New Zealand Gazette – 1872 – No. 8

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✨ Meteorological Observations

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of DECEMBER, 1871.

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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 Temp. Range of Temp.	Extr'me Temp.	Max. Temp. in Sun's Rays.	Min. Temp. on Grass.

MONGONUI ... | 30.048 | .664 | 66.4 | 20.1 | 44.5 | 152.0 | 44.0 | .475 | 74 | 0.670 | 3 | 128 | 298,24th | 4.4
Same month previous 6 years | 29.928 | ... | 65.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 479 | 72 | 2.458 | 11 | ... | ... | ...

AUCKLAND ... | 30.017 | .526 | 63.7 | 17.4 | 34.1 | 145.8 | 27.9 | .436 | 75 | 1.189 | 5 | 383 | 562,30th | 5.3
Same month previous 7 years | 29.830 | ... | 65.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 470 | 74 | 3.749 | 15 | ... | ... | ...

TARANAKI ... | 29.976 | .553 | 58.8 | 16.5 | 39.0 | 150.5 | 32.0 | .409 | 87 | 1.830 | 9 | 231 | 375,8th | 6.0
Same month previous 7 years | 29.902 | ... | 62.3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 452 | 72 | 5.382 | 12 | ... | ... | and 9th

NAPIER ... | 29.872 | .653 | 65.6 | 20.9 | 41.0 | 140.0 | 20.0 | .572 | 90 | 0.210 | 4 | 243 | 548,14th | 2.0
Same month previous 4 years | 29.841 | ... | 64.6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 474 | 74 | 6.382 | 7 | ... | ... | ...

WELLINGTON | 29.826 | .789 | 59.0 | 14.2 | 29.0 | 140.0 | 35.0 | .358 | 72 | 1.172 | 7 | 306 | 895,14th | 4.8
Same month previous 7 years | 29.836 | ... | 60.5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 383 | 70 | 3.909 | 12 | ... | ... | ...

NELSON ... | 29.813 | .820 | 61.8 | 25.8 | 43.0 | 167.0 | 33.0 | .419 | 76 | 0.340 | 1 | 185 | 377,29th | 4.6
Same month previous 7 years | 29.845 | ... | 61.4 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 465 | 75 | 5.050 | 9 | ... | ... | ...

CHRISTCHURCH | 29.765 | 1.109 | 60.5 | 21.2 | 41.2 | 159.9 | 23.2 | .393 | 74 | 0.356 | 4 | 188 | 315,20th | 4.2
Same month previous 7 years | 29.809 | ... | 60.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 393 | 72 | 1.638 | 9 | ... | ... | ...

BEALEY* | 29.651 | .660 | 53.5 | 17.9 | 41.4 | 141.6 | 12.0 | .316 | 77 | 7.556 | 12 | 446 | 996, 7th | 4.8
Same month previous 3 years | 29.678 | ... | 52.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 304 | 76 | 13.261 | 20 | ... | ... | ...

HOKITIKA | 29.909 | .764 | 56.5 | 12.2 | 27.2 | 94.5 | 35.0 | .369 | 80 | 10.410 | 18 | 200 | 377,24th | 5.0
Same month previous years | 29.885 | ... | 57.9 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 450 | 86 | 11.736 | 19 | ... | ... | ...

DUNEDIN | 29.686 | 1.065 | 55.4 | 18.6 | 29.5 | ... | .296 | 68 | 1.720 | 12 | 294 | 750,23rd | 6.3
Same month previous 7 years | 29.844 | ... | 56.0 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 331 | 72 | 3.404 | 14 | ... | ... | ...

SOUTHLAND | 29.725 | 1.279 | 54.8 | 18.8 | 38.0 | 146.0 | 25.0 | .298 | 70 | 2.900 | 16 | 262 | 803,24th | 5.6
Same month previous 6 years | 29.750 | ... | 56.8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 315 | 67 | 2.876 | 11 | ... | ... | ...

Altitude above sea, 2,104 feet.

NOTES.

Mangonui. Exceedingly dry and very hot throughout month; maximum rainfall recorded on 1st, 0.610 inch; very moderate
winds, chiefly from S.W. and N.W.; barometer high. Maximum temperature on 25th, 91.5.

Auckland.-Hot dry weather during the month, with little variation of temperature and atmospheric pressure. The heat has
been tempered by gentle breezes, chiefly from S.W.; stiff breeze on 24th from S.W., and on 30th from S., but no gales
have occurred; greatest rainfall on 28th, 0.498 inch; thunder on 25th. Maximum temperature on 21st, 82.5.

Taranaki. Unusually fine, very dry, and warm; moderate winds, chiefly from S.W.; thunder on 5th; fog on 5th, 9th, and
26th; greatest rainfall, recorded on 11th, 0.67 inch. Maximum temperature on 20th, 78.0.

Napier. Very small rainfall, and warm clear weather; moderate winds prevailing from N.E.; greatest rainfall on 4th, 09 inch.
Maximum temperature on 26th, 85.0.

Wellington. Weather throughout the month fine and bright, but very dry; rainfall considerably below the average for same
month in previous years; greatest fall, recorded on the 2nd, only 0.370 inches; strong winds prevailed from N.W.; very
strong on the 5th; severe gale on the 12th and 13th, with slight rain; on 18th and 22nd also strong; on 23rd strong gale,
and on 25th stormy with slight rain, all from N.W. Very hot weather during latter part of the month, but generally cool
nights. Maximum temperature on the 18th, 72.5.

Nelson. Dry warm weather, only one day of rain, 0.34 inch for twenty-four hours on the 14th; winds prevailed from S.W.,
and strong, especially on 9th, 10th, 14th, and 29th, when it blew fresh. Maximum temperature on 24th and 25th, 81.0.

Christchurch. Remarkably dry month and at times very hot; maximum rain, recorded on 1st, only 0.158 inch; strong N.E.
wind on 26th, but otherwise winds light and prevailed from N.E. and E. Maximum temperature on 23rd, 82.3.

Bealey. Stormy and wet generally, although rainfall below the average; heavy falls recorded on the 13th and 14th, 2.80 and
2.14 inches; no less than eighteen stormy days, all from N.W.: some severe gales. Maximum temperature on 20th, 73.0.

Hokitika.-Weather about the average for time of year; strong wind on 1st from N.E. and showery; on 13th stormy from
N.W. with heavy rain, -2.34 inches recorded, and on 24th stormy from W., followed by heavy rain otherwise, winds
moderate, and prevailed from S.W.; thunder on 25th; fogs on 11th and 20th. Maximum temperature on 13th, 70.6.

Dunedin. Dry generally, but pleasant showers occurring at intervals; strong winds prevailed from S.W. and W.; very strong
on 4th from S.W., but fine. A most severe and destructive gale from S.W. occurred on the 23rd, considerable damage
was done throughout the neighbourhood, there was no rain, barometer fell to 29.030. Maximum rainfall recorded on
2nd, 0.374. Maximum temperature on 13th, 76.0.

Southland. A cold, windy, and showery month; frequent rain, but in small quantities, maximum fall on 29th, only 0.53 inch.
On 12th, barometer fell to 28.901, with a heavy dry gale from N.; on 22nd, barometer fell rapidly to 28.995, and a still
heavier gale set in from N., which continued with great violence for a few hours and abated; wind then suddenly shifted
to W., (varying to W.N.W. and N.W.,) and increased to a furious hurricane on 23rd, continuing for four hours with the
greatest force ever experienced in this locality-700 miles were registered in less than 10 hours; the force reached 107 miles
an hour, or 52 lbs. to the square foot. This storm was accompanied with very high tide, but no rain or thunder; thunder
on 6th and 20th. Prevailing wind for month, W. and N.W. Maximum temperature, on 17th and 18th, 76.0.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Prevailing N.W. weather, with great drought (except on the West Coast of the South Island), damaging the crops. The
gale at Wellington on 13th and 14th, though violent, did not affect the pressure, and was local. A remarkable gale on the 23rd
was most severely felt in the South, when the pressure was diminished by one inch, but without rainfall; in Canterbury it was
felt as a hot wind, and at Wellington as a strong dry Northwester, also with sudden fall of barometer. Earthquakes-at
Wellington on 4th, at 6'15 a.m., slight; Queenstown on 5th, at 9-27 a.m., slight; Featherston at 7.4 a.m., slight. Auroras-
Wellington, 9th; Dunedin, 1st and 13th; and Southland on 9th, 11th, 14th, 15th, 16th, and 17th.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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