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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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

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.

STATIONS.
Mean
Reading
Extr'me
Range.
Mean
Temp.
in
Shade.
Mean
Daily
Range
of
Temp.
Extr'me
Temp.
in Sun's
Rays.
Max.
Temp.
Min.
Temp.
on
Grass.
Mean
Elastic
Force
of
Vapour.
Mean
Deg. of
Moist.
(Satu-
ratio
=100.)
Total
Fall
in
(inches)
No. of
Days
on
which
Rain
fell.
Average
Daily
Force
for
Month.
Maximum
Velocity
in Miles
for
24 hours,
and Date.
Mean
Amount
(0to 10).

MONGONUI
29.949
.814
61.9
18.9
34.0
151.0
...
427
77
2.990
10
138
355,26th
6.6
Same month previous 7 years
29.969
61.7
424
74
4.350
11

AUCKLAND
29.986
.591
60.6
15.8
29.9
157.5
23.7
410
77
2.090
8
335
520,26th
7.0
Same month previous 9 years
29.922
61.5
413
75
2.987
13

TARANAKI
29.958
.560
58.3
16.6
35.0
168.0
34.0
.367
76
3.260
14
229
460,14th
6.9
Same month previous 9 years
29.916
59.0
.385
72
3.392
12

NAPIER
29.930
.690
61.3
19.9
36.0
136.0
...
408
77
4.330
15
212
387,29th
3.0
Same month previous years
29.953
61.5
410
75
2.333
6

WELLINGTON
29.915
.768
56.8
11.7
29.0
130.0
34.0
.361
78
2.866
16
225
615, 2nd
5.8
Same month previous 9 years
29.840
57.3
.345
71
3.811
11

WANGANUI
30.030
.500
57.8
19.8
35.0
136.0
38.0
.361
75
2.120
11
244
360, 5th
5.0
Same month previous year
30.301
59.0
.378
75
570
7

NELSON
29.853
.900
59.5
22.4
36.0
153.0
...
.381
75
5.100
10
116
253, 2nd
6.9
Same month previous years
29.854
58.3
.400
75
4.553
6

CHRISTCHURCH
29.905
.896
56.3
15.2
39.0
147.5
26.2
.394
84
1.750
15
132
281,17th
6.7
Same month previous 9 years
29.788
56.9
.348
71
1.807
9

BRALEY

29.680
.770
50.2
17.1
38.4
130.6
7.4
.290
80
9.180
13
106
377, 1st
6.0
Same month previous 5 years
29.768
51.6
.316
79
5.434
14

HOKITIKA
29.913
.798
56.3
10.7
28.8
94.0
32.2
.369
81
9.830
12
201
420, 2nd
5.0
Same month previous 7 years
29.910
54.9
.378
85
9.441
16

DUNEDIN
29.702
1.200
52.3
15.9
29.0
150.0
31.0
.283
74
3.469
13
169
435, 5th
6.0
Same month previous 9 years
29.858
53.2
.291
70
2.321
14

*QUEENSTOWN
30.120
.650
54.0
20.2
33.9
149.2
34.2
.267
64
2.170
11
140
275,19th
5.2
Same month previous year
30.252
57.3
.263
57
1.340
3

SOUTHLAND
29.850
.680
51.0
19.0
20.0
156.0
...
.323
86
2.300
14
238
464, 2nd
7.0
Same month previous 8 years
29.663
53.1
.286
70
4.087
13

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

NOTES FOR NOVEMBER, 1873.

Mongonui.—Fine weather, small rainfall, though pleasant showers; heavy on 17th, 1.59 inch, with thunder; prevailing wind
from S.W. and N.W. and moderate; rather stormy on 26th from N.E. Maximum temperature in shade, 78°; minimum,
44°.

Auckland.—Usually fair and pleasant; stiff N.E. breeze on 18th, with 530 inch of rain, the maximum for month; violent
N.E. gale on 26th, with heavy driving showers, 520 miles of wind registered; prevailing S.E. and S.W. wind. Maximum
temperature, 743°; minimum, 44.4°.

Taranaki.—Fine, but very sultry; thunder on 15th, 26th, and 28th; prevailing S.W. and N.W. winds. Maximum rain
recorded on 15th, 71 inch. Maximum temperature, 74°; minimum, 39°.

Napier.—Early part fine, remainder of month wet and disagreeable; maximum fall of rain on 12th, 1.09 inch; thunder on 6th
and 11th; sharp hailstorm on 6th; prevailing winds N.E. Maximum temperature, 80°; minimum, 44°.

Wellington.—Generally fine and pleasant weather, though at times wet and cold. On 1st strong N.W. wind, 615 miles recorded
on 2nd, and on 29th stormy from same quarter without rain; wet and unpleasant on 9th and 10th from S.E., and on 13th
wet from N.W.; rainfall below average, maximum recorded on 10th, 930 inch for previous twenty-four hours; prevailing
winds from N.W. and S.E., and on the whole moderate. Maximum temperature in shade, 70°; minimum, 41°.

Wanganui.—Fine genial weather with occasional showers of rain and N.W. breezes, but moderate; thunder-storm on 15th,
clearing the atmosphere; maximum rain on 10th, 50 inch; hail on 4th. Maximum temperature, 74°; mininum 39°.

Nelson.—Pleasant weather, but showery; maximum rainfall on 14th, 1.85 inch; wind generally southerly and moderate;
thunder on 4th, and heavy squall from S.W. with rain; thunder also on 15th. Maximum temperature, 75°; minimum, 39°.

Christchurch.—Small rainfall, but frequent showers; pleasant weather on the whole; gale on night of 4th from S.W. with rain
and hail; thunder on 18th; winds prevailed from S.W. and moderate; maximum rainfall on 28th, 67 inch. Maximum
temperature, 78.5°; minimum, 39.50.

Bealey.—Tolerably fine warm weather; heavy rain at times; the maximum recorded on 14th, 2.250 inches; prevailing N.W.
wind; stormy on 1st and 2nd, with rain; thunder on 3rd, 22nd, and 28th; snow on 19th. Maximum temperature, 60°;
minimum, 30-6° in shade.

Hokitika.—Tolerably fine; rainfall about the average; maximum on the 14th, 3-62 inches; prevailing S.W. wind, and at times
stormy; thunder on 14th and 28th some very pleasant weather. Maximum temperature, 72·6°; minimum, 43-8°.

Dunedin.—Weather changeable, showery, and cold; high winds from 1st to 5th, westerly; and on 19th, 20th, and 30th, strong
from same quarter; thunder on 29th; maximum rainfall on 4th, 1.032 inch. Maximum temperature, 67°; minimum, 38°.

Queenstown.—Weather throughout pleasant, with occasional showers; during latter part, cold nights succeeded by warm days;
maximum rain recorded on 30th, 41 inch; wind prevailed from N.W., very moderate. Maximum temperature, 72-6°;
minimum, 38.7°.

Southland.—Fine generally, but cold and ungenial at times, with showers and wind prevailing from S.W.; on 2nd blew a gale
from N.W., otherwise wind moderate; thunder on 3rd and 18th; hail on 4th and 30th; maximum rain on 20th, 66 inch.
Maximum temperature, 72°; minimum, 52°.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Nothing remarkable occurred in the weather during this month; it has been generally fine, pleasant, and seasonable, with a
fair amount of rain; no storms of any note took place; but thunder was in some parts frequent. Earthquakes reported at
Wellington on 2nd, at 2.30 p.m., slight; and at Havelock on same date, at 2.10 p.m., slight; also at Havelock on 14th, at
9.50 a.m., slight.

JAMES HECTOR, Inspector.

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