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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of MARCH, 1870.

STATIONS.

BAROMETER.
Corrected and
Reduced to Sea
Level.

TEMPERATURE FROM SELF-REGISTERING
INSTRUMENTS, READ IN MORNING
FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PREVIOUSLY.

COMPUTED
FROM
OBSERVATIONS.

RAIN.

WIND.

CLOUD.

Mean
Reading
Extr'me
Range.
Mean
Temp.
in
Shade.
Mean
Daily
Range of
Temp.
Extr'me
Temp.
on
Rays.
Min.
Temp.
on
Grass.
Mean
Elastic
Vapour.
Mean
Deg. of
Saturation
ratio
(=100.)
Total
Fall
(inches)
No. of
Days
Rain
fell.
Average
Daily
Force for
Month
Maximum
Velocity
in Miles
in any
24 hours,
and Date.
Mean
Amount
(0 to 10).

MONGONUI

30·165
500
66.2
17.5
34.0
144·0
·483
76
0·260
5
119
238, 5th
4.2
Same month previous 3 years
30·028
65·2
65·2
·494
74
1·486
7

AUCKLAND

30·175
·613
65.9
16.9
33.8
141·8
·480
76
0.749
10
260
517, 9th
4.7
Same month previous 6 years
29·939
65·9
·492
73
3·305
9

TARANAKI

30·133
·673
61.6
18.4
37.5
151.5
33.5
·412
75
2.990
13
191
430, 25th
5.7
Same month previous 6 years
30·026
63.9
·441
72
2.404
7

NAPIER

30·050
1·426
63.5
16.7
43.0
140.0
40.0
·483
84
1·600
3
220
530, 17th
2.9
Same month previous 3 years
29·602
60.0
·420
68
1·126
3

WELLINGTON

30·083
·791
58.5
12.2
31.0
125.0
35.0
·388
79
3·610
9
194
855, 8th
5.0
Same month previous 6 years
29·975
60.2
·363
69
2·526
8

NELSON

30.094
·834
60.2
22.3
36.0
153.0
·433
83
2·930
5
113
229, 13th
5.2
Same month previous 6 years
29·978
60.4
·463
73
2·093
4

CHRISTCHURCH

30·073
·923
55.9
16.0
37.8
145.8
22.3
·352
80
1·670
10
127
225, 7th
5.7
Same month previous 6 years
29·945
57.8
·347
76
1·754
7

BEALEY *

29·936
·650
52.6
15.4
35.0
129.0
19.0
·269
68
10·100
15
160
300, 11th
4.0
Same month previous 2 years
29·881
53.0†
·322†
80†
6·750
14

HOKITIKA

30·135
·671
56.5
11.1
22.5
89.6
36.0
·394
86
3·580
11
128
256, 1st
5.0
Same month previous 4 years
30·031
56.4
·430
89
3·913
13

DUNEDIN

30·059
1·009
52.8
15.7
38.0
143.0
20.0
·324
78
1·606
10
141
420, 2nd
5.0
Same month previous 6 years
29·997
54.5
·309
69
2·241
13

SOUTHLAND

30·102
1·020
52.5
18.6
39.0
140.0
28.0
·336
85
2·940
7
294
710, 8th
5.6
Same month previous 5 years
29·853
54.3
·305
75
3·636
11

• Altitude, 2,104 feet.

† For 1868 only.

NOTES.

Mongonui. Remarkably fine weather during month; very slight rainfall, and light winds; lightning on 31st. Prevailing wind
from E.
Auckland. Very pleasant weather, though rather sultry; winds moderate, and rainfall very low. Prevailing wind from N.
Taranaki. Fine weather generally, with light winds. On 25th, stormy from S.E.; thunder on 31st; fog on 12th. Prevailing
wind from S.W.
Napier. Tolerably fine weather at this station. Strong gale from S.W. on 17th; heavy showers of rain fell, of short duration.
Prevailing wind from S.
Wellington. Heavy rain registered on morning of 1st; wind changed to S.E. and fine. Strong N.W. winds on 3rd and 5th,
with rain. Also stormy from same quarter on 7th and 10th; wet, disagreeable weather on 11th and 12th. The remainder
of month was generally fine, with light winds.
Nelson. On 9th, stormy from S.W.; severe squall from S.E. on afternoon of 12th, with heavy rain; otherwise the weather was
usually fine, with light winds. Thunder on 30th. Prevailing wind S.
Christchurch. Stormy on 1st from N., with slight rain; on 7th, strong N. and N.W. winds. The weather generally was fine and
clear during the month. Fog on 31st; prevailing wind S.W. Smart shock of earthquake on 17th, at 11-25 p.m.; also felt
at Lyttelton, but only slightly.
Bealey. Strong winds from N.W. from 7th to 10th. Fogs occurred on 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st, and 22nd. Weather usually very
fine and bright; 21 days of N.W. wind.
Hokitika. Cold, squally, disagreeable weather generally, with much rain; fog on 20th. Prevailing wind from N.
Dunedin. Very fine weather at this station; small rainfall and light winds. Prevailing wind from W.
Southland. Severe storm from N.W. to W. on 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th, with heavy rain, hail, and thunder and lightning;
remainder of month very fine. Prevailing wind from W.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Fine steady weather during the month, except on the South and West Coasts, where N.W. storms occurred in the first week.
Brilliant Aurora Australis was generally observed on the evenings of the 12th, 18th, and 22nd.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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