New Zealand Gazette – 1921 – No. 94

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Nov. 3.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2643

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in Inches to Lat. 45°. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·016 48·9 31·0 39·9 105·0
2 30·156 57·9 44·0 50·9 106·0
3. 30·048 55·0 41·6 48·3 116·0
4 30·155 56·4 36·8 46·6 115·0
5 30·269 58·7 36·1 47·4 114·0
6 30·170 56·3 48·0 52·1 118·0
7 30·374 59·7 45·3 52·5 118·0
8 30·421 53·8 37·0 45·4 114·0
9 30·274 55·3 50·1 52·7 115·0
10 30·144 57·9 50·9 54·4 117·0
11 30·015 60·2 53·0 56·6 121·0
12 30·060 56·7 51·9 54·3 100·0
13 30·085 60·5 51·1 55·8 117·0
14 30·045 64·8 52·9 58·8 119·0
15 29·978 60·3 52·7 56·5 128·0
16 30·250 61·6 45·4 53·5 120·0
17 29·584 54·5 49·7 52·1 70·0
18 29·359 53·6 47·2 50·4 66·0
19 29·607 50·2 46·0 48·1 77·0
20 29·208 58·7 44·5 51·6 114·0
21 29·356 60·0 52·0 56·0 126·0
22 29·783 58·6 46·8 52·7 125·0
23 30·014 58·9 42·1 50·5 123·0
24 30·260 59·0 39·3 49·1 115·0
25 30·283 63·8 51·0 57·4 120·0
26 30·538 62·5 37·8 50·1 123·0
27 30·420 61·6 51·9 56·7 121·0
28 30·344 59·5 51·5 55·5 125·0
29 30·425 68·2 50·4 59·3 132·0
30 30·253 61·5 41·5 51·5 117·0
31 .. .. .. .. ..
* 30·063 58·5 46·0 52·2 113·2
† 29·925 57·4 45·7 51·6 104·5
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
16 | 5 | .. | .. | 7 | .. | .. | 1 | 1

NOTE.—A fine sunny month, with barometric pressure and temperatures above the mean of previous years. Precipitation, the major portion of which was recorded between the 16th and 21st, was 41 per cent. above the mean. Total bright sunshine, 192 hours 11 minutes, 54 per cent. of the possible, and four sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on six mornings, and hail fell on the 20th. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 52·1°, and 52·5° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 44·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·294 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 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 (3 Point or more).
Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
Ft. Deg. Deg.
125 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND F. A. F. Burnett 55·2 60·8 49·6 372
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro 52·9 63·1 42·7 354
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 53·8 61·9 45·7 219
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims 54·1 62·9 45·8 301
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 53·3 63·5 43·2 181
925 ROTORUA .. G. J. O'Brien 51·6 61·2 42·0 310
.. NEW PLYMOUTH J. Simpson 53·8 59·6 48·1 351
250 MOUMAHA KI J. G. McFarlane 51·4 60·0 42·8 253
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 47·5 54·4 40·7 174
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 51·8 59·5 44·1 247
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J Beverley 51·7 58·6 44·8 319
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER 54·0 63·2 44·8 81
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 51·2 62·8 39·7 153
186 GREYTOWN J. P. Eccleton 51·8 62·9 40·8 305
.. TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL 48·6 54·5 42·7 512
10 WELLINGTON 52·2 58·5 46·0 576
.. SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne 51·6 61·0 42·2 477
34 NELSON .. Wm. C. Davies 52·1 61·3 42·9 506
1220 HANMER SPRINGS .. W. G. Morrison 47·8 58·4 37·3 393
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 49·4 57·6 41·2 227
42 LINCOLN .. Wm. C. Purdie 50·1 59·9 40·4 178
1220 KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood 49·4 60·2 38·6 206
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 50·4 61·3 39·6 440
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 48·5 57·2 39·9 384
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 48·6 57·2 40·1 331
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 50·1 57·6 42·6 177
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman 47·7 57·6 37·8 179
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 49·7 56·4 43·1 673
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 48·7 57·7 39·7 251

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1921.

The chief meteorological feature in September was the heavy rain on the 17th, 18th, and 19th, which benefited nearly all parts of the Dominion. This rain storm was caused by a cyclone centre passing from the north-westward and traversing Cook Strait early on the morning of the 18th. It was followed by an intense Antarctic depression. The latter ruled until the 23rd, and also accounted for rain in many districts and for severe thunderstorms in the northern portion of the North Island.

Except about the period above mentioned—viz., 16th to 23rd—anticyclonic conditions dominated, and the weather generally proved fair and mild, with a low wind-force.

The total rainfall was above the average in the vicinity of Cook Strait and in South Canterbury and South Westland, but deficiencies occurred elsewhere.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, September 1921

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, September 1921

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
25 names identified
  • F. A. F. Burnett, Observer at Auckland
  • W. B. Monro, Observer at Rua Kura 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. Simpson, Observer at New Plymouth
  • 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