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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 80

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced in
and corrected to Lat. 46°. | From Self-registering Instruments,
for Twenty-four Hours previously. | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | Max. Temp.
in Shade. | Min. Temp.
in Shade. | Mean Temp.
in Shade. | Solar Radia-
tion. | Terrestrial
Radiation. | Veloc. Wind,
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | Rainfall in Points
(100 to 1 Inch). | | | | | |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | | | | | | |
| 1 | 30·188 | 61·4 | 48·1 | 54·7 | 117·9 | 47·1 | 232 | 10 | S.E. | 28 | | | | | |
| 2 | 30·039 | 53·8 | 50·1 | 51·9 | 86·0 | 50·6 | 106 | 10 | Calm | 48 | | | | | |
| 3 | 29·981 | 61·1 | 52·4 | 56·7 | 85·4 | 52·7 | 90 | 10 | N. | 62 | | | | | |
| 4 | 29·615 | 65·0 | 51·1 | 58·0 | 106·7 | 51·1 | 63 | 10 | N.E. | 2 | | | | | |
| 5 | 29·544 | 60·9 | 52·1 | 56·5 | 110·0 | 49·8 | 214 | 2 | N.W. | 4 | | | | | |
| 6 | 29·531 | 62·0 | 51·2 | 56·6 | 119·0 | 43·2 | 207 | 7 | S.E. | 1 | | | | | |
| 7 | 29·706 | 62·0 | 50·9 | 56·4 | 122·8 | 48·2 | 152 | 5 | N.W. | 44 | | | | | |
| 8 | 29·694 | 59·8 | 53·8 | 56·8 | 130·1 | 53·0 | 356 | 10 | N.W. | 203 | | | | | |
| 9 | 29·749 | 62·2 | 54·9 | 58·5 | 130·0 | 54·8 | 133 | 10 | W.N.W. | 120 | | | | | |
| 10 | 29·699 | 60·1 | 49·8 | 54·9 | 80·0 | 50·2 | 151 | 10 | S. | 41 | | | | | |
| 11 | 29·539 | 53·3 | 48·2 | 50·7 | 73·3 | 46·9 | 258 | 10 | S.E. | 2 | | | | | |
| 12 | 29·922 | 52·6 | 41·0 | 46·8 | 76·2 | 40·0 | 510 | 10 | S.E. | 12 | | | | | |
| 13 | 30·050 | 46·0 | 36·1 | 41·0 | 108·2 | 32·3 | 343 | 7 | S.E. | .. | | | | | |
| 14 | 29·900 | 50·8 | 39·4 | 45·1 | 116·1 | 31·3 | 121 | 9 | Calm | Trace | | | | | |
| 15 | 29·735 | 56·6 | 47·5 | 52·0 | 104·3 | 44·9 | 55 | 9 | S.E. | .. | | | | | |
| 16 | 29·907 | 58·8 | 44·2 | 51·5 | 119·8 | 35·0 | 111 | 7 | N.W. | 51 | | | | | |
| 17 | 29·499 | 59·3 | 52·2 | 55·7 | 110·1 | 50·9 | 423 | 9 | N.W. | .. | | | | | |
| 18 | 29·610 | 59·0 | 51·0 | 55·0 | 113·0 | 41·9 | 291 | 5 | N.W. | 8 | | | | | |
| 19 | 29·492 | 62·3 | 52·1 | 57·2 | 119·8 | 50·8 | 406 | 4 | N.W. | .. | | | | | |
| 20 | 29·633 | 64·3 | 52·1 | 58·2 | 121·0 | 48·2 | 263 | 6 | N.W. | .. | | | | | |
| 21 | 29·974 | 62·0 | 43·1 | 52·5 | 113·0 | 34·1 | 112 | 10 | N.W. | 13 | | | | | |
| 22 | 29·934 | 60·2 | 51·0 | 55·6 | 127·2 | 50·2 | 368 | 4 | N.E. | .. | | | | | |
| 23 | 30·239 | 65·2 | 45·4 | 55·3 | 131·2 | 36·0 | 93 | 3 | N.E. | .. | | | | | |
| 24 | 30·180 | 65·6 | 50·3 | 57·9 | 122·1 | 43·7 | 181 | 7 | N. | .. | | | | | |
| 25 | 29·973 | 62·0 | 54·3 | 58·1 | 129·1 | 52·1 | 460 | 8 | N.N.W. | 2 | | | | | |
| 26 | 29·874 | 65·0 | 55·1 | 60·0 | 130·0 | 53·5 | 370 | 10 | N.W. | 1 | | | | | |
| 27 | 29·764 | 62·2 | 53·2 | 57·7 | 127·2 | 52·0 | 376 | 9 | W.N.W. | .. | | | | | |
| 28 | 29·431 | 64·6 | 55·5 | 60·0 | 126·0 | 50·7 | 347 | 10 | N.N.W. | 12 | | | | | |
| 29 | 29·525 | 69·2 | 49·1 | 59·1 | 130·3 | 48·0 | 388 | 8 | S.E. | .. | | | | | |
| 30 | 29·600 | 61·0 | 52·5 | 56·7 | 123·1 | 42·6 | 277 | 10 | N.W. | 1 | | | | | |
| 31 | 29·790 | 69·0 | 48·2 | 58·6 | 130·3 | 39·2 | 320 | 10 | N.N.W. | 17 | | | | | |
| * | 29·784 | 60·6 | 49·5 | 55·0 | 114·2 | 46·0 | 251 | 8·0 | .. | 672 | | | | | |
| † | 29·895 | 60·3 | 48·3 | 54·3 | 114·8 | 42·1 | 285 | 5·4 | .. | 415 | | | | | |

• Means, &c.
  † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
5 | 3 | .. | 7 | 1 | .. | 2 | 11 | 2

NOTE.—A dull but warm and moist month, with precipitation 62 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 132 hours 5 minutes, 32 per cent. of the possible, and six sunless days. Thunder was heard on the 3rd., a slight fall of snow on the 12th, hail fell on 11th, 12th, and 13th, and a frost was recorded on the grass on the morning of the 14th. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 56·3°, and 56·2° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 48·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·342 in.; and mean relative humidity, 77 per cent. of saturation.

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, 1926.

The weather of October was, for the most part, remarkably wet and, except in the Poverty and Hawke’s Bay districts, and in Westland southward of Westport, both the total rainfall and number of wet days were everywhere above the average. Between the 10th and 12th an ex-tropical disturbance passed over the North Island, and stormy conditions were experienced. Very heavy rain fell at this time in the basin of the Waikato River, and caused the highest flood recorded for many years. Snow and hail also fell on the higher levels.

A westerly depression between the 14th and 19th brought further unsettled weather, particularly to districts with a westerly aspect. From the 20th to the 24th anticyclonic pressure dominated, and this was the only period during the month when fair weather prevailed generally.

An extensive westerly disturbance during the last week was complicated by a well-defined cyclonic system which invaded the larger area of low pressure. The centre of the latter storm passed through Cook Strait during the night of the 28th. There were some heavy rainfalls accompanying thunderstorms in the South at the close of the month.

Frosts were not frequent, but a severe one on the morning of the 13th did considerable damage to tender spring growth at places in both Islands.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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

| 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). |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | | | Mean
Max. Temp. | Mean
Min. Temp. | | |
| Ft. | | Deg | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 152 | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| | AUCKLAND | 58·3 | 63·4 | 53·2 | 755 | 21 |
| 131 | RUA KURA FARM, | | | | | |
| | HAMILTON EAST | 57·3 | 66·6 | 48·1 | 822 | 17 |
| | A. Y. Montgomery | | | | | |
| 211 | MATAMATA.. | 57·1 | 65·9 | 48·4 | 1000 | 20 |
| | W. Halligan | | | | | |
| 46 | TE AROHA .. | 59·5 | 67·3 | 51·7 | 765 | 20 |
| | C. E. Christensen | | | | | |
| 340 | WAIHI .. | 58·5 | 66·3 | 50·7 | 1012 | 21 |
| | C. F. Sims | | | | | |
| 100 | TAURANGA .. | 58·2 | 65·8 | 50·6 | 886 | 24 |
| | C. J. Butcher | | | | | |
| 925 | ROTORUA .. | 55·2 | 62·6 | 47·8 | 1117 | 23 |
| | W. E. Penno | | | | | |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH | 55·6 | 60·2 | 51·1 | 1213 | 23 |
| | G. H. Dolby | | | | | |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE .. | 51·4 | 58·2 | 44·7 | 368 | 19 |
| | A. R. Fannin | | | | | |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH.. | 54·4 | 61·6 | 47·2 | 565 | 21 |
| | J. A. Colquhoun | | | | | |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA | 56·0 | 62·8 | 49·2 | 747 | 22 |
| | T. E. Stringer | | | | | |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT | 55·4 | 60·4 | 50·4 | 921 | 24 |
| | FARM, WERAROA | | | | | |
| | J. E. Sharp | | | | | |
| 5 | NAPIER .. | 58·5 | 65·9 | 51·1 | 174 | 16 |
| | Chas. L. Thomas | | | | | |
| 377 | MASTER TON | 54·1 | 62·9 | 45·3 | 527 | 17 |
| | R. Brown | | | | | |
| 186 | GREYTOWN | 54·5 | 64·2 | 44·9 | 651 | 17 |
| | W. Allan | | | | | |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 55·0 | 60·6 | 49·5 | 672 | 20 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| 34 | NELSON .. | 54·5 | 61·8 | 47·3 | 483 | 16 |
| | H. Harrison | | | | | |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS | 50·1 | 60·4 | 39·8 | 645 | 18 |
| | W. Montgomery | | | | | |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH | 52·5 | 60·4 | 41·6 | 284 | 16 |
| | H. F. Skey | | | | | |
| 42 | LINCOLN .. | 53·0 | 61·9 | 44·1 | 326 | 14 |
| | M. J. Scott | | | | | |
| 1220 | KISSELTON .. | 52·9 | 65·6 | 40·3 | 400 | 17 |
| | A. E. Young | | | | | |
| 349 | RAKAIA .. | 50·8 | 59·3 | 42·3 | 378 | 12 |
| | Miss A. Hardy | | | | | |
| 1000 | FAIRLIE .. | 50·0 | 60·8 | 39·3 | 323 | 12 |
| | A. J. Grant | | | | | |
| 2350 | LAKE TEKAPO | 45·3 | 55·1 | 35·4 | 394 | 13 |
| | R. R. BEAUCHAMP | | | | | |
| 130 | TIMARU .. | 50·8 | 58·3 | 43·4 | 344 | 17 |
| | Caretaker of Domain | | | | | |
| 200 | WAIMATE .. | 49·6 | 56·8 | 42·4 | 410 | 19 |
| | F. Akhurst | | | | | |
| 1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA | 46·4 | 55·0 | 37·9 | 162 | 13 |
| | Dr. A. Kidd | | | | | |
| 1000 | OPHIR .. | 49·1 | 58·3 | 39·8 | 281 | 15 |
| | Rev. A. Don | | | | | |
| 300 | DUNEDIN .. | 49·4 | 56·2 | 42·6 | 605 | 20 |
| | D. Tannock | | | | | |
| 245 | GORE .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | A. T. Newman | | | | | |
| 12 | HOKITIKA .. | 52·5 | 58·7 | 46·3 | 1033 | 24 |
| | J. A. Chesney | | | | | |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL | 49·1 | 56·7 | 41·5 | 435 | 17 |
| | L. Lennie | | | | | |