RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN AT CHRISTCHURCH, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALAND, FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST DECEMBER, 1871.

Latitude, 43 deg. 32 min. 16 sec. S. Longitude, 172 deg. 38 min. 59 sec. E. Height above sea level, 21 feet. Distance from sea, five miles.

| 1871. | Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. Fahr. | | | SELF-REGISTERING THERMOMETERS. | | | | | | | | HYGROMETER. | | RAIN. | | | WIND. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | In Shade. | | | | | | | Maximum in Sun. | Minimum on Grass. | | | | | | | Number of Days it blew from each Point at 9.30 a.m. Daily. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mean Pressure. | Greatest Pressure. | Least Pressure. | Mean Temperature of Air. | Mean of all Highest. | Mean of all Lowest. | Highest in Month. | Lowest in Month. | Mean Daily Range. | Greatest Daily Range. | Mean Temp. of Evaporation. | Mean. | Highest. | Mean. | Lowest. | Dew Point. | Elastic Force of Vapour. | Humidity. (Sat. = 100.) | Amount. | Greatest Daily Fall. | Number of Days it Fell. | Amount of Cloud at 9.30 a.m. Daily (0-10). | N. | N.E. | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | Calm. | Mean Velocity in Miles per Day. | Greatest Velocity in Miles per Day. | Greatest Velocity in Miles in any 24 Hours. | Evaporation. | Snow or Sleet. | Hail. | Fog. | Thunderstorm. |
| | Inches. | Inches. | Inches. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Deg. | Inches. | 0-100 | Inches. | Inches. | Days. | 0-10 | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Miles. | Miles. | Miles. | Inches. | Days. | Days. | Days. | Days. |
| January ... | 29.886 | 30.341 | 29.561 | 63.0 | 71.8 | 54.2 | 86.9 | 46.6 | 17.6 | 34.0 | 58.4 | 143.6 | 163.3 | 42.9 | 30.7 | 54.5 | .425 | 74 | 0.031 | .030 | 2 | 4.5 | — | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 168 | 422 | 8.512 | — | — | — | — | — |
| February ... | 29.847 | 30.288 | 29.439 | 59.0 | 65.6 | 52.3 | 76.8 | 45.4 | 13.3 | 30.9 | 55.8 | 126.5 | 148.4 | 42.0 | 30.1 | 52.9 | .401 | 81 | 4.290 | 1.979 | 14 | 6.0 | — | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | 193 | 435 | 6.305 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| March ... | 29.845 | 30.372 | 29.244 | 58.6 | 63.8 | 53.4 | 82.4 | 42.6 | 10.4 | 24.9 | 56.1 | 114.8 | 150.0 | 43.9 | 28.8 | 53.9 | .416 | 84 | 5.354 | 1.076 | 18 | 8.0 | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | 181 | 373 | 2.909 | — | — | — | — | — |
| April ... | 30.088 | 30.483 | 29.474 | 52.1 | 59.0 | 45.3 | 71.0 | 34.9 | 13.7 | 28.3 | 50.0 | 107.7 | 129.9 | 33.3 | 20.5 | 47.9 | .334 | 85 | 2.232 | 1.140 | 11 | 5.1 | — | 8 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 126 | 440 | 1.481 | — | — | — | — | — |
| May ... | 29.869 | 30.533 | 29.417 | 46.9 | 55.3 | 38.6 | 74.1 | 29.1 | 16.7 | 31.5 | 44.7 | 93.0 | 133.2 | 25.0 | 14.5 | 42.2 | .269 | 85 | 0.851 | .360 | 8 | 4.2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 1 | 154 | 370 | 1.422 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| June ... | 29.899 | 30.390 | 29.393 | 41.5 | 47.5 | 35.5 | 53.1 | 24.9 | 12.0 | 21.3 | 40.8 | 76.5 | 101.3 | 24.4 | 10.7 | 39.9 | .246 | 94 | 5.436 | 1.263 | 19 | 6.9 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 1 | — | 1 | 109 | 215 | 0.766 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| July ... | 29.501 | 30.214 | 28.707 | 42.9 | 50.3 | 35.6 | 65.1 | 26.5 | 14.7 | 25.8 | 40.9 | 81.8 | 101.5 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 38.6 | .234 | 85 | 1.687 | .435 | 14 | 4.7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 300 | 1.257 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
| August ... | 29.789 | 30.364 | 29.267 | 45.6 | 52.9 | 38.4 | 64.5 | 28.3 | 14.5 | 23.4 | 42.9 | 95.6 | 114.3 | 25.7 | 14.4 | 39.8 | .245 | 80 | 2.026 | .759 | 8 | 5.6 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | — | 1 | — | 184 | 415 | 2.981 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — |
| September ... | 29.870 | 30.529 | 29.288 | 47.0 | 55.0 | 39.0 | 65.5 | 28.4 | 16.0 | 24.9 | 44.5 | 99.3 | 117.7 | 27.1 | 14.7 | 41.7 | .264 | 82 | 2.294 | .932 | 11 | 6.0 | — | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 146 | 343 | 1.916 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| October ... | 29.665 | 30.269 | 29.075 | 52.8 | 61.5 | 44.1 | 72.4 | 35.0 | 17.4 | 28.5 | 49.0 | 112.8 | 141.7 | 32.1 | 22.6 | 45.2 | .302 | 76 | 1.122 | .622 | 7 | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 185 | 453 | 3.027 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| November ... | 29.822 | 30.383 | 29.360 | 55.0 | 64.1 | 45.8 | 78.8 | 34.9 | 18.3 | 29.2 | 51.4 | 134.7 | 158.1 | 34.5 | 20.9 | 48.0 | .335 | 77 | 2.256 | .582 | 11 | 4.4 | — | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | 165 | 325 | 5.144 | — | — | — | — | — |
| December ... | 29.738 | 30.201 | 29.062 | 60.5 | 71.1 | 49.9 | 82.3 | 41.1 | 21.2 | 30.5 | 56.1 | 139.5 | 159.9 | 37.2 | 23.2 | 52.3 | .393 | 75 | 0.358 | .158 | 4 | 4.2 | — | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 4 | 188 | 315 | 9.016 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| | Mean. | Max. | Min. | Mean. | Mean. | Mean. | Max. | Min. | Mean. | Max. | Mean. | Max. | Max. | Mean. | Min. | Mean. | Mean. | Mean. | Sum. | Max. | Sum. | Mean. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Mean. | Max. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. | Sum. |
| Year 1871 ... | 29.827 | (a) 30.533 | (b) 28.707 | 52.1 | 59.8 | 44.1 | (c) 86.9 | (d) 24.9 | 15.5 | 34.0 | 49.2 | 110.5 | 163.3 | 32.6 | 10.7 | 46.2 | .313 | 80 | 27.937 | (l) 1.979 | 127 | 5.5 | 7 | 105 | 68 | 9 | 21 | 124 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 162 | (o) 453 | 44.736 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 1864-70 inclusive | 29.850 | 30.630 | 28.660 | 52.9 | 61.3 | 44.5 | 89.4 | 23.5 | 16.7 | 39.0 | (f) 49.3 | (f) 114.2 | (f) 163.3 | (f) 33.0 | (f) 10.2 | 45.7 | .307 | 78 | (k) 25.949 | (k) 2.223 | (k) 113 | (k) 4.8 | (k) 9 | (k) 76 | (k) 78 | (k) 14 | (k) 13 | (k) 115 | (k) 15 | (k) 26 | (k) 19 | 157 | (m) 490 | (p) 44.790 | (q) 8 | (k) 4 | (k) 8 | (k) 9 | (k) 3 |
| 1864-71 inclusive | 29.847 | 30.630 | 28.660 | 52.8 | 61.1 | 44.4 | 89.4 | 23.5 | 16.5 | 39.0 | (g) 49.3 | (g) 113.3 | (g) 163.3 | (g) 32.9 | (g) 10.2 | 45.8 | .308 | 78 | (n) 26.197 | 2.223 | 114 | 4.9 | 9 | 80 | 77 | 13 | 14 | 116 | 15 | 24 | 17 | 158 | 490 | 44.783 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 |

(a) 1st May. (b) 15th July. (c) 28th January. (d) 21st June. (e) 25th January. (f) 1868-70. (g) 1868-71. (h) 16th January. (i) 21st June. (k) Mean. (l) 27th February. (m) 1865-70. (n) 1865-71. (o) 8th October. (p) For 1870. (q) 1870-71.

R. MAINWARING, Meteorological Observer.