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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 37
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the month of March, 1923. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | Mean Temp. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | Veloc. Wind, | Amount of Cloud | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | and corrected | in Shade. | in Shade. | in Shade. | tion. | | in Miles. | 0 to 10. | | |
| | Inches to Lat. 41°. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | |
| 1 | 30·110 | 62·8 | 51·5 | 57·1 | 130·0 | 47·5 | 472 | 3 | S. | .. |
| 2 | 30·134 | 62·1 | 46·1 | 54·1 | 128·0 | 34·5 | 197 | 7 | N.E. | .. |
| 3 | 30·115 | 69·6 | 54·2 | 61·9 | 136·0 | 44·7 | 123 | 8 | N.E. | Trace |
| 4 | 30·276 | 69·3 | 56·0 | 62·6 | 143·0 | 51·2 | 191 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 5 | 30·372 | 64·8 | 53·5 | 59·1 | 117·0 | 47·5 | 262 | 1 | S. | .. |
| 6 | 30·190 | 65·0 | 42·3 | 53·6 | 129·0 | 29·5 | 165 | 6 | N. | 1 |
| 7 | 30·152 | 65·4 | 55·6 | 60·5 | 134·0 | 46·1 | 232 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 8 | 30·267 | 63·8 | 53·5 | 58·6 | 124·0 | 51·3 | 377 | 6 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 9 | 30·269 | 60·3 | 51·0 | 55·6 | 119·0 | 49·2 | 332 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 10 | 30·140 | 65·5 | 43·3 | 54·4 | 132·0 | 31·8 | 116 | 6 | N.W. | 20 |
| 11 | 30·115 | 67·0 | 57·4 | 62·2 | 131·0 | 54·5 | 335 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 12 | 30·098 | 67·0 | 58·3 | 62·6 | 133·0 | 52·0 | 222 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 13 | 29·891 | 65·9 | 60·3 | 63·1 | 132·0 | 58·7 | 399 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 14 | 29·667 | 68·8 | 63·0 | 65·9 | 127·0 | 60·2 | 522 | 7 | N.W. | 112 |
| 15 | 29·665 | 69·5 | 47·5 | 58·5 | 126·0 | 46·1 | 350 | 10 | S. | Trace |
| 16 | 29·615 | 64·1 | 49·8 | 56·9 | 125·0 | 46·1 | 365 | 0 | WSW | .. |
| 17 | 29·409 | 65·1 | 56·6 | 60·8 | 123·0 | 53·5 | 460 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 18 | 29·589 | 66·1 | 54·7 | 60·4 | 124·0 | 47·9 | 371 | 0 | WNW | .. |
| 19 | 29·800 | 65·8 | 45·3 | 55·5 | 120·0 | 34·1 | 219 | 3 | N.E. | .. |
| 20 | 29·972 | 64·0 | 48·6 | 56·3 | 124·0 | 37·0 | 95 | 9 | S.S.W. | .. |
| 21 | 30·040 | 63·7 | 51·2 | 57·4 | 119·0 | 39·7 | 115 | 5 | N.E. | .. |
| 22 | 29·894 | 65·4 | 56·8 | 61·1 | 133·0 | 51·8 | 217 | 9 | N. | 23 |
| 23 | 29·779 | 67·3 | 58·2 | 62·7 | 126·0 | 54·5 | 190 | 10 | N. | 7 |
| 24 | 29·858 | 65·0 | 57·6 | 61·3 | 123·0 | 53·0 | 359 | 7 | N.N.W | .. |
| 25 | 30·064 | 67·8 | 55·0 | 61·4 | 124·0 | 44·0 | 251 | 7 | S. | .. |
| 26 | 29·963 | 67·0 | 50·4 | 58·7 | 130·0 | 39·0 | 141 | 4 | N. | 12 |
| 27 | 29·809 | 65·3 | 57·7 | 61·5 | 134·0 | 52·2 | 385 | 1 | N.N.W | .. |
| 28 | 29·967 | 66·7 | 49·1 | 57·9 | 134·0 | 36·7 | 133 | 2 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 29 | 29·939 | 65·8 | 57·4 | 61·6 | 132·0 | 52·8 | 306 | 5 | N.N.W | .. |
| 30 | 30·005 | 69·3 | 56·4 | 62·8 | 120·0 | 50·0 | 192 | 10 | S.E. | 5 |
| 31 | 29·680 | 68·8 | 56·8 | 62·8 | 127·0 | 39·0 | 290 | 10 | N.N.E. | 20 |
| * | 29·963 | 65·9 | 53·4 | 59·6 | 127·7 | 46·3 | 270·4 | 6·2 | .. | 200 |
| † | 30·029 | 66·9 | 54·2 | 60·5 | 117·4 | 47·5 | 242 | 5·3 | .. | 323 |

• Means, &c. + Means previous years.
  DIRECTION OF WIND.
  N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
  9 | 4 | .. | 1 | 9 | .. | 2 | 6 | ..
  NOTE.-A cloudy month, with moderate to strong Northerly
  and Southerly winds prevailing. Precipitation was 62 per
  cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sun-
  shine 174 hours 44 minutes, 45 per cent. of the possible, and
  one sunless day. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was
  62·1°, and 62·5° at 3 ft. Frost occurred on two mornings.
  Mean dew-point, 49·5°; mean elastic force of vapour,
  0·355 in.; mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.
  CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
  MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
  March, 1923.
  | Name of Station and | Altitude above | Absolute Mean | Extremes. | Total Rainfall | Days with Rain |
  | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
  | Observer. | Sea-level. | Temp. Air in | Mean Max.Temp. | Mean | (100 Points to the | (½ Point or more). |
  | | Ft. | Shade. | Deg. | Deg. | Min.Temp. | Inch). | Dyo. |
  | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | | Points. | |
  | AUCKLAND | .. | 125 | 62·3 | 68·5 | 56·1 | 176 | 8 |
  | RUAKURA FARM, | 59·2 | 71·4 | 47·0 | 253 | 9 |
  | HAMILTON EAST | | 131 | | | | | |
  | W. B. Monro | | | | | | | |
  | TE AROHA .. | .. | 46 | 60·9 | 69·5 | 52·4 | 266 | 5 |
  | W. O'Connell | | | | | | | |
  | WAIHI | .. | 340 | 60·7 | 71·2 | 50·2 | 205 | 10 |
  | C. F. Sims. | | | | | | | |
  | TAURANGA | .. | 100 | 60·7 | 70·2 | 51·3 | 282 | 9 |
  | C. J. Butcher | | | | | | | |
  | ROTORUA | .. | 925 | 58·7 | 69·4 | 48·1 | 259 | 10 |
  | W. E. Penno | | | | | | | |
  | NEW PLYMOUTH | .. | 60 | 58·6 | 65·5 | 51·7 | 429 | 13 |
  | G. H. Dolby | | | | | | | |
  | MOUMAHAKI | .. | 250 | 58·4 | 69·1 | 47·6 | 131 | 7 |
  | J. G. McFarlane | | | | | | | |
  | TAIHAPE | .. | 2080 | 53·7 | 61·9 | 45·6 | 152 | 12 |
  | A. R. Fannin | | | | | | | |
  | PALMERSTON NORTH | .. | 100 | 57·7 | 67·2 | 48·3 | 203 | 11 |
  | J. A. Colquhoun | | | | | | | |
  | OROUADOWNS | .. | 5 | 57·8 | 66·4 | 49·2 | 252 | 10 |
  | H. D. Stride | | | | | | | |
  | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT | 57·3 | 65·1 | 49·5 | 168 | 10 |
  | FARM, WERAROA | | 119 | | | | | |
  | J. E. Sharp | | | | | | | |
  | MASTERTON | .. | 377 | 57·9 | 68·5 | 47·3 | 64 | 10 |
  | R. Brown | | | | | | | |
  | GREYTOWN | .. | 186 | 57·8 | 67·8 | 47·8 | 222 | 6 |
  | W. Allan | | | | | | | |
  | WELLINGTON | .. | 10 | 59·6 | 65·9 | 53·4 | 200 | 8 |
  | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | | | |
  | BRIGHTWATER | .. | 87 | 57·5 | 65·9 | 49·1 | 355 | 10 |
  | Ven. Archdeacon | | | | | | | |
  | Kemphorne | | | | | | | |
  | NELSON | .. | 34 | 57·9 | 66·4 | 49·5 | 324 | 9 |
  | Wm. C. Davies | | | | | | | |
  | HANMER SPRINGS | .. | 1220 | 53·8 | 65·4 | 42·2 | 351 | 8 |
  | W. G. Morrison | | | | | | | |
  | CHRISTCHURCH | .. | 25 | 56·2 | 64·7 | 47·6 | 41 | 6 |
  | H. F. Skey | | | | | | | |
  | LINCOLN | .. | 42 | 56·1 | 67·0 | 45·2 | 45 | 10 |
  | M. J. Scott | | | | | | | |
  | KISSELTON | .. | 1220 | 55·1 | 67·2 | 43·1 | 114 | 4 |
  | F. Freeman | | | | | | | |
  | RAKAIA | .. | 349 | 57·5 | 67·7 | 47·3 | 62 | 4 |
  | Miss A. Hardy | | | | | | | |
  | TIMARU | .. | 180 | 56·3 | 66·1 | 46·5 | 98 | 7 |
  | Caretaker of Domain | | | | | | | |
  | WAIMATE | .. | 200 | 54·7 | 64·1 | 45·4 | 69 | 7 |
  | F. Akhurst | | | | | | | |
  | DUNEDIN | .. | 300 | 55·0 | 62·8 | 47·3 | 346 | 16 |
  | D. Tannock | | | | | | | |
  | GORE | .. | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
  | A. T. Newman | | 12 | 54·5 | 61·9 | 47·1 | 919 | 22 |
  | HOKITIKA | .. | 12 | 54·5 | 61·9 | 47·1 | 919 | 22 |
  | J. A. Chesney | | | | | | | |
  | INVERCARGILL | .. | 12 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
  | L. Lennie | | | | | | | |
  SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1923.
  The early part of March was anticyclonic in character, fair weather prevailing generally until the 13th. The remainder
  of the month, except for short fair-weather intervals, was unsettled under the influence of various depressions passing in
  the South. Of the latter the most notable, an intense and extensive one ruling between the 14th and 19th, was responsible
  for strong west to south-west winds and rain in many parts. On the 16th the barometer fell as low as 28·95 inches at the
  Bluff.
  The total rainfall was above the average in the northern and southern portions of the South Island and also at scattered
  stations on the West Coast ; elsewhere it was mostly below, the largest deficiencies occurring in the East Coast districts.
  D. C. BATES, Director.