THE WEATHER.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT MARTENDALE, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, IN 1870. Jabttaby.— Wettest month recorded in 11 years. Four heavy floods. Temperature I*4 deg. below 10 years' average j rainfall, 677 inches above average. ' K - Barometer (at 32 deg. an&ieft level) max.. 29*921; mm., 29177; mean, 29-643—Thermo-meter (in shade), max., 81*0; mm., 39.0 ;^mean, 59-3 deg. — Hygrometer, dew-point, 54*3 ; urapor tension, 0423; humidity, *85.— Radiation, solar max., 157 dee. ; terrestrial'mni^ 28Wdeg. — Rainfall, total, 11*05 incheauoncW days?- max., in 24 hours, 3*02 incheßr— Evaporation, 4*91 inches.— Cloud, 6*2.— OzcmeT 7'8.-^Wind, S.E., 13; N.W., 9; W., 7 days.— Anemometer, mean, 261; max., 610. Fxbbuaby. — Very wet month, latter part windy; solar halo on 2nd ; Aurora Australia on 12th; gale (W.), 12th and 13th. . Barometer, max., 30*326; mm., 29*400; mean, 29785. — Thermometer, max., 79*0 ; mm., 390 ; mean, 57 7.— -Radiation, solar max., 151*0 ; terrestrial mm., -290; dew-point, 52*4; Tapor tension, 0*393; humidity, *82.— Rainfall, 6*56 inches on 18 days ; max., I*2B inohi— <3lpud, 5*3. —Ozone, 77.— Wind, N., 7; B;, 1.; S,E., 6; W., 9; N.W., 5 days,— Anemometer, mean, 279; max., 670. Maboh.— Severe storm N.W. and W. on sth, 6th, 7th, and "Bth, with rain, haili thunder, and lightning; remainder of month very fine. Aurora on 22nd j fine meteor in daylight on 9th. Barometer, max., 30*424; mm., 29*400; mean, 30*102.— Thermometer, max., 74*0 ; mm., 35 0; mean, 52 5. — Radiation, solar max., 1400 ; terrestrial mm., 28*0; dew-point, 48*1; vapor tension, 0*337; humidity, *85. — Rainfall, 291 inches on 7 days ; max., I*o6 inch. — Cloud, 56. —Ozone, 7*9.— Wind, W., 19 days; N.W., 8 days. — Anemometer, mean, 294, max., 710. Abbis.— Generally fine; gale (W.), on 6th and 6th ; also, on 25th, and 26th, with hail, thunder, and lightning; Fine Aurora on sth and 7th. Barometer, max., 30*381; mm., 29*144,^ mean, 29975. — Thermometer, max., 69*0 ; dew- ! point, 43 2 ; vapor tension, 0*223 ; humidity, •84.— Rainfall, 616 inches on 14 days; max., I*l3 inches.— Cloud, s*7.— Ozone, 7*B.— Wind, W., 14 ; S.E., 5 ; E., 4 ; N., 4 ; N.W., 3 days.— Anemometer, mean, 249 ; max., 660. Mat.— Generally fine, but showery; on the 15th the barometer fell suddenly from 29*90 to 28-84 inches ; followed on 17th by heavy rainfall and flood from S.E. Barometer, max., 30291 } mm., 28940 ; mean, 29-851. — Thermometer, max., 600; mm., 31*0 ; mean, 45*5.— Radiation, solar max., 115*0 ; terrestrial mm., 22*0 ; dew-point, 41*1 ; vapor tension, 0*258? humidity, *84.— Cloud, 6*B.— Ozone, B*4.— Rainfall, 4*ol inches on 13 days ; max., I*ol inch.— Wind, W., 11 ; N.W., 8 ; N., 8 days. — Anemometer, mean, 131 ; max., 370. Chasers Roxrs Mabtbh, Director. Martendale, Southland.
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Southland Times, Issue 1268, 21 June 1870, Page 2
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