Comparative Abstract for 1877, and previous Years

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 10, 1877, Page xxiv

Table VI.— Comparative Abstract for 1877, 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. Mean 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 date. Mean Amount (0 to 10). North Island. Mongonui 30.016 1.428 61.6 16.4 51.0 165.0 — .440 79 54.470 172 155 528, 4 Feb. 5.3 Previous 11 years 20.943 — 60.5 — — — — § Previous 10 years. .423 §76 54.719 166 — — — Auckland 30.021 1.370 58.6 14.7 49.1 156.0 27.0 .395 79 40.375 203 269 759, 10 May 6.0 Previous 13 years 29.939 — 59.6 — — — — .411 79 44.651 187 — — — Taranaki 30.003 1.420 56.5 17.2 51.0 147.0 27.0 .360 77 52.000 173 232 640, 10 Feb. 6.3 Previous 13 years 29.936 — 57.4 — — — — ** Previous 12 years.74 56.806 160 — — — Napier 29.973 1.313 59.0 14.8 54.0 138.0 30.0 .357 69 33.450 108 232 900, 10 May 2.7 Previous 9 years 29.924 — 58.3 — — — — .388 75 36.500 109 — — — Wanganui 30.028 1.350 55.1 21.0 56.0 150.0 24.0 .314 71 43.700 161 242 797, 27 Oct. 5.0 Previous 5 years 30.042 — 55.9 — — — — .332 72 40.531 130 — — — Wellington 29.965 1.647 55.5 14.0 50.5 158.0 26.0 .336 76 51.925 151 216 700, 4 Nov. 5.1 Previous 13 years 29.901 — 54.7 — — — — .332 72 51.647 158 — — — South Island. Nelson 29.874 1.581 55.2 21.7 55.0 — — .337 76 48.520 85 164 386, 17 April 4.8 Previous 13 years 29.895 — 55.5 — — — — .363 74 63.657 89 — — — Cape Campbell 30.020 1.390 56.9 11.1 44.6 — — .376 80 16.070 81 376 1,012, 27 Jan. 6.3 Previous 3 years 29.981 — 58.3 — — — — .365 74 20.866 98 — — — Christchurch 29.931 1.820 52.3 19.5 62.7 156.3 11.2 .296 74 23.720 117 164 566, 5 Nov. 5.9 Previous 13 years 29.881 — 53.4 — — — — .326 77 25.873 118 — — — Bealey* 2,104 feet above sea level. 29.715 1.434 46.0 15.8 71.0 151.0 7.0 .205 65 106.414 163 191 552, 10 Nov. 5.0 previous 9 years 29.850 — 46.5 — — — — .259 79 97.681 172 — — — Hokitika 29.949 1.725 52.2 14.3 49.3 156.0 20.0 .340 85 136.660 214 — — 5.5 Previous 11 years 29.929 — 52.7 — — — — .346 85 114.228 +186 — —[18 Sep. — Dunedin 29.700 1.639 50.3 14.3 53.0 125.0 26.0 .279 76 37.460 134 170 680, 10 May, and 5.7 Previous 13 years 29.835 — 50.6 — — — — .281 74 33.833 163 — — — Queenstown 29.848 1.740 49.3 15.8 58.3 — — .235 66 35.590 130 100 293, 1 Sept. 5.5 Previous 5 years ¶ Previous 4 years.29.838 — 50.7 — — — — .246 66 30.811 118 — — — Southland 29.816 1.800 † For 11 months.50.4 19.1 63.0 157.0 — — — 43.150 222 ‖ For 10 Months.198 571, 27 Oct. 6.9 Previous 12 years 29.805 — ‡ Previous 8 years.49.9 — — — — ‡.274 ‡75 45.119 170 — — —