THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. 
Tue following Tables, ete., are published in anticipation of the Report of 
the Inspector of Meteorological Stations for 1877. 
TABLE I.—Trmprrature of the Arr, in shade, recorded at the Chief 
Towns in the Norrn and Sourn Isnawps of New Zrarawp, for the 
year 1877. 
Mea x Mean Mean | Mean M Extreme 
Mean Terp. "for Temp. f f emp. 5 for "Temp. f for; daily range 
Place. Annual | (SPRING) i ene (AUTUMN) (WINTER) ange Y of 
Temp. |Sep., Oc c.Jan.Mar.Apl, June, p Temp. for 
Nov. Feb. Ma ay. July, rem ar. 
Nor’ Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. 
Mongonui .. = 61:6 60-8 67:9 63:9 541 16:4 51:0 
Auckland ae 58:6 57-2 65:6 60:5 51-2 14:7 49:1 
Taranaki . b 56:5 54:5 63:0 57-9 50-6 17:2 51:0 
Napier z 59-0 58:5 67:83 59:2 51-2 14:8 54:0 
anganui 551 53:8 63:6 55:6 47°5 21:0 56:0 
Wellington 2 55:5 54:4 63:0 551 48:8 140 50:5 
Means, ete., for ; " F z $ : 
cae ia } 577 | 565 | 650 | 588 | 504 | 163 | 560 
Sours ISLAND. 
Nelson va ; 55:2 54:9 63:4 557 47:2 21:7 55:0 
Cape Campbell  .. 56:9 55:8 63-7 oT 50:6 111 44:6 
Christchurch Vs 52:3 52:9 61:5 51:2 49:7 19:5 62-7 
Hokitika .. 52-2 51:32 59:4 53:1 45:3 143 49:3 
medi wie s 50:3 50-6 57°8 49:5 43:3 143 53:0 
Queenstown ..] 493 50-1 58-7 48:9 39:5 15:8 58:3 
Southland .. x *50-4 49:5 51:5 52:2 43:1 19-1 63-0 
Means, ete, for ; ^ : : ; i : 
exit | 52-4 | 524 | 608 | 526 | 447 | 165 | 630 
Means for North x : : ER. i ; : 
oed Islands} 550 | 543 | 626 | 557 | 475 | 164 | 630 
* For 11 months only. 
