Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1871. [electronic resource]

The Climate Of New Zealand.

Meteorological Statistics.

The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations, for 1871.

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Table I. — Temperature of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and Sooth Islands of New Zealand, for the year 1871.
Place.	Mean Annual Temp.	Mean Temp, for (Spring Sept., Oct., Nov.	Mean Temp, for (Summer) Dec, Jan., Feb.	Mean Temp, for	(Autumn) Mar., Apl., May.	Mean Temp, for (Winter) June, July, Aug.	Mean daily range of Temp, for year.	Extreme range 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	—

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TABLE II.—-Barometrical Observations,—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1871.
Place.	Mean Barometer reading for year.	Range of Barometer for year.	Mean. Elastic Force of Vapour for year.	Mean Degree of Moisture for year.	Total Rainfall.	Mean Amount of Cloud.
North Island.	Inches.	Inches.	Inches.	Sat.–100.	Inches.	0 to 10.
Mongonui	30.003	1.246	.434	82	57.640	5.9
Auckland	29.987	1.433	.402	81	47.505	6.0
Taranaki	29.948	1.410	.325	71	72.120	6.8
Napier	29.883	1.610	.396	80	35.890	2.3
Wellington	29.862	2.015	.332	77	64.057	5.9
Means for Nth Island	29.936	1.542	.377	78	55.442	5.3
South Island
Nelson	29.867	1.663	.354	79	55.670	5.9
Christchurch	29.853	1.826	.322	81	27.935	5.4
Hokitika	26.905	1.766	.339	83	122.440	4.5
Dunedin	29.821	1.812	.277	75	22.146	5.3
Southland	29.800	2.014	.276	75	39.030	5.2
Means for Sth Island	29.849	1.816	.313	78	53.444	5.2
Means for Nth & Sth Islands	29.892	1.679	.345	78	54.443	5.2

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TABLE III.—Wind for 1871,—Force and Direction.
Place	Average Daily Velocity, in miles.	Number of days it blew from each point.
		N.	N.E.	E.	S.E.	S.	S.W.	W.	N.W.	Calm.
North Island.									^*
Mongonui	193	15	31	46	29	32	80	34	67	31
Auckland	331	28	52	32	18	43	116	30	26	20
Taranaki	221	29	77	17	67	6	115	24	30	0
Napier	250	27	111	5	16	60	61	51	31	3
Wellington	202	19	19	7	105	1	17	4	191	2
South Island.
Nelson	183	37	53	4	54	10	92	45	70	0
Christchurch	162	7	105	68	9	21	124	12	14	5
Bealey	229		34		22	1	21	r-t	220	66
Hokitika	244	31	40	40	87	7	75	29	51	5
Dunedin	191	38	33	29	20	36	40	83	17	69
Southland	158	36	4	41	71		19	124	69	1

Average daily horizontal movement in the North Island (five stations), 239 miles.

" " " " " South Island (six stations), 194 "

" " " " " New-Zealand 216 "

[Footnote] * These returns refer to the particular time of observation, and not to the whole twenty-four hours, and only show that no direction was recorded for the wind on that number of days.

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TABLE IV.—Bealey,—Interior of Canterbury, at 2,104 feet above the sea.
Mean Annual Temp.	Mean daily range of Temp, for year.	Extreme range of Temp, for year.	Mean Barometer reading for year.	Range of Barometer for year.	Mean Elastic Force of “Vapour for year.	Mean Degree of Moisture for year.	Total Rainfall	Mean Amount of Cloud.
Degrees. 46.8	Degrees. 15.8	Degrees. 62.2	Inches. 29.757^*	Inches. 1.390	Inches. .269	Sat. =100.84	Inches. 106.801	0 to 10. 5.1

Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1871

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TABLE V.—Earthquakes reported in New Zealand during 1871
Place.	January.	February,	March,	April.	May.	June.	August.	September.	October.	November.	December.	Total.
Mongonui
Auckland
Bay of Plenty					4, 5						2
Tauranga							16					1
Maketu							22					1
Waikato			19									1
Te Teko						15 16					2
Taupo						25*					1
Taranaki		14										1
Patea										25		1
Napier			13	19			25					3
Wanganui									26*		23, 25		3
Foxton									26*		23, 25**		3
Otaki											25*		1
Featherston										25*	5	2
Masterton											23		1
Hutt												25		1
Wellington	1,20,30		16			28		31	26	1	10,25	4	11
Havelock	1													1
Picton	1										25*		2
Blenheim											25		1
White's Bay	1						31*	26**		25*		4
Nelson	1										26		2
Kaikoura								31**					1
Greymouth	8												1
Hokitika	1			20					1				3
Bealey				19*			22*							2
Cheviot								31*					1
Kaiapoi								31*					1
Lyttelton								27					1
Christchurch			28								10		2
Queenstown				19**								5	2
Clyde				19*									1
Cromwell				19*				1					2
Dunedin				19*20									2
Southland				19*20									2
Long Bush				19*									1
Bluff				19*									1

The figures denote the days of the month on -which one or more shocks were felt. Those with one asterisk affixed were described as smart; those with two as severe shocks. The remainder were very slight, and may have escaped record at some stations, there being no instrumental means employed for their detection.

[Footnote] * Reduced to sea level.