New Zealand Gazette – 1927 – No. 9

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✨ Meteorological Observations



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 9

Government Meteorological Observatory.

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

Altitude of Observatory, 10 ft.

Date Barometer reduced in Inches and corrected 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 29·757 60·3 45·9 53·1 117·4 44·9 196 10 S.S.E. 18
2 29·855 53·8 43·9 48·8 114·0 39·9 236 1 S.S.E. 4
3 29·764 58·8 42·0 50·4 122·6 35·0 219 9 S.E. ..
4 29·689 60·7 41·3 51·0 129·0 34·1 68 2 E. ..
5 29·601 63·0 50·4 56·7 127·4 43·4 138 3 N.W. Trace
6 29·888 64·4 47·5 55·9 136·0 40·2 182 1 N.W. ..
7 29·792 62·7 56·1 59·4 128·4 54·1 406 10 N.W. 30
8 30·987 63·6 51·2 57·4 123·3 51·1 341 6 N.E. ..
9 29·973 68·0 55·3 61·6 131·0 51·2 218 9 N.W. ..
10 29·927 66·3 54·2 60·2 136·8 49·0 272 3 N.N.W. ..
11 29·852 69·8 56·4 63·1 133·1 53·8 343 9 N.W. 91
12 29·719 64·4 59·3 61·8 129·7 59·0 542 10 N.N.W. 26
13 29·858 63·0 57·9 60·4 101·0 55·2 424 10 N.W. 57
14 29·766 67·1 61·0 64·0 126·0 59·2 593 10 N.N.W. 24
15 30·074 64·8 54·0 59·4 128·2 50·2 303 8 S.S.E. Trace
16 30·378 62·3 44·4 53·3 131·0 37·0 169 0 S.S.E. ..
17 30·512 64·1 51·9 58·0 123·0 50·5 305 3 S.E. ..
18 30·306 62·0 43·3 52·6 129·6 34·2 148 0 N.E. ..
19 30·001 69·1 52·1 60·6 126·1 44·2 124 10 N. ..
20 29·700 63·3 55·4 59·3 137·0 52·2 502 7 N.W. 50
21 29·866 64·0 51·3 57·6 134·0 49·0 334 2 S.E. ..
22 30·061 66·3 48·8 57·5 124·1 42·7 201 1 S.E. ..
23 30·102 67·7 47·2 57·4 133·9 40·4 127 8 N.E. 1
24 29·973 71·0 59·1 65·0 138·2 57·0 36 10 N.E. 13
25 29·884 70·0 57·0 63·5 116·0 56·1 70 10 S. 58
26 29·835 67·0 55·4 61·2 96·0 53·4 167 10 E.S.E. 7
27 29·663 64·0 56·0 60·0 105·0 55·0 126 9 S.E. Trace
28 29·812 69·3 57·4 63·3 134·4 55·9 162 3 S.E. ..
29 29·914 71·1 51·0 61·0 132·8 44·8 106 6 N.W. ..
30 30·217 74·7 57·0 65·8 139·5 55·2 186 8 S.E. ..
31 30·248 69·0 49·3 59·1 132·2 40·2 150 1 N.W. Trace
* 29·935 65·3 52·0 58·7 126·3 48·0 239 6·1 .. 379
† 29·869 66·9 53·8 60·3 125·8 47·1 280 5·2 .. 329
  • Means, &c.
    † Means previous years.

DIRECTION OF WIND.

N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Calm.
4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 5 | .. | .. | 9 | ..

NOTE.—A dull, cold, and changeable month, with precipitation 15 per cent. above the mean of previous years. Total bright sunshine, 211 hours 10 minutes—45 per cent. of the possible, and four sunless days. Hail fell on the 1st. Mean earth temperate at 1ft. was 60·9°, and 60° at 3ft. Mean dew-point, 50·5°; mean elastic force of vapour, 0·367 in.; and mean relative humidity, 75 per cent. of saturation.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.
MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.
December, 1926.

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).
Mean Max. Temp. Mean Min. Temp.
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
152 NORTH ISLAND.
AUCKLAND 63·1 69·0 57·1 639 16
131 RUA KURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Y. Montgomery 61·8 74·4 49·2 253 12
211 MATAMATA.. 60·8 72·1 49·6 326 10
W. Halligan
46 TE AROHA .. 65·1 73·7 56·5 438 15
C. E. Christensen
340 WAIHI .. 62·2 71·5 52·9 1061 14
C. F. Sims
100 TAURANGA .. 61·7 71·6 51·9 689 13
C. J. Butcher
925 ROTORUA .. 59·8 69·3 50·4 1018 12
W. E. Penno
60 NEW PLYMOUTH 59·8 66·7 52·9 414 14
G. H. Dolby
2080 TAIHAPE .. 55·1 63·1 47·1 238 12
A. R. Fannin
100 PALMERSTON NORTH . 59·1 68·3 49·9 291 10
J. A. Colquhoun
8 TANGIMOANA 57·6 67·4 47·8 343 10
T. E. Stringer
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA 58·6 66·4 50·8 874 10
J. E. Sharp
5 NAPIER .. 60·6 67·8 53·5 846 13
Chas. L. Thomas
377 MASTER TON 58·1 68·0 48·2 402 17
R. Brown
186 GREYTOWN 59·3 68·9· 49·7 377 14
W. Allan
10 WELLINGTON 58·7 65·3 52·0 379 12
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON .. 59·9 67·7 52·0 410 11
H. Harrison
1220 HANMER SPRINGS 55·1 66·5 43·8 354 16
W. Montgomery
25 CHRISTCHURCH 57·4 65·9 48·9 355 12
H. F. Skey
42 LINCOLN .. 56·7 66·8 46·7 227 10
M. J. Scott
1220 KISSILTON .. 59·0 71·7 46·3 181 9
A. E. Young
349 RAKAIA .. 57·1 66·4 47·8 334 10
Miss A. Hardy
1000 FAIRLIE .. .. .. .. .. ..
A. J. Grant
2350 LAKE TEKAPO 51·9 63·1 40·7 292 8
R. R. BEAUCHAMP
130 TIMARU .. 57·0 65·3 48·8 402 11
Caretaker of Domain
200 WAIMATE .. 55·5 62·7 48·4 605 12
F. Akhurst
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA 53·9 63·7 44·1 248 11
Dr. A. Kidd
1000 OPHIR .. 56·8 67·8 45·8 213 9
Rev. A. Don
300 DUNEDIN .. 54·9 62·0 47·9 714 15
D. Tannock
245 GORE .. 55·7 66·0 45·4 233 13
A. T. Newman
12 HOKITIKA .. 57·6 65·1 50·2 756 13
J. A. Chesney
12 INVERCARGILL 55·2 63·5 47·0 217 14
L. Lennie

LATE RETURNS.
GORE—
245 October, 1926 .. 49·7 58·9 40·6 351
GORE—
245 November, 1926 .. 51·5 61·8 41·2 318

SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1926.

Precipitation during December was above normal over most of the Dominion, the only parts recording a deficiency being the central portion of the North Island and the West Coast districts of the South Island.

Southerly winds and cold, changeable conditions prevailed during the first week of the month, owing to the presence of an intense storm eastward of the Dominion. A barometric pressure of 28·97 inches was reported from the Chatham Islands on the morning of the 3rd, while in New Zealand it averaged 0·75 inches higher. Westerly depressions passing in the South on the 11th and 20th respectively accounted for strong north-west winds generally and heavy rain in the western districts.

Two disturbances were in evidence about Christmastide, one in the North bringing very heavy rain, but they neutralized each other so far as wind was concerned, though together accounting for mild, dull, and wet weather generally.

The weather, on the whole, was very changeable for a summer month, and detrimentally affected haymaking and shearing operations.

D. C. BATES, Director.



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🏗️ Meteorological Observations for Wellington, December 1926

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

🏗️ Climatological Table for Chief Stations, December 1926

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climate, Temperature, Rainfall, Stations, New Zealand
30 names identified
  • A. Y. Montgomery, Observer at Rua Kura 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
  • 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 Kissilton
  • Miss A. Hardy, Observer at Rakaia
  • 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 (Doctor), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipiata
  • 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