Nov. 13.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2733

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches to 100 Points. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind, in Miles. Direction of Wind. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Rainfall in Points (100 Points to 1 Inch).

From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.

Max. Temp. Fah. Min. Temp. Fah. Mean Temp. Fah. Fah.

1 30·347 51·8 42·7 47·2 99·0 34·0 141 3 N.N.W
2 30·446 56·8 35·3 46·0 110·0 25·1 31 0 S.E.
3 30·373 58·1 37·1 47·6 107·0 27·0 81 3 N.N.W
4 30·272 56·2 50·0 53·1 110·0 46·1 281 3 N.W.
5 30·046 56·4 52·1 54·2 111·0 48·9 449 10 N.W. 2
6 30·072 57·2 47·4 52·3 105·0 46·1 391 10 S.E. 7
7 29·901 54·0 43·9 48·9 101·0 34·2 206 7 N.N.W 49
8 29·386 58·8 47·1 52·9 112·0 45·1 211 10 S.E. 30
9 29·867 52·9 37·1 45·0 92·0 26·1 277 3 N.E.
10 30·100 57·0 49·9 53·4 114·0 45·8 215 6 N.W.
11 30·202 60·0 41·2 50·6 116·0 30·0 86 0 N.E.
12 30·184 59·1 51·0 55·0 114·0 46·1 239 9 N.W.
13 30·194 57·0 53·0 55·0 106·0 52·1 470 9 N.W. 1
14 30·110 61·3 55·1 58·2 116·0 53·6 479 5 N.W.
15 30·208 63·8 48·4 56·1 116·0 42·0 192 3 N.W. Trace
16 29·960 51·3 53·1 57·2 113·0 49·9 235 10 N.W. 14
17 29·971 61·9 54·8 58·3 112·0 51·1 331 8 N.W.
18 30·085 61·3 52·2 56·7 112·0 47·7 138 9 N.W.
19 30·054 61·1 51·1 56·1 110·0 44·9 137 6 N.W.
20 29·958 63·0 50·3 56·6 115·0 44·1 149 1 N.E.
21 30·240 67·3 49·7 58·5 117·0 45·1 214 4 Calm
22 30·012 64·9 51·2 58·0 122·0 49·0 327 4 N.W.
23 30·011 60·0 54·9 57·4 114·0 51·0 420 8 N.W. 6
24 29·845 59·5 53·0 56·2 92·0 51·0 335 10 N.W. 26
25 29·901 58·7 54·2 56·4 81·0 52·9 470 10 N.W. 11
26 29·880 60·8 56·2 58·5 97·0 54·1 377 10 N.W. 63
27 29·946 64·2 53·0 58·6 107·0 52·1 272 10 S.E. 36
28 30·130 54·8 50·6 52·7 72·0 46·5 96 10 S.S.W.
29 30·149 57·9 47·4 52·6 115·0 37·1 81 1 Calm
30 30·189 66·4 55·0 60·7 125·0 50·9 198 1 N.W.
31

• 30·068 59·4 49·2 54·3 107·8 44·3 251 6·1 .. 245

• 29·937 57·4 45·7 51·5 106·0 39·3 248 5·5 .. 410

• Means, &c. + Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
3 3 .. 4 1 .. .. 17 2

NOTE.-A warm and dry month, with moderate to strong north-west winds prevailing. Precipitation was 40 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 146 hours 44 minutes, 41 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on four mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 53·2°, and 53·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 46·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·318 in.; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.

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

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 Point or more)

Ft.
152 AUCKLAND
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST W. B. Monro
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI C. F. Sims.
100 TAURANGA C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA W. E. Penno
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby
250 MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun
5 OROUA DOWNS R. A. Reid
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER Chas. L. Thomas
377 MASTERTON R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan
10 WELLINGTON

NORTH ISLAND.
Deg. Deg. Deg. Points. 55·7 61·2 50·1 419 13
54·0 63·7 44·3 499 14
56·1 64·2 48·0 550 11
54·3 63·8 44·9 654 14
54·2 62·9 45 6 425 14
52·4 60·8 44·1 701 14
52·9 58·3 47·6 541 20
53·3 60·4 46·3 330 14
48·3 54·9 41·8 289 14
53·3 60·7 45·9 234 12
54·0 60·3 47·6 224 13
52·5 58·8 46·2 325 19
54·9 63·1 46·8 90 6
52·5 62·6 42·4 253 11
52·8 62·4 43·3 369 10
54·3 59·4 49·2 245 11

SOUTH ISLAND.

BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemptborne
NELSON H. Harrison
HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison
CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey
LINCOLN M. J. Scott
KISSELTON F. Freeman
TIMARU Caretaker of Domain
WAIMATE F. Akhurst
DUNEDIN D. Tannock
GORE A. T. Newman
HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney
INVERCARGILL L. Lennie

87
34
1220
25
42
1220
130
200
300
245
12
12

51·4 60·4 42·5 326 13
51·5 59·5 43·5 330 14
50·2 61·0 39·5 143 7
50·8 60·2 41·5 98 7
55·4 69·8 41·1 84 4
54·2 63·5 45·0 335 6
50·6 61·0 40·2 99 5
50·3 60·6 40·1 102 8
52·7 61·4 44·1 255 9
.. .. .. .. ..
50·8 57·5 44·1 1072 19
50·4 59·9 40·9 339 16

LATE RETURNS.

5 OROUA DOWNS, June, 1924
300 DUNEDIN, Aug., 1924

47·1 56 9 37·3 453 17
47·4 54·5 40·3 58 7

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1924.

September was, on the whole, a mild and seasonable month, although there were several periods when stormy conditions prevailed. Between the 7th and 9th a tropical disturbance, passing from north-west to south-east, brought some heavy beneficial rains to the North Island.

Westerly depressions passed on the 15th and 16th, and an extensive one of this type ruling between the 22nd and 25th, besides bringing heavy rain to the West Coast and southernmost districts, resulted in some good falls in Canterbury.

The total rainfall was above the average in most of the West Coast districts, and also in the northern half of the North Island, but elsewhere a deficiency was generally recorded. The high-level stations in the South Island experienced some particularly heavy rainfalls, but an absence of severe snow-storms which has been so noticeable during the past winter was again a satisfactory feature of meteorological conditions.

D. C. BATES, Director.