✨ Meteorological Observations
Nov. 16.]
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1922. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced Inches to Lat. 45°. | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | Mean Temp. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| and corrected in | in Shade. | in Shade. | in Shade. | |||||||
| 1 | 30·259 | 60·0 | 33·5 | 46·7 | 118·0 | 22·6 | 35 | 0 | N. | ... |
| 2 | 30·044 | 58·1 | 48·4 | 53·2 | 110·0 | 42·0 | 254 | 4 | N.W. | ... |
| 3 | 30·044 | 58·5 | 45·3 | 51·9 | 113·0 | 34·9 | 214 | 10 | S. | ... |
| 4 | 29·952 | 61·7 | 48·3 | 55·0 | 103·0 | 37·7 | 142 | 1 | N.W. | ... |
| 5 | 30·211 | 58·6 | 40·6 | 49·6 | 113·0 | 29·3 | 212 | 3 | N. | ... |
| 6 | 30·381 | 60·4 | 43·4 | 51·9 | 113·0 | 31·8 | 140 | 4 | N.W. | ... |
| 7 | 30·340 | 58·4 | 50·4 | 54·4 | 121·0 | 41·0 | 328 | 1 | N.W. | ... |
| 8 | 30·366 | 59·5 | 50·0 | 54·7 | 113·0 | 40·2 | 251 | 3 | N.N.W. | ... |
| 9 | 30·283 | 60·8 | 50·8 | 55·8 | 123·0 | 43·5 | 227 | 3 | N.N.W. | ... |
| 10 | 30·044 | 61·0 | 50·1 | 55·5 | 114·0 | 40·3 | 184 | 3 | N. | 19 |
| 11 | 29·463 | 66·1 | 50·1 | 58·1 | 132·0 | 39·0 | 78 | 10 | S.E. | 48 |
| 12 | 29·662 | 56·8 | 43·7 | 50·2 | 74·0 | 42·4 | 242 | 10 | S. | 31 |
| 13 | 30·149 | 49·3 | 39·9 | 44·6 | 89·0 | 35·3 | 403 | 10 | S.S.E. | 6 |
| 14 | 30·454 | 49·0 | 40·6 | 44·8 | 96·0 | 34·7 | 371 | 9 | S. | 5 |
| 15 | 30·492 | 51·4 | 42·8 | 47·1 | 117·0 | 36·5 | 310 | 9 | S.E. | 2 |
| 16 | 30·203 | 52·0 | 38·7 | 45·3 | 96·0 | 28·1 | 214 | 6 | W. | 1 |
| 17 | 30·327 | 58·9 | 42·0 | 50·4 | 123·0 | 39·2 | 489 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 18 | 30·425 | 50·0 | 43·2 | 46·6 | 96·0 | 39·0 | 283 | 10 | S. | ... |
| 19 | 30·364 | 58·0 | 34·0 | 46·0 | 116·0 | 25·3 | 55 | 2 | N. | ... |
| 20 | 30·298 | 60·2 | 39·8 | 50·0 | 127·0 | 29·0 | 95 | 1 | N. | ... |
| 21 | 30·191 | 58·2 | 47·8 | 53·0 | 125·0 | 39·5 | 223 | 4 | N.W. | ... |
| 22 | 29·976 | 62·8 | 36·2 | 49·5 | 117·0 | 27·0 | 65 | 0 | N. | ... |
| 23 | 29·878 | 61·1 | 50·0 | 55·5 | 117·0 | 44·5 | 174 | 10 | N. | ... |
| 24 | 29·922 | 61·0 | 52·8 | 56·9 | 124·0 | 47·0 | 343 | 1 | W.N.W. | ... |
| 25 | 29·955 | 62·0 | 52·2 | 57·1 | 116·0 | 46·0 | 361 | 10 | N.W. | 30 |
| 26 | 29·971 | 61·5 | 49·3 | 55·4 | 134·0 | 45·3 | 146 | 10 | N. | 62 |
| 27 | 29·965 | 58·2 | 49·2 | 53·7 | 100·0 | 46·7 | 63 | 10 | S.S.E. | 47 |
| 28 | 30·095 | 62·8 | 48·4 | 55·6 | 124·0 | 42·0 | 88 | 4 | N. | ... |
| 29 | 30·241 | 66·5 | 42·6 | 54·5 | 133·0 | 32·6 | 59 | 3 | E. | ... |
| 30 | 30·288 | 67·1 | 39·5 | 53·3 | 122·0 | 30·1 | 53 | 1 | E.N.E. | ... |
| * | 30·141 | 59·0 | 44·8 | 51·9 | 114·0 | 37·1 | 203 | 5·4 | ... | 252 |
| † | 29·937 | 57·4 | 45·7 | 51·5 | 106·0 | 39·3 | 248 | 5·5 | ... | 410 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
11 | .. | 2 | 2 | 7 | .. | 2 | 6 | ..
Note.—A good spring month with barometric pressure, temperatures, and sunshine above the average, while precipitation was 39 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 186 hours 54 minutes, 53 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on eight mornings, and hail fell on five days. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 51·3°, and 52·3° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 43·4°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·281 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 1922.
| 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 (½ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | Dys. |
| 125 | AUCKLAND ... | 54·3 | 60·9 | 47·8 | 302 | 12 |
| F. A. F. Burnett | ||||||
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST | 50·8 | 63·9 | 37·7 | 315 | 7 |
| W. B. Monro | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA ... | 51·1 | 61·9 | 40·4 | 224 | 8 |
| G. F. McGirr | ||||||
| 340 | WAHIHI ... | 50·1 | 61·0 | 39·2 | 502 | 10 |
| C. F. Sims | ||||||
| 100 | TAURANGA ... | 51·6 | 61·6 | 41·6 | 175 | 8 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA ... | 52·2 | 62·6 | 41·8 | 915 | 12 |
| W. E. Penno | ||||||
| NEW PLYMOUTH | 50·8 | 58·4 | 43·3 | 458 | 10 | |
| G. H. Dolby | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI ... | 48·4 | 57·6 | 39·2 | 303 | 8 |
| J. G. McFarlane | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE ... | 45·7 | 53·6 | 37·9 | 154 | 14 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH ... | 50·1 | 60·1 | 40·1 | 184 | 8 |
| J. A. Colquhoun | ||||||
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 49·5 | 58·5 | 40·5 | 138 | 11 |
| J. Beverley | ||||||
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NAPIER | 51·8 | 60·7 | 42·8 | 131 | 12 |
| 377 | MASTERTON ... | 48·7 | 60·2 | 37·3 | 252 | 12 |
| R. Brown | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN ... | 49·2 | 60·4 | 38·0 | 259 | 12 |
| J. P. Eccleton | ||||||
| MILITARY HOSPITAL, TRENTHAM | 47·5 | 58·7 | 36·3 | 216 | 15 | |
| Miss E. Hooper | ||||||
| WELLINGTON ... | 51·9 | 59 0 | 44·8 | 252 | 11 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| BRIGHTWATER ... | 336 | 10 | ||||
| Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON ... | 49·5 | 57·9 | 41·1 | 360 | 9 |
| Wm. C. Davies | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS ... | 46·1 | 58·0 | 34·3 | 289 | 10 |
| W. G. Morrison | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH ... | 47·8 | 55·3 | 40·4 | 253 | 9 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN ... | 49·3 | 58·2 | 40·5 | 150 | 7 |
| M. J. Scott | ||||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON ... | 47·1 | 57·9 | 36·3 | 113 | 6 |
| A. R. Blackwood | ||||||
| RAKAIA ... | 47·5 | 57·3 | 37·8 | 183 | 9 | |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU ... | 47·7 | 56·0 | 39·5 | 104 | 7 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE ... | 47·3 | 56·3 | 38·4 | 111 | 9 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN ... | 48·9 | 56·0 | 41·8 | 189 | 13 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE ... | 48·2 | 58·4 | 38·0 | 178 | 13 |
| A. T. Newman | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA ... | 49·3 | 57·6 | 41·1 | 503 | 14 |
| J. A. Chesney | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL ... | 49·4 | 57·8 | 41·0 | 220 | 15 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1922.
Rainfall was below the average except at isolated places, particularly in the north-east portion of the South Island and the extreme north of the North Island.
Unsettled weather was generally confined to two periods—viz., between the 9th and 14th and the 22nd and 28th. In the former period an extensive though rather shallow cyclonic depression ruled, bringing welcome rain in most parts on the 10th and 11th. Some snow was reported on the 11th on the high country in the South, and also on the higher levels in the North Island as far north as the Gisborne district.
The heavy rains that occurred in parts towards the end of the month were accounted for by a succession of disturbances on the edge of an anticyclone which at that time overspread the Dominion.
Except during the periods mentioned fair weather predominated, with several sharp frosts in various parts. The month was a good one for agricultural work, and, although growth was not abundant, it was sufficient for grazing purposes.
D. C. BATES, Director
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, September 1922
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, September 1922
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
25 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 Wahihi
- 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
- 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