DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
Government Stations in Christchurch, Hokitika, and Bealey,
FOR JANUARY, 1868.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
HOKITIKA STATION.*
BEALEY STATION.†
Latitude - 43° 32’ 16" S.
42° 41’ 30" S.
43° 2’ S.
Longitude - 172° 58’ 59" E.
170° 59’ E.
171° 37’ E.
Height above Sea - 21 feet.
8 feet.
2,100 feet.
Distance from Sea - 5 miles.
¼ mile.
38 miles (West Coast).
Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. F.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
29.783
29.921
—
Highest in Month
(30th) 30.255
(25th) 30.345
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Lowest in Month
(2nd) 29.102
(8th) 29.290
—
Self-registering Thermometers. In Shade, and protected.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Temperature of Atmosphere
60.6
57.5
55.1
Mean of all Highest
63.7
62.6
64.1
Mean of all Lowest
52.6
52.5
46.2
Highest in Month
(14th) 78.2
(26th) 66.6
(23rd) 81.5
Lowest in Month
(2nd) 42.3
(20th) 43.1
(8th) 38.0
Mean Daily Range
16.1
10.1
17.8
Maximum in Sun.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
104.9
83.9
80.1
Highest
(7th) 124.5
(25th) 90.2
(23rd) 111.0
Minimum on Grass.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
45.3
48.1
35.5
Lowest
(2nd) 29.0
(10th) 41.0
(8th) 25.5
Hygrometer (deductions).
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Temperature of Evaporation
56.5
56.4
50.2
Mean Temperature of Dew Point
52.9
55.5
45.5
Mean Tension of Vapour
.401
.441
.305
Mean Humidity (saturation=100)
76
93
71
Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air
529.1 grains
534.5 grains
—
Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air
4.4 ,,
4.9 ,,
3.5
Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air
1.5 ,,
0.4 ,,
1.4
Rain.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Total amount collected in Inches
5.203
13.26
13.484
Greatest Fall in one Day
(7th) 2.223
(1st) 2.88
(1st) 3.050
Number of Days it Fell
13
19
18
Wind.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Velocity in Miles per Day
146
172
144
Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day
(1st) 285
(19th) 378
(13th) 346
Cloud.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Amount (0=clear,) (10=overcast)
4.5
6.8
4.6
Observer at Hokitika, JAMES ROCHFORT, Esq., District Engineer.
† Observer at Bealey, JOHN M. MUNCE, Esq., Telegraph Manager.
R E M A R K S.
CHRISTCHURCH.
The weather during the first nine days of January was very rough and unsettled; frequent heavy rainfalls occurred, which amounted in this period to 3.89 inches in depth. On the 7th day, in 24 hours, 2.223 inches of rain were collected, of which 1.160 inches fell in the short space of 24 minutes,
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 10
