CHRISTCHURCH METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3094, 5 March 1878, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY.

]_t. 43deg. 3_ oin. 16sec. S. ; Long. 172deg. 38——. 59seo. E. Altitude above sea, 21ft. __ H—vct of Observations fob Febeuaby, 1878. Barometer corrected and reduced to 32deg. Fab.., and sea level. Mean reading for month ... 30.072 inchHighest do on the Ist 30.397 „ lowest do on the 10th ... 29.775 „ Extreme range 0.622 „ Temperature in Shade. Approximate mean temperature for month 57.4 IY_. Extreme maximum do on 25th 86.2 „ Extreme minimum do on 22nd 38.8 „ Extreme range of temperature ' for month ... ... ... 47.4 „ Exposed Thermometers. Mean solar radiation 127.0 „ ]__ im_ nso_ rradiationon2s th 147.0 „ Mean terrestrial radiation ... 58.4 „ M "inimnm do do on 7th 27.9 „ Mean daily range between the extreme temperature of sight and day 88.6 „ Hygrom etical . Mean elastio force of vapour ... 0.340 inches Mean temperature ot the dew point 48.4 Pah. Mean degree of moisture (saturation—loo) 72 Bain. Total— infall ... 0.62 inches Number of dayß on which rain fell ... S days Wind. Average daily velooity for month 169.7 mil—. Mx_ mm velocity on 16th ...280.7 „ , Direction— N.E. 15, S.W. 12, N.W. 1 ... ... ... «. 28 days. Total evaporation by gauge ... 5.408 inchMean amount of cloud for month— o, clear sky; 10, overcast ... 5.7 OtolO Mean amount of ozone (Moffat's scale), 1 to 10 5.3 H. B.— The observations are taken at 9.39 a.m., and record the state of the previous day. ~_e___ i.— The month, generally has been very Ine; at times sultry. There was a storm on Feb. S, bat of short duration. The rainfall has been very email, the barometer ruling high. Sunday, the 24th, was an intensely hot day, the mean tempera— re of day and night being 72.0 Fah. The prevailing wind __ been N.E. 15 days, S.W. 12 days. The eclipse of the moon on the night of fche 17th was very deoided and visible. J. B. Stansell, Meteorological Observer.