✨ Meteorological Observations
Dec. 20.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2997
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of November, 1923. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 40°. | 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. | |||||||
| 1 | 30·034 | 63·0 | 57·0 | 60·0 | 108·0 | 51·7 | 261 | 10 | N.W. | ... |
| 2 | 29·964 | 62·0 | 57·8 | 59·9 | 125·0 | 54·0 | 397 | 9 | N.W. | ... |
| 3 | 30·024 | 63·3 | 55·3 | 59·3 | 128·0 | 48·0 | 375 | 1 | N.W. | ... |
| 4 | 30·355 | 70·0 | 46·4 | 58·2 | 126·0 | 38·0 | 183 | 3 | S. | ... |
| 5 | 30·299 | 62·8 | 44·8 | 53·8 | 121·0 | 34·6 | 167 | 0 | S.E. | ... |
| 6 | 30·099 | 65·8 | 43·4 | 54·6 | 126·0 | 32·5 | 66 | 0 | N.E. | ... |
| 7 | 30·000 | 70·3 | 43·3 | 56·8 | 126·0 | 32·3 | 77 | 0 | E. | ... |
| 8 | 30·051 | 69·1 | 53·0 | 61·0 | 128·0 | 47·2 | 189 | 5 | N.N.W | ... |
| 9 | 30·075 | 63·4 | 53·7 | 58·5 | 127·0 | 47·6 | 259 | 7 | N.N.W | 9 |
| 10 | 29·905 | 67·8 | 57·0 | 62·4 | 143·0 | 55·0 | 294 | 7 | N.W. | 10 |
| 11 | 29·765 | 65·2 | 57·6 | 61·4 | 128·0 | 55·6 | 436 | 10 | N.W. | ... |
| 12 | 29·917 | 64·0 | 50·5 | 57·2 | 143·0 | 43·1 | 295 | 5 | W. | 3 |
| 13 | 30·165 | 65·7 | 48·5 | 57·1 | 135·0 | 42·1 | 215 | 10 | S. | 2 |
| 14 | 30·198 | 62·0 | 39·5 | 50·7 | 140·0 | 28·9 | 162 | 0 | E. | 8 |
| 15 | 30·095 | 69·2 | 55·4 | 62·3 | 127·0 | 50·4 | 190 | 9 | N.N.W | ... |
| 16 | 30·001 | 65·6 | 58·4 | 62·0 | 137·0 | 55·2 | 314 | 6 | N. | 10 |
| 17 | 29·863 | 70·1 | 57·6 | 63·8 | 144·0 | 54·1 | 389 | 10 | N.W. | 25 |
| 18 | 30·206 | 66·8 | 57·6 | 62·2 | 126·0 | 45·0 | 241 | 1 | N. | ... |
| 19 | 30·272 | 73·5 | 55·3 | 64·4 | 140·0 | 46·9 | 141 | 8 | N.W. | ... |
| 20 | 30·177 | 68·0 | 60·0 | 64·0 | 138·0 | 57·2 | 319 | 8 | N.W. | ... |
| 21 | 30·007 | 69·0 | 59·2 | 64·1 | 140·0 | 57·1 | 417 | 2 | W.N.W | ... |
| 22 | 30·020 | 70·7 | 56·0 | 63·3 | 137·0 | 52·7 | 207 | 9 | N.W. | ... |
| 23 | 29·801 | 65·3 | 60·0 | 62·6 | 135·0 | 57·5 | 281 | 10 | N.W. | 8 |
| 24 | 29·531 | 68·1 | 56·8 | 62·4 | 124·0 | 53·8 | 117 | 4 | N.E. | ... |
| 25 | 29·591 | 68·2 | 54·0 | 61·1 | 142·0 | 49·0 | 218 | 7 | N. | ... |
| 26 | 29·674 | 70·9 | 58·8 | 64·8 | 138·0 | 52·7 | 238 | 9 | S.S.E. | ... |
| 27 | 29·948 | 63·7 | 50·7 | 57·2 | 127·0 | 43·2 | 228 | 8 | N. | ... |
| 28 | 30·047 | 66·1 | 58·0 | 62·0 | 133·0 | 56·0 | 328 | 7 | N.W. | ... |
| 29 | 30·246 | 66·0 | 58·9 | 62·4 | 132·0 | 55·9 | 358 | 9 | N.W. | ... |
| 30 | 30·202 | 71·3 | 53·7 | 62·5 | 133·0 | 46·7 | 127 | 3 | N.N.W | ... |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| * | 30·018 | 66·9 | 53·9 | 60·4 | 131·9 | 48·1 | 250 | 5·9 | ... | 75 |
| † | 29·867 | 63·3 | 50·4 | 56·8 | 121·3 | 43·9 | 278 | 5·4 | ... | 347 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ... | 2 | 12 | ...
NOTE.--A warm and dry month. Precipitation was 78 per cent. below the mean of previous years, being the lowest on record for this month at Wellington. Total bright sunshine, 214 hours 45 minutes, 50 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 63·6°, and 60·3° at 3 ft. Frost was recorded on the grass on the morning of the 14th. Mean dew-point, 49·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·360 in.; and mean relative humidity, 68 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 1923.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Mean Max.Temp. | Mean Min.Temp. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with rain (¼ Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 152 | AUCKLAND | 61·9 | 67·3 | 56·6 | 246 | 11 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST | 62·1 | 72·2 | 52·1 | 265 | 11 |
| W. B. Monro | ||||||
| 46 | TE AROHA | 63·1 | 73·2 | 53·1 | 97 | 5 |
| C. E. Christensen | ||||||
| 340 | WAIHI | 61·9 | 72·2 | 51·6 | 332 | 9 |
| C. F. Sims. | ||||||
| 100 | TAURANGA | 60·6 | 68·6 | 52·7 | 317 | 12 |
| C. J. Butcher | ||||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 60·3 | 70·2 | 50·4 | 489 | 12 |
| W. E. Penno | ||||||
| NEW PLYMOUTH | 58·2 | 65·2 | 51·2 | 343 | 12 | |
| G. H. Dolby | ||||||
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI | 60·1 | 71·4 | 48·8 | 130 | 5 |
| J. G. McFarlane | ||||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE | 55·7 | 64·5 | 46·9 | 202 | 15 |
| A. R. Fannin | ||||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 59·3 | 68·2 | 50·4 | 118 | 13 |
| J. A. Colquhoun | ||||||
| 5 | OROUA DOWNS | 58·1 | 66·6 | 49·7 | 54 | 6 |
| R. A. Reid | ||||||
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 58·0 | 65·5 | 50·6 | 180 | 14 |
| J. E. Sharp | ||||||
| 377 | MASTERTON | 59·7 | 71·7 | 47·7 | 33 | 4 |
| R. Brown | ||||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN | 60·1 | 71·7 | 48·5 | 79 | 3 |
| W. Allan | ||||||
| WELLINGTON | 60·4 | 66·9 | 53·9 | 75 | 8 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER | 58·0 | 67·4 | 48·6 | 229 | 9 |
| Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | ||||||
| 34 | NELSON | 58·9 | 67·3 | 50·5 | 314 | 7 |
| Wm. C. Davies | ||||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS | 57·8 | 71·4 | 44·2 | 56 | 4 |
| W. G. Morrison | ||||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 60·8 | 71·7 | 50·0 | 52 | 2 |
| H. F. Skey | ||||||
| 42 | LINCOLN | 61·5 | 72·9 | 50·1 | 69 | 3 |
| M. J. Scott | ||||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON | 58·7 | 71·4 | 46·1 | 136 | 6 |
| F. Freeman | ||||||
| 349 | RAKAIA | 61·2 | 73·2 | 49·3 | 71 | 2 |
| Miss A. Hardy | ||||||
| 130 | TIMARU | 59·7 | 71·0 | 48·4 | 77 | 3 |
| Caretaker of Domain | ||||||
| 200 | WAIMATE | 58·9 | 70·0 | 47·8 | 74 | 4 |
| F. Akhurst | ||||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN | 59·1 | 68·0 | 50·2 | 194 | 10 |
| D. Tannock | ||||||
| 245 | GORE | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| A. T. Newman | ||||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 55·9 | 62·1 | 49·7 | 506 | 13 |
| J. A. Chesney | ||||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 56·5 | 66·8 | 46·2 | 273 | 14 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1923.
The few disturbances that were in evidence during November were all of slight intensity, and mainly small westerly "lows" passing in the South on the southern edge of anticyclones centred northward of New Zealand.
As a result winds were chiefly from some westerly quarter, bringing a rainfall above the average to a few places on the West Coast of the South Island and in the extreme north of the North Island. A good fall of rain about the 16th in the Nelson and Blenheim districts also accounted for some places having a slight excess. All other parts of the Dominion recorded considerably less than the usual amount, and many districts experienced the driest November ever recorded.
The weather generally was warm and dry, and more like that of a summer month. The last few days were particularly warm, and on the East Coast absolute maximum temperatures of 90 degrees and over were recorded at this time.
There was usually abundant growth in vegetation, and for the sheep and dairy farmer the month proved entirely satisfactory.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1923
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- D. C. Bates, Director
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25 names identified
- W. B. Monro, Observer at Ruakura Farm
- 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 Weraroa
- R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
- 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
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director