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RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
Government Stations in Christchurch and Hokitika, for March, 1867.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
Latitude ........................ 43° 32’ 16" S.
Longitude ....................... 172° 38’ 59" E.
Height above Sea ............ 21 feet.
Distance from Sea ........... 5 miles.
**HOKITIKA STATION.***
Latitude ........................ 42° 41’ 30" S.
Longitude ....................... 170° 50’ 0" E.
Height above Sea ............ 8 feet.
Distance from Sea ........... ¼ mile.
| Barometer (reduced to 32 deg. F.) | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 29·967 | 29·983 | 29·961 |
| Highest in Month | (18th) 30·290 | (4th) 30·259 | 30·428 |
| Lowest in Month | (15th) 29·261 | (15th) 29·416 | 29·358 |
| Self-registering Thermometers. In Shade. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | 59·0 | 59·7 | 57·3 |
| Mean of all Highest | 66·4 | 66·3 | 66·4 |
| Mean of all Lowest | 51·4 | 53·0 | 48·4 |
| Highest in Month | (8th) 85·0 | (6th) 70·0 | 79·3 |
| Lowest in Month | (14th) 40·1 | (12th) 46·0 | 37·6 |
| Mean Daily Range | 15·6 | 13·5 | 13·1 |
| Self-registering Thermometers. Maximum in Sun. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 105·7 | 89·5 | 97·4 |
| Highest in Month | (10th) 133·1 | (17th) 96·0 | 117·2 |
| Self-registering Thermometers. Minimum on Grass. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 45·8 | 46·4 | 43·1 |
| Lowest in Month | (24th) 30·8 | (12th) 33·5 | 29·3 |
| Hygrometer (deduced). | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Humidity (saturation = 100) | 78 | 94 | 75 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | ·481 | ·511 | ·387 |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 532·0 grains | 529·2 grains | — |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 4·5 ,, | 5·6 ,, | — |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 1·5 ,, | 0·85 ,, | — |
| Rain on Ground. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total amount collected, in Inches | 3·810 | 4·10 | 1·441 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | (16th) 2·172 | (5th) 1·53 | ·513 |
| Number of Days it fell | 6 | 12 | 8 |
| Wind. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 154 | 126 | 173 } 1865-6 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (16th) 470 | (9th) 269 | 353 } |
| Cloud. | Christchurch | Hokitika | Christchurch Mean March, 1864, 1865, 1866 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Amount (0 = clear, (10 = overcast) | 4·0 | 4·8 | 4·3 |
- Observer, JAMES ROCHFORT, Esq., District Engineer.
REMARKS.
CHRISTCHURCH.
Bright, almost cloudless, weather prevailed during the first fortnight of March; in general very warm, and exceedingly hot and oppressive on the 8th, 9th, and 10th, when the shaded thermometer rose 85°·0, 84°·8, and 78°·0 respectively. At 10.30 p.m., on the 15th, a south-west gale began, accompanied with very heavy rain, and at first with hail and lightning. The storm of wind and rain continued until the forenoon of the 17th. During the 24 hours ending 9.30 a.m. on the 17th, 2·172 inches of rain were collected; the velocity of the wind in the same time was 470 miles:—these are the extremes of wind and rain in 24 hours yet registered at the station. In the night preceding the 16th a further quantity of rain, equal to 1·245 inches, fell, making a total of 3·417 inches in 35 hours. From
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 22
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🎓 Meteorological Observations for March 1867
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- JAMES ROCHFORT, Esq., District Engineer