Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 1890 [electronic resource]

Volume 23, 1890

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Comparative Abstract for 1890 and Previous Years.
	Barometer at 9.30 a.m.		Temperature from Self-registering Instruments read in Morning for Twenty-four Hours previously.					Computed from Observations.		Rain.		Wind.		Cloud.
Stations.	Mean Reading.	Extreme Range.	Mean Temp. in Shade.	Mean Daily Range of Temp.	Extreme Range of Temp.	Max. Temp. in Sun's Rays.	Min Temp. on Grass.	Mean Elastic Force of Vapour.	Mean Degree of Moisture (Saturation 100).	Total Fall in Inches.	No. of Days on which Rain fell.	Average Daily Force in Miles for Year.	Maximum Velocity in Miles in any 24 hours, and Date.	Mean Amount (0 to 10).
Auckland	30.020	1.140	59.6	12.9	42.0	147.0	29.0	0.370	71	46.100	176			5.8
Previous 26 years	29.982		59.1					0.388	73	42.240	185
Wellington	29.978	1.474	55.8	13.8	50.0	139.0	27.0	0.330	72	45.230	165	226	680 on 18th Feb.	4.0
Previous 26 years	29.923		54.6					0.334	72	50.772	159		Feb.
Dunedin	30.140	1.516	51.1	14.8	53.0	140.0	26.0	0.302	79	27.984	155	132	570 on 29th Oct.	5.4
Previous 26 years	29.866		50.2					0.277	74	34.916	161		Oct.

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Average Temperature of Seasons, compared with those of the Previous Year.
Stations.	Spring September, October, November.	Summer. December, January, February.	Autumn. March, April, May.	Winter. June, July, August.
	1889. 1890.	1889. 1890.	1889. 1890.	1889 1890.
Auckland	58.3 58.3	66.5 65.8	60.5 60.3	52.8 54.2
Wellington	54.8 54.9	62.7 61.6	56.1 57.3	47.7 49.3
Dunedin	51.6 51.2	60.5 58.9	51.6 52.0	40.3 42.5