Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1863 – No. 25

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✨ Meteorological Observations



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS

AT THE

OBSERVATORY, WELLINGTON,

For the Month ending 30th April, 1863.

Lat. 41 deg. 16 min. 25 sec. S. Long. 174 deg. 47 min. 25 sec. E. Height above sea 90 feet.

Day of Month Barometer Thermometer Clouds Maximum in Sun’s Rays Maximum in Shade Wind Rain (in 24 hours)
Dry Bulb Wet Bulb Morning Afternoon
1863, April
Wednesday 1 30.193 63.0 60.5 4 72 67 NNE
Thursday 2 .229 62.5 59.0 4 73 67 NW
Friday 3 .099 64.0 60.7 8 73 67
Saturday 4 29.981 65.0 61.7 9 70 67 NNE
Sunday 5 .851 62.0 58.5 6 73 67 N
Monday 6 .480 61.5 57.5 9 79 69
Tuesday 7 .459 55.0 51.0 9 78 67
Wednesday 8 .801 48.0 44.5 1 63 56 SW
Thursday 9 .877 55.5 51.0 1 72 68
Friday 10 .503 58.5 53.5 6 69 65 NNW
Saturday 11 .878 52.5 48.7 1 65 59
Sunday 12 .947 53.5 51.5 7 66 61
Monday 13 .116 51.5 50.0 5 63 56 S
Tuesday 14 .814 57.5 52.5 5 72 67 N
Wednesday 15 .899 62.0 56.5 2 79 69
Thursday 16 .788 62.5 58.0 1 87 69
Friday 17 .818 59.5 55.0 10 76 69 SSW
Saturday 18 .877 50.0 46.5 8 62 56
Sunday 19 .680 46.0 41.5 6 59 55 NW
Monday 20 .558 49.0 45.0 1 65 56
Tuesday 21 .660 54.5 51.0 1 71 61 N
Wednesday 22 .745 57.2 53.5 2 78 65
Thursday 23 .617 54.0 51.5 0 71 62
Friday 24 .822 53.0 50.2 4 70 61
Saturday 25 .863 48.0 45.5 4 67 58
Sunday 26 .869 47.5 45.0 1 68 55
Monday 27 .973 50.5 48.0 4 72 59 E
Tuesday 28 .689 52.5 51.0 10 71 60
Wednesday 29 .671 55.0 53.5 6 62 60 N
Thursday 30 .736 55.5 52.0

Note.—Clouds.—10 is an overcast sky, and 0 is a cloudless sky.

Wind, Force.—The Maximum Pressure in 24 hours in lbs., and decimal parts of a lb. on the square foot.

Barometer.—The height is reduced to sea level, at a temperature of 32 deg. Far.

Thermometer Means.—Deduced from the Maximum and Minimum readings at 10 a.m. of the 24 hours previously.

Maximum in Sun’s Rays and Shade.—These figures are the readings at 10 a.m., and like the wind’s force, thermometer means, and fall of rain apply to the 24 hours previously.

JOHN KNOWLES, in Charge.

Printed under the Authority of the Government of the Province of Wellington, by Thomas McKenzie and James Muir, Printers for the time being for such Government.




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🎓 Meteorological Observations at the Observatory, Wellington for April 1863

🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Meteorology, Weather, Temperature, Barometer, Wind, Rain, Wellington
  • John Knowles, In charge of the Observatory