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2758
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 78
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1923. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Max. Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Min. Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Mean Temp. in Shade. (Fah.) | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Solar Radiation. (Fah.) | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Terrestrial Radiation. (Fah.) | Veloc. Wind, in Miles. | Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29.856 | 56.7 | 48.0 | 52.3 | 117.0 | 43.6 | 495 | 0 | W.N.W | 8 |
| 2 | 30.133 | 60.2 | 36.2 | 48.2 | 125.0 | 26.6 | 129 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 3 | 30.370 | 60.0 | 36.2 | 48.1 | 115.0 | 24.5 | 75 | 9 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 4 | 30.380 | 58.0 | 48.0 | 53.0 | 114.0 | 37.1 | 172 | 9 | N. | .. |
| 5 | 30.482 | 57.4 | 36.4 | 46.9 | 123.0 | 26.0 | 76 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 6 | 30.494 | 58.0 | 34.7 | 46.3 | 112.0 | 24.5 | 42 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 7 | 30.419 | 62.5 | 35.7 | 49.1 | 116.0 | 25.3 | 56 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 8 | 30.250 | 61.0 | 42.2 | 51.6 | 116.0 | 30.7 | 177 | 3 | N. | 2 |
| 9 | 30.116 | 60.5 | 49.0 | 54.7 | 115.0 | 42.2 | 135 | 10 | Calm | 59 |
| 10 | 29.750 | 59.1 | 48.5 | 53.8 | 76.0 | 46.5 | 32 | 10 | S. | 51 |
| 11 | 29.342 | 57.5 | 49.3 | 53.4 | 109.0 | 43.7 | 145 | 9 | N. | 9 |
| 12 | 29.326 | 58.0 | 53.2 | 55.6 | 108.0 | 50.2 | 485 | 9 | N.W. | Trace |
| 13 | 29.601 | 57.0 | 50.4 | 53.7 | 111.0 | 47.5 | 216 | 10 | N.N.E. | 52 |
| 14 | 29.726 | 56.0 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 82.0 | 45.2 | 68 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 15 | 29.863 | 58.0 | 39.8 | 48.9 | 122.0 | 28.8 | 145 | 7 | N. | 31 |
| 16 | 29.660 | 61.0 | 51.2 | 56.1 | 119.0 | 50.2 | 236 | 10 | N.N.E. | 5 |
| 17 | 29.806 | 60.0 | 53.0 | 56.5 | 113.0 | 49.1 | 437 | 9 | N. | 2 |
| 18 | 29.595 | 57.6 | 51.7 | 54.6 | 117.0 | 47.2 | 288 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 19 | 29.703 | 57.1 | 46.1 | 51.6 | 110.0 | 36.3 | 198 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 20 | 29.776 | 55.1 | 40.7 | 47.9 | 101.0 | 28.8 | 176 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 21 | 29.840 | 53.3 | 46.4 | 49.8 | 102.0 | 44.9 | 372 | 10 | S. | 1 |
| 22 | 29.501 | 54.3 | 48.0 | 51.1 | 108.0 | 45.4 | 203 | 10 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 29.641 | 61.0 | 46.8 | 53.9 | 129.0 | 37.0 | 252 | 8 | N. | Trace |
| 24 | 29.713 | 60.5 | 47.8 | 54.1 | 135.0 | 35.2 | 189 | 9 | S. | .. |
| 25 | 29.977 | 58.3 | 38.7 | 48.5 | 125.0 | 29.0 | 122 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 26 | 29.914 | 59.3 | 52.5 | 55.9 | 123.0 | 48.5 | 434 | 4 | N.N.W | .. |
| 27 | 30.070 | 60.0 | 53.9 | 56.9 | 125.0 | 50.6 | 424 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 28 | 30.140 | 60.6 | 54.5 | 57.5 | 127.0 | 52.2 | 273 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 29 | 30.174 | 61.1 | 51.0 | 56.0 | 131.0 | 45.0 | 269 | 5 | N.W. | .. |
| 30 | 30.074 | 64.5 | 43.0 | 53.7 | 122.0 | 33.3 | 119 | 10 | N.E. | .. |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 29.923 | 58.8 | 46.0 | 52.4 | 114.9 | 39.1 | 215 | 7.0 | .. | 220 |
| † | 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. 13 | N.E. 4 | E. .. | S.E. .. | S. 6 | S.W. .. | W. 1 | N.W. 5 | Calm 1
NOTE.—A warm and dry spring month, with northerly winds predominating. Total bright sunshine, 151 hours, 28 minutes, 43 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on nine mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 51.1°, and 51.8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 45.1°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.301 in.; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 1923.
| Altitude above Sea-level. (Ft.) | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. (Deg.) | Extremes Mean Max. Temp. (Deg.) | Extremes Mean Min. Temp. (Deg.) | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with rain (1/2 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 125 | AUCKLAND | 54.6 | 60.1 | 49.1 | 400 | 22 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST, W. B. Monro | .. | 62.9 | .. | 407 | 15 |
| 46 | TE AROHA, C. E. Christensen | 55.6 | 63.4 | 47.9 | 586 | 17 |
| 340 | WAIHI, C. F. Sims | 54.0 | 63.7 | 44.4 | 670 | 18 |
| 100 | TAURANGA, C. J. Butcher | 53.5 | 61.0 | 46.0 | 929 | 18 |
| 925 | ROTORUA, W. E. Penno | 51.2 | 59.6 | 42.8 | 726 | 17 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH, G. H. Dolby | 52.1 | 58.7 | 45.5 | 412 | 16 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI, J. G. McFarlane | 52.4 | 62.0 | 42.8 | 302 | 9 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE, A. R. Fannin | 47.2 | 54.0 | 40.5 | 170 | 14 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH, J. A. Colquhoun | 53.8 | 59.6 | 48.1 | 209 | 14 |
| 5 | OROUA DOWNS, R. A. Reid | 51.8 | 61.5 | 42.2 | 195 | 11 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA, J. E. Sharp | 51.6 | 58.6 | 44.5 | 311 | 14 |
| 377 | MASTERTON, R. Brown | 51.1 | 61.2 | 41.0 | 142 | 11 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN, W. Allan | 51.8 | 61.9 | 41.8 | 203 | 9 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 52.4 | 58.8 | 46.0 | 220 | 10 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER, Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 49.8 | 58.8 | 40.9 | 497 | 10 |
| 34 | NELSON, Wm. C. Davies | 51.7 | 60.1 | 43.3 | 453 | 10 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS, W. G. Morrison | 48.0 | 59.6 | 36.4 | 46 | 6 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH, H. F. Skey | 49.7 | 58.2 | 41.2 | 142 | 8 |
| 42 | LINCOLN, M. J. Scott | 50.6 | 60.4 | 40.8 | 174 | 9 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON, F. Freeman | 49.1 | 59.8 | 38.5 | 107 | 8 |
| 349 | RAKAIA, Miss A. Hardy | 50.8 | 59.7 | 41.9 | 140 | 9 |
| 130 | TIMARU, Caretaker of Domain | 48.3 | 56.6 | 40.1 | 120 | 7 |
| 200 | WAIMATE, F. Akhurst | 47.8 | 55.9 | 39.8 | 182 | 11 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN, D. Tannock | 50.8 | 57.6 | 44.1 | 207 | 11 |
| 245 | GORE, A. T. Newman | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | HOKITIKA, J. A. Chesney | 49.5 | 55.9 | 43.2 | 1151 | 17 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL, L. Lennie | 48.6 | 58.1 | 39.1 | 179 | 16 |
LATE RETURNS.
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST, For July, 1923 | .. | 57.4 | .. | 346 | 13 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST, Ditto August, 1923 | .. | 58.8 | .. | 232 | 11 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH, (For August, 1923) | 49.3 | 56.4 | 42.3 | 121 | 13 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1923.
During September there were two periods—viz., between the 2nd and 8th and 24th and 30th when anticyclonic pressure ruled and fair weather was experienced generally. Though conditions were somewhat unsettled between these two periods, general heavy rains only occurred from the 9th to the 12th, when a widespread cyclone held sway.
Two distinct westerly disturbances passed in the South on the 17th and 23rd respectively, and a cyclone passed off East Cape about the 19th.
Rainfall was in excess of the normal northward of East Cape and Kawhia in the North Island, and in the Nelson and Blenheim districts and about Greymouth, Hokitika, and Arthur’s Pass in the South Island. In all other parts of the Dominion there was a deficiency.
The general character of the weather may be described as dry, warm, and fair, which, with the occasional spring showers, was favourable to abundant vegetable growth.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director