THE WEATHER.
Besulta of Meteorological Observations taken at Christchurch, for April, 1865. Latitude, 43° 40 8. Longitude, 172° 61' E. Height above Sea, 21 feet. Babom ete k« (Corrected, and reduced to 32 ° Fahr.) Inebw. Mean atmospheric pressure ... 29.902 Greatest pressure .• • {on the 27th) 30.363 Least pressure ••• (on the 16th) 29.452 Bange for month ... ti Tempebatitbb in shade. ao B a Mean of highest day temperature ... w.s „ lowest night » Approximate mean for month ... ... Highest temperature m month (on the 12th) 7U.U Lowest „ „ » (on the 4th) 38.1 Kange for month ... ••• • • J"'" Mean temperature at 9.30 a,m. ... ... „ „ 3.30 p.m 68.3 „ 9.30 p.m. 61.0 Mean daily range ... ... ■» Greatest daily range ... (on the loth) &5.6 Solab Ihtehbitt (Temperature in Sun's rays). Mean for month ... - ••• Maximum oa^ e oiK Minimum (<"* tb ® 2Bth ) 52,6 Noctdbkal lIADIATIOH# (Exposed Thermometer, on grass. Mean for month ... ••• Maximum ... ••• (^ n 2^ 1 ) Minimum ... (on the'lth) 29.4 PfiBSSUBE or Vavovu, in inches of mercury. Mean for Month ... - »• -JJ® Maximum... ... (°" tho ® f *2£ Mininum... - (on the 12th) .228 Deonuft ov Moistube. bat ' — Mcftu for Month * 'aa Maximum A Minimum ... ( oa 18th) Mbak Amocht ov Bkt covkbbd. (Overcast=lo) Haiw JKi.ii ox Eight Days— inches Total fall ... ?'?S Greatest rainfall, 24th ... • Tiw, . Mean foreo in pounds pressuro on the squarofoot .... ••• ,' rt7 Mean velocity of wind m miles per day ... m Maximum velocity mimle ß per4y(ontle2BthJ 375 Remaeks. —lnt, very fine, strong E. wind, 2nd, very warm, calm and bright; 3rd, warm, sunny day, ing at night; 4th, heavy shower at 9^ sth, very pleasant day, bright and cool ; 6th, brignt sunnv day. wind 8.W., moderate; 7th, sbgh't f3g mist up to 9 a.m., warm cloudless day; Bth and 9th, beautiful cloudless days and moonlight nightß,vorylightE ; wind; 10th, slight mist m the morning, *ery fine day, 11th, fine, wind northerly; 12th, squall from . ■» rx.°'ui ?$> ft s? &iJ fine, night calm and cloudless, with • 21«t, bright cloudless day, hazy at mght, 22flia, one , cloudv: 23rd, light showtirs from S.W.m forenoon ,js«nj . forenoon threatening, heavy „^^^!io U . 25th, light rain all day from B.W. i 26th,^rkcl^ju/«! J rained most of the »7th, cold_ sfeiffiSfton occasional light showew; 28th, ' 8 A H.E.; 29th, constant light ram j 30th, heavy rain a j except itom lto 6 p.m.f with strong co d wrnd from S.W J b. h. Holmes, Meteorological Observer.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1397, 9 May 1865, Page 5
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381THE WEATHER. Lyttelton Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1397, 9 May 1865, Page 5
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