THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 17, 6 January 1863, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

December, 1562, was the most constantly wet month as yet ou record — rain falling on no fewer than 27 days. The nearest approach was in June of the same year, -when there was rain on 25 days, — and it is a coincidence worthy of note, that in the middle of eadh month a total eclipse of the moon occurred. The mean temperature was 593 deg., which is 5-1 degrees below the average of the -same month in four previous years. The highest temperature in the shade was 79 deg., and in the sun 117 deg., those of December, 1860^ being respectively 95 deg. and 132 deg. The wind blew chiefly from the W. and N.W. Heavy gales tosk place from W. on the 7th and Bth, and from N.W. on the 13th, 24th, and 25th. From 10 p.m. of the 24th to 's a.m. of the 25tk, a most fearful hurricane was experienced, the violence of the wind being greater than ever felt here before ; it was accompanied by incessant lightning of peculiar crimson tint, wholly unattended by tliunder. Storms of thunder and lightning occurred on the 2nd, 3rd, sth, and 17th, and 24 hours' continuous rain on the 2,7 th. The Auroiee Australis av»s several times visible.

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