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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of JULY, 1873.

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

MONGONUI ... ... ... 53.6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 6.310 21 ... ... 7.0
Same month previous 7 years 29-929 ... ... ... ... ... ... .354 81 ... ... ... ...

AUCKLAND ... 29.893 875 51.3 13.2 28.9 108.0 13.7 .319 84 3.986 20 214 440, 22d 7.0
Same month previous 9 years 29-827 52.4 ... ... ... ... 13.0 .329 82 4.783 20 ... ... ...

TARANAKI ... 29.888 788 50.0 15.8 30.0 118.0 26.0 .220 67 5.990 15 264 570,16th 6.2
Same month previous 9 years 29.865 50.6 ... ... ... ... ... .302 80 6.347 15 ... ... ...

NAPIER ... 29.872 1.013 48.4 18.4 32.0 118.0 .264 78 5.650 13 264 873, 7th 2.0
Same month previous 6 years 29.777 50.5 ... ... ... ... ... .297 75 3.258 9 ... ... ...

WELLINGTON ... 29.863 1.022 47.1 9.5 22.0 105.0 28.0 .263 81 8.540 20 176 400, 21st 5.6
Same month previous 9 years 29.835 48.2 ... ... ... ... ... .251 74 5.120 15 ... ... ...
and 29th

*WANGANUI ... 29.980 900 45.1 16.5 31.0 106.0 .227 76 4.690 13 214 460,23rd 4.0
Same month previous year 29.780 49.3 ... ... ... ... ... .238 70 4.500 20 ... ... ...

NELSON ... 29.794 817 45.3 18.6 34.0 130.0 20.0 .238 77 3.150 6 5.8
Same month previous 9 years 29.916 46.6 ... ... ... ... ... .259 77 6.712 9 ... ... ...

CHRISTCHURCH ... 29.900 1.091 42.0 10.9 26.7 93.0 17.4 .225 85 5.760 18 133 388,18th 6.8
Same month previous 9 years 29.832 43.0 ... ... ... ... ... .233 83 2.305 11 ... ... ...

*BEALEY ... 29.670 880 34.4 12.8 28.5 -2.0 .176 89 6.750 15 5.7
Same month previous 5 years 29.745 36.2 ... ... ... ... ... .190 89 12.167 15 ... ... ...

HOKITIKA ... 29.871 869 44.0 14.8 27.7 64.2 22.8 .249 86 6.560 9 189 408,16th 4.0
Same month previous 7 years 29.821 45.2 ... ... ... ... ... .278 90 11.290 18 ... ... ...

DUNEDIN ... 29.785 1.013 41.4 8.0 20.0 91.0 .224 86 3.032 17 200 545, 20th 6.0
Same month previous 9 years 29.844 43.2 ... ... ... ... ... .215 77 2.469 13 ... ... ...

*QUEENSTOWN ... 29.920 990 39.2 10.6 19.9 83.7 .181 77 1.580 10 159 256, 1st 6.1
Same month previous year 29.860 40.4 ... ... ... ... ... .198 79 1.340 13 ... ... ...

SOUTHLAND ... 29.850 1.070 ... ... ... 98.0 .219 81 2.190 17 144 348, 8th 7.0
Same month previous 5 years 29.740 42.5 ... ... ... ... ... .219 81 4.042 13 ... ... ...

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

NOTES FOR JULY, 1873.

Mongonui. Return from this station incomplete.
Auckland.--Fine from 1st to 4th; showery from 5th to 24th; fine bright weather to 27th; stiff S.E. breeze, ceasing abruptly
towards evening, on 28th, with cold driving showers; cold and showery on 30th from S.W.; maximum rainfall recorded on
7th, 800 inch; wind prevailed from S.W. Maximum temperature in shade, 64°.8; minimum, 35°.9.

Taranaki. A very fine winter month, the finest for years back; a few squalls, with thunder and lightning, during middle of
month; a whirlwind occurred on 15th; maximum rainfall on 30th, 1.3 inch; prevailing wind from S.E. Maximum tem-
perature, 63°; minimum, 33°.

Napier. Wet, changeable weather, prevailing southerly wind; on the 7th strong N.E. wind; on 27th stormy from the South;
snow on 20th; cold frosty nights; maximum rainfall on 8th, 2.34 inches. Maximum temperature, 64°; minimum, 32°.

Wellington. Fine and pleasant up to evening of 6th, when it changed from N.W. to S.E. and brought heavy rain and strong
wind; continued wet and unpleasant from this quarter till the 12th, changed then to N. W., and very heavy rain on the
afternoon of 13th, 1 inch falling in two hours; heavy rain on night of 17th from N.; wind changeable during remainder of
month, and very showery; hail on 20th, 22nd, and 25th; very severe on 22nd; rain on night of 28th, and very strong
N.W. wind; foggy on 1st, 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, and 12th; on the whole, a wet month; maximum rainfall recorded on 7th
1.350 inch; prevailing wind from S.E. Maximum temperature, 56°; minimum, 34°.

Wanganui. Fine early part of month, but from 7th the weather was generally wet, cold, and changeable, occasionally fine;
little wind except on 19th, when it was squally from S., and on 22nd gale in night from W.; maximum rainfall recorded on
17th, 80 inch. Maximum temperature, 61°; minimum, 30°.

Nelson. Very fine month, with prevailing easterly wind; strong wind on 4th from E., and 29th, N.E. without rain; snow on 21st;
maximum rainfall recorded on 18th, 1.2 inch. Maximum temperature, 62°; minimum, 28°.

Christchurch. Wet, unpleasant weather, with S.W. wind generally; maximum rainfall, 2.79 inches, which fell between 4 p.m. on
18th and 10 a.m. on 19th, the heaviest fall recorded for a long time; strong wind on 18th and 19th from S.W., otherwise
moderate; snow on 20th, 22nd, and 23rd, also hail; fog on 7th. Maximum temperature, 55°; minimum, 28°-3.

Bealey. Fine early part, wet during middle, and showery towards end of month, but on the whole small rainfall; maximum
occurred on 29th, 1.5 inch for previous twenty-four hours; wind moderate and changeable; high wind on 27th, N.W.;
snow on five days; hail on 22nd, and seven foggy days. Maximum temperature, 48°5; minimum, 20°.

Hokitika. Very fine pleasant weather, very few days of rain; the maximum recorded on 16th, 2.27 inches; twenty-three days
of easterly wind and generally moderate; heavy squalls of wind and rain on 13th from E., and on 16th from same quarter,
with thunder. Maximum temperature, 55°.6; minimum, 27°-9.

Dunedin. Showery and unpleasant early part of month; very fine from 10th to 18th, with light wind; the remainder of month
wet, cold, and disagreeable, wind chiefly S. W., and very stormy from 20th to 25th; maximum rain recorded on 9th, 382
inch; snow fell on 20th and 21st; prevailing wind from S.W. Maximum temperature, 52°; minimum, 32°.

Queenstown. Changeable weather, cold, stormy, and severe at times, and often bright and fine, especially in early part of month;
thunder on 12th; heavy snow storm on 20th and 21st, lasting several hours, wind S.E.; small rainfall; maximum on 13th,
51 inch; prevailing wind S.W. Maximum temperature, 49.2°; minimum, 29-3°.

Southland. Very fine weather for time of year; small rainfall and moderate winds, prevailing from E.; maximum rainfall
recorded on 22nd, 47 inch.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Rainfall at some of the Northern stations in excess, but on West Coast and in the South it was considerably below the usual
average, and the weather was tolerably fine for time of year. The prevailing wind throughout was from S.W., but no violent
storms occurred. The temperature throughout was below the average, and frequently cold, severe weather occurred, with snow,
hail, and thunder. Earthquakes reported at Taranaki on 5th, at about 3 a.m., sharp; and at Wanganui on 4th slight, and 5th,
2 in morning; also at midnight sharp shake felt.

Wellington, July, 1873.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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