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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at the Observatory, Wellington, for the
Month ending 30th April, 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. | Daily Means. Dry Bulb. | Daily Means. Wet Bulb. | 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. April. | ||||||||||||
| Friday 1 | 30.214 | 53.0 | 51.7 | 1. | 77 | 63 | 43 | N | NW | 1.00 | — | |
| Saturday 2 | 29.972 | 59.0 | 56.5 | 5. | 80 | 65 | 53 | NNE | N | 2 27 | — | |
| Sunday 3 | .718 | 58.0 | 54.2 | 7. | 73 | 64 | 52 | N | NW | 3.75 | — | |
| Monday 4 | 30.162 | 57.0 | 49.5 | 2. | 78 | 69 | 45 | SSW | S | 9.50 | 1.20 | |
| Tuesday 5 | .079 | 49.0 | 45.2 | 7. | 66 | 58 | 40 | NE | NE | 2.50 | — | |
| Wednesday 6 | 29.929 | 58.0 | 51.0 | 7. | 68 | 61 | 55 | NW | NNW | 11.50 | — | |
| Thursday 7 | .706 | 58.7 | 54.0 | 3. | 69 | 62 | 55 | NW | NW | 9.25 | — | |
| Friday 8 | .776 | 58.5 | 54.0 | 7. | 68 | 64 | 53 | S | NNW | 10.50 | 1.95 | |
| Saturday 9 | 30.173 | 55.0 | 49.2 | 1. | 64 | 59 | 51 | S | S | 3.00 | — | |
| Sunday 10 | .220 | 49.0 | 46.0 | 6. | 65 | 55 | 43 | N | N | 2 75 | — | |
| Monday 11 | .109 | 56.5 | 52.5 | 7. | 68 | 60 | 53 | NNE | NNW | 6 50 | — | |
| Tuesday 12 | .314 | 57.0 | 53.7 | 10. | 68 | 62 | 52 | S | S | 5.75 | .14 | |
| Wednesday 13 | .202 | 57.5 | 55.0 | 1. | 75 | 61 | 54 | S | NW | .00 | .07 | |
| Thursday 14 | .378 | 60.5 | 57.0 | 5. | 80 | 67 | 54 | NNE | N | .50 | — | |
| Friday 15 | .398 | 62.0 | 59.0 | 1. | 77 | 66 | 58 | N | N | 3.25 | — | |
| Saturday 16 | .350 | 60.5 | 57.5 | 1. | 80 | 69 | 52 | S | S | .25 | — | |
| Sunday 17 | .200 | 59.0 | 44.0 | 0. | 73 | 61 | 57 | N | S | 1.25 | — | |
| Monday 18 | .140 | 61.5 | 42.5 | 1. | 75 | 63 | 60 | S | SE | .75 | — | |
| Tuesday 19 | .190 | 55.0 | 52.5 | 0. | 79 | 65 | 45 | W | SE | .00 | — | |
| Wednesday 20 | .230 | 57.0 | 52.5 | 4. | 84 | 67 | 47 | E | N | .00 | — | |
| Thursday 21 | .245 | 59.0 | 55.0 | 8. | 79 | 66 | 52 | NNE | N | 1.00 | — | |
| Friday 22 | .092 | 58.5 | 55.5 | 5. | 68 | 62 | 55 | N | NNE | 3.00 | — | |
| Saturday 23 | .090 | 62.0 | 58.0 | 4. | 76 | 65 | 59 | N | N | 3.50 | — | |
| Sunday 24 | .119 | 62.5 | 57.5 | 6. | 72 | 66 | 59 | N | N | 11.50 | — | |
| Monday 25 | .138 | 58.5 | 56.2 | 5. | 70 | 66 | 51 | N | NW | 12.25 | — | |
| Tuesday 26 | .136 | 62.5 | 58.0 | 8. | 73 | 67 | 58 | N | N | 9.25 | — | |
| Wednesday 27 | .092 | 63.0 | 59.2 | 9. | 70 | 66 | 60 | N | NNE | 11.75 | .08 | |
| Thursday 28 | 29.829 | 64.0 | 59.0 | 9. | 68 | 67 | 61 | N | N | 18.25 | .02 | |
| Friday 29 | .862 | 61.5 | 58.2 | 7. | 66 | 65 | 58 | N | S | 15.00 | .05 | |
| Saturday 30 | 30.039 | 57.0 | 52.7 | 3. | 66 | 62 | 52 | SE | S | 2 25 | — |
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.—Deductible 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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