Wellington Provincial Gazette – 1864 – No. 39

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METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS at the Observatory, Wellington, for the Month ending, 31st August, 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. Thermometer. Daily Means. Clouds. Maximum in Sun's Rays. Blackened Bulb. Shade. Wind. In. of rain in 24 hours.
Dry Bulb. Wet Bulb. Maximum. Minimum. Maximum. Minimum.
1804.
August.
Monday 1 30.095 43.0 40.7 8 48 46 40 S
Tuesday 2 .200 46.3 41.7 0 60 49 41 S
Wednesday 3 .164 47.0 42.5 6 70 54 40 Z N
Thursday 4 .083 50.5 47.2 8 58 53 48 NE
Friday 5 .28.725 52.0 49.2 9 62 55 49 N
Saturday 6 .865 49.0 46.2 2 70 55 43 N
Sunday 7 .988 51.5 46.7 5 71 57 46 S
Monday 8 30.080 48.5 44.7 7 75 55 42 S
Tuesday 9 .159 44.5 41.5 9 51 50 39 SW
Wednesday 10 .029 894 44.0 39.5 8 56 48 40 SSW
Thursday 11 .533 47.0 43.7 9 58 51 43 S
Friday 12 .212 48.0 45.2 10 55 52 44 SW
Saturday 13 .388 47.5 45.0 10 52 50 45 SSW
Sunday 14 .724 43.5 42.0 4 52 48 39 S
Monday 15 .826 44.0 41.0 6 64 49 38 S
Tuesday 16 .606 41.5 37.7 5 74 48 35 SW
Wednesday 17 .293 47.5 43.5 9 79 51 44 N
Thursday 18 .543 47.0 43.7 1 68 53 41 NNW
Friday 19 .912 49.5 44.7 6 66 55 44 S
Saturday 20 .804 50.5 45.2 10 68 53 48 S
Sunday 21 .667 51.0 48.0 8 54 54 48 S
Monday 22 .700 51.0 47.2 10 56 55 47 S
Tuesday 23 .727 48.5 46.5 9 60 51 46 S
Wednesday 24 .908 49.5 45.2 10 59 53 46 SW
Thursday 25 .618 45.5 41.7 10 61 51 40 E
Friday 26 .108 48.0 45.5 10 59 51 45 N
Saturday 27 .526 44.5 40.5 9 55 52 37 SSW
Sunday 28 .563 40.0 36.5 10 59 46 34 SW
Monday 29 .981 40.0 37.2 8 52 45 35 SW
Tuesday 30 30.060 43.5 40.5 6 66 47 40 SSW
Wednesday 31 29.968 40.5 37.2 1 77 48 33 N

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 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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