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Meteorological Statistics.

The following Tables, etc., are published in anticipation of the Report of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1878.

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 1878.

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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. 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* 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, etc., for North and South Islands 54.8 55.3 61.0 56.2 47.0 15.9 66.5

[Footnote] * For 11 months only.

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Table II.—Barometrical Observations.—Rainfall, etc., recorded for the year 1878.
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 29-961 1.317 .419 76 40.140 6.0
Auckland 29.995 1.291 .389 78 37.160 6.4
Taranaki 29.952 1.430 .386 79 56.730 6.9
Napier 29.890 1.587 .354 69 21.100 2.6
Wanganui 30.002 1.500 .310 69 40.920 5.3
Wellington 29.873 1.775 .351 80 54.602 5.4
Means for North Island 29.945 1.483 .368 75 41.775 5.4
South Island
Nelson 29.826 1.357 .316 74 51.900 5.1
Cape Campbell 29.964 1.630 .344 75 16.480 5.7
Christchurch 29.804 1.919 .280 69 13.540 5.7
Hokitika 29.876 1.382 .337 86 154.446 7.1
Dunedin 29.680 1.685 .262 72 45.235 6.0
Queenstown 29.713 1.760 .243 66 60.020 6.1
Southland 29.726 1.960 .293 83 54.020 7.0
Means for South Island 29.798 1.670 .296 75 56.520 6.1
Means for North & South Islands 29.871 1.576 .332 75 49.147 5.7

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Table III.—Wind for 1878.—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 153 22 35 28 17 32 89 56 63 23
Auckland 299 29 34 18 12 34 113 84 41 0
Taranaki 239 47 28 18 50 6 130 47 39 0
Napier 237 20 77 14 13 56 63 60 53 9
Wanganui 263 3 8 0 27 1 53 70 147 56
Wellington 243 1 40 2 84 1 6 5 224 2
South Island
Nelson 170 60 65 8 37 9 122 3 61 0
Cape Campbell 479 8 2 1 47 46 8 52 167 34
Christchurch 167 3 117 33 6 4 138 18 46 0
Bealey 232 103 23 9 23 15 26 26 90 50
Hokitika 17 32 67 7 7 145 41 49 0
Dunedin 170 8 65 15 6 13 113 28 8 109
Queenstown 5 15 2 8 3 59 39 156 78
Southland 244 23 41 23 19 6 90 123 40 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.

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Table IV.—Bealey (Interior of Canterbury), at 2,104 feet above the sea. 1878.
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.
Degs. Degs. Degs. Inches. Inches. Inches. Sat.=100. Inches. 0–10.
45.7 13.8 78.0 29.621* 1.849 .203 64 155.891 5.9

[Footnote] * Reduced to sea level.

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