METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND IN THE YEAR 1867.

SOUTHLAND.

MARTENDALE STATION—Latitude, 46° 17′ 0″ S.—Longitude, 168° 20′ 0″ E.—Height above Sea Level, 79 feet.—Distance from Sea, 10 miles—Hours of observation, 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 9 p.m.

| 1867. | BAROMETER (CORRECTED AND REDUCED) | | | | | | THERMOMETER IN SHADE. | | | | | | RADIATION. | | | HYGROMETER. | | | RAINFALL. | | | EVAPN. | CLOUD. | DIRECTION OF WIND. | | | | | | ANEMOMETER. | | | OTHER OBSERVATIONS. | | | |
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| Months. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. | Date. | Mean. | Range. | Mean of Maximum. | Mean of Minimum. | Maximum. | Date. | Minimum. | Date. | Mean temp. of air. | Mean daily range. | Total range | Max. Solar. | Date. | Terrestrial Min. | Date. | Mean dew point. | Vapor tension | Humidity. | Days rain fell. | Total amount on ground. | Max. in 24 hours. | Date. | Total amount on ground. | Mean amount 0·10 | N. | N.E. | E. | S.E. | S. | S.W. | W. | N.W. | Mean force 0·12 | Mean daily movement. | Max. daily movement. | Date. | Frosty nights. | Days snow. | Days hail. | Days thunder-storm. |
| Jan. | 30·301 | 25 | 29·182 | 3 | 29·848 | 1·119 | 67·5 | 44·2 | 83·2 | 6 | 31·7 | 25 | 55·8 | 23·2 | 51·5 | 125·1 | 6 | 27·4 | 25 | 44·0 | 353 | 78 | 10 | 5·089 | 1·08 | 7 | 4·855 | 8·6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3·40 | 153 | 503 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb. | 30·177 | 9 | 29·429 | 23 | 29·774 | 0·748 | 68·1 | 43·2 | 81·1 | 26 | 33·5 | 29 | 55·9 | 24·3 | 47·6 | 124·0 | 17 | 29·6 | 9 | 47·7 | 338 | 74 | 11 | 3·456 | 0·92 | 21 | 4·958 | 4·9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18·46 | 230 | 430 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| March | 30·323 | 17 | 29·192 | 9 | 29·852 | 1·136 | 64·2 | 49·4 | 74·4 | 8 | 28·1 | 24 | 51·8 | 24·7 | 46·3 | 107·0 | 8 | 22·7 | 24 | 44·6 | 299 | 77 | 6 | 1·361 | 0·34 | 16 | 2·405 | 4·4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 7·23 | 116 | 860 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| April | 30·474 | 24 | 29·578 | 17 | 30·184 | 0·892 | 62·1 | 49·7 | 74·0 | 18 | 27·8 | 16 | 52·4 | 19·4 | 46·2 | 106·6 | 1 | 23·2 | 16 | 44·6 | 293 | 71 | 4 | 1·545 | 0·46 | 10 | 1·591 | 2·6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11·16 | 63 | 210 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| May. | 30·522 | 2 | 29·499 | 8 | 30·181 | 1·038 | 56·9 | 40·7 | 66·4 | 20 | 22·4 | 27 | 48·3 | 17·2 | 44·0 | 94·4 | 20 | 17·1 | 27 | 39·7 | 243 | 71 | 16 | 4·591 | 0·88 | 8 | 1·046 | 6·1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 6·32 | 175 | 440 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| June. | 30·401 | 23 | 29·495 | 18 | 30·042 | 0·908 | 48·5 | 33·0 | 55·0 | 10 | 21·9 | 24 | 41·8 | 15·5 | 33·1 | 78·4 | 10 | 16·8 | 25 | 35·1 | 205 | 78 | 8 | 1·667 | 0·64 | 18 | 1·011 | 5·6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7·17 | 70 | 220 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| July. | 30·327 | 26 | 29·175 | 6 | 29·744 | 1·152 | 52·0 | 38·1 | 64·0 | 18 | 25·1 | 2 | 43·6 | 13·9 | 38·9 | 85·0 | 12 | 19·9 | 22 | 37·2 | 220 | 77 | 9 | 3·485 | 0·98 | 18 | 1·120 | 6·0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10·81 | 126 | 322 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Aug. | 30·408 | 25 | 29·017 | 6 | 29·531 | 1·391 | 52·1 | 33·9 | 64·6 | 26 | 21·2 | 12 | 44·0 | 18·2 | 43·4 | 96·2 | 26 | 17·3 | 12 | 35·3 | 205 | 71 | 17 | 5·625 | 0·66 | 23 | 1·202 | 5·1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 2·36 | 144 | 680 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| Sept. | 30·279 | 11 | 29·421 | 1·30 | 29·802 | 0·858 | 61·4 | 36·7 | 70·1 | 17 | 25·1 | 10 | 49·1 | 24·7 | 45·0 | 101·0 | 17 | 21·7 | 10 | 34·6 | 205 | 57 | 6 | 1·731 | 0·39 | 1 | 3·022 | 4·2 | 4 | 0 | 8·16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3·19 | 76 | 878 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Oct. | 30·098 | 30 | 28·849 | 2 | 29·442 | 1·249 | 60·4 | 39·5 | 69·5 | 3 | 33·1 | 21 | 49·9 | 20·9 | 36·4 | 104·4 | 3 | 31·0 | 1 | 37·3 | 228 | 64 | 23 | 4·795 | 0·62 | 4 | 2·022 | 4·8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3·34 | 196 | 496 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Nov. | 29·939 | 13 | 28·625 | 22 | 29·411 | 1·114 | 60·1 | 40·4 | 72·3 | 1 | 32·2 | 26 | 50·3 | 19·7 | 40·1 | 109·6 | 5 | 28·8 | 26 | 39·1 | 242 | 66 | 23 | 6·208 | 0·97 | 3 | 2·151 | 6·2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4·47 | 188 | 672 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec. | 30·448 | 9 | 28·699 | 28 | 29·724 | 1·549 | 65·3 | 45·2 | 77·7 | 12 | 38·0 | 8 | 55·2 | 20·1 | 39·7 | 112·8 | 8 | 33·5 | 8 | 41·5 | 262 | 60 | 10 | 1·976 | 1·01 | 19 | 5·482 | 5·1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6·31 | 127 | 694 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| YEAR. | 30·522 | May 2 | 28·625 | Nov. 22 | 29·794 | 1·697 | 59·8 | 39·7 | 83·2 | Jan. 6 | 21·2 | Aug. 26 | 49·8 | 20·1 | 62·0 | 125·1 | Jan. 6 | 16·8 | June 25 | 40·4 | 251 | 69 | 143 | 41·629 | 1·06 | 7 | 31·482 | 4·9 | 22 | 4·40 | 68 | 6 | 4 | 156 | 75 | 3·1 | 134 | 694 | Dec. 21 | 54 | 6 | 23 | 5 |

CHARLES ROUS MARTEN,
Director of Meteorological Stations, Southland