THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Issue 1289, 5 August 1870, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT MARTENDALE, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, IN 1870. Janttabt.—Wettest month recorded in 11 years. Four heavy floods. Temperature 1.4 deg. below 10 years' average; rainfall, 6*77 inches above average. Barometer (at 32 deg. and sea level) max. 29*921 j mm., 29*177; mean, 29*643.—Thermometer (in shade), max., 81*0 } mm., 39.0; mean, 59*3 deg.—Hygrometer, dew-point, 54"3 ; vapor tension, 0423 j humidity, *85.—Radiation, solar max., 157 deg.; terrestrial mm., 28*0 deg. — Rainfall, total, 11*05 inches on 17 days; max., in 24 hours, 3*02 inches.—Evaporation, 4*91 incheß.—Cloud, 62.—Ozone, 7*B.—Wind, S.E., 13; N.W., 9 ; W., 7 days.—Anemometer, mean, 261; max., 610. Febbttaby.—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., 39*0; mean, 57*7.—Radiation, solar max., 151*0 j terrestrial mm., 29*0; dew-point, 52*4; vapor tension, 0*393; humidity, *82.—Rainfall, 6*56 inches on 18 days ; max., I*2B inch.—Cloud, 5*3. —Ozone, 7*7.—Wind, N., 7; E., 1; S.E., 6; W., 9; N.W., 5 days.—Anemometer, mean, 279; max., 670. March.—Severe storm N.W. v and W. on sth, 6th, 7th, and Bth, with rain, hail, thunder, and lightning; remainder of month very fine. Aurora on 22nd; fine meteor in daylight on 9th. Barometer, max., 30*424; mm., 29*400; mean, 30*102.—Thermometer, max., 74*0 ; mm., 350; mean, 52*5.—Radiation, solar max., 140*0; terrestrial mm., 28*0 j dew-point, 48*1; vapor tension, 0*337; humidity, *85.—Rainfall, 2*94 inches on 7 days; max., I*o6 inch.—Cloud, 5-6. —Ozone, 7*9.—Wind, W., 19 days; N.W., Bdays.—Anemometer, mean, 294, max., 710. ' Apbtl.—Generally fine; gale (W.), on sth 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, 29*975.—Thermometer, max., fi9*o; dewpoint, 432; vapor tension, 0*223; humidity, •84.-—Rainfall, 6*16 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. May.—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., 30*291; mm., 28*940; mean, 29*851.—Thermometer, max., 60*0; 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. . June.—A very wet month, but remarkably mild, so warm a June having only once before been experienced during eleven years, viz., in 1865. Hail fell on two days only, snow but once, and then very lightly. No gales or thunderstorms occurred. Light fogs on the 9th and 10th. The mean temperature of the air in the month was 44*5 deg., which is 2*4 deg. above the average of the same month in 10 years. The total rainfall was 6*26 inches, which is 1*35 inch above the June average during' the same period.—Barometer, max., 30090; mm., 29*040; mean,29*64oinches. —Thermometer, max.., 62*0; mm, 29*0 j mean, 44*5 ; daily range, 142; extreme range, 33.0 deg.—Radiation, solar max., 105*0; terrestrial mm., 21.0 deg.—Hygrometer, dew-point, 41*2; elastic force of vapour, 0*259; relative humidity, '88.—Rainfall, total, 6*26 inches on 19 days ; max. in 24 hours, I*oß.—Cloud, mean, 6*7. — Ozone, mean, 7*B.—Wind, N., 6 ; N.E., 1; E., 6; S.E., 1 j S., 0; S. W., 1 j W., 13; N.W., 3 days.—Anemometer, mean, 153; max., 460. ChaeiiES Roxts Mabtbit, Director. Martendale, Southland.