Otago Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 338

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✨ Meteorological Observations



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

TIME OF OBSERVATION AND READINGS

Time Barometer Thermometer Hygrometer Wind Direction Wind Force Weather Notes
2
3.30 a m 29.105 54 .362 S Light air Overcast; heavy rain
9.30 a m 29.161 55 .376 S Light air Overcast; rain; rainfall 1.25 in. Fresh snow on the mountains
3.30 p m 29.102 59 .439 W Light breeze Overcast; heavy rain until noon; showers of rain and hail since, with thunder from west
9.30 p m 29.208 54 .362 W Light air Heavy nimbus passing; showery; clearing to southward
3
3.30 a m 29.222 50 .309 W Light air Overcast; showery
9.30 a m 29.252 56 .391 W Light do Overcast; showery; rainfall 1 in.
3.30 p m 29.322 51 .321 W Light air Overcast; showery
9.30 p m 29.314 48 .310 W Light air Overcast; showery; thunder
4
3.30 a m 29.302 49 .297 W Light air Overcast; rain
9.30 a m 29.339 54 .362 S-W Light breeze Overcast; showery; snowing on the mountains; rainfall 2 in.
3.30 p m 29.347 57 .407 W Light do Overcast; showery; rain and hail; heavy thunder
9.30 p m 29.420 47 .297 W Moderate do Overcast; heavy showers; heavy squalls from 4 to 7 p.m.
5
3.30 a m 29.432 46 .262 W Light air Partially clear; showery
9.30 a m 29.464 52 .354 W N E Overcast; showery; heavy fall of snow on the mountains; rainfall .75 in.
3.30 p m 29.464 55 .378 S-W Gentle breeze Overcast; showery
9.30 p m 29.535 57 .309 S-W Light air Clear; showery until 5 p.m.
6
3.30 a m 29.607 44 .241 N E ... Clear; rainfall .25 in.
9.30 a m 29.674 50 .262 N E ... Overcast
3.30 p m 29.640 56 .378 N E ... Overcast; rain
9.30 p m 29.591 54 .396 N W ... Overcast; showery; rainfall .25 in.
8
3.30 a m 29.314 61 .439 W Light do Overcast; showery
9.30 a m 29.098 68 .572 W Partially... Partially overcast; occasional showers, with lightning after dusk
3.30 p m 29.103 58 .369 N W Gentle do Clear overhead; heavy clouds to south and south-east
9.30 p m 29.025 51 .270 N E Fresh do Overcast; heavy showers since 5 a.m.
9
3.30 a m 29.042 53 .354 N Moderate do Cumulus 5; slight showers until noon
9.30 a m 29.057 54 .335 N ... Overcast; slight showers; hail and thunder in the afternoon
3.30 p m 29.113 60 .396 N W Gentle do Overcast; heavy showers of rain and hail
9.30 p m 29.163 57 .378 W ... Overcast; showery; rainfall 1 in.

CONTINUED OBSERVATIONS

Time Barometer Thermometer Hygrometer Wind Direction Wind Force Weather Notes
10
3.30 a m 29.220 58 .321 W Gentle do Overcast; heavy showers of rain and hail
9.30 a m 29.294 61 .407 S-W Light air Partially overcast; heavy showers
3.30 p m 29.383 56 .349 S-W Partially... Partially overcast; showery
9.30 p m 29.432 54 .271 W ... Overcast; showery; rainfall .75 in.
11
3.30 a m 29.479 50 .218 S-W Light do Partially overcast; showery until noon
9.30 a m 29.476 57 .258 S-E ... Clear overhead; cumulus 2 to westward
3.30 p m 29.547 62 .349 S-W Light do Partially clear; an occasional shower during the night
9.30 p m 29.552 56 .365 S-E ... Clear, with light cumulus to southward
12
3.30 a m 29.651 47 ... S-E ... Light cumulus 5
9.30 a m 29.691 51 .269 S Clear Clear
3.30 p m 29.790 65 .407 S-W Light air Clear
9.30 p m 29.864 59 .349 S W Clear Clear; wind drawing up the coast
13
3.30 a m 29.958 50 ... S ... Clear, with light stratus
9.30 a m 30.029 53 .269 S-W Clear Clear, with haze
3.30 p m 30.036 66 .489 W Light air Clear
9.30 p m 30.151 57 .349 S-W Light breeze Clear
15
3.30 a m 30.192 55 .334 S W Light do Light air; eclipse of the moon
9.30 a m 30.203 58 .391 S-W Light do Cumulus 6; fleecy
3.30 p m 30.198 62 .429 N W ... Clear, with light cumulus
9.30 p m 30.196 58 .363 S-E Light do Clear
16
3.30 a m 30.228 59 .349 N E Light air Clear
9.30 a m ... ... ... ... ... Overcast


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