New Zealand Gazette – 1925 – No. 86

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Dec. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3495

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in and corrected to Lat. 45°. Inches to 1 in. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
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.
1 30·213 69·3 50·5 59·9 126·0 41·0 150 6 N.N.W. 1
2 30·028 62·0 54·3 58·1 132·0 52·9 526 10 N.W. ..
3 30·249 63·0 50·7 56·8 119·0 42·8 198 9 N.W. 3
4 30·019 61·9 56·1 59·0 131·0 54·4 402 9 N.W. 2
5 29·931 62·2 55·1 58·6 124·0 52·2 442 8 N.W. 14
6 29·597 64·4 55·8 60·1 137·0 53·1 435 2 W.N.W 7
7 29·934 63·2 39·9 51·5 131·0 30·0 178 9 S.S.E. ..
8 30·300 59·0 44·0 51·5 124·0 35·3 200 1 N.N.W. ..
9 30·129 60·5 51·3 55·9 122·0 47·9 288 5 N.W. ..
10 30·109 64·9 54·0 59·4 129·0 50·0 332 5 W.N.W 10
11 30·081 66·0 54·9 60·4 131·0 50·1 210 10 N.W. 3
12 29·706 62·4 56·1 59·2 127·0 53·1 583 10 N.W. ..
13 29·580 64·0 52·0 58·0 132·0 47·2 335 2 S.W. 12
14 29·715 64·2 48·2 56·2 131·0 44·3 238 9 N.W. 14
15 29·715 65·1 44·3 54·7 127·0 42·0 362 3 S. ..
16 29·852 56·8 43·1 49·9 124·0 40·3 488 8 S. ..
17 29·920 57·0 44·0 50·5 125·0 35·0 303 8 N. ..
18 30·077 64·0 53·0 58·5 130·0 49·6 186 3 N.W. ..
19 30·005 68·5 55·5 62·0 133·0 50·1 237 4 N. ..
20 29·928 67·7 53·6 60·6 132·0 52·2 220 10 N.N.W ..
21 29·770 64·0 55·2 59·6 130·0 52·5 621 9 N.W. 28
22 29·594 62·8 56·1 59·4 133·0 53·6 451 7 N.N.W 1
23 29·547 62·8 53·5 58·1 131·0 50·0 407 1 N.N.W ..
24 29·809 63·0 53·0 58·0 129·0 48·0 369 2 N.W. 4
25 29·370 65·0 54·4 59·7 133·0 52·2 295 10 N. 9
26 29·531 61·1 50·2 55·6 119·0 44·3 179 1 N.W. 15
27 29·696 62·0 42·1 52·0 128·0 35·9 203 2 N.W. ..
28 29·635 62·6 41·0 51·8 126·0 30·2 159 2 N.W. Trace
29 29·807 63·9 50·0 56·9 134·0 45·0 89 2 N.N.W ..
30 29·856 68·3 55·9 62·1 134·0 55·2 433 8 N.W. 33
* 29·857 63·4 50·9 57·1 128·8 46·3 317·3 5·8 .. 156
† 29·867 63·3 50·4 56·8 121·3 43·9 278 5·4 .. 345

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
9 .. .. .. 3 1 2 15 ..

NOTE.—A windy, warm, and dry month, with precipitation 55 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 219 hours 53 minutes, 51 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Hail fell on the 6th and 26th, and frost was recorded on the grass on two mornings. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 60·2°, and 59·2° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·327 in.; and mean relative humidity 71 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 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).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 NORTH ISLAND. AUCKLAND .. 58·2 64·4 52·0 244 15
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. A. Holmes 56·2 67·4 44·9 336 18
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 59·1 72·3 46·0 357 14
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims 58·2 68·1 48·3 295 15
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 57·8 68·9 46·7 230 11
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 55·2 65·7 44·8 239 9
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 54·9 61·2 48·6 249 21
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 50·1 57·9 42·3 229 17
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 55·5 63·4 47·7 172 16
8 TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid 56·5 65·5 47·5 118 15
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 55·5 61·7 49·4 156 12
5 NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas 58·7 67·8 49·7 28 7
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 55·7 67·2 44·2 142 11
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 56·9 67·6 46·3 153 9
10 WELLINGTON .. 57·1 63·4 50·9 156 15
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kemphorne 55·6 66·7 44·5 100 9
34 NELSON .. H. Harrison 55·7 65·1 46·4 125 10
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison 53·4 64·2 42·6 224 9
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 54·2 63·9 44·5 242 12
42 LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott .. .. .. 219 10
1220 KISSELTON .. A. E. Young 55·1 68·2 42·1 255 10
349 RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 55·3 66·8 43·9 257 7
1000 FAIRLIE .. A. J. Grant 52·6 66·1 39·1 102 6
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 54·7 65·3 44·2 227 10
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 52·9 62·1 43·7 253 12
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 50·1 60·6 39·7 114 14
1000 OPHIR .. A. Don 52·8 63·8 41·9 152 9
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 51·6 59·8 48·5 451 20
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 51·8 57·5 46·2 1433 24
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 50·3 57·5 43·1 402 24
LATE RETURNS.
300 DUNEDIN— October, 1925 .. 52·5 61·2 43·8 222
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1925.

As in the preceding month, weather conditions during November were chiefly affected by westerly disturbances, with lowest pressure southward of New Zealand, and northerly to westerly winds predominated. Southerly changes, however, occurred on several occasions, and, though of brief duration, they were very marked, and were in parts accompanied by hail and sleet, and followed by frosts.

Two disturbances intensified considerably after passing to the eastward, and accounted for severe southerly gales on the 16th and 26th, with cold squally conditions, particularly along the East Coast.

The aggregate rainfall for the month was mostly below the mean of previous years, but above along the east coast of the South Island southward of Kaikoura and in Westland.

On the whole, the weather, though somewhat changeable, was warm, dry, and windy.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1925

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, November 1925

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
28 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
  • 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 Kemphorne, 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
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • A. Don, Observer at Ophir
  • 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