Otago Provincial Gazette – 1865 – No. 349

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✨ Meteorological Observations



THE THERMOMETER IN SHADE, FOR NOVEMBER, 1864.

DAY. DAY OF MONTH. TEMP. AT 9.30 A.M. TEMP. AT 3.30 P.M. TEMP. AT 9.30 P.M. DIRECTION OF WIND. STATE OF WEATHER DURING THE DAY.
Tuesday 1 59 70 54 N.W. Strong wind; fine day.
Wednesday 2 54 69 40 N.W. Strong wind; fine day. Hot wind.
Thursday 3 52 70 56 N.W. Very strong wind at night.
Friday 4 50 63 53 N.W. Strong wind; rain from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday 5 52 69 51 S.E. Showery all day.
Sunday 6 53 70 54 S.E. Fine day; strong wind in afternoon.
Monday 7 54 79 59 S.E. Fine day; strong wind at night.
Tuesday 8 53 69 57 S.E. Wind changed to N.W. at 8 p.m.; fine day.
Wednesday 9 59 72 55 N.W. Cloudy; rain commenced at 9 p.m.
Thursday 10 61 52 41 N.W., S.E. Rain commenced at 2 p.m., hard until 6 p.m.
Friday 11 57 45 42 S.E. Wind changed at 10 a.m. to N.W. with rain; changed at eve to S.E.
Saturday 12 46 59 36 S.E. Blowing hard; few drops rain.
Sunday 13 39 51 49 S.E. Quite cold in morning; changed to N.W. with showers.
Monday 14 59 63 49 N.W. Blowing hard.
Tuesday 15 41 60 36 S.E. Moderate wind, but cloudy.
Wednesday 16 54 62 47 S.E. Warm and fine day.
Thursday 17 51 69 42 S.E. Fine day.
Friday 18 53 70 45 S.E. Fine; rain commenced at 4 p.m.
Saturday 19 56 72 59 S.E. Very warm.
Sunday 20 62 79 52 N.W., S.E. Strong wind; changed to S.E. at 4 p.m.
Monday 21 54 72 45 S.E. Moderate weather, with showers; cold at eve.
Tuesday 22 50 69 40 S.E. Fine day.
Wednesday 23 55 74 59 N.W. Very windy at eve; fine day.
Thursday 24* 52 59 52 N.W. Blowing a hurricane (full particulars below).*
Friday 25 43 55 44 N.W. Rain commenced at a quarter to 10 a.m.; showery all day, and cold at evening.
Saturday 26 53 70 51 S.E. Rain commenced at 9 a.m.
Sunday 27 54 73 55 S.E. Strong wind at times, but fine day.
Monday 28 60 70 50 N.W. Rain commenced at 1 p.m.; showery all the evening.
Tuesday 29 51 59 49 S.E. Rain all day, but fine night.
Wednesday 30 57 70 47 S.E. Fine day; commenced to blow at night, and cold.

| Means ... | | 53.1 | 66.0 | 48.6 | | |

Mean Temperature in shade for month (excluding observations at 3.30 p.m.)... 50.8 Fah.
Mean Temperature for Dunedin for month do. do. ............ 51.1 Fah.

30th November, 1864.

J. H. HACKETT

*Note.—Thursday, the 24th, was a very severe day.

TIME. TEMP. REMARKS.
9.30 a.m. 52 Blowing hard from N.W.
1.30 p.m. 63 Blowing hard from N.W.
2.30 59 Terrific wind—a perfect hurricane.
4.30 57 Rain commenced; wind abating.
5.30 60 Splendid weather; slight breeze.
6.30 51 Blowing hard again.
7.30 50 Still stronger wind.
8.0 50 Rain commenced.
8.30 51 Rain ceased; still blowing.
9.30 52 Blowing hard.
11.0 52 Heavy rain.

Printed for the Provincial Government by Daniel Campbell, Dunedin, Otago, N.Z.



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30 November 1864
Meteorological, Temperature, Wind, Weather, Dunstan Gorge, November 1864
  • J. H. Hackett