Meteorological Statistics.
The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1872.
Table I.— Temperature of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, for the year 1872.
Place.
Mean Annual Temp.
Mean Temp. for (Spring) Sept., Oct., Nov.
Mean Temp. for (Summer) Dec., Jan., Feb.
Mean Temp. for (Autumn) Mar., Apl., May.
Mean Temp. for (Winter) June, July, Aug.
Mean daily range of Temp. for year.
Extreme range of Temp. for year.
North Islands
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui* For eleven months; no returns for December furnished.
62.1
60.5
† For January and February only.72.0
64.3
55.0
14.9
56.0
Auckland
60.2
57.3
69.5
61.8
52.4
13.9
56.4
Taranaki
58.4
56.3
65.7
60.3
51.1
17.0
52.0
Napier
59.7
57.8
69.2
60.3
51.5
17.0
64.0
Wanaganui
56.7
54.5
65.1
58.6
48.8
16.6
58.0
Wellington
55.8
54.1
63.7
57.4
48.1
11.6
51.5
Means, etc., for North Island
58.8
56.7
67.5
60.4
51.1
15.2
64.0
South Island.
Nelson
56.7
55.5
66.6
57.9
47.0
20.9
65.0
Christchurch
56.6
53.2
64.4
53.8
43.2
15.0
74.2
Hokitika
54.1
53.4
61.1
56.6
45.2
12.0
55.0
Dunedin
51.4
51.9
59.5
52.0
42.3
14.7
61.0
Queenstown
51.4
51.7
61.7
53.1
39.2
16.7
61.7
Southland*
49.2
51.2
†57.6
52.2
40.1
18.7
68.0
Means, etc., for South Island
52.7
52.8
61.8
54.2
42.8
16.3
74.2
Means for Nth. and Sth. Islands
55.7
54.7
64.6
57.3
46.9
15.7
74.2
Table II.—Barometrical Observations.—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1872.
Place.
Mean Barometer reading for year.
Range of Barometer for year.
Mean Elastic Force of Vapour for year.
Mean Degree of Moisture for year.
Total Rainfall.
Mean Amount of Cloud.
North Island.
Inches.
Inches.
Inches.
Sat.=100.
Inches.
0 to 10.
Mangonui* For eleven months; returns for December not furnished.
30.024
1.407
45.330
5.3
Auckland
30.024
1.404
.428
80
42.096
6.3
Taranaki
30.001
1.429
.305
62
63.640
6.7
Napier
29.980
1.420
.389
74
23.940
2.0
Wanganui
30.087
1.520
.332
71
38.120
4.8
Wellington
29.934
1.629
.351
79
50.945
5.6
Means for Nth. Island
30.008
1.468
.361
73
44.012
5.1
South Island.
Nelson
29.919
1.518
.369
79
78.610
6.1
Christchurch
29.915
1.702
.333
79
19.741
5.6
Hokitika
29.944
1.543
.361
85
123.210
4.8
Dunedin
29.819
1.351
.293
76
27.393
5.8
Queenstown
.257
67
28.880
5.3
Southland*
29.840
1.631
.275
77
40.110
5.7
Means for Sth. Island
29.887
1.549
.314
77
52.990
5.5
Means for Nth. & Sth. Islands
29.947
1.508
.337
75
48.501
5.3
Table III.—Wind for 1872,—Force and Direction.
Place.
Average Daily Velocity in miles.
Number of days it blew from each point.
N.
N.E.
E.
S.E.
S.
S.W.
W.
N.W.
Calm.
North Island.
Mongunui* For eleven months; returns for December not furnished.
169
20
39
51
40
12
56
22
82
13† These returns refer to the particular time of observation, and not to the whole twenty-four hours, and only show that no direction was recorded for the wind on that number of days.
Auckland
291
43
84
40
16
50
75
29
20
9
Taranaki
39
85
30
65
1
87
27
32
0
Napier
234
24
141
10
24
32
51
38
34
12
Wanganui
256
33
24
6
25
0
80
35
117
46
Wellington
204
21
27
8
111
5
6
7
179
2
South Island.
Nelson
35
84
12
52
7
67
39
70
0
Christchurch
10
90
78
21
15
105
7
30
10
Bealey
0
26
1
33
0
22
0
208
76
Hokitika
146
58
64
61
66
5
48
18
39
7
Dunedin
168
35
29
30
36
28
43
52
15
98
Queenstown
139
2
14
0
11
1
57
14
125
142
Southland*
191
95
31
28
25
27
26
57
46
0
Table IV.—Bealey,—Interior of Canterbury, at 2,104 feet above the sea.
Mean Annual Temp.
Mean daily range of Temp. for year.
Extreme range of Temp. for year.
Mean Barometer reading for year.
Range of Barometer for year.
Mean Elastic Force of Vapour for year.
Mean Degree of Moisture for year.
Total Rainfall.
Mean Amount of Cloud.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Inches.
Inches.
Inches.
Sat.=100.
Inches.
0 to 10.
48.0
15.9
70.0
29.798* Reduced to sea level.
1.433
.291
85
97.130
5.4
Meteorological Statistics.
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 5, 1872, Unnumbered Page
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