Nov. 29.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1337

ABSTRACT of METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, New Zealand, for the Six Months ending 30th June, 1888.

STATIONS.
| BAROMETER. Corrected and reduced to Sea Level. | TEMPERATURE (FAHR.) FROM SELF-REGISTERING INSTRUMENTS, READ IN MORNING FOR TWENTY-FOUR HOURS PREVIOUSLY. | Computed FROM OBSERVATIONS. | RAIN. | WIND. | CLOUD.
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
| Mean Reading. | Extreme Range. | In Shade. | Extremes. | Maximum Temperature in Sun's Rays. | Minimum Temperature on Grass. | Mean Elastic Force of Vapour. | Mean degree of Moist. (Satn. = 100.) | Total Fall in Month (inches). | Number of Days on which Rain fell. | Average Daily Force in Miles per Hour. | Maximum Velocity in Miles per Hour, and Date. | Mean Amount for Month (0 to 10).
| | | Mean Temp. | Mean Daily Range. | Max. Temp. | Min. Temp. | Range. | | | | | | |

JANUARY.

AUCKLAND .. 29·990 ·780 65·3 13·8 78·0 54·5 23·5 153·0 40·0 ·426 69 1·340 12 103 420, 5th 6·0
Previous 22 years... 29·904 ... 67·4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·495 71 2·802 10 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·080 ·750 62·3 32·1 87·5 36·0 51·5 143·0 28·0 ·347 62 2·030 5 ... ... 5·8
Previous year ... 30·180 ... 67·3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·453 68 2·720 4 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 29·787 ·940 60·9 13·2 73·3 46·5 26·8 143·0 33·0 ·386 72 1·693 11 371 700, 6th 3·8
Previous 22 years... 29·862 ... 62·6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·414 70 3·506 9 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 29·878 ·891 61·9 23·1 89·0 41·4 47·6 153·8 34·0 ·334 62 1·961 11 327 695, 6th 5·0
Previous 22 years ... 29·814 ... 61·9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2·278 5 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 29·686 ·903 60·1 20·1 86·0 41·0 45·0 144·0 35·0 ·367 70 2·362 15 142 420, 17th 4·4
Previous 22 years... 29·771 ... 57·1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·349 74 3·915 14 ... ... ...

FEBRUARY.

AUCKLAND .. 30·090 ·730 63·6 14·6 80·5 49·0 31·5 145·0 38·0 ·394 67 ·790 5 123 368, 26th 4·0
Previous 22 years... 29·933 ... 67·6 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·504 72 3·541 11 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·190 ·790 60·2 27·3 86·2 35·0 51·2 148·0 30·0 ·362 71 ·790 6 ... ... 5·1
Previous year ... 30·120 ... 64·7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·403 67 3·160 6 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 29·946 ·760 60·0 13·4 71·0 46·0 25·0 139·0 40·0 ·396 76 2·634 13 299 670, 3rd 4·0
Previous 22 years... 29·949 ... 62·5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·407 71 3·542 9 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 30·163 ·951 59·7 22·8 83·0 36·0 50·0 151·8 30·0 ·308 61 2·355 5 304 565, 6th 5·1
Previous 22 years... 29·921 ... 61·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 2·001 7 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 29·853 ·941 56·7 18·0 79·0 38·0 41·0 135·0 33·0 ·338 73 1·412 10 173 600, 11th 5·6
Previous 22 years... 29·871 ... 57·4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·347 71 2·660 12 ... ... ...

MARCH.

AUCKLAND .. 30·000 1·040 63·3 11·7 76·0 44·0 32·0 146·0 35·0 ·392 67 5·090 11 243 631, 17th 7·0
Previous 22 years... 30·073 ... 66·2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·469 73 2·632 10 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·100 1·010 58·2 20·4 76·5 31·0 45·5 137·5 29·5 ·367 76 4·000 15 ... ... 6·2
Previous year ... 30·210 ... 61·3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·383 72 ·710 7 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 29·785 1·218 60·2 13·1 73·0 40·0 33·0 151·0 34·0 ·396 76 2·954 12 305 660, 16th 3·9
Previous 22 years... 30·013 ... 62·1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·334 74 2·819 10 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 29·854 1·355 57·6 21·8 85·0 34·2 50·8 154·0 28·0 ·304 65 2·060 10 312 720, 28th 5·4
Previous 22 years... 29·995 ... 57·9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1·804 8 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 29·664 1·420 53·9 17·2 77·0 35·0 42·0 133·0 29·0 ·306 73 5·286 15 137 290, 27th 5·6
Previous 22 years... 29·965 ... 53·3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·324 72 2·724 12 ... ... ...

APRIL.

AUCKLAND .. 30·210 1·000 58·7 13·1 73·0 43·0 30·0 130·0 36·0 ·365 74 ·980 9 128 334, 15th 5·0
Previous 22 years... 30·052 ... 61·7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·429 76 2·828 12 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·240 ·860 53·2 22·8 71·0 28·5 42·5 122·0 26·0 ·293 70 2·400 10 ... ... 4·7
Previous year ... 30·340 ... 56·4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·340 75 3·210 11 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 30·065 1·098 54·7 11·1 67·9 42·8 25·1 125·0 35·0 ·353 82 4·053 13 257 679, 13th 5·8
Previous 22 years... 30·053 ... 57·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·357 76 3·525 10 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 30·221 1·220 51·5 20·4 78·6 31·2 47·4 143·0 25·6 ·276 74 3·255 9 262 445, 8th 6·0
Previous 22 years... 30·036 ... 53·8 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·334 77 1·803 7 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 30·025 1·168 49·4 15·3 68·0 35·0 33·0 118·0 29·0 ·263 74 1·252 9 126 430, 11th 4·6
Previous 22 years... 30·000 ... 51·9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·292 75 2·194 12 ... ... ...

MAY.

AUCKLAND .. 30·140 1·080 56·6 10·1 66·5 40·0 26·5 125·0 31·0 ·364 80 5·690 20 139 425, 11th 6·6
Previous 22 years... 29·997 ... 57·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·384 80 4·033 20 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·200 1·130 50·3 19·0 66·5 28·0 38·5 119·0 27·0 ·299 86 6·620 19 ... ... 6·0
Previous year ... 29·900 ... 50·9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·287 73 10·060 18 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 30·089 1·118 52·6 11·6 66·0 35·5 30·5 118·0 31·0 ·325 82 2·363 14 123 410, 22nd 4·4
Previous 22 years... 29·930 ... 52·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·306 76 4·984 14 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 30·321 1·009 47·6 15·3 69·2 27·4 41·8 118·0 25·1 ·275 86 3·421 12 163 405, 30th 6·2
Previous 22 years... 29·863 ... 48·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·276 80 2·238 9 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 30·091 1·125 45·6 10·5 60·0 35·0 25·0 101·0 29·0 ·250 82 4·326 10 118 340, 15th 5·0
Previous 22 years... 29·855 ... 47·2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·240 76 3·640 13 ... ... ...

JUNE.

AUCKLAND .. 30·080 ·770 52·1 11·6 63·0 37·0 26·0 118·0 30·0 ·304 78 4·130 20 82 267, 5th 6·0
Previous 22 years... 29·921 ... 53·3 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·338 83 4·774 21 ... ... ...
ROTORUA .. 30·150 ·720 44·2 21·5 60·2 24·5 35·7 109·0 22·5 ·186 65 4·740 12 ... ... 4·7
Previous year ... 29·900 ... 47·9 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·252 77 9·970 17 ... ... ...
WELLINGTON .. 29·986 ·832 50·3 10·8 62·0 36·3 25·7 120·0 29·0 ·296 81 2·384 20 220 780, 12th 4·3
Previous 22 years... 29·895 ... 49·0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·279 80 5·213 14 ... ... ...
LINCOLN .. 30·155 ·988 45·3 18·7 64·8 25·4 39·4 115·0 20·4 ·214 72 ·652 6 204 460, 21st 4·8
Previous 22 years... 29·894 ... 43·2 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·244 83 3·114 12 ... ... ...
DUNEDIN .. 29·885 1·007 44·4 10·2 58·0 33·0 25·0 94·0 29·0 ·226 76 ·970 13 181 590, 20th 4·9
Previous 22 years... 29·848 ... 43·7 ... ... ... ... ... ... ·226 79 3·641 13 ... ... ...

• Previous averages are for Christchurch.