THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Issue 1071, 11 December 1868, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN NOVEMBER, 1868. » ■ ■ Remarks. — The -weather was very fine, dry and warm, until the 14th, when a severe thunderstorm occurred, with a fall of I*l7 inches of rain ; the lightning was overhead and extremely vivid. A change of weather followed, and the remainder of the month was stormy and changeable, with much hail, rain, thunder, lightning, and strong wind. There was another jheavy thunderstorm on the 24th, also in the evening. On the 18th the exposed radiation thermometer registered a maximum temperature of 146 deg. (in sun's rays) and a minimum of 31 dg. (on grais) ; tuo difference being no less than 115 degrees. The mean temperature of the air was 536 deg., which is 3*l deg. below the average of the aarna month in 10 years. • The rainfall was 4*83 inches, 1*44 in. in excess of the 10 years' average . Barometer. — (Corrected and reduced to 32 deg. and sea level)— max. 80*381 (Bth), mm.

J9-060 (21at) ; mean, 20^772} range, rB2l took Thermometer in thai*.— Max. 76*o (14th) » am. 380 (9th, 16th and 22ad) ; mean, 53*6 ; x>tal range, 38-0 deg. ; mean daily range, 18"6 leg. ' •. ■>:..; ,\'i" Radiation.— Solar mean, 130"2 ; max., 146*0 [sth and 8th) ; terrestrial mean, 366 ; mm., 280 (9th and 12th). Hygrometer.— -Dew-point, 441; vapor tension, )-287; relative humidity, -70. Rainfall.— Total on ground, ,4-83 inches | max. in 24 houra, 1.17 inch (15th) ; number of lays rain fell, 16\ , . Evaporation. — Total on ground, 4*44 irichesi Ozone. — Maximum on 15th; minimum on 23rd ; ozone observed on every day but the 12th. Wind.— TS., 2 days ; N. 8., 0 j 8., 2 ; S.E., 6 ; 3., 0 ; S.W., 2 ; W., 9 ; N.W., 9 days. - ' Anemometer. — Out of order. Cloud.— Mean amount, s*l (0-10). Gales on 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 27th ; thunder on L4th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 29th ; hail on 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, 25th.- Snow, none. Fog, none. Chabces Boxrs Mabtbk, Director of Meteorological Stations. Martendale, Southland.