New Zealand Gazette – 1922 – No. 74

Page 2795

✨ Meteorological Observations



Oct. 19.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2795

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches 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 30·093 55·9 41·7 48·8 104·0 33·8 239 9 S. ..
2 30·024 51·9 31·7 41·8 93·0 21·0 95 1 N. ..
3 29·618 53·1 45·1 49·1 113·0 39·3 260 8 N.W. 4
4 29·831 60·0 39·8 49·9 114·0 33·5 164 10 S. ..
5 29·972 52·0 39·7 45·8 113·0 26·6 138 0 N. ..
6 29·745 56·5 48·0 52·2 106·0 41·0 216 1 N. 5
7 30·012 61·0 38·0 49·5 115·0 27·5 208 7 N. ..
8 30·005 53·0 36·6 44·8 104·0 25·5 126 0 N. ..
9 29·903 57·9 50·3 54·1 107·0 42·2 350 10 W.N.W. ..
10 30·013 56·6 49·9 53·2 91·0 36·5 246 3 N.W. ..
11 30·249 61·0 45·7 53·3 109·0 33·1 85 10 N. ..
12 30·313 59·1 49·1 54·1 108·0 48·3 259 10 N.W. ..
13 30·163 58·8 53·0 55·9 107·0 44·5 293 4 N. 21
14 29·756 59·3 54·9 57·1 117·0 40·6 180 10 N. 8
15 29·633 58·6 52·8 55·7 73·0 46·0 261 8 N. 4
16 29·694 58·1 49·2 53·6 98·0 43·7 220 10 S. 4
17 29·858 53·0 46·2 49·6 70·0 40·2 71 10 Calm Trace
18 29·790 55·4 42·3 48·8 91·0 30·5 95 8 N. 58
19 29·640 57·9 48·3 53·1 102·0 43·0 267 3 N.W. 31
20 29·655 59·2 49·4 54·3 114·0 45·0 272 6 N.W. 25
21 29·525 60·0 48·6 54·3 113·0 45·0 139 9 S. 56
22 29·610 60·0 45·1 52·5 107·0 43·8 153 10 S. 4
23 29·702 51·2 45·6 48·4 87·0 39·0 268 6 S. ..
24 29·993 53·2 44·2 48·7 104·0 40·5 417 10 S. ..
25 30·154 50·0 38·0 44·0 96·0 26·0 273 5 E. ..
26 30·172 54·1 38·0 46·0 117·0 28·9 82 2 N. ..
27 30·150 59·0 31·3 45·1 113·0 19·0 48 0 Calm ..
28 30·217 61·1 33·5 47·3 109·0 21·9 29 1 N. 10
29 30·263 57·3 45·0 51·1 106·0 39·2 70 6 N. ..
30 30·367 57·0 35·5 46·2 116·0 24·8 44 2 N. ..
31 30·387 59·7 33·0 46·3 113·0 21·8 39 3 E.N.E. ..
* 29·952 56·8 43·5 50·1 104·2 35·2 181 5·9 .. 230
† 29·953 54·4 42·8 48·6 96·1 36·3 217 5·3 .. 444
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 | .. | 2 | .. | 7 | .. | 1 | 5 | 2

NOTE.—The weather during August was of a changeable nature with light to moderate northerly winds prevailing, while precipitation, which was 48 per cent. below the mean of previous years, occurred on twelve days. Total bright sunshine was 164 hours 17 minutes, 51 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on eleven mornings, the lowest reading being 19° on the 27th. Hail fell on the 15th. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 48·7°, and 50·9° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 42·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·272 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.

August, 1922.

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 52·9 59·2 46·6 253 20
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro 51·1 60·3 41·9 445 13
46 TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr 50·6 59·5 41·7 362 18
340 WAIHI .. C. F. S:ms 49·0 59·0 39·0 406 18
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 49·9 59·7 40·0 343 14
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 49·4 57·4 41·5 975 14
.. NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·2 57·1 43·4 589 20
250 MOUMAHA KI J. G. McFarlane 46·1 53·1 39·1 534 19
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·3 50·0 36·6 314 22
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 48·1 56·3 40·0 544 15
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley 47·3 55·5 39·1 438 15
70 GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER 50·2 59·5 40·9 61 8
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 46·7 57·6 35·9 216 14
186 GREYTOWN J. P. Eccleton 46·4 56·9 36·0 224 12
.. MILITARY HOSPITAL, TRENTHAM Miss E. Hooper 46·3 56·0 36·6 290 16
10 WELLINGTON .. 50·1 56·8 43·5 230 12
.. SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemphthorne 47·7 54·9 40·6 372 13
34 NELSON .. Wm. O. Davies 47·5 55·9 39·1 308 15
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison 41·7 53·3 30·2 115 5
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 44·6 52·0 37·2 106 10
42 LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott 44·8 54·0 35·7 82 6
1220 KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood 43·0 53·9 32·2 108 7
.. RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 43·5 52·3 34·7 47 7
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·4 50·5 36·3 50 8
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 43·4 51·4 35·4 74 10
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 45·8 51·4 40·2 243 16
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman 43·6 52·4 34·8 305 15
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 46·8 54·8 38·9 1256 22
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 45·1 52·2 38·0 347 21

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1922.

The weather during August was of a changeable character, being dominated chiefly by disturbances of a westerly type with lowest pressure moving from west to east southward of the Dominion. Of these depressions the most notable was one which persisted between the 14th and 25th and, although not of remarkable intensity, it accounted for unsettled and, at times, boisterous conditions. Most of the rainfall occurred during this period, and in the west coast districts of both Islands some heavy downpours brought the total for the month in excess of the average. In all other parts of the Dominion the aggregate rainfall was below the mean of previous years, and in the East Coast provinces the weather might be described as dry and calm generally, with mild days but cold nights. Frosts were numerous and severe in many parts.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, August 1922

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, August 1922

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
23 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
  • Archdeacon Kemphthorne (Ven.), Observer at Brightwater
  • Wm. O. 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
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director