✨ Meteorological Observations
RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS
DEDUCED FROM DAILY REGISTERS KEPT AT THE
GOVERNMENT STATIONS IN CHRISTCHURCH, HOKITIKA, AND BEALEY,
For October, 1868.
CHRISTCHURCH STATION.
Latitude - 43° 32' 16" S.
Longitude - 172° 38' 59" E.
Height above Sea - 21 feet.
Distance from Sea - 6 miles.
HOKITIKA STATION.*
Latitude - 42° 41' 30" S.
Longitude - 170° 59' E.
Height above Sea - 8 feet.
Distance from Sea - ½ mile.
BEALEY STATION.†
Latitude - 43° 2' S.
Longitude - 171° 37' E.
Height above Sea - 2,104 feet.
Distance from Sea - 28 miles (West Coast).
| Christchurch | Hokitika | Bealey | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer | |||
| Mean | 29.643 | 29.782 | 27.470 |
| Highest in Month | (29th) 30.342 | (29th) 30.437 | (29th) 28.06 |
| Lowest in Month | (16th) 29.055 | (2nd) 29.274 | (16th) 26.98 |
| Self-registering Thermometer | | | |
| Mean Temperature of Atmosphere | 52.4 | 49.8 | 46.0 |
| Mean of Highest Daily Temperature | 61.0 | 55.3 | 53.8 |
| Mean of Lowest Daily Temperature | 43.8 | 43.3 | 38.3 |
| Highest in Month | (31st) 70.9 | (29th) 60.2 | (8th) 61.7 |
| Lowest in Month | (11th) 32.7 | (4th) 35.2 | (7th) 28.0 |
| Mean Daily Range | 17.2 | 12.0 | 15.4 |
| Maximum in Sun | | | |
| Mean | 129.1 | 70.9 | 103.7 |
| Highest | (29th) 140.4 | (31st) 79.0 | (29th) 129.8 |
| Minimum on Grass | | | |
| Mean | 32.0 | 39.1 | 30.4 |
| Lowest | (11th) 18.2 | (4th) 30.5 | (7th, 20th) 21.5 |
| Hygrometer (deductions) | | | |
| Mean Temperature of Evaporation | 48.5 | 48.3 | 42.6 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew Point | 44.5 | 47.9 | 38.7 |
| Mean Tension of Vapour | 0.294 in. | 0.326 in. | 0.235 in. |
| Mean Humidity (saturation=100) | 75 | 93 | 77 |
| Mean Weight of a Cubic Foot of Air | 535.9 grains | 541.3 grains | 503.3 grains |
| Mean Weight of Vapour in a Cubic Foot of Air | 3.4 | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Mean Weight required to saturate a Cubic Foot of Air | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| Rain | | | |
| Total amount collected in Inches | 1.150 | 14.120 | 14.023 |
| Greatest Fall in one Day | (16th) 0.222 | (21st) 2.63 | (16th) 4.160 |
| Number of Days it Fell | 15 | 23 | 24 |
| Wind | | | |
| Mean Velocity in Miles per Day | 170 | 203 (approx.) | 120 |
| Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day | (16th) 442 | (16th) 640 | (16th) 325 |
| Cloud | | | |
| Mean Amount (0=clear, 10=overcast) | 4.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 |
- Observer at Hokitika, James Rochfort, Esq., County Engineer.
† Observer at Bealey, John M. Munce, Esq., Telegraph Manager.
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Canterbury Provincial Gazette 1868, No 61
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🎓 Results of Meteorological Observations
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- James Rochfort (Esquire), Observer at Hokitika
- John M. Munce (Esquire), Observer at Bealey