Westland Provincial Gazette – 1868 – No. 11

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✨ Meteorological Observations

RESULTS OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS,

Deduced from Daily Registers kept at Hokitika during the Six Months from
1st January to 30 June, 1868.

HOKITIKA STATION.

	Jan.	Feb.	March	April	May.	June	Mean
Barometer
Mean	29.921	29.834	30.005	29.931	30.066	29.950	29.951
Maximum	30.345	30.283	30.363	30.369	30.471	30.374	30.367
Minimum	29.290	29.063	29.583	29.579	29.377	29.341	29.372
Extreme Range	1.055	1.220	0.780	0.790	1.094	1.033	0.995

Temperature in Shade.

| | | | | | | | | |
| Mean of Maximum | | 69.6 | 62.6 | 60.4 | 58.4 | 55.3 | 51.6 | 58.5 |
| Mean of Minimum | | 52.5 | 50.9 | 49.7 | 46.6 | 41.7 | 38.8 | 46.7 |
| Mean | | 57.5 | 56.7 | 55.0 | 52.5 | 48.4 | 45.2 | 52.5 |
| Mean Daily Range | | 10.1 | 11.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 12.8 | 11.8 |
| Extreme Maximum | | 66.6 | 68.1 | 64.1 | 64.6 | 59.8 | 55.5 | 63.1 |
| Extreme Minimum | | 41.9 | 43.1 | 39.7 | 36.4 | 32.2 | 28.5 | 37.0 |
| Extreme Range | | 24.7 | 25.0 | 24.4 | 28.2 | 27.6 | 27.0 | 26.1 |

Black Bulb Thermometer in Shade.

| | | | | | | | | |
| Mean Solar Radiation | | 83.9 | 83.7 | 79.2 | 74.7 | 66.9 | 59.9 | 74.7 |
| Maximum Solar Radiation | | 90.2 | 93.5 | 91.2 | 81.0 | 72.0 | 71.0 | 83.1 |
| Mean Terrestrial Radiation | | 48.1 | 46.2 | 44.5 | 41.5 | 36.1 | 34.1 | 41.7 |
| Minimum Terrestrial Radiation | | 41.0 | 36.5 | 33.2 | 29.9 | 27.0 | 22.3 | 31.6 |
| Daily Range | | 35.8 | 37.5 | 24.7 | 33.2 | 30.8 | 25.8 | 33.0 |

Hygrometrical.

| | | | | | | | | |
| Mean Elastic Force of Vapour | | 0.440 | 0.427 | 0.409 | 0.377 | 0.318 | 0.275 | 0.374 |
| Mean Temperature of Dew Point | | 55.5 | 54.8 | 53.4 | 51.1 | 46.5 | 42.8 | 50.7 |
| Mean Degree of Moisture | | 92.8 | 93.0 | 94.4 | 95.6 | 93.7 | 91.4 | 93.5 |

Rain.

| | | | | | | | | |
| Total Rainfall | In. | 13.26 | 9.50 | 6.79 | 8.97 | 6.93 | 10.44 | 9.31 |
| No. of Days on which it fell | | 19 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 16.8 |
| Maximum Rainfall in 24 hours | | 2.88 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.87 | 1.38 | 4.02 | 2.31 |

Wind.

| | | | | | | | | |
| Mean of No. of miles travelled in 24 hours | | 171.9 | 147.7 | 143.2 | 143.6 | 123.1 | 145.6 | 145.8 |
| Mean of Evaporation | In. | 0.096 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Mean Amount of Cloud (10=overcast) | | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 6.4 |

N.B.--These Observations have been taken at 9:30 a.m.

JAMES ROCHFORT,
Hokitika, July 1st, 1868.

Observer.

VUW Te Waharoa — Westland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 11

The Westland Provincial Council was based at Hokitika and met at the Supreme Court House (depicted) from 1868-1875.

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🎓 Meteorological Observations for Hokitika, January to June 1868

Domain🎓 Education, Culture & Science
Dated1 July 1868
KeywordsMeteorology, Weather, Temperature, Rainfall, Hokitika
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James Rochfort, Observer

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