✨ Meteorological Observations
Feb. 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 343
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 1922. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches | Max. Temp. in Shade. Fah. | Min. Temp. in Shade. Fah. | Mean Temp. in Shade. Fah. | Solar Radiation. Fah. | Terrestrial Radiation. Fah. | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29·622 | 65·4 | 56·3 | 60·8 | 135·0 | 50·6 | 387 | 5 | W. | 18 |
| 2 | 29·936 | 64·3 | 48·2 | 56·2 | 118·0 | 46·1 | 178 | 10 | S. | 6 |
| 3 | 30·040 | 60·0 | 48·0 | 54·0 | 131·0 | 47·0 | 262 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 4 | 29·889 | 62·9 | 51·7 | 57·3 | 143·0 | 42·6 | 424 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 29·794 | 64·8 | 42·4 | 53·6 | 131·0 | 32·9 | 145 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 29·964 | 68·0 | 47·6 | 57·8 | 136·0 | 35·8 | 186 | 2 | S. | .. |
| 7 | 30·005 | 67·7 | 56·5 | 62·1 | 124·0 | 52·0 | 322 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 8 | 30·052 | 64·3 | 57·5 | 60·9 | 128·0 | 54·0 | 419 | 10 | N.W. | 17 |
| 9 | 29·937 | 66·0 | 58·9 | 62·4 | 135·0 | 55·5 | 439 | 10 | N.W. | 12 |
| 10 | 29·929 | 65·0 | 58·1 | 61·5 | 140·0 | 57·0 | 391 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 11 | 29·877 | 66·2 | 57·5 | 61·8 | 127·0 | 55·1 | 340 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 12 | 29·923 | 64·3 | 58·1 | 61·2 | 111·0 | 55·5 | 380 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 13 | 29·861 | 69·0 | 62·0 | 65·5 | 151·0 | 61·0 | 378 | 9 | N.W. | 3 |
| 14 | 29·895 | 69·9 | 62·4 | 66·1 | 130·0 | 61·1 | 424 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 15 | 29·869 | 74·3 | 60·4 | 67·3 | 137·0 | 58·7 | 277 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 16 | 29·669 | 72·8 | 61·2 | 67·0 | 129·0 | 57·7 | 135 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 17 | 29·728 | 76·6 | 59·1 | 67·8 | 156·0 | 56·0 | 165 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 18 | 29·732 | 68·0 | 55·6 | 61·8 | 116·0 | 53·5 | 332 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 19 | 29·461 | 62·9 | 55·3 | 59·1 | 98·0 | 53·9 | 254 | 10 | S. | 8 |
| 20 | 29·463 | 74·0 | 50·6 | 62·3 | 143·0 | 44·1 | 132 | 6 | N.E. | 1 |
| 21 | 29·312 | 68·2 | 58·0 | 63·1 | 131·0 | 55·1 | 422 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 22 | 29·491 | 68·7 | 57·3 | 63·0 | 129·0 | 52·0 | 447 | 0 | W.S.W. | .. |
| 23 | 29·533 | 70·0 | 51·0 | 60·5 | 128·0 | 42·2 | 188 | 2 | N.E. | .. |
| 24 | 29·529 | 75·8 | 59·5 | 67·6 | 139·0 | 57·0 | 210 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 25 | 29·766 | 70·8 | 51·0 | 60·9 | 135·0 | 42·0 | 259 | 1 | S. | 1 |
| 26 | 29·662 | 74·0 | 58·0 | 66·0 | 142·0 | 55·0 | 191 | 6 | N.W. | Trace |
| 27 | 29·566 | 69·0 | 61·5 | 65·2 | 134·0 | 60·5 | 263 | 10 | N. | 8 |
| 28 | 29·358 | 70·0 | 60·0 | 65·0 | 123·0 | 57·0 | 462 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 29 | 29·562 | 70·0 | 60·1 | 65·0 | 133·0 | 58·0 | 335 | 8 | N.N.W. | .. |
| 30 | 30·012 | 71·2 | 57·0 | 64·1 | 127·0 | 55·0 | 222 | 2 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 31 | 29·896 | 71·8 | 47·0 | 59·4 | 128·0 | 37·0 | 177 | 0 | S. | .. |
| * | 29·753 | 68·6 | 55·7 | 62·1 | 131·2 | 51·6 | 295 | 7·0 | .. | 74 |
| † | 29·869 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 125·8 | 47·1 | 280 | 5·2 | .. | 324 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 | 2 | .. | 1 | 10 | .. | 2 | 9 | ..
NOTE.—A dull and cloudy month, with precipitation 77 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 185 hours 56 minutes, 40 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 65·6°, and 62·6° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·386 in.; and mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 1922.
| Altitude above Sea-level. Ft. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Deg. | Extremes. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. | Mean Min. Temp. Deg. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch.) Points. | Days with Rain (¼ Point or more). Dys. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND F. A. F. Burnett | 64·1 | 69·9 | 58·3 | 561 | 17 |
| 131 | RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro | 61·6 | 72·5 | 50·7 | 309 | 13 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 65·2 | 73·2 | 57·5 | 677 | 13 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. C. F. Sims | 63·3 | 72·7 | 54·0 | 718 | 15 |
| 100 | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 63·7 | 73·0 | 54·5 | 250 | 12 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno | 62·6 | 72·0 | 53·2 | 1034 | 13 |
| .. | NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby | 60·5 | 66·0 | 55·1 | 395 | 15 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane | 61·8 | 70·6 | 53·0 | 466 | 14 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 56·2 | 63·9 | 48·6 | 440 | 14 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH.. J. A. Colquhoun | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. Beverley | 59·6 | 66·3 | 53·0 | 320 | 17 |
| 70 | GREENMEADOWS, NA- PIER | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 377 | MASTER TON R. Brown | 61·8 | 71·8 | 51·9 | 335 | 15 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN J. P. Eccleton | 61·8 | 71·4 | 52·3 | 352 | 12 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 62·1 | 68·6 | 55·7 | 74 | 9 |
| .. | SOUTH ISLAND. BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 61·0 | 70·3 | 51·7 | 97 | 10 |
| 34 | NELSON .. Wm. C. Davies | 61·6 | 70·3 | 53·0 | 129 | 8 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison | 58·6 | 68·8 | 48·4 | 615 | 11 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 59·2 | 67·6 | 50·7 | 221 | 8 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott | 59·5 | 68·7 | 50·3 | 245 | 10 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. R. Blackwood | 57·8 | 69·4 | 46·2 | 364 | 8 |
| .. | RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 58·4 | 67·8 | 49·0 | 231 | 10 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 60·1 | 68·8 | 51·5 | 357 | 16 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 57·5 | 65·5 | 49·5 | 668 | 22 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 245 | GORE .. A. T. Newman | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney | 56·6 | 62·8 | 50·4 | 1439 | 17 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 56·1 | 65·2 | 47·0 | 376 | 18 |
| LINCOLN (November) | 56·4 | 66·6 | 46·3 | 247 | 10 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1922.
The weather during December was dominated by disturbances of both tropical and antarctic origin. Of the former type there were at least three, and of the latter four, while anticyclones, though conspicuous during the first half of the month, were mostly centred northward of the Dominion.
Warm, dull, unsettled conditions predominated, with rainfall well distributed in time and place. The total precipitation was nearly everywhere above the average, and on the east coast of the North Island it was in marked contrast to the low falls of the past few months.
Below-average falls were, however, recorded in the central and southernmost districts of the North Island and in the northernmost and extreme south-west portions of the South Island.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1922
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Meteorology, Statistics, Wellington, December 1922
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1922
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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
- 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
- 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
- M. J. Scott, 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