Meteorology.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 24, 1891, Page 727

Comparative Abstract for 1891 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. 30.070 1.320 59.2 12.6 41.0 143.0 27.0 0.365 73 36.040 149 5.4 Previous 27 years. 29.983 59.1 0.387 72 42.382 184 Wellington 29.991 1.563 55.6 13.9 50.0 140.0 20.0 0.364 84 35.125 166 202 700 on 10th 3.9 Previous 27 years 29.925 54.7 0.334 72 50.566 159 Jan. Dunedin 30.012 1.607 50.7 13.5 53.0 142.0 22.0 0.267 70 32.734 151 149 570 on 7th 5.4 Previous 27 years 29.876 50.2 0.278 74 34.659 160 July 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. 1890. 1891. 1890. 1891. 1890. 1891. 1890. 1891. Auckland 58.3 58.3 65.8 65.8 60.3 59.9 54.2 51.9 Wellington 54.9 55.0 61.6 61.5 57.3 59.4 49.3 46.5 Dunedin 51.2 52.8 58.9 57.3 52.0 50.9 42.5 42.0