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Meteorological Statistics.

The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1877.

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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 1877.
Place. Mean Annual Temp. Mean Temp. for (Spring) Sep., 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.
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 *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 for North and South Island 55.0 54.3 62.6 55.7 47.5 16.5 63.0

[Footnote] * For 11 months only.

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Table II.— Barometrical Observations.— Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1877.
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 Islands. Inches. Inches. Inches. Sat.=100. Inches. 0 to 10.
Mongonui 30.016 1.428 .440 79 54.470 5.3
Auckland 30.021 1.370 .395 79 40.375 6.0
Taranaki 30.003 1.420 .360 77 52.000 6.3
Napier 29.973 1.313 .357 69 33.450 2.7
Wanganui 30.028 1.350 .314 71 43.700 5.0
Wellington 29.965 1.647 .336 76 51.925 5.1
Means for North Island 30.001 1.421 .367 75 45.986 5.0
South Island.
Nelson 29.874 1.581 .337 76 48.520 4.8
Cape Campbell 30.020 1.390 .376 80 16.070 6.3
Christchurch 29.931 1.820 .296 74 23.720 5.9
Hokitika 29.949 1.725 .340 85 136.660 5.5
Dunedin 29.700 1.639 .279 76 37.460 5.7
Queenstown 29.848 1.740 .235 66 35.590 5.5
Southland 29.816 1.800 — — 43.150 6.9
Means for South Island 29.877 1.670 .310 76 48.738 5.8
Means for North & South Islands 29.939 1.545 .338 75 47.362 5.4

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Table III.— Wind for 1877.— 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 155 32 47 47 32 38 69 54 46 0
Auckland 269 31 42 23 23 49 114 55 28 0
Taranaki 232 33 25 22 93 10 98 30 54 0
Napier 232 33 77 14 33 56 75 44 20 13
Wanganui 242 4 13 4 49 1 43 33 128 90
Wellington 216 6 28 5 102 1 23 5 194 1
South Island.
Nelson 164 37 56 33 85 14 86 4 50 0
Cape Campbell 376 5 1 2 57 81 6 53 125 35
Christchurch 164 4 128 28 13 7 149 11 25 0
Bealey 191 64 23 6 35 9 15 12 120 81
Hokitika — 32 45 106 23 2 82 35 40 0
Dunedin 170 14 47 21 4 26 103 48 5 97
Queenstown 100 11 12 0 12 3 38 27 129 133
Southland 198† 28 62 31 10 5 74 99 56 0

[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.

[Footnote] † For 10 months only.

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Table IV.— Bealey— Interior of Canterbury, at 2104 feet above the sea. 1877.
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
46.0 15.8 71.0 29.715* 1.434 .205 65 106.414 5.0

[Footnote] * Reduced to sea level.

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