THE WEATHER.
The following abstract of weather at Dunedin for December is supplied by Mr. H. Skey :—: — Mean barometer, 29'943in. Mean elastic force of vapour, "31 Sin. Mean temperature in shade, 55 - Bdeg. Mean solar radiation, 116deg. Mean terrestrial radiation, 42deg. Mean daily velocity of wind, 167 miles. Mean amount of cloud, from (1 to 10) 5*7. Mr. Paulin supplies the following table giving the total amount of rain per month registered at Opoho and Signal Hill during last year, and the number of days on which rain fell : —
Opoho. Inches. January ... 279 February ... I'HO March ... ... 3-59 April ... ... 1-2-t May ... ... 2-02 June ... ... 054 July ... ... 1-19 Aug-uvt ... 6-7-1 September ... 3-49 October ... G 47 November ... 3*99 December ... 0 92 Signal Hill. Inches. 239 1-64 2 92 0-70 2-37 0-63 o\~>G 5-06 3-GG G-48 3-9G 1-G3 Number of Daya 6 14 13 11 18 11 9 14 15 24 22 12 Total rainfall 34-08 32-00 169
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 38, 21 January 1898, Page 15
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153THE WEATHER. New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 38, 21 January 1898, Page 15
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