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RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
Government Stations in Christchurch, and Hokitika, for August, 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° 59’ 0" E.
Height above Sea - - - 8 feet.
Distance from Sea - - - ¼ mile.
| CHRISTCHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | |
|---|---|---|
| Barometer corrected to 32° Fahr. | ||
| Mean | 29·709 | 29·781 |
| Highest in Month | (28th) 30·469 | (28th) 30·552 |
| Lowest in Month | (6th) 29·127 | (2nd) 29·214 |
| Self-registering Thermometers. | ||
| In Shade and Protected. | ||
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | 44·6 | 45·5 |
| Mean of all Highest | 53·1 | 52·8 |
| Mean of all Lowest | 36·3 | 38·3 |
| Highest in Month | (29th) 66·9 | (15th) 61·0 |
| Lowest in Month | (9th) 27·4 | (11th) 28·0 |
| Mean Daily Range | 16·8 | 14·5 |
| Maximum in Sun. | ||
| Mean | 70·1 | 67·1 |
| Highest in Month | (29th) 87·0 | (2nd) 77·0 |
| Minimum on Grass. | ||
| Mean | 29·6 | 33·4 |
| Lowest in Month | (9th) 19·8 | (8th) 22·0 |
| Hygrometer (deductions). | ||
| Mean Temperature of Evaporation | 41·3 | 43·8 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew Point | 37·4 | 41·5 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | 0·224 | 0·262 |
| Mean Humidity (saturation = 100) | 75 | 86 |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 545·9 grains | 545·9 grains |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 2·6 ,, | 3·0 ,, |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 0·7 ,, | 0·5 ,, |
| Rain. | ||
| Total amount collected, in Inches | 3·907 | 9·60 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | 1·350 | (27th) 1·22 |
| Number of Days it fell | 13 | 18 |
| Wind. | ||
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 149 | 159 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (14th) 338 | (9th) 458 |
| Cloud. | ||
| Mean Amount (0 = clear, (10 = overcast) | 4·4 | 6·9 |
Observer at Hokitika, JAMES ROCHFORT, Esq., District Engineer.
R E M A R K S.
CHRISTCHURCH.
The month of August opened with a continuation of the very severe weather which prevailed at the close of July. From the 29th of that month to the 3rd or 4th of August, nearly the whole of the Middle Island of New Zealand and part of the North Island was visited by a succession of gales, accompanied with a very heavy snow fall in the interior, and rain along the sea-coast, which, for duration, extent, and general effects has scarcely been equalled since the colony was founded. Accounts from all parts, especially the central and eastern por-
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1867, No 63
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🎓 Results of Meteorological Observations for August 1867
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- James Rochfort (Esquire), Observer at Hokitika