New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 54

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
No. 54

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 45°. 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 30·543 52·0 46·1 49·0 94·0 41·9 136 7 N.E. 17
2 30·348 52·5 44·0 48·2 79·0 35·0 144 9 S.E. ..
3 30·036 56·2 39·3 47·7 106·0 28·6 50 8 N. ..
4 29·679 54·7 39·9 47·3 97·0 28·9 65 4 Calm 17
5 29·930 56·0 36·2 46·1 101·0 27·0 70 10 S.E. 15
6 30·216 49·4 41·0 45·2 73·0 35·0 216 2 Calm ..
7 30·277 54·0 34·7 44·3 102·0 25·2 41 3 N.E. ..
8 30·405 56·7 34·3 45·5 102·0 25·2 26 1 N.E. Trace
9 30·414 56·3 41·6 48·9 103·0 33·2 153 10 N.N.W. ..
10 30·280 55·2 48·9 52·0 103·0 46·1 249 7 N.W. ..
11 29·871 58·1 53·0 55·5 94·0 50·4 277 10 N.W. 14
12 29·909 58·1 41·0 49·5 79·0 31·2 178 8 N.W. 87
13 29·224 56·0 49·9 52·9 90·0 48·7 524 10 N. 17
14 29·452 58·7 44·2 51·4 104·0 37·9 196 8 N.W. 13
15 29·515 57·0 44·1 50·5 81·0 42·1 321 9 S.E.E. 3
16 30·231 50·1 34·3 42·2 92·0 25·6 319 0 N.N.E. ..
17 30·340 53·8 35·0 44·4 104·0 27·1 100 0 N.E. ..
18 30·380 56·6 38·3 47·4 112·0 30·1 147 4 Calm ..
19 30·315 57·1 40·0 48·5 99·0 31·4 111 7 N. Trace
20 30·545 58·2 35·7 46·9 101·0 27·1 47 0 Calm ..
21 30·481 56·1 43·9 50·0 101·0 35·0 89 9 N.W. ..
22 30·480 55·3 38·2 47·6 101 0 29·1 122 1 Calm ..
23 30·552 55·0 37·9 46·4 87·0 29·5 27 0 N.W. ..
24 30·479 55·6 48·0 51·8 107·0 44·2 163 4 N. ..
25 30·368 56·0 38·2 47·1 102·0 29·9 114 0 N.E. ..
26 30·311 56·1 37·0 46·5 97·0 29·2 36 7 N.N.E. 1
27 30·027 54·7 47·9 51·3 80·0 45·4 178 10 Calm 59
28 29·693 57·8 51·9 54·8 74·0 51·2 114 9 N.W. Trace
29 29·509 60·1 53·8 56·9 105·0 50·0 227 8 N.W. 9
30 29·522 57·6 46·8 52·2 101·0 45·4 254 10 S.E. 34
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 30·111 55·7 42·2 48·9 95·7 35·5 157 5·8 .. 286
† 29·949 54·7 44·3 49·5 87·1 37·7 208 5·7 .. 490
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 | 5 | .. | 3 | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | 6

NOTE.—A cool and fair month with precipitation 42 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 128 hours 22 minutes, 46 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Frost was recorded on the grass on fifteen mornings. Earth temperature at 1 ft. was 46·9°, and 51·1° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point 43°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·277 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 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 (1 Point or more).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg Deg. Deg. Points.
152 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND .. 52·3 57·8 46·9 542 15
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Y. Montgomery 41·4 59·5 35·4 359 14
211 MATAMATA .. W. Halligan 46·8 56·6 37·0 374 12
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 49·7 59·8 39·7 235 11
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims 47·2 58·3 36·1 720 18
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 49·2 58·8 39·7 358 10
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 45·8 55·9 35·7 342 10
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 48·9 56·5 41·4 308 15
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 42·9 49·3 36·6 157 10
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 47·1 55·9 38·4 220 7
8 TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid 47·6 60·0 35·2 174 7
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 47·2 55·5 39·0 330 13
5 NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas 47·3 56·8 37·8 94 12
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 45·1 56·3 33·9 146 13
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 45·1 55·6 34·6 187 10
10 WELLINGTON .. 48·9 55·7 42·2 286 12
SOUTH ISLAND.
87 BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne 45·1 56·2 34·0 218 10
34 NELSON .. H. Harrison 45·4 55·5 35·3 196 7
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. Montgomery 40·3 51·5 29·1 420 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 42·8 52·9 32·7 90 10
42 LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott 43·6 53·1 34·1 130 15
1220 KISSELTON .. A. E. Young 43·3 57·9 28·7 244 8
349 RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy 44·2 55·7 32·8 158 8
1000 FAIRLIE .. A. J. Grant 40·5 53·9 27·2 67 3
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·1 52·5 33·7 110 7
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 43·4 53·7 33·2 121 10
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 39·2 48·1 30·4 72 11
1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 36·2 44·8 27·7 56 9
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 45·9 52·8 39·1 283 14
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman 42·4 50·2 34·7 208 14
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 45·1 53·5 36·7 744 12
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 44·9 51·5 38·4 323 17

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1926.

With the exception of the North Auckland District and a few high-level stations in the South Island, precipitation in June was below normal over the Dominion, the greatest deficiencies occurring in Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury.

Anticyclonic conditions prevailed between the 5th and 9th and the 16th and 26th, when fine dry weather was mainly experienced, bright days and cold nights, with frequent ground frosts.

The unsettled periods were associated with the passages of two ex-tropical disturbances and an intense westerly depression. Of the former, the centre of the first passing to the northward of New Zealand on the 3rd, brought heavy rain to the northern districts, while the second, moving over the Dominion between the 27th and 30th, had a more general effect, and much dull misty and wet weather prevailed.

The westerly disturbance which ruled between the 11th and 16th was responsible for strong north-west to south-west winds and squally conditions, particularly in and southward of Cook Strait, with heavy rain on the West Coast. Some snow fell at this time in the high country of the South Island and the southern part of the North Island. Otago and Southland, however, escaped storm effects, and the weather in these districts was, as frequently occurs there in winter, remarkable for its mildness.

The range of temperature over the Dominion was rather larger than usual, and vegetable growth was nearly everywhere sufficient for stock requirements.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, June 1926

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, June 1926

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
28 names identified
  • A. Y. Montgomery, 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
  • Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waiipata
  • Rev. 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