✨ Meteorological Observations
Dec. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2875
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of October, 1924. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. | 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. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30·007 | Fah. 63·2 | Fah. 55·2 | Fah. 59·2 | Fah. 124·0 | Fah. 50·2 | 230 | 9 | N.N.W. | 18 |
| 2 | 29·627 | 64·9 | 55·0 | 59·9 | 125·0 | 52·2 | 397 | 9 | N.W. | 5 |
| 3 | 29·597 | 61·2 | 54·1 | 57·6 | 115·0 | 51·0 | 499 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 4 | 29·805 | 59·9 | 51·2 | 55·5 | 134·0 | 43·1 | 297 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 5 | 29·888 | 64·0 | 51·4 | 57·7 | 121·0 | 42·0 | 157 | 8 | S. | 5 |
| 6 | 29·946 | 62·9 | 53·0 | 57·9 | 118·0 | 43·1 | 183 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 7 | 29·741 | 59·0 | 45·1 | 52·0 | 105·0 | 36·2 | 107 | 10 | N.E. | 9 |
| 8 | 29·504 | 65·1 | 53·3 | 59·2 | 114·0 | 51·2 | 148 | 8 | N.N.W | 16 |
| 9 | 29·339 | 61·2 | 52·5 | 56·8 | 121·0 | 49·0 | 259 | 4 | N.W. | .. |
| 10 | 29·401 | 61·0 | 47·6 | 54·3 | 120·0 | 39·0 | 157 | 5 | N.W. | 4 |
| 11 | 29·375 | 62·2 | 52·0 | 57·1 | 116·0 | 47·3 | 287 | 1 | N.W. | 3 |
| 12 | 29·928 | 63·0 | 44·6 | 53·8 | 129·0 | 35·8 | 140 | 3 | N.N.E. | 10 |
| 13 | 29·600 | 61·9 | 55·1 | 58·5 | 118·0 | 52·8 | 439 | 4 | N.N.W. | .. |
| 14 | 29·696 | 65·1 | 53·9 | 59·5 | 120·0 | 48·1 | 301 | 7 | N.W. | .. |
| 15 | 29·994 | 67·0 | 44·9 | 55·9 | 123·0 | 34·2 | 94 | 6 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 16 | 30·049 | 65·3 | 53·9 | 59·6 | 118·0 | 48·1 | 238 | 1 | N.W. | .. |
| 17 | 29·862 | 66·0 | 55·1 | 60·5 | 121·0 | 52·9 | 296 | 10 | N.W. | 7 |
| 18 | 29·420 | 63·8 | 55·1 | 59·4 | 128·0 | 53·2 | 312 | 10 | N.N.E. | 146 |
| 19 | 29·213 | 63·0 | 48·0 | 55·5 | 90·0 | 46·4 | 107 | 10 | N.E. | 48 |
| 20 | 29·223 | 60·9 | 49·1 | 55·0 | 84·0 | 47·2 | 125 | 9 | S.E. | 7 |
| 21 | 29·685 | 59·1 | 49·1 | 54·1 | 120·0 | 47·8 | 386 | 10 | S.E. | .. |
| 22 | 29·767 | 57·7 | 47·3 | 52·5 | 119·0 | 37·1 | 228 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 23 | 29·509 | 64·0 | 52·1 | 58·0 | 120·0 | 49·9 | 199 | 10 | N.W. | 5 |
| 24 | 29·545 | 62·8 | 50·1 | 56·4 | 129·0 | 45·2 | 302 | 9 | N.W. | .. |
| 25 | 29·833 | 62·3 | 54·2 | 58·2 | 119·0 | 48·1 | 257 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 26 | 30·027 | 62·9 | 47·6 | 55·2 | 133·0 | 42·1 | 116 | 2 | N. | .. |
| 27 | 29·880 | 63·1 | 54·3 | 58·7 | 117·0 | 50·9 | 305 | 2 | N.W. | .. |
| 28 | 30·133 | 65·4 | 52·1 | 58·7 | 118·0 | 51·0 | 234 | 9 | S.E. | .. |
| 29 | 29·951 | 64·7 | 54·5 | 59·6 | 119·0 | 52·2 | 331 | 3 | N.W. | Trace |
| 30 | 29·920 | 63·9 | 56·8 | 60·3 | 123·0 | 54·2 | 516 | 10 | N.W. | 140 |
| 31 | 30·067 | 61·9 | 48·1 | 55·0 | 98·0 | 46·3 | 324 | 10 | S.E. | 33 |
| * | 29·727 | 62·9 | 51·5 | 57·2 | 118·0 | 46·7 | 257·1 | 7·1 | .. | 456 |
| † | 29·895 | 60·3 | 48·3 | 54·3 | 114·8 | 42·1 | 285 | 5·4 | .. | 415 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 | 2 | .. | 6 | 1 | .. | .. | 15 | ..
NOTE.—The weather during October has been unsettled and cloudy, with temperatures well above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 149 hours 55 minutes, 37 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Earth temperature at 1ft. and 3 ft. was 57·5°. Mean dew-point, 48°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·335 in.; and mean relative humidity, 72 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS
October, 1924.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with rain (Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | ||||
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 152 | NORTH ISLAND. | ||||
| AUCKLAND | 58·0 | 63·6 | 52·5 | 567 | |
| 131 | RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST | 56·7 | 66·2 | 47·3 | 601 |
| 46 | W. B. Monro | ||||
| TE AROHA | 59·1 | 67·7 | 50·5 | 550 | |
| C. E. Christensen | |||||
| 340 | WAIHI | 58·2 | 66·4 | 50·1 | 689 |
| C. F. Sims. | |||||
| 100 | TAURANGA | 57·2 | 66·1 | 48·3 | 452 |
| C. J. Butcher | |||||
| 925 | ROTORUA | 55·0 | 64·3 | 45·7 | 693 |
| W. E. Penno | |||||
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 55·9 | 61·5 | 50·3 | 698 |
| G. H. Dolby | |||||
| 250 | MOUMAHA KI | 56·3 | 63·8 | 48·8 | 606 |
| J. G. McFarlane | |||||
| 2080 | TAIHAPE | 50·3 | 58·1 | 42·5 | 451 |
| A. R. Fannin | |||||
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH | 55·8 | 63·5 | 48·2 | 366 |
| J. A. Colquhoun | |||||
| 8 | TANGIMOANA | 56·7 | 63·7 | 49·7 | 254 |
| R. A. Reid | |||||
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA | 55·2 | 61·5 | 49·0 | 478 |
| J. E. Sharp | |||||
| 5 | NAPIER | 57·2 | 65·0 | 49·5 | 300 |
| Chas. L. Thomas | |||||
| 377 | MASTER TON | 55·4 | 65·6 | 45·2 | 543 |
| R. Brown | |||||
| 186 | GREYTOWN | 55·7 | 65·3 | 46·1 | 533 |
| W. Allan | |||||
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 57·2 | 62·9 | 51·5 | 456 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | |||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER | 55·2 | 63·5 | 46·8 | 506 |
| Ven. Archdeacon KemPTHORNE | |||||
| 34 | NELSON | 55·9 | 63·7 | 48·2 | 671 |
| H. Harrison | |||||
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS | 53·2 | 62·5 | 44·0 | 676 |
| W. G. Morrison | |||||
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 54·9 | 63·8 | 46·0 | 378 |
| H. F. Skey | |||||
| 42 | LINCOLN | 57·8 | 68·0 | 47·7 | 377 |
| M. J. Scott | |||||
| 1220 | KISSELTON | 54·9 | 61·9 | 47·9 | 581 |
| F. Freeman | |||||
| 130 | TIMARU | 55·3 | 64·3 | 46·4 | 402 |
| Caretaker of Domain | |||||
| 200 | WAIMATE | 54·3 | 62·0 | 46·7 | 455 |
| F. Akhurst | |||||
| 300 | DUNEDIN | 53·8 | 60·3 | 47·3 | 720 |
| D. Tannock | |||||
| 245 | GORE | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| A. T. Newman | |||||
| 12 | HOKITIKA | 53·9 | 60·1 | 47·7 | 1524 |
| J. A. Chesney | |||||
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 53·4 | 62·0 | 44·9 | 308 |
| L. Lennie |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1924.
October was characterized mainly by dull and warm weather. It was remarkable for the end of the protracted dry period which had been experienced, particularly in the east coast districts of the South Island. Warm, beneficial rains occurred several times during the month, but snow fell on several occasions on the higher levels, particularly in the rear of a cyclonic storm about the 20th.
On the last two days general heavy rains were again experienced, resulting from a disturbance which moved up the West Coast. Floods occurred about this time in various parts of the North Island.
During the month there were six areas of westerly low-pressure and four ex-tropical disturbances. As a consequence, atmospheric conditions were very unsettled, and there were very few days on which the weather was fine over the whole Dominion.
The aggregate rainfall was above the average in nearly all parts, only a few places in Otago and the Bay of Plenty reporting a deficiency. Most of Canterbury experienced over double its mean.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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- W. B. Monro, Observer at Te Aroha
- 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 Tangimoana
- 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
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