Comparative Abstract for 1872, and previous Years.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 5, 1872, Page xxii

Table VI.—Comparative Abstract for 1872, and previous Years. Stations. Barometer. Temperature from Self-registering Instruments read in Morning for Twenty-four hours previously. Computed from Observations. Rain. Wind. Cloud. Mean Reading. Extreme Range. Mean Temp. in Shade. Mean Daily Range of Temp. Extreme Range of Temp. Max Temp. in Sun's Rays. Min Temp. on Grass. Mean Elastic Force of Vapour. Mean Deg. of Moisture. (Saturation=100) Total Fall in Inches. No. of Days on which Rain fell. Average daily force in Miles for Year. Maximum Velocity in Miles in any 24 hours, and data. Mean Amount (0 to 10). North Island. Mongonui* For 11 months; no returns for December received. 30.024 1.407 62.1 14.9 56.0 150.0 – – – 45.330 170 169 580, Feb. 21 5.3  Previous years 29.928 – 57.9 – – – – – – 54.520 152 – – – Auckland 30.024 1.404 60.2 13.9 56.4 157.0 13.0 .428 80 42.096 186 291 876, Sept. 8 6.3  Previous years 29.843 – 60.1 – – – – .413 72 44.333 183 – – – Taranaki 30.001 1.429 58.4 17.0 52.0 153.0 22.0 .305 62 63.640 158 § Instruments out of order; observations incomplete.– – 6.7  Previous years 29.909 – 57.5 – – – – .405 76 53.484 157 – – – Napier 29.980 1.420 59.7 17.0 64.0 147.0 – .389 74 23.940 108 ‡ For 10 months only.234 700, Mr. 3, May 2.0  Previous years 29.876 – 57.2 – – – – .381 72 36.297 74 – 15, Oct. 7 & 8 – Wanganui 30.087 1.520 56.7 16.6 58.0 148.0 10.0 .333 71 38.120 135 256 692, Mar. 2 4.8 Wellington 29.934 1.629 55.8 11.6 51.5 145.0 21.0 .351 79 50.945 165 204 800, Apl. 20 5.6  Previous years 29.872 – 55.6 – – – – .312 68 46.728 143 – – – South Island. Nelson 29.919 1.518 56.7 20.9 65.0 185.0 15.0 .369 79 78.610 102 §– – 6.1  Previous years 29.992 – 55.3 – – – – .385 74 62.634 84 – – – Christchurch 29.915 1.702 53.6 15.0 74.2 160.2 5.2 .333 79 19.741 114 §– – 5.6  Previous years 29.843 – 52.8 – – – – .328 76 25.160 107 – – – Bealey† 2,104 feet above sea level. 29.798 1.433 48.0 15.9 70.0 142.6 −16.0 .291 85 97.130 170 §– – 5.4  Previous years 29.852 – 46.1 – – – – .262 82 126.018 214 – – – Hokitika 29.944 1.543 54.1 12.0 55.0 103.0 17.5 .361 85 123.210 179 146 403, July 16 4.8  Previous years 29.925 – 51.7 – – – – .376 90 119.403 206 – – – Dunedin 29.819 1.351 51.4 14.7 61.0 184.0 20.0 .293 76 27.393 132 168 590, July 7, & Sept. 28 5.8  Previous years 29.902 – 50.8 – – – – .274 71 34.506 181 – – – Queenstown – – 51.4 16.7 61.7 156.2 – .257 67 28.880 117 139 273, April 20 5.3 Southland* 29.840 1.631 49.6 18.7 68.0 162.2 14.0 .275 77 40.110 144 191 621, Nov. 30 5.7  Previous years 29.768 – 49.8 – – – – .262 73 49.686 168 – – –