New Zealand Gazette – 1920 – No. 64

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2077

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1920. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 8 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected to 45° S. Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Velocity of Wind in Miles. Amount of Cloud. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30.133 68.3 55.3 61.8 119.0 44.9 115 2 NNW ..
2 30.221 67.4 58.5 62.9 123.0 53.4 262 2 N.W. ..
3 30.201 69.3 48.5 58.9 124.0 35.8 100 10 N.E. ..
4 30.193 61.9 57.8 59.8 112.0 54.6 239 3 NNE ..
5 30.203 64.9 58.5 61.7 127.0 55.2 286 9 NNW ..
6 30.139 63.5 58.1 60.8 133.0 55.0 432 2 NNW ..
7 29.955 68.0 55.0 61.5 123.0 46.0 180 9 NNW 194
8 29.801 70.0 49.4 59.7 141.0 48.2 327 10 SSW 135
9 30.088 51.7 48.2 49.9 80.0 46.6 639 10 SSW 43
10 30.063 51.5 48.0 49.7 58.0 46.0 357 10 S. 18
11 29.922 57.4 51.8 54.6 79.0 50.2 186 8 N.W. Trace
12 29.862 60.8 55.9 58.3 102.0 53.0 266 7 N.W. 12
13 29.924 62.4 50.2 56.3 123.0 45.9 285 10 SSE Trace
14 30.159 57.9 47.5 52.7 120.0 37.4 278 8 S. ..
15 30.281 61.3 38.3 49.8 106.0 36.8 53 1 Calm ..
16 30.345 63.0 55.2 59.1 119.0 47.2 204 10 NNW ..
17 30.343 63.9 58.5 61.2 127.0 53.9 296 8 N. 35
18 30.101 64.9 58.1 61.5 119.0 55.9 343 10 N. 68
19 29.884 64.9 59.5 62.2 78.0 58.1 486 10 NNW 39
20 29.910 62.0 52.6 57.3 87.0 48.8 376 7 ENE 6
21 29.962 61.3 49.5 55.4 120.0 46.6 287 8 SSE 11
22 30.186 57.1 49.3 53.2 102.0 43.2 370 3 SSE ..
23 30.126 60.6 48.6 54.6 111.0 33.2 105 7 NNE ..
24 30.015 60.0 56.1 58.0 112.0 52.8 470 10 NNW ..
25 30.096 62.5 58.3 60.4 111.0 56.8 482 9 NNW 5
26 30.001 62.5 57.0 59.7 112.0 54.2 291 8 NNW 74
27 29.462 64.7 56.3 60.5 125.0 54.3 416 10 NNW 220
28 29.980 62.0 46.1 54.0 82.0 41.0 538 9 S. 7
29 30.098 50.9 43.9 47.4 102.0 35.6 236 10 SSW 10
30 30.080 52.8 49.6 51.2 77.0 45.8 259 10 SSE ..
* 30.059 61.6 52.6 57.1 108.5 48.0 306 7.7 .. 877
† 30.044 62.8 51.3 57.0 106.7 44.0 230 .. .. 389

* Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 1 1 1 10 .. .. 3 1

NOTE.—A wet month, with cloudy skies and strong northerly winds prevailing. Precipitation was 125 per cent. above the mean of previous years, being the heaviest fall recorded for April (8.77 inches) since 1896, when 12.15 inches were measured. Total bright sunshine, 110 hours 1 minute, and seven sunless days. Hail fell on the 28th. The mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 58.4°, and 60.1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point 50.2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.364 inches; and mean relative humidity, 78 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1920.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Mean Max. Temp. Extremes: Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Dys.
125 AUCKLAND (F. A. F. Burnett) 60.3 65.6 55.0 612 13
46 TE AROHA (G. F. McGirr) 59.4 68.6 50.2 679 9
925 ROTORUA (L. Bayfield) 60.5 74.4 46.7 730 10
340 WAIHI (P. A. Clifford) 56.7 66.7 46.7 893 14
100 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 57.1 66.6 47.6 737 13
160 NEW PLYMOUTH (W. W. Smith) 59.9 66.4 53.5 612 7
250 MOUMAHAKI (T. W. Lonsdale) 57.8 68.7 46.9 527 12
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 52.6 59.5 45.7 282 11
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 55.0 63.8 46.2 365 11
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. Beverley) .. .. .. 438 10
186 GREYTOWN (T. W. Bowman) .. .. .. .. ..
377 MASTERTON (Wm. Hood) 55.9 68.2 43.6 415 12
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER (T. B. McBreen) 58.3 67.3 49.4 137 7
.. TRENTHAM MILITARY CAMP (Lieut.-Col. Leahy) 55.6 63.3 47.9 680 9
10 WELLINGTON 57.1 61.6 52.6 877 15
SOUTH ISLAND.
.. BRIGHTWATER (Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne) 55.8 64.1 47.6 560 12
34 NELSON (J. Williams) 57.2 63.3 51.2 658 13
1220 HANMER SPA (G. J. O'Brien) 52.8 62.4 43.3 650 17
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 54.9 62.0 47.9 216 11
42 LINCOLN (L. J. Wild) 53.8 64.3 43.3 187 12
1220 KISSELTON (A. R. Blackwood) 53.2 61.3 45.2 472 9
.. RAKAIA (Miss A. Hardy) 53.7 63.6 43.8 226 12
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 54.2 63.1 45.3 147 12
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 53.4 62.5 44.3 86 11
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 53.5 61.6 45.5 147 8
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) 52.5 61.4 43.6 512 15
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 54.2 59.3 49.1 2132 17
12 INVERCARGILL (L. Lennie) 52.0 61.1 42.9 465 13

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1920.

April proved a dull and wet month, most parts of the Dominion experiencing a total rainfall considerably above the mean of previous years. The Gisborne and Hawke's Bay districts, and scattered places on the Canterbury Plains, were the only parts recording a deficiency.

During the first six days anticyclonic pressure dominated, and fine weather prevailed generally. On the 7th and 8th a small westerly disturbance ruled in conjunction with a depression in the North, and a severe southerly gale raged about Cook Strait. Considerable rain also fell, especially over the North Island. Westerly low-pressure areas were somewhat frequent, though not of marked intensity, and were responsible for copious rainfall, particularly in districts having a westerly aspect.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1920

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1920

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, April 1920
26 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
  • T. W. Bowman, 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. 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
  • A. Hardy (Miss), Observer at Rakaia
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director