New Zealand Gazette – 1926 – No. 83

Page 3531

✨ Meteorological Observations



DEC. 23.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3531

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date Barometer reduced to sea-level and 32° Fah. Inches to Lat. 45° Max. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Min. Temp. in Shade. Fah. Mean Temp. in Shade. Fah. Solar Radiation. Fah. Terrestrial Radiation. Fah. Velocity of Wind, in Miles. Amount of Cloud 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 inch).
1 29.974 61.0 46.8 53.9 113.1 38.0 408 0 N.W. ..
2 30.070 62.0 53.0 57.5 120.2 48.2 264 1 N.W. 25
3 29.768 63.1 50.9 57.0 124.2 49.7 301 10 N.N.W. 1
4 29.812 61.3 55.2 58.2 123.0 53.1 414 10 N.W. 79
5 29.686 64.0 56.1 60.0 120.8 55.8 583 10 N.W. ..
6 29.797 59.8 54.0 56.9 125.0 49.2 407 3 N.W. ..
7 29.885 61.4 54.1 57.7 129.6 50.8 280 7 N.N.E. 59
8 29.640 65.0 48.5 56.7 135.5 48.2 268 10 S.S.E. ..
9 29.844 59.2 40.7 49.9 125.8 33.1 115 5 N.W. ..
10 29.786 62.2 52.3 57.2 129.2 47.8 184 6 N.W. 4
11 29.680 62.3 54.2 58.2 135.0 53.9 375 10 N.N.W. 5
12 29.632 64.0 53.8 58.9 125.1 51.8 318 7 N.W. 21
13 29.756 64.0 46.1 55.0 134.0 45.2 272 10 S.S.E. 2
14 29.801 57.4 46.1 51.7 122.4 44.1 206 6 S. 16
15 29.279 60.8 53.3 57.0 128.9 51.8 319 9 N.W. ..
16 29.353 62.2 52.9 57.5 127.0 47.9 312 5 N.W. 3
17 29.698 64.1 48.0 56.0 132.9 42.0 176 1 N.W. ..
18 29.907 64.3 53.3 58.8 129.0 49.7 280 6 N.W. 19
19 29.628 65.2 55.6 60.4 130.0 54.1 357 10 N.N.W. 6
20 29.932 62.3 51.2 56.7 125.0 49.5 204 9 S.S.E. 7
21 29.989 58.7 47.4 53.0 125.0 45.9 164 4 S. ..
22 30.205 61.3 50.1 55.7 131.0 43.3 122 7 N. ..
23 30.184 64.6 55.0 59.8 130.0 51.3 265 7 N.N.W. ..
24 30.055 63.4 56.0 59.7 132.0 53.7 338 8 N.W. 63
25 29.586 63.8 53.2 58.5 132.0 51.5 418 10 N.W. 11
26 29.324 61.0 52.8 56.9 122.0 49.7 410 1 N.W. Trace
27 29.443 61.2 49.9 55.5 129.0 45.5 296 10 S.S.W. 149
28 29.636 51.7 43.2 47.4 85.1 42.2 299 10 S.S.W. 3
29 29.858 53.2 44.7 48.9 102.1 41.8 394 10 S.S.W. 3
30 29.782 57.3 42.0 49.6 120.3 34.0 164 10 N.E. 2
31 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
* 29.766 61.4 50.7 56.0 124.8 47.4 297 7.1 .. 483
† 29.867 63.3 50.4 56.8 121.3 43.9 278 5.4 .. 342

* Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm
6 1 .. .. 8 .. .. 15 ..

NOTE.—A cloudy and wet month, with moderate to strong N.W. winds prevailing. Precipitation was 41 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 200 hours 5 minutes—46 per cent. of the possible, and one sunless day. Hail fell on the 25th. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 58·9°, and 59·2° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 47·8°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·333 in.; and mean relative humidity, 74 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
November, 1926.

Altitude above Sea-level. Ft. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Deg. Extremes: Max. Temp. Deg. Extremes: Min. Temp. Deg. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Points. Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
NORTH ISLAND.
152 AUCKLAND 58.3 64.4 52.1 754 24
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (A. Y. Montgomery) 56.7 67.4 46.0 592 23
211 MATAMATA (W. Halligan) 56.1 67.0 45.2 717 17
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 58.6 68.3 48.9 687 19
340 WAIHI (C. F. Sims) 57.7 67.6 47.9 688 22
100 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 57.4 66.8 48.0 573 20
925 ROTORUA (W. E. Penno) 54.9 63.9 45.9 740 20
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 54.7 61.5 48.0 689 21
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 50.3 58.0 42.6 584 20
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 54.6 63.0 46.3 349 13
8 TANGIMOANA (T. E. Stringer) 54.9 63.9 46.0 374 19
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. E. Sharp) 55.6 61.9 49.4 338 21
5 NAPIER (Chas. L. Thomas) 59.2 67.3 51.2 137 13
377 MASTERTON (R. Brown) 55.1 65.8 44.5 319 13
186 GREYTOWN (W. Allan) 55.0 64.4 45.6 423 16
10 WELLINGTON 56.0 61.4 50.7 483 20
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON (H. Harrison) 54.8 63.6 46.0 374 17
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (W. Montgomery) 51.2 62.1 40.4 655 15
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 54.9 65.8 44.0 398 15
42 LINCOLN (M. J. Scott) 55.6 66.2 45.1 318 12
1220 KISSELTON (A. E. Young) 54.6 67.2 42.0 468 14
349 RAKAIA (Miss A. Hardy) 53.9 64.4 43.4 392 12
1000 FAIRLIE (A. J. Grant) .. .. .. .. ..
2350 LAKE TEKAPO (R. R. Beauchamp) 47.1 57.3 36.9 180 8
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 54.0 65.1 43.0 247 13
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 52.4 63.1 41.8 334 14
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA (Dr. A. Kidd) 49.6 59.6 39.7 332 14
1000 OPHIR (Rev. A. Don) 51.6 61.7 41.5 141 12
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 52.6 60.7 44.5 404 19
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 52.3 59.9 44.7 1300 19
12 INVERCARGILL (L. Lennie) 52.3 60.5 44.1 382 23

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1926.

On account of numerous intense westerly disturbances November proved a wet, windy, and cold month—rainfall being in excess of the average in all parts of the country except at a few places in Hawke's Bay and Otago.

The outstanding feature of the month was the severe floods in Westland in the beginning of the month. Through the exceptional rise in the Buller River, Westport experienced one of the worst floods in the history of that town. The heavy rains at the end of the previous month had soaked the land and swollen the streams, while much snow had also fallen in the mountains. On the 3rd November an extensive westerly disturbance brought further heavy rain, and this combined with the melting of the snow accounted for record floods. About the same time the Waimakiriri River, in Canterbury, rose to an abnormal height, and inundated much of the surrounding country.

During the month thunderstorms were rather frequent, and one in Hawke's Bay on the 12th did considerable damage to orchards.

Several light frosts occurred, particularly in the South Island, and the cold southerly which brought snow to the uplands on the 27th and 28th caused loss in newly-shorn sheep. Shearing and haymaking were greatly retarded, and growth in vegetation was backward for the time of the year in most parts of the Dominion.

Anticyclonic conditions ruled between the 20th and 24th, and this was the longest period of generally fair weather experienced during the month.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, November 1926

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, November 1926

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, November 1926
29 names identified
  • A. Y. Montgomery, Observer at Ruakura Farm
  • 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 Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at 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
  • R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • Dr. A. Kidd (Doctor), Observer at Waipiata Sanatorium
  • Rev. A. Don (Reverend), 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

🏗️ Summary for the Month of November 1926

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Weather Summary, Floods, Thunderstorms, November 1926
  • D. C. Bates, Director