New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 29

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✨ Meteorological Observations



May 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1449

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of March, 1927. Observations taken 9 a.m.

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date. Barometer reduced in Inches to Lat. 48°. From Self-registering Instruments, for Twenty-four Hours previously. Rainfall, in Points (100 to 1 Inch).
Max. Temp. in Shade. Min. Temp. in Shade. Mean Temp. in Shade. Solar Radiation. Terrestrial Radiation. Veloc. Wind, in Miles. Amount of Cloud, 0 to 10. Direction of Wind.
Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah. Fah.
1 30·168 66·0 51·0 58·5 130·0 45·5 96 7 E. ..
2 30·361 74·8 49·7 62·2 132·0 42·4 64 0 W. ..
3 30·448 71·0 59·3 65·1 126·0 55·2 157 6 N.W. ..
4 30·358 72·8 61·0 66·9 137·0 57·2 199 4 N.W. ..
5 30·248 70·0 62·5 66·2 129·0 59·0 353 1 N.W. ..
6 30·257 70·9 61·8 66·3 135·0 59·1 302 1 N. ..
7 29·978 74·5 59·3 66·9 129·0 54·5 206 0 N.W. Trace
8 30·110 75·8 57·0 66·4 127·0 55·8 284 10 S.S.E. ..
9 30·103 63·0 56·4 59·7 95·0 54·2 286 10 S. 4
10 29·995 67·1 60·0 63·5 113·2 56·2 76 8 N.N.W. ..
11 29·928 72·2 61·2 66·7 139·2 58·7 220 8 N.W. 1
12 29·876 71·2 62·1 66·6 132·6 60·1 267 6 N.W. 27
13 29·867 71·2 60·3 65·7 135·7 58·2 284 5 N.N.W. ..
14 30·011 70·1 56·2 63·1 132·6 51·0 205 3 N.N.W. 14
15 30·062 71·8 57·2 64·5 124·8 52·2 107 6 N.N.E. 4
16 29·583 74·5 61·0 67·7 133·0 59·5 245 10 N.W. ..
17 29·925 69·5 54·1 61·8 108·0 52·0 285 10 S. 22
18 29·876 61·8 52·8 57·3 118·0 48·0 187 9 N.N.W. 11
19 29·359 66·9 57·9 62·4 128·8 54·4 419 10 N.W. 115
20 29·278 64·7 59·1 61·9 114·4 57·8 351 2 N.W. ..
21 29·165 65·6 54·2 59·9 121·5 49·2 391 10 W N W ..
22 29·755 62·0 51·8 56·9 118·5 47·1 238 10 N.W. 1
23 29·489 64·3 56·1 60·2 127·0 54·0 399 10 N.W. 105
24 29·630 64·8 54·0 59·4 109·0 50·0 413 0 W.N.W. ..
25 30·067 65·0 49·3 57·1 117·2 40·1 174 0 N.W. ..
26 30·003 65·0 58·1 61·5 118·1 55·1 360 5 N.W. ..
27 29·886 60·1 55·7 57·9 120·4 53·1 252 4 N.N.W. 1
28 29·739 63·4 57·7 60·5 123·0 34·5 451 0 N.W. ..
29 29·944 65·0 52·2 58·6 117·2 49·0 234 0 N.W. ..
30 29·915 67·7 53·8 60·7 120·0 47·3 207 0 N.W. 34
31 30·228 64·5 46·0 55·2 120·0 43·0 303 4 S.S.W. ..
* 29·923 68·0 56·4 62·2 123·6 52·0 259 5·1 .. 339
† 30·027 66·9 54·2 60·5 117·4 47·5 242 5·3 .. 329

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
7 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 16 | ..

NOTE.—A sunny, warm, and windy month, with precipitation 3 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 226 hours 38 minutes (59 per cent. of the possible), and two sunless days. A heavy thunderstorm, with hail, occurred on the night of the 20th. Mean earth-temperature (at 1 ft.) was 63·9°, and 65·2° at 3 ft. Mean dewpoint, 51°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·374 in.; and mean relative humidity, 67 per cent. of saturation.

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

Altitude above Sea-level. Name of Station and Observer. Absolute Mean Air in Temp. Shade. Extremes. Total Rainfall (100 Points to the Inch). Days with Rain (½ Point or more).
Deg Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp. Points.
Ft. Deg. Deg.
152 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND .. 64·1 70·1 58·1 457 15
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST 62·5 74·1 50·9 727 15
A. Y. Montgomery
211 MATAMATA.. 60·8 71·9 49·7 743 16
W. Halligan
46 TE AROHA .. 64·0 74·3 53·7 519 14
C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI .. 62·0 72·2 51·8 663 21
C. F. Sims
100 TAURANGA .. 62·5 71·7 53·4 510 11
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA .. 59·9 69·5 50·4 526 10
W. E. Penno
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 61·0 68·3 53·7 640 17
G. H. Dolby
2080 TAIHAPE .. 56·0 63·7 48·3 331 14
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH . 60·5 68·2 52·8 458 15
J. A. Colquhoun
8 TANGIMOANA 61·6 70·1 53·1 324 12
T. E. Stringer
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 60·4 68·0 52·8 400 14
J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER .. 63·0 70·9 55·1 108 7
Chas. L. Thomas
377 MASTER TON 60·8 72·0 49·7 272 9
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 60·9 70·8 51·0 315 8
W. Allan
10 WELLINGTON 62·2 68·0 56·4 339 12
SOUTH ISLAND.
11 TAKAKA, NELSON 58·6 68·9 48·3 642 11
J. H. Scott
34 NELSON .. 58·7 68·3 49·1 221 10
H. Harrison
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 55·6 66·6 44·7 524 16
W. Montgomery
25 CHRISTCHURCH 58·2 67·6 48·8 115 11
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 58·6 69·8 47·4 106 12
M. J. Scott
1220 KISSELTON .. .. .. .. 598 13
A. E. Young
349 RAKAIA .. 59·3 70·5 48·1 166 12
Miss A. Hardy
323 ASHBURTON 56·9 67·0 46·9 162 12
H P. Clayton
1000 FAIRLIE .. 54·7 68·0 41·5 367 14
A. J. Grant
2350 LAKE TEKAPO 50·9 62·1 39·7 348 10
R. R. Beauchamp
130 TIMARU .. 57·3 67·8 46·9 152 15
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE .. 56·1 65·8 46·4 154 12
F. Akhurst
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 53·1 63·3 42·9 257 13
Dr. A. Kidd
1000 OPHIR .. 54·4 64·3 44·5 349 9
Rev. A. Don
300 DUNEDIN .. 55·4 64·1 46·8 506 17
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. 54·2 64·1 44·4 497 19
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA .. 56·7 64·4 49·1 1556 20
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 53·9 61·3 46·5 865 21
L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH, 1927.

The weather of March was decidedly summerlike—calm, warm, and fair generally, during the first half; the latter part of the month, however, was, on the contrary, cold, unsettled, and boisterous. The contrast between these two periods was very marked, the average temperature showing a considerable difference, as much as ten degrees being reported by an observer in Otago.

Until the middle of the month anticyclonic conditions ruled, a high centre persisting off the east coast of the North Island, though some scattered rain fell about the 10th with the passing of a shallow “low” southward of the Dominion. After the 15th, until the 28th, westerly depressions of considerable intensity were frequent. The trough of one passed on the 16th, and was succeeded by a more severe and extensive disturbance. This storm was apparently affiliated to a cyclone, the centre of which passed over the South Island, the lowest atmospheric pressure, 28·65 inches, being observed at Christchurch at 7 p.m. on the 23rd. On the 28th another intense westerly or Antarctic “low” passed, after which the barometer rose steadily with strong southerly winds, bringing a cold snap at the close of the month.

There were some slight frosts, and snow was left rather low down on the southern mountains.

Except in the east coast districts of both Islands, the rainfall was above the average, the greatest excess being recorded in the high country and the southern parts of the South Island. The total fall at Arthur’s Pass was 36·42 inches, of which 10·35 inches fell on the 23rd, and of this 8·52 inches was registered in nine hours. Floods occurred in the Waimakariri and other rivers on this account, and also at this time in Marlborough.

The westerly gales were troublesome to orchardists, but the heat and dryness of the summer had left a warm soil and the rains in consequence produced a splendid growth of autumn pasturage.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, March 1927

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, March 1927

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
32 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
  • J. H. Scott, Observer at Takaka
  • 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
  • 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