THE WEATHER.

Southland Times, Issue 1302, 2 September 1870, Page 4

THE WEATHER.

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT MAETENDALE, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAN^JN 1870. v ♦

Jakttary. — Wettest month recorded in 11 years. Four heavy floods. Temperature 1A deg. below 10 years' average ; rainfall* 6*77 inches above average. Barometer (at 32 deg. and sea level) max: 29-921 5 mm., 29177 ; mean, 29643.—Thermometer (in shade), max., 81*0 ; mm., 39.0 ; mean, 59*3 deg. — Hygrometer, dew-point, 54*3 ; vapor tension, 0423; humidity, *85. — Radiation, solar max., 157 dee. ; terrestrial mm., 28*0 deg.— Bainfall, total, if 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 ; N.W., 9 j W., 7 days. — Anemometer, mean* I 261; max., 610. — I February.— -Very wet month, latter part I 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, 577. — Radiation, solar max., 151*0 ; terrestrial mm., 29*0; dew-point, 52*4; vapor tension, 0*393; humidity, *82.-T-Bainfall, 6*56 inches on 18 days ; max., I*2B inch. — Cloud, 5*3. —Ozone, 7-7.— Wind, N., 7 ; E., 1; 5.8., 6; W., 9; N.W., 5 dayß. — Anemometer, mean, 279; max., 670. Maech. — 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, 30102. — Thermometer, max., 74*0 j mm., -350; mean, 52-5. — "Radiation, solar max., 1400 ; terrestrial mm., 28/0; dew-point, 48*1 ;s vapor tension, 0337; humidity, *85. — Rainfall, 2*94 inches on 7 days ; max., I*o6 inch.— Cloud, 5*6. —Ozone, 79.— Wind, W., 19 days ; N:W., 8 days. — Anemometer, mean, 294, max., 710. April.— Generally fine; gale (Wi.V '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.,. i&*l44; mean, 29"975. — Thermometer, max., jfi9*d %. dewpoint, 432 ; vapor tension, 0*223 ; humidity, •84. — Rainfall, 6*16 inches on 14 days;! max., 1-13 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. , shqwerj;* on the .15th the barometer fell suddenlf,from ¥ 29*90 to 28*84 inches; followed on 17th 'by "heavy rainfall and flood from S.E. ' '"' : " Barometer, max., 30*291 ; mm., 25*940; mean, 29*851. — Thermometer, max., 60-OV mm., 310 ; mean, 45*5.— Radiation, solar max:, 115*0 ; terrestrial mm., 22*0 ; dew-point, ,41*1 i vapor tension, 0258; humidity, *84.— -Cloud, .6*B. — Ozone, B*4. — Rainfall, 401 inches on 13 day» | 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 onfee been experienced during eleven ; years, ■ viz., in 1865. Hail fell on two days only, snow bus 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 degl; 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.,12 9040* ; mean, 29:64o inches. —Thermometer, max., 62*0; mm, 29*0 ; mean, 44-5 ; daily range, 14*2^ extreme range,' 33.0 deg. — Radiation, solar max., 105*0.; terrestrial mm., 21.0 deg. — Hygrometer, dew-point, ,41*2 f elastic force of vapour, 0*259 ; relative humidity, •88. — Rainfall, total, 6 ; 26 inches on 19 days ; max. in 24 hours, I*oB.— Cloud, mean, 67. — Ozone, mean, 7*B.— Wind, N., 6 • N.E., 1-j E., 5; S.E., 1; 5.,0; 5.W.,1; W., 13 ; N.W., 3 days.— Anemometer, mean, 153 ; max., 469. Jttly.— »A mild and very rainy month. Vegetation unprecedentedly forward, gooseberries showing green in the middle of the month, and some almost in leaf by the end. Frosts very few and Blight. 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. Bainfall, 4*46 inches, or 1.1)9 inch above the average. Barometer, max., 30*406 ; mm., 29*100 ; mean, 29-845.— Thermometer, max., 58*0; mm., 220; mean, 41*8 ; daily range, 16*1 ; extreme range, 36*0. — Radiation, solar max., 110*0 ; terrestrial mm., 14*0.— Hygrometer, dew-point, 37*1 ; fords of vapour, 0*224 ; humidity, *86.-^Bainiau, total, 4*46 inches on 23 days ; max., 062 inches.— Cloud, s*3— Ozone, B*3.— Wind, N., 4 ; N.E., 0 ; ,E., sj. S.E., 1 ; S~^j S.W., 0 ; W., 14 ; N.W.^ 7 ? day«. — Anemometer, mean, 1360; max., 370*0. Chableb Roto Mjlstsk, •- •.-••■ Director. Martendale, Southland.