Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1875
Table II.—Barometrical Observations.—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1875.
Place.
Mean Barometer reading for year.
Range of Barometer for year.
Mean Elastic Force ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1876
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 ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1871
... of Temp, for year.
North Island
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
60.2
58.0
66.2
62.1
54.6
14.1
57.5
Auckland
58.5
56.1
64.8
60.4
52.4
13.6
49.2
Taranaki
56.3
53.8
62.1
58.6
50.9
16.3
53.6
Napier
58.0
58.1
63.3
58.6
51.8
15.7
52.0
Wellington
54.6
52.8
61.2
56.0
48.7
11.5
44.6
Means, etc., for North Island
57.5
55.7
63.5
59.1
51.6
14.2
57.5
South Island.
Nelson
55.1
53.9
63.7
56.4
46.5
20.5
56.0
Christchurch
52.0
51.6
60.8
52.5
43.3
15.5
62.0
Hokitika
53441
51.7
59.6
54.9
46.1
13.0
45.7
Dunedin
50.3
49.7
56.9
51.0
43.8
14.1
55.0
Southland
50.0
49.1
57.0
51.3
42.7
19.5
65.0
Means, etc., for South Island
52.1
51.2
59.6
53.2
44.5
16.5
65.0
Means for Nth. and Sth. Islands
54.8
53.4
61.5
56.1
48.0
15.3
—
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1874
... of Temp. for year.
North Island.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
62.9
59.7
69.5
66.1
56.2
14.6
54.0
Auckland
59.7
56.9
67.3
62.7
52.4
14.8
52.9
Taranaki
57.0
55.3
63.4
58.7
50.6
17.0
59.0
Napier
58.0
57.4
66.4
58.8
49.6
18.2
59.0
Wanganui
55.2
54.4
62.1
56.9
47.5
19.9
55.0
Wellington
54.7
53.5
62.1
55.5
47.6
11.8
45.7
Means, etc., for North Island
59.7
56.2
65.1
59.7
50.6
16.0
59.0
South Island.
Nelson
55.2
55.0
63.8
55.9
46.7
22.1
63.0
Cape Campbell
* For 11 months only.58.1
56.9
64.7
58.9
48.4
13.2
44.5
Christchurch
52.2
51.8
62.0
52.6
42.6
15.5
62.7
Hokitika
52.4
51.1
58.9
53.8
45.8
13.8
48.4
Dunedin
49.7
48.9
57.4
51.0
41.4
14.5
55.0
Queenstown
48.8
48.0
59.6
50.4
37.2
15.5
61.4
Southland
—
48.5
56.3
—
—
—
—
Means, etc., for South Island
52.7
51.4
60.3
53.7
43.7
15.7
63.0
Means ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1878
... of Temp. for year.
North Island.
Degs.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
61.5
61.0
68.1
62.3
54.7
17.8
53.0
Auckland
58.8
57.9
65.2
60.7
51.6
13.8
46.8
Taranaki
56.5
55.7
62.5
57.9
50.0
15.4
50.0
Napier
59.7
61.0
65.9
60.6
51.4
15.1
54.0
Wanganui
55.5
55.8
62.4
55.4
48.3
20.4
61.0
Wellington
55.1
54.7
60.9
56.9
47.8
13.0
48.2
Means, etc., for North Island
57.8
57.6
64.1
58.9
50.6
15.9
61.0
South Island
Nelson
54.2
55.8
60.8
54.7
45.7
21.9
52.0
Cape Campbell
56.3
56.4
61.5
57.8
49.3
10.4
41.8
Christchurch
52.8
54.8
59.6
53.6
43.2
19.4
66.5
Hokitika
51.6
51.6
57.9
52.9
44.2
11.9
43.2
Dunedin
49.9
51.9
54.4
51.0
41.9
14.4
60.0
Queenstown
50.1* For 11 months only.
50.2
57.7
55.2
39.0
16.7
62.4
Southland
48.9
51.0
54.5
49.6
40.6
17.3
60.0
Means, etc., for South Island
51.9
53.1
58.0
53.5
43.4
16.0
66.5
Means, ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1873
... of Temp. for year.
North Island.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
61.8
59.2
69.2
64.2
15.6
54.0
Auckland
59.3
57.1
66.5
60.8
52.7
13.9
49.3
Taranaki
58.1
56.1
64.6
60.5
51.4
16.7
51.0
Napier
58.0
57.5
64.9
59.5
50.5
16.9
54.0
Wanganui
55.2
55.4
61.6
55.9
47.9
17.9
56.0
Wellington
55.4
53.7
61.1
57.4
49.4
11.9
45.0
Means, etc., for North Island
57.9
56.5
64.6
59.7
50.3
15.4
56.0
South Island.
Nelson
56.6
55.8
64.4
57.6
48.4
22.2
58.0
Christchurch
52.9
52.6
61.2
53.4
44.4
14.4
60.0
Hokitika
53.7
49.5
59.7
55.3
46.9
12.9
49.0
Dunedin
50.6
50.2
56.9
51.3
44.1
13.8
50.0
Queenstown
50.8
50.3
59.2
51.8
41.1
16.4
58.2
Southland* Returns not reliable.
Means, etc., for South Island
52.9
51.6
60.2
53.8
44.9
15.9
58.2
Means for Nth. ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1879
... of Temp. for year.
North Island.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
61·6
61·2
68·1
62·6
54·3
17·1
50·0
Auckland
59·1
58·3
65·6
60·8
51·8
13·5
48·2
Taranaki
56·8
56·3
62·5
58·8
49·9
16·1
53·0
Napier
58·8
58·7
65·4
60·2
50·8
13·2
49·0
Wellington
55·1
55·1
60·7
57·2
47·4
12·2
48·1
Means, etc., for North Island
58·3
57·9
64·4
59·9
50·8
14·2
53·0
South Island.
Nelson
54·9
55·6
61·2
56·0
46·9
22·0
58·0
Cape Campbell
* For 11 Months only.57·0
55·1
61·9
58·9
† For June and August ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1872
... For January and February only.72.0
64.3
55.0
14.9
56.0
Auckland
60.2
57.3
69.5
61.8
52.4
13.9
56.4
Taranaki
58.4
56.3
65.7
60.3
51.1
17.0
52.0
Napier
59.7
57.8
69.2
60.3
51.5
17.0
64.0
Wanaganui
56.7
54.5
65.1
58.6
48.8
16.6
58.0
Wellington
55.8
54.1
63.7
57.4
48.1
11.6
51.5
Means, etc., for North Island
58.8
56.7
67.5
60.4
51.1
15.2
64.0
South Island.
Nelson
56.7
55.5
66.6
57.9
47.0
20.9
65.0
Christchurch
56.6
53.2
64.4
53.8
43.2
15.0
74.2
Hokitika
54.1
53.4
61.1
56.6
45.2
12.0
55.0
Dunedin
51.4
51.9
59.5
52.0
42.3
14.7
61.0
Queenstown
51.4
51.7
61.7
53.1
39.2
16.7
61.7
Southland*
49.2
51.2
†57.6
52.2
40.1
18.7
68.0
Means, etc., for South Island
52.7
52.8
61.8
54.2
42.8
16.3
74.2
Means for Nth. and Sth. Islands
55.7
54.7
64.6
57.3
46.9
15.7
74.2
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1875
... and changeable. Aurora visible in south on 27th.
March.—Except at Nelson, Bealey, and Hokitika, the rainfall has been generally under ...
Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand
1877
... of Temp. for year.
North Island.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Degrees.
Mongonui
61.6
60.8
67.9
63.9
54.1
16.4
51.10
Auckland
58.6
57.2
65.6
60.5
51.2
14.7
49.1
Taranaki
56.5
54.5
63.0
57.9
50.6
17.2
51.10
Napier
59.0
58.5
67.3
59.2
51.2
14.8
54.0
Wanganui
55.1
53.8
63.6
55.6
47.5
21.0
56.0
Wellington
55.5
54.4
63.0
55.7
48.3
14.0
50.5
Means, etc., for North Island
57.7
56.5
65.0
58.8
50.4
16.3
56.0
South Island.
Nelson
55.2
54.9
63.4
55.7
47.2
21.7
55.0
Cape Campbell
56.9
55.8
63.7
57.7
50.6
11.1
44.6
Christchurch
52.3
52.9
61.5
51.2
43.7
19.5
62.7
Hokitika
52.2
51.2
59.4
53.1
45.3
14.3
49.3
Dunedin
50.3
50.6
57.8
49.5
43.3
14.3
53.0
Queenstown
49.3
50.1
58.7
48.9
39.5
15.8
58.3
Southland
* For 11 months only.50.4
49.5
57.5
52.2
43.1
19.1
63.0
Means, etc, for South Island
52.4
52.1
60.3
52.6
44.7
16.5
63.0
Means ...