✨ Meteorological Observations
RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
Government Stations in Christchurch and Hokitika, for December, 1866.
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° 59' 0" E.
- Height above Sea: 8 feet.
- Distance from Sea: ¼ mile.
| CHRISTCHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | Christchurch Mean 1864-1865. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer (reduced to 32° F.) | |||
| Mean | 29.842 | 29.866 | 29.882 |
| Highest in Month | (10th) 30.258 | (11th) 30.356 | 30.174 |
| Lowest in Month | (7th) 29.266 | (22nd) 29.504 | 29.421 |
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | |||
| Mean | 59.8 | 60.6 | 60.0 |
| Mean of all Highest | 67.7 | 66.1 | 66.4 |
| Mean of all Lowest | 51.9 | 55.0 | 51.6 |
| Highest in Month | (21st) 81.3 | (13th) 69.8 | 80.8 |
| Lowest in Month | (26th) 41.7 | (18th) 47.0 | 39.8 |
| Mean Daily Range | 15.8 | 11.1 | 16.8 |
| Self-Registering Thermometer in Sun. | |||
| Mean Maximum in Sun | 102.5 | 92.4 | 110.5 |
| Highest in Month | (28th) 130.2 | (27th) 101.5 | 130.6 |
| Minimum on Grass | |||
| Mean | 47.0 | 49.5 | 47.4 |
| Lowest in Month | (26th) 33.9 | (23rd) 38.6 | 32.9 |
| Humidity (Saturation = 100) | |||
| Mean | 78 | 89 | 71 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | |||
| .454 | .499 | - | |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | |||
| 529.5 grains | 527.7 grains | - | |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | |||
| 4.7 | 5.5 | - | |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | |||
| 1.4 | 0.8 | - | |
| Rain (in Inches) | |||
| Total amount collected | 3.084 | 9.85 | 1.057 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | (5th) 1.238 | (20th) 2.84 | 0.596 |
| Number of Days it fell | 10 | 20 | 9 |
| Wind | |||
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 184 | 148 | 207 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (20th) 376 | (6th) 394 | - |
| Cloud | |||
| Mean Amount (0 = clear, 10 = overcast) | 5.4 | 7.2 | 4.8 |
- Observer, James Rochfort, Esq., District Engineer.
REMARKS.
CHRISTCHURCH.
The weather during the month of December calls for very few remarks. From the 1st to the 8th it was very unsettled, with a considerable amount of rain, particularly on the 5th, when the amount of 1.238 inches was collected; so great a rainfall in one day has not occurred here for 11 months. A hot dry north-wester blew with violence on the 7th, followed by a showery day. A week’s very warm and almost cloudless weather then succeeded. The 15th was wet, the 18th, 20th, and 23rd showery, the intervening days fine, but in general cloudy. From the latter day to the close of the month the weather was again remarkably fine and clear, without being oppressively warm at any time. Strong winds blew from the E. on the 19th and 20th, and a few squalls from N.W. on the
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 6
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🎓 Meteorological Observations for December 1866
🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceMeteorology, Weather, Statistics, Christchurch, Hokitika
- James Rochfort (Esquire), Observer at Hokitika Station