✨ Meteorological Observations
RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE GOVERNMENT STATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH AND BEALEY,
For February, 1868.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
- Latitude - 43° 32' 16" S.
- Longitude - 172° 38' 59" E.
- Height above Sea - 21 feet.
- Distance from Sea - 5 miles.
BEALEY STATION.‡
- Latitude - 43° 2' S.
- Longitude - 171° 37' E.
- Height above Sea - 2,100 feet.
- Distance from Sea - 38 miles (West Coast).
| CHRISTCHURCH | BEALEY | |
|---|---|---|
| Barometer | ||
| Mean corrected to 32° F | 29.765 | †27.80 |
| Highest in Month | (13th) 30.226 | (14th) 29.96 |
| Lowest in Month | (3rd) 29.008 | (3rd) 26.97 |
| Self-registering Thermometers in Shade and Protected | | |
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | 59.5 | 53.7 |
| Mean of all Highest | 67.1 | 61.9 |
| Mean of all Lowest | 51.0 | 45.5 |
| Highest in Month | (20th) 85.3 | (1st) 78.0 |
| Lowest in Month | (21st) 42.2 | (26th) 32.0|
| Mean Daily Range | 15.2 | 16.5 |
| Self-registering Thermometers in Sun | | |
| Mean | 97.5 | 76.7 |
| Highest | (20th) 131.0| (1st) 111.0|
| Minimum (Maximum in Grass) | | |
| Mean | 43.3 | 33.1 |
| Lowest | (21st) 26.6 | (26th) 14.0|
| Hygrometer (Daniell’s) | | |
| Mean Temperature of Evaporation | 55.4 | 49.7 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew Point | 51.8 | 45.8 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | .385 | .308 |
| Mean Humidity (saturation=100) | 78 | 75 |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 580.0 grains | 497.0 grains |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 4.3 " | 3.4 " |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 1.4 " | 1.2 " |
| Rain | | |
| Total amount collected in Inches | 5.664 | 11.223 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | (3rd) 1.503 | (3rd) 3.070|
| Number of Days it Fell | 15 | 16 |
| Wind | | |
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 183 | 73 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (12th) 301 | (21st) 260 |
| Cloud | | |
| Mean Amount (0=clear) (10=overcast) | 4.9 | 6.8 |
‡ Observer at Bealey, John M. Munce, Esq., Telegraph Manager.
† By Aneroid.
REMARKS.
CHRISTCHURCH.
The first day of the month was warm and cloudless, with a light easterly breeze, but a sudden change in the weather occurred on the 2nd, which was overcast, cold, and gloomy. At 10 p.m. on that day the rain began to fall, at first gently, but very heavy later, and all day on the 3rd until 8 p.m.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 19
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🎓 Results of Meteorological Observations for February 1868
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- John M. Munce (Esquire), Observer at Bealey