1058
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 72]

ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Month of April, 1880.

STATIONS.
BAROMETER.
Corrected and Reduced to Sea Level.
TEMPERATURE FROM SELF-REGISTERING INSTRUMENTS
READ IN MORNING FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
PREVIOUSLY.
RAIN.
WIND.
CLOUD.

Mean Reading. Mean Range. In Shade. Extremes. Mean Temp. Daily Range. Max. Temp. Min. Temp. Range. Max. Temp. in Sun's Rays. Mean Temp. on Grass. Mean Elastic Force of Vapour. Mean Deg. of Fall (Saturation = 100.) Total Month's Rain (inches) No. of Days on which Rain fell. Average Daily Velocity in Miles for Month. Maximum Velocity in Miles in any 24 hours, and Date. Mean (0 to 10)

MONGONUI
Previous 12 years
Previous 6 years

AUCKLAND
Previous 16 years

TARANAKI
Previous 16 years

NAPIER
Previous 13 years

WANGANUI
Previous 8 years

WELLINGTON
Previous 16 years

NELSON
Previous 16 years

CAPE CAMPBELL
Previous 6 years

CHRISTCHURCH
Previous 15 years

*BEALEY
Previous 12 years

HOKITIKA
Previous 14 years

DUNEDIN
Previous 16 years

*QUEENSTOWN
Previous 8 years

SOUTHLAND
Previous 15 years

CHATHAM ISL.
(WAITANGI)
Previous year

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

NOTES FOR APRIL, 1880.

Mongonui.—Showery in early part, but otherwise fine; prevailing N.E. and S.E. winds and moderate; rather stormy on 1st and 2nd from N.E.; maximum rain recorded on 11th, 380 in.

Auckland.—Generally fine, clear, and dry weather; light winds E. to S.; maximum rain registered on 11th, 300 in.; thick fog on 9th.

Taranaki.—Generally fine, clear, and dry weather, light winds E. to S.; maximum rain registered on 11th, 79 in. recorded from S.E. and N.E.; strong N.W. breeze on 10th, and from S.E. on 21st.

Napier.—Weather generally fine and pleasant; on 11th, 12th, and 13th showery, the maximum fall recorded on 13th, 71 in.; thick fog on 9th.

Wanganui.—Weather throughout very fine, with exception of a few hours on 11th and 26th, when it blew from S.W. and S.E. with rain; on morning of 19th; winds prevailed from S. and moderate; on the 14th rather strong S. breeze; hail on 19th.

Wellington.—Very fine up to 5th; from 6th to 10th stormy from N.W. and unpleasant; on night of 10th changed to S.E., and showery and squally to 14th. Remainder of month generally fine bright weather, principally from S.E., occasionally showery towards end; prevailing S.E. and N.W. winds.

Nelson.—Fine weather; slight rain about middle of month, 38 in. in the maximum recorded on 10th; prevailing N.E. and S.E. winds and moderate.

Cape Campbell.—

Christchurch.—Fine seasonable weather, heavy dews and occasional frosts occurring on several nights; from 8th to 13th light showers, on 10th vivid lightning with hailstorm in neighbourhood doing damage; prevailing N.E., E., and S.W. winds, and moderate.

Bealey.—Up to 6th very fine and bright; from 7th to 12th wet, remainder fine and pleasant; maximum rain recorded on 10th, 1.91 in.; from which quarter it prevailed; thunder on 9th; fog on nine days.

Hokitika.—Fine to 5th; heavy rain from 6th to 11th; 2.70 in. recorded on 8th, the maximum for month; fine pleasant weather from 12th to 24th; remainder of month showery; prevailing S.W. winds and frequently stormy; fog on 8th.

Dunedin.—Pleasant though showery weather; maximum rain recorded on 8th, 1.42 in.; prevailing S.W. and W. winds, and thunder on 11th; hail on 26th.

Queenstown.—Fine to 5th, then showery to 13th, followed by fine weather until 25th, when it rained hard and continued showery to end; prevailing W. wind and stormy on 24th; snow on 11th; nine days of fog.

Southland.—Fine early part, wet towards middle, then fine until end, when light showers were experienced; light winds, chiefly from W.; thunder on 11th; hail on 11th and 26th.

Chatham Islands.—Very fine up to 9th, then showery until 28th; last few days fine; greatest rainfall on 11th, 26 in.; prevailing S.W. winds and moderate, except on 27th, when it blew hard; hail on 26th.

GENERAL REMARKS.—Fine, bright, dry weather almost throughout; remarkably high atmospheric pressure and high temperature; very small rainfall; moderate winds. Earthquakes reported at Wanganui on 17th, slight shock; at Wellington on 20th, at 12.39 p.m., a noise followed by a smart shake N. to S.; at Queenstown on 29th, at 2.30 a.m., sharp. Meteors observed on 10th, 18th, and 23rd.

J. HECTOR,
Inspector of Meteorological Stations.