·0 | 25·5 | 323 | 3 | NNE | |
| 5 | 30·109 | 60·0 | 54·3 | 57·1 | 126·0 | 46·9 | 355 | 7 | N. | |
| 6 | 29·898 | 64·5 | 55·5 | 60·0 | 144·0 | 52·0 | 637 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 7 | 29·794 | 65·5 | 54·1 | 59·8 | 139·0 | 48·5 | 393 | 1 | N. | |
| 8 | 29·742 | 62·5 | 54·8 | 58·6 | 134·0 | 50·1 | 489 | 8 | WNW | 7 |
| 9 | 30·006 | 60·6 | 41·4 | 51·0 | 133·0 | 41·5 | 358 | 6 | SSE | |
| 10 | 29·903 | 59·8 | 43·1 | 51·4 | 134·0 | 29·5 | 224 | 2 | NNW | |
| 11 | 29·846 | 66·1 | 55·0 | 60·5 | 133·0 | 51·0 | 394 | 10 | NNW | 7 |
| 12 | 29·994 | 64·9 | 51·2 | 58·0 | 135·0 | 50·1 | 226 | 10 | N. | 6 |
| 13 | 29·525 | 61·0 | 54·9 | 57·9 | 145·0 | 51·5 | 501 | 10 | NNE | 48 |
| 14 | 29·854 | 64·8 | 49·9 | 57·3 | 139·0 | 50·0 | 377 | 10 | S. | |
| 15 | 29·784 | 63·2 | 45·5 | 54·3 | 121·0 | 34·5 | 158 | 8 | N.W. | |
| 16 | 29·990 | 66·8 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 137·0 | 45·2 | 192 | 1 | N.W. | |
| 17 | 30·059 | 68·4 | 56·4 | 62·4 | 129·0 | 51·2 | 227 | 10 | N.E. | |
| 18 | 30·012 | 60·9 | 57·9 | 59·4 | 101·0 | 55·6 | 277 | 7 | N.W. | 14 |
| 19 | 29·776 | 65·9 | 58·9 | 62·4 | 139·0 | 55·4 | 363 | 10 | NNW | 1 |
| 20 | 29·535 | 70·8 | 58·6 | 64·7 | 131·0 | 53·7 | 318 | 6 | N.W. | |
| 21 | 29·493 | 71·8 | 52·9 | 62·3 | 136·0 | 43·8 | 329 | 2 | N.W. | 8 |
| 22 | 29·757 | 68·2 | 45·8 | 57·0 | 137·0 | 33·5 | 187 | 0 | S.E. | 12 |
| 23 | 29·698 | 68·3 | 51·6 | 59·9 | 131·0 | 42·3 | 213 | 7 | N.W | 17 |
| 24 | 30·097 | 66·3 | 44·8 | 55·5 | 143·0 | 32·8 | 224 | 2 | N.W. | |
| 25 | 30·097 | 67·6 | 55·2 | 61·4 | 130·0 | 47·2 | 160 | 9 | N.W. | 5 |
| 26 | 29·770 | 64·2 | 57·0 | 60·6 | 141·0 | 54·4 | 570 | 10 | NNW | 58 |
| 27 | 30·225 | 59·7 | 47·0 | 53·3 | 84·0 | 45·0 | 486 | 9 | S. | |
| 28 | 30·302 | 61·0 | 41·8 | 51·4 | 127·0 | 28·2 | 192 | 0 | NNE | |
| 29 | 30·204 | 72·0 | 53·8 | 62·9 | 180·0 | 39·5 | 98 | 0 | N. | 1 |
| 30 | 30·341 | 79·0 | 56·5 | 67·7 | 136·0 | 45·8 | 129 | 9 | SSE | |
| 31 | 30 299 | 73·2 | 58·0 | 65·6 | 142·0 | 46·5 | 131 | 9 | S.E. | Trace |
| * | 29·934 | 64·9 | 51·1 | 58·0 | 131·5 | 43·9 | 307 | 6 2 | 241 | |
| † | 29·863 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 124·6 | 46·9 | 277 | 328 |
- Means, &c. + Means previous years
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
12 | 1 | .. | 2 | 6 | .. | 1 | 9 | ..
NOTE.—A changeable month. Total bright sunshine 240 hours 42 minutes, and one sunless day. Three frosts were recorded on the grass. Hail fell on 2nd and 21st, and thunder and lightning was noted on the 23rd. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 62°, and 59·8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 48·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·344 in.; and mean relative humidity, 71 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 1919.
| Name of Station and Observer. | Altitude above Sea-level. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND. | Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| AUCKLAND* | 125 | 61·3 | 68·2 | 54·5 | 135 | 8 |
| F. A. F. Burnett | ||||||
| TE AROHA | 46 | 62·2 | 71·3 | 53·1 | 137 | 7 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| ROTORUA | 925 | 60·8 | 74·4 | 47·3 | 130 | 4 |
| L. Bayfield | ||||||
| WAIHI | 340 | 60·9 | 70 9 | 50·9 | 222 | 13 |
| P. A. Clifford | ||||||
| TAURANGA | 60·1 | 71·4 | 48·8 | 86 | 8 | |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| NEW PLYMOUTH | 160 | 59·8 | 67·7 | 52·0 | 161 | 11 |
| W. W. Smith | ||||||
| MOUMAHAKI | 250 | 56·6 | 68·6 | 44·7 | 132 | 9 |
| T. W. Lonsdale | ||||||
| TAIHAPE | 2080 | 53·3 | 63·0 | 43·7 | 180 | 11 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| PALMERSTON NORTH | 100 | |||||
| J. A. Colquhoun | ||||||
| CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 119 | 55·1 | 63·8 | 46·4 | 159 | 14 |
| J. Beverley | ||||||
| GREYTOWN† | 186 | 58·8 | 71·3 | 46·4 | 236 | 10 |
| W. C. Davies | ||||||
| MASTERTON | 377 | 59·3 | 72·7 | 45·9 | 232 | 8 |
| Wm. Hood | ||||||
| GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER. | 70 | 61·5 | 72·5 | 50·5 | 64 | 4 |
| T. B. McBreen | ||||||
| TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP | 57·4 | 66·8 | 48·1 | 237 | 9 | |
| Lieut.-Col. Leahy | ||||||
| WELLINGTON | 58·0 | 64·9 | 51·1 | 241 | 14 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| BRIGHTWATER | 60·3 | 69·6 | 51·1 | 93 | 10 | |
| Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | ||||||
| NELSON | 34 | 60·5 | 70·3 | 50·7 | 104 | 8 |
| J. Williams | ||||||
| HANMER SPA | 1220 | 57·8 | 70·3 | 45·3 | 307 | 10 |
| G. J. O'Brien | ||||||
| CHRISTCHURCH | 25 | 57·8 | 67·6 | 48·1 | 124 | 7 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| LINCOLN | 42 | 57·0 | 70·2 | 43·9 | 141 | 10 |
| L. J. Wild | ||||||
| KISSELTON | 1220 | 56·6 | 67·7 | 45·5 | 161 | 5 |
| A. R. Blackwood | ||||||
| RAKAIA | 57·8 | 70·0 | 45·6 | 145 | 7 | |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| TIMARU | 130 | 56·8 | 67·9 | 45·7 | 204 | 9 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| WAIMATE | 200 | 55·4 | 65·4 | 45·4 | 248 | 9 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| DUNEDIN | 300 | 55·3 | 64·2 | 46·4 | 307 | 13 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| GORE | 245 | 53·8 | 64·3 | 43·4 | 393 | 14 |
| H. Dolamore | ||||||
| HOKITIKA | 12 | 53·7 | 60·5 | 46·9 | 627 | 16 |
| W. H. Fleming | ||||||
| INVERCARGILL | 12 | 54·3 | 63·0 | 45·6 | 383 | 18 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1919.
With the exception of South Canterbury, the rainfall was everywhere below the average, the greatest deficiency being recorded in the East Coast and Northern districts of the North Island. Following is a list giving the percentage below average at some representative stations:—
Name of Station.
Auckland
Napier
New Plymouth
Wellington
Nelson
Lincoln
Hokitika
Invercargill
Percentage below Average.
53
79
61
26
64
29
43
14
The month was characterized by very changeable weather, frequent westerly disturbances accounting for a prevalence of strong winds between north-west and south-west. The change to the latter direction was at times very sudden, notably about the 21st. Electrical disturbances were experienced at this time in various districts, accompanied by a heavy fall of hail and sleet. Some snow fell on the 2nd and 8th in parts of the East Coast districts of the South Island, and a rather wide-spread and damaging frost occurred on the morning of the 4th, both rare events at this time of the year.
B. V. PEMBERTON, Acting-Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1919
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- B. V. Pemberton, Acting-Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1919
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
27 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- L. Bayfield, 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. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
- 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
- Lieut.-Col. Leahy, Observer at Trentham Military Camp
- Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne, Observer at Brightwater
- J. Williams, Observer at Nelson
- G. J. O'Brien, 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
- Caretaker of Domain, Observer 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
- B. V. Pemberton, Acting-Director