THE WEATHER.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 835, 30 January 1871, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

♦ , I The great heat of the past week has caused unusual interest in matters meteorological, and the following summary, for whicn we are indebted to the Observer, Mr R. Mainwaring, will be of service : — The following table shows the number of days on which the thermometer stood at 85 deg, and upwards, in the shade, from the euromer of 1863 4 to date. It wiil be seen that the register w«s above 85 deg once in November, once in December, ten times in January, I four times in February, and once in March. I

1864— February 10 88.7 1865— January 25 89.4 February 18 87.6 1866— January 8 87.7 January 9 87.0 1867— January 6 88.9 March 8 85.0 November 3 85.7 December 23 86.2 1868 — February 20 85.3 1869— January 11 88 8 January 12 87.1 1870 — January 14 85.4 January 25 85 6 Fehruary 23 85.8 1871 — January 27 ... ... 85.2 January 28 86.9 During the above period, the thermometer Sat 80 deg. Fahr. and upwards during ays, the 17 days mentioned above md- . c 74 days were distributed as follows : — For January 22 days For Febraary 24 days For March 6 days For October 2 days For November 6 days For December 14 days Total 74 days. The mean maximum temperature of tbe greatest heat experienced each day, i.e., the mean for the past seven years was — For January ... 71.1 For February 70.6 For November 67.1 For December 68 9

Masonic Directory. — We have to acknowledge receipt of the Masonic Directory, 1871, for the Australian colonies and New Zealand. The Directory is compiled by Bro. J. Alexander Aldwell, and is published by Walker, May, and Co., of Melbourne. So far as New Zealand is concerned, the information is incomplete.