THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6053, 12 April 1881, Page 6

THE WEATHER.

Very bright and fine ; high barometer, mostly clear sky, and temperature above average; brisk gale with rain at commencement; thou light wind and dry. Approximate mean temperature nearly two degrees (1*8) above tho aevente-en years' average, and nearly one degree (*9) above the higher average of the last seven years. The temperature of the corresponding period of last year was excessive, being fully four degrees above average. Nights cool; the range between day and night being much greater than usual. Hadiation: Solar averago 119 D, with extreme (125*0) on the Cth. [N\B.—This was a rather cloudy day, with fresh wind, and by no means the warmest in either shade or sun.] Terrestrial average 49*7, : with extreme (45*G) on the 9th. Strong north to north-east gale on the 3rd (Saturday and Sunday morning), dying out suddenly at west; wind then shifting to south-west and south, and finally very light at south-east and south. Measured velocity at 9 a.m. on Sunday (3rd) 31 5 miles per hour, with average of 25*3 for the twenty-four hours previous. Bain in heavy showers accompanying the above from 9 p.m. on the 3rd (Saturday night), to about 4 p.m. on Sunday afternoon; from 2.30 p.m. frequent distant thunder. Slight showers on Monday night and early on Tuesday morning. The remainder of the Jweek very fine, with almost cloudless sky and bright hot sun, and decreasing humidity. Barometrio pressure: About equal to average •or the month: very much below that of last week, also much lower than in same week ISSO. Palling very rapidly with the gale above mentioned ; then moving up steadily as the wind came round towards the south and south-east. [N.B—ln last week's table, barometric minimum, for 30.07S read 30'075.] Elwin B. Dickson, Government Observer.

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