New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 68

Page 2881

✨ Meteorological Observations



Oct. 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2881

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected in Inches to Lat. 41°. 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 29·918 50·6 46·3 48·4 82·0 46·2 414 10 S.E. 27
2 30·224 50·6 42·4 46·5 74·0 40·6 400 10 S.E. 15
3 30·388 49·9 42·1 46·0 87·0 40·2 295 9 S.E. 3
4 30·161 48·9 31·7 40·3 98·0 23·9 76 8 N.N.W. 1
5 29·982 52·0 42·1 47·0 98·0 35·1 211 9 S.S.E. ..
6 30·096 52·2 33·9 43·0 100·0 25·1 176 3 Calm ..
7 30·189 53·0 36·7 44·8 97·0 28·0 87 1 N. ..
8 30·184 54·9 47·2 51·0 103·0 40·0 231 1 N.W. 7
9 30·095 57·0 50·0 53·5 106·0 47·0 302 4 N.W. ..
10 30·164 57·0 39·9 48·4 104·0 32·0 104 10 Calm ..
11 30·011 53·1 42·2 47·6 78·0 38·6 37 10 S. Trace
12 29·819 56·9 49·0 52·9 68·0 48·1 120 10 S.E. 26
13 29·704 55·0 47·5 51·2 67·0 45·7 435 8 S.E. 5
14 29·814 52·1 43·2 47·6 98·0 41·0 418 8 S.E. 21
15 29·311 50·0 35·2 42·6 99·0 28·0 67 10 N. 4
16 29·463 56·1 49·1 52·6 102·0 47·2 452 7 N.W. ..
17 29·640 58·5 50·3 54·4 107·0 46·9 273 10 N.W. 26
18 29·948 56·0 35·8 45·9 99·0 27·6 92 0 Calm ..
19 30·078 55·8 37·9 46·8 102·0 30·6 84 4 N.E. ..
20 30·204 56·3 38·5 47·4 107·0 30·0 57 9 S.S.E. 1
21 30·021 55·8 42·1 48·9 102·0 37·0 176 7 S.E. 6
22 29·851 55·6 47·2 51·4 108·0 45·9 343 8 S.E. 19
23 29·790 52·3 37·2 44·7 94·0 27·2 251 0 Calm Trace
24 29·479 59·2 44·7 51·9 101·0 39·1 252 9 N.W. 10
25 29·606 60·3 53·7 57·0 105·0 52·1 471 10 N.W. 57
26 29·700 56·3 54·0 55·1 79·0 52·2 383 10 N.W. 46
27 29·705 55·1 50·0 52·5 86·0 46·1 283 1 N.W. 15
28 29·992 55·0 44·5 49·7 94·0 41·7 347 3 S.E. ..
29 30·232 51·0 31·9 41·4 99·0 23·0 150 0 N.N.E. ..
30 30·342 54·7 34·8 44·7 101·0 26·0 79 0 Calm ..
31 30·350 57·6 42·0 49·8 104·0 35·1 118 9 N.N.W. ..
* 29·950 54·5 42·7 48·6 95·1 37·7 232 6·4 .. 289
† 29·918 53·1 42·3 47·7 87·5 35·7 203 5·6 .. 559
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
5 | 1 | .. | 9 | 3 | .. | .. | 8 | 5

NOTE.—A dry and mild month, with precipitation 48 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 139 hours 47 minutes, 41 per cent. of the possible, and three sunless days. Fog occurred on the 10th, and frost was recorded on the grass on eleven mornings. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 46·8° and 50° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 42·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·27 in.; and mean relative humidity, 79 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
July, 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).
Ft. Deg Deg. Max. Temp. Deg. Min. Temp. Points.
152 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND 52·2 57·3 47·0 281 17
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Y. Montgomery 48·1 58·5 37·8 383 13
211 MATAMATA.. W. Halligan 46·9 56·8 37·0 402 13
46 TE AROHA .. C. E. Christensen 49·0 59·5 38·5 837 12
340 WAIHI .. C. F. Sims 49·0 58·5 39·5 823 11
100 TAURANGA .. C. J. Butcher 50·2 58·5 42·0 441 11
925 ROTORUA .. W. E. Penno 46·9 55·3 38·6 318 10
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 50·0 56·1 43·9 651 16
2080 TAIHAPE .. A. R. Fannin 42·2 47·5 36·9 347 15
100 PALMERSTON NORTH .. J. A. Colquhoun 47·1 53·8 40·4 502 11
8 TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid 47·1 58·2 36·0 537 9
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 47·9 55·0 40·8 656 14
5 NAPIER .. Chas. L. Thomas 48·9 56·5 41·3 228 12
377 MASTER TON R. Brown 45·9 54·8 37·0 214 17
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 46·3 55·1 37·6 238 15
10 WELLINGTON 48·6 54·5 42·7 289 17
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. H. Harrison 46·0 55·3 36·7 109 8
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. Montgomery 41·0 49·8 32·2 356 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 43·0 51·9 34·0 116 8
42 LINCOLN .. M. J. Scott 43·2 52·6 33·8 89 10
1220 KISSELTON .. A. E. Young 41·1 52·3 29·8 219 8
349 RAKAIA .. Miss A. Hardy .. .. .. 113 5
1000 FAIRLIE .. A. J. Grant 40·3 52·3 28·4 112 4
130 TIMARU .. Caretaker of Domain 43·0 51·1 34·9 115 8
200 WAIMATE .. F. Akhurst 42·7 51·5 33·9 101 7
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPAITA Dr. A. Kidd 38·0 46·4 29·7 10 5
1000 OPHIR .. Rev. A. Don 37·3 46·8 27·8 5 3
300 DUNEDIN .. D. Tannock 44·2 51·0 37·4 124 10
245 GORE .. A. T. Newman .. .. .. 96 13
12 HOKITIKA .. J. A. Chesney 45·4 54·4 36·4 476 13
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 42·9 50·5 35·4 224 15

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JULY, 1926.

During July areas of high-pressure were generally weak, except one ruling in the last three days. The weather, however, on the whole was dry and milder than usual, although, on account of three rather intense storms, some heavy rains occurred on the east coast of the Auckland peninsula and in the Taranaki and Wanganui districts, where the aggregate rainfall was above normal. Elsewhere there was a deficiency, which was most pronounced in the South Island, the whole of which, with the exception of Queenstown, experienced considerably less than the average precipitation.

Of the disturbances, a cyclone, developing to the north-westward on the 10th, attained its greatest intensity on the two following days northward of Kawhia and East Cape, although, owing to its influence, rains were experienced and snow fell on higher levels farther south. This storm was closely followed by a westerly depression, which caused strong northerly and westerly winds and more general rain, heavy falls occurring along the West Coast.

Between the 23rd and 28th another westerly disturbance, having two centres, brought gales and heavy rain, particularly to the Manawatu, Wanganui, and Taranaki districts, and severe floods caused considerable damage in these parts.

Frosts were fairly frequent in the east coast districts, but the month may generally be described as “a good winter month.”

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, July 1926

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

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, July 1926

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations
29 names identified
  • A. Y. Montgomery, Observer at Rua Kura 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
  • 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, Waipaita
  • 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

🎓 Summary for the Month of July, 1926

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Weather, Climate, Summary, July 1926
  • D. C. Bates, Director