Meteorology.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 22, 1889, Page 561

Comparative Abstract for 1889 and Previous Years. Stations Barometer at 9.30 a.m. 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 Degree 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). Auckland 30.071 1.830 59.5 13.0 42.0 145.0 30.0 .381 74 41.970 162 5.7   Previous 25 years 29.979 59.0 .389 73 42.251 186   Wellington 30.004 1.899 55.3 13.5 48.5 139.0 23.0 .329 74 31.356 155 236 850 on 9th 4.0   Previous 25 years 29.920 54.6 .336 72 51.549 160 Mar., 17th Dec. Dunedin 29.976 1.690 51.1 15.1 62.0 153.0 15.0 .301 79 23.446 131 136 720 on 11th 5.4   Previous 25 years 29.862 50.2 .276 74 35.379 163 Aug. Average Temperature of Seasons, compared with those of the Previous Year. Stations. Spring. September, October, November, Summer. December, January, February, Autumn. March, April, May. Winter. June, July, August. 1888. 1889. 1888. 1889. 1888. 1889. 1888. 1839. Auckland 55.4 58.3 62.8 66.5 59.5 60.5 52.4 52.8 Wellington 52.8 54.8 59.3 62.7 55.8 56.1 49.5 47.7 Dunedin 49.3 51.6 57.0 60.5 49.6 51.6 43.3 40.3