New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 7

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✨ Meteorological Observations



JAN. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 263

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

| Date. | Barometer reduced 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). | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | | | |
| 1 | 29·922 | 69·9 | 54·8 | 62·3 | 133·0 | 51·2 | 201 | 7 | N.W. | ... | |
| 2 | 30·030 | 67·4 | 60·2 | 63·8 | 124·0 | 59·0 | 434 | 6 | N.W. | ... | |
| 3 | 30·016 | 70·1 | 60·2 | 65·1 | 134·0 | 59·1 | 277 | 8 | N.N.W Trace | ... | |
| 4 | 29·791 | 68·8 | 57·0 | 62·9 | 124·0 | 55·1 | 378 | 7 | N.W. | ... | |
| 5 | 29·624 | 67·1 | 56·2 | 61·6 | 128·0 | 53·0 | 396 | 3 | N.N.W | 12 | |
| 6 | 29·568 | 66·0 | 54·3 | 60·1 | 138·0 | 51·9 | 244 | 10 | S.E. | 104 | |
| 7 | 29·696 | 63·5 | 46·8 | 55·1 | 129·0 | 40·0 | 137 | 8 | N.N.W | ... | |
| 8 | 29·570 | 65·0 | 54·1 | 59·5 | 132·0 | 49·1 | 356 | 1 | N.W. | ... | |
| 9 | 29·800 | 64·0 | 45·8 | 54·9 | 120·0 | 35·5 | 251 | 2 | W.N.W | ... | |
| 10 | 29·626 | 64·1 | 57·0 | 60·5 | 125·0 | 55·0 | 243 | 10 | N.N.E. | 131 | |
| 11 | 29·423 | 66·2 | 56·1 | 61·1 | 108·0 | 55·1 | 170 | 10 | S.W. | 47 | |
| 12 | 29·894 | 62·4 | 52·3 | 57·3 | 116·0 | 45·9 | 102 | 4 | S.S.E. | 45 | |
| 13 | 30·017 | 65·3 | 50·0 | 57·6 | 120·0 | 47·9 | 240 | 10 | S.E. | 2 | |
| 14 | 30·004 | 60·0 | 52·1 | 56·0 | 120·0 | 49·0 | 455 | 5 | S.S.E. | ... | |
| 15 | 29·720 | 65·1 | 47·6 | 56·3 | 126·0 | 41·2 | 150 | 4 | N.N.W | ... | |
| 16 | 29·688 | 72·8 | 53·4 | 63·1 | 130·0 | 46·1 | 166 | 8 | N.W. | 39 | |
| 17 | 29·717 | 66·1 | 53·4 | 59·7 | 129·0 | 53·0 | 393 | 10 | S.E. | 90 | |
| 18 | 29·799 | 55·0 | 51·2 | 53·1 | 69·0 | 49·9 | 392 | 10 | S.E. | 274 | |
| 19 | 29·717 | 53·9 | 48·0 | 50·9 | 90·0 | 46·9 | 562 | 10 | S.S.E. | 210 | |
| 20 | 29·878 | 56·3 | 49·9 | 53·1 | 94·0 | 47·9 | 527 | 8 | S.S.E. | ... | |
| 21 | 29·847 | 61·2 | 49·3 | 55·2 | 126·0 | 42·1 | 239 | 9 | N. | Trace | |
| 22 | 29·573 | 65·9 | 57·1 | 61·5 | 134·0 | 55·0 | 334 | 7 | N.N.W | 42 | |
| 23 | 29·496 | 64·4 | 48·1 | 56·2 | 138·0 | 46·1 | 247 | 9 | S.S.E. | 13 | |
| 24 | 29·804 | 65·2 | 52·8 | 59·0 | 127·0 | 47·2 | 91 | 4 | S.E. | ... | |
| 25 | 29·842 | 70·0 | 55·2 | 62·6 | 131·0 | 53·2 | 132 | 8 | E.N.E. | 46 | |
| 26 | 29·642 | 69·8 | 57·2 | 63·5 | 133·0 | 54·2 | 68 | 9 | E.S.E. | 51 | |
| 27 | 29·458 | 75·1 | 56·7 | 65·9 | 138·0 | 54·9 | 87 | 6 | N.N.W | ... | |
| 28 | 29·690 | 69·8 | 55·6 | 62·7 | 131·0 | 52·2 | 109 | 8 | N.N.W | Trace | |
| 29 | 29·530 | 68·4 | 59·7 | 64·0 | 134·0 | 58·0 | 233 | 10 | N.E. | 32 | |
| 30 | 29·546 | 67·2 | 56·0 | 61·6 | 111·0 | 55·1 | 114 | 10 | S.E. | 1 | |
| 31 | 29·772 | 67·0 | 57·2 | 62·1 | 143·0 | 56·1 | 205 | 7 | S.E. | ... | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
| * | 29·732 | 65·6 | 53·7 | 59·6 | 123·7 | 50·5 | 256 | 7·4 | ... | 1139 | |
| + | 29·869 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 125·8 | 47·1 | 280 | 5·2 | ... | 324 | |

  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
9 1 2 7 5 1 1 5 ...

NOTE.--A cool, dull, mild, and humid month, with heavy rain. Total bright sunshine 181 hours 49 minutes, 39 per cent. of the possible, and six sunless days. Thunder was heard on the 6th and hail fell on the same day. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 62·9°, and 62° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·2°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·377 in.; and mean relative humidity, 74 per cent, of saturation.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes.
Deg. Deg. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND.
152 AUCKLAND 62·4 68·3 56·4 441 18
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 806 24
W. B. Monro
46 TE AROHA 65·1 75·5 54·7 742 17
C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI 62·6 72·8 52·5 964 19
C. F. Sims.
100 TAURANGA 60·9 70·2 51·7 887 18
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA 60·0 70·1 50·0 751 15
W. E. Penno
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 58·7 65·1 52·3 960 21
G. H. Dolby
250 MOUMAHAKI 60·4 69·5 51·3 890 16
J. G. McFarlane
2080 TAIHAPE 55·3 63·7 47·0 537 17
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH.
J. A. Colquhoun
8 TANGIMOANA 60·1 68·6 51·7 759 15
R. A. Reid
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 57·2 63·7 50·8 740 21
J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER 62·0 69·9 54·1 230 12
Chas. L. Thomas
377 MASTERTON 59·7 70·2 49·3 1328 15
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 59·8 69·4 50·3 1254 15
W. Allan
· 10 WELLINGTON 59·6 65·6 53·7 1139 16

SOUTH ISLAND.

87 BRIGHTWATER 58·3 68·0 48·7 792 17
Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne
34 NELSON 59·8 68·0 51·6 683 16
H. Harrison
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 56·0 64·8 47·2 1100 19
W. G. Morrison
25 CHRISTCHURCH 58·4 66·6 50·3 394 18
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN 58·3 67·2 49·4 335 8
M. J. Scott
1220 KISSELTON 304 11
F. Freeman
349 RAKAIA 59·0 68·8 49·2 431 12
Miss A. Hardy
130 TIMARU 59·0 67·1 50·9 473 16
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE 57·3 64·7 49·8 472 18
F. Akhurst
300 DUNEDIN 56·9 64·0 49·8 465 14
D. Tannock
245 GORE
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA 57·6 64·6 50·6 949 20
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 56·8 66·7 46·9 466 19
L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1924.

The outstanding feature of December was the frequency of the passage of ex-tropical disturbances in and northward of Cook Strait, particularly in the latter half of the month. Dull, mild, and wet conditions resulted, and some very heavy rains occurred over the North Island and the northern and east coast districts of the South. The highest falls were experienced in the Wairarapa--Masterton had a total for the month of 13·28 inches, which is 417 per cent. above the average; Lagoon Hills recorded 17·14 inches; Featherston, 13·41 inches; the Summit, 13·57 inches; Wainuiomata, the main water-supply for the city, had 23·12 inches, and Wellington City 11·39 inches, which is 256 per cent. above the average for the month and the heaviest December fall since 1884. The only parts of the country having a deficit rainfall were Westland and south-west Otago.

Electrical conditions were prevalent in various parts of the country, chiefly about the 5th, 7th, and 22nd.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1924

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1924

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
26 names identified
  • W. B. Monro, Observer at Ruakura Farm
  • 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
  • Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • 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