New Zealand Gazette – 1873 – No. 34

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✨ Meteorological Data Tables



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TABLE I.
Barometers; Latitudes and Longitudes—continued.

23rd. 24th. 25th. 26th. 27th. 28th. 29th. 30th. 1st.
"Kedegree," P. V. ... Barometer d ... ... 29·34 29·34 29·44 29·36 29·19 29·47
S. S. "Orchis" Barometer b ... ... ... 29·39 29·44 29·44
Latitude ... ... ... ... 16° 4' ob. 19°25' ac. 17°44' ac. 18°41' ac.
Longitude ... ... ... ... 83°27' ch. 86°20' ac. 86°34' ac. 86°16' ac.
"Coleroon," P. V. ... Barometer d ... ... ... 29·27 29·37 29·39 29·22
"Golconda" Barometer b ... ... 29·64 29·54 29·27 29·37 29·39 29·22
Latitude ... ... 16° 4' ob. 19°25' ac. 17°44' ac. 18°41' ac. 19°37' ob.
Longitude ... ... 83°27' ch. 86°20' ac. 86°34' ac. 86°16' ac. 86° 4' ch. 87° 4' ch.
"Atmosphere" Barometer b 0°36' ob. 1°31' ob. 3° 3' ob. 4°42' ob. 7°38' ob. 30·14 29·93 29·67
Latitude 84°15' ch. 84°22' ch. 84°36' ac. 85°18' ac. 84°52' ac. 85°35' ac. 85°35' ch. 85°43' ch.
Longitude ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
F. L. V. "Star," Ridge Station Barometer d ... ... ... ... ... ... 29·11 29·00
Aneroid d ... ... ... ... ... ... ·03 ·00
F. L. V. "Comet," Mutlah Station Barometer d ... ... ... 29·41 29·43 29·39 29·27 29·46
Aneroid d ... ... ... ·47 ... ·42 ·28 ·47
F. L. V. "Planet" Barometer d ... ... ... ... 29·39 29·18 29·39 29·29
Aneroid d ... ... ... ... ... ·30 ... ·26
Eastern Channel Station. S. S. "Madras" Barometer b ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
Saugor Roads. S. S. "Singapore" Barometer d ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
"Mermaid," Upper Gasper Station Barometer d ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
"Mirzapore" Barometer b ... ... ... 29·55 29·63 29·55 29·59 29·40
Latitude ... ... 15° 0' ... 17° 0' 17°35' 19°40'
Longitude ... ... 85° 0' ... 85° 0' 85°35' 86°26'
"Runnymede" Barometer b ... ... 29·83 29·88 29·91 29·93 29·81 29·61
Latitude ... ... 6° 9' ... 7°33' 8° 27' 10° 5' 13°5'
Longitude ... ... 81°48' ... 82°55' 83° 36' 84°54' 85°53'
"Foam," P. V. Barometer c ... ... 29·49 29·47 29·46 29·46 29·46 29·54
Aneroid c ... ... ·34 ·33 ·33 ·35 ·33 ·28
City of Vienna" Latitude ... ... ... ... 14°22' 18°25' ...
Longitude ... ... ... ... 84°36' 85°10' ...
Barometer d ... ... ... ... 29·95 29·8 29·49

(a) Compared, corrected, and reduced for temperature.
(b) Compared, corrected, but not reduced for temperature.
(c) Uncompared, but reduced for temperature.
(d) Uncompared and unreduced for temperature.
(ac) By account.
(ob) By observation.
(ch) By chronometer

TABLE II.
Wind Directions.

23rd. 24th. 25th. 26th. 27th. 28th 29th. 30th 1st.
"Sophia Joakim" E. W.S.W. S.W. S.W. S.W. by S. S.S.W. S.S.E. E.S.E. veered to E.N.E. then to N.N.W. and W.SW. S.W.
S.S.W. Southerly " S.E. S.W. by W. " " S. by W. S. by W.
" S.W. " S. by W. " " " " "
"Coldstream" W.S.W. W.S.W. W. W.S.W. S.W. by W. W.S.W. S.W. by S. W.S.W. S.W. by S.
W. W. W.S.W. " " " " veering to S.E. then round to W.N.W. S. Cyclone passed.
" W. by S. " " " W.S.W. S.W. by S. W.S.W. ...
"West Ridge" S.W. by W. S.W. by W. S.W. S.W. S.W. W. W. by S. W.S.W. S.W. by W.
W.S.W. W.S.W. " S.W. by W. S.W. by W. S.W. by W. W.S.W. S.S.W. S.W. by S.
S.W. by W. S.W. by W. S.W. S.W. by W. S.W. S.W. S.W. S. by W. S. by E.
"King Harold" N.E. Var. chiefly from W. W.S.W. W. S.W. S.W. S.W. S.W. S.
Var. from W.N.W. W. W. W. by S. W. by S. S.W. S.W. S.W. S. by W.
W. W.S.W. W. W. W. S.W. S.W. S. "
"Scimitar" E.N.E. W.S.W. W. W.N.W. W.N.W. W. W. to W.N.W. W.S.W. S.W. to S.W.
S.W. S.W. N.W. W.S.W. W.S.W. W.S.W. W.S.W. W.S.W. S. by W.
W.S.W. W. " " " " " " "
"Nagpore" Westerly Winds. Westerly Winds. S.W. W.S.W. W. & S. W.S.W. W.S.W. W.S.W. W.S.W.
" " " " W.S.W. " " " "
" " " " " " " " "


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