✨ Meteorological Observations
2074
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 58
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 1924. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches to 1 Inch. | 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 | 29·634 | 59·5 | 45·0 | 52·2 | 107·0 | 42·0 | 247 | 9 | S.W. | 56 |
| 2 | 30·052 | 51·1 | 41·2 | 46·1 | 99·0 | 39·0 | 475 | 9 | S.E. | 24 |
| 3 | 30·247 | 48·6 | 44·5 | 46·5 | 79·0 | 41·0 | 535 | 10 | S. | 15 |
| 4 | 30·318 | 49·1 | 45·2 | 47·1 | 65·0 | 43·1 | 340 | 9 | N.E. | Trace |
| 5 | 30·328 | 52·8 | 44·1 | 48·4 | 97·0 | 37·8 | 87 | 3 | S. | .. |
| 6 | 30·314 | 53·6 | 39·2 | 46·4 | 100·0 | 30·4 | 45 | 9 | N.NW. | 14 |
| 7 | 29·933 | 58·8 | 49·5 | 54·1 | 108·0 | 47·1 | 260 | 10 | N.W. | 24 |
| 8 | 30·087 | 62·1 | 56·3 | 59·2 | 90·0 | 52·0 | 421 | 3 | N.NW. | 6 |
| 9 | 29·939 | 61·6 | 48·4 | 55·0 | 104·0 | 45·9 | 78 | 10 | S.S.E. | 17 |
| 10 | 30·006 | 53·8 | 43·0 | 48·4 | 62·0 | 34·2 | 115 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 11 | 30·092 | 59·2 | 49·9 | 54·5 | 101·0 | 40·5 | 203 | 6 | N.W. | 6 |
| 12 | 29·639 | 57·0 | 53·9 | 55·4 | 103·0 | 50·0 | 437 | 10 | N.W. | 5 |
| 13 | 30·016 | 58·3 | 42·1 | 50·2 | 99·0 | 39·9 | 237 | 5 | S.E. | 7 |
| 14 | 30·110 | 50·3 | 44·6 | 47·4 | 93·0 | 41·0 | 461 | 8 | S.E. | 3 |
| 15 | 30·232 | 52·0 | 42·4 | 47·2 | 73·0 | 39·0 | 617 | 8 | S.E. | 9 |
| 16 | 30·354 | 48·7 | 36·0 | 42·3 | 91·0 | 28·1 | 225 | 1 | Calm | .. |
| 17 | 30·255 | 54·9 | 32·2 | 43·5 | 97·0 | 23·1 | 6 | 7 | Calm | 41 |
| 18 | 29·714 | 57·3 | 39·1 | 48·2 | 99·0 | 33·4 | 261 | 6 | N.W. | 19 |
| 19 | 29·691 | 59·0 | 52·6 | 55·8 | 97·0 | 49·0 | 489 | 10 | N.W. | 1 |
| 20 | 29·652 | 54·1 | 46·8 | 50·4 | 62·0 | 41·2 | 228 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 21 | 29·794 | 52·9 | 45·1 | 49·0 | 59·0 | 40·0 | 224 | 10 | S.E. | 6 |
| 22 | 30·044 | 48·5 | 37·5 | 43·0 | 83·0 | 29·0 | 89 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 23 | 29·873 | 56·7 | 45·8 | 51·2 | 96·0 | 37·2 | 282 | 2 | N.W. | 10 |
| 24 | 29·428 | 59·5 | 55·1 | 57·3 | 101·0 | 52·0 | 483 | 3 | N.W. | 4 |
| 25 | 29·777 | 59·1 | 48·3 | 53·7 | 105·0 | 38·0 | 351 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 26 | 29·777 | 59·3 | 54·2 | 56·7 | 98·0 | 50·2 | 454 | 6 | N.W. | 15 |
| 27 | 29·803 | 59·5 | 46·0 | 52·7 | 86·0 | 45·0 | 327 | 10 | S.E. | 2 |
| 28 | 30·089 | 56·7 | 35·0 | 45·8 | 93·0 | 26·9 | 45 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 29 | 30·272 | 57·2 | 34·1 | 45·6 | 96·0 | 27·0 | 15 | 3 | N.N.E. | 2 |
| 30 | 30·116 | 57·2 | 48·1 | 52·6 | 98·0 | 43·4 | 218 | 6 | N.W. | .. |
| 31 | ||||||||||
| * | 29·986 | 55·6 | 44·8 | 50·2 | 91·4 | 39·5 | 275·2 | 6·4 | .. | 296 |
| † | 29·949 | 54·7 | 44·3 | 49·5 | 87·1 | 37·7 | 208·0 | 5·7 | .. | 492 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
3 | 1 | .. | 7 | 3 | 1 | .. | 11 | 4
NOTE.—A month of fair weather with precipitation 40 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 118 hours 32 minutes, 43 per cent. of the possible, and five sunless days. A fog occurred on the 6th, hail fell on the 15th, thunder was heard on the 18th, and frost was recorded on the grass on six mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 48·6°, and 53° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 44°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·288 in.; and mean relative humidity 79 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 1924.
| 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 (¼ Point or more). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | ||
| 152 | NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. | 53·2 | 58·0 | 48·5 | 660 | 21 |
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen | 52·0 | 59·7 | 44·4 | 691 | 18 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. C. F. Sims. | 51·4 | 59·3 | 43·5 | 544 | 13 |
| 100 | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 51·1 | 58·4 | 43·8 | 465 | 19 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno | 48·2 | 55·8 | 40·7 | 594 | 16 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby | 51·2 | 57·2 | 45·2 | 514 | 24 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane | 49·6 | 55·7 | 43·4 | 482 | 20 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 43·4 | 48·3 | 38·6 | 509 | 22 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun | 48·6 | 55·5 | 41·7 | 456 | 18 |
| 5 | OROUA DOWNS R. A. Reid | .. | .. | .. | 453 | 17 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp | 48·7 | 55·2 | 42·3 | 486 | 20 |
| 5 | NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas | 50·2 | 56·9 | 43·5 | 172 | 10 |
| 377 | MASTER TON R. Brown | 47·6 | 55·5 | 39·8 | 402 | 20 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. Allan | 47·5 | 55·0 | 40·0 | 883 | 18 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. | 50·2 | 55·6 | 44·8 | 296 | 21 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemphorne | 46·2 | 55·9· | 36·6 | 306 | 11 |
| 34 | NELSON .. H. Harrison | 46·9 | 56·4 | 37·5 | 334 | 9 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison | 41·6 | 50·7 | 32·6 | 490 | 13 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 44·4 | 52·8 | 36·0 | 198 | 12 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott | 45·7 | 53·7 | 37·7 | 321 | 10 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. F. Freeman | 44·8 | 54·6 | 35·0 | 405 | 9 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 43·9 | 53·1 | 34·8 | 55 | 6 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 43·8 | 52·9 | 34·7 | 80 | 9 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 45·4 | 51·9 | 39·0 | 285 | 11 |
| 245 | GORE .. A. T. Newman | 41·1 | 49·6 | 32·7 | 279 | 15 |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney | 46·3 | 54·7 | 38·0 | 954 | 15 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 42·8 | 51·3 | 34·4 | 416 | 19 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1924.
Strong southerly winds and cold, squally, and showery weather, associated with the rear of a westerly low-pressure area, characterized the first three days of June.
There were four district westerly disturbances, which culminated on the 8th, 12th, 18th, and 24th, and the weather between the 17th and 27th was very unsettled, with heavy showers in most parts of the country. An ex-tropical cyclone passed in the North on the 14.h and 15th, causing easterly gales and very heavy seas on the East Coast, especially about Gisborne and Napier.
Periods when fair weather was most general were the 4th to 6th, on the 10th, 16th to 17th, and 28th to 30th.
Frosts were frequent in the east coast districts of the South Island, but on the whole conditions were milder than usual.
Rainfall was again much above the average in the North Island, except in parts of the east coast districts, about Cape Egmont, and Cook Strait; while in the South Island it was above in the high country and the southern districts and below on both the east and west coasts.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- D. C. Bates, Director