✨ Meteorological Observations
RESULTS
OF
METEOROLOGICAL
OBSERVATIONS
FOR JULY 1868.
| CHRISTCHURCH. | HOKITIKA. | BEALY. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer Corrected and reduced to 32° F. | |||
| Mean | 29.847 | 29.941 | 27.63 |
| Highest in Month | (21st) 30.359 | (21st) 30.461 | (21st) 28.09 |
| Lowest in Month | (8th) 29.028 | (8th) 29.131 | (8th) 26.91 |
| Self-registering Thermometers. | | | |
| In Shade and Protected. |
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | 41.4 | 44.1 | 35.1 |
| Mean of Highest Daily Temperature | 49.2 | 50.5 | 41.4 |
| Mean of Lowest Daily Temperature | 33.6 | 37.8 | 28.8 |
| Highest in Month | (18th) 61.9 | (24th) 55.1 | (24th) 48.2 |
| Lowest in Month | (7th) 24.3 | (11th) 27.7 | (19th) 13.0 |
| Mean Daily Range | 15.6 | 12.7 | 12.6 |
| Maximum in Sun. | | | |
| Mean | 89.1 | 69.8 | 79.2 |
| Highest | (18th) 105.4 | (27th) 71.5 | (7th & 13th) 98.5 |
| Minimum on Grass. | | | |
| Mean | 22.8 | 23.7 | 25.8 |
| Lowest | (7th) 10.2 | (11th) 23.3 | (19th) 8.9 |
| Hygrometer (dew-point). |
| Mean Temperature of Evaporation | 39.5 | 43.9 | 33.8 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew Point | 37.1 | 43.7 | 31.8 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | .221 | .285 | .179 |
| Mean Humidity (saturation = 100) | 86 | 98 | 87 |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 551.6 grains | 550.2 grains | 517.8 grains |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 2.6 ,, | 3.3 ,, | 2.1 ,, |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 0.5 ,, | 0.06 ,, | 0.3 ,, |
| Rain |
| Total Amount collected in Inches | 1.559 | 13.690 | 15.249 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | (11th) 0.456 | (18th) 2.56 | (18th) 4.270 |
| Number of Days it Fell | 11 | 19 | 18 |
| Wind |
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 90 | 97 | 64 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (23rd) 347 | (23rd) 284 | (8th) 160 |
| Cloud |
| Mean Amount (0 = clear, 10 = overcast) | 4.5 | 6.4 | 3.3 |
REMARKS
CHRISTCHURCH.
The cold during the months of June and July has been severer than any experienced since the establishment of the station, 1863. The mean temperature of July, 1865, was 41°.5, whereas the mean temperature of the above months was 40°.9 and 41°.4 respectively. The mean temperature of the thermometer exposed on the grass in August, 1865, was 28°.8, whereas in the last two months it has been 25°.3 and 22°.8. The days, however, were, as a rule, remarkably fine and pleasant; although a week of severe
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 43
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