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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of MARCH, 1875.

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
Range
of
Temp.
Extr'me
Range
of
Temp.
Max.
Temp.
in Sun's
Rays.
Min.
Temp.
on
Grass.
Mean
Elastic
Force
of
Vapour.
Mean
Deg. of
Moist.
(Satu-
ration
=100.)
Total
Fall
in
Month
(inches).
No. of
Days
Rain
fell.
Average
Daily
Velocity
in Miles
for
Month.
Maximum
Force
in Miles
in any
24 hours,
and Date.
Mean
Amount
Month
(0to10).

MONGONUI
30-169
669
67.6
18-3
35.0
...
...
-515
78
880
9
105
375,20th
5.0
Same month previous 9 years
30-051
66.7
...
...
...
...
516
76
3.020
9
287
668, 20th
6.0

AUCKLAND
30-151
831
65-3
18-0
35-7
140-2
35.0
427
69
635
9
81
260, 20th
5.7
Same month previous 11 yrs.
30-002
65-6
...
...
...
...
488
76
3.263
10
226
679,22nd
2.0

TARANAKI
30-125
958
62.0
19.6
42.0
170-0
...
...
414
72
2.440
10
218
470, 21st
4.8.
Same month previous 11 yrs.
30-049
62.5
...
...
...
...
419
71
2.889
8
291
520, 21st
4.0

NAPIER
30-098
1-255
64.2
20.0
41.0
144.0
...
...
467
77
140
3
159
356,20th
4.6
Same month previous 8 years
30-022
62.0
...
...
...
...
449
76
2-262
7

WELLINGTON
30-072
1.345
61-2
13.5
340
140-0
37.0
410
77
1.265
8
218
470, 21st
4.8.
Same month previous 11 yrs.
30-006
60.1
...
...
...
...
372
71
3.002
10

*WANGANUI
30-230
770
60-3
21-2
45.0
120-0
32-0
366
70
1.220
5
291
520, 21st
4.0
Same month previous 3 years
30-246
61.0
...
...
...
...
377
70
1.413
5

NELSON
30-067
1.385
56-2
24.2
46.0
148.0
...
...
404
80
7-410
5
159
356,20th
4.6
Same month previous 11 yrs.
30.042
61.0
...
...
...
...
438
75
3-138
6

CAPE CAMPBELL
30-100
1-200
63-7
14.6
33.0
...
...
414
72
530
2
397
1082,21st
6.0
Same month previous year
30-110
63-1
...
...
...
...
387
67
1-890
7

CHRISTCHURCH
30-028
1.483
58.4
160
445
145.0
20-7
384
78
1-910
5
130
240, 5th
5.1
Same monthpreviousll yrs.
29-992
57-9
...
...
...
...
401
82
1-991
9

*BEALEY
30-090
1.270
52-3
16.5
40-9
1.8
307
79
10-490
10
173
374, 25th
5.0
Same month previous 7 years
29-903
54-2
...
...
...
...
329
78
5.039
12

HOKITIKA
30-109
1.286
56-6
12-7
34.5
92-4
34.5
391
85
11-480
18
152
993, 21st
6.3
Same month previous 9 years
30-053
57-8
...
...
...
...
422
86
7-754
13

DUNEDIN
29-792
1-423
55-9
16.4
37.0
144.0
33.0
334
75
1-910
10
135
485,22nd
5.3
Same month previous 11 yrs.
29-980
55-1
...
...
...
...
325
73
2-437
12

*QUEENSTOWN
29-620
500
56.4
18.0
39.3
125-2
31-8
274
60
2-030
9
107
183,23rd
5-7
Same month previous 3 years
30-165
57-9
...
...
...
...
302
62
1.880
7

SOUTHLAND
29-930
1.420
54.0
21.0
48.0
144.0
...
...
310
74
3.390
12
219
514,22nd
6.9
Same month previous 10 yrs.
29-930
54.2
...
...
...
...
320
77
3-215
11

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

NOTES FOR MARCH, 1875.

Mongonui.—Fine dry weather; the maximum rainfall on 20th, 43 inch; prevailing easterly winds, and strong at times.
Maximum temperature in shade, 83°; minimum, 48°.

Auckland.—Dull cloudy weather, but small rainfall, the maximum recorded on 20th, 19 inch; prevailing S.W. winds, and
strong at times; stormy on 19th from W., and slight rain; fog on 31st. Maximum temperature, 81.9°; minimum, 46.2°.

Taranaki.—On the whole a fine month; maximum rainfall recorded on 5th, 95 inch; prevailing S.W. winds, strong on 19th.
Maximum temperature, 82°; minimum, 40°.

Napier.—Very dry, rain only on three days, the maximum fall on 18th, 08 inch; winds variable, and occasionally strong;
on night of 16th it blew a gale from W., which lasted about five hours, and on 20th, 21st, and 22nd strong from S.W.
Maximum temperature, 82°; minimum, 41°.

Wellington.—Very bright clear weather, with prevailing N.W. wind, at times strong; rain considerably below average, maximum
fall recorded on 20th, 500 inch; remarkably high barometer on 9th and 10th, accompanied by fine N.W. weather, but
oppressive and hazy; from 19th to 22nd strong N.W. winds with showers, and wet and cold from S.E. on 23rd. Maximum
temperature, 76.0°; minimum, 42.0°.

Wanganui.—Fine generally; small rainfall, the maximum on 20th, 77 inch; prevailing N.W. wind, and strong on 21st and
27th. Maximum temperature, 81°; minimum, 36°.

Nelson.—Tolerably fine during month; heavy rain recorded on 20th, 6.4 inches for previous twenty-four hours, strong N.E. wind;
prevailing N. and S.W winds, and often strong. Maximum temperature, 80°; minimum, 34°.

Cape Campbell.—Very dry, the maximum rain recorded on 20th, 50 inch; prevailing N.W. wind, and frequently stormy; strong
gale commenced on 19th from S. and S.E., shifting to N.W., with rain, veered to W. by noon of 20th, blowing hard till
22nd, with clear sky; barometer fell from 30.00 on 19th to 29-30 on 20th, rising slowly as wind went round to W.; during
22nd storm abated and wind shifted to S.E., with sharp frost; fog occurred on 10th. Maximum temperature, 79-0°;
minimum, 46°.

Christchurch.—Pleasant weather; maximum rain on 20th, 85 inch; strong variable winds; gale during afternoon of 20th, N.W.;
snow fell on 23rd. Maximum temperature, 80-3°; minimum, 35.8°.

Bealey.—Heavy rainfall during month, the maximum recorded on 5th, 2·370 inches; prevailing N.W. winds, and often strong;
fog on 2nd and 30th; snow on 20th and 23rd; thunder on 20th; hail on 20th. Maximum temperature, 70°3°; minimum,
29.4° in shade.

Hokitika.—Wet unpleasant weather generally; prevailing N., N.E., and S.W. winds, and frequently strong; strong gale from
S.W. on 19th to 21st, with thunder and hail on 19th and heavy rain, 2.89 inches registered on 20th; frequent fogs. Maxi-
mum temperature, 70.6°; minimum, 36·1°.

Dunedin.—Very fine, except from 21st to 24th, when cold westerly winds prevailed, with rain; maximum rainfall recorded on
14th, 680 inch; lightning on 21st. Maximum temperature, 72°; minimum, 35°.

Queenstown.—Very fine, except about middle of month, when it was showery, maximum fall occurring on 4th, 41 inch; winds
moderate, and prevailed from N.W., strong from S.E. on 29th; snow on 20th. Maximum temperature, 74.6°; minimum,
35.3°.

Southland.—Showery weather, though at times fine; warm from 12th to 16th, followed by thunder on 18th; violent thunder
storm on 21st, with rain, wind S.W., also gale from same quarter on 22nd. Maximum temperature, 79°; minimum, 31°.

GENERAL REMARKS.

Except at Nelson, Bealey, and Hokitika, the rainfall has been generally under the average, and strong equinoctial gales
occurred between 19th and 24th, with barometer down to 29.1°. High barometer throughout, on the 10th reaching 30-666°,
fine dry weather. Earthquakes reported on the 7th at Foxton, Wanganui, Napier, Wellington, Nelson, and Christchurch
about 5.18 a.m., generally described as sharp; also on the 13th at Wellington at 5.13 p.m., smart. Meteor seen in South on 21st,
direction W. to E.

W. B. D. MANTELL (for Inspector).