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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

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.

STATIONS.

Mean
Reading
Extr'me
Range.
Mean
Shade.
Mean
Temp.
Extr'me
Range
of
Temp.
Max.
Temp.
in Sun's
Rays.
Min.
Temp.
on
Grass.
Mean
Elastic
Force
of
Vapour.
Mean
Moist.
Ratio
(=100.)
Total
Fall
in
(inches)
No. of
Days
on
which
Rain
fell.
Average
Velocity
in Miles
for
Month.
Maximum
Force
in Miles,
and Date.
Mean
Amount
for
Month
(0to 10).

MONGONUI
... 30.188 .597 59.9 17.5 30.0 147.0 41.0 .308 60 .510 6 160 435, 2nd 5.0
Same month previous 5 years 29.915 ... .415 78 3.698 17

AUCKLAND
... 30.182 .671 58.1 15.5 29.3 154.7 27.1 .381 78 .401 10 273 580,19th 5.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.855 ... .377 76 3.114 18

TARANAKI
... 30.027 .735 56.4 16.9 35.8 149.0 20.0 .345 75 2.120 11 6.6
Same month previous 6 years 29.853 ... .361 73 5.971 18

NAPIER
... 30.065 .833 58.4 18.4 42.0 137.0 37.0 .365 75 1.670 6 227 413,23rd 2.0
Same month previous 3 years 29.892 ... .346 69 1.373 6

WELLINGTON
29.937 .939 55.4 12.3 31.5 115.0 33.0 .343 78 2.855 10 221 530, 1st 4.3
Same month previous 6 years 29.815 ... .300 70 4.898 13

NELSON
... 30.035 .740 54.9 23.2 42.0 152.0 29.0 .335 77 1.650 5 211 434,23rd 4.4
Same month previous 6 years 29.877 ... .360 73 4.351 9

CHRISTCHURCH
29.999 .925 55.0 18.2 47.3 141.2 17.3 .318 73 1.223 9 162 329, 9th 3.3
Same month previous 6 years 29.749 ... .311 71 2.134 11

BEALEY*
29.856 .799 48.1 16.2 32.8 128.0 12.0 .277 83 8.948 16 193 725,22nd 4.0
Same month previous 2 years 29.724 ... .232 78 14.749 21

HOKITIKA
... 30.104 .917 52.8 12.1 28.0 85.8 34.4 .278 95 11.300 17 213 463, 4th 7.0
Same month previous 4 years 29.830 ... .359 88 13.395 22

DUNEDIN
... 29.971 .925 52.5 16.8 40.0 148.0 16.0 .307 78 .600 10 205 670, 5th 4.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.791 ... .260 69 2.604 17

SOUTHLAND
... 29.945 1.176 51.3 21.8 46.0 148.0 23.0 .266 69 2.910 11 314 580,10th 4.4
Same month previous 5 years 29.642 ... .254 71 4.040 17

• Altitude above sea, 2,104 feet.

NOTES.

Mongonui.—Weather unusually fine; very slight rainfall, and light winds, which prevailed from N.W.
Auckland.—Fine, bright, warm weather; excessively dry; winds moderate, except on 19th and 28th, when it blew hard from S.
Prevailing wind from S.W.
Taranaki.—Pleasant weather; small rainfall; fresh southerly breezes frequently. Strong S.W. gale on 4th; also stormy on 28th
from S.E. Prevailing wind from S.W. Slight earthquakes on 3rd and 23rd.
Napier.—Tolerably fine weather, generally calm and close, but pleasant light showers at times. On 22nd and 23rd it blew hard
from N.W. Prevailing wind from N.E.
Wellington.—Wet and stormy on 2nd from N.W., beating rain; on 8th, strong N.W. wind; wet unpleasant weather on 12th
from S.E.; very stormy on night of 21st from N.W.; strong N.W. wind on night of 25th, and also on 26th; wind changed
on night of 26th to S.E., and brought heavy rain and wind; wet and unpleasant also on 27th from same quarter: otherwise
the weather during the month was remarkably fine, bright, and warm, with e ear sky, and bright mild nights. There were
eighteen days of N.W. wind. Slight earthquake shock on 3rd, at 2.15 p.m. Splendid aurora on 24th. Meteor observed on
night of 16th; very brilliant.
Nelson. Generally fine, bright, and warm, with little rain, and winds light. On 3rd it was stormy from S.W.; and on 23rd
from N.W. Prevailing wind from S.W. Earthquake on 3rd, at 2.18 p.m.
Christchurch.—On 4th it blew hard from S.W.; heavy N.W. gale on 8th, changing to S.W. and slight rain; also storm from
N.W. on 23rd, again changing to S.W. Otherwise weather very fine, bright, and pleasant. Prevailing wind from E.
Bealey.—Wet and unpleasant weather generally at this station, though at times it was bright and pleasant. On 4th strong S.W.
wind, with rain, thunder, hail, and snow; on 10th gale from N.W.; also strong N.W. wind on 17th, with rain and thunder;
on 21st stormy again from N.W.; heavy rain on 27th from N.W.; snow also on 12th. Prevailing wind from N.W.
Brilliant aurora on 24th.
Hokitika.—On 3rd and 4th stormy from S.W., with rain and thunder on 4th; also thunder on 5th; on 11th and 12th strong
N.E. winds, with heavy rain; on 22nd stormy from S.W., also with rain and fog; very heavy rain on 27th, wind N.; foggy
also on 15th and 31st. Very unpleasant wet weather almost throughout the month. Prevailing winds from N. and S.W.
Slight earthquake on 2nd at 2.30 p.m.
Dunedin.—Dry clear weather, but very stormy at times. On 5th and 6th strong S.W. and W. winds, with only slight rain;
also on 9th and 24th stormy from W., and on 28th from S.W.; thunder on 4th. Prevailing wind from W. Aurora on 24th, 25th, and 26th.
Southland.—Exceedingly fine weather, very dry, frequent strong winds from W. and N.W., but no heavy gales except on the
10th, when it blew hard from N.W. with rains. Prevailing wind from W.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Season all over the Colony much drier than usual, but in the Northern Provinces amounting to a positive drought.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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