THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Issue 1137, 7 April 1869, Page 2

THE WEATHER.

i• - ■ METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS IN MARCH, 1869.

General Remabks. — The weather was remarkably fine, dry, and warm until the 21st. The temperature in shade rose to 80 degrees on the 16th — the highest recorded in March since 1862. On the 21st the equinoctial gales set in with great severity from W. to N.W., with heavy squalls of rain and hail, and some violent thunderstorms on the 23rd and 24th. The equinoctial gales terminated on the 25th ; the remainder of the month was showery and unsettled. Warm drizzling rain fell incessantly during the 26th and 31st with dead calm. On 27th the atmosphere was perfectly saturated for 36 hours ; the mean temperatures of the air and evaporation being identical; the vapour tension was 0*317 inches. On the 31st the total range of temperature was only six degrees. The amount of ozone was greatly in excess of that recorded in any previous month. The mean temperature of the month, 549 degrees, was 4*3 degrees below the 10 years' average for March ; the rainfall, 5*67 inches, was I*B2 inches in excess of the average. Babometeb. — (At 32 degrees and sea level) — maximum, 30*284 (15fch) ; minimum, 29311 (23rd) ; mean, 29*864 ; range, 0*973 inches. ' Teebmometee. — (In shade) — Maximum, 800 degrees (17th) ; minimum, 34*0 degrees (Ist) ; mean, 54*9 degrees ; mean daily range, 20"0 deg. ; total range, 46*0 degrees. Hy&BOMETEB. — Dew-point, 47"0 degrees ; vapour tension, 0324 inches j humidity, '74. Radiation. — 3olar mean, 122*9 degrees • maximum, 1400 degrees (10th) ; terrestrial mean, 38*7 degrees ; minimum, 290 degrees (26th.) Rainfall. — Total, 567 inches ; maximum daily, 1*22 inches (24th) ; days rain fell, 13. Evapobation. — Total, 4*14 inches. Ciottd. — Mean amount, (0-10) 5*6. Wind.— N., 0 ; N.E., 0 ; E., 1 day ; S.E., 1 ; S., 0 , S.W., 0 ; W,12 ; N.W., 17 days. Anemometeb. — Mean diurnal movement, 236 miles. Ozonojtetee. — Maximum, .on 20th ; no ozone was observed on 7th. Gales on 5 days ; thunder on 4 ; hail on 3 — no snow or fog. Chables Eous Mabtbn, Director of Meteorological Stations. Martendale, Southland.