New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 20

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of January, 1927. Observations taken at 9 a.m.
Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced and corrected to 32° Fahr. and Sea-level. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Max. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Min. Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Mean Temp. in Shade. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Solar Radiation. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind, in Miles, in 24 Hours. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind. Rainfall in Points (100 to 1 inch).
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30.135 74.6 60.2 67.4 133.0 55.2 166 10 N.W. 7
2 29.868 67.7 57.3 62.5 135.0 54.8 263 10 N.N.W. 22
3 30.077 66.1 55.3 60.7 115.8 55.2 241 10 S.E. 1
4 29.965 68.0 57.1 62.5 135.7 55.5 158 6 N.W. 10
5 30.115 70.7 55.2 62.9 141.0 54.6 274 10 S.E. ..
6 30.163 66.4 49.2 57.8 141.0 41.0 156 7 S.E. ..
7 30.414 67.0 54.4 60.7 138.0 50.8 229 1 S.E. ..
8 30.340 66.2 44.0 55.1 125.1 33.8 191 0 N.W. ..
9 30.230 68.6 55.7 62.1 129.0 51.5 201 9 S. 2
10 30.327 64.8 53.2 58.7 126.1 52.2 355 3 S.E. ..
11 30.085 63.9 45.0 54.4 124.0 35.3 170 8 N.N.E. ..
12 29.859 72.0 54.4 63.2 140.2 46.1 232 0 E.N.E. ..
13 29.898 73.9 60.9 67.4 131.1 60.1 431 10 N.W. 14
14 29.677 65.7 48.3 57.0 123.7 45.6 313 1 S.E. ..
15 29.850 65.2 43.7 54.4 131.9 35.1 125 4 N.W. ..
16 29.985 67.0 58.8 62.9 131.6 57.0 378 2 N. ..
17 30.097 72.2 61.3 66.7 138.0 61.1 422 10 N.W. ..
18 30.171 74.9 59.0 66.9 136.0 54.8 160 3 N.W. 4
19 30.041 71.0 61.9 66.4 136.1 61.2 396 7 N.W. 6
20 30.078 68.1 57.0 62.5 133.8 56.3 398 4 S.W. ..
21 30.095 73.1 50.5 61.8 145.9 40.9 82 1 N.W. ..
22 30.011 71.0 58.8 64.9 131.9 56.9 375 8 N.W. ..
23 29.876 67.9 62.3 65.1 115.8 61.1 436 8 N.N.W. ..
24 30.142 70.1 55.9 63.0 132.3 49.8 219 10 N.W. ..
25 30.081 69.1 60.8 64.9 122.7 59.3 403 0 N.W. ..
26 30.083 73.0 61.5 67.2 128.0 58.2 250 0 N.N.W. ..
27 30.089 78.2 63.1 70.6 135.1 60.8 215 8 N.N.W. ..
28 30.015 71.8 62.2 67.0 126.8 59.5 171 1 N.W. ..
29 29.983 74.0 57.2 65.6 141.3 49.5 174 0 N.W. ..
30 29.883 80.9 63.0 71.9 134.9 60.2 185 2 N. ..
31 29.687 81.4 67.1 74.2 144.2 62.0 179 7 N.W. 2
* 30.026 70.5 56.6 63.5 132.4 52.7 256.4 5.2 .. 68
† 29.903 69.3 55.7 62.5 126.3 49.2 259.5 .. .. 330
  • Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 .. 1 6 1 1 .. 15 1

NOTE.—A warm and dry month, with precipitation 80 per cent. below the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 237 hours 46 minutes, 52 per cent. of the possible. Mean earth-temperature at 1 ft. was 68.6°, and 65.3° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 53.5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0.410 in.; and mean relative humidity, 70 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
January, 1927.

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Temp. Air in Shade. Extremes: Max. Temp. Extremes: Min. Temp. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (1 Point or more).
Ft. NORTH ISLAND. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 AUCKLAND 66.8 72.5 61.1 146 9
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST (A. Y. Montgomery) 66.0 77.5 54.6 151 6
211 MATAMATA (W. Halligan) 65.4 75.9 54.9 100 6
46 TE AROHA (C. E. Christensen) 68.7 77.9 59.5 200 9
340 WAIHI (C. F. Sims) 66.1 75.5 56.7 324 13
100 TAURANGA (C. J. Butcher) 66.1 74.2 58.0 418 14
925 ROTORUA (W. E. Penno) 64.4 73.0 55.8 199 9
60 NEW PLYMOUTH (G. H. Dolby) 63.2 70.5 55.9 263 11
2080 TAIHAPE (A. R. Fannin) 60.3 68.9 51.8 301 10
100 PALMERSTON NORTH (J. A. Colquhoun) 62.7 72.0 53.5 218 8
8 TANGIMOANA (T. E. Stringer) 63.7 72.6 54.8 120 8
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA (J. E. Sharp) 63.2 71.8 54.7 106 8
5 NAPIER (Chas. L. Thomas) 65.9 73.2 58.7 154 6
377 MASTERTON (R. Brown) 64.5 77.0 52.0 116 7
186 GREYTOWN (W. Allan) 65.0 77.5 52.5 126 7
10 WELLINGTON 63.5 70.5 56.6 68 9
SOUTH ISLAND.
11 TAKAKA, NELSON (J. H. Scott) 63.2 73.0 58.5 395 8
34 NELSON (H. Harrison) 63.7 72.2 55.3 218 6
1220 HANMER SPRINGS (W. Montgomery) 62.6 75.5 49.8 223 8
25 CHRISTCHURCH (H. F. Skey) 61.7 71.7 51.7 62 7
42 LINCOLN (M. J. Scott) 63.8 76.2 51.4 64 5
1220 KESSELTON (A. E. Young) 63.7 79.0 48.4 128 6
349 RAKAIA (Miss A. Hardy) 62.5 75.1 50.0 141 6
323 ASHBURTON (H. P. Clayton) 61.7 73.5 50.0 147 7
1000 FAIRLIE (A. J. Grant) .. .. .. .. ..
2350 LAKE TEKAPO (R. R. Beauchamp) 57.6 71.7 43.5 167 6
130 TIMARU (Caretaker of Domain) 61.8 72.7 50.9 92 7
200 WAIMATE (F. Akhurst) 60.0 70.6 49.5 94 9
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA (Dr. A. Kidd) 60.4 72.6 48.2 198 10
1000 OPHIR (Rev. A. Don) 61.9 74.6 49.1 137 9
300 DUNEDIN (D. Tannock) 60.4 70.0 50.7 318 15
245 GORE (A. T. Newman) .. .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA (J. A. Chesney) 60.1 67.2 53.0 1030 14
12 INVERCARGILL (L. Lennie) 58.8 68.5 49.1 329 20

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY, 1927.

Notable features of the weather of January were the warmth, dryness, and absence of strong winds; more particularly during the latter half of the month.

The general precipitation was, in consequence, considerably below the average over most of the Dominion, excesses occurring at a few scattered places, chiefly in the far North and in the West Coast and southernmost portions of the South Island.

With the exception of a widespread westerly depression, which ruled between the 10th and 16th, and mostly affected the West Coast districts, only minor disturbances were experienced. In the first week conditions were rather unsettled owing to a shallow cyclone passing in the North. During this period some beneficial rains occurred in the northern and east coast districts of the North Island, accompanying thunderstorms in parts on the 2nd and 6th.

The early part of the month was favourable to crops and growth of grass, but the warm and dry weather of the latter half detrimentally affected the pasturage, particularly on light lands.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Wellington, January 1927

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Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
  • D. C. Bates, Director

🎓 Climatological Table for Chief Stations, January 1927

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Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
32 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 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
  • J. H. Scott, Observer at Takaka, Nelson
  • 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 Kesselton
  • Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • A. J. Grant, Observer at Fairlie
  • R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • Dr. A. Kidd, Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
  • 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