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Government Meteorological Observatory,
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of February, 1923. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced inches and corrected to Lat. 45° | 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. | Fah. | |||||
| 1 | 29·835 | 72·7 | 63·5 | 68·1 | 138.0 | 56.7 | 182 | 9 | N.W. | - |
| 2 | 29·754 | 74·3 | 64·3 | 69·3 | 123·0 | 57.8 | 149 | 10 | S. | - |
| 3 | 29·927 | 72·2 | 59·8 | 66·0 | 133·0 | 50.0 | 200 | 1 | N.N.W. | - |
| 4 | 29·775 | 70·2 | 61·4 | 65.8 | 131·0 | 55.3 | 378 | 9 | N.W. | - |
| 5 | 29·756 | 68·1 | 48·2 | 58.1 | 122·0 | 35.8 | 200 | 0 | N.W. | - |
| 6 | 29·445 | 67·1 | 59·9 | 63.5 | 129·0 | 55.1 | 497 | 9 | N.N.W. | - |
| 7 | 29·720 | 69·2 | 60·2 | 64.7 | 131·0 | 56.0 | 423 | 4 | N.W. | 4 |
| 8 | 29·727 | 68·2 | 63·3 | 65.7 | 123·0 | 59.7 | 529 | 10 | N.W. | 3 |
| 9 | 29·909 | 68.1 | 51·7 | 59.9 | 128·0 | 39.1 | 296 | 5 | N.E. | 3 |
| 10 | 30·033 | 67.4 | 44·8 | 56.1 | 130·0 | 33.5 | 114 | 3 | N.W. | - |
| 11 | 30·175 | 69·0 | 53·4 | 61.2 | 128·0 | 48.0 | 152 | 7 | S. | - |
| 12 | 30·025 | 69.6 | 55·0 | 62.3 | 136·0 | 43.9 | 95 | 10 | S. | - |
| 13 | 29·885 | 71·0 | 51.3 | 61.1 | 140·0 | 39.9 | 139 | 1 | N. | - |
| 14 | 29·747 | 67.7 | 60.5 | 64.1 | 133·0 | 56.0 | 392 | 4 | N.W. | - |
| 15 | 29·642 | 70·9 | 59.0 | 64.9 | 137·0 | 53.5 | 272 | 0 | N. | - |
| 16 | 29·491 | 71.4 | 60.6 | 66.0 | 129·0 | 56.8 | 377 | 5 | N.W. | - |
| 17 | 29·650 | 70.9 | 49.3 | 60.1 | 129·0 | 36.3 | 259 | 0 | S. | 2 |
| 18 | 29·982 | 67.7 | 51.3 | 59.5 | 133·0 | 46.7 | 182 | 2 | S. | 4 |
| 19 | 29·528 | 65.0 | 57.8 | 61.4 | 127·0 | 53.0 | 376 | 10 | N.W. | 14 |
| 20 | 29·320 | 69.2 | 53.8 | 61.5 | 131·0 | 47.4 | 272 | 9 | WNW | 36 |
| 21 | 29·821 | 65.6 | 50.6 | 58.1 | 136·0 | 47.5 | 339 | 1 | S. | 7 |
| 22 | 29·715 | 65.0 | 53.2 | 59.1 | 127·0 | 49.5 | 275 | 10 | S. | 3 |
| 23 | 29·755 | 62.0 | 50.0 | 56.0 | 126·0 | 40.5 | 156 | 10 | N. | 58 |
| 24 | 29·787 | 67.1 | 54.5 | 60.8 | 121·0 | 52.0 | 318 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 25 | 30·075 | 61.1 | 53.2 | 57.1 | 108·0 | 50.1 | 276 | 8 | S. | - |
| 26 | 29·937 | 67.0 | 54.6 | 60.8 | 126·0 | 53.1 | 228 | 10 | WNW | 3 |
| 27 | 29·863 | 64.0 | 51.8 | 57.9 | 110·0 | 41.8 | 205 | 9 | N.W. | 5 |
| 28 | 29·871 | 67.0 | 52.2 | 59.6 | 123·0 | 42.7 | 248 | 10 | S. | 4 |
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| 30 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 29·791 | 68.2 | 55.3 | 61.7 | 128·1 | 48.5 | 269 | 5.7 | - | 147 |
| † | 29·980 | 69.3 | 55.7 | 62.5 | 124·8 | 49.0 | 239 | 5.2 | - | 323 |
- Means, &c. + Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
5 | 1 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 2 | 10 | ..
NOTE.—The weather during the month was cloudy and showery, and although precipitation occurred on 14 days, the total fall was 54 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 199 hours 29 minutes, 52 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Thunder and lightning occurred on the 17th, 23rd, and 26th. Mean earth- temperatiure at 1 ft. was 66.2°, and 65.3° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51.7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.384 in.; and mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
February, 1923.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Incb). | Days with Rain (1 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Points. | ||
| 125 | AUCKLAND | 64·3 | 70.5 | 58.1 | 385 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM. HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro | 59·8 | 71.4 | 48.3 | 274 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. G. F. McGirr | 306 | |||
| 340 | WAIHI .. W. O'Connell | 63·8 | 72.7 | 55.0 | 434 |
| 100 | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 64·1 | 73.8 | 54.4 | 255 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno | 61·6 | 72.3 | 51.0 | 275 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH .. G. H. Dolby | 60·6 | 67.1 | 54.2 | 308 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane | 62·0 | 70.2 | 53.7 | 468 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 56·1 | 64.2 | 48.0 | 421 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH.. J. A. Colquhoun | 60·6 | 68.3 | 52.9 | 488 |
| 5 | OROUA DOWNS .. H. D. Stride | 60·9 | 67.2 | 54.6 | 287 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp | 59·0 | 65.5 | 52.6 | 343 |
| 377 | MASTERTON .. R. Brown | 60·6 | 71.7 | 49.5 | 354 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN .. W. Allan | 60·1 | 69.5 | 50.7 | 385 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. | 61·7 | 68.2 | 55.3 | 147 |
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER .. Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 62·0 | 71.0 | 53.1 | 171 |
| 34 | NELSON .. Wm. C. Davies | 60·4 | 70.8 | 50.0 | 116 |
| 1226 | HANMER SPRINGS .. W. G. Morrison | 57·1 | 69.5 | 44.7 | 273 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH .. H. F. Skey | 59·2 | 69.4 | 49.0 | 206 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott | 60·3 | 71.7 | 49.0 | 211 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. F. Freeman | 57·0 | 69.8 | 44.8 | 149 |
| 349 | RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 59·2 | 71.0 | 47.4 | 254 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 59·1 | 69.6 | 48.6 | 203 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 57·1 | 66.8 | 47.5 | 161 |
| 30 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 54.9 | 63.3 | 46.5 | 519 |
| 245 | GORE .. A. T. Newman | ||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney | 55·7 | 62.7 | 48.6 | 963 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL .. L. Lennie | 53·5 | 62.4 | 44.7 | 837 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, 1923.
With the exception of a fair-weather period between the 8th and 13th, February proved very unsettled and unseasonable on account of depressions of both tropical and antarctic origin.
Cyclonic storms passed northward of the Dominion on the 1st and 28th, and a cyclone acted in conjunction with a westerly “low” between the 14th and 16th. An intense westerly low-pressure area ruled between the 5th and 9th, and depressions of the latter type were also frequent, though generally of only moderate intensity, between the 18th and 27th.
The effect of these various disturbances is shown in a rainfall above the average over most of New Zealand. Deficiencies, however, occurred on the east coast, in the extreme north and south, and about New Plymouth in the North Island, and in the northernmost districts and in parts of Central Otago in the South Island. Wind force was higher and temperatures were lower than the normal,
D. C. BATES, Director.
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NZ Gazette 1923, No 33
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- D. C. Bates, Director