THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of AUGUST, 1872.

BAROMETER.
Corrected and
Reduced to Sea
Level.

STATIONS.

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

MONGONUI ... 30.085 .791 53.4 16.9 31.0 130.0 ... .374 93 3.660 18 185 534,23rd 5.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.919 52.5 ... .327 77 6.255 22

AUCKLAND ... 30.009 .856 51.0 14.4 17.7 120.4 13.0 .301 77 3.669 20 262 509,15th 5.7
Same month previous years 29.825 53.1 ... .323 80 5.190 21

TARANAKI 29.967 1.037 49.4 17.7 33.0 136.0 22.0 .213 62 6.050 20 6.3
Same month previous 8 years 29.841 50.0 ... .300 77 6.108 19

NAPIER 30.060 .826 50.0 19.0 40.0 119.0 ... .261 72 0.440 8 230 500, 31st 2.0
Same month previous 5 years 29.845 50.8 ... .295 78 5.466 10

WANGANUI 30.020 1.020 47.1 16.0 37.0 118.0 11.0 .217 69 3.270 18 274 498,12th 5.0
Same month previous 8 years ... 4.130 14

WELLINGTON 29.864 1.220 47.4 11.0 26.3 112.0 25.0 .284 88 5.040 16 186 625,11th 5.7
Same month previous 8 years 29.809 48.4 ... .248 72 4.929 16

NELSON 29.846 1.028 45.7 19.6 36.0 118.0 20.0 .260 85 10.110 10 6.3
Same month previous 8 years 29.874 47.2 ... .266 75 5.031 9

CHRISTCHURCH 29.837 1.222 42.9 14.6 34.5 112.5 8.8 .228 83 1.632 12 5.0
Same month previous 8 years 29.828 44.0 ... .242 81 2.546 11

BEALEY 29.768 1.112 34.7 13.5 34.6 113.6 12.0* .181 90 12.210 20 5.2
Same month previous 4 years 29.762 37.1 ... .193 88 9.748 17

HOKITIKA 29.638 1.175 44.3 14.3 29.7 66.5 20.2 .264 90 11.570 21 160 393,14th 5.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.862 45.4 ... .284 89 9.300 17

DUNEDIN 29.746 1.202 42.7 12.9 29.0 105.0 20.0 .208 76 3.618 13 180 435, 18th 6.0
Same month previous 8 years 29.864 43.7 ... .218 75 2.610 17

QUEENSTOWN 29.834 1.241 39.2 13.4 37.0 110.2 24.0 .181 77 2.690 11 164 262,19th 5.4

SOUTHLAND 29.780 1.180 40.8 14.6 32.0 103.0 ... .221 87 5.410 19 182 360 6.1
Same month previous 7 years 29.735 43.6 ... .219 76 4.192 12

• Below zero.

NOTES FOR AUGUST, 1872.

Mongonui.—Showery weather, but moderate rainfall; maximum on 29th, 1.11 inch; on 7th, strong N.E. wind; 9th,
strong N.W. with thunder, and 11th, gale from same quarter with rain; 22nd, strong from N.E. with rain, and 23rd and 24th
from N.W.; thunder also on 1st, 29th, and 30th; prevailing wind N.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 66°; minimum,
35°.

Auckland.—Genial pleasant weather generally; small rainfall, though showery; maximum on 24th, 0.725; frosty nights
from 16th to 20th; wind variable, but most frequent from S. and S.W.; showery and stormy from S.; violent squalls on 25th
from N.E. Heavy thunderstorm on 29th. Maximum temperature, 61°.9 in shade; minimum 44°.2.

Taranaki.—Frequent showers in early and latter part, and fine during middle of month; wind prevailed from S.E., and
generally moderate; on 28th, strong from N., with heavy rain, thunder, lightning, and hail; hail also on 2nd. Maximum rain
on 7th, 1.68 inch. Maximum temperature in shade, 64°; minimum, 31°.

Napier.—Weather throughout generally fine, with very slight rain; maximum fall on 31st, 0.12 inch; wind prevailed
from N.E., and rather strong during latter part of month; clear frosty nights. Maximum temperature in shade, 70°; minimum,
30°.

Wanganui.—Moist temperate weather generally, a few clear frosty nights; wind moderate, prevailed from N.W.; squally
and wet on 11th, 12th, and 13th; wind westerly; maximum rain on 15th, 0.43 inch. Maximum temperature in shade, 67°;
minimum, 30°.

Wellington.—Rather fine early part of month, but very cold from N.W.; hail on 3rd from S.E.; from 7th the weather was
showery and unsettled, wind chiefly N.W.; occasionally fine days, though dull; on 10th, strong N.W. wind and rain; on 12th
sudden squall from S.E., with hail, sleet and rain, very cold; on 14th, squall of hail, sleet, and rain from S.W.; also hail on 15th
from same quarter; on night of 28th vivid lightning and loud thunder, with heavy shower, wind S.E.; stormy from S.E., with
rain on 29th and 30th; on 31st hail and rain, and very cold. Maximum rain 950 inch on 11th; prevailing wind N.W.
Maximum temperature in shade, 58°; minimum, 31°.7.

Nelson.—Fine early part of month, rain commenced on 6th, and continued up to 13th; very heavy fall on 10th, with strong
N.E. gale, 5.95 inches fell in twelve hours; fine again till 23rd, when there was heavy rain from E. and S.E.; dull during end of
month; wind changeable. Maximum temperature 62° in shade; minimum, 26°.

Christchurch.—Weather generally very fine throughout month; 12th and 14th very cold and severe, with considerable fall
of snow, thunder also on 14th; strong S.W. wind on 29th; and rain and cold and disagreeable on 30th; fog on 26th and 27th;
maximum rain on 1st, 0.375 inch; prevailing N.W. winds. Maximum temperature in shade, 58°.2; minimum, 23°.7.

Bealey.—Very cold, severe, and very wet during first and latter part of month; bright and frosty from 16th to 22nd; pre-
vailing wind N.W.; maximum rain on 11th, 3.650 inches; thunder on 10th; ten days of snow; fog on 24th. Maximum
temperature, 49° in shade; minimum, 14°.4.

Hokitika.—Very wet and unpleasant weather, except from 16th to 22nd, when it was bright and frosty; stormy in early part,
principally westerly, with thunder, snow and hail on 12th; maximum rain, 1.70 inch on 28th; thirteen days of east wind.
Maximum temperature in shade, 57°.1; minimum, 27°.4.

Dunedin.—Fine weather until 11th, when a severe snowstorm occurred, and lasted till the 15th; the latter part of month
showery; maximum rainfall, 1.380 inch on 29th; fog on 24th; wind moderate, prevailed from W. Maximum temperature, 56°
in shade; minimum, 27°.

Queenstown.—Cold and wet to middle of month, when it changed to bright calm days and cold frosty nights; slight rain at
latter part of month; prevailing winds N.W. and S.W.; strong from latter on 14th and 18th; six days of snow; fog on 19th;
maximum rain on 11th, 1.41 inch. Maximum temperature in shade, 60°; minimum, 23°.

Southland.—Much bad weather; 1st to 11th, showery, with thunder and lightning; from 11th to 16th, heavy snowstorms,
latter part of month showery; five days of snow, four of hail, four of thunder; no gales or fog; prevailing winds, N. and N.W.;
maximum rainfall on 12th 0.98 inch. Maximum temperature in shade, 58°; minimum, 26°.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Temperature below the average throughout, generally fine in North, and rain moderate; in the South very severe cold
weather, especially in early part of month, when a heavy snow-storm occurred, also heavy rain and frequent thunder-storms.
Earthquakes reported at Wellington, very slight, on 4th; at Waipukurau, on 2nd, sharp; at Foxton, on 2nd, slight. Aurora
seen in North on 9th.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.