New Zealand Gazette – 1929 – No. 22

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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The hot spell was followed by a period of southerly winds which gradually increased in force and brought lower and lower temperatures. An anticyclone was centred over the Tasman Sea, while pressure fell very low to the eastward. On the afternoon of the 23rd Chatham Island reported a barometer reading of 28.78 inches. The southerly winds began to reach gale force in places on the 22nd, but did not attain their full strength until the night of the 24th and the morning of the 25th. Most districts then experienced gales, but from Cook Strait southwards on the east coast, they were exceptionally severe. The high winds, accompanied by high tides and a heavy swell caused unusually rough conditions. Shipping was delayed and some vessels reported damage. Some of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch were flooded, and the Wellington to Petone railway was again undermined in places. Snow fell on the high country on the 23rd and 24th, and severe hailstorms were remarkably widespread. By the 25th the weather was extremely cold, some stations even recording frost.

From the 26th conditions gradually returned to normal.

The month has been remarkable for disturbed conditions in the Tropics. In the interior and north of Australia, pressures were most unusually low, monsoonal conditions being strongly developed.

Between the 18th and the 23rd the low-pressure conditions extended across the Pacific to beyond Samoa. At least two cyclonic centres developed, one near the New Hebrides, which ultimately passed close to Suva where the barometer fell to below 28 inches, and the other near Samoa. It is probable that there were two separate centres in the latter. Fortunately the damage done was not severe.

EDWARD KIDSON, Director.

CLIMATOLOGICAL TABLE.

MEANS AND TOTALS FROM CHIEF STATIONS.

January, 1929.

Altitude above Name of Station and Mean Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall Days with Rain
sea-level. Observer. Air in Shade. Mean Max.Temp. Mean Min.Temp. (100 Points to the Inch).
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
225 WAIPOUA, DONNELLY'S CROSSING E. Newton 62.4 71.2 53.6 170
65 RIVERHEAD W. J. McKibbon .. 73.4 * 157
152 AUCKLAND H. M. Vincent 67.1 74.3 60.0 138
131 RUAKURA FARM, HAMILTON EAST A. Stuart 63.9 75.3 52.6 138
.. CAMBRIDGE H. Sturgeon 64.4 75.8 53.1 195
211 MATAMATA W. Halligan 64.5 76.8 52.2 206
46 TE AROHA C. E. Christensen 67.6 79.8 55.5 263
340 WAIHI F. Haszard 65.4 74.0 56.8 169
100 TAURANGA Miss K. Butcher 64.6 77.3 52.0 118
925 ROTORUA G. R. Ewing 63.9 74.1 53.7 35
1000 ROTORUA NURSERY, WHAKAREWAREWA W. T. Morrison 63.7 77.0 50.4 38
60 NEW PLYMOUTH G. H. Dolby 62.6 69.4 55.9 164
2125 KARIOI H. E. Fache 56.6 67.4 45.9 376
2080 TAIHAPE A. R. Fannin 58.6 66.8 50.4 438
100 PALMERSTON NORTH J. A. Colquhoun 63.0 71.4 54.7 322
.. MASSEY AGRI. COL., PALMERSTON N. I. P. E. Sulser 62.4 70.1 54.8 257
8 TANGIMOANA E. Belworthy 63.1 72.3 53.9 235
119 CENTRAL DEVELOPMENT FARM, WERAROA J. E. Sharp 62.4 70.1 54.8 234
5 NAPIER R. Thomas 66.0 73.7 58.3 85
45 HASTINGS H. N. Fowler 64.1 75.1 53.1 72
384 MANGAMUTU, PAHIATUA A. W. Hamilton 62.4 71.4 53.4 306
377 MASTERTON R. Brown 63.5 74.3 52.8 248
Altitude above Name of Station and Mean Temp. Extremes. Total Rainfall Days with Rain
sea-level. Observer. Air in Shade. Mean Max.Temp. Mean Min.Temp. (100 Points to the Inch).
Ft. Deg. Deg. Deg. Points.
186 GREYTOWN W. Allan 64.0 75.0 53.1 220
415 WELLINGTON 60.5 66.1 55.0 215
SOUTH ISLAND.
34 NELSON O. B. Pemberton 63.6 72.4 54.8 101
743 BALMORAL, CULVERDEN D. D. Dunn 61.4 71.6 51.2 254
1220 HANMER SPRINGS W. Montgomery 59.8 70.7 48.9 343
25 CHRISTCHURCH H. F. Skey 61.4 70.0 52.8 407
42 LINCOLN D. J. Sidey 61.0 70.7 51.3 234
1220 LAKE COLERIDGE H. E. M. Hart 64.4 76.2 52.6 79
1200 "RUDSTONE," METHVEN James Carr 58.2 67.6 48.8 342
323 ASHBURTON H. P. Clayton .. 50.1 202 12
1000 FAIRLIE J. Fraser 58.7 72.0 45.4 174
THE HERMITAGE, MOUNT COOK C. C. Woolley
2350 LAKE TEKAPO R. R. Beauchamp 56.0 67.7 44.3 197
56 TIMARU Caretaker of Domain 60.5 69.6 51.4 134
200 WAIMATE F. Akhurst 59.2 68.4 50.0 272
1550 SANATORIUM, WAIPIATA Dr. A. Kidd 57.7 69.1 46.3 233
1000 OPHIR Rev. A. Don 60.7 72.9 48.5 196
.. MANORBURN DAM J. C. Buchanan 53.0 62.8 43.2 267
520 ALEXANDRA Geo. Smith 63.6 72.9 54.3 156
300 DUNEDIN D. Tannock 59.3 67.9 50.8 441
245 GORE A. T. Newman .. .. .. ..
12 HOKITIKA J. A. Chesney 60.1 67.2 53.0 906
12 INVERCARGILL L. Lennie 58.7 66.6 50.8 552
  • Thermometer out of order.


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🏗️ Meteorological Observations at Kelburn, Wellington for January 1929 (continued from previous page)

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Meteorological, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Wind, Sunshine, Wellington, Kelburn
  • Edward Kidson, Director

🏗️ Climatological Table for January 1929

🏗️ Infrastructure & Public Works
Climatological, Temperature, Rainfall, Weather, Statistics
44 names identified
  • E. Newton Donnelly, Observer at Waipoua
  • W. J. McKibbon, Observer at Riverhead
  • H. M. Vincent, Observer at Auckland
  • A. Stuart, Observer at Ruakura Farm, Hamilton East
  • H. Sturgeon, Observer at Cambridge
  • W. Halligan, Observer at Matamata
  • C. E. Christensen, Observer at Te Aroha
  • F. Haszard, Observer at Waihi
  • K. Butcher (Miss), Observer at Tauranga
  • G. R. Ewing, Observer at Rotorua
  • W. T. Morrison, Observer at Rotorua Nursery, Whakarewarewa
  • G. H. Dolby, Observer at New Plymouth
  • H. E. Fache, Observer at Karioi
  • A. R. Fannin, Observer at Taihape
  • J. A. Colquhoun, Observer at Palmerston North
  • I. P. E. Sulser, Observer at Massey Agricultural College, Palmerston North
  • E. Belworthy, Observer at Tangimoana
  • J. E. Sharp, Observer at Central Development Farm, Weraroa
  • R. Thomas, Observer at Napier
  • H. N. Fowler, Observer at Hastings
  • A. W. Hamilton, Observer at Mangamutu, Pahiata
  • R. Brown, Observer at Masterton
  • W. Allan, Observer at Greytown
  • O. B. Pemberton, Observer at Nelson
  • D. D. Dunn, Observer at Balmoral, Culverden
  • W. Montgomery, Observer at Hanmer Springs
  • H. F. Skey, Observer at Christchurch
  • D. J. Sidey, Observer at Lincoln
  • H. E. M. Hart, Observer at Lake Coleridge
  • James Carr, Observer at Rudstone, Methven
  • H. P. Clayton, Observer at Ashburton
  • J. Fraser, Observer at Fairlie
  • C. C. Woolley, Observer at The Hermitage, Mount Cook
  • R. R. Beauchamp, Observer at Lake Tekapo
  • Caretaker of Domain, Observer at Timaru
  • F. Akhurst, Observer at Waimate
  • A. Kidd (Dr.), Observer at Sanatorium, Waipata
  • A. Don (Rev.), Observer at Ophir
  • J. C. Buchanan, Observer at Manorburn Dam
  • Geo. Smith, Observer at Alexandra
  • D. Tannock, Observer at Dunedin
  • A. T. Newman, Observer at Gore
  • J. A. Chesney, Observer at Hokitika
  • L. Lennie, Observer at Invercargill