New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 80

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✨ Meteorological Observations



SEPT. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2267

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in Inches to Lat. 45°. From Self-regulating Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
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).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·176 54·0 50·0 52·0 103·0 47·5 453 10 N.W. 2
2 30·103 55·7 51·5 53·6 79·0 45·2 377 10 N.N.W 4
3 29·993 56·8 51·6 54·2 62·0 46·4 247 10 N.N.W 218
4 29·776 57·0 46·4 51·7 64·0 46·1 484 10 S. Trace
5 30·118 49·3 38·1 43·7 75·0 28·1 413 0 N.E. Trace
6 29·939 52·3 44·9 48·6 105·0 40·3 325 10 N. 19
7 30·221 55·7 46·4 51·0 80·0 44·7 387 10 S. ..
8 30·436 52·9 33·0 42·9 106·0 24·0 99 10 Calm ..
9 30·360 53·1 32·1 42·6 103·0 22·2 50 9 N.E. 6
10 30·381 50·9 43·1 47·0 103·0 36·3 327 10 S.S.W. ..
11 30·277 48·7 30·3 39·5 80·0 26·8 253 7 N.N.E. 14
12 29·987 53·0 45·8 49·4 109·0 43·0 479 10 N.W. 9
13 29·870 56·7 51·0 53·8 111·0 45·6 432 3 N. Trace
14 30·033 60·0 51·9 55·9 109·0 43·7 260 7 N. 16
15 29·782 57·0 53·6 55·3 92·0 51·5 413 10 N.N.W 25
16 29·874 57·0 49·0 53·0 73·0 43·0 507 10 N. 40
17 29·358 58·3 51·9 55·1 75·0 48·9 584 3 N.W. Trace
18 29·582 59·8 40·2 50·0 109·0 40·9 203 10 Calm 1
19 30·092 54·4 40·2 47·3 107·0 31·8 320 0 S.W. 4
20 29·842 54·4 48·0 51·2 101·0 38·9 240 10 N.E. Trace
21 29·791 57·5 42·9 50·2 111·0 36·0 223 2 N.W. Trace
22 30·115 56·0 32·4 44·2 101·0 28·8 247 0 N.E. 50
23 29·886 52·1 40·1 46·1 101·0 33·1 378 10 S. 6
24 30·173 48·7 40·0 44·3 103·0 36·4 499 9 S.S.W. ..
25 30·214 53·2 45·8 49·5 102·0 42·8 666 10 S. ..
26 29·950 48·1 35·8 41·9 79·0 29·0 196 7 S. Trace
27 29·802 47·9 42·3 45·1 99·0 41·1 300 10 S.S.E. Trace
28 29·653 45·6 41·9 43·7 72·0 40·2 166 9 N. ..
29 29·588 51·0 38·6 44·8 89·0 29·9 78 1 N.E. ..
30 29·503 59·0 32·8 45·9 110·0 28·4 36 10 S. 21
31 29·292 50·0 45·7 47·8 79·0 45·2 241 7 N. 26
* 29·941 53·7 43·1 48·4 93·3 38·3 254·3 7·5 .. 461
† 29·906 53·1 42·3 47·7 86·5 34·9 198 .. .. 576
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
10 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | 1 | .. | 4 | 2

NOTE.—An unsettled and cloudy month, with strong northerly and southerly winds prevailing. Total bright sunshine 99 hours 35 minutes, and six sunless days, 34 per cent. of the possible. Frost was recorded on the grass on nine mornings. Hail fell on the 23rd, and there were fogs on the 8th and 18th. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 47·9°, and 51·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 43·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·279 in.; and mean relative humidity, 82 per cent. of saturation.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. 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 F. A. F. Burnett 51·6 56·7 46·5 342 22
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro 47·6 57·3 37·9 385 17
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 48·2 57·0 39·5 363 15
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims 47·9 56·2 39·6 566 16
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 48·1 57·5 38·8 335 14
925 ROTORUA .. G. J. O'Brien 45·9 54·9 37·0 353 13
.. NEW PLYMOUTH .. .. .. .. ..
250 MOUMAHA KI J. G. McFarlane 46·7 53·8 39·6 528 17
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 42·0 47·7 36·4 484 21
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 47·3 54·1 40·6 521 16
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley 46·8 54·0 39·7 519 18
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER R. Brown 49·6 57·4 41·9 210 11
377 MASTER TON .. 46·4 54·9 38·0 360 16
186 GREYTOWN J. P. Eccleton 46·5 54·4 38·7 549 16
.. TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL 44·0 49·0 39·0 431 7
10 WELLINGTON 48·4 53·7 43·1 461 16
.. SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne 44·4 54·9 33·9 202 13
34 NELSON .. Wm. C. Davies 45·4 54·5 36·3 283 10
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison 42·3 50·6 34·0 317 9
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 44·7 52·5 37·0 88 8
42 LINCOLN .. Wm. C. Purdie .. .. .. .. ..
1220 KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood 42·9 51·9 33·9 285 7
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 43·3 52·9 33·9 53 6
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·5 51·6 35·5 54 9
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 42·9 52·3 33·6 58 7
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 40·5 43·5 37·5 166 11
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman 40·8 49·0 32·6 266 15
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 45·1 53·1 37·1 1432 18
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·4 50·7 34·2 334 20
ROTORUA, JUNE, 1921 48·8 56·7 41·0 611 14

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1921.

July was an unsettled month, though the weather was milder than usual, and in consequence vegetation made an appreciable growth.

The total rain was above the average in the West Coast districts of the South Island, and between New Plymouth and Wanganui in the North Island; elsewhere the amounts were below, the greatest deficiencies occurring in the Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury districts.

Some heavy rain fell on the 2nd and 3rd, with high westerly to southerly winds, when a disturbance in the South ruled in conjunction with one which passed in the vicinity of Cook Strait during the night of the 3rd.

A very intense Antarctic storm prevailed between the 12th and 18th, and on the night of the 16th a north-west gale of exceptional severity was experienced, particularly in and southward of Cook Strait.

From the 26th to the close of the month a cyclone centre persisted off the western coast, but, though the weather proved dull and misty during this period, the disturbance was responsible for very little rainfall.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1921

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1921

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
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 Greenmeadows, Napier
  • J. P. Eccleton, Observer at Greytown
  • Archdeacon Kempthorne (Ven.), 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
  • 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