✨ Meteorological Observations
Dec. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2961
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1923. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·093 | 67·0 | 43·2 | 55·1 | 123·0 | 32·3 | 75 | 7 | W. | .. |
| 2 | 30·089 | 66·0 | 48·2 | 57·1 | 125·0 | 37·9 | 87 | 3 | N. | .. |
| 3 | 30·118 | 66·3 | 43·3 | 54·8 | 126·0 | 30·5 | 67 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 4 | 30·020 | 66·0 | 47·4 | 56·7 | 132·0 | 35·1 | 102 | 9 | N.E. | 22 |
| 5 | 29·766 | 61·0 | 49·8 | 55·4 | 104·0 | 42·0 | 56 | 10 | E. | 13 |
| 6 | 29·867 | 56·9 | 49·3 | 53·1 | 90·0 | 42·2 | 314 | 10 | S. | 111 |
| 7 | 29·880 | 53·0 | 49·5 | 51·2 | 86·0 | 48·7 | 552 | 10 | S. | 35 |
| 8 | 29·748 | 55·8 | 49·5 | 52·6 | 87·0 | 49·3 | 338 | 9 | S. | 5 |
| 9 | 29·921 | 63·3 | 50·0 | 56·6 | 129·0 | 47·0 | 141 | 9 | S.S.E. | Trace |
| 10 | 30·138 | 57·0 | 46·1 | 51·5 | 118·0 | 43·5 | 249 | 3 | S. | 4 |
| 11 | 30·085 | 57·0 | 47·2 | 52·1 | 123·0 | 42·0 | 207 | 10 | S.E. | 12 |
| 12 | 30·076 | 65·7 | 48·9 | 57·3 | 123·0 | 44·1 | 105 | 6 | E.N.E. | .. |
| 13 | 30·109 | 67·0 | 47·0 | 57·0 | 132·0 | 37·0 | 107 | 10 | Calm | 12 |
| 14 | 29·814 | 66·0 | 52·2 | 59·1 | 126·0 | 48·0 | 118 | 10 | N. | 3 |
| 15 | 29·505 | 66·3 | 53·6 | 59·9 | 126·0 | 49·8 | 235 | 9 | N.W. | 44 |
| 16 | 29·761 | 59·0 | 47·4 | 53·2 | 85·0 | 45·9 | 350 | 10 | S. | 49 |
| 17 | 29·802 | 51·0 | 43·7 | 47·3 | 86·0 | 42·2 | 594 | 10 | S. | 5 |
| 18 | 30·009 | 50·0 | 44·4 | 47·2 | 88·0 | 43·0 | 498 | 10 | S. | .. |
| 19 | 30·035 | 56·7 | 37·7 | 47·2 | 109·0 | 28·2 | 135 | 7 | N.E. | .. |
| 20 | 29·847 | 62·0 | 52·0 | 57·0 | 122·0 | 48·1 | 273 | 5 | N.W. | 5 |
| 21 | 29·894 | 61·0 | 49·4 | 55·2 | 128·0 | 36·4 | 161 | 1 | N. | .. |
| 22 | 29·861 | 65·3 | 53·1 | 59·2 | 124·0 | 50·0 | 284 | 8 | N. | .. |
| 23 | 29·826 | 62·3 | 53·7 | 58·0 | 127·0 | 49·8 | 491 | 10 | N.N.W | 39 |
| 24 | 29·441 | 59·0 | 54·2 | 56·6 | 110·0 | 51·7 | 619 | 10 | N.W. | 9 |
| 25 | 29·625 | 61·4 | 49·3 | 55·3 | 124·0 | 43·1 | 348 | 8 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 26 | 30·110 | 61·7 | 47·0 | 54·3 | 124·0 | 37·8 | 96 | 8 | E | 15 |
| 27 | 29·866 | 61·2 | 48·3 | 54·7 | 134·0 | 46·1 | 72 | 10 | E.S.E. | Trace |
| 28 | 29·966 | 59·5 | 48·0 | 53·7 | 127·0 | 37·2 | 148 | 3 | N.N.W | .. |
| 29 | 29·831 | 62·8 | 56·0 | 59·4 | 128·0 | 49·0 | 287 | 8 | N.W. | .. |
| 30 | 30·028 | 64·2 | 48·0 | 56·1 | 143·0 | 39·0 | 224 | 8 | S.E. | .. |
| 31 | 29·992 | 63·8 | 54·4 | 59·1 | 126·0 | 50·7 | 245 | 10 | N. | .. |
| * | 29·910 | 61·1 | 48·8 | 54·9 | 117·3 | 42·8 | 244·4 | 8·0 | .. | 383 |
| † | 29·895 | 60·3 | 48·3 | 54·3 | 114·8 | 42·1 | 285 | 5·4 | .. | 415 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. .N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .. | 1 | 4 | 1
NOTE.—A dull and showery month, but on the whole of average spring temperature. Total bright sunshine, 133 hours 4 minutes, 33 per cent. of the possible, and seven sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on two mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. and 3 ft. was 55·5°. Mean dew-point, 47·1°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·324 in.; mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
October, 1923.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with rain (½ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | ||
| 152 | NORTH ISLAND. | 57·4 | 62·7 | 52·1 | 374 | 20 |
| 131 | AUCKLAND | .. | ||||
| RUA KURA FARM, | 57·3 | 64·5 | 50·1 | 481 | 17 | |
| HAMILTON EAST | ||||||
| W. B. Monro | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA .. | 58·1 | 65·6 | 50·7 | 445 | 19 |
| C. E. Christensen | ||||||
| 340 | WAIHI .. | 56·9 | 65·3 | 48·5 | 635 | 17 |
| C. F. Sims. | ||||||
| 100 | TAURANGA .. | 56·5 | 63·9 | 49·1 | 611 | 23 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 54·3 | 62·0 | 46·6 | 711 | 16 |
| W. E. Penno | ||||||
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 54·7 | 60·4 | 49·1 | 520 | 19 |
| G. H. Dolby | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI | 54·7 | 62·9 | 46·5 | 539 | 15 |
| J. G. McFarlane | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 49·6 | 56·7 | 42·5 | 368 | 22 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH . | 55·0 | 61·9 | 48·1 | 415 | 18 |
| J. A. Colquhoun | ||||||
| 5 | OROUA DOWNS | 53·9 | 60·7 | 47·1 | 242 | 16 |
| R. A. Reid | ||||||
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT | 53·9 | 60·1 | 47·7 | 288 | 17 |
| FARM, WERAROA | ||||||
| J. E. Sharp | ||||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 53·2 | 61·3 | 45·2 | 459 | 19 |
| R. Brown | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN | 53·7 | 61·8 | 45·7 | 433 | 17 |
| W. Allan | ||||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 54·9 | 61·1 | 48·8 | 383 | 16 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER | 53·8 | 62·7 | 44·9 | 387 | 12 |
| Ven. Archdeacon | ||||||
| Kempthorne | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON .. | 55·2 | 63·7 | 46·7 | 167 | 12 |
| Wm. C. Davies | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS | 50·9 | 61·9 | 39·9 | 538 | 12 |
| W. G. Morrison | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 51·8 | 58·7 | 45·0 | 173 | 10 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 52·8 | 60·4 | 45·3 | 125 | 8 |
| M. J. Scott | ||||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. | 51·3 | 62·0 | 40·7 | 211 | 8 |
| F. Freeman | ||||||
| 349 | RAKAIA .. | 51·8 | 60·6 | 43·1 | 207 | 9 |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 52·3 | 60·4 | 44·3 | 174 | 11 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE .. | 51·2 | 59·0 | 43·4 | 155 | 14 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 52·5 | 58·9 | 46·2 | 333 | 12 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| A. T. Newman | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 52·6 | 60·3 | 44·9 | 807 | 17 |
| J. A. Chesney | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 50·0 | 59·3 | 40·7 | 312 | 17 |
| I. Iennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1923.
With the exception of three short periods—viz., between the 1st and 3rd, 18th and 21st, and 25th and 30th, when anticyclonic conditions ruled—the weather of October was dominated by frequent westerly depressions and at least three ex-tropical cyclones. As a result the month was very changeable. The westerly depressions were mostly of only slight intensity, but one which culminated on the 24th was very severe. A cyclone persisting about East Cape for several days about the middle of the month caused southerly gales and stormy conditions between the 15th and 17th, particularly along the East Coast.
Wide differences in rainfall occurred over the Dominion, and, though mostly above the average in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island and in North Canterbury in the South, most other parts recorded a deficiency, many places in Nelson and Westland having less than half the usual amount.
Temperatures were generally above the average, but the cold southerly in the middle of the month was responsible for considerable damage.
D. C. BATES, Director,
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1923
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington, October 1923
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1923
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, October 1923
25 names identified
- W. B. Monro, Observer at RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST
- C. E. Christensen, 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
- R. A. Reid, Observer at OROUA DOWNS
- J. E. Sharp, Observer at CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA
- R. Brown, Observer at MASTER TON
- W. Allan, 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
- F. Freeman, 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
- I. Iennie, Observer at INVERCARGILL
🏗️ Summary of Weather for October 1923
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather Summary, October 1923, Cyclones, Rainfall, Temperature
- D. C. Bates, Director