New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 78

Page 3145

✨ Meteorological Observations



Nov. 5.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3145

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of September, 1925. 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 to Lat. 45°. 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 29·951 Fah. 51·9 Fah. 39·0 Fah. 45·4 Fah. 111·0 Fah. 27·2 124 5 S.E. 4
2 29·654 52·0 32·2 42·1 111·0 22·4 184 8 N.W. ..
3 29·503 57·1 39·1 48·1 112·0 28·1 155 3 S.E. ..
4 29·496 57·5 40·0 48·7 109·0 29·2 216 7 N.W. 15
5 29·223 56·2 45·2 50·7 116·0 40·1 396 6 N.W. 19
6 29·731 53·7 41·8 47·7 107·0 33·0 219 1 N.W. 2
7 29·727 53·1 47·1 50·1 106·0 41·8 268 6 N.W. 1
8 29·531 56·0 48·5 52·2 109·0 43·1 357 10 N.W. 70
9 29·732 52·9 41·8 47·3 99·0 34·2 240 6 S.E. trace.
10 29·994 54·1 39·9 47·0 110·0 31·8 200 6 S.E. 1
11 29·830 53·4 44·1 48·7 114·0 36·0 164 10 N.W. 75
12 30·105 56·2 46·4 51·3 109·0 45·0 197 10 Calm 1
13 30·123 55·8 41·2 48·5 97·0 30·1 10 2 Calm 12
14 29·944 64·8 47·9 56·3 113·0 37·0 41 4 N.E. 21
15 29·887 62·2 49·3 55·7 121·0 44·4 159 7 N.W. 1
16 29·823 57·6 50·5 54·0 120·0 45·0 348 9 N.W. trace.
17 29·769 57·6 50·8 54·2 118·0 45·1 353 10 N.W. 28
18 29·616 56·8 50·8 53·8 108·0 45·9 437 4 N.W. 37
19 29·202 57·9 47·8 52·8 120·0 45·3 445 4 N.W. 23
20 28·939 57·5 45·7 51·6 116·0 41·1 360 4 N.W. ..
21 29·464 57·1 38·1 47·6 117·0 29·2 98 0 N.W. ..
22 29·455 59·2 52·1 55·6 113·0 49·0 330 3 N.W. 3
23 29·193 61·1 54·7 57·9 125·0 51·9 657 10 N.W. 5
24 29·509 61·8 46·8 54·3 119·0 42·8 299 1 N.W. ..
25 29·384 59·1 49·2 54·1 114·0 45·8 351 7 N.W. ..
26 29·216 58·9 47·7 53·3 116·0 43·5 285 8 N.W. 3
27 29·642 58·7 35·0 46·8 126·0 35·9 113 1 N.N.W ..
28 29·820 59·9 36·4 48·1 121·0 27·0 80 7 N.N.W ..
29 29·996 57·3 45·0 51·1 122·0 36·5 135 9 N.E. ..
30 29·865 61·0 42·8 51·9 122·0 33·3 109 7 N.N.W 11
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29·644 57·3 44·6 50·9 114·0 38·0 244·3 5·8 .. 332
† 29·937 57·4 45·7 51·5 106·0 39·3 248 5·5 .. 403
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
3 | 2 | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 19 | 2

NOTE.—The weather during the month was showery and cool, yet sunny. Total bright sunshine, 193 hours 57 minutes, 55 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Thunder was heard on the 4th, hail fell on the 8th, and frost was recorded on the grass on eight mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 49·6°, and 50·8° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 41·5; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·262 in.; and mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
September, 1925.

Altitude above Sea-level. Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Extremes. Mean Max. Temp. Deg. Mean Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
152 NORTH ISLAND. 53·5 59·0 47·9 460 25
131 AUCKLAND .. .. .. .. ..
46 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 50·3 60·3 40·4 508 23
G. A. Holmes .. .. .. .. ..
340 TE AROHA 52·8 61·6 44·1 435 19
C. E. Christensen .. .. .. .. ..
100 WAIHI 51·8 60·2 43·4 738 24
C. F. Sims .. .. .. .. ..
100 TAURANGA 52·0 60·5 43·5 387 20
C. J. Butcher .. .. .. .. ..
925 ROTORUA 48·9 56·7 41·1 620 21
W. E. Penno .. .. .. .. ..
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 50·5 56·6 44·4 866 27
G. H. Dolby .. .. .. .. ..
2080 TAIHAPE 43·5 49·3 37·7 474 21
A. R. Fannin .. .. .. .. ..
100 PALMERSTON NORTH 49·7 56·4 43·0 452 19
J. A. Colquhoun .. .. .. .. ..
8 TANGIMOANA 50·0 58·4 41·5 411 23
R. A. Reid .. .. .. .. ..
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 49·5 56·5 42·6 482 20
J. E. Sharp .. .. .. .. ..
5 NAPIER 52·6 60·8 44·4 34 6
Chas. L. Thomas .. .. .. .. ..
377 MASTERON 48·7 57·7 39·7 428 17
R. Brown .. .. .. .. ..
186 GREYTOWN 49·7 58·5 41·0 467 16
W. Allan .. .. .. .. ..
10 WELLINGTON 50·9 57·3 44·6 332 19
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER 46·7 56·2 37·3 546 18
Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne .. .. .. .. ..
34 NELSON 48·1 57·0 39·3 360 20
H. Harrison .. .. .. .. ..
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 43·7 51·8 35·6 698 15
W. G. Morrison .. .. .. .. ..
25 CHRISTCHURCH 46·6 55·3 38·0 308 13
H. F. Skey .. .. .. .. ..
42 LINCOLN 50·9 59·0 42·8 192 9
M. J. Scott .. .. .. .. ..
1220 KISSELTON .. .. .. .. ..
A. E. Young .. .. .. .. ..
349 RAKAIA 46·0 55·4 36·6 292 11
Miss A. Hardy .. .. .. .. ..
1000 FAIRLIE 42·7 53·6 31·9 467 10
A. J. Grant .. .. .. .. ..
130 TIMARU 46·6 54·7 38·4 209 11
Caretaker of Domain .. .. .. .. ..
200 WAIMATE 45·5 54·0 37·0 248 11
F. Akhurst .. .. .. .. ..
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 41·0 49·1 32·9 113 12
Dr. A. Kidd .. .. .. .. ..
1000 OPHIR 42·9 52·0 33·8 79 8
A. Don .. .. .. .. ..
300 DUNEDIN 45·8 52·7 39·0 324 22
D. Tannock .. .. .. .. ..
245 GORE .. .. .. .. ..
A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA 46·9 53·8 40·0 1401 27
J. A. Chesney .. .. .. .. ..
12 INVERCARGILL 45·0 53·2 36·8 726 25
P. W. Thomas .. .. .. .. ..

ERRATUM.

1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA February, 1925 | .. | 55·2 | 65·5 | 45·0 | 131 | 11

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1925.

The weather during September was, on the whole, unsettled, bleak, and squally. Westerly disturbances predominated, and were usually of considerable extent and intensity. Rainfall was therefore above the average in districts having a westerly aspect, and deficient at most places on the east coast of both Islands.

Stormy weather prevailed generally between the 3rd and 8th, and during this period some heavy snowfalls were experienced in the South Island. Conditions were also severe from the 19th to the 27th, very heavy rains accounting for flooded rivers in Westland about this time.

The month was an extremely unfavourable one for agricultural and pastoral pursuits, and vegetable growth was very backward on account of the cold and lack of sunshine.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, September 1925

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, September 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
29 names identified
  • G. A. Holmes, Observer at Ruakura 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
  • 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
  • A. J. Grant, Observer at Fairlie
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
  • A. Don, Observer at Ophir
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • P. W. Thomas, Observer at Invercargill

  • D. C. Bates, Director