2656
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 57

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

| Date. | Barometer reduced in
and corrected 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 Radia-
tion. | Terrestrial
Radiation. | Veloc. Wind,
in Miles. | Amount of Cloud,
0 to 10. | Direction of Wind. | |
| | | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | Fah. | | | | |
| 1 | 30·344 | 47·0 | 42·2 | 44·6 | 66·0 | 39·1 | 353 | 10 | S.E. | 8 |
| 2 | 30·403 | 49·3 | 45·7 | 47·5 | 83·0 | 43·6 | 204 | 10 | S.S.E. | 1 |
| 3 | 30·359 | 51·7 | 35·3 | 43·5 | 91·1 | 28·1 | 66 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 4 | 30·455 | 51·8 | 36·3 | 44·0 | 94·3 | 28·2 | 20 | 3 | Calm | .. |
| 5 | 30·573 | 53·4 | 32·3 | 42·8 | 92·0 | 24·4 | 10 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 6 | 30·470 | 54·2 | 33·2 | 43·7 | 95·0 | 25·1 | 9 | 1 | Calm | 1 |
| 7 | 29·952 | 55·0 | 41·8 | 48·4 | 96·1 | 36·7 | 104 | 10 | N.E. | 80 |
| 8 | 29·660 | 55·0 | 51·4 | 53·2 | 60·0 | 49·3 | 60 | 10 | N.W. | .. |
| 9 | 29·602 | 56·1 | 45·1 | 50·6 | 76·0 | 39·0 | 65 | 4 | N.W. | 9 |
| 10 | 29·614 | 56·1 | 45·2 | 50·6 | 102·1 | 41·2 | 223 | 9 | N.W. | 1 |
| 11 | 29·745 | 54·2 | 45·2 | 49·7 | 99·2 | 42·1 | 253 | 8 | N.N.W. | 76 |
| 12 | 29·512 | 52·4 | 42·3 | 47·3 | 71·0 | 41·9 | 172 | 10 | S.S.W. | 192 |
| 13 | 29·914 | 50·0 | 41·1 | 45·5 | 59·0 | 40·7 | 511 | 10 | S. | 4 |
| 14 | 30·192 | 48·1 | 42·2 | 45·1 | 74·1 | 40·6 | 311 | 5 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 15 | 30·273 | 51·6 | 33·8 | 42·7 | 99·0 | 25·7 | 91 | 1 | E. | .. |
| 16 | 30·136 | 54·8 | 45·7 | 50·2 | 99·0 | 42·7 | 191 | 5 | N.E. | .. |
| 17 | 29·837 | 55·3 | 46·9 | 51·1 | 108·0 | 41·0 | 222 | 1 | W.N.W. | 11 |
| 18 | 29·915 | 55·1 | 35·0 | 45·0 | 100·8 | 26·0 | 117 | 10 | S.S.E. | 23 |
| 19 | 30·332 | 46·7 | 41·2 | 43·9 | 73·0 | 39·9 | 410 | 7 | S.S.E. | 1 |
| 20 | 30·261 | 47·8 | 42·8 | 45·3 | 76·0 | 39·0 | 301 | 10 | S.E. | 52 |
| 21 | 29·989 | 51·0 | 45·3 | 48·1 | 62·1 | 44·7 | 437 | 10 | S.E. | 1 |
| 22 | 29·804 | 53·0 | 44·0 | 48·5 | 60·0 | 39·5 | 35 | 9 | Calm | 6 |
| 23 | 29·712 | 56·1 | 45·3 | 50·7 | 87·0 | 38·8 | 64 | 10 | S. | 51 |
| 24 | 29·986 | 53·0 | 49·0 | 51·0 | 66·9 | 47·1 | 225 | 10 | S.S.E. | .. |
| 25 | 30·008 | 55·0 | 38·2 | 46·6 | 92·2 | 30·0 | 102 | 0 | N.W. | Trace |
| 26 | 29·928 | 56·6 | 51·3 | 53·9 | 101·0 | 44·9 | 294 | 8 | N.W. | 27 |
| 27 | 29·760 | 56·5 | 45·1 | 50·8 | 109·0 | 40·8 | 186 | 3 | S. | .. |
| 28 | 29·967 | 50·5 | 31·3 | 40·9 | 88·8 | 23·9 | 34 | 0 | Calm | .. |
| 29 | 30·206 | 56·2 | 34·6 | 45·4 | 99·0 | 26·5 | 14 | 10 | Calm | .. |
| 30 | 30·240 | 51·0 | 39·8 | 45·4 | 90·0 | 34·3 | 110 | 10 | Calm | .. |
| 31 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| * | 30·038 | 52·8 | 41·6 | 47·2 | 85·7 | 36·8 | 173·1 | 6·5 | .. | 544 |
| † | 29·949 | 54·7 | 44·3 | 49·5 | 87·1 | 37·7 | 208 | 5·7 | .. | 487 |

• Means, &c.
  † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm
1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | .. | 1 | 5 | 8

NOTE.—A cold, cloudy, and showery month, with temperatures below the mean of former years, and precipitation 12 per cent. above the average. Total bright sunshine, 106 hours 57 minutes (38 per cent. of the possible), and eight sunless days. Mean earth temperature at 1 ft. was 46° and 50·5° at 3 ft. Frost was recorded on the grass on nine mornings, hail fell on the 11th and 12th, and fog was in evidence on the 3rd, 4th, and 6th. Mean dew-point, 41·3°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·260 in.; and mean relative humidity, 80 per cent. of saturation.

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE, 1927.

With the exception of two fair-weather periods—viz., from the 1st to 6th and between the 14th and 16th—when anti-cyclonic conditions ruled, June proved a cold, unsettled month.

During the second week an intense westerly depression held sway with unsettled, and, at times, stormy weather. Strong northerly winds changed to southerlies about the 12th, which brought a very cold snap and snow in many parts on the 12th and 13th. From the 17th to the close of the month several disturbances of both subtropical and antarctic origin were responsible for further unsettled conditions.

The percentages of rainfall, compared with the means of former years, were heavier in the northern and east coast districts of both Islands, and, as usually happens when the balance falls on the eastern side, the western and southern districts of the South Island experienced lighter rainfalls than usual. The excess in Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury, which in some cases was over 100 per cent., was generally welcomed, as rainfall had been deficient for some time.

Temperatures were again below the mean of former years, and instances of particularly low records are available, especially from Otago: For example, Ophir on the 30th recorded a minimum temperature in the shade of 9 degrees Fah.; Waipiata on the 19th, 12 degrees Fah.; Te Kapo on the 20th, 4 degrees Fah.; Lake Coleridge on the 20th, 15 degrees Fah.

Some frosts, especially in Otago, were regarded as the most severe for over forty years. Christchurch reports this as being the coldest June, excepting June, 1903, since the establishment of the Observatory.

Generally there was little wind during the month except on the few days when storms were in evidence, and, although conditions were cold and changeable, they were, on the whole, seasonable.

B. V. PEMBERTON, Acting-Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
June, 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
(1 Point or more). |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | | | Mean
Max. Temp. | Mean
Min. Temp. | | |
| Ft. | | Deg | Deg. | Deg. | Points. | |
| 152 | NORTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| | AUCKLAND | 51·2 | 56·8 | 45·5 | 709 | 18 |
| 131 | RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST
A. Y. Montgomery | 47·4 | 57·8 | 37·0 | 400 | 16 |
| 211 | MATAMATA..
W. Halligan | 45·9 | 55·2 | 36·7 | 401 | 13 |
| 46 | TE AROHA ..
C. E. Christensen | 48·5 | 57·9 | 39·1 | 408 | 11 |
| 340 | WAIHI ..
Wm. C. Morris | 47·4 | 56·6 | 38·2 | 1018 | 14 |
| 100 | TAURANGA ..
C. J. Butcher | 48·6 | 57·3 | 39·9 | 644 | 14 |
| 925 | ROTORUA ..
W. E. Penno | 46·4 | 55·1 | 37·7 | 652 | 13 |
| 60 | NEW PLYMOUTH
G. H. Dolby | 48·7 | 55·2 | 42·2 | 635 | 16 |
| 2080 | TAIHAPE ..
A. R. Fannin | 41·7 | 46·8 | 36·7 | 385 | 18 |
| 100 | PALMERSTON NORTH ..
J. A. Colquhoun | 48·0 | 52·8 | 43·2 | 301 | 12 |
| 8 | TANGIMOANA
T. E. Stringer | 47·6 | 55·7 | 39·5 | 332 | 16 |
| 119 | CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA
J. E. Sharp | 47·0 | 55·0 | 39·1 | 384 | 16 |
| 5 | NAPIER ..
Chas. L. Thomas | 48·0 | 54·8 | 41·2 | 800 | 18 |
| 377 | MASTER TON
R. Brown | 45·2 | 52·6 | 37·8 | 791 | 21 |
| 186 | GREYTOWN
W. Allan | 45·4 | 53·3 | 37·5 | 787 | 18 |
| 10 | WELLINGTON | 47·2 | 52·8 | 41·6 | 544 | 17 |
| | SOUTH ISLAND. | | | | | |
| 11 | TAKAKA, NELSON ..
J. H. Scott | 45·3 | 53·8 | 36·9 | 833 | 12 |
| 34 | NELSON ..
H. Harrison | 43·8 | 51·6 | 35·9 | 300 | 12 |
| 1220 | HANMER SPRINGS ..
W. Montgomery | 36·2 | 44·8 | 27·6 | 332 | 14 |
| 25 | CHRISTCHURCH
H. F. Skey | 40·4 | 47·4 | 33·3 | 361 | 14 |
| 42 | LINCOLN ..
D. J. Sidey | 40·1 | 48·3 | 31·9 | 429 | 11 |
| 1220 | KISSELTON ..
E. T. Cockburn | 40·5 | 53·3 | 27·7 | 267 | 13 |
| 349 | RAKAIA ..
Miss A. Hardy | 39·2 | 47·3 | 31·1 | 410 | 9 |
| 323 | ASHBURTON
H. P. Clayton | 38·3 | 46·5 | 30·2 | 354 | 10 |
| 1000 | FAIRLIE ..
A. J. Grant | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2350 | LAKE TEKAPO
R. R. Beauchamp | 27·5 | 36·2 | 18·8 | 103 | 3 |
| 130 | TIMARU ..
Caretaker of Domain | 39·2 | 47·6 | 30·9 | 263 | 10 |
| 200 | WAIMATE ..
F. Akhurst | 38·9 | 47·8 | 30·0 | 374 | 9 |
| 1550 | SANATORIUM, WAIPAITA
Dr. A. Kidd | 33·1 | 41·9 | 24·3 | 43 | 5 |
| 1000 | OPHIR ..
Rev. A. Don | 28·3 | 37·5 | 19·1 | 26 | 3 |
| 300 | DUNEDIN ..
D. Tannock | 42·1 | 48·7 | 35·6 | 261 | 10 |
| 245 | GORE ..
A. T. Newman | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 12 | HOKITIKA ..
J. A. Chesney | 43·0 | 52·7 | 33·3 | 433 | 14 |
| 12 | INVERCARGILL
L. Lennie | 39·3 | 47·3 | 31·4 | 105 | 12 |
| | LATE RETURN. | | | | | |
| 1220 | KISSELTON—
May, 1927 | .. | 51·3 | 66·0 | 36·6 | 272 | 9 |