THE WEATHER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6064, 25 April 1881, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

Direction of Wind. N. N.K. 12.5. E. 6. SAW W. N.W. No. of days ..2454C22 3 Weather very fine, warm, and dry; wind mostly light, and barometric pressure very high. Temperature nearly a degree and a-half above average, but not nearly equalling that of the corresponding period of last year. The 20th (23th) is noticeable for the sudden excess its readings show over those of the days cither preceding or following it; the lower extremes also, both of day and night, stand by themselves—no other day readiug, and only ono other night reading (that of the n'.jrht following), approaching these within five degrees. ltadiation; Solar average, 117*2, with maximum, 127*3, on the 31st; terrestrial, 4S*5, with minimum, 41 2, on the Ist. Rain fall : Much more than in lasfc year, but on fewer days ; about half the average of the season, both in quantity and frequency ; almost confined to two days, viz., the 4th and 18th, more than half (-57 per cent.) falling on the latter day. Two weeks out of tho four were absolutely rainless Wind : Very variable in direction, and strong gale from N- dying out at west, was succeeded by eight days of unusually calm weather from N.E. and E. The average of last year for same period was also low, and tho direction the same during the period of least velocity. Barometric average: Very high and fluctuations (with the exception of the fall which gives the minimum reading, and which accompanied the gale of tho 3rd and 4 th) very slow and gradual. —It may be wo thy of remark that the curious volcanic disturbances reported from Itotolcakahi, in the Hot Lakes district, exactly coincided in time with the sudden and extreme heat recorded here from the 24th to the 20th, and again on the 20th March. Eiwrx 15. Dicksox, Government Observer.

I ' ABSTRACT OF OBSERVATIONS FOR TIIH FOUR WEEKS ENDING APlilli 23, 1881. 1 a H "■■■■ 3rZ ST Baro. corrected .. 30'ISQ 30-489, 3M5 20-603, ttht 30'222 30'(KG Temperature (day) 71*0 701 2l)th 62'4 20th 72*7 70'5! , (night 65-4 61-1, 27th 40 8, 31st 05'S 54'9t y, moan (B'2 - - 04-25 01'8 p' (tun) 71) *7 SG-5,13th - SI'S - < (dew point) 52'G - - 5«'7 t,4'St f> Humidity (s.0'100) (i8'9 S7'0, 4th 53'6, 31st 70'5 7G'7 Wind (velocity) .. 221-15m. 008 N., 3rd. 77mN.Kllh 220-7 m. 244;0m.t Cloud (scalo 0-10) 6-0 — — 3-8 6*0! I'otal rainfall .. l - 45liln. 0 - 830in., 18' — O'OlOln. 2770 !I No. ol days rain.. 7 ! — — ■ 11 12 ' I Barometer read twice dally, lit 10 p.m. and J.30 a.m.; also occasionally : ill times oi atmospheric disturbance. All dates refer to 10 a.m., and oh- , iervations are those of the previous 24 hours. " 5 At 6.30 a.m. t At 2.30 p.m. (3rd). { Averaje of 7 years I Proportonato '• for 2S days. "WiudK.