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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of JUNE, 1872.

STATIONS.
BAROMETER.
Corrected and
Reduced to Sea
Level.
TEMPERATURES FROM SELF-REGISTERING
INSTRUMENTS, READ IN MORNING
FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PREVIOUSLY.
COMPUTED
FROM
OBSERVATIONS.
RAIN.
WIND.
CLOUD.

Mean
Reading
Extr'me
Range.
Mean
Shade.
Mean
Temp.
Mean
Daily
Range
of
Temp.
Extr'me
Temp.
on
Max.
Temp.
Min.
Temp.
Mean
Elastic
Vapour.
Mean
Deg. of
Satn.
Ration
(=100.)
Total
Fall
in
(inches)
No. of
Days on
which
Rain
fell.
Average
Daily
Force
in Miles
for
Month.
Maximum
Velocity
in Miles
for 24 hours,
and Date.
Mean
Amount
(0to10).

MONGONUI
Same month previous years
29.837 1.352 55.6 14.0 35.0 124.0 .353 80 4.520 21 148 330,27th 6.0
29.923 54.9 .373 81 7.418 20

AUCKLAND
Same month previous 8 years
29.739 1.181 53.7 11.8 24.2 107.3 18.5 .358 87 5.584 22 237 652,11th 7.0
29.895 53.0 .346 83 4.973 20

TARANAKI
Same month previous 8 years
29.640 1.156 52.6 15.2 34.0 123.0 28.0 .251 66 7.040 21 8.1
29.910 51.6 .322 82 5.142 15

NAPIER
Same month previous 4 years
29.680 1.316 53.0 15.7 31.0 115.0 .311 77 3.040 14 2.0
29.922 50.3 .348 80 3.440 8

WELLINGTON
Same month previous 8 years
29.628 1.349 49.3 8.9 29.0 111.0 23.0 .289 82 8.532 22 156 400,19th 6.5
29.891 49.4 .267 76 4.895 16

WANGANUI
Same month previous 7 years
29.720 1.240 50.2 11.6 28.0 117.0 18.0 .290 81 6.330 17 231 625,12th 6.6
3.160 10

NELSON
Same month previous 8 years
29.617 1.266 48.1 16.5 35.0 116.0 15.0 .301 89 6.970 17 6.7
29.917 47.4 .270 78 5.171 8

CHRISTCHURCH
Same month previous 8 years
29.621 1.401 43.3 11.6 43.4 102.2 5.2 .243 87 2.695 13 7.1
29.893 43.4 .253 88 3.453 12

BEALEY
Same month previous 4 years
29.588 1.260 36.3 12.4 43.4 99.8 16.0* .195 91 5.620 16 5.7
29.838 38.3 .205 92 7.113 16

HOKITIKA
Same month previous 6 years
... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

DUNEDIN
Same month previous 8 years
29.564 1.042 42.3 9.6 31.0 82.0 21.0 .208 82 3.364 15 161 500, 2nd 6.8
29.925 44.2 .228 78 2.758 14

QUEENSTOWN
38.0 12.5 38.8 93.7 .190 83 2.180 13 146 261, 16th 6.4

SOUTHLAND
Same month previous 7 years
29.599 1.350 38.8 13.2 50.0 81.5 14.0 .212 91 6.550 19 124 360,13th 6.2
29.796 42.4 .231 84 3.970 15

• Below zero.

NOTES FOR MAY, 1872.

Mongonui.—Tolerably fine early part of month; stormy and wet in middle of month from N.W. and S.W., especially on 11th,
12th, 13th, and 18th; thunder on 13th, 14th, and 15th; also strong gale from N.W. on night of 27th, with rain; 1.1 inch
rain recorded on 23rd, and prevailing winds S.W. and N.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 70.0; minimum, 35.0.

Auckland.—Wet cloudy weather generally, only five pleasant days; wind below average, and prevailed from S.W.; gale on 11th,
12th, and 13th from S.W., with rain, hail, and thunder; a stormy night on 23rd from S.W.; 1.01 inch rain recorded on
24th; hail also on 16th and 28th. Maximum temperature, 66.3; minimum, 42.1.

Taranaki.—Tolerably fine early part of month, but from 10th to 18th unusually bad weather, rain, thunder, hail, and strong
southerly winds; maximum rain on 18th, 1.02 inch; five days of thunder and four of hail; prevailing wind, S. E
Maximum temperature, 68.0; minimum, 34.0.

Napier.—Changeable and cold; strong N.W. wind on 12th and 13th, with rain; very wet towards end of month from S.W.;
1.05 inch recorded on 25th and 1.17 on 26th; prevailing wind from S.W. Maximum temperature, 69.1; minimum, 38.0.

Wanganui.—Very wet and disagreeable month, the first few days only being really fine; from 11th to night of 13th heavy N.W.
gale, with rain, hail, and thunder; 1.76 inch rain recorded on 12th; after this dull wet weather, with light winds; low
barometer on 12th, prevailing wind N.W.; thunder and hail also on 15th. Maximum temperature, 65.0; minimum, 37.0.

Wellington.—Fine bright mild weather up to 5th; showery and unpleasant during the remainder of the month, with only an
occasional fine day, wind chiefly from S.E. and N.W., and generally light; very cold at times, and frosty nights. Very low
barometer on 11th and 12th, but rather fine weather, except on night of 11th, when there was a squall of rain and sleet, and
very cold. On 13th severe squalls of hail and rain from S.E.; at 4 p.m. on 17th commenced to rain from N.W., and
continued all night, wind changing to S.E. and light; 3 inches recorded on the 18th; heavy rain and strong wind from S.E on
18th; cold and severe, 2.13 inches recorded on 19th. Maximum temperature, 60.5; minimum, 31.5.

Nelson.—Dull showery weather during month, with changeable winds and moderate; on 11th, strong N.E. wind, with rain and
thunder; greatest rainfall recorded on 23rd, 1.70 inch; fog on 9th and 10th. Maximum temperature, 62.0; minimum, 27.0.

Christchurch.—First nine days fine and mild; on 10th heavy rain; the weather then became much colder, and snow fell on 14th;
several frosty nights; temperature unusually low; from 24th to end of month very dull, with almost continuous drizzling
rain, wind S.W., from which quarter it prevailed; hail fell on 12th and 13th; maximum rainfall on 20th, 0.500 inch.
Maximum temperature, 64.9; minimum, 21.5.

Bealey.—Calm cloudy weather generally, cold and severe; snow on 7 days; 18 inches fell on 14th; greatest rainfall recorded
on 7th, 1 inch; N.W. wind prevailed, and strong on 2nd, 7th, and 9th from that quarter; the minimum temperature on
grass, 16° below zero, is the lowest ever recorded at this station; fog on four days. Maximum temperature in shade, 55.4;
minimum, 12.0.

Dunedin.—Fine to 10th, when snow storm commenced from S.W., and lasted to 15th; sharp frosts from 11th to 18th; showery
during latter part of month; greatest rainfall recorded on 14th, 0.780 inch; prevailing wind from W. and S.W., and
moderate; no storms occurred. Maximum temperature, 61.0; minimum, 30.0.

Queenstown.—Most severe weather during month; hard frosts and snow on eight days; very severe on 13th. Maximum rain on
7th, 0.98 inch; prevailing wind N.W. and moderate. Maximum temperature, 60.3; minimum, 21.5.

Southland.—Tolerably fine first eight days, with N.W. wind; lightning on 7th and 8th; 9th, thunder, barometer falling,
and rain; on 10th commenced greatest snow storm on record in Southland, continued for five days to depth of 15 inches;
wind W. and squally, and thunder, lightning, and hail; barometer, 28.779 on 12th, and then rose; snow ceased on 15th,
very severe frost; maximum temperature being only 28°, lowest in fourteen years. Cold wet and severe during latter part
of month; four days of thunder, five of snow, four of hail, five of fog. Maximum rain, 1.25 inch; prevailing northerly
winds. Maximum temperature, 67°; minimum, 17°.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Very cold, severe weather throughout, with much snow, hail, and rain; unusually severe frosts and snowstorms in the South-
Earthquakes—at Taupo, 5th and 6th, sharp shocks; Tarawera, on 7th, heavy shock—and on 18th, heavy shock, at 12.38 p.m.;
Nelson, on 11th, at 1.30 p.m.; Napier, on 18th, smart shock, at 12.40 p.m.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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