New Zealand Gazette – 1924 – No. 66

Page 2485

✨ Meteorological Observations



Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2485

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of August, 1924. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 41°. Inches 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 29·485 57·8 49·9 53·8 107·0 47·0 555 10 N.W. 7
2 29·616 56·5 38·0 47·2 102·0 28·0 129 1 N.W. ..
3 29·637 57·0 49·4 53·2 105·0 43·8 217 2 N.N.W 1
4 29·718 56·2 49·9 53·0 102·0 46·2 296 10 N.N.W 19
5 29·741 55·5 48·6 52·0 76·0 44·8 234 10 S.E. 120
6 29·571 51·2 46·0 48·6 58·0 42·0 313 10 S.E. 1
7 29·654 48·8 44·2 46·5 64·0 42·0 498 10 S.E. 40
8 30·116 47·3 42·0 44·6 84·0 39·8 537 10 S.E. 19
9 30·324 52·8 43·1 47·9 89·0 37·0 264 8 N.W. ..
10 30·355 50·3 31·5 40·9 100·0 22·0 27 2 N.W. ..
11 30·336 55·6 41·7 48·6 112·0 41·8 157 9 N.W. ..
12 30·314 56·2 47·1 51·6 103·0 40·9 170 6 N.W. ..
13 30·202 57·4 52·0 54·7 120·0 48·7 271 9 N.W. 31
14 29·722 60·1 50·2 55·1 106·0 47·0 122 10 N.W. 78
15 29·706 61·0 52·9 56·9 85·0 51·1 359 5 N.W. 1
16 29·898 58·1 47·9 53·0 112·0 45·2 271 10 S.E. 12
17 29·951 50·4 44·0 47·2 79·0 41·0 458 10 S.S.W. 14
18 30·250 52·7 43·9 48·3 107·0 40·1 298 1 S.E. 17
19 30·380 54·8 38·6 46·7 102·0 28·4 71 7 S.E. 9
20 30·582 49·9 43·1 46·5 90·0 40·8 339 8 S.E. ..
21 30·648 50·8 40·1 45·4 104·0 27·2 100 7 N.E. ..
22 30·515 55·1 44·2 49·6 105·0 37·1 190 3 N.W. ..
23 30·645 55·9 38·5 47·2 105·0 27·2 181 4 S.E. ..
24 30·617 54·0 35·9 44·9 109·0 24·8 103 3 N.N.E. ..
25 30·334 57·1 47·0 52·0 106·0 42·1 210 2 N.W. ..
26 30·435 58·4 38·2 48·3 110·0 27·1 105 4 N.W. 3
27 30·372 58·1 53·2 55·6 111·0 51·4 360 10 N.W. Trace
28 30·295 58·3 54·3 56·3 117·0 51·8 456 10 N.W. 60
29 30·300 56·2 48·1 52·1 72·0 46·1 282 9 S.E. Trace
30 30·122 53·7 45·0 49·3 105·0 42·0 298 10 S.E. 2
31 30·023 57·9 41·3 49·6 82·0 34·0 142 7 S. ..
* 30·125 55·0 44·8 49·9 97·7 39·6 259 7·0 .. 434
† 29·953 54·4 42·8 48·6 96·1 36·3 217 5·3 .. 444
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
3 | 1 | .. | 11 | 2 | .. | .. | 14 | ..

NOTE.—A cloudy and unsettled month, with north-westerly winds prevailing. Barometric pressure and temperatures were above the average, and precipitation was 2 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 123 hours 21 minutes, 38 per cent. of the possible, and six sunless days. Earth temperature at 1 ft. was 48·5°; 50·8° at 3 ft. Hail fell on the 16th and 19th, and frost was recorded on the grass on seven mornings. Mean dew-point, 42·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·270 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
August, 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 (Point or more).
Ft. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
152 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND 52·5 58·4 46·5 372 14
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro 48·8 60·4 37·2 314 10
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 50·2 61·1 39·4 435 13
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims. 49·2 60·3 38·1 536 14
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 50·0 59·2 40·8 379 13
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 47·7 57·0 33·4 510 13
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·1 56·3 44·0 285 15
250 MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane 48·9 56·1 41·7 579 13
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 43·2 49·6 36·9 296 15
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 48·1 56·0 40·2 220 12
5 OROUA DOWNS R. A. Reid 46·3 55·4 37·3 242 10
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 47·9 55·0 40·8 388 15
5 NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas 49·0 56·0 42·0 432 10
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 46·9 55·6 38·3 435 18
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 47·3 55·5 39·1 365 18
10 WELLINGTON 49·9 55·0 44·8 434 17
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne 47·0 56·4 37·7 294 9
34 NELSON .. H. Harrison 48·0 56·6 39·5 262 8
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison 43·8 52·2 35·4 213 12
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 45·3 53·4 37·2 121 10
42 LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott 46·4 56·5 36·3 56 8
1220 KISSELTON .. F. Freeman 49·3 61·4 37·3 35 2
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 44·8 53·6 36·0 74 4
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 44·7 54·1 35·3 102 8
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock .. .. .. 49 5
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 47·1 54·9 39·4 663 15
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 44·4 54·0 34·8 107 14

LATE RETURN.

131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST— July, 1924 | .. | 47·6 | 58·4 | 36·8 | 311 | 10

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST, 1924.

During the first week of August a westerly disturbance brought squally, unsettled conditions, and on the 6th and 7th a cold snap was experienced, with southerly gales along the east coast, on account of a very intense storm being centred in the vicinity of the Chatham Islands.

High barometric pressure and fair weather followed until about the 12th. From then until about the 18th disturbances both from the west and north were responsible for changeable and very showery conditions. After this until the close of the month an extensive anticyclone held sway, with fine sunny days and frosty nights, although during the last week there were evidences of low-pressure systems both north and south of New Zealand. On the 27th a severe north-west gale occurred in parts of the South Island.

Except at a few stations in the east coast districts of the North Island, all parts of the Dominion recorded a total rainfall below the average. This deficiency was most marked in Canterbury and Otago. The observer at Nightcaps reported that the August fall was the lowest in the forty years he had been recording.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, August 1924

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, August 1924

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, August 1924
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
  • 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 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