New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 75

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✨ Meteorological Observations



Nov. 4.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3149

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in inches to Lat. 45°. And corrected to Sea-Level. Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind. in Miles. Direction of Wind. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
1 29·835 50·8 45·2 48·0 75·0 42·8 351 10 S.E. 1
2 29·824 51·7 44·1 47·9 93·1 41·3 194 10 S.E. 1
3 30·016 51·2 42·0 46·6 92·4 33·5 194 9 S.E. 1
4 30·185 51·0 43·2 47·1 109·2 38·4 220 3 S.E. ..
5 30·128 52·7 31·8 42·2 106·9 23·2 199 0 N. 7
6 29·745 56·8 47·1 51·9 110·8 43·0 79 2 N.N.W. 44
7 29·912 58·9 47·2 53·0 111·0 46·3 179 10 N.W. ..
8 29·841 58·0 39·1 48·5 113·1 32·1 109 1 N.W. ..
9 29·886 62·8 42·6 52·7 113·1 35·2 104 6 N.N.E. ..
10 30·003 65·2 51·1 58·1 116·0 46·2 236 1 N.W. ..
11 29·952 59·4 50·0 54·7 112·1 44·1 383 0 N.W. 17
12 29·689 57·3 52·2 54·7 110·6 50·0 477 9 N.N.W. 23
13 29·654 60·8 48·0 54·4 124·0 42·7 456 2 S.W. ..
14 29·927 64·0 43·0 53·5 120·5 33·1 187 6 N.W. 27
15 29·655 57·1 49·8 53·4 113·8 47·9 516 10 N.W. 1
16 29·377 57·7 45·0 51·3 114·5 38·9 262 7 N.W. 11
17 29·643 52·0 32·9 42·4 95·5 26·1 173 7 S.W. ..
18 29·898 55·0 35·9 45·4 116·9 27·0 139 0 N.W. ..
19 29·595 58·5 50·9 54·7 112·1 47·8 273 2 N.W. 2
20 30·014 62·9 43·8 53·3 116·0 40·0 273 1 S.S.E. 12
21 30·150 56·9 42·2 49·5 112·1 41·1 295 0 N.E. ..
22 30·235 58·1 49·0 53·5 113·2 42·2 216 9 N.W. ..
23 30·313 60·0 48·4 54·2 115·8 39·9 200 1 N.W. ..
24 30·280 64·1 49·2 56·6 116·6 43·1 165 8 N.W. ..
25 30·096 60·0 51·3 55·6 114·7 46·1 320 0 N.W. ..
26 30·188 62·1 49·7 55·9 117·9 43·1 256 8 S. ..
27 30·171 56·8 39·1 47·9 114·4 29·0 134 9 N.W. ..
28 30·160 57·1 51·7 54·4 99·0 50·0 261 10 N.W. Trace
29 30·106 57·6 53·8 55·7 89·1 50·2 398 10 N.W. 15
30 29·906 61·5 54·8 58·1 109·3 53·7 352 10 N.W. 32
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29·946 57·9 45·8 51·8 109·3 40·6 253·4 5·4 .. 194
† 29·937 57·4 45·7 51·5 106·0 39·3 248 5·5 .. 402
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
4 1 .. 4 2 2 .. 17 ..

NOTE.--A dry month with precipitation 52 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 176 hours, 50 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Thunder was heard on the 14th, hail fell on the 16th and 20th, and frost was recorded on the grass on four mornings. Snow fell on the afternoon of the 16th, covering the surrounding hills. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft., was 50·3°, and 51·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 42·7°; mean elastic force of vapour 0·274 in.; and mean relative humidity, 72 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

September, 1926.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg Deg Deg Points
152 AUCKLAND 54·0 59·4 48·5 287 16
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Y. Montgomery 52·0 63·0 41·1 326 14
211 MATAMATA... W. Halligan 51·3 61·3 41·4 371 12
46 TE AROHA... C. E. Christensen 54·3 61·9 46·8 218 14
340 WAIHI... C. F. Sims 53·5 61·2 45·8 537 18
100 TAURANGA... C. J. Butcher 54·1 63·4 44·8 309 11
925 ROTORUA... W. E. Penno 50·1 58·5 41·7 265 14
60 NEW PLYMOUTH... G. H. Dolby 51·4 57·5 45·3 282 17
2080 TAIHAPE... A. R. Fannin 45·3 52·1 38·6 223 14
100 PALMERSTON NORTH... J. A. Colquhoun 50·8 57·2 44·4 231 10
8 TANIMOANA... T. E. Stringer 51·2 60·1 42·4 268 11
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 51·0 57·3 44·6 253 13
5 NAPIER... Chas. L. Thomas 53·0 61·5 44·5 78 9
377 MASTERTON... R. Brown 50·4 60·2 40·7 205 13
186 GREYTOWN... W. Allan 51·0 60·5 41·5 295 10
10 WELLINGTON... 51·8 57·9 45·8 194 14
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON... H. Harrison 50·1 59·2 41·1 243 9
1220 HANMER SPRINGS... W. Montgomery 46·3 56·7 35·9 218 11
25 CHRISTCHURCH... H. F. Skey 49·2 59·1 39·2 63 9
42 LINCOLN... M. J. Scott 48·5 60·4 36·6 90 6
1220 KISSELTON... A. E. Young 50·3 62·8 37·8 237 10
349 RAKAIA... Miss A. Hardy 50·3 61·3 39·3 123 8
1000 FAIRLIE... A. J. Grant .. .. .. .. ..
130 TIMARU... Caretaker of Domain 49·7 59·6 39·9 102 9
200 WAIMATE... F. Akhurst 48·9 58·2 39·6 209 10
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPITATA Dr. A. Kidd 45·5 54·9 36·1 139 15
1000 OPHIR... Rev. A. Don 47·2 57·8 36·5 106 8
300 DUNEDIN... D. Tannock 49·4 57·6 41·2 338 17
245 GORE... A. T. Newman 47·0 56·9 37·1 420 17
12 HOKITIKA... J. A. Chesney 48·2 55·1 41·4 875 21
12 INVERCARGILL... L. Lennie 47·9 55·9 40·0 533 19

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 1926.

Meteorological conditions during September were remarkably variable, and presented features appropriate to all the seasons.

The first week was showery, and the week 22nd to 29th, while an extensive anticyclone dominated, was fine and warm generally. The remainder of the month was subject to numerous westerly disturbances, the most intense prevailing on the 15th and 16th. On the 16th a severe snowstorm was experienced, and, although the fall was not particularly heavy, it was fairly general over the Dominion southward of Raglan and Tauranga. Strong west to south-west gales were recorded at this time with stormy and wintry conditions.

The changeable weather during the first three weeks greatly retarded agricultural operations, but the mildness of the latter part of the month hastened vegetable growth, and on the last day general beneficial rains occurred.

Frosts were rather frequent, particularly along the East Coast, but they were not generally severe.

The aggregate rainfall was below normal over most of the North Island and in the northern and east coast districts of the South, while in South Westland and Otago it was considerably above.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, September 1926

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, September 1926

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
29 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
  • T. E. Stringer, Observer at Tanimoana
  • 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, Waipitata
  • 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