New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 61

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✨ Meteorological Observations



2184 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 61

Government Meteorological Observatory. CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for
the month of July, 1924. Observations taken
9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.		 MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 1924.
Date. Barometer reduced
and corrected
Inches to Lat. 45°.		 From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.		 From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.		 From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.		 From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.		 From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously.		 Veloc. Wind,
in Miles.		 Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10.		 Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points
(100 to 1 Inch).
Date. Barometer reduced
and corrected
Inches to Lat. 45°.		 Max. Temp.
in Shade.		 Min. Temp.
in Shade.		 Mean Temp.
in Shade.		 Solar Radia-
tion.		 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. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30\,074 56\,1 47\,0 51\,5 105\,0 41\,1 185 2 Calm ..
2 29\,871 54\,9 39\,0 46\,9 97\,0 29\,1 85 7 N.N.W. ..
3 29\,917 55\,4 35\,2 45\,3 100\,0 26\,7 46 0 Calm ..
4 29\,877 60\,3 44\,1 52\,2 102\,0 34\,1 217 9 N.W. 51
5 30\,265 57\,9 41\,1 49\,5 97\,0 39\,0 373 4 S.E. ..
6 30\,110 50\,1 33\,7 41\,9 95\,0 23\,0 169 8 N. 1
7 30\,408 54\,8 44\,7 49\,7 96\,0 38\,8 200 2 S.E. ..
8 30\,603 51\,8 33\,9 42\,8 96\,0 25\,0 156 6 Calm ..
9 30\,651 52\,1 34\,2 43\,1 96\,0 24\,9 44 0 Calm ..
10 30\,656 53\,7 33\,0 43\,3 96\,0 23\,1 24 3 N.N.W. ..
11 30\,421 53\,1 43\,2 48\,1 101\,0 40\,2 333 6 N.W. ..
12 30\,153 55\,4 51\,9 53\,6 101\,0 50\,3 579 10 N.N.W. 15
13 30\,185 57\,0 52\,4 54\,7 64\,0 49\,0 15 10 N.N.W. ..
14 30\,460 56\,9 38\,0 47\,4 96\,0 28\,6 80 8 Calm ..
15 30\,450 55\,0 31\,8 43\,4 96\,0 21\,1 48 0 N.E. Trace
16 30\,206 55\,7 40\,9 48\,3 99\,0 31\,2 217 9 N.W. 29
17 29\,815 56\,4 48\,4 52\,4 101\,0 47\,1 373 10 N.W. 30
18 29\,731 55\,1 48\,7 51\,9 98\,0 47\,0 428 8 N.N.W. 38
19 29\,624 53\,0 45\,4 49\,2 78\,0 38\,0 141 7 S.W. 12
20 29\,655 55\,1 35\,0 45\,0 103\,0 24\,0 179 0 N.E. ..
21 29\,684 55\,2 39\,5 47\,3 98\,0 29\,2 152 6 S.E. 4
22 29\,967 48\,8 35\,4 42\,1 93\,0 23\,9 239 10 S.E. 1
23 30\,146 47\,9 43\,1 45\,5 84\,0 36\,0 276 1 S.E. 3
24 30\,287 52\,0 42\,9 47\,4 98\,0 40\,2 296 7 S.E. 14
25 30\,434 46\,1 36\,3 41\,2 90\,0 28\,0 248 2 N.E. ..
26 30\,308 52\,2 33\,3 42\,7 96\,0 23\,2 81 7 N.N.E. ..
27 30\,108 53\,0 44\,9 48\,9 101\,0 44\,0 326 3 N. ..
28 30\,154 55\,3 50\,1 52\,7 103\,0 47\,4 377 7 N.W. 34
29 29\,885 57\,2 49\,6 53\,4 103\,0 48\,0 148 10 N.W. 13
30 29\,786 54\,4 50\,0 52\,2 93\,0 46\,0 266 6 N.W. ..
31 29\,942 61\,3 51\,0 56\,1 105\,0 43\,1 216 5 N.W. 52
* 30\,124 54\,3 41\,9 48\,1 96\,2 35\,2 210\,2 5\,6 .. 297
† 29\,918 53\,1 42\,3 47\,7 87\,5 35\,7 203\,0 5\,6 .. 573
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
8 3 .. 6 .. 1 .. 8 5
Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Extremes. Extremes. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with rain (100 Point or more).
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 (100 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. Points.
152 AUCKLAND .. 51\,2 56\,6 45\,7 296 17
131 RUAKURA FARM,
HAMILTON EAST
W. B. Monro		 .. .. .. .. ..
46 TE AROHA ..
C. E. Christensen		 48\,9 58\,6 39\,3 258 10
340 WAIHI ..
C. F. Sims.		 47\,1 57\,6 36\,7 397 11
100 TAURANGA ..
C. J. Butcher		 48\,8 57\,4 40\,2 291 11
925 ROTORUA ..
W. E. Penno		 45\,5 54\,7 36\,3 338 12
60 NEW PLYMOUTH ..
G. H. Dolby		 48\,3 54\,8 41\,9 698 18
250 MOUMAHAKI ..
J. G. McFarlane		 45\,6 54\,9 36\,3 351 10
2080 TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin		 41\,2 47\,4 35\,1 208 16
100 PALMERSTON NORTH ..
J. A. Colquhoun		 45\,1 53\,6 36\,6 242 10
5 OROUA DOWNS ..
R. A. Reid		 43\,1 54\,6 31\,6 302 9
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT
FARM, WERAROA
J. E. Sharp		 45\,2 53\,3 37\,1 337 13
5 NAPIER ..
Chas. L. Thomas		 47\,9 56\,0 39\,9 127 6
377 MASTERTON ..
R. Brown		 44\,8 54\,8 34\,8 170 16
186 GREYTOWN ..
W. Allan		 45\,1 54\,3 36\,0 220 12
10 WELLINGTON .. 48\,1 54\,3 41\,9 297 14
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER
Ven. Archdeacon
Kempthorne		 44\,2 54\,7 33\,7 248 9
34 NELSON ..
H. Harrison		 44\,7 55\,2 34\,2 349 10
1220 HANMER SPRINGS ..
W. G. Morrison		 41\,2 51\,5 31\,0 147 8
25 CHRISTCHURCH ..
H. F. Skey		 41\,8 51\,6 32\,0 149 10
42 LINCOLN ..
M. J. Scott		 43\,3 53\,3 33\,2 186 4
1220 KISSELTON ..
F. Freeman		 48\,8 60\,5 37\,1 324 9
130 TIMARU
Caretaker of Domain		 42\,0 51\,9 32\,1 29 6
200 WAIMATE ..
F. Akhurst		 42\,8 52\,3 33\,3 31 7
300 DUNEDIN ..
D. Tannock		 44\,9 51\,4 38\,5 213 11
245 GORE ..
A. T. Newman		 .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA ..
J. A. Chesney		 43\,6 52\,2 35\,1 1046 19
12 INVERCARGILL ..
L. Lennie		 43\,4 50\,9 35\,9 295 22
LATE RETURN.
131 RUAKURA FARM,
HAMILTON EAST—
June, 1924		 48\,9 58\,0 39\,9 617 13

NOTE.—A mild winter month with precipitation 48 per
cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sun-
shine 144 hours 34 minutes, 49 per cent. of the possible, and
two sunless days. Hail fell on the 19th, and frost was re-
corded on the grass on fourteen mornings. Mean earth tem-
perature at 1 ft. was 46.1°, and 50.4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-
point, 40.3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.250 in.; and
mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1924.
With the exception of three anticyclones which ruled from the 5th to the 10th, 14th to the 15th, and 24th to the 27th,
the month was dominated by atmospheric systems of the westerly type, with lowest pressure passing southward of New
Zealand. As a consequence, winds from a westerly quarter generally prevailed and rainfall was chiefly confined to districts
with a westerly aspect. The western half of the South Island recorded a total rainfall above the average, while the eastern
half experienced dry conditions. The whole of the North Island, except a small portion in the neighbourhood of Cape Egmont,
also had a deficient rainfall.

Generally, July was characterized by mild weather, though the nights were cold and frosty, especially while high atmos-
pheric pressure was in evidence. There were, however, two very cold spells, one from the 3rd to 6th and the other between
the 20th and 25th, the latter period being marked by heavy southerly winds, which were accounted for by the development
of a storm eastward of New Zealand. Snow fell during these two periods on the high country of both islands.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1924

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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1924

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, July 1924
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
  • Ghas. L. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • R. Brown, Observer at Marterton
  • 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 Kisselton
  • 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