New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 56

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✨ Meteorological Observations



AUG. 6.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2275

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of June, 1925. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected to 32° Fah. and Sea-level. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Max. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Min. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Mean Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Solar Radiation. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind, miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 29.676 54.6 46.9 50.7 81.0 37.8 284 4 S.S.E. 113
2 29.643 59.8 46.3 53.0 103.0 37.3 70 10 S.S.E. 77
3 29.850 51.8 47.0 49.4 74.0 43.1 371 10 S.E. 16
4 30.145 51.1 44.4 47.7 70.0 40.8 482 8 S.E. 1
5 30.174 50.0 45.1 47.5 99.0 39.0 235 7 S.E. ..
6 30.094 54.0 35.1 44.5 100.0 25.1 59 6 calm. ..
7 30.025 53.7 36.2 44.9 81.0 29.1 3 4 calm. 1
8 29.818 57.8 43.0 50.4 92.0 39.2 21 10 S.E. 46
9 29.833 51.2 48.1 49.6 58.0 47.2 116 8 N.E. trace.
10 29.866 56.5 43.9 50.2 106.0 33.8 87 10 S.S.E. 84
11 30.044 52.8 45.2 49.0 79.0 44.0 294 10 S.E. 69
12 29.821 50.9 39.1 45.0 69.0 30.0 231 10 S.E. 90
13 30.060 44.2 39.4 41.8 48.0 36.6 504 8 S.S.W. 60
14 29.846 47.0 39.2 43.1 80.0 24.3 18 3 S.E. 20
15 30.288 49.7 44.2 46.9 83.0 42.1 624 9 S.E. 41
16 30.371 48.2 45.0 46.6 76.0 42.2 416 9 S.E. 1
17 30.310 50.3 37.0 43.6 ‡ 29.0 191 3 calm. ..
18 30.226 53.0 32.3 42.6 80.0 24.3 18 3 N.W. 6
19 30.518 50.0 36.2 43.1 96.0 28.0 174 7 S.E. ..
20 30.589 50.0 39.3 44.6 94.0 28.9 169 4 N.E. ..
21 30.318 54.0 43.1 48.5 96.0 37.6 220 7 N.N.W. ..
22 30.152 53.9 49.0 51.4 100.0 44.4 284 4 N.N.W. ..
23 30.044 55.5 48.9 52.2 99.0 45.9 303 7 N.W. 37
24 29.559 57.8 51.0 54.4 103.0 49.0 293 10 N.W. 61
25 29.419 58.1 48.2 53.1 61.0 47.9 61 10 calm. 2
26 29.883 51.4 43.1 47.2 62.0 34.2 62 9 S.E. trace.
27 29.960 51.0 35.3 43.1 102.0 26.9 68 10 calm. 57
28 29.788 57.0 40.3 48.6 90.0 42.6 167 5 N.N.W. 4
29 29.840 62.0 44.0 53.0 104.0 42.2 331 10 S.S.E. 27
30 29.534 46.9 42.1 44.5 59.0 39.9 564 10 S.E. 20
* 29.990 52.8 42.6 47.7 84.8 37.4 236 7.7 .. 833
† 29.949 54.7 44.3 49.5 87.1 37.7 208 5.7 .. 485
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.
    ‡ Solar radiation thermometer broken by boys.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
4 2 .. 10 7 .. .. 2 5

NOTE.—A cold, damp winter's month, with precipitation 72 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 76 hours 17 minutes, 27 per cent. of the possible, and nine sunless days. Thunder was heard on the 13th; fog occurred on the 6th, 25th, and 27th; and frost was recorded on the grass on eight mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 46.8°, and 50.4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 42.7°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.274 in.; and mean relative humidity, 82 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM THE CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 1925.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. in Shade. Extremes. Max. Temp. Extremes. Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with rain (0.01 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 AUCKLAND 53.0 57.9 48.0 785 21
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (G. A. Holmes) 49.8 59.8 39.7 787 16
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 51.1 60.6 41.7 950 16
340 WAIHI (C. F. Sims) 50.1 58.3 41.9 1586 15
100 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 51.4 59.3 43.5 1501 15
925 ROTORUA (W. E. Penno) 48.2 56.1 40.3 1264 14
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 50.8 56.4 45.2 664 17
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 43.8 49.0 38.7 446 21
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 48.3 54.8 41.8 383 18
8 TANGIMOANA (R. A. Reid) 46.9 56.1 37.8 386 12
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. E. Sharp) 47.9 55.8 40.0 455 15
5 NAPIER (Chas. L. Thomas) 50.2 55.0 45.4 657 23
377 MASTERTON (R. Brown) 46.2 53.3 39.1 739 22
186 GREYTOWN (W. Allan) 46.5 52.8 40.3 907 21
10 WELLINGTON 47.7 52.8 42.6 833 21
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER (Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne) 46.0 56.5 35.6 272 10
34 NELSON (H. Harrison) 46.2 55.1 37.4 368 11
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (W. G. Morrison) 37.6 45.8 29.4 821 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 41.0 47.7 34.4 432 21
42 LINCOLN (M. J. Scott) 42.3 50.3 34.4 488 17
1220 KISSELTON (A. E. Young) 41.4 49.7 33.1 281 10
349 RAKAIA (Miss A. Hardy) 40.8 49.7 32.0 491 15
1000 FAIRLIE (W. Kinder) 36.7 49.8 23.7 167 4
.. LAKE TEKAPO (T. S. Woods) 33.8 41.6 26.1 .. ..
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 40.9 49.2 32.6 133 12
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 40.5 49.6 31.3 96 11
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA (Dr. A. Kidd) 34.8 43.6 26.1 74 10
1000 OPHIR (A. Don) .. .. .. 49 9
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 42.2 49.0 35.5 297 14
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 44.2 53.3 35.1 607 13
12 INVERCARGILL (P. W. Thomas) .. .. .. 203 12

LATE RETURN.

| | LAKE TEKAPO—May, 1925 | 39.2 | 47.6 | 30.8 | 329 | 10 |

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1925.

The weather in June was dominated by similar conditions to those experienced in May, there being again a remarkable prevalence of ex-tropical disturbances. The latter chiefly affected the North Island and the north-east districts of the South, and, in consequence, these parts received a rainfall considerably above the average, while in South Canterbury, Otago, and Westland fair weather predominated, with a low rainfall.

Except for a period of anticyclonic conditions and fine weather between the 11th and 22nd, the weather was extremely unsettled and, at times, stormy. During the last week, owing to abnormal rains, large areas of country in the northern districts were flooded, and on the last three days snow fell in many parts of the South Island.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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