THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5497, 30 June 1879, Page 5

THE WEATHER.

Barometer read twice dally, at 19 p.m. and at 8.30 a.m.; also, occasionally in times of atmospheric disturbance All dates refer to 10 a.m., and observations a.re those of the previous 24 boars. (*}At 5.30 a.m. (.1) At 5 p.m. (27th;, (t) Wiod, 15., shifting to N., W.,andS.W. Showery and changeable, wind mostly strong, but squally and rery variable in force. Barometer pressure singularly variable. Mean temperature a little below the 15 years' average, but 22 degrees above that of same week of last year, and 5 degrees above that of the year previous. Practically, the 2Sth (i.e., Friday, 27th), may be said to have been the warmest day, as the day temperature (59 "5) was 30 very little below that of the 2Gth, while that of the night -was 5J degrees higher, leaving by far the highest da\ s .y <2Joan for the-23th. The 22nd (i.e., Saturday, 21st), had the lowest temperature throughout, and was the only day of the week on which the mean fell below 50". The f/ain has not been heavy at any time, except on Friday night, during which something more than half the entire amount of rainfall was registered. Frequent showers, occasionally very sharp, make up the remainder for five days additional; on one night (that of the 25th—24th),. the quantity measured was so small as to render doubtfnl whether any rain had fallen, oc whether the moisture was dne to the condensation of daw. Last year the fall was much heavier, with strong westerly weather throughout. The wind has been mostly west; but, during iiwo days E., at the end of which came the heavy fall of Friday night, after which it shifted back into the former direction. Tne force has been extremely variable ; 30 miles per hour wa» read on the morning of the 23rd, 24 on the 25th, and 27J on the "28th. The general average gives a Bmall fraction over 14 miles. The mercury, which has been very- low indeed, last week mounted up suddenly to the morning of the 25th ; then fell -as suddenly, and even faster, during the 56 hoars following, and appeared to be at ita minimum at the time above recordsd. Since then it has been again mounting rapidly. Averages for Month of Jane, 1864-78 : Barometer (corrected) 29'917 Approximate mean temperature ... 53*35 Itainfall (proportionate part for 1 weak) X'll6 32x.ttik IS. Dicksoh GoTeramaxt Obserrar.

No. 26. Abstract of obser- Average vatton for week Average Uaz. Min_ same . ending June 28. week.'7S Jane25 t " Jnne23t Baro. (corrected) £9745 130'20S 20 314 29*612 Jane 26 Jane 2S Temperature (daj) 57*2 69 8 63*1 552 Juue 22 Jane 22 „ (night) 47*9 £3*7 43*9 450 „ (mean) 62*6 — — 60*1 „ (sun) 02'6 71-4,2611 — — „ Dew Point 47*-i — — 44*6 Humidity (8.0-100) 82—3 9V 2, 28174*5,24b 83 Jane 24' June 2d "Wiiid (velocity) 337 9 m, 485 S.WHOm.E. 4381 za. Cloud (scalo 0-10) 7 0 — — 7*7 '.Total rainfall .. 1'50) La. 0-S50 in. — 2*230iit. JuaeSSJ No. of days' ratn.. 6 —- ( — ' 7