Comparative Abstract for 1898 and Previous Years.

Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 31, 1898, Page 755

Comparative Abstract for 1898 and Previous Years. Stations Barometer at 9.30 a.m. Temperature from Self-registering Instruments read in Morning for Twenty-four Hours previously. Fahr. Computed from Observations. Rain. Wind. Cloud. Mean Reading. Extreme Range. Mean. Temp. in shade. Mean Daily Range of Temp. Extreme Range of Temp. Min. 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 30.031 1.200 58.7 12.7 50.0 146.0 36.0 0.360 72 40.750 174 5.1 Previous 34 years 29.996 59.0 0.382 72 42.142 182 Wellington 29.912 1.508 55.2 12.8 45.4 138.0 19.0 0.318 72 41.962 162 245 840 on 17th June 4.4 Previous 34 years 29.996 54.8 0.332 72 51.247 161 Dunedin 29.758 1.704 49.6 15.1 63.0 148.0 24.0 0.269 75 34.143 170 177 550 on 10th March. 5.4 Previous 34 years 29.961 50.1 0.275 73 37.242 157