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Mar. 30.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 827
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1922. 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. | 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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | |||||||
| 1 | 29·981 | 56·9 | 50·7 | 53·8 | 82·0 | 49·8 | 200 | 10 | Calm | 1 | |
| 2 | 30·244 | 65·1 | 53·6 | 59·3 | 117·0 | 46·5 | 91 | 10 | S. | .. | |
| 3 | 30·327 | 71·0 | 48·0 | 59·5 | 140·0 | 37·5 | 158 | 1 | S.E. | .. | |
| 4 | 30·264 | 66·6 | 47·8 | 57·2 | 128·0 | 36·0 | 250 | 0 | S.E. | .. | |
| 5 | 30·177 | 70·7 | 49·5 | 60·1 | 129·0 | 35·2 | 148 | 0 | N.N.W. | .. | |
| 6 | 30·086 | 71·2 | 61·2 | 66·2 | 134·0 | 52·7 | 283 | 6 | N.W. | .. | |
| 7 | 30·037 | 70·0 | 63·0 | 66·5 | 143·0 | 58·0 | 236 | 6 | N.W. | .. | |
| 8 | 29·954 | 71·1 | 62·0 | 66·5 | 138·0 | 58·5 | 301 | 10 | N. | .. | |
| 9 | 29·934 | 68·0 | 62·2 | 65·1 | 137·0 | 58·5 | 488 | 9 | N.W. | .. | |
| 10 | 29·803 | 70·2 | 63·9 | 67·0 | 136·0 | 61·1 | 343 | 7 | N.W. | 1 | |
| 11 | 29·787 | 71·2 | 63·0 | 67·1 | 143·0 | 60·5 | 353 | 10 | S. | 1 | |
| 12 | 30·026 | 66·7 | 53·3 | 60·0 | 89·0 | 49·9 | 390 | 10 | S.S.E. | 6 | |
| 13 | 29·925 | 63·0 | 51·0 | 57·0 | 121·0 | 47·6 | 156 | 9 | Calm | .. | |
| 14 | 29·871 | 71·7 | 53·6 | 62·6 | 138·0 | 39·5 | 98 | 6 | N.W. | 1 | |
| 15 | 29·701 | 71·5 | 60·4 | 65·9 | 144·0 | 57·0 | 305 | 10 | N. | 10 | |
| 16 | 29·857 | 67·7 | 57·8 | 62·7 | 138·0 | 53·8 | 319 | 9 | S. | .. | |
| 17 | 29·765 | 69·0 | 57·9 | 63·4 | 139·0 | 52·0 | 229 | 1 | N.W. | 9 | |
| 18 | 30·077 | 68·5 | 48·4 | 58·4 | 143·0 | 36·0 | 223 | 5 | N.E. | .. | |
| 19 | 30·233 | 70·1 | 57·2 | 63·6 | 136·0 | 50·8 | 134 | 6 | S. | .. | |
| 20 | 30·091 | 72·4 | 48·9 | 60·6 | 129·0 | 34·0 | 131 | 5 | S.E. | .. | |
| 21 | 30·044 | 74·3 | 54·6 | 64·4 | 130·0 | 43·0 | 244 | 9 | S.E. | 9 | |
| 22 | 30·046 | 66·5 | 53·0 | 59·7 | 131·0 | 49·0 | 492 | 10 | S. | 18 | |
| 23 | 30·049 | 61·3 | 51·9 | 56·6 | 114·0 | 48·0 | 540 | 10 | S. | Trace | |
| 24 | 29·875 | 60·5 | 54·3 | 57·4 | 108·0 | 49·6 | 401 | 9 | S.E. | .. | |
| 25 | 29·778 | 70·0 | 48·3 | 59·1 | 133·0 | 34·5 | 177 | 1 | E.S.E. | 4 | |
| 26 | 29·864 | 73·9 | 55·2 | 64·5 | 138·0 | 51·5 | 336 | 10 | S.S.E. | Trace | |
| 27 | 29·972 | 61·0 | 55·0 | 58·0 | 101·0 | 51·5 | 514 | 9 | S. | .. | |
| 28 | 29·795 | 64·7 | 56·8 | 60·7 | 131·0 | 52·0 | 358 | 10 | S. | 3 | |
| 29 | 29·720 | 68·5 | 54·3 | 61·4 | 127·0 | 51·0 | 356 | 8 | S. | .. | |
| 30 | 29·911 | 66·2 | 47·0 | 56·6 | 137·0 | 33·0 | 190 | 1 | N.E. | Trace | |
| 31 | 29·831 | 75·0 | 63·0 | 69·0 | 136·0 | 57·3 | 268 | 10 | N.W. | 5 | |
| * | 29·970 | 68·2 | 55·0 | 61·6 | 128·7 | 48·2 | 281 | 7·0 | .. | 68 | |
| † | 29·903 | 69·3 | 55·7 | 62·5 | 126·1 | 48·6 | 256 | 5·2 | .. | 332 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
| N. | N.E. | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | Calm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | .. | .. | 7 | 2 |
NOTE.—The weather during the month has been cloudy and unsettled and although precipitation was recorded on twelve days it was of a light and showery nature, being 80 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 173 hours 52 minutes, 38 per cent. of the possible, and nine sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 65·6°; and 62·7° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 53·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·406 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1922.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (¼ Point or more) |
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 125 | AUCKLAND F. A. F. Burnett |
67·9 | 74·3 | 61·6 | 391 | 12 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro |
64·7 | 76·1 | 53·3 | 507 | 13 |
| 46 | TE AROHA G. F. McGirr |
68·0 | 77·9 | 58·1 | 624 | 10 |
| 340 | WAIHI C. F. Sims |
64·1 | 73·7 | 54·6 | 2043 | 11 |
| 100 | TAURANGA C. J. Butcher |
62·8 | 72·1 | 53·5 | 539 | 11 |
| 925 | ROTORUA W. Penno |
62·9 | 71·6 | 54·2 | 1068 | 12 |
| .. | NEW PLYMOUTH J. Simpson |
64·9 | 71·4 | 58·4 | 365 | 13 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane |
58·7 | 66·0 | 51·4 | 465 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin |
57·6 | 64·6 | 50·6 | 462 | 13 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun |
62·4 | 70·8 | 54·0 | 101 | 6 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley |
61·0 | 68·7 | 53·3 | 157 | 15 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER | 64·4 | 71·9 | 57·0 | 993 | 15 |
| 377 | MASTERTON R. Brown |
60·9 | 69·8 | 52·1 | 197 | 16 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN J. P. Eccleton |
61·1 | 69·5 | 52·8 | 265 | 16 |
| .. | TRENTHAM MILITARY HOSPITAL | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 61·6 | 68·2 | 55·0 | 68 | 12 |
| .. | SOUTH ISLAND. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| .. | BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne |
63·5 | 73·3 | 53·8 | 59 | 6 |
| 34 | NELSON Wm. C. Davies |
63·1 | 71·6 | 54·7 | 80 | 6 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison |
58·3 | 63·4 | 48·2 | 404 | 16 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey |
60·0 | 66·9 | 53·1 | 193 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN Wm. C. Purdie |
60·6 | 70·7 | 50·6 | 219 | 8 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON A. R. Blackwood |
59·1 | 70·1 | 48·2 | 146 | 6 |
| .. | RAKAIA Miss A. Hardy |
55·7 | 71·4 | 40·1 | 235 | 13 |
| 130 | TIMARU Caretaker of Domain |
60·2 | 68·1 | 52·3 | 316 | 15 |
| 200 | WAIMATE F. Akhurst |
58·5 | 66·3 | 50·7 | 453 | 16 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN D. Tannock |
57·9 | 64·6 | 51·3 | 475 | 17 |
| 245 | GORE A. T. Newman |
58·8 | 69·8 | 47·8 | 420 | 9 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney |
62·0 | 70·3 | 53·7 | 1080 | 11 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie |
58·0 | 67·7 | 48·3 | 340 | 12 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1922.
Anticyclones dominated from the beginning until the 20th January, and the weather was fair though somewhat changeable, owing to several small disturbances passing south of the Dominion.
After the 20th a cyclone developed northward of New Zealand. It proved a very intense and extensive one, the effects of which practically lasted until the end of the month. Easterly to south-easterly gales were prevalent during this period, and very heavy rains were experienced in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island. Waihi recorded 20·43 in. for the month, of which amount 16·78 in. fell between the 25th and 28th (inclusive), the greatest fall being 6·70 in. on the latter day. At Keretoki Station, Waimatenui, on the 29th, a fall of 0·87 in. took place in twelve minutes.
The total rain for the month was below average in the country surrounding Cook Strait and in the south-west portion of the South Island. All other parts of the Dominion had an excess, the greatest being on the east coast of the North Island, where some stations recorded as much as five times the average.
D. G. BATES, Director.
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- D. G. Bates, Director