New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 84

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✨ Meteorological Observations



3366 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 84

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date Barometer reduced to sea-level and corrected to 32° Fahr. Max. Temp. in Shade Min. Temp. in Shade Mean Temp. in Shade Solar Radiation Terrestrial Radiation Velocity of Wind, in Miles, in 24 Hours Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10 Direction of Wind Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 inch).
1 29.346 65.1 48.1 56.6 129.0 38.9 85 5 N.N.W. 42
2 29.382 61.1 50.0 56.0 117.0 47.0 411 6 N.W. 19
3 29.397 57.1 47.0 52.0 123.0 43.1 372 10 N.W. 22
4 29.599 54.1 45.3 49.7 113.0 42.3 260 10 Calm 4
5 29.777 58.0 48.0 53.0 109.0 40.0 161 8 S.S.E. 16
6 29.869 55.4 47.2 51.3 125.0 44.9 258 10 S.S.E. 5
7 30.038 55.8 46.1 50.9 115.0 41.8 226 1 S.E. ..
8 29.892 56.0 35.5 45.7 119.0 25.1 124 6 E.S.E. 20
9 29.566 59.7 49.2 54.4 126.0 46.2 217 7 N.W. ..
10 29.679 59.2 45.4 52.3 124.0 33.9 233 1 N.W. 10
11 29.623 62.1 52.0 57.0 121.0 47.9 431 8 N.W. ..
12 29.884 61.1 50.8 55.9 124.0 43.8 259 7 N.W. trace.
13 29.865 62.0 55.1 58.5 123.0 53.8 375 10 N.W. 16
14 29.792 61.0 55.3 58.1 98.0 54.2 575 10 N.W. 154
15 30.024 60.4 52.8 56.6 109.0 50.7 313 10 E.N.E. 162
16 30.051 63.0 52.2 57.6 81.0 52.0 258 10 N.W. 6
17 29.973 67.2 54.3 60.7 123.0 48.9 84 10 N.E. 1
18 29.892 64.1 54.0 59.0 128.0 52.1 322 8 N.W. 1
19 30.148 60.7 50.8 55.7 113.0 41.5 400 2 S.E. ..
20 30.259 65.9 49.0 57.4 126.0 43.9 152 0 N.W. ..
21 30.205 67.2 48.0 57.6 122.0 38.5 115 1 N.W. ..
22 30.055 68.0 57.1 62.5 133.0 50.8 153 6 N.E. 53
23 29.714 72.7 58.3 65.5 131.0 56.3 169 10 N.W. 27
24 29.623 60.6 53.2 56.9 96.0 51.1 432 10 S.E. 2
25 30.102 56.8 48.0 52.4 121.0 44.2 364 8 S.E. ..
26 30.087 58.0 43.1 50.5 124.0 34.9 149 10 S. 5
27 30.354 58.9 43.1 51.0 127.0 40.0 511 8 S.E. trace.
28 30.423 53.9 45.7 49.8 117.0 41.2 346 1 S.E. ..
29 30.498 56.9 35.2 46.0 119.0 24.2 116 0 N.E. ..
30 30.440 65.1 45.0 55.0 122.0 33.3 125 6 N.W. ..
31 30.353 62.8 50.1 56.4 127.0 39.5 195 0 N.N.E. ..
* 29.933 61.0 48.9 54.9 119.4 43.4 264.2 6.4 .. 565
† 29.895 60.3 48.3 54.3 114.8 42.1 285.5 5.4 .. 413

* Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
2 3 2 6 3 .. .. 14 1

NOTE.—A good spring month, with precipitation 37 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 186 hours 59 minutes, 46 per cent. of the possible, and four sunless days. Thunder was heard on the 3rd and 15th, hail fell on the 3rd, and frost was recorded on the grass on two mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 55.7° and 55.5° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 46.9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.322 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

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

Altitude above sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Shade. Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (0.1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 AUCKLAND 57.2 62.7 51.6 203 19
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (G. A. Holmes) 55.7 66.2 45.3 293 17
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 58.6 68.2 49.0 521 18
340 WAIHI (C. F. Sims) 56.9 66.2 47.7 536 16
100 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 56.5 64.8 48.2 393 19
925 ROTORUA (W. E. Penno) 54.6 62.9 46.4 666 21
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 55.2 61.6 48.9 439 20
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 49.9 57.4 42.5 257 13
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 55.5 63.8 47.2 159 15
8 TANGIMOANA (R. A. Reid) 54.5 64.0 44.9 132 17
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. E. Sharp) 54.3 62.8 45.8 199 13
5 NAPIER (Chas. L. Thomas) 57.7 64.9 50.6 117 10
377 MASTERTON (R. Brown) 54.4 63.8 45.0 169 19
186 GREYTOWN (W. Allan) 51.7 62.5 41.0 367 13
10 WELLINGTON 54.9 61.0 48.9 565 18
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER (Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne) 52.4 61.7 43.2 540 17
34 NELSON (H. Harrison) 53.7 61.5 46.0 661 17
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (W. G. Morrison) 51.0 61.3 40.8 250 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 53.4 62.1 44.7 167 7
42 LINCOLN (M. J. Scott) 54.1 63.9 44.4 167 9
1220 KISSELTON (A. E. Young) 58.7 69.7 47.8 191 8
349 RAKAIA (Miss A. Hardy) 52.7 63.1 42.4 321 10
1000 FAIRLIE (A. J. Grant) 50.8 64.2 37.4 395 12
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 52.4 61.9 43.0 91 11
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 51.0 60.8 41.2 118 8
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA (Dr. A. Kidd) 48.9 58.9 38.9 206 11
1000 OPHIR (A. Don) 50.5 61.2 39.8 243 11
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) .. .. .. 222 13
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) 51.1 62.7 39.5 232 11
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 51.4 58.7 44.2 1056 16
12 INVERCARGILL (P. W. Thomas) 51.0 59.9 42.1 324 14

LATE RETURNS.

Altitude Station Mean Air Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Total Rain Days Rain
1220 KISSELTON—September, 1925 49.7 56.9 42.6 867 17
245 GORE—JUNE, 1925 37.0 46.0 28.1 150 14

ERRATUM.

Altitude Station Mean Air Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Total Rain Days Rain
300 DUNEDIN—February, 1925 56.8 64.1 49.5 222 13

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1925.

October's weather was an improvement on that experienced in the preceding spring and winter months, less wind and more continued warmth being favourable to vegetable growth and stock.

Although westerly disturbances predominated, only one, which passed in the South between the 13th and 15th, was of marked intensity, causing strong northerly to westerly winds and considerable rain, especially in the South and about Cook Strait.

Anticyclonic conditions ruled during the last week, when fine sunny days and cold nights were experienced generally.

The total month's rainfall was below the average in all districts, except Nelson and parts of Otago in the South Island, and about the Bay of Islands in the North.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, October 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, October 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
29 names identified
  • G. A. Holmes, 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
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • R. A. Reid, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at 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 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

🏗️ Late Returns for Climatological Data

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Late Returns, Kisselton, Gore

🏗️ Errata for Climatological Data

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Errata, Dunedin

🏗️ Summary of Weather for October 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather Summary, October 1925
  • D. C. Bates, Director