✨ Meteorological Observations
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS—continued.
| Date. | Moon’s Age. | Hour. | Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32° | 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. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. | Days. | Inches. | Inches. | Degrees. | Inches. | Deg. | Degrees. | ||||
| 1 | 20 | 3.30 a.m | 29.471 | 29.59 | 51 | .348 | 93 | 54 | N W | Strong breeze | Overcast; rain |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.564 | 29.67 | 55 | .404 | 93.5 | 55.5 | N W | Light do | Overcast; rain; rainfall 3.25 in. |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.700 | 29.81 | 60 | .456 | 88 | 56 | S W | Light do | Overcast; rained until 10.30 a.m. |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.856 | 29.98 | 51 | .321 | 86 | 55 | S W | Light do | Partially clear |
| 2 | 21 | 3.30 a.m | 29.916 | 30.07 | 48 | .284 | 85 | 56 | S W | Light do | Light cumulus stratus cirrus 4, with heavy fog clouds on the mountains |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 30.020 | 30.15 | 58 | .422 | 87.5 | 57.5 | N W | Gentle breeze | Overcast; thick mist |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 30.010 | 30.15 | 56 | .420 | 93.5 | 56 | N | Light do | Overcast; thick drizzling rain |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 30.044 | 30.16 | 53 | .348 | 86.5 | 56 | N | Light do | Overcast |
| 3 | 22 | 3.30 a.m | 29.963 | 30.06 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 56 | N W | Light air | Overcast; rain |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.844 | 29.94 | 56 | .420 | 93.5 | 54.5 | N W | Light air | Overcast; rain |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.744 | 29.81 | 54 | .389 | 93.5 | 54 | W | Light breeze | Clear, with passing clouds |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.889 | 30.03 | 52 | .334 | 86 | 54 | W | Light do | Cumulus 6 |
| 4 | 23 | 3.30 a.m | 29.921 | 30.02 | 49 | .297 | 85.5 | 54 | S W | Light do | Cumulus 5; rainfall 2 in. |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.889 | 30.02 | 58 | .365 | 75.5 | 54 | S W | Light do | Cumulus 1 to east |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.758 | 29.87 | 63 | .386 | 67 | 55 | S W | Light air | Clear |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.789 | 29.92 | 48 | .284 | 85 | 55.5 | S W | Light breeze | Cumulus 8 |
| 5 | 24 | 3.30 a.m | 29.821 | 29.92 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 56.5 | S W | Light do | Cumulus 5 |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.804 | 29.94 | 60 | .367 | 71 | 58 | S W | Light do | Partially overcast |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.840 | 29.92 | 58 | .309 | 64 | 61 | S W | Fresh do | Partially overcast; slight showers |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.834 | 29.90 | 49 | .297 | 85.5 | 58 | S W | Light air | Partially overcast; slight showers |
| 6 | 25 | 3.30 a.m | 29.768 | 29.85 | 48 | .284 | 85 | 59 | S W | Light breeze | Partially overcast; showery; rainfall .5 in. |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.770 | 29.89 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 58 | S W | Light air | Cumulus 4 |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.764 | 29.83 | 60 | .396 | 76.5 | 59.5 | S | Light air | Clear |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.863 | 29.92 | 48 | .284 | 85 | 59 | S | Gentle breeze | Clear |
| 7 | 26 | 3.30 a.m | 29.896 | 29.99 | 48 | .284 | 85 | 56.5 | S | Light do | Clear |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.970 | 30.05 | 56 | .335 | 74.5 | 56.5 | S W | Fresh do | Cumulus 3 |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.849 | 29.95 | 58 | .309 | 64 | 58 | S W | Fresh do | Cumulus 6; strong breeze outside |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.897 | 30.01 | 49 | .297 | 85.5 | 58 | S W | Light do | Clear |
| 8 | 27 | 3.30 a.m | 29.901 | 29.99 | 46 | .215 | 69 | 57 | S | Gentle do | Clear |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.860 | 29.96 | 56 | .363 | 81 | 57 | S | Light do | Slightly overcast |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.758 | 29.85 | 56 | .391 | 87 | 58 | S W | Light do | Overcast; slight rain from 11.30 |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.740 | 29.86 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 58 | S | Light do | Cumulus 3 |
| 9 | 28 | 3.30 a.m | 29.739 | 29.85 | 51 | .321 | 86 | 58 | S | Light air | Densely overcast; rain commencing |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.736 | 29.86 | 58 | .452 | 93.5 | 57.5 | S | Light air | Overcast; slight rain; rainfall .25 in. |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.794 | 29.90 | 58 | .422 | 87.5 | 57.5 | S W | Light breeze | Overcast; very slight drizzling rain |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.783 | 29.90 | 53 | .348 | 86.5 | 57.5 | S W | Light do | Overcast |
| 10 | 29 | 3.30 a.m | 29.716 | 29.79 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 56.5 | W | Light do | Overcast; rain |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.686 | 29.75 | 56 | .420 | 93.5 | 56.5 | N W | Fresh do | Overcast; rain; rainfall .5 in. |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.699 | 29.79 | 58 | .422 | 87.5 | 56 | N W | Fresh do | Overcast; slight drizzling rain |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.716 | 29.81 | 53 | .348 | 86.5 | 56 | N E | Light do | Overcast |
| 11 | ● | 3.30 a.m | 29.531 | 29.60 | 54 | .362 | 86.5 | 56 | N | Strong do | Overcast |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.348 | 29.40 | 58 | .452 | 93.5 | 54 | N W | A gale | Overcast; very heavy rain since 5 a.m. |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.461 | 29.51 | 58 | .422 | 87.5 | 57 | N W | Light breeze | Overcast; drizzling rain |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.509 | 29.61 | 53 | .348 | 86.5 | 57 | N W | Light do | Partially overcast |
| 12 | 1 | 3.30 a.m | 29.519 | 29.63 | 50 | .309 | 85.5 | 57 | N W | Light do | Partially overcast; showery through the night |
| " | " | 9.30 a.m | 29.581 | 29.65 | 55 | .376 | 87 | 57 | N W | Gentle do | Overcast; slight showers |
| " | " | 3.30 p.m | 29.564 | 29.66 | 57 | .378 | 81 | 56.5 | N W | Squally | Overcast; rain |
| " | " | 9.30 p.m | 29.616 | 29.70 | 53 | .348 | 86.5 | 56.5 | N W | Squally | Partially overcast; showers of rain and hail, with thunder |
| 13 | 2 | 3.30 a.m | 29.579 | 29.70 | 52 | .334 | 86 | 56.5 | N W | Squally | Overcast; heavy showers |
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Otago Provincial Gazette 1864, No 338
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