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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND IN THE YEAR 1867.
SOUTHLAND.
BLUFF STATION—Latitude, 46° 36' 55" S.—Longitude, 168° 21' 38" E.—Height above Sea Level, 859 feet.—Distance from Sea, ¼ mile.—Hours of observation, 9 a.m., 3 p.m., 9 p.m.
| Months | BAROMETER (CORRECTED AND REDUCED) | THERMOMETER IN SHADE | RADIATION | HYGROMETER | RAINFALL | EVAPN. | CLOUD | DIRECTION OF WIND | ANEMOMETER | OTHER OBSERVATIONS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum | Date | Minimum | Date | Mean | Range | Mean of Maximum | Date | Maximum | Date | |
| -------- | --------- | ------ | --------- | ------ | ------ | ------- | ------------------ | ------ | --------- | ------ |
| JAN. | 30.248 | 26 | 29.206 | 3 | 29.764 | 1.042 | 66.1 | 51.9 | 79.0 | 17 |
| FEB. | 30.078 | 9 | 29.305 | 26 | 29.642 | 0.773 | 62.4 | 49.0 | 79.0 | 16 |
| MARCH | 30.291 | 17 | 29.321 | 9 | 29.806 | 0.970 | 60.5 | 48.5 | 70.0 | 9 |
| APRIL | 59.4 | 47.5 | 69.0 | 18 | ||||||
| MAY | 49.1 | 43.5 | 58.0 | 1 | ||||||
| JUNE | 45.2 | 40.0 | 51.0 | 10 | ||||||
| JULY | 47.0 | 40.5 | 56.0 | 13 | ||||||
| AUG. | 43.5 | 39.0 | 52.0 | 26 | ||||||
| SEPT. | 51.5 | 44.5 | 62.0 | 20 | ||||||
| OCT. | 51.7 | 43.8 | 59.0 | 1 | ||||||
| NOV. | 51.1 | 43.8 | 59.0 | 1 | ||||||
| DEC. | 60.2 | 50.1 | 71.0 | 12 |
| YEAR | a | a | a | a | 54.5 | 44.7 | 79.0 | 17 | 30.0 | 13 | 49.0 | 9.8 | 49.0 | b | 39.8 | 260 | 75 | 202 | 89.06 | 2.07 | 29 | 5.4 | 7 | 32 | 38 | 43 | 15 | 73 | 50 | 4.3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 7 |
- a. Observations were taken during January, February, and March by Captain Thomson, Harbor Master, but afterwards discontinued.
- All other observations were recorded by Captain Macdonald, at the Signal Station, with instruments supplied and verified by me.
- The above results are computed by me from these data.
- b. No instruments of this kind at the station.
CHARLES ROUS MARTEN,
Director of Meteorological Stations, Southland.
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Southland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 14
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🎓 Education, Culture & ScienceMeteorology, Weather, Statistics, Southland, 1867
- Captain Thomson, Harbor Master, recorded observations
- Captain Macdonald, Recorded observations at Signal Station
- Charles Rous Marten, Director of Meteorological Stations, Southland