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Southland Times, Issue 1308, 16 September 1870, Page 4

THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS AT MARTENDALE, SOUTHLAND, NEW ZEALAND, IN 1870. ♦ January. — 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. 29-921 ; 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.— Rainfall, total, if 05 inches on 17 days; max., in 24 hours, 302 inches. — Evaporation, '4*91 inches.— Cloud, 6*2.— Ozone, 7*B.— Wind, S.E., 13 ; N.W., 9 ; W., 7 days.— Anemometer, mean, 261; max., 610. Fkbettaey. — 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, 29 785. — Thermometer, max., 79*0 ; mm., 39-0 ; 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; S.E^-6; W., 9; N.W., 5 days. — 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, 30*102.— Thermometer, max., 740 ; mm., 35 0; mean, 52*5.— Radiation,, solar max., 140*0; terrestrial mm., 28*0; 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., 8 days. — Anemometer, mean, 294, max., 710. Amu,.— 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., 690; dewpoint, 432; vapor tension, 0*223 ; humidity, •84.— Rainfall, 616 inches on 14 days; max., 1-13 inches.— Cloud, s*7.— Ozone, 7*8.-^Wrad, 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 2884 inches; followed on 17th by* heavy rainfall and flood from S.E. : .' , Barometer, max., 30-291; nun., 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. Juke. — 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 j 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 ; elastic force of vapour, 0*259 ; relative humidify, •88.— Rainfall, total, 626 inches on 19 days ; max. in. 24 hours, I*oß.— -Gloiid, 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 j max., 460. July.— 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 yery":few and | slight. Very little hail or snow (Utter, 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., 29100; mean, j 29 845.— Thermometer, max., 58*0 ; mm., 220 ; mean, 41*8 ; daily range, 16*1 ; extreme range, 36*0. I — Radiation, solar max., 110*0; terrestrial mm., 140. — Hygrometer, dew-point, 37*1; force of vapour, 0*224 j 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 ;vE., 5 j S.E., 1 ; S., 1 ; S.W., 0; W., 14;;N.W.,7;<lays —Anemometer, mean, 126*0 ; max., 370*0. , August.— Very fine dry* month; 'more constant easterly winds than at any time since 185S —wind from eastward on 24 day«-^-W^ only 2 days. No gales, fog 3, or,severe frosts, prthunderstorms, hail, or snow, until the evening of the 31st, when 6ome hail-squalls occurred,' folio wed at 6 p.m by a severe thunderstorni, with four hours* heavy snow; which, however, melted before morning. The Aurora Australia was frequently visible, especially on the 18th, 21st, and 22nd, Average reading of barometer very low j mean temperature of air, 41 *0 deg.— 2*3 deg. below 10 years r average (this deficiency was owing to the low day temperature, resulting from the oold^ dry, easterly winds, the night frosts being very slight) ; rainfall, 194 inch— 2*6s inches less than the average. The barometer fell to 28*93 on the Bth without any apparent result ; heavy easterly gales were, however, reported off the coast and out at sea. ' Barometer, max., 30*174; mm., 28*930; mean, 29*588 inches. — Thermometer; max., 58*0; mm., 230 ; mean, 41*0 ; mean daily range, 18 9 deg. —Hygrometer, dew-point, 35*8 ; vapor tension, 0*210; humidity *81. — Radiation,* solar max., 121*0 ; terrestrial mm., 140.— Rainfall, 1*94 inch on 9 days ; max., *500 inch on 25th. — Cloud, 4*2. —Ozone, mean, 7*9.— Wind, N., 5 days ; . NJS., 3; E.,15; 5.E.,6; 5.,0; 5.W.,0; W..2; N.W., 0. — Anemometer, mean, 154 j max., 855. Notb.— For the' purpose of comparison, I append a table of the mean temperature and rainfall of each month on an average of 10 years :— Month. Mean Temperature. Rainfall. January 60*7 deg. 4*28 in. February 598 do 3:40 do March 58.7 do 3*77 do April 51*5 do 3*90 do May 470 do .4*19 d0 June 41*8 do 477 do July 42*1 do 3*27 do August 433 do ,4*59 d0 September 497 do 2^25 do October 53*1 do 2*86 do November 56*4 do 8*55 do December 595 do 3*55 d0 Year ,52*0 deg. 44.43 in. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS AND ADVERTISERS. /COMMUNICATIONS intended for insertion \J in the "Southland Times" or "Weekly Times " should be addressed to " The Editor? and should reach the office not later |j than 12 o'clock on the day previous to publication. Advertisements must be sent in not . later than 6 o'clock on the evening preceding the day on which they are intended to appear. V ,"..'" : -' . Advertisements for the " Weekly Time*" should be in by 2 p.m. on Friday. 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