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✨ Meteorological Observations Table

980 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 67]

ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Quarter ended March, 1880.

JANUARY

STATIONS	Barometer Mean Reading	Barometer Extr'me Range	Temp Mean Temp	Temp Mean Daily Range	Temp Max Temp	Temp Min Temp	Temp Range	Max Temp in Sun's Rays	Min Temp on Grass	Computed Mean Elastic Force	Computed Mean Deg. of Moist.	Rain Total Fall	Rain No. of Days	Wind Average Daily Force	Wind Max Velocity	Cloud Mean Amount
MONGONUI	29.984	.644	70.8	17.8	87.0	55.0	32.0			.596	78	3.300	10	188	416, 29th	6.4
Previous 13 years	29.949		63.2	14.4						.522	74	3.699	9			6.8
AUCKLAND	29.964	.520	67.5	19.2	82.0	52.6	26.9	147.0	43.4	.483	72	3.165	7	269	509, 13th	5.7
Previous 16 years	29.902		67.8	15.4						.504	72	2.842	10			2.0
TARANAKI	29.960	.653	65.0	13.4	82.0	46.0	36.0	155.0	43.0	.417	70	4.750	7	187	390, 15th	5.7
Previous 16 years	29.906		64.5	22.7						.447	71	2.812	9			2.0
NAPIER	29.940	.812	68.7	18.6	88.0	54.0	34.0	138.0	50.0	.456	71	1.280	6	187	407, 29th	2.0
Previous 13 years	29.848		66.5	19.8						.470	71	3.802	7			2.0
WANGANUI	30.632	.713	63.5	12.9	76.5	47.0	29.5	137.0	43.0	.424	68	2.795	7			4.4
Previous 8 years	29.950		63.0	16.6						.443	72	3.052	11			4.4
WELLINGTON	29.859	.640	62.3	23.5	81.0	42.0	39.0	141.0	37.0	.415	74	3.218	10	174	450, 22nd	4.4
Previous 10 years	29.875		64.8	20.0						.420	72	3.970	7			3.8
NELSON	29.859	.730	61.4	11.7						.457	72	3.727	5	130	262, 20th	4.6
Previous 16 years	29.946		61.7									1.282	4			4.6
CAPE CAMPBELL	29.899	.830	63.9		84.7	41.2	43.5	142.0	34.3	.410	60	2.070	7			4.8
Previous 6 years	29.823		62.1							.419	70	2.157	5			4.8
CHRISTCHURCH	29.862	.660	58.6		83.0	40.0	43.0		37.0	.295	82	5.400	12	132	264, 11th	6.0
Previous 16 years	29.718		56.7							.322	81	6.691	13			6.0
*BRALEY	29.912		60.4		71.6	46.2	25.4	145.0	43.5	.427	73	10.130	16			6.0
Previous 12 years	29.888		60.4							.436	73	8.713	15			6.0
HOKITIKA	29.832		59.0		80.0	45.0	35.0	120.0	36.0	.364	60	3.066	17			6.0
Previous 14 years	29.766		57.4							.350	59	3.901	14			6.0
DUNEDIN	29.870		60.4		80.5	41.4	39.1		34.0	.312	71	2.600	6	120	290, 22nd	5.2
Previous 16 years	29.834		59.9							.304	73	2.749	10			5.2
*QUEENSTOWN	29.810		58.0		82.0	37.0	45.0	153.0	29.0	.342	82	2.760	15			4.6
Previous 8 years	29.760		57.0							.349	81	5.273	14			4.6
SOUTHLAND	29.820		59.0		72.0	41.5	30.5			.407	73	.400	8	222	436, 22nd	7.0
Previous 15 years	29.870		56.7							.375	73	1.110	9			7.0
CHATHAM ISL. (WAITANGI)														271	533, 21st	5.1
Previous year

FEBRUARY

STATIONS	Barometer Mean Reading	Barometer Extr'me Range	Temp Mean Temp	Temp Mean Daily Range	Temp Max Temp	Temp Min Temp	Temp Range	Max Temp in Sun's Rays	Min Temp on Grass	Computed Mean Elastic Force	Computed Mean Deg. of Moist.	Rain Total Fall	Rain No. of Days	Wind Average Daily Force	Wind Max Velocity	Cloud Mean Amount
MONGONUI	30.139	.351	71.7	17.5	85.0	58.0	27.0			.596	78	1.800	12	210	430, 11th	6.6
Previous 12 years	29.961		61.8
AUCKLAND	30.141	.391	70.0	14.6	85.4	56.2	29.2	147.4	50.1	.496	68	.745	12	229	358, 15th	6.3
Previous 16 years	29.905		67.9
TARANAKI	30.132	.430	67.8	20.2	82.0	50.0	32.0	149.0	44.0	.485	71	1.390	4	174	510, 1st	6.3
Previous 16 years	29.951		64.8
NAPIER	30.171	.585	67.0	14.2	88.0	50.0	38.0	140.0	47.0	.457	69	.820	6	175	399, 1st	2.0
Previous 13 years	29.949		65.9
WANGANUI
Previous 8 years	30.104		62.9
WELLINGTON	30.158	.632	65.2	14.9	79.5	50.3	29.2	142.0	43.0	.478	78	.130	2	160	340, 16th	4.4
Previous 16 years	29.933		62.5
NELSON	30.103	.434	65.4	27.6	82.0	46.0	36.0	143.0	37.0	.441	71	.190	2	121	153, 9th	3.8
Previous 16 years	29.920		63.7
CAPE CAMPBELL								144.0	29.3	.458	73	5.512	5
Previous 6 years	29.970		61.2
CHRISTCHURCH	30.138	.918	62.5	17.9	91.6	37.0	54.6	147.0	33.5	.428	76	.150	3	124	227, 21th	6.6
Previous 16 years	29.914		61.1
*BRALEY	30.003	.750	61.1	22.8	84.0	37.4	46.6	115.0	43.0	.335	62	1.590	9			4.6
Previous 12 years	29.818		56.0
HOKITIKA	30.158	.454	63.6	12.5	73.0	49.4	23.6	129.5	38.0	.482	82	5.310	10			6.0
Previous 14 years	29.939		59.9
DUNEDIN	30.008	1.090	59.3	16.2	78.0	43.0	35.0	144.0	32.2	.406	79	.960	11	84	530, 21nd	5.2
Previous 16 years	29.849		57.4
*QUEENSTOWN	30.128	.950	61.8	23.2	82.3	39.9	42.4		43.0	.351	64	.610	5			4.6
Previous 8 years	29.938		59.6
SOUTHLAND	30.040	1.090	58.5	21.0	80.0	35.0	45.0		38.0	.308	60	1.871	8	161	357, 2nd	7.0
Previous 15 years	29.861		56.7
CHATHAM ISL. (WAITANGI)	29.750	.800	58.7	11.3	70.0	43.0	27.0			.393	81	1.400	8	278	490, 19th	5.1
Previous year	29.780		55.5

MARCH

STATIONS	Barometer Mean Reading	Barometer Extr'me Range	Temp Mean Temp	Temp Mean Daily Range	Temp Max Temp	Temp Min Temp	Temp Range	Max Temp in Sun's Rays	Min Temp on Grass	Computed Mean Elastic Force	Computed Mean Deg. of Moist.	Rain Total Fall	Rain No. of Days	Wind Average Daily Force	Wind Max Velocity	Cloud Mean Amount
MONGONUI	29.985	.949	67.4	20.4	83.0	51.0	32.0			.515	78	3.850	11	158	354, 12th	5.0
Previous 12 years	30.069		66.7							.513	75	2.669	9			5.2
AUCKLAND	29.963	1.119	67.0	17.0	82.0	50.8	31.4	152.7	47.3	.445	67	1.315	11	263	715, 12th	5.3
Previous 16 years	30.038		65.5							.477	73	2.978	10			4.8
TARANAKI	29.958	.990	65.2	17.6	83.0	45.0	38.0	147.0	41.0	.454	73	1.280	10	228	530, 27th	5.0
Previous 16 years	30.055		62.5							.420	71	2.856	9			6.0
NAPIER	29.965	1.228	65.3	11.6	86.0	54.0	32.0	140.0	50.0	.459	74	6.700	17	234	499, 23rd	4.0
Previous 13 years	30.062		62.9							.441	73	1.934	6			4.5
WANGANUI	30.110	1.150	62.5	14.9	81.0	42.0	39.0			.432	75	3.473	11			6.0
Previous 8 years	30.202		61.2							.379	70	2.217	8			5.2
WELLINGTON	30.019	1.245	61.2	10.4	74.8	49.8	25.0	131.0	45.0	.439	82	5.780	19	188	340, 4th	5.8
Previous 10 years	30.012		62.4							.330	73	2.656	9			4.8
NELSON	30.137	.633	60.1	28.4	79.0	40.0	39.0	132.0	31.0	.381	74	.790	3	121	167, 24th	4.6
Previous 16 years	30.001		60.4							.429	75	3.395	5			6.0
CAPE CAMPBELL
Previous 6 years	30.085		62.9							.433	73	.893	3			4.5
CHRISTCHURCH	30.054	1.169	58.6	17.2	81.4	34.3	50.1	139.0	32.5	.389	79	1.720	13	126	387, 12th	6.6
Previous 16 years	29.998		58.1							.382	76	1.893	8			5.2
*BRALEY	29.914	1.031	54.3	16.7	73.0	35.4	37.6		29.0	.316	77	3.987	12			6.0
Previous 12 years	29.909		53.8							.310	74	5.861	12			4.8
HOKITIKA
Previous 14 years	30.049		57.7							.475	85	8.803	15			6.0
DUNEDIN	30.022	1.187	56.6	12.6	75.0	45.0	30.0	120.0	39.0	.349	78	1.452	13	100	340, 14th	8.0
Previous 16 years	29.915		55.3							.323	72	2.801	12			4.2
*QUEENSTOWN	29.990	1.040	56.6	17.5	78.5	40.4	38.1	127.0	34.0	.340	75	2.700	7			4.2
Previous 8 years	29.946		57.2							.291	63	2.159	9			5.0
SOUTHLAND	29.950	1.180	57.0	25.0	80.0	31.0	49.0	140.0	25.0	.327	70	1.840	12	171	335, 4th	5.0
Previous 15 years	29.913		54.2							.336	77	3.641	11			5.5
CHATHAM ISL. (WAITANGI)	29.920	1.270	58.1	8.5	69.0	43.0	26.0			.393	81	2.120	15	237	665, 12th	5.5
Previous year	29.980		58.5							.378	82	1.540	8			5.5

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

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VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1880, No 67

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🏛️ Abstract of Meteorological Observations for Quarter ended March, 1880

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