Otago Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 338

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✨ Meteorological Observations



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—continued.

Date. Moon's Age. Hour. Barometer Corrected and Reduced to 32° F. Aneroid Barometer. Temperature of Air. Elastic Force of Vapour. Degree of Moisture. Temperature of Sea. Direction of Wind. Force of Wind. Sky, Clouds, Remarks on Weather, &c.
Days. Inches. Inches. Degrees. Inches. Deg. Degrees.
Oct.
13 9.30 a.m. 29.901 30.04 57 .407 87.5 Calm Light air Overcast; rainfall .85in.
3.30 p.m. 29.914 29.96 62 .429 77 W Light breeze Overcast
9.30 p.m. 29.856 29.90 52 .334 86 N W Light breeze Overcast
14 3.30 a.m. 29.786 29.84 52 .334 86 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; very heavy rain since 10 p.m.
9.30 a.m. 29.771 29.80 52 .361 93 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; very heavy rain; rainfall (12 hours) 3.5 in.
3.30 p.m. 29.687 29.75 55 .404 93.5 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; heavy rain
9.30 p.m. 29.697 29.70 54 .389 93.5 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; heavy rain; rainfall in 12 hours, 4.35 in.
15 2 3.30 a.m. 29.594 29.65 54 .389 93.5 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; heavy rain
9.30 a.m. 29.579 29.67 57 .436 93.5 N W Light air Overcast; rain; rainfall 2.5 in.
3.30 p.m. 29.602 29.65 55 .404 92.5 Calm ... Overcast; heavy rain
3 9.30 p.m. 29.589 29.63 56 .362 86.5 N W Gentle breeze Overcast; rain
16 3.30 a.m. 29.579 29.60 54 .396 86 N W Light do Cumulus 8; rainfall 1.5 in.
9.30 a.m. 29.531 29.59 60 .529 89 S W Gentle do Overcast; rain
3.30 p.m. 29.547 29.60 64 .529 89 S W Light air Partially clear
4 9.30 p.m. 29.547 29.55 55 .349 80.5 S Light breeze Overcast
17 3.30 a.m. 29.544 29.60 53 .321 80 S W Light air Overcast
9.30 a.m. 29.531 29.57 58 .422 87.5 Variable Light breeze Overcast; raining since 1 p.m.
3.30 p.m. 29.542 29.63 60 .439 88 N W Light air Partially clear; thick fog; showery
18 5 9.30 p.m. 29.542 29.63 54 .391 87 Calm ... Partially overcast; slight showers at long intervals
3.30 a.m. 29.566 29.65 53 .362 86.5 N E Light air Cumulus 8
9.30 a.m. 29.490 29.51 61 .510 88.5 NE Gentle breeze Overcast; raining since noon
3.30 p.m. 29.437 29.45 63 .399 72 E Light air Clear, with thick haze; ceased raining at 4.30
19 6 9.30 p.m. 29.242 29.26 58 .432 87.5 E SE Gentle breeze Overcast; an occasional slight shower
3.30 a.m. 29.194 29.19 54 .422 87.5 E Light air Overcast; slight rain
20 9.30 a.m. 29.194 29.21 53 .348 86.5 N E Light air Overcast; rain
3.30 p.m. 29.276 29.30 59 .359 86 Variable Light do Densely overcast; showery
21 8 9.30 p.m. 29.207 29.32 54 .335 80 S E Light do Densely overcast; rain
3.30 a.m. 29.312 29.43 52 .384 86 S E Light breeze Cumulus 6; rained until 1 p.m.
9.30 a.m. 29.399 29.46 63 .447 77.5 S E Gentle do Clear
22 3.30 p.m. 29.471 29.51 61 .443 82.5 S Light air Slightly overcast
9.30 p.m. 29.555 29.55 55 .309 74.5 S Light do Overcast
23 9 3.30 a.m. 29.597 29.60 50 .309 85.5 S W Light do Densely overcast; showery since 10.30 a.m.
9.30 a.m. 29.674 29.69 58 .422 87.5 W Light breeze Cumulus 6
3.30 p.m. 29.704 29.77 62 .399 72 S W Light do Overcast; showery from 1 to 4.30 a.m.
24 10 9.30 p.m. 29.824 29.81 56 .308 62.5 S W Light do Cumulus 4
3.30 a.m. 29.861 29.89 50 .283 78.5 Variable Light air Overcast; rained slightly after 4 a.m.
9.30 a.m. 29.969 29.99 60 .396 76.5 Calm ... Overcast
3.30 p.m. 29.980 30.08 61 .412 77 N W Light breeze Overcast; light drizzling rain from 4.30 to 7 p.m.
11 9.30 p.m. 29.996 30.10 51 .308 70.5 E Light air Clear
25 3.30 a.m. 29.969 30.00 56 .391 87 E Light do Overcast; commenced raining slightly at 2.30
12 9.30 a.m. 29.783 29.88 54 .362 86.5 E SE Light breeze Overcast; slight showers
3.30 p.m. 29.494 29.67 58 .423 87 S W Light do Overcast; heavy rain since 11 p.m.


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