✨ Meteorological Observations
July 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2093
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1925. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date. | Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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). | ||
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | ||||||
| 1 | 30·382 | 68·2 | 51·5 | 59·8 | 120·0 | 40·1 | 156 | 7 | N. | .. |
| 2 | 30·147 | 65·8 | 58·0 | 61·9 | 130·0 | 56·0 | 348 | 1 | N.W. | .. |
| 3 | 29·962 | 69·0 | 56·9 | 62·9 | 123·0 | 52·1 | 298 | 2 | N.E. | .. |
| 4 | 30·203 | 66·9 | 45·0 | 55·9 | 118·0 | 35·1 | 117 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 5 | 30·103 | 71·7 | 56·4 | 64·0 | 119·0 | 53·0 | 128 | 8 | N. | 64 |
| 6 | 29·733 | 72·0 | 45·1 | 58·5 | 121·0 | 43·0 | 334 | 10 | S.E. | 11 |
| 7 | 29·815 | 54·8 | 45·2 | 50·0 | 115·0 | 42·9 | 284 | 9 | W.S.W. | .. |
| 8 | 30·021 | 63·3 | 44·8 | 54·0 | 118·0 | 36·0 | 53 | 0 | N.E. | .. |
| 9 | 30·045 | 62·9 | 56·3 | 59·6 | 118·0 | 52·8 | 366 | 10 | N.N.W | 11 |
| 10 | 29·885 | 63·2 | 58·5 | 60·8 | 83·0 | 56·4 | 417 | 8 | N.N.W | .. |
| 11 | 29·915 | 64·1 | 56·7 | 60·4 | 125·0 | 53·1 | 436 | 8 | N.W. | 83 |
| 12 | 30·399 | 63·2 | 46·1 | 54·6 | 124·0 | 43·8 | 320 | 4 | S. | .. |
| 13 | 30·519 | 55·3 | 39·6 | 47·4 | 111·0 | 31·3 | 166 | 3 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 14 | 30·418 | 59·2 | 52·1 | 55·6 | 123·0 | 48·9 | 225 | 8 | N.N.W | .. |
| 15 | 29·915 | 60·8 | 54·7 | 57·7 | 121·0 | 52·0 | 381 | 3 | N.N.W | 9 |
| 16 | 29·456 | 59·9 | 54·4 | 57·1 | 116·0 | 52·2 | 416 | 6 | N.W. | 38 |
| 17 | 29·723 | 59·2 | 47·2 | 53·2 | 112·0 | 43·7 | 226 | 8 | S.E. | 3 |
| 18 | 29·857 | 59·1 | 43·9 | 51·5 | 97·0 | 36·0 | 123 | 3 | N.W. | .. |
| 19 | 30·098 | 63·1 | 49·2 | 56·1 | 119·0 | 41·0 | 137 | 10 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 20 | 30·039 | 64·6 | 44·4 | 54·5 | 121·0 | 37·2 | 83 | 7 | N.N.W | .. |
| 21 | 30·206 | 61·4 | 47·2 | 54·3 | 113·0 | 42·1 | 160 | 4 | N.E. | .. |
| 22 | 30·360 | 64·8 | 46·1 | 55·4 | 119·0 | 37·9 | 87 | 3 | N.E. | .. |
| 23 | 30·497 | 68·9 | 43·3 | 56·1 | 116·0 | 32·8 | 36 | 6 | N.E. | .. |
| 24 | 30·582 | 61·9 | 52·4 | 57·1 | 110·0 | 47·0 | 89 | 7 | N.E. | .. |
| 25 | 30·403 | 63·0 | 46·4 | 54·7 | 110·0 | 37·0 | 90 | 7 | N. | 14 |
| 26 | 30·292 | 63·4 | 58·0 | 60·7 | 119·0 | 56·2 | 398 | 10 | N.N.W | 26 |
| 27 | 30·171 | 65·2 | 58·2 | 61·7 | 121·0 | 56·3 | 329 | 10 | N.W. | 3 |
| 28 | 30·263 | 63·0 | 53·3 | 58·1 | 83·0 | 45·2 | 239 | 7 | N.N.W | .. |
| 29 | 30·182 | 65·0 | 56·1 | 60·5 | 121·0 | 52·1 | 238 | 3 | N.N.W | .. |
| 30 | 30·188 | 64·2 | 52·0 | 58·1 | 114·0 | 40·9 | 187 | 4 | N.N.E. | .. |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 30·126 | 63·6 | 50·6 | 57·1 | 115·3 | 45·1 | 229 | 5·9 | .. | 262 |
| † | 30·043 | 62·7 | 51·2 | 56·9 | 107·1 | 44·2 | 234 | 5·5 | .. | 386 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
13 | 7 | .. | 2 | 2 | .. | 1 | 5 | ..
NOTE.—The weather during April was fine and sunny, with precipitation 32 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 184 hours 30 minutes, 56 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Hail fell on 6th and 16th. One frost was recorded on the morning of the 13th. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 57·4°, 59·9° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 48·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·338 in.; and mean relative humidity, 73 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1925.
| 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |||
| Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |||||
| Ft. | NORTH ISLAND. | |||||
| 152 | AUCKLAND .. | 60·0 | 66·2 | 53·8 | 128 | 13 |
| 131 | RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. A. Holmes | 54·9 | 68·5 | 41·2 | 96 | 12 |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen | 58·6 | 70·6 | 46·7 | 119 | 14 |
| 340 | WAIHI .. C. F. Sims | 56·5 | 67·3 | 45·7 | 136 | 13 |
| 100 | TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher | 56·1 | 64·8 | 47·4 | 168 | 15 |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno | 54·3 | 64·7 | 44·0 | 256 | 11 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby | 56·2 | 63·9 | 48·6 | 183 | 11 |
| 250 | MOUMAHAKI J. G. McFarlane | 55·2 | 65·8 | 44·7 | 184 | 10 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin | 51·4 | 59·8 | 43·0 | 93 | 10 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun | 55·2 | 65·8 | 44·6 | 237 | 10 |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid | 53·7 | 64·8 | 42·7 | 151 | 12 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp | 55·2 | 63·7 | 46·8 | 271 | 14 |
| 5 | NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas | 57·7 | 67·4 | 48·1 | 18 | 3 |
| 377 | MASTER TON R. Brown | 54·2 | 66·8 | 41·7 | 160 | 9 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. Allan | 55·3 | 67·0 | 43·6 | 318 | 8 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON .. | 57·1 | 63·6 | 50·6 | 262 | 10 |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | ||||||
| 87 | BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 53·3 | 64·6 | 42·0 | 114 | 5 |
| 34 | NELSON .. H. Harrison | 54·4 | 63·9 | 45·0 | 190 | 7 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison | 51·8 | 63·3 | 40·3 | 268 | 7 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 53·1 | 62·1 | 44·0 | 625 | 9 |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott | 55·9 | 64·9 | 46·9 | 440 | 7 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. A. E. Young | 54·9 | 66·8 | 43·1 | 235 | 6 |
| 349 | RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy | 54·1 | 65·2 | 43·1 | 688 | 8 |
| 130 | TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain | 53·0 | 62·5 | 43·5 | 210 | 7 |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst | 52·4 | 62·0 | 42·8 | 184 | 9 |
| 1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd | 49·3 | 59·4 | 39·3 | 136 | 9 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock | 52·0 | 60·4 | 43·7 | 243 | 16 |
| 245 | GORE .. A. T. Newman | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney | 51·9 | 59·2 | 44·6 | 773 | 13 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lennie | 50·8 | 61·3 | 40·3 | 472 | 20 |
LATE RETURNS.
| 245 | GORE | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July, 1924 | 40·5 | 48·6 | 32·5 | 290 | 14 | |
| August, 1924 | 43·2 | 53·6 | 32·8 | 61 | 7 | |
| September, 1924 | 49·6 | 60·7 | 38·5 | 173 | 13 | |
| October, 1924 | 53·3 | 63·1 | 43·5 | 207 | 15 | |
| November, 1924 | 57·2 | 70·2 | 44·2 | 113 | 9 | |
| December, 1924 | 57·1 | 68·3 | 45·9 | 385 | 19 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1925.
April proved a fine, dry, and sunny month on the whole, with rainfall generally below the average. In parts of Canterbury, however, the total was in excess, and considerably so at places about Banks Peninsula. This is accounted for by a particularly heavy downpour on the 16th, which resulted from a cyclonic disturbance passing between the 15th and 19th and which intensified when located off the East Coast. The east coast of the North Island was not affected by this storm, the aggregate rainfall in that district showing the greatest percentage below normal for the whole of the Dominion during April, Napier having only 8 per cent. of its mean precipitation.
Except during the period when the above-mentioned cyclone ruled, and also between the 5th and 8th when a rather intense westerly low-pressure area was in evidence, atmospheric pressure was usually above normal.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🌾 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1925
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesWeather, Temperature, Wind, Rainfall, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🌾 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1925
🌾 Primary Industries & ResourcesClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, April 1925
27 names identified
- G. A. Holmes, 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 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
- A. E. Young, Observer at Kisselton
- Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
- F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
- Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
- D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
- A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
- J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
- L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill