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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of JANUARY, 1873.

STATIONS.
BAROMETER.
Corrected and
Reduced to Sea
Level.
TEMPERATURE FROM SELF-REGISTERING
INSTRUMENTS, READ IN MORNING
FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PREVIOUSLY.
Mean
Mean Extr'me Max. Min.
Daily
Mean Extr'me Temp. Range
Range Temp. Temp.
Reading Range.
of in Sun's
Temp. Rays. Grass.
of
Temp.
COMPUTED
FROM
OBSERVATIONS.
RAIN.
WIND.
CLOUD.
Mean
Mean
Elastic Deg. of
Force Moist.
Vapour.
Total
Fall
in
No. of Average Maximum
Days Daily Velocity
Force in Miles Amoun
which in Miles in any
Rain
24 hours,
on
for
for
Month
(Satu- Month
ration
=100.) (inches) fell. Month. and Date, (0to10).

MONGONUI
... 30.079 859 69.3 19.2 37.0 150.0 ... ... ... 2.950 16 121 321, 9th 3.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.947 67.3 4.360 10

AUCKLAND
... 29.852 1.266 66.9 17.4 33.5 149.0 29.8 454 70 1.743 9 327 688, 8th 6.5
Same month previous 9 years 29.898 68.5 520 72 2.830 9

TARANAKI
... 29.855 1.300 63.6 19.0 41.0 152.0 37.0 335 59 2.460 13 251 630, 6th 6.9
Same month previous years 29.926 65.1 466 70 3.396 10

NAPIER
... 29.783 1.418 65.4 16.9 32.0 136.0 451 72 5.470 9 377 900, 21st 2.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.844 66.4 478 72 3.390 7

WELLINGTON
... 29.747 1.213 61.5 13.9 31.7 145.0 39.0 373 70 3.575 14 261 535, 14th 5.5
Same month previous 9 years 29.861 63.0 411 70 3.873 10

*WANGANUI
... 29.960 1.300 61.6 15.7 44.0 149.0 12.0 378 69 4.620 9 329 670, 21st 6.0
Same month previous year 30.194 63.5 407 69 2.840 9

NELSON
... 29.792 1.070 61.9 25.5 43.0 154.0 35.0 343 56 6.120 5 6.2
Same month previous 9 years 29.885 61.6 490 74 4.716 5

CHRISTCHURCH
... 29.739 1.343 61.2 16.8 43.6 156.1 28.5 407 76 4.820 12 179 647,15th 6.7
Same month previous 9 years 29.319 62.5 423 73 1.964 8

*BEALEY
... 29.651 990 54.5 18.7 45.0 145.5 11.0 338 78 8.495 17 5.5
Same month previous 5 years 29.773 57.2 340 72 7.120 14

HOKITIKA
... 29.838 1.092 59.5 13.4 31.7 106.0 31.8 410 82 12.640 14 224 444,14th 5.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.916 60.8 450 84 8.524 17

DUNEDIN
... 29.642 1.346 55.8 17.0 39.0 180.0 25.0 343 77 5.008 18 198 435,28th 7.0
Same month previous 9 years 29.840 57.8 351 71 4.217 16

*QUEENSTOWN
... 29.841 1.226 59.0 20.0 48.2 153.2 267 53 2.380 12 155 362, 9th 6.4
Same month previous year 29.740 63.0 337 59 2.710 7

SOUTHLAND
... 29.740 1.260 156.0 6.510 23 240 483, 31st 7.0
Same month previous 8 years 29.780 5.622 13

• Altitude of Bealey, 2,104 feet; Queenstown, 1,070 feet. The stations marked thus * are furnished with Aneroid barometers only.

NOTES FOR JANUARY, 1873.

Mongonui. Unpleasant weather; frequently wet, but total not large; maximum fall on 28th 1.64 inch for previous twenty-four
hours; stormy on 1st from N.E. with rain, and strong winds on 8th, 9th, 15th, 20th, and 31st from S.W., accompanied generally
by rain; thunder on 6th and 19th; fog on 25th; prevailing wind S.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 89°; minimum, 52°.

Auckland. Sultry and oppressive weather and little rain; a stiff gale on 8th and 9th from S.W. with heavy rain, 838
inch being recorded on 8th; thunder on 6th; prevailing wind, S.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 84°.8; minimum, 51°3.

Taranaki. Fine early part of month, though strong S.E. gale on 5th, 6th, 7th, and showery during middle of month, and
fine towards the end; prevailing wind from S.W.; small rainfall, maximum on 15th, 1.57 inch. Maximum temperature in
shade, 83°; minimum, 42°.

Napier. Very unsettled throughout; in early and middle part of month very high wind from N.E., especially 5th to 8th, and
20th and 21st; thunder storms on 13th and 18th; rainfall above the average; maximum fall, 2.77 inches on 8th. Maximum
temperature in shade, 80°; minimum, 48°.

Wellington. Threatening weather up to the 6th, when it commenced to blow from S.E., with heavy rain; wet and squally
from this quarter till 9th; fog on 6th strong N.W. winds on 13th and 14th with beating rain; squall from S.W. with hail,
rain, and thunder on 20th; otherwise weather during remainder of month was tolerably fine, with showers at intervals;
lightning on 2nd, and on 10th very brilliant, also on night of 27th; hail on 20th; maximum rain on 7th, 850 inch.
Maximum temperature in shade, 77°; minimum, 45°.3.

Wanganui. Fine beginning of month, and sultry; showery from 7th up to 20th; wind N.W. and at times very strong,
especially on 9th, 15th, and 21st; thunder on 17th; fine and clear for remainder of month; twenty days of N.W. wind;
maximum rainfall recorded on 18th, 1.64 inch. Maximum temperature in shade, 86°; minimum, 42°.

Nelson. Fine month, only five days of rain, but heavy fall on nights of 1st and 17th from N.W.; 2.70 inches recorded on
morning of 18th; wind eastward, severe thunder and lightning on night of 4th; a heavy gale of wind on 13th from N.W.,
lasting all day; prevailing winds S.W. and N.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 85°; minimum, 42°.

Christchurch. Wet weather generally, with strong winds from N.W. and S.W.; thunder on 4th, 14th, and 20th; maximum
rainfall recorded on 9th, 1.73; prevailing wind from S.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 85°-8; minimum, 42°.2.

Bealey. Unpleasant wet weather usually, but occasionally bright and clear; wind prevailed from N.W., and very strong
at times; thunder on 17th; maximum rainfall on 14th, 3.6 inches for previous twenty-four hours; hail on 17th; fog on 26th.
Maximum temperature in shade, 79°; minimum, 34°.

Hokitika. Heavy rain at this station; maximum on 14th, 3.72 inches for previous twenty-four hours; strong winds at
times from S.W., from which quarter it prevailed; thunder on 19th; at times fine and bright. Maximum temperature in
shade, 76°.9; minimum, 45°.

Dunedin. Unusually showery and cold, sky much overcast; greatest rainfall on 9th, 750 inch; thunder, hail, and rain on
4th; thunder on 25th, and stormy on 14th and 15th, W. and S.W.; wind prevailed from S. and W.; squally on 27th and 28th,
with rain. Maximum temperature in shade, 77°; minimum, 38°.

Queenstown. Beginning of month warm, a continuation of weather during latter part of December; sudden change on 8th,
and became wintry and continued changeable for a fortnight, when it set in fine for remainder of month; gale on 9th from S.W.;
snow on 9th; maximum rain recorded on 10th, 71 inch; winds very moderate, prevailed from N.W. Maximum temperature in
shade, 84°; minimum, 35.8.

Southland. Wet unpleasant weather, with occasionally strong westerly wind; maximum rainfall recorded on 15th, 1.05
inch; winds changeable; frequent thunder and hail.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Unpleasant weather generally at all the stations during this month; heavy falls of rain, and frequently stormy, with
thunder and hail; very wet wet in South. High atmospheric pressure on 30th, and very low on the 8th throughout; storms
occurred on latter date. Earthquakes occurred at Hokitika on 4th at 8.30 p.m., slight; at Wanganui on 6th at 6.30 p.m., smart;
at Nelson on 26th, slight; at Timaru on 26th at 6.7 p.m; and at Queenstown on 31st at 8.50 p.m., slight.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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