Otago Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 225

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PROVINCE OF OTAGO, NEW ZEALAND.

METEOROLOGICAL TABLE.

DECEMBER. 1862. THERMOMETER. BAROMETER. DEPTH OF RAIN. DIRECTION OF THE WIND.
MAX. MIN. MEAN. 8 A.M. 5½ P.M.
1 55.00 44.50 49.75 29.954 29.828 0.05 N.E.
2 57.00 46.00 51.50 29.756 29.697 ... N.E.
3 66.00 58.00 62.00 29.630 29.537 ... N.E.
4 75.00 48.00 61.50 29.508 29.617 0.15 S.W.
5 61.00 39.50 50.25 29.657 29.525 0.20 S.W.
6 54.00 35.00 44.50 29.551 29.589 0.54 S.W.
7 58.00 34.00 46.00 29.514 29.679 ... S.W.
8 52.00 37.00 44.50 29.771 29.814 ... S.W.
9 56.50 39.50 48.00 29.883 29.664 ... S.W.
10 60.00 44.50 52.75 29.428 29.708 ... N.W.
11 68.00 46.00 54.50 29.600 29.700 ... N.W.
12 69.00 48.00 58.50 29.713 29.431 ... N.E.
13 71.50 50.50 61.00 29.119 29.225 ... N.E.
14 73.50 48.00 60.75 29.394 29.683 ... N.E.
15 73.00 41.00 57.00 29.778 29.792 ... S.W.
16 67.00 44.00 55.50 29.634 29.404 ... S.W.
17 67.00 44.00 55.50 29.428 29.433 ... S.W.
18 64.00 43.00 53.50 29.440 29.582 ... S.W.
19 59.00 42.00 50.50 29.670 29.638 ... S.W.
20 59.00 41.50 50.25 29.635 29.820 ... S.W.
21 54.50 41.50 48.00 29.930 29.879 ... N.E.
22 60.00 45.00 52.50 29.834 29.679 ... N.E.
23 68.00 48.00 58.00 29.514 29.671 ... S.W.
24 70.00 39.00 54.50 29.794 29.643 ... N.E.
25 74.00 43.00 58.50 29.814 29.928 0.66 N.E.
26 76.00 44.50 60.25 29.990 29.742 0.84 S.W.
27 73.00 51.00 62.00 29.816 29.885 0.48 S.W.
28 58.00 45.00 52.50 29.913 29.957 0.44 N.E.
29 57.00 46.00 52.50 29.820 29.842 ... N.E.
30 60.00 47.00 53.50 29.944 29.982 ... N.E.
31 68.50 49.00 58.75 29.904 29.838 ... N.W.

The height of the Barometer is reduced to the Sea level at a temperature of 32° Fahrenheit. The observatory is about 3 miles from the centre of Dunedin.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT THE OBSERVATORY AT HELENSBURN,

For the week ending January 7th, 1863.

Height above the sea—900ft.

Day of Month. DAILY MEANS. WIND.
Barometer. THERMOMETER. Clouds. DIRECTION.
Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Morning. Afternoon. Force.
1 29.972 61. 60. 10 S.W. S.W. 0.02
2 29.811 51.75 50. 4 N.E. N.W. ...
3 29.695 58.00 56.5 2 N.W. N.E. ...
4 29.416 63. 61. 3 N.E. S.W. ...
5 29.495 63.75 57.50 4 S.W. S.W. ...
6 29.206 52.50 49.00 5 N. S.W. 0.74
7 29.712 52.00 49.00 8 S.W. S.W. 0.66

Note.—Clouds: 10 is an overcast sky, and 0 is a cloudless sky. WIND.—Force: The maximum pressure in 24 hours in lbs. and decimal parts of a lb. on the square foot.

A. H. ROSS,
Registrar.



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