New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 64

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1711

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1921. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. From Self-regulating Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
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.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·314 60·2 49·6 54·9 111·0 44·0 123 6 N.E. ..
2 30·285 61·2 40·7 50·9 116·0 31·9 65 8 N.E. ..
3 30·110 60·3 53·1 56·7 115·0 51·7 295 4 N.W. 29
4 30·395 62·8 46·6 54·7 114·0 45·5 328 10 S.E. 18
5 30·368 48·8 40·0 44·4 58·0 31·8 122 10 Calm 1
6 30·314 55·0 43·1 49·0 86·0 37·8 167 7 N.N.E. Trace
7 30·043 58·7 53·1 55·9 111·0 50·4 387 10 N.N.W 15
8 29·387 59·4 53·6 56·3 114·0 51·3 636 6 N.N.W 9
9 29·856 59·7 37·3 48·5 113·0 31·2 215 12 N. 1
10 30·045 57·1 38·3 47·7 109·0 29·9 239 8 Calm Trace
11 29·856 58·0 47·1 52·5 101·0 41·2 178 2 N. 46
12 30·134 61·3 40·1 50·7 106·0 38·9 423 4 S. 5
13 30·251 50·8 44·6 47·7 99·0 40·3 256 10 S. 8
14 30·193 51·5 45·5 48·5 94·0 42·8 495 10 S. 19
15 30·150 50·4 48·0 49·2 59·0 46·0 450 10 S.S.E. Trace
16 30·293 54·0 49·2 51·6 87·0 40·2 340 10 S. ..
17 30·299 52·0 46·4 49·2 63·0 42·7 217 9 S. 7
18 30·266 58·0 50·2 54·1 103·0 48·1 280 10 S. 16
19 30·294 52·2 48·3 50·2 76·0 45·8 309 9 S. Trace
20 30·254 57·6 39·4 48·5 105·0 30·0 68 10 Calm Trace
21 30·145 52·3 48·0 50·1 68·0 43·8 214 10 N.E. 5
22 30·126 56·5 51·1 53·8 106·0 50·0 233 10 N. 1
23 30·111 56·8 53·2 55·0 83·0 51·8 254 10 N. 2
24 30·035 59·8 54·8 57·3 111·0 52·7 308 10 N. Trace
25 30·141 60·0 56·4 58·2 · 98·0 54·0 342 7 N.W. 6
26 29·781 64·0 57·4 60·7 106·0 54·4 315 7 N.N.W 68
27 29·757 64·1 55·9 60·0 92·0 53·1 549 8 N.W. Trace
28 29·980 60·1 53·9 57·0 105·0 49·5 337 10 N.W. 2
29 29·560 57·1 53·0 55·0 77·0 50·6 356 10 N.W. 2
30 29·941 58·5 38·1 48·3 100·0 28·5 131 0 Calm Trace
31 30·148 59·9 41·1 50·5 105·0 30·2 160 10 N. 2
* 30·091 57·4 47·7 52·5 96·5 43·2 284 8·3 .. 262
† 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.
10 | 3 | .. | 1 | 8 | .. | .. | 5 | 4

NOTE.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and unsettled, and precipitation, which was of a showery nature, occurred on twenty days, and was 46 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 102 hours 21 minutes, and seven sunless days, 33 per cent. of the possible. Thunder occurred on the 8th, and an Aurora Australis on the 15th. Frost was recorded on the grass on seven mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 51·9°, and 54·9° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·3° ; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·327 in. ; and mean relative humidity, 82 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 1921.

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 .. 56·9 61·4 50·9 135 11
131 F. A. F. Burnett
RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 50·6 62·4 38·9 224 11
W. B. Monro
46 TE AROHA .. 52·5 63·3 41·7 301 7
G. F. McGirr
340 WAIHI .. 51·7 61·7 41·8 342 14
C. F. Sims
100 TAURANGA .. 51·6 62·1 41·2 627 14
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA .. 50·0 59·9 40·2 319 12
G. J. O’Brien
.. NEW PLYMOUTH .. .. .. .. .. ..
250 MOUMAHAKI .. 51·7 59·3 44·2 335 12
J. G. McFarlane
2080 TAIHAPE .. 46·1 52·0 40·3 244 16
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. 49·1 59·0 39·3 201 10
J. A. Colquhoun
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 50·1 57·9 42·4 320 17
J. Beverley
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA-PIER 53·1 61·0 45·2 97 6
377 MASTERON .. 50·0 60·1 40·0 190 13
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN .. 50·0 58·8 41·2 252 11
J. P. Eccleton
.. TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL 47·8 53·0 42·6 297 11
10 WELLINGTON .. 52·5 57·4 47·7 262 20
.. SOUTH ISLAND.
BRIGHTWATER .. 48·8 59·0 38·7 240 12
Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne
34 NELSON .. 48·9 56·2 41·7 181 12
Wm. C. Davies
1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. 45·4 54·4 36·5 413 10
W. G. Morrison
25 CHRISTCHURCH .. 49·7 57·6 41·9 229 9
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 49·6 58·3 40·9 184 9
Wm. C. Purdie
1220 KISSELTON .. 46·9 57·9 35·9 445 9
A. R. Blackwood
.. RAKAIA .. 48·8 58·4 39·2 154 5
Miss A. Hardy
130 TIMARU .. 48·7 58·2 39·3 56 7
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE .. 48·4 58·7 38·1 60 7
F. Akhurst
300 DUNEDIN .. .. .. .. 107 10
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. 45·4 53·5 37·3 250 12
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA .. 49·2 56·3 42·2 1347 18
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL .. 47·2 55·7 38·7 430 18
L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1921.

Dull and misty weather was much in evidence during May, but except in the West Coast districts of the South Island the total rainfall was everywhere considerably less than the average.

Westerly disturbances ruling between the 7th and 13th and from the 24th to the end of the month accounted for unsettled and squally conditions during these two periods, with rain in many parts, particularly in districts with a westerly aspect.

Although anticyclonic pressure prevailed from the 12th to the 24th, the weather proved cold and dull, owing to the proximity of depressions eastward and southward of the Dominion.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, May 1921

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1921

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, May 1921
24 names identified
  • F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
  • W. B. Monro, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
  • G. F. McGirr, Observer at Te Aroha
  • C. F. Sims, Observer at Waihi
  • C. J. Butcher, Observer at Tauranga
  • G. J. O’Brien, Observer at Rotorua
  • 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, Weraroa
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • J. P. Eccleton, Observer at Greytown
  • Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne, Observer at Brightwater
  • Wm. C. Davies, Observer at Nelson
  • W. G. Morrison, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • Wm. C. Purdie, 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