Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute, 1872. [electronic resource]

Meteorological Statistics.

The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1872.

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Table I.— Temperature of the Air, in shade, recorded at the Chief Towns in the North and South Islands of New Zealand, for the year 1872.
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 Islands	Degrees.	Degrees.	Degrees.	Degrees.	Degrees.	Degrees.	Degrees.
Mongonui^*	62.1	60.5	^†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

[Footnote] * For eleven months; no returns for December furnished.

[Footnote] † For January and February only.

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Table II.—Barometrical Observations.—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1872.
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.
Mangonui^*	30.024	1.407			45.330	5.3
Auckland	30.024	1.404	.428	80	42.096	6.3
Taranaki	30.001	1.429	.305	62	63.640	6.7
Napier	29.980	1.420	.389	74	23.940	2.0
Wanganui	30.087	1.520	.332	71	38.120	4.8
Wellington	29.934	1.629	.351	79	50.945	5.6
Means for Nth. Island	30.008	1.468	.361	73	44.012	5.1
South Island.
Nelson	29.919	1.518	.369	79	78.610	6.1
Christchurch	29.915	1.702	.333	79	19.741	5.6
Hokitika	29.944	1.543	.361	85	123.210	4.8
Dunedin	29.819	1.351	.293	76	27.393	5.8
Queenstown			.257	67	28.880	5.3
Southland*	29.840	1.631	.275	77	40.110	5.7
Means for Sth. Island	29.887	1.549	.314	77	52.990	5.5
Means for Nth. & Sth. Islands	29.947	1.508	.337	75	48.501	5.3

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Table III.—Wind for 1872,—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.
Mongunui^*	169	20	39	51	40	12	56	22	82	13^†
Auckland	291	43	84	40	16	50	75	29	20	9
Taranaki		39	85	30	65	1	87	27	32	0
Napier	234	24	141	10	24	32	51	38	34	12
Wanganui	256	33	24	6	25	0	80	35	117	46
Wellington	204	21	27	8	111	5	6	7	179	2
South Island.
Nelson		35	84	12	52	7	67	39	70	0
Christchurch		10	90	78	21	15	105	7	30	10
Bealey		0	26	1	33	0	22	0	208	76
Hokitika	146	58	64	61	66	5	48	18	39	7
Dunedin	168	35	29	30	36	28	43	52	15	98
Queenstown	139	2	14	0	11	1	57	14	125	142
Southland*	191	95	31	28	25	27	26	57	46	0

[Footnote] * For eleven months; returns for December not furnished.

[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.	Degrees.	Degrees.	Inches.	Inches.	Inches.	Sat.=100.	Inches.	0 to 10.
48.0	15.9	70.0	29.798^*	1.433	.291	85	97.130	5.4

[Footnote] * Reduced to sea level.