New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 45

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JULY 1.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1855

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1926. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date.	Barometer reduced in and corrected in Inches to Lat. 48°.	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.
		Fah.	Fah.	Fah.	Fah.	Fah.
1	29·767	66·8	52·6	59·7	110·0	51·0	216	9	N.W.	..
2	29·901	60·8	42·4	51·6	117·0	34·0	154	0	N.N.W.	..
3	30·184	64·0	47·0	55·5	114·0	38·2	177	2	N.W.	..
4	30·096	62·4	54·1	58·2	116·0	49·0	331	1	N.N.W.	..
5	30·202	66·4	44·5	55·4	118·0	34·6	155	4	N.	..
6	30·382	64·2	46·1	55·1	120·0	36·1	122	1	N.E.	..
7	30·397	63·5	42·9	53·2	113·0	32·1	70	8	N.E.	..
8	30·400	64·3	44·0	54·1	120·0	32·2	51	7	N.N.W.	..
9	30·392	61·7	53·1	57·4	112·0	50·2	225	10	N.W.	..
10	30·321	62·0	56·0	59·0	122·0	52·5	345	9	N.W.	..
11	30·393	65·2	59·1	62·1	125·0	56·1	361	10	N.N.W.	10
12	30·341	65·0	58·8	61·9	127·0	57·9	357	10	N.N.W.	1
13	30·313	63·8	59·2	61·5	112·0	58·3	399	8	N.W.	2
14	30·425	66·2	59·8	63·0	134·0	58·4	284	10	N.N.W.	..
15	30·360	65·9	56·5	61·2	108·0	50·5	143	7	N.N.W.	..
16	30·293	69·1	56·0	62·5	122·0	45·9	148	3	N.W.	..
17	30·412	67·6	59·0	63·3	117·0	53·4	216	2	N.N.W.	..
18	30·490	69·0	51·2	60·8	118·0	40·2	93	3	N.N.E.	..
19	30·507	71·0	50·7	60·8	121·0	39·1	82	2	N.E.	..
20	30·462	65·0	49·9	57·4	112·0	44·0	70	9	N.E.	..
21	30·264	64·5	53·7	59·1	117·0	51·8	205	8	N.N.E.	..
22	29·947	64·8	57·0	60·9	124·0	55·7	391	7	N.W.	9
23	29·965	66·1	59·8	62·9	122·0	58·2	343	10	N.N.W.	84
24	29·898	62·1	56·0	59·0	91·0	56·0	87	10	S.E.	Trace
25	30·103	58·9	52·7	55·8	81·0	49·0	84	10	N.N.E.	..
26	29·738	62·9	56·1	59·5	110·0	54·2	276	10	N.N.W.	22
27	29·567	64·1	57·9	61·0	117·0	53·9	482	3	N.W.	..
28	29·536	65·1	58·1	61·6	114·0	50·9	292	10	N.W.	..
29	29·360	65·0	56·9	60·9	119·0	52·1	263	10	N.W.	..
30	29·209	67·1	57·0	62·0	109·0	50·0	258	1	N.W.	18
31	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
*	30·121	64·8	53·6	59·2	115·4	48·2	223	6·5	..	146
†	30·043	62·7	51·2	56·9	107·1	44·2	234	5·5	..	384

Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
14 | 4 | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | 11 | ..

NOTE.—A dry and sunny month, with moderate northerly and north-westerly winds prevailing. Precipitation was 62 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 161 hours 45 minutes, 49 per cent. of the possible, and four sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 59°, and 60° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 51·6°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·382 in.; and mean relative humidity, 76 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
April, 1926.

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 ..	62·0	66·9	57·2	156	11
131	RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. A. Holmes	58·1	70·7	45·4	172	8
211	MATAMATA.. W. Halligan	58·0	68·6	47·5	166	7
46	TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen	61·7	71·0	52·5	194	11
340	WAIHI .. C. F. Sims	58·8	68·7	49·0	174	11
100	TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher	6	69·5	52·2	139	10
925	ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno	57·3	65·5	49·2	284	7
60	NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby	57·7	64·4	50·9	293	12
2080	TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin	54·1	62·0	46·2	235	8
100	PALMERSTON NORTH.. J. A. Colquhoun	58·3	67·8	48·9	235	9
8	TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid	58·4	69·1	47·7	167	9
119	CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp	58·0	65·3	50·7	239	14
5	NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas	60·5	68·9	52·1	34	5
377	MASTER TON R. Brown	58·0	69·8	46·3	152	6
186	GREYTOWN W. Allan	58·2	69·5	46·9	215	4
10	WELLINGTON ..	59·2	64·8	53·6	146	7
	SOUTH ISLAND.
87	BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne	56·8	65·1	48·5	123	8
34	NELSON .. H. Harrison	57·3	65·1	49·5	159	9
1220	HANMER SPRINGS W. Montgomery	55·8	66·1	45·6	32	4
25	CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey	55·8	64·2	47·4	79	10
42	LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott	57·0	66·9	47·2	59	5
1220	KISSELTON .. A. E. Young	55·9	67·6	44·3	62	6
349	RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy	58·3	68·1	48·6	84	6
1000	FAIRLIE .. A. J. Grant	54·1	66·2	42·1	75	5
130	TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain	56·3	64·7	47·9	101	9
200	WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst	55·5	64·8	46·4	77	9
1550	SANATORIUM, WAIPiATA Dr. A. Kidd	53·6	63·9	43·4	113	9
1000	OPHIR .. A. Don	54·0	64·6	43·5	104	5
300	DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock	55·7	64·0	47·5	125	14
245	GORE .. A. T. Newman	54·0	62·8	45·2	165	15
12	HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney	55·5	61·0	50·1	1006	20
12	INVERCARGILL L. Lennie	54·5	61·8	47·2	373	20

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1926.

During the first three weeks of April the weather was fair, calm, and mild generally under anticyclonic conditions, though there were evidences of three areas of low-pressure passing to the south of New Zealand on the 3rd, 11th, and 16th respectively, and rain fell about these days in the West Coast districts of the South Island.

On the 22nd barometric pressure decreased for the advent of an extensive westerly depression, which caused strong westerly winds and unsettled weather, with occasional rain, until the close of the month.

The total rainfall was below the average in all parts except Westland, the greatest deficiency again being experienced on the east coast of the North Island.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1926

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1926

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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30 names identified

G. A. Holmes, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
W. Halligan, Observer at Matamata
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. Montgomery, 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, 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

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D. C. Bates, Director

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