New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 44

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JUNE 26.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1559

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of March, 1924. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced to sea-level and 32° Fah. (inches). Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Velocity of Wind, miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30.184 71.5 55.5 63.5 131.0 48.1 95 9 S.E. ..
2 30.196 76.2 53.0 64.6 135.0 44.0 54 1 N.W. ..
3 30.209 73.5 62.4 67.9 138.0 58.1 204 9 N.W. ..
4 30.224 73.8 65.1 69.4 140.0 62.1 238 9 N.E. 13
5 30.201 71.9 59.6 65.7 126.0 55.9 82 10 N.E. 18
6 30.087 72.2 61.8 67.0 118.0 61.2 59 10 E.S.E. 207
7 30.049 66.9 56.6 61.7 112.0 52.1 123 1 N.E. 11
8 29.850 74.1 65.1 69.6 141.0 63.9 273 6 N.W. Trace
9 29.631 70.5 67.0 68.7 128.0 64.6 474 10 N.N.W. 16
10 29.733 72.8 57.0 64.9 137.0 55.5 303 10 S.E. 22
11 29.640 60.1 57.0 58.5 95.0 55.8 521 10 S.S.E. Trace
12 29.850 60.8 51.4 56.1 95.0 47.0 745 9 S.S.E. 8
13 29.780 58.9 56.8 57.8 116.0 48.8 615 10 S.S.E. 120
14 29.770 56.4 51.7 54.0 77.0 49.8 438 10 S.E. 21
15 29.840 60.0 55.2 57.6 79.0 54.0 124 10 S.E. 2
16 30.116 60.3 54.9 57.6 93.0 53.5 283 10 S. ..
17 30.256 62.4 52.3 57.3 ‡ 47.0 313 2 S.E. ..
18 30.281 66.7 47.9 57.3 ‡ 39.1 89 .. S.E. ..
19 30.245 68.9 50.1 59.5 ‡ 44.0 123 9 N.N.W. 5
20 30.265 69.5 61.2 65.3 76.0 58.6 289 10 N.W. 21
21 30.205 67.2 60.1 63.6 67.0 58.1 294 10 N.N.W. ..
22 30.114 66.9 59.8 63.3 80.0 53.6 271 4 N.W. ..
23 30.542 69.5 55.0 62.2 98.0 52.0 232 1 S. ..
24 30.437 66.1 54.4 60.2 94.0 53.0 205 .. E.S.E. ..
25 30.384 65.7 46.1 55.9 86.0 36.6 83 1 E.N.E. ..
26 30.372 68.8 47.0 57.9 87.0 37.9 47 .. E.N.E. ..
27 30.244 70.8 47.7 59.2 96.0 39.1 36 7 N.E. ..
28 30.214 73.4 58.0 65.7 80.0 43.2 43 1 N.E. 3
29 30.305 66.4 57.5 61.9 67.0 54.9 227 10 S.S.E. 13
30 30.201 73.2 59.5 66.3 100.0 56.0 127 .. S.E. ..
31 30.145 76.4 56.2 66.3 79.0 48.0 46 8 N.E. ..
* 30.115 68.1 56.2 62.1 102.5 51.5 229 6.3 .. 475
† 29.980 69.3 55.7 62.5 124.8 49.0 239 5.2 .. 323
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years. ‡ Solar thermometer broken by boys throwing stones; mean for twenty-eight days only.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
3 6 4 7 6 .. .. 5 ..

NOTE.—The weather during the month was cloudy and unsettled, with precipitation 47 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 146 hours 27 minutes, 38 per cent. of the possible, and nine sunless days. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 64.2°, and 65.1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 53.8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.415 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
March, 1924.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Max. Temp. Extremes: Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to 1 inch). Days with rain (0.1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 AUCKLAND 67.2 73.1 61.3 363 16
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (W. B. Monro) 65.1 77.2 53.0 677 11
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 67.0 77.2 56.8 695 10
340 WAIHI (C. F. Sims) 64.7 75.2 54.3 1089 18
160 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 64.7 72.8 56.7 701 15
925 ROTORUA (W. E. Penno) 63.6 72.3 55.0 247 15
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 64.3 70.5 58.1 656 13
250 MOUMAHAKI (J. G. McFarlane) 62.4 69.9 55.0 340 10
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 59.2 66.5 51.9 735 14
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 63.4 71.5 55.4 124 11
5 OROUA DOWNS (R. A. Reid) 61.3 70.5 52.1 191 9
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. E. Sharp) 61.5 69.4 53.7 192 10
5 NAPIER (Chas. L. Thomas) 64.2 70.5 58.0 1080 11
377 MASTERTON (R. Brown) 61.7 69.3 54.2 336 15
186 GREYTOWN (W. Allan) 60.9 69.5 52.4 357 13
10 WELLINGTON 62.1 68.1 56.2 475 13
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER (Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne) 62.5 71.0 51.1 530 11
34 NELSON (H. Harrison) 62.7 70.0 55.5 720 12
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (W. G. Morrison) 56.7 65.8 47.6 523 14
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 59.0 65.5 52.6 156 12
42 LINCOLN (M. J. Scott) 58.9 68.0 49.8 280 9
1220 KESSELTON (F. Freeman) 57.9 68.5 47.3 131 7
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 57.8 64.7 51.0 142 12
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 57.4 64.8 50.1 130 14
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 57.8 64.0 51.7 113 9
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) 56.6 68.6 44.7 111 9
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 61.8 69.4 54.2 630 14
12 INVERCARGILL (L. Lennie) 55.5 65.9 45.1 97 14
LATE RETURNS.
245 GORE—
January, 1923 60.4 71.2 49.6 342 16
February, " 53.3 63.3 43.3 552 22
March, " 52.7 64.2 41.3 450 17
April, " 48.3 58.0 38.7 383 13
August, " 40.1 49.6 30.7 285 13
September, " 48.2 58.8 37.7 105 11
October, " 51.0 62.5 39.6 191 15

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1924.

Warmth and humidity, as in the previous month, characterized the weather during March, particularly in the North. Owing to the effects of several ex-tropical disturbances, nearly all parts of the North Island and the north-east districts of the South Island experienced an excessive rainfall, while in Westland, South Canterbury, and Otago, in the South Island, the total was below the average, and in the latter districts drought conditions prevailed during the last half of the month.

The most notable disturbance was a cyclone which passed over the northern districts between the 9th and 12th. It accounted for south-east gales and rain generally. On the 11th very heavy rain and floods were experienced in the Hawke's Bay and northern districts, and serious losses of stock and damage to roads and bridges resulted.

During the month, in most parts of the Dominion, conditions were favourable to remarkably good growth of vegetation.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🌾 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, March 1924

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🌾 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, March 1924

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, North Island, South Island
24 names identified
  • W. B. Monro, Observer at Ruakura 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
  • Chas. L. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne, Observer at Brightwater
  • H. Harrison, 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 Kesselton
  • 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