New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 50

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JULY 14.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2443

Government Meteorological Observatory.

METEOROLOGICAL Observations, Wellington, for the month of April, 1927. 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.								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	30·438	56·1	38·1	47·1	112·3	31·1	130	0	E.N.E.	..
2	30·196	65·1	53·7	59·4	116·1	50·8	214	8	N.W.	..
3	29·988	64·5	57·1	60·8	122·0	53·4	235	10	N.N.W.	..
4	30·056	65·0	52·7	58·8	98·0	49·1	196	9	S.S.E.	..
5	30·284	67·0	51·7	59·3	115·9	49·2	155	1	S.E.	..
6	29·890	63·2	42·8	53·0	116·0	33·2	109	9	N.N.W.	15
7	29·663	62·5	44·5	53·5	112·0	37·1	236	0	N.	..
8	29·662	67·0	49·1	58·0	124·2	40·1	187	0	N.W.	..
9	29·580	64·7	53·9	59·3	121·2	51·7	359	1	S.W.	..
10	30·029	63·9	41·4	52·6	116·0	32·3	132	1	N.	..
11	29·872	61·0	54·4	57·7	115·0	49·3	381	10	N.N.W.	4
12	30·027	63·0	48·2	55·6	117·1	42·6	258	2	N.E.	..
13	30·060	65·0	50·2	57·6	118·0	45·0	177	6	N.N.W.	7
14	29·884	61·0	55·4	58·2	117·0	51·8	481	10	N.W.	1
15	30·216	64·3	50·1	57·2	111·9	43·6	207	1	Calm	..
16	30·157	62·8	41·3	52·0	114·9	32·8	95	9	N.E.	..
17	30·206	64·3	49·7	57·0	117·8	42·2	108	6	N.	..
18	30·081	64·0	55·3	59·6	120·8	54·4	320	10	N.N.W.	..
19	30·031	61·6	58·1	59·8	91·1	58·0	505	10	N.W.	..
20	30·170	65·7	51·1	58·4	110·0	44·4	172	10	Calm	41
21	29·731	64·6	54·2	59·4	113·0	52·5	59	8	N.	1
22	29·688	66·8	58·1	62·4	125·1	57·8	224	9	N.N.W.	..
23	29·834	64·9	55·0	59·9	122·8	52·0	291	1	N.W.	..
24	29·816	63·0	56·4	59·7	117·5	53·4	295	0	N.	..
25	29·675	63·6	56·8	60·2	111·9	54·2	354	6	N.N.W.	24
26	29·406	62·0	49·1	55·5	114·1	48·0	434	10	S.E.	Trace
27	29·531	57·3	38·3	47·8	96·0	30·1	142	0	W.	6
28	29·880	61·3	45·2	53·2	116·0	41·5	312	6	S.	17
29	29·785	57·9	43·2	50·5	104·1	40·0	275	9	S	25
30	30·177	51·1	43·1	47·1	104·9	39·8	452	10	S.	12
31	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..
*	29·934	62·8	49·9	56·3	113·7	45·4	250	5·7	..	153
†	30·043	62·7	51·2	56·9	107·1	44·2	234	5·5	..	380

Means, &c. † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm
11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2

NOTE.—A dry, cool, but bright month. Precipitation was 60 per cent. below the mean. Total bright sunshine, 171 hours 42 minutes, 52 per cent. of the possible, and two sunless days. Hail fell on the 6th and 29th. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 56·9°, and 59·4° at 3 ft. Mean dew-point, 46·9°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·322 in., and mean relative humidity, 71 per cent. of saturation.

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

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 ..	59·9	65·0	54·7	393	18
131	RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Y. Montgomery	56·6	67·6	45·7	283	14
	MATAMATA.. ..	54·9	65·2	44·6	258	13
211	W. Halligan
46	TE AROHA .. ..	57·7	67·9	47·6	244	13
	C. E. Christensen
340	WAIHI .. ..	57·2	66·1	48·3	412	18
	W. C. Morris
100	TAURANGA .. ..	56·8	66·5	47·2	436	13
	C. J. Butcher
925	ROTORUA .. ..	54·6	63·9	45·3	261	12
	W. E. Penno
60	NEW PLYMOUTH ..	55·5	62·6	48·4	452	20
	G. H. Dolby
2080	TAIHAPE .. ..	49·6	56·7	42·6	378	18
	A. R. Fannin
100	PALMERSTON NORTH..	54·5	62·5	46·6	250	14
	J. A. Colquhoun
8	TANGIMOANA ..	55·5	64·0	47·0	183	11
	T. E. Stringer
119	CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp	54·1	61·6	46·7	250	14
5	NAPIER .. ..	57·1	66·0	48·3	144	13
	Chas. L. Thomas
377	MASTER TON ..	54·0	64·7	43·4	297	12
	R. Brown
186	GREYTOWN .. ..	54·5	65·0	44·0	298	10
	W. Allan
10	WELLINGTON ..	56·3	62·8	49·9	153	11
	SOUTH ISLAND.
11	TAKAKA, NELSON ..	53·1	63·8	42·4	387	6
	J. H. Scott
34	NELSON .. ..	52·7	62·6	42·8	202	6
	H. Harrison
1220	HANMER SPRINGS ..	50·6	61·0	40·3	113	7
	W. Montgomery
25	CHRISTCHURCH ..	51·8	62·2	41·5	113	10
	H. F. Skey
42	LINCOLN .. ..	52·3	63·7	40·9	51	7
	M. J. Scott
1220	KISSELTON .. ..	55·9	71·7	40·2	427	11
	A. E. Young
349	RAKAIA .. ..	50·3	61·4	39·3	93	9
	Miss A. Hardy
323	ASHBURTON ..	51·5	62·1	40·9	105	9
	H. P. Clayton
1000	FAIRLIE .. ..	..	..	..	..	..
	A. J. Grant
2350	LAKE TEKAPO ..	45·1	56·6	33·6	141	5
	R. R. Beauchamp
130	TIMARU .. ..	51·2	62·3	40·2	85	10
	Caretaker of Domain
200	WAIMATE .. ..	50·5	61·3	39·8	100	9
	F. Akhurst
1550	SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd	46·8	56·5	37·2	76	10
1000	OPHIR .. ..	47·9	58·8	37·1	71	4
	Rev. A. Don
300	DUNEDIN .. ..	50·0	58·0	42·1	208	11
	D. Tannock
245	GORE .. ..	47·7	56·1	39·5	217	16
	A. T. Newman
12	HOKITIKA .. ..	50·4	58·3	42·6	978	18
	J. A. Chesney
12	INVERCARGILL ..	48·4	55·8	41·0	416	23
	L. Lennie

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1927.

Except in the northernmost districts of the North Island and at a few places on the West Coast of the South Island, the rainfall of April was below the average over the greater part of New Zealand.

Fair weather was experienced in most parts between the 11th and 19th, but otherwise conditions proved somewhat unsettled, much dull weather prevailing, particularly during the latter half of the month, when extensive westerly disturbances held sway. Several westerly depressions were also in evidence between the 5th and 15th, but, although strong westerly winds were prevalent during this period, rainfall was chiefly confined to districts having a westerly aspect.

The last few days of the month were cold and wintry on account of a storm area moving slowly eastward of the Dominion. Mean temperatures were lower than usual but, except in the northern districts, the total bright sunshine was above the average.

D. C. BATES, Director.

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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, April 1927

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsWeather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Wellington
👩‍💼 Officials

D. C. Bates, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, April 1927

Domain🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
KeywordsClimate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
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32 names identified

A. Y. Montgomery, Observer at Ruakura Farm
W. Halligan, Observer at Matamata
C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
W. C. Morris, 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
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

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D. C. Bates, Director

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