✨ Meteorological Observations
JAN. 13.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1920. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
From Self-regulating Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date | Barometer reduced in Inches to Lat. 45° and corrected | Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Velos. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29·974 | 54·6 | 45·0 | 49·8 | 120·0 | 43·2 | 472 | 8 | S.S.W. | Trace |
| 2 | 29·607 | 56·2 | 38·8 | 47·5 | 122·0 | 29·3 | 236 | 8 | N. | 23 |
| 3 | 29·294 | 60·0 | 52·9 | 56·4 | 132·0 | 50·4 | 442 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 4 | 29·509 | 60·7 | 44·3 | 52·5 | 129·0 | 34·2 | 261 | 5 | N.W. | Trace |
| 5 | 29·683 | 61·0 | 41·4 | 51·2 | 119·0 | 29·8 | 168 | 3 | N.W. | 72 |
| 6 | 29·656 | 58·0 | 47·1 | 52·5 | 127·0 | 46·2 | 588 | 10 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 7 | 29·950 | 57·8 | 45·8 | 51·8 | 132·0 | 37·8 | 217 | 2 | N.W. | Trace |
| 8 | 29·821 | 57·7 | 52·0 | 54·8 | 127·0 | 48·8 | 503 | 10 | W.N.W. | .. |
| 9 | 29·943 | 60·7 | 48·9 | 54·8 | 119·0 | 39·1 | 253 | 2 | N.N.W | .. |
| 10 | 29·622 | 63·0 | 56·0 | 59·5 | 133·0 | 53·7 | 469 | 7 | N.W. | 32 |
| 11 | 29·782 | 59·7 | 39·9 | 49·8 | 129·0 | 29·3 | 196 | 4 | N.N.W | .. |
| 12 | 29·410 | 62·3 | 53·3 | 57·8 | 128·0 | 42·8 | 242 | 8 | N.W. | 8 |
| 13 | 29·542 | 66·8 | 44·0 | 55·4 | 139·0 | 42·2 | 223 | 7 | E.S.E. | 28 |
| 14 | 29·539 | 56·9 | 40·8 | 48·8 | 128·0 | 38·6 | 262 | 7 | S.W. | 4 |
| 15 | 29·823 | 55·9 | 41·1 | 48·5 | 129·0 | 37·7 | 362 | 1 | S.S.W. | Trace |
| 16 | 29·783 | 61·7 | 47·0 | 54·3 | 119·0 | 40·1 | 206 | 1 | Calm | 5 |
| 17 | 29·682 | 66·9 | 53·6 | 60·2 | 133·0 | 52·1 | 363 | 10 | N. | 2 |
| 18 | 29·878 | 63·1 | 49·8 | 56·4 | 135·0 | 43·1 | 319 | 10 | N.N.W | .. |
| 19 | 30·026 | 62·0 | 54·8 | 58·4 | 119·0 | 47·8 | 460 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 20 | 29·993 | 62·2 | 53·5 | 57·8 | 127·0 | 49·7 | 360 | 8 | N. | 22 |
| 21 | 29·808 | 61·5 | 53·5 | 57·5 | 139·0 | 53·8 | 266 | 10 | N.W. | 6 |
| 22 | 29·490 | 64·0 | 54·6 | 59·3 | 128·0 | 50·3 | 351 | 2 | N.W. | .. |
| 23 | 29·719 | 62·3 | 53·3 | 57·8 | 133·0 | 48·9 | 392 | 6 | N.N.W | .. |
| 24 | 29·998 | 60·4 | 54·2 | 57·3 | 133·0 | 50·2 | 475 | 4 | N.N.W | 5 |
| 25 | 30·117 | 62·0 | 58·2 | 60·1 | 136·0 | 55·0 | 548 | 10 | N.W. | Trace |
| 26 | 30·113 | 61·8 | 57·1 | 59·4 | 113·0 | 56·1 | 560 | 10 | N.W. | 8 |
| 27 | 30·151 | 61·9 | 46·8 | 54·3 | 128·0 | 35·5 | 271 | 7 | E. | .. |
| 28 | 29·936 | 67·7 | 52·0 | 59·8 | 139·0 | 45·5 | 196 | 10 | N.W. | 37 |
| 29 | 29·719 | 59·8 | 56·2 | 58·0 | 134·0 | 55·3 | 513 | 10 | N. | 3 |
| 30 | 29·709 | 62·2 | 52·3 | 57·2 | 127·0 | 50·6 | 402 | 8 | S.S.E. | 15 |
| * | 29·776 | 61·0 | 49·6 | 55·3 | 128·5 | 44·6 | 353 | 6.4 | .. | 270 |
| † | 29·893 | 63·5 | 50·3 | 56·9 | 120·2 | 43·6 | 271 | .. | .. | 348 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
10 .. 2 .. 4 1 1 11 1
NOTE.—A cloudy and showery month, with strong N. and N.W. winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine, 160 hours 34 minutes, and five sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 57·2°, and 56·5° 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.
November, 1920.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp, Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (½ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dyn. | ||
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND F. A. F. Burnett | 59·4 | 64·9 | 53·5 | 367 | 16 | |
| 46 | TE AROHA G. F. McGirr | 55·8 | 64·7 | 47·0 | 248 | 12 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA L. Bayfield | 57·2 | 67·4 | 47·0 | 342 | 10 | |
| 340 | WAIHI Mrs. Clifford | 58·5 | 67·2 | 49·9 | 473 | 15 | |
| TAURANGA C. J. Butcher | 57·7 | 67·5 | 48·0 | 385 | 11 | ||
| 160 | NEW PLYMOUTH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane | 54·9 | 64·3 | 45·5 | 277 | 12 | |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin | 50·5 | 57·9 | 43·2 | 332 | 18 | |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun | 55·1 | 62·4 | 47·9 | 472 | 17 | |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WEBAROA J. Beverley | 54·5 | 60·5 | 48·6 | 521 | 20 | |
| 186 | GREYTOWN T. W. Bowman | 56·4 | 65·7 | 47·2 | 348 | 12 | |
| 377 | MASTERTON R. Brown | 55·6 | 65·6 | 45·7 | 316 | 15 | |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER T. B. McBreen | 60·9 | 71·4 | 50·4 | 58 | 4 | |
| TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL | 52·8 | 58·6 | 47·1 | 400 | 16 | ||
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 55·3 | 61·0 | 49·6 | 270 | 15 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 54·3 | 64·3 | 44·3 | 264 | 14 | ||
| 34 | NELSON J. Williams | 55·6 | 64·7 | 46·6 | 225 | 11 | |
| 1220 | HANMER SPA G. J. O'Brien | 54·3 | 63·8 | 44·9 | 318 | 11 | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 55·5 | 65·5 | 45·6 | 175 | 12 | |
| 42 | LINCOLN L. J. Wild | 55·0 | 67·6 | 42·5 | 159 | 10 | |
| 1220 | KISSELTON A. R. Blackwood | 56·3 | 67·7 | 44·9 | 333 | 10 | |
| RAKAIA Miss A. Hardy | 55·2 | 66·8 | 43·7 | 155 | 9 | ||
| 130 | TIMARU Caretaker of Domain | 55·0 | 66·6 | 43·5 | 189 | 15 | |
| 200 | WAIMATE F. Akhurst | 53·4 | 63·4 | 43·4 | 272 | 18 | |
| 300 | DUNEDIN D. Tannock | 51·5 | 59·9 | 43·1 | 427 | 22 | |
| 245 | GORE A. T. Newman | 49·1 | 58·1 | 40·1 | 614 | 25 | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney | 51·1 | 57·6 | 44·7 | 1717 | 25 | |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 50·0 | 57·9 | 42·1 | 688 | 24 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1920.
During November pressure was almost continuously below normal in the south owing to frequent disturbances passing in higher latitudes, while anticyclone centres invariably moved north of the Dominion. As a consequence, strong winds between north-west and south-west prevailed, and the weather proved very changeable, and often boisterous, with heavy rains in districts with a westerly aspect.
The total rainfall was considerably above the average in the West Coast and southern half of the South Island, and slightly above in the Taranaki and Auckland districts of the North. Elsewhere it was generally below, the greatest deficiency being experienced in the Gisborne and Napier districts.
Thunderstorms occurred on several occasions in various parts of the Dominion, and some stations recorded damage to fruit crops through the accompanying hail squalls.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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24 names identified
- F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
- G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
- L. Bayfield, Observer at Rotorua
- Mrs. Clifford, Observer at Waihi
- C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
- J. G. McFarlane, Observer at Moumahaki
- A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
- J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
- J. Beverley, Observer at Central Development Farm, Webaroa
- 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
- 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