DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
GOVERNMENT STATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH, HOKITIKA, AND BEALEY,
FOR MAY, 1868.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
HOKITIKA STATION.*
BEALEY STATION.†
Latitude
43° 32' 16" S.
42° 41' 30" S.
43° 2' S.
Longitude
172° 38' 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° Fahr.
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
29.964
30.046
27.74
Highest in Month
(23rd) 30.354
(12th) 30.471
(12th) 28.11
Lowest in Month
(1st) 29.420
(7th) 29.377
(7th) 27.19
Self-registering Thermometers
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Temperature of Atmosphere
47.9
48.4
44.2
Mean of all Highest
56.8
55.3
52.9
Mean of all Lowest
40.0
41.7
35.9
Highest in Month
(30th) 72.3
(24th) 59.8
(8th) 65.0
Lowest in Month
(30th) 29.5
(5th) 32.2
(4th) 27.5
Mean Daily Range
15.8
13.6
17.0
Maximum in Shade on Grass
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
73.4
66.9
59.8
Highest
(1st) 92.4
(1st) 72.0
(4th) 84.5
Minimum on Grass
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean
30.1
36.1
22.7
Lowest
(30th) 15.6
(5th) 27.0
(27th) 11.0
Hygrometer (dew point)
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Temperature of Evaporation
45.3
47.5
41.3
Mean Temperature of Dew Point
42.4
46.5
37.9
Mean Tension of Vapour
.271
.317
.228
Mean Humidity (saturation=100)
83
94
78
Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air
546.5 grains
546.8 grains
610.0 grains
Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air
3.1 "
3.6 "
2.7 "
Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air
0.7 "
0.8 "
0.6 "
Rain
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Total amount collected in Inches
2.139
6.93
10.697
Greatest Fall in one Day
(23rd) 1.035
(21st) 1.38
(1st) 3.055
Number of Days it Fell
8
15
17
Wind
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Velocity in Miles per Day
126
123
82
Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day
(1st) 257
(1st) 239
(1st) 212
Cloud
CHRISTCHURCH.
HOKITIKA.
BEALEY.
Mean Amount (0=clear) (10=overcast)
4.3
6.3
5.2
Observer at Hokitika, James Rochfort, Esq., County Engineer.
† Observer at Bealey, John M. Munce, Esq., Telegraph Manager.
‡ By Aneroid.
REMARKS.
CHRISTCHURCH.
Weather very fine and pleasant during the first four days of the month. Showers of rain fell on the night of the 7th, and on the forenoons of the 5th and 8th. From the 9th to the 22nd inclusive, the weather was dry, with, in general, bright, warm sunny days and slight frost at night. Heavy rain...
Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 28
