THE WEATHER.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, ! FEBRUARY. 156.9. ; GK2U.KA.L Be3£AKKS. — ¥c:j fine, dry, calm and sunny weather prevailed throughout the month. There Wiw distant thunder on the sth iost., but no high wind, hail, or fog. A slight shock of earthquake occurred about 3 a.m. on the JOth. The mean temperature of the month — 587 deg. — was 1-6 cleg. below the 10 years' average. The rainfall — 2.36 inches— was 116 inch less than the 10 years' average. Babomexke (at 32 cleg. Fah. and sea level). — Maximum, 30443 (Bth), minimum, 29 280 (23rd), mean, 29*943 range, 1*162 inch. Thermometer (in shade). — MBximuoi 80*5 deg. (23rd), minimum, 36*0 cleg. (28th), mean 58*7 deg. Total range, 44*5 deg. ; mean daily range, 20.6 deg. Radiation. — Solar mean, 1318 deg. ; maximum, 148*0 deg. (9th) ferrestial mean, 38*2 deg. ; minimum, 27*0 deg. (9th), (note a range of 121*0 deg. in one day). HTaaoMETEB. — De<v-point, 48*9 deg. vapor tenison, 0*348 inches ; humidity, "71. Rainfall. — Total in month, 2*36 inches ; maximum daily fall, I*o2 inches, (4th) ; rainfall in five days. Evapobation. — Total in month, 2490 inches. Cloud. — Mean amount, (0-10) 4*l. Wind.— N., 1 day- N.E., 0; E., 1 day; S.E., 16 days s S., 0 ; S.W., 0 ; W., 6 days ; N.W., 5 days. Anemometee. — Out of order. OzoNoatfiTEK. — Maximum, on 13th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 27th, and fcSth, ozone was observed on every day in the month. Chablbs Rotrs Mabten, Director of Meteorological Stations. Martendale, Southland.
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Southland Times, Issue 1120, 8 March 1869, Page 2
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