ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.

Globe, Volume XXI, Issue 1702, 4 August 1879, Page 2

ABSTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.

CHBisTCHr/Bcn: Obseeyatoby : Lat. 43° 32' 16" S.; long. 172° 38'60" ID." Altitude above the sea 2L feet. Abstract of observations taken during July, 1879—barometer corrected and reduced to 32.0 Fah. and sea level : Mean reading for month ... 29 849 in. Maximum—on 14th 30.397 in. Minimum—on 10th 29.058 in. Extreme range during month 1.339 in. TEMFEBATUBE IK SHADE. Approximate mean temperature for month ... ... ... 41.0 Fab.,; Extreme maximum temperature —on 25th and 26th 60.2 „ Extreme minimum temperatvre —on 21st 23.3 „ Extreme range of temperature for month 36.9 „ EirOSED THEBMO3TETEES. Mean solar radiation 76.5 Fah, Maximum solar radiation—on 25th 97.0' „. Mean terrestrial radiation ... 28.1 „ Minimum terrestrial radiation—on 21st 18.3 „ Mean daily range between the extreme temperature of night and day 48.4 „ HTGHOMETIOAI.. Mean elastic force of vapour, 0.191 inchest Mean temperature of dew point, 33.4 Fah. Mean degree of moisture (saturation 100) 74 BAIN. Total rainfall 2 91 inches. Number of day on which rain fell—lß days. Total evaporation ... ... o.97sinches*. Mean evaporation 0.031 „ VTIND. Average daily velocity for month, 115.9 miles. Maximum daily velocity, on 20th, 316.6 „ Direction—N.E., 6 days ; E, 6 ; S.E , 2 ; S., 1; S.W., 15 ; N.W., I—3l days. Mean amount of cloud (0, cleer sky; 10, overcast) —62. Mean amount of ozone, Moffat's scale (1 to 10) 6.6. The observations are taken at 9.30 a.m., and record the temperature of the previous twenty-four hours. BBMABKS. The month haß been winterly in its character, the first four days being dull and showery with enow on the 4th ; the following six days were fine with frosty mornings ; on the 11th N.E., fine morning, wind changed to S.AV. with heavy fall of snow at evening ; tho following day fine and frosty, continuing fine until the 18r,h; dull and light showers on the 19th, towards evening snow, continuing through the next day, now averaging four inches in depth and remaining upon the ground in places until the 27th ; fiue weather with frosty mornings from the 21st to 26th; 27th to 29 th dull with rain; 30th and 31st fine. The mornings generally have been frosty, prevailing winds N.E., E., and S.W. There have been sevonteen fine days during the month. A sharp shock of earthquake on the 22nd. J. B. Staksbli/, Observer.