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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at the Observatory, Wellington, for the Month ending 31st October, 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. | Daily Means. | Shade. | Wind. | In. of Rain in 24 hours. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barometer. | Thermometer. | Clouds. | Maximum in Sun's Rays, Blackened Bulb. | Maximum. | Minimum. | Direction. | |||
| Dry Bulb. | Wet Bulb. | Morning. | Afternoon. | ||||||
| 1863. October: | |||||||||
| Thursday 1 | 30.019 | 55.5 | 52.2 | 1. | 75 | 62 | 49 | S | S |
| Friday 2 | 29.938 | 50.5 | 49.0 | 5. | 82 | 58 | 43 | SW | S |
| Saturday 3 | .708 | 54.0 | 51.7 | 5. | 85 | 62 | 46 | N | N |
| Sunday 4 | .494 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 7. | 79 | 61 | 45 | N | SSW |
| Monday 5 | .921 | 48.5 | 47.0 | 3. | 58 | 55 | 42 | S | S |
| Tuesday 6 | .952 | 49.5 | 48.0 | 1. | 72 | 58 | 41 | N | N |
| Wednesday 7 | .995 | 54.0 | 52.0 | 1. | 78 | 60 | 48 | N | N |
| Thursday 8 | .924 | 57.0 | 54.0 | 1. | 81 | 63 | 51 | N | S |
| Friday 9 | .599 | 55.0 | 53.5 | 8. | 85 | 65 | 45 | N | N |
| Saturday 10 | .407 | 56.7 | 51.5 | 9. | 66 | 60 | 53 | S | S |
| Sunday 11 | .724 | 48.0 | 45.5 | 6. | 66 | 54 | 42 | S | NW |
| Monday 12 | .771 | 53.5 | 49.7 | 7. | 82 | 58 | 49 | NNE | N |
| Tuesday 13 | .927 | 56.0 | 51.5 | 9. | 75 | 59 | 53 | N | N |
| Wednesday 14 | .905 | 59.0 | 55.2 | 9. | 67 | 62 | 56 | NNE | N |
| Thursday 15 | .729 | 59.0 | 56.2 | 9. | 71 | 63 | 55 | N | N |
| Friday 16 | .590 | 59.0 | 56.0 | 6. | 69 | 62 | 56 | N | N |
| Saturday 17 | .562 | 57.5 | 54.5 | 7. | 73 | 62 | 53 | N | N |
| Sunday 18 | .560 | 55.0 | 51.5 | 5. | 74 | 61 | 49 | SSW | S |
| Monday 19 | .429 | 51.5 | 50.5 | 10. | 79 | 58 | 45 | E | S |
| Tuesday 20 | .310 | 61.0 | 59.7 | 7. | 70 | 68 | 54 | N | N |
| Wednesday 21 | .379 | 59.0 | 57.2 | 9. | 61 | 63 | 55 | N | N |
| Thursday 22 | .612 | 54.5 | 52.7 | 1. | 74 | 60 | 49 | N | N |
| Friday 23 | .927 | 52.0 | 50.0 | 2. | 92 | 61 | 43 | E | N |
| Saturday 24 | .974 | 54.0 | 52.0 | 3. | 85 | 62 | 46 | N | N |
| Sunday 25 | .632 | 58.5 | 57.0 | 8. | 82 | 63 | 54 | N | N |
| Monday 26 | .716 | 58.0 | 57.0 | 9. | 80 | 63 | 53 | N | S |
| Tuesday 27 | .925 | 55.0 | 53.7 | 10. | 62 | 60 | 50 | S | S |
| Wednesday 28 | .531 | 55.0 | 53.7 | 10. | 67 | 60 | 50 | N | N |
| Thursday 29 | .519 | 58.5 | 57.7 | 2. | 74 | 62 | 55 | N | NNW |
| Friday 30 | .698 | 57.5 | 56.0 | 7. | 77 | 63 | 52 | N | N |
| Saturday 31 | .673 | 57.5 | 53.5 | 3. | 80 | 63 | 52 | N | NNE |
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.—Deducible from Maximum and Minimum readings at 10 a.m., of the 24 hours previously.
Maximum in Sun's Rays, and Maximum and Minimum in 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.
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Wellington Provincial Gazette 1864, No 33
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- John Knowles, in Charge