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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at the Observatory, Wellington, for the
Month ending, 31st January, 1864.
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. | Daily Means. Thermometer. | Clouds. | Maximum in Sun's Rays, Blackened Bulb. | Shade. Maximum. | Shade. Minimum. | Wind. Direction. Morning. | Wind. Direction. Afternoon. | Maximum Force in 24 hours. | In. of rain in 24 hours. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1864. January. | ||||||||||
| Friday 1 | 29.917 | 58.5 | 54.7 | 10. | 93 | 67 | 50 | N | N | 1.50 |
| Saturday 2 | .910 | 61.5 | 57.2 | 8. | 76 | 66 | 57 | N | N | 6.50 |
| Sunday 3 | .800 | 64.0 | 60.0 | 2. | 87 | 70 | 58 | N | N | 4.25 |
| Monday 4 | .963 | 63.0 | 58.7 | 8. | 93 | 71 | 55 | W | N | 1.25 |
| Tuesday 5 | .940 | 62.0 | 58.0 | 9. | 85 | 69 | 55 | N | N | 5.00 |
| Wednesday 6 | .899 | 61.5 | 58.7 | 3. | 76 | 67 | 56 | N | N | 7.50 |
| Thursday 7 | .712 | 64.0 | 58.2 | 8. | 84 | 67 | 61 | NNE | N | 8.50 |
| Friday 8 | .691 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 3. | 78 | 69 | 56 | N | N | 7.25 |
| Saturday 9 | .765 | 59.5 | 55.2 | 7. | 84 | 66 | 53 | SE | S | 3.75 |
| Sunday 10 | .776 | 55.0 | 51.0 | 8. | 64 | 59 | 51 | SSW | S | 5.25 |
| Monday 11 | .527 | 57.0 | 54.0 | 7. | 74 | 64 | 50 | NNW | NNE | 3.75 |
| Tuesday 12 | .561 | 60.0 | 55.5 | 2. | 87 | 67 | 53 | N | N | 4.50 |
| Wednesday 13 | .636 | 61.0 | 56.5 | 6. | 82 | 66 | 56 | N | N | 5.50 |
| Thursday 14 | .632 | 61.0 | 52 | 3. | 80 | 66 | 56 | NW | NW | 6.50 |
| Friday 15 | .663 | 61.5 | 56.7 | 5. | 82 | 67 | 56 | N | NW | 6.00 |
| Saturday 16 | .802 | 62.0 | 56.2 | 2. | 85 | 69 | 55 | NW | N | 5.00 |
| Sunday 17 | .457 | 62.7 | 58.5 | 10. | 84 | 69 | 56 | N | NW | 3.50 |
| Monday 18 | .539 | 64.7 | 60.2 | 5. | 78 | 69 | 60 | N | NW | 9.00 |
| Tuesday 19 | .686 | 64.0 | 60.0 | 3. | 86 | 69 | 59 | N | N | 9.02 |
| Wednesday 20 | .864 | 65.0 | 59.7 | 8. | 89 | 74 | 56 | S | S | 3.00 |
| Thursday 21 | .679 | 59.0 | 57.2 | 7. | 67 | 62 | 56 | S | SE | 2.50 |
| Friday 22 | .579 | 65.0 | 60.7 | 2. | 90 | 72 | 58 | NW | NW | 3.00 |
| Saturday 23 | .758 | 64.5 | 60.2 | 4. | 95 | 73 | 56 | N | NE | 3.50 |
| Sunday 24 | .565 | 62.5 | 57.7 | 10. | 84 | 67 | 58 | N | N | 5.50 |
| Monday 25 | .713 | 60.7 | 58.7 | 5. | 79 | 65 | 56 | N | N | 6.25 |
| Tuesday 26 | 30.051 | 60.5 | 56.7 | 2. | 92 | 68 | 53 | N | S | 7.75 |
| Wednesday 27 | 29.986 | 63.5 | 58.5 | 2. | 92 | 72 | 55 | N | N | 1.50 |
| Thursday 28 | .806 | 68.5 | 62.2 | 5. | 94 | 75 | 62 | N | N | 2.75 |
| Friday 29 | .978 | 64.0 | 61.5 | 0. | 85 | 73 | 55 | N | N | 4.00 |
| Saturday 30 | .899 | 65.0 | 62.7 | 6. | 96 | 72 | 58 | NW | N | 3.00 |
| Sunday 31 | .737 | 63.0 | 56.7 | 2. | 85 | 70 | 56 | NW | NW | 3.00 |
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 the Maximum and Minimum readings
at 10 a.m., of the 24 hours previously.
Maximum in Sun's Rays, and Maximum 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 of the Observatory
- John Knowles, in Charge