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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of JUNE, 1868.
| STATIONS. | BAROMETER. | TEMPERATURE FROM SELF-REGISTERING INSTRUMENTS, READ IN MORNING FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PERVIOUSLY. | COMPUTED OBSERVATIONS. | RAIN. | WIND. | CLOUD. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean Reading. | Mean Range. | Mean Temp. in Shade. | Mean Range of Temp. | Extr'me Max. Temp. on Sun's Rays. | Min. Temp. on Grass. | |
| TARANAKI | 29.939 | .915 | 50.5 | 9.9 | 27.0 | 31.6 |
| Same month previous 4 years | 29.927 | ... | 51.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| WELLINGTON | 29.975 | 1.018 | 49.7 | 9.0 | 24.9 | 95.4 |
| Same month previous 4 years | 29.886 | ... | 48.9 | ... | ... | ... |
| NELSON | 29.938 | 1.034 | 46.7 | 17.2 | 38.0 | 74.0 |
| Same month previous 4 years | 29.995 | ... | 47.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| CHRISTCHURCH | 29.966 | 1.121 | 40.9 | 13.4 | 27.5 | 98.3 |
| Same month previous 4 years | 29.891 | ... | 44.0 | ... | ... | ... |
| HOKITIKA | 29.950 | 1.033 | 45.2 | 12.8 | 27.0 | 71.0 |
| Same month previous 2 years | 30.005 | ... | 46.2 | ... | ... | ... |
| DUNEDIN | 30.023 | 1.057 | 41.8 | 10.5 | 24.0 | 105.0 |
| Same month previous 4 years | 29.942 | ... | 45.1 | ... | ... | ... |
| SOUTHLAND | 29.910 | 1.050 | 39.0 | 18.0 | 37.6 | 92.6 |
| Same month previous 3 years | 29.786 | ... | 43.3 | ... | ... | ... |
NOTES.
Taranaki.—Heavy squalls on 1st, and gale from W. on 2nd, 3rd, and 4th; on the 17th and 18th, gale from S.E.; frost on 6th
and 7th; fog on 22nd and 23rd; showery and squally weather during the month.
Wellington.—Very strong winds on 9th and 10th from N. and N.W.; on the 17th, southerly gale with heavy rain, the barometer
the evening before falling to 29.615; on the 3rd snow on the ranges; frost on the 4th; fog on the 26th; altogether very wet
stormy disagreeable weather throughout the month.
Nelson.—Heavy rain at this station; on morning of 12th, 2.70 inches had fallen for the previous twenty-four hours. Although
there was only eight days of rain, yet the total fall was unusually heavy for this month.
Christchurch.—High wind on the 12th from S.W., wet night; snow fell on the 3rd; hail on the 3rd, 4th, and 13th; fog on the
15th and 16th; wet unpleasant weather, with prevailing wind from S.W.; hard frost on 3rd, and low barometer (29.272);
frost also on night of 6th.
Hokitika.—On 3rd strong S.W. wind, with heavy showers; barometer 29.341: strong E. wind on 10th, with heavy rain; on the
11th rain measured 4.02 inches for previous twenty-four hours; fogs on 21st, 28th, and 29th; prevailing wind for month
S.E.; wet unpleasant weather.
Dunedin.—On 2nd and 3rd high wind from W.; heavy snow; fall of barometer on 3rd 29.321; frosty on the 4th; snow also on
the 1st; fog on the 9th; on 12th and 13th heavy rain, with S.E. wind; wet unpleasant weather on the whole.
Southland.—Severe storm from 1st to 4th from W., with snow, hail, thunder and lightning; barometer on 3rd 29.200.
GENERAL REMARKS.
The weather has been unusually severe throughout New Zealand during this month. There have been several storms with
heavy rain, and in some cases with hail, snow, and thunder and lightning. Frost has occurred at many of the stations. The
temperature has been lower, and the rainfall and degree of moisture greater than that for the same month in previous years.
25th July, 1868.
JAMES HECTOR,
Inspector of Meteorological Stations.
Printed under the authority of the New Zealand Government, by GEORGE DIDSBURY, Government Printer, Wellington.
NZ Gazette 1868, No 45
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- James Hector, Inspector of Meteorological Stations