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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 76

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

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 Extr'me
Reading Range.

Mean
Temp.

Mean
Daily
Range.

Extremes.
Max. Min.
Temp. Temp.

Range.

Max. Temp.
in Sun's
Rays.

Mean
Temp.
on
Grass.

Elastic
Force
of
Vapour.

Deg. of
Moist.
(Satu-
ration
=100.)

Total
Fall
in
Month
(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
Amount
for
Month
(0 to 10)

MONGONUI ... 29.897 663 55.6 15.0 68.0 37.0 31.0 ... .378 86 5.160 22 128 370,10th 5.5
Previous 12 years 29.911 55.6 364 79 6.659 19
AUCKLAND ... 29.891 643 53.1 12.2 63.0 38.2 24.8 110.4 33.3 341 84 5.330 23 240 592,13th 5.7
Previous 16 years 29.906 53.3 339 83 4.772 20
TARANAKI ... 29.864 610 50.9 14.9 63.0 35.0 28.0 122.0 32.0 296 80 7.190 17 176 360,23rd 6.6
Previous 16 years 29.894 51.7 296 80 6.279 16 and 24th
NAPIER ... 29.883 828 50.9 13.4 64.0 37.0 27.0 96.0 32.0 264 72 4.570 14 187 353,13th 3.0
Previous 13 years 29.897 51.3 321 78 4.395 11
WANGANUI ... 29.950 714 48.3 11.6 60.0 30.0 30.0 111.0 29.0 263 79 1.795 12 5.4
Previous 8 years 29.944 49.2 268 77 5.013 14
WELLINGTON ... 29.885 49.2 10.4 61.0 37.0 24.0 105.0 30.0 276 79 2.535 18 179 360,20th 5.2
Previous 16 years 29.829 47.2 19.6 63.0 33.0 30.0 83.0 280 80 5.424 14
NELSON ... 29.829 784 47.2 19.6 63.0 33.0 30.0 83.0 240 75 1.950 8 117 234,23rd 4.3
Previous 16 years 29.850 47.6 79 5.714 9
CAPE CAMPBELL 29.938 50.8 294 80 4.862 10
Previous 6 years
CHRISTCHURCH 29.845 967 43.3 18.6 64.1 25.7 38.4 95.0 18.7 229 81 1.490 8 102 223,17th 6.4
Previous 12 years 29.877 43.2 246 87 3.313 13
BEALEY 29.709 858 36.5 14.9 52.0 19.0 33.0 12.5 166 77 2.810 10 4.3
Previous 14 years 29.849 36.9 187 85 7.863 16
HOKITIKA ... 29.872 819 46.6 15.1 57.6 29.8 27.8 105.0 24.5 266 84 5.460 19 4.0
Previous 8 years 29.891 46.4 281 88 10.987 15
DUNEDIN ... 29.783 944 45.1 10.0 62.0 32.0 30.0 236 78 4.660 17 201 455,12th 6.2
Previous 16 years 29.828 43.6 226 80 3.699 13
*QUEENSTOWN 29.720 770 41.8 14.3 58.5 26.2 32.3 21.0 187 71 910 8 6.0
Previous 8 years 29.820 39.3 186 77 2.535 11
SOUTHLAND ... 29.780 820 43.5 15.0 61.0 23.0 38.0 96.0 15.0 232 84 3.870 17 160 389,29th 7.0
Previous 15 years 29.801 41.5 224 84 4.178 16
CHATHAM ISL. (WAITANGI) 47.1 275 86 4.860 23
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 JUNE, 1880.

Mongonui. Rather pleasant, but showery; the maximum rainfall recorded on 10th, 1.30 in.; winds moderate and variable, often calm;
thunder on 30th; hail on four days.

Auckland. Showery, with occasional fine bright days; winds moderate, mostly from S. to W.; gale from S.W. on 12th and 13th; heavy
rain on 23rd, 1.46 in. recorded, the maximum for month; heavy rain on 19th, about 35 in. falling in less than twenty minutes;
slight thunder on 2nd, 13th, and 21st; hail on 13th, and fog on 1st.

Taranaki. Wet but seasonable weather; maximum rain recorded on 29th, 2.30 in.; prevailing S.E. winds, and strong on 23rd and 24th;
otherwise moderate.

Napier. Showery, particularly during latter part; heavy rain on night of 18th, the maximum recorded on 19th, 1.9 in.; winds
moderate, prevailing from S. and S.W.; thick fog on morning of 29th.

Wanganui. Dull weather, with heavy showers of short duration; maximum rainfall recorded on 20th, 44 in.; an occasional fine day;
prevailing N.E. winds, at times strong; thunder and hail on 12th; fog on 25th and 26th.

Wellington. Fine weather for time of year with small rainfall, but often showery, the maximum occurring on 30th, 50 in.; at times
raw and cold; winds prevailed from S.E. and N.W., and moderate; a strong squall of wind and rain on night of 19th, with thunder
from N.W.; hail on 12th; fog on 27th.

Nelson. Light showers during middle and end, but otherwise fine pleasant weather, with prevailing S.E. wind, and generally moderate;
on 12th strong from S.W. and on 23rd strong E. wind; maximum rain recorded on 29th, 46 in.

Cape Campbell.

Christchurch. Cold but generally fine, with very small rainfall; towards end of month showery; maximum rain recorded on 30th, 80 in.;
fog on 9th; prevailing S.W. winds and light.

Bealey. Extremely fine for time of year, but cold; small rainfall, the maximum recorded on 20th, 1.1 in.; N.W. gales on 9th and
11th; prevailing winds N.W., and usually light; snow on four days; fog on nine days.

Hokitika. Showery, but very small total rainfall for this period; maximum rain recorded on 21st, 98 in.; oecasionally fine days;
winds prevailed from E. and S.W., and at times strong; thunder on 19th; hail on 11th, 17th, and 19th.

Dunedin. Very showery unpleasant weather, with prevailing S.W. winds, and usually strong; maximum rain recorded on 30th, 2.12 in.

Queenstown. Mild weather for time of year with little rain, the maximum fall recorded on 21st, 30 in.; snow on hills on 3rd and 12th;
six days of fog; prevailing N.W. winds and moderate; gale on 4th from W.

Southland. First part wet, latter part frosty and fine; thunder on 3rd and 13th; maximum rain recorded on 13th, 1.02 in.; hail on
5th, 6th, and 13th; fog on 23rd; prevailing S.W. and W. winds, and stormy on four days from that quarter.

Chatham Islands.-

GENERAL REMARKS. For the time of year the weather throughout has been mild, with generally small rainfall and moderate winds;
at some of the southern stations unusually fine. Earthquake at Queenstown on 8th, at 6.30 p.m., slight.

J. HECTOR,
Inspector of Meteorological Stations.