WEATHER REPORT.
Meteorological Report for the week ended Friday, January 2, 1885. The following table shows the readings of the barometer and rain guage at 9.30 a.m. on the dates mentioned, and the maximum and minimum temperature dur ing the preceding 24 hours : —
N.B. — The total rainfall for the past year was 40*04 inches as against 47 48 inches in 1883, but of this 24*66 inches fell during the last 4 months of 1884, as against 16*99 inches only during the same months of 1883. There were 199 rainy days and 40 frosty nights iv 1884 and 188 ruiny days and 52 _ro<-ty nights in 1883. The mean maxima and minima temperatures for' 1883 and 1884 were *86'88deg. and 43 08deg. respectively in 1883. and 66'45deg. and 44*46deg. in 1884, which shows that there was not much difference in the mean temperatures of the two years ; the heat, however, during the last four months of 1884 was much greater than during the same months of 1883, thie mean maximum and minimum for those months in 1884 being 72*04deg. -md 50'55deg. respectively, whilst for the same months of 1883 they were 66 73deg. and 41*51d.g. only. If a prophetic conclusion might be drawn from these facts, I should say that we may expect an unusually warm temperature during the next two or three months. The rainfall at Makino seems to have been considerably greater than at Feilding. Jk_ r Fry reports that he registered 49,66 inches in 1884 and 54 03 in 1883, and again, during the heavy storm which occurred on Wednesday last, 1*77 inches fell at Makiuo, whereas I registered 015 only as the result of that storm. Saml. Goodbkhkbb. Feilding, Snd January, 1885.
r Rainfall at Pungaiwi, Makino. 1883. 1884. January 0*66 ... 5*62 February 7*54 ... 163 March 386 ... 2 63 April 4 37 ... 154 May 6*4* l ... 2*23 June 387 ... 3*63 J>ily 359 ... 361 August 316 ... 3*67 September 3*29 ... 6*20 October 609 ... 6*35 November 4*53 ... 461 December 663 ... 7*94 54*03 ... 49 66
v j % Thermo. 3R a infall Day 8. 3 feet from jdu ring 2 ground in precedi'g p!j shade. 24 hours. Max.; Mm. Saturday 2981 83* 56* o*ls ins. Sunday ,81 78* 56* 0*25 „ LM'.nday ,71 78" 56* 015 „ Tuesday „ *88 75* 58* 006 „ "Wednesday.. „86 79* 57* 014 „ Thursday 'B3 80* 53* 015 „ Friday ,'96 72* 72. 0.45 „
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Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 86, 3 January 1885, Page 2
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393WEATHER REPORT. Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 86, 3 January 1885, Page 2
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