New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 54

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JULY 13. THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1801

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of May, 1922. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected 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 30·400 61·8 47·8 54·8 109·0 39·5 234 10 S.E. ..
2 30·169 59·5 37·5 48·5 98·5 25·0 104 4 S.E. ..
3 30·090 62·3 38·8 50·5 109·8 26·0 41 10 S.E. Trace
4 29·896 60·0 38·8 49·4 99·0 27·0 141 0 N.E. ..
5 29·823 60·2 52·8 56·5 114·0 45·0 297 10 N.W. 1
6 29·860 63·2 58·2 60·7 106·0 56·0 362 9 N.W. 5
7 29·794 63·2 57·5 60·3 110·0 52·8 358 10 N.W. 20
8 29·534 61·2 56·0 58·6 101·8 54·0 480 9 N.W. 5
9 29·818 61·3 42·5 51·9 110·0 30·2 209 0 N. ..
10 29·926 60·0 44·4 52·2 109·0 33·7 145 9 N.W. ..
11 30·007 59·7 42·7 51·2 99·0 31·3 123 1 N. ..
12 30·227 64·1 55·9 60·0 110·0 51·3 265 3 N.N.W ..
13 30·426 65·6 41·9 53·7 112·0 30·5 58 5 Calm ..
14 30·313 64·0 42·0 53·0 109·0 31·2 22 0 N. ..
15 30·206 62·0 46·2 54·1 99·0 34·3 21 10 Calm 55
16 29·936 57·7 51·3 54·5 67·0 50·4 13 10 S.E 8
17 29·747 60·7 52·9 56·8 89·0 43·3 84 10 N. 7
18 29·801 63·2 52·6 57·9 111·0 51·8 89 10 S.E. 6
19 30·020 55·8 47·9 51·8 71·0 41·8 207 10 Calm ..
20 30·398 59·0 43·2 51·1 106·0 30·8 49 9 N. ..
21 30·396 60·5 40·5 50·5 116·0 30·1 80 0 N.E. ..
22 30·417 61·6 47·0 54·3 106·0 33·2 52 4 E. ..
23 30·417 58·9 47·9 53·4 95·0 39·6 122 10 S. ..
24 30·304 54·1 37·2 45·6 80·0 25·4 81 1 Calm ..
25 29·900 58·4 35·5 46·9 97·0 23·2 64 2 Calm 3
26 29·976 57·2 45·7 51·4 105·0 40·5 397 10 S. 2
27 29·890 51·4 45·4 48·4 103·0 39·2 371 9 S. 9
28 30·280 50·0 44·0 47·0 77·0 40·8 450 9 S. ..
29 30·367 59·4 49·7 50·0 100·0 29·8 55 6 S. ..
30 30·541 57·0 34·3 45·6 107·0 22·9 90 3 Calm ..
31 30·284 57·5 31·9 44·7 97·0 19·8 38 4 N.E. 2
* 30·102 59·7 45·2 52·4 100·7 36·5 164·6 6·4 .. 123
† 29·971 58·3 47·3 52·8 95·2 39·9 218·0 5·7 .. 473
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
6 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | .. | .. | 5 | 6

NOTE.—The weather during the month was cloudy and showery, with precipitation 74 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 122 hours 17 minutes, 40 per cent. of the possible, and six sunless days. Fog was reported on the 31st. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 52·2°, and 56·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 45·7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·307 in.; and mean relative humidity, 79 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
May, 1922.

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 57·5 62·5 52·5 400 21
F. A. F. Burnett
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 53·3 63·9 42·8 159 9
W. B. Monro
46 TE AROHA .. 54·9 64·5 45·4 327 12
G. F. McGirr
340 WAIHI .. 54·0 61·8 46·3 774 14
C. F. Sims
100 TAURANGA .. 54·7 64·1 45·4 208 10
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA .. 53·5 62·5 44·5 471 10
W. E. Penno
.. NEW PLYMOUTH 54·2 61·0 47·5 384 12
G. H. Dolby
250 MOUMAHAKI 47·1 52·1 42·2 293 14
J. G. McFarlane
2080 TAIHAPE .. 46·8 51·1 42·6 186 16
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH.. 51·9 60·4 43·4 166 8
J. A. Colquhoun
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 50·3 58·8 41·8 339 11
J. Beverley
70 GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER 53·9 61·1 46·7 568 12
377 MASTER TON 50·4 59·9 40·9 112 14
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 50·9 60·4 41·5 136 12
J. P. Eccleton
.. MILITARY HOSPITAL, TRENTHAM 49·9 59·2 40·6 165 11
Miss E. Hooper
10 WELLINGTON 52·4 59·7 45·2 123 12
SOUTH ISLAND.
.. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne 51·8 61·0 42·6 359 8
34 NELSON .. 52·0 59·8 44·2 349 12
Wm. C. Davies
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 46·0 56·8 35·3 178 8
W. G. Morrison
25 CHRISTCHURCH 47·1 55·2 39·1 99 9
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 47·9 57·4 38·4 96 6
M. J. Scott
1220 KISSELTON .. 45·9 56·0 35·9 131 5
A. R. Blackwood
.. RAKAIA .. 46·5 55·2 37·8 115 7
Miss A. Hardy
130 TIMARU .. 47·5 55·0 40·1 65 6
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE .. 47·3 55·6 39·1 59 12
F. Akhurst
300 DUNEDIN .. 48·7 54·5 42·9 181 12
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. 45·7 54·1 37·4 141 13
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA .. 50·4 57·1 43·8 502 16
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 46·9 53·8 40·0 187 21
L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY, 1922.

The month was a dry one generally, and the total rainfall was below normal over most of the Dominion, only a few scattered places in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island and in the northern portion of the South Island recording falls over the average.

From the 1st to the 10th a westerly disturbance brought squally westerly winds and rain, mostly to districts with a westerly aspect.

Dull and misty conditions prevailed from the 15th to the 18th, while a shallow depression moved from the north-west over the country.

Between the 24th and 27th an intense cyclone, passing in the North, accounted for some heavy downpours in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, and very cold weather generally.

On the last day of the month strong easterly winds, with threatening conditions, prevailed in the far North, owing to the presence of a depression to the north-west of the Dominion.

Fine, mild days and cold nights were frequent during the month, particularly in the South Island, and, except in the far North, the average wind-force was lower than usual.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, May 1922

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for May 1922

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather Stations
26 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
  • W. E. Penno, Observer at Rotorua
  • G. H. Dolby, 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
  • E. Hooper (Miss), Observer at Military Hospital, Trentham
  • Kempthorne (Ven. Archdeacon), Observer at Brightwater
  • Wm. C. Davies, Observer at Nelson
  • W. G. Morrison, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • M. J. Scott, 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