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FEB. 11.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 403
Government Meteorological Observatory.
METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of December, 1925. Observations taken 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.
| Date | Barometer reduced in inches to Lat. 45°. | From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 Inch). | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max. Temp. in Shade. | Min. Temp. in Shade. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Solar Radiation. | Terrestrial Radiation. | |
| Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | |
| 1 | 29·799 | 64·0 | 52·0 | 58·0 | 134·0 |
| 2 | 29·818 | 65·8 | 54·2 | 60·0 | 124·0 |
| 3 | 30·019 | 66·0 | 54·1 | 60·0 | 144·0 |
| 4 | 29·658 | 64·7 | 57·2 | 60·9 | 131·0 |
| 5 | 29·772 | 65·2 | 49·3 | 57·2 | 136·0 |
| 6 | 29·791 | 63·5 | 52·1 | 57·8 | 128·0 |
| 7 | 29·790 | 68·0 | 55·8 | 61·9 | 128·0 |
| 8 | 29·877 | 66·6 | 57·1 | 61·8 | 136·0 |
| 9 | 29·979 | 66·4 | 53·0 | 59·7 | 137·0 |
| 10 | 29·928 | 67·1 | 57·1 | 62·1 | 143·0 |
| 11 | 29·656 | 65·9 | 59·2 | 62·5 | 132·0 |
| 12 | 29·626 | 67·9 | 54·3 | 61·1 | 135·0 |
| 13 | 29·899 | 62·0 | 48·3 | 55·1 | 127·0 |
| 14 | 29·889 | 65·0 | 53·9 | 59·4 | 124·0 |
| 15 | 30·008 | 66·5 | 50·2 | 58·3 | 132·0 |
| 16 | 29·911 | 66·0 | 55·6 | 60·8 | 131·0 |
| 17 | 29·787 | 68·1 | 57·2 | 62·6 | 136·0 |
| 18 | 29·930 | 64·2 | 52·3 | 58·2 | 116·0 |
| 19 | 29·958 | 62·9 | 49·1 | 56·0 | 129·0 |
| 20 | 29·819 | 62·4 | 55·5 | 58·9 | 123·0 |
| 21 | 29·814 | 68·0 | 55·7 | 61·8 | 131·0 |
| 22 | 29·866 | 71·1 | 48·2 | 59·6 | 129·0 |
| 23 | 29·786 | 68·0 | 49·3 | 58·6 | 132·0 |
| 24 | 29·633 | 68·1 | 55·0 | 61·5 | 132·0 |
| 25 | 29·867 | 71·0 | 56·3 | 63·6 | 134·0 |
| 26 | 29·769 | 66·7 | 55·6 | 61·1 | 134·0 |
| 27 | 29·875 | 67·0 | 58·1 | 62·5 | 135·0 |
| 28 | 29·886 | 70·3 | 59·0 | 64·6 | 131·0 |
| 29 | 29·943 | 67·9 | 58·0 | 62·9 | 131·0 |
| 30 | 29·978 | 68·0 | 59·2 | 63·6 | 140·0 |
| 31 | 30·003 | 69·3 | 54·0 | 61·6 | 138·0 |
| * | 29·849 | 66·6 | 54·4 | 60·5 | 132·0 |
| + | 29·869 | 66·9 | 53·8 | 60·3 | 125·8 |
- Means, &c. † Means previous years.
DIRECTION OF WIND.
N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | … | … | 22 | …
NOTE.—A dry and breezy month, with precipitation 36 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine 226 hours 6 minutes, 48 per cent. of the possible, and no sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1ft. was 64·8°; and 62·8° at 3 ft. The average daily velocity of the wind was 339·4 miles, and the maximum of 638 miles was recorded on the 4th. Mean dew-point, 50·7°; mean elastic force of vapour 0·370 in.; and mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.
CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE. MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS. December, 1925.
| Altitude above Sea-level. | Name of Station and Observer. | Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. | Extremes. | Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). | Days with Rain (1 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ft. | Deg. | Deg. | Mean Max. Temp. | Mean Min. Temp. | |
| NORTH ISLAND. | AUCKLAND | 63·0 | 69·0 | 57·0 | |
| 152 | |||||
| 131 | RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST G. A. Holmes | 61·9 | 73·5 | 50·3 | |
| 46 | TE AROHA C. E. Christensen | 64·2 | 77·5 | 51·0 | |
| 340 | WAHIHI C. F. Sims | 64·4 | 74·4 | 54·5 | |
| 100 | TAURANGA C. J. Butcher | 63·7 | 74·0 | 53·4 | |
| 925 | ROTORUA W. E. Penno | 62·2 | 72·7 | 51·7 | |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby | 58·7 | 64·6 | 52·8 | |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin | 56·3 | 65·4 | 47·3 | |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun | 61·1 | 69·7 | 52·5 | |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA R. A. Reid | 61·3 | 69·9 | 52·7 | |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp | 59·5 | 64·9 | 54·1 | |
| 5 | NAPIER Chas. L. Thomas | 65·0 | 74·1 | 56·0 | |
| 377 | MASTERTON R. Brown | 62·7 | 74·4 | 51·1 | |
| 186 | GREYTOWN W. Allan | 62·5 | 73·0 | 52·0 | |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 60·5 | 66·6 | 54·4 | |
| SOUTH ISLAND. | BRIGHTWATER Ven. Archdeacon Kempthorne | 61·5 | 73·0 | 50·0 | |
| 87 | |||||
| 34 | NELSON H. Harrison | 60·5 | 70·1 | 50·9 | |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS W. G. Morrison | 59·9 | 70·7 | 49·1 | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey | 60·4 | 71·1 | 49·7 | |
| 42 | LINCOLN M. J. Scott | 61·2 | 73·0 | 49·4 | |
| 1220 | KISSELTON A. E. Young | 59·2 | 71·4 | 47·1 | |
| 349 | RAKAIA Miss A. Hardy | 61·0 | 73·2 | 48·9 | |
| 1000 | FAIRLIE A. J. Grant | 70·3 | |||
| 130 | TIMARU Caretaker of Domain | 58·6 | 68·4 | 48·8 | |
| 200 | WAIMATE F. Akhurst | 56·4 | 65·5 | 47·4 | |
| 1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPATA Dr. A. Kidd | 55·2 | 66·5 | 44·0 | |
| 1000 | OPHIR A. Don | 57·2 | 68·5 | 46·0 | |
| 300 | DUNEDIN D. Tannock | 55·7 | 64·3 | 47·2 | |
| 245 | GORE A. T. Newman | 54·0 | 64·8 | 43·3 | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney | 55·2 | 60·2 | 50·3 | |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL L. Lenlie | 53·9 | 62·2 | 45·7 |
LATE RETURNS.
| 42 LINCOLN November, 1925 | 55·5 | 64·7 | 46·4 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245 GORE November, 1925 | 50·7 | 61·1 | 40·4 | 406 | 23 |
SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1925.
Warm, dry, and windy weather was experienced during December in most parts of the Dominion and, except in Westland and the high country of the South Island, the aggregate month's rainfall was everywhere below the mean. The latter districts had more than their average precipitation chiefly owing to two severe westerly storms, one which ruled on the 3rd and 4th, and the other between the 9th and 11th. The heavy rains during these two periods caused floods in the West Coast rivers, and also, at the same time, some of the Canterbury rivers flooded, owing to the melting of the snow on the eastern slopes of the Southern Alps.
There were several other minor westerly disturbances during the month, and only one ex-tropical “low,” which passed too far north to benefit Hawke’s Bay. A thunderstorm there, however, on New Year’s Eve, brought some temporary relief from an extended period of drought.
D. C. BATES, Director.
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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1925
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
- D. C. Bates, Director
🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1925
🏗️ Infrastructure & Public WorksWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Climate, New Zealand
29 names identified
- G. A. Holmes, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
- C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
- C. F. Sims, Observer at Wahihi
- 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. 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
- 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. Lenlie, Observer at Invercargill
- D. C. Bates, Director