THE CLIMATE OF NEW ZEALAND. 
METEOROLOGICAL STATISTICS. 
The following TABLES, which form the most reliable data for judging of the Climate of 
New Zealand, are extracted from the Reports of the Inspector of Meteorological Stations, 
for 1867, and are appended for the information of those to whom the above Report was not 
accessible. 
TABLE L—Mzaw TEMPERATURE of the Arr in shade, recorded at the 
Chief Towns in the Norrn and Soutu Istanps of New ZEALAND, from 
the earliest Observations, to the end of 1867. 
Mean Mean Mean Mean 
Mean Temp. for | Temp. for | Temp. for | Temp. for | Period of 
Place. Annual (SPRING) (SUMMER) (AUTUMN) (WINTER) | Observa- 
Tem Sept., Oct., | Dec., Jan., | Mar., April, | June, July, tions. 
F May. Aug. 
NonTrH Istanp. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. | Degrees. 
HAückland -... ... 60:3 58:8 68'6 62:3 53:3 15 years 
E- o1 568 55:9 64:2 574 49:5 I3 
Wellington ... ... 557 54:6 63:6 567 47:9 HE 
Means for North i : A 58:8 2 
— "g 576 56-4 65:4 50 
Sovrn ISLAND. 
Noo... uu vu 55:0 53:3 62:5 56:4 467 |16 years 
Christchurch — ... 551 55:5 614 559 44:5 H x 
Dunedin 1. a 507 50-0 57-4 5l: 4TO IB u 
Means for South : . 54:6 46:0. 
fed -j| M "T T 
576 56:4 65:4 588 50:2 
53:6 52:9 604 546 46:0 
MeansforNorth & 3 : . : 1 
tm oni } 55:6 546 62:9 567 48 
From the above table it will be observed that in the North Island the 
mean annual temperature for Auckland is the highest (60:3 degs.), and that 
