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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at the Observatory, Wellington, for the Month ending, 31st March, 1864.
Lat. 41 deg. 16 min. 25 sec. S. Long. 174. deg. 47 min. 25 sec. E. Height above 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. March. | ||||||||||
| Tuesday 1 | 30.092 | 57.0 | 52.5 | 6. | 85 | 64 | 50 | N | NNW | 4.50 |
| Wednesday 2 | .050 | 61.5 | 56.7 | 5. | 85 | 66 | 57 | NNW | N | 1.25 |
| Thursday 3 | .112 | 63.0 | 57.7 | 0. | 95 | 70 | 56 | E | S | 1.50 |
| Friday 4 | .097 | 60.5 | 56.5 | 5. | 86 | 67 | 54 | N | NW | 2.75 |
| Saturday 5 | .031 | 62.5 | 59.0 | 4. | 86 | 68 | 57 | N | NNW | 3.34 |
| Sunday 6 | 29.783 | 61.0 | 56.5 | 7. | 90 | 68 | 54 | N | NW | 3.25 |
| Monday 7 | .582 | 64.0 | 61.0 | 7. | 85 | 69 | 59 | S | S | 7.00 |
| Tuesday 8 | .783 | 53.5 | 50.7 | 6. | 76 | 62 | 45 | SSW | S | 3.75 |
| Wednesday 9 | .917 | 55.2 | 52.5 | 4. | 84 | 61 | 49 | N | SW | 2.25 |
| Thursday 10 | .795 | 59.0 | 54.0 | 6. | 91 | 66 | 52 | N | S | .50 |
| Friday 11 | 30.073 | 59.0 | 53.0 | 9. | 95 | 69 | 49 | SSW | S | 4.75 |
| Saturday 12 | 29.957 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 0. | 89 | 68 | 53 | NNE | S | 3.75 |
| Sunday 13 | .986 | 55.5 | 50.5 | 9. | 75 | 60 | 51 | S | S | 1.25 |
| Monday 14 | .950 | 55.5 | 51.2 | 4. | 70 | 58 | 53 | S | S | .75 |
| Tuesday 15 | .949 | 54.5 | 51.2 | 7. | 85 | 63 | 46 | NNE | NE | .75 |
| Wednesday 16 | .887 | 61.0 | 55.7 | 4. | 79 | 65 | 57 | N | N | 14.25 |
| Thursday 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Friday 18 | .784 | 62.0 | 57.0 | 1. | 90 | 68 | 56 | N | N | 8.50 |
| Saturday 19 | .846 | 60.5 | 56.0 | 1. | 89 | 68 | 53 | NNE | NNW | 3.75 |
| Sunday 20 | .491 | 64.0 | 55.7 | 7. | 84 | 69 | 59 | N | NW | 13.25 |
| Monday 21 | .584 | 53.5 | 50.0 | 1. | 79 | 64 | 43 | N | NNE | 9.75 |
| Tuesday 22 | .339 | 60.0 | 55.0 | 2. | 79 | 66 | 54 | N | SW | 6.50 |
| Wednesday 23 | .879 | 55.5 | 50.0 | 1. | 85 | 68 | 43 | NNE | S | 6.25 |
| Thursday 24 | 30.127 | 54.5 | 51.0 | 5. | 80 | 62 | 47 | N | NNW | 1.25 |
| Friday 25 | .328 | 57.5 | 52.5 | 0. | 78 | 66 | 49 | W | S | 1.50 |
| Saturday 26 | .227 | 59.5 | 54.5 | 1. | 84 | 67 | 52 | NNE | N | .75 |
| Sunday 27 | .372 | 61.0 | 56.0 | 3. | 78 | 68 | 54 | S | S | 3.75 |
| Monday 28 | .379 | 53.0 | 50.0 | 0. | 73 | 61 | 45 | E | SW | 2.75 |
| Tuesday 29 | .336 | 57.0 | 54.0 | 3. | 75 | 63 | 51 | S | S | 1.50 |
| Wednesday 30 | .266 | 54.0 | 52.0 | 6. | 73 | 59 | 49 | S | SSE | .75 |
| Thursday 31 | .219 | 53.5 | 51.0 | 1. | 70 | 58 | 49 | S | SSW | 1.75 |
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 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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