Rainfall Table II.—Barometrical Observations.—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the Year 1876. 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. (Sat. = 100.) Inches. (0 to 10.) Mongonui 29.982 1.229 .450 79 58.640 5.7 Auckland 29.978 1.168 .418 80 44.025 6.1 Taranaki 29.946 1.352 .383 78 48.180 6.2 Napier 29.947 1.276 .365 71 33.390 3.0 Wanganui 29.964 1.320 .346 73 40.950 4.8 Wellington 29.942 1.581 .341 75 43.374 5.1 Means for North Island 29.959 1.321 .383 76 45.593 5.1 South Island. Nelson 29.857 1.541 .360 79 60.640 5.2 Cape Campbell 30.014 1.350 .376 75 12.940 6.3 Christchurch 29.922 1.724 .325 77 23.990 6.0 Hokitika 29.928 1.925 .358 84 116.325 5.0 Dunedin 29.717 1.642 .287 73 38.260 6.0 Queenstown 29.846 1.510 .239 61 30.930 6.6 Southland 29.808 1.420 40.590 6.6 Means for South Island 29.870 1.587 .324 75 46.239 5.8 Means for North and South Islands 29.914 1.454 .353 75 45.916 5.4
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Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 9, 1876, Page xxii
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