THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Issue 1298, 26 August 1870, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT MARTENDALE, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, IN 1870. ♦ Janttaet.—Wettest month recorded in 11 years. Four heavy floods. Temperature 1.4 deg. below 10 years' average; rainfall, 677 inches above average. Barometer (at 32 deg. and sea level) max. 29921; mm., 29177; mean, 29*643.—Thermometer (in Bhade), max., 81*0; mm., 39.0; mean, 59-3 deg.—Hygrometer, dew-point, 54*3 ; vapor tension, 0 423j 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 inches.—Cloud, 6*2.—Ozone, 7*B.—Wind, S.E., 13 j N.W., 9; W., 7 days.—Anemometer, mean, 261; max., 610. Fkbettaby.—Very wet month, latter part windy; solar halo on 2nd ; Aurora AustraUVdn 12th; gale (W.), 12th and 13th. .- Barometer, max., 30*326; mm., 29*400; mean, 29785.—Thermometer, max., 79*0; mm., 390 j mean, 577.—Radiation, solar max., 151*0 ; 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, 77.—Wind, N., 7; E., 1;.5.E., 6; W., 9; N.W., 5 days.—Anemometer, mean, 279; max., 670. Mabch.—Severe storm N.W. 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., 35 0; mean, 52*5.—Radiation, solar max., 140*0; terrestrial mm., 28*0; dew-point, 48*1; vapor tension,. 0*337 j humidity, *85.—Rainfall, 2*94 inches on 7 days; max., I*o6 inch.—Cloud, 5*6. —Ozone, 7*9.—Wind, W., 19 days j N.W., 8 days.—Anemometer, mean, 294, max., 710. Apbh..—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, 29*975.—Thermometer, max., 69*0; 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.t—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; mini, 28*940} mean, 29851.—Thermometer, max., 60-0; mm., 31*0 } mean, 45*5.—Radiation, solar max., 115*0; terrestrial mm., 22*0; dew-point, 41*1 j vapor tension, 0*258 j humidity, *84.—Cloud, 6*B. — Ozone, 8*4.-HRarafall, 4*ol inches on 13 days; max., I*ol inch.—Wind, W., 11; N.W., 8 ; N., 8 days.—Anemometer, mesn, 131; max., 370. Jims.—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 ib 2*4 deg. above the average of the same, month in 10 yesrß. .The total rainfall was 6*26 inches, which is 1*35 inch above the June average during the same period.—Barometer, max., 30*090; mm.,. 29040; mean^29*64oinches, r—Thermometer, max;, 620; mm, 29*0; 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, 67.—;' Ozone, mean, 7*B.—Wind, N., 6; N.E., 1; E., 5 ; S.E., 1; S., 0; S. W., 1; W., 13; N.W., 3 days.—Anemometer, mean, 153; max., 460. July.—A mild and very rainy month. Vegetation unprecedentedly forward, gooseberries Bhowing green in the middle of the month, and some almost in leaf by the end. Frosts very few and shght. Very little hail or snow (latter on one day only), and no gales or fogs. Mean temperature of air, 41*8 deg., or about; the same as the 10 years' average of the same month. Rainfall, 4*46 inches, or 1.09 inch above the average. Barometer, max., 30*406 ; mm., 29*100; mean, 29*845.—Thermometer, max., 580; mm., 22*0; mean; 41*8; daily range, 16*1 j extreme range, 36*0. —Radiation, solar max., 110*0 j terrestrial mm., 140.—Hygrometer, dew-point, 37*1; force of vapour, 0*224; humidity, *86.—Rainfall, total, 4*46 inches on 23 days;; max., 0"62 inches.—Cloud, s*3—Ozone, B*3—Wind, N., 4; N.E., 0; E., 5; S.E., 1; S., 1; S.W., 0; W., 14; :N.W.»7 days. —Anemometer, mean, 126*0 ; max., 370*0. Chabees Rous Maseeh, • Director. Martendale, Southland.