✨ Meteorological Observations
SEPT. 27.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2521
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the month of August, 1923. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches 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). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30·481 | 51·9 | 40·5 | 46·2 | 101·0 | 29·2 | 123 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 2 | 30·492 | 49·5 | 36·1 | 42·8 | 88·0 | 25·5 | 148 | 8 | Calm | .. |
| 3 | 30·311 | 53·3 | 31·2 | 42·2 | 104·0 | 21·0 | 15 | 0 | Calm | 4 |
| 4 | 29·886 | 55·8 | 38·3 | 47·0 | 105·0 | 27·6 | 98 | 10 | N. | 42 |
| 5 | 29·664 | 54·2 | 47·5 | 50·8 | 94·0 | 41·2 | 153 | 6 | N.E. | .. |
| 6 | 29·803 | 56·8 | 36·3 | 46·5 | 112·0 | 27·3 | 168 | 5 | N. | Trace |
| 7 | 30·262 | 56·0 | 42·0 | 49·0 | 107·0 | 31·9 | 338 | 8 | S. | 2 |
| 8 | 30·443 | 46·8 | 30·7 | 38·7 | 83·0 | 18·9 | 151 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 9 | 30·366 | 52·2 | 30·0 | 41·1 | 106·0 | 18·7 | 45 | 3 | Calm | .. |
| 10 | 30·060 | 51·9 | 39·6 | 45·7 | 100·0 | 36·5 | 99 | 10 | S. | 40 |
| 11 | 30·105 | 52·9 | 46·3 | 49·6 | 90·0 | 42·9 | 408 | 8 | S. | 11 |
| 12 | 30·237 | 54·8 | 44·0 | 49·4 | 88·0 | 40·0 | 372 | 8 | S. | .. |
| 13 | 30·188 | 55·0 | 37·3 | 46·1 | 119·0 | 29·5 | 112 | 4 | E.S.E. | .. |
| 14 | 30·040 | 55·4 | 35·5 | 45·4 | 119·0 | 27·2 | 77 | 1 | E.N.E. | .. |
| 15 | 29·833 | 57·0 | 33·6 | 45·3 | 114·0 | 25·6 | 65 | 9 | N. | 16 |
| 16 | 29·616 | 58·2 | 48·5 | 53·3 | 111·0 | 46·1 | 345 | 8 | N.N.W. | 1 |
| 17 | 29·862 | 55·8 | 45·2 | 50·5 | 112·0 | 33·5 | 280 | 2 | N.W. | 1 |
| 18 | 29·966 | 56·0 | 44·0 | 50·0 | 111·0 | 34·5 | 260 | 3 | S. | .. |
| 19 | 29·913 | 56·8 | 32·2 | 44·5 | 110·0 | 22·0 | 55 | 1 | N.E. | 2 |
| 20 | 29·546 | 53·0 | 42·5 | 47·7 | 110·0 | 35·5 | 288 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 21 | 29·713 | 48·2 | 37·1 | 42·6 | 103·0 | 25·7 | 275 | 10 | S.W. | 67 |
| 22 | 30·158 | 46·8 | 39·3 | 43·0 | 89·0 | 37·7 | 530 | 6 | S. | .. |
| 23 | 29·911 | 52·6 | 33·8 | 43·2 | 105·0 | 24·0 | 73 | 0 | E. | 8 |
| 24 | 30·033 | 56·0 | 43·5 | 49·7 | 113·0 | 31·1 | 202 | 9 | S.S.E. | 85 |
| 25 | 30·295 | 49·3 | 42·0 | 45·6 | 95·0 | 39·5 | 399 | 3 | S. | Trace |
| 26 | 30·289 | 51·6 | 30·0 | 40·8 | 110·0 | 19·2 | 106 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 27 | 30·249 | 57·2 | 41·9 | 49·5 | 110·0 | 31·8 | 118 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 28 | 30·273 | 55·3 | 36·3 | 45·8 | 110·0 | 25·2 | 98 | 4 | N. | .. |
| 29 | 30·189 | 56·0 | 43·2 | 49·6 | 113·0 | 32·5 | 186 | 0 | N. | .. |
| 30 | 30·088 | 57·9 | 48·7 | 53·3 | 118·0 | 38·1 | 258 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 31 | 30·037 | 60·9 | 51·9 | 56·4 | 114·0 | 47·0 | 427 | 6 | N.W. | 64 |
| * | 30·074 | 54·0 | 39·6 | 46·8 | 105·3 | 31·2 | 202·3 | 5·0 | .. | 345 |
| † | 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.
7 | 3 | 3 | .. | 10 | 1 | .. | 2 | 5
Note.—The weather during the month has been cold and changeable with precipitation and temperatures below the mean of previous years, while the sunshine was 29 per cent. above the average. Total bright sunshine, 180 hours 42 minutes, 56 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Hail fell on the 20th and 24th, and frost was recorded on the grass on eighteen mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 44·7°, and 48·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 38·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·235 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 1923.
| Name of Station and Observer. | Altitude above Sea-level. | Absolute Mean in Temp. Air in Shade. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with rain (1 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND. | Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| AUCKLAND | 125 | 50·1 | 56·1 | 44·1 | 319 | 21 |
| RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST | 131 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| W. B. Monro | 46 | 48·9 | 58·8 | 39·1 | 420 | 12 |
| TE AROHA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| C. E. Christensen | 340 | 47·3 | 57·9 | 36·7 | 529 | 16 |
| WAIHI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| C. F. Sims. | 100 | 48·5 | 57·7 | 39·4 | 321 | 14 |
| TAURANGA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| C. J. Butcher | 925 | 45·4 | 55·1 | 35·8 | 229 | 11 |
| ROTORUA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| W. E. Penno | 60 | 48·0 | 55·4 | 40·7 | 320 | 13 |
| NEW PLYMOUTH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| G. H. Dolby | 250 | 44·9 | 53·5 | 36·3 | 212 | 10 |
| MOUMAHAKI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| J. G. McFarlane | 2080 | 40·7 | 46·7 | 34·7 | 226 | 19 |
| TAIHAPE | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| A. R. Fannin | 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| PALMERSTON NORTH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| J. A. Colquhoun | 5 | 45·2 | 54·3 | 36·1 | 167 | 8 |
| OROUA DOWNS | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| R. A. Reid | 119 | 44·9 | 53·4 | 36·5 | 166 | 6 |
| CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 10 | 46·8 | 54·0 | 39·6 | 345 | 15 |
| J. E. Sharp | 87 | 43·4 | 54·2 | 32·6 | 197 | 9 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| BRIGHTWATER | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Ven. Archdeacon Kemptborne | 1220 | 39·5 | 49·4 | 29·7 | 192 | 7 |
| NELSON | 84 | 44·9 | 55·3 | 34·5 | 195 | 9 |
| Wm. C. Davies | 25 | 43·0 | 52·0 | 34·0 | 152 | 7 |
| HAMMER SPRINGS | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| W. G. Morrison | 42 | 44·0 | 53·6 | 34·4 | 128 | 8 |
| CHRISTCHURCH | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| H. F. Skey | 1220 | 40·4 | 52·7 | 28·2 | 362 | 8 |
| KISSELTON | 349 | 43·7 | 54·0 | 33·5 | 112 | 6 |
| F. Freeman | 200 | 43·1 | 53·0 | 33·2 | 112 | 8 |
| WAIMATE | 300 | 46·3 | 53·6 | 39·0 | 158 | 9 |
| DUNEDIN | 245 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| D. Tannock | 12 | 43·2 | 52·6 | 33·9 | 663 | 13 |
| GORE | 12 | 42·7 | 51·7 | 33·7 | 413 | 14 |
| A. T. Newman | ||||||
| HOKITIKA | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| J. A. Chesney | ||||||
| INVERCARGILL | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1923.
In nearly all parts of the Dominion the total month's rainfall was considerably below the average, the only portions having an excess being along the east coast between East Cape and Cape Palliser and the south-west corner of Otago.
Southerly winds predominated, but they usually accounted for only light rainfall in spite of the number of atmospheric depressions which passed over or within effective range of the country.
The weather during the month was changeable, and cold frosty nights were frequently experienced. Sunshine, however, was more prevalent than during the two preceding winter months, owing to several anticyclones which ruled.
Three westerly disturbances occurred during the month, the longest influencing weather conditions for about ten days from the 13th. A southerly gale on the 21st and 22nd was particularly severe along the east coast of the South Island and about Cook Strait.
Ex-tropical disturbances passed in the North on the 10th and 24th, and the former accounted for heavy rain on the east coast of the North Island between the 10th and 12th.
Some further snowfalls occurred on the high country of the South Island, but warm winds and rain during the last few days were responsible for considerable thawing and a consequent rising in many of the rivers and creeks in the South.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director