✨ Meteorological Observations
RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
Government Stations in Christchurch and Hokitika, for September, 1866.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
Latitude ... 43° 32' 16" S.
Longitude ... 172° 38' 59" E.
Height above Sea ... 21 feet.
HOKITIKA STATION.*
Latitude ... 42° 41' 30" S.
Longitude ... 170° 59' 0" E.
Height above Sea ... 8 feet.
| CHRISTCHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | Christchurch Mean for September, 1864-1865. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Atmospheric Pressure (Barometer corrected and reduced) | 29.787 | 29.794 | 29.767 |
| Greatest Pressure | (2nd) 30.338 | (1st) 30.489 | 30.364 |
| Least Pressure | (29th) 29.012 | (29th) 29.089 | 29.026 |
| Mean Pressure of Vapour in Inches of Mercury | .317 | .364 | .288 |
| Mean of Highest Day Temperature in Shade | 58.2 | 59.3 | 58.1 |
| Mean of Lowest Night Temperature in Shade | 43.5 | 43.3 | 41.0 |
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere in Shade | 50.8 | 51.2 | 49.5 |
| Highest Temperature in Shade | (2nd) 70.7 | (11th) 64.8 | 69.9 |
| Lowest Temperature in Shade | (27th) 34.6 | (9th) 32.1 | 29.9 |
| Mean Daily Range | 14.3 | 15.7 | 17.1 |
| Mean Solar Radiation | 90.7 | 74.3 | 80.4 |
| Maximum ditto | (15th) 129.2 | (5th) 84.0 | 95.5 |
| Mean Nocturnal Radiation | 35.6 | 39.7 | 35.7 |
| Minimum ditto | (23rd) 24.3 | (9th) 28.5 | 21.8 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew-point | 46.2 | 50.1 | 43.7 |
| Mean Degree of Moisture (saturation = 100) | 78 | 89 | 77 |
| Number of Days on which Rain fell | 9 | 20 | 11 |
| Total Rainfall in Inches on ground | 0.704 | 8.16 | 1.792 |
| Greatest Daily Fall | (28th) 0.182 | (12th) 1.43 | 0.597 |
| Mean Amount of Cloud (overcast = 10) | 5.2 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
| Mean Velocity of Wind in Miles per Day | 177 | 126 | 180 |
| Greatest ditto ditto | (11th) 422 | (7th) 336 | 414 |
| Least ditto ditto | (23rd) 69 | (2nd) 39 | 52 |
| Mean Direction of the Wind | E.S.E. | E.N.E. | --- |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 537.7 grains | 537.0 grains | 538.6 grains |
| Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 3.55 | 4.08 | 3.40 |
| Vapour required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 1.00 | 0.55 | 1.00 |
*Note. — The Barometer is corrected for Index Error, &c., and reduced to 32 deg. Fah.
*Observer, JAMES ROCHFORT, Esq., District Engineer.
REMARKS.
CHRISTCHURCH.
The month commenced with a week of very warm dry weather. On the morning of the 8th it blew a gale from N.W. for six hours, followed by a bright sunny day and calm night. The 9th was overcast and cold, with a little mist falling at night. The 10th was cloudless, with a strong easterly breeze. On the 11th and 12th it blew hard day and night from the same direction, with a clear sky; 422 miles of wind passed the station in 24 hours, ending 9.30 a.m. on the 12th, a daily velocity that has been only once exceeded in the last two years. The thermal range during that 24 hours was only 3.8; mean temperature in the shade, 49.5. The 13th was warm and bright. On the 14th and 15th heavy cloud masses covered the sky, giving promise of the much wished for rain, but only a few light showers fell, equal in all to about three-hundredths of an inch in depth. Three days of remarkably fine weather followed, very warm in the daytime.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1866, No 76
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🎓 Meteorological Observations for September 1866
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- James Rochfort (Esquire), Observer at Hokitika Station