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ABSTRACT OF THE METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT NEW PLYMOUTH, TARANAKI,
FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS FROM 1ST MARCH, 1864, TO 28TH FEBRUARY, 1865.

LATITUDE 39° 3' 35" SOUTH; LONGITUDE 174° 4' 58" EAST. HEIGHT ABOVE THE SEA, 70 FEET.

1864—1865. Barometer. Maximum. Barometer. Minimum. Barometer. Mean. Self-registering Thermometer. Max. in sun's rays. Self-registering Thermometer. Min. on grass. Self-registering Thermometer. Max. in air (shade). Self-registering Thermometer. Min. in air (shade). Self-registering Thermometer. Mean in air (shade). Self-registering Thermometer. Mean daily range. Rain. No. of days on which rain did not fall. Rain. No. of days on which rain did fall. Rain. Inches. Wind. Prevailing direction. Wind. Max. pressure in lbs. at 10 A.M. Thunder and Lightning. Frosts. Shocks of earthquake.
March ... 30·393 26·607 30·049 115 42 80 44 62 23·1 26 5 1·4 W.S.W. 2·5 ... ... ...
April ... ·594 ·757 ·198 104 35 75 38 56·5 21·9 23 7 1·82 NE.SW. 2·5 ... ... 5th, 5 A.M. 12th, 4 A.M. 12th, 9 P.M.
May ... ·36 ·52 29·953 94 34 71 32 51·5 18·1 16 15 ·7 SW. 4 ... ... ...
June ... ·476 ·533 ·905 87 31 68 33 50·5 16·3 14 16 4·24 SE.S. 4 1 4 ...
July ... ·552 ·41 ·991 93 32 63 32 52 17·2 16 15 4 SE. 5 1 3 7th, in night.
August ... ·36 ·144 ·76 88 24 62 30 47·5 17·2 15 16 4·71 SE. 5 1 5 ...
September ... ·31 ·544 ·927 93 22 67 35 51 15·5 19 11 6·59 NE. 3 1 ... ...
October ... ·31 ·386 30·025 107 38 74 38 57·7 19·4 16 15 6·84 N. 4 1 ... ...
November ... ·123 ·5 29·86 112 40 80 40 61·6 24·9 21 9 2·34 W. 7 ... ... ...
December ... ·162 ·47 ·957 117 45 86 45 66·9 24·8 26 5 1·69 N. 7 ... ... ...
January ... ·182 ·6 ·954 124 45 93 43 68·1 23·9 22 9 1·93 W. 8 ... ... 30th, 2·20 A.M.
February ... ·376 ·68 30·058 123 47 88 45 68·9 20·7 18 10 6·01 W. 4 ... ... ...
Means and Extremes 30·594 29·144 29·969 124 22 93 32 57·8 20·3 232 133 43·57 W.SW. 7 5 12 5


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