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JULY 8.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2143
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1920. 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). | ||
| 1 | 30·007 | Fah. 54·9 | Fah. 43·3 | Fah. 49·1 | Fah. 96·0 | 32·6 | 103 | 8 | N.E. | .. |
| 2 | 29·812 | 58·5 | 54·6 | 56·5 | 110·0 | 51·2 | 381 | 9 | N.W. | 23 |
| 3 | 29·774 | 60·7 | 47·3 | 54·0 | 121·0 | 46·8 | 470 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 4 | 29·693 | 58·5 | 44·9 | 51·7 | 115·0 | 32·1 | 238 | 2 | N.W. | 9 |
| 5 | 30·088 | 62·6 | 43·4 | 53·0 | 115·0 | 37·1 | 221 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 6 | 30·330 | 53·4 | 44·8 | 49·1 | 104·0 | 38·3 | 228 | 5 | N.E. | .. |
| 7 | 30·470 | 56·0 | 37·0 | 46·5 | 114·0 | 25·6 | 18 | 8 | Calm | .. |
| 8 | 30·465 | 57·9 | 38·1 | 48·0 | 109·0 | 28·1 | 24 | 7 | Calm | .. |
| 9 | 30·186 | 55·8 | 40·7 | 48·2 | 99·0 | 31·6 | 52 | 8 | N.E. | .. |
| 10 | 29·909 | 55·3 | 51·7 | 53·5 | 91·0 | 49·0 | 240 | 8 | NNE | Trace |
| 11 | 29·738 | 60·2 | 48·9 | 54·5 | 110·0 | 38·0 | 242 | 10 | S.E. | 12 |
| 12 | 29·666 | 55·2 | 51·3 | 53·2 | 94·0 | 47·6 | 453 | 8 | S.E. | 7 |
| 13 | 29·641 | 57·0 | 47·4 | 52·2 | 106·0 | 44·0 | 512 | 9 | SSE | 15 |
| 14 | 29·480 | 51·2 | 45·6 | 48·4 | 89·0 | 43·9 | 525 | 10 | SSW | 4 |
| 15 | 29·662 | 51·6 | 49·0 | 50·3 | 67·0 | 48·0 | 381 | 10 | SSE | .. |
| 16 | 29·890 | 54·9 | 39·2 | 47·0 | 86·0 | 28·8 | 68 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 17 | 29·898 | 60·5 | 48·9 | 54·7 | 115·0 | 39·7 | 196 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 18 | 29·621 | 60·9 | 57·1 | 59·0 | 119·0 | 55·1 | 358 | 5 | NNW | 9 |
| 19 | 29·413 | 60·5 | 51·7 | 56·1 | 112·0 | 43·9 | 308 | 4 | N.W. | 3 |
| 20 | 29·223 | 58·9 | 48·1 | 53·5 | 109·0 | 37·0 | 231 | 4 | S.W. | .. |
| 21 | 29·606 | 52·1 | 30·8 | 41·4 | 96·0 | 22·0 | 7 | .. | Calm | .. |
| 22 | 29·265 | 58·5 | 45·0 | 51·7 | 108·0 | 46·7 | 449 | 2 | WNW | .. |
| 23 | 29·788 | 60·4 | 37·9 | 49·1 | 112·0 | 26·5 | 202 | .. | NW | .. |
| 24 | 29·954 | 57·9 | 50·0 | 53·9 | 105·0 | 44·3 | 222 | 2 | NNW | .. |
| 25 | 29·933 | 59·9 | 50·1 | 55·0 | 111·0 | 41·9 | 142 | 10 | N.E. | Trace |
| 26 | 29·760 | 56·0 | 40·2 | 48·1 | 85·0 | 31·0 | 124 | 2 | SSW | 4 |
| 27 | 29·512 | 57·5 | 41·3 | 49·4 | 108·0 | 28·1 | 219 | 10 | Calm | 19 |
| 28 | 29·167 | 56·7 | 43·0 | 49·8 | 99·0 | 39·5 | 205 | 10 | SSE | 58 |
| 29 | 29·439 | 45·3 | 31·9 | 38·6 | 61·0 | 25·5 | 132 | 8 | S. | 61 |
| 30 | 29·840 | 47·6 | 37·7 | 42·6 | 101·0 | 35·6 | 492 | 6 | SSW | Trace |
| 31 | 30·075 | 48·2 | 43·5 | 45·8 | 99·0 | 39·2 | 468 | 7 | S. | 3 |
| * | 29·784 | 56·3 | 44·7 | 50·5 | 102·1 | 38·0 | 255 | 6·2 | .. | 227 |
| † | 29·965 | 58·3 | 47·3 | 52·8 | 95·2 | 39·9 | 218 | .. | .. | 481 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
4 | 4 | .. | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5
NOTE.—A cloudy and unsettled month, with moderate to strong southerly winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine 125 hours 41 minutes, and three sunless days. Hail fell on the 27th and 28th, and thunder on the 28th. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 51·1°; and 55·3° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 42·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·28 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 1920.
| 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 (¼ Point or more.) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. | |
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| AUCKLAND | 54·7 | 60·0 | 49·5 | 559 | 20 | |
| F. A. F. Burnett | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA .. | 51·7 | 60·0 | 43·4 | 468 | 16 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 54·5 | 69·0 | 40·1 | 298 | 10 |
| L. Bayfield | ||||||
| 340 | WAIHI .. | 51·7 | 59·3 | 44·2 | 615 | 18 |
| P. A. Clifford | ||||||
| .. | TAURANGA .. | 50·5 | 59·9 | 41·1 | 360 | 12 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 52·2 | 58·0 | 46·4 | 390 | 19 |
| W. W. Smith | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI | 49·1 | 57·9 | 40·3 | 420 | 23 |
| T. W. Lonsdale | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 43·9 | 49·3 | 38·5 | 457 | 25 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH.. | 49·5 | 57·5 | 41·6 | 241 | 11 |
| J. A. Colquhoun | ||||||
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 49·8 | 57·9 | 41·7 | 166 | 9 |
| J. Beverley | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN· | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| T. W. Bowman | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | .. | .. | .. | 423 | 20 |
| R. Brown | ||||||
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER | 51·1 | 59·7 | 42·5 | 157 | 6 |
| T. B. McBreen | ||||||
| .. | TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL | 47·9 | 56·5 | 39·3 | 630 | 13 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 50·5 | 56·3 | 44·7 | 227 | 13 |
| .. | SOUTH ISLAND. | |||||
| BRIGHTWATER | 48·2 | 58·2 | 38·2 | 144 | 11 | |
| Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. | 48·5 | 56·5 | 40·6 | 146 | 9 |
| J. Williams | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPA | 44·7 | 53·4 | 36·1 | 432 | 16 |
| G. J. O’Brien | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 45·7 | 53·7 | 37·7 | 441 | 18 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 46·5 | 56·1 | 37·0 | 266 | 16 |
| L. J. Wild | ||||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. | 44·4 | 54·5 | 34·4 | 189 | 12 |
| A. R. Blackwood | ||||||
| .. | RAKAIA .. | 45·7 | 55·5 | 35·9 | 158 | 12 |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 47·8 | 57·2 | 38·5 | 62 | 9 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE .. | 46·8 | 54·8 | 38·7 | 98 | 12 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 45·8 | 52·7 | 39·0 | 389 | 16 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE .. | 43·3 | 52·3 | 34·3 | 603 | 21 |
| A. T. Newman | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 44·9 | 51·9 | 38·0 | 862 | 18 |
| J. A. Chesney | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 45·5 | 53·1 | 37·9 | 630 | 21 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1920.
The May rainfall was below the average in all but the northern and southernmost districts and in parts of North Canterbury. The weather, however, was very unsettled, particularly during the last half of the month, when some very intense and extensive westerly disturbances accounted for a prevalence of strong west to southwest winds and squally, showery conditions.
From the 10th to the 13th, while a cyclone passed in the North, dull misty weather was experienced with occasional heavy rain in the northern and East Coast districts.
Anticyclonic conditions ruled between the 4th and 9th, and this was the only period during which fair weather prevailed over the whole Dominion.
D. C. BATES.
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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
- R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
- T. B. McBreen, Observer at Greenmeadows, Napier
- 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
- A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
- J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates